Pre-Game Talk: Week of Afternoon Delights (Mon vs. MIN, Wed vs. WPG, Sat @ BOS, Sun @ NYR)
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- Jul 25, 2006
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lionsDen
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- Oct 24, 2008
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We didn't practice today, although we had a pathetic effort in an afternoon game yesterday.
You can't make this shit up, I'd love to hear why we didn't practice.
That's 3 optional practices + 1 soft, 40 minute practice in the past 10 days.
Watch us somehow come out flat with no legs again tomorrow against Winnipeg.
You can't make this shit up, I'd love to hear why we didn't practice.
That's 3 optional practices + 1 soft, 40 minute practice in the past 10 days.
Watch us somehow come out flat with no legs again tomorrow against Winnipeg.
cccoltsicehockey
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At this point I would be more shocked if we don't come out flat. Almost like they are in some sort of rut for bothering to give effort. Not sure why since they have goaltending now.
- Oct 24, 2008
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Won’t know until tomorrow.
The Avs sent down Innala and Ivan after yesterday’s game. Some assume Nuke takes the spot of one of them, but we have also been doing lots of paper transactions to save $$$.
We should know if one or both of them get recalled and/or practice tomorrow. Or we see Nuke do the full practice and skate on one of the lines.
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The team is very tired, they need some rest.
expatriatedtexan
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I can get the big 5 getting treated with baby gloves and given the "option" to skip a lot of practices. But there should be no such thing as optional for damn near everyone else.
forsbergavs32
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These optional practices and light practices are no good IMO. With the way this team is playing, especially on the PP, these guys need to be working on things a lot. Only exceptions right now for me are Makar and Manson as they’re both nursing injuries.
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Spilot23
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Metallo
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I very doubt that this argument is used by other teams in the league. Boo hoo we are tired. This team is a bunch of snowflakes, not surprising they are the Avalanche.
SirLoinOfCloth
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HFAvs: Bednar is running our guys into the ground what a f***ing idiot fire this clown
Also HFAvs: how dare Bednar give them a day off from skating
Sometimes rest is best. At this point I feel like people are just looking for reasons to be angry. Teams get days off. They aren't robots.
Also HFAvs: how dare Bednar give them a day off from skating
Sometimes rest is best. At this point I feel like people are just looking for reasons to be angry. Teams get days off. They aren't robots.
- Oct 24, 2008
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A few points.
First, I would argue the team took off 45 minutes of the 60 minutes against Minnesota. Barely skated, generated nothing offensively. Flat for more than two-thirds of the game.
Second, maybe Bednar didn’t need to play Makar 30 minutes or literally half the game? Girard didn’t even play 18 minutes. Surely 3-4 of those Makar minutes could’ve done to G.
Third, we have barely practiced over the past two weeks. This home stretch has literally been days off, optional practices, and light skates. Considering how bad our PP has been, we couldn’t have had a 30 minute special teams practice just working on some things? I find that hard to believe.
To me, it’s clear Bednar is recognizing the team is checking out on him and he’s trying to win them over with off days and optional skates. They’re responding to the kindness by laying big fat eggs on rested legs.
Something is seriously wrong.
Bill Peckerskull
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dahrougem2
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I'd rather they go out and practice hard to improve on things they're clearly struggling rather than resting then Bednar overplaying the f*** out of his top guys.
