Pre-Game Talk: Week of Afternoon Delights (Mon vs. MIN, Wed vs. WPG, Sat @ BOS, Sun @ NYR)

[Bill Peckerskull]

It's like a rotating wheel of poo on that 3rd pairing. The fact that Middleton just keeps playing is kind of absurd. Almost like they are showcasing him for a deadline deal (why anyone would covet him, IDK).

 

[forsbergavs32]

Did they even have a morning skate today?

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Did they even have a morning skate today?

Yes

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Did they even have a morning skate today?

Yup.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Bednar, Rantanen, Manson, and O’Connor post practice media scrums:

 

[hockeyfish]

Landy seemed to be a fixture in practice a week ago. Kind of vanished again.

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Landy seemed to be a fixture in practice a week ago. Kind of vanished again.

He was basically doing one day on, one day off. We only had optional skates for the past week until today. Correct that he wasn't at today's mandatory, full team skate.

For what it's worth, he's been seen watching practice from upstairs in the gym.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Feels like this team needs another wake up. Maybe need to shake up the lines more to get some guys going?

JD/Mack/LOC
Lehky/Jusso/Mikko
Rosco/Mitts/Ivan
Innala/Kelly/Kivi

 

[Avsfan1921]

Good to hear Mikko talking about creating traffic. Hopefully they follow through although they have a hard enough time hitting the net without their own guys being in the way lol.

 

[hockeyfish]

He was basically doing one day on, one day off. We only had optional skates for the past week until today. Correct that he wasn't at today's mandatory, full team skate.

For what it's worth, he's been seen watching practice from upstairs in the gym.

Good to know.

 

[Ceremony]

Malinski is terrible but at least he can move and occasionally pass the puck like an NHLer, he's got that over de Haan.

 

[dahrougem2]

Nathan MacKinnon better have a f***ing game tonight. No Adam Lowry to follow him around like white on rice as he's week-to-week with an injury.

 

[forsbergavs32]

Don’t worry the Avs will come out firing and dominate for 60 minutes and finally solve Hellebuyck.

3-1 Jets

 

[the_fan]

8-0 Jets

 

[dahrougem2]

Don’t worry the Avs will come out firing and dominate for 60 minutes and finally solve Hellebuyck.

3-1 Jets

I'm fully expecting the Avs to look flatter than flat.

Really starting to resemble the Sacco-era Avs with how unmotivated they are.

 

[The Merchant]

So he believes the abysmal PP is a personnel issue rather than a systems one. Jfc

 

[MacKaRant]

So he believes the abysmal PP is a personnel issue rather than a systems one. Jfc

This is where the loss of JT Compher to free agency is really felt

 

[expatriatedtexan]

So he believes the abysmal PP is a personnel issue rather than a systems one. Jfc

"I like our plan of attack. If you think you have a better option, you make some changes. We are using all the guys we've used before." -Bednar

If this quote is actually recent he should be fired post-haste. He misses the entire point. It's still the same plan of attack he likes, he's still using the same guys. The league has figured out how to shut that shit down..

I guess he just hasn't thought of a better option yet?

 

[RoyIsALegend]

0-1-1 and you just know we will come out with no legs for B2B afternoon games against Boston and the Rangers.

4-4-2 in our last 10.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

14-10-2 at home this season.

 

[Cypher]

Avs next 7 games:

at BOS, at NYR, at NYI, vs STL, vs PHI, at VAN, at CGY

All teams below the Avs in the standings. Need to make up ground in the standings now before the 4 Nations Cup.

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Avs next 7 games:

at BOS, at NYR, at NYI, vs STL, vs PHI, at VAN, at CGY

All teams below the Avs in the standings. Need to make up ground in the standings now before the 4 Nations Cup.

W
L
W
L
OTL
L
W

 

[AllAboutAvs]

Let's not forget this is the 2nd best team in the league we took to OT and they didn't give them very much.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

0-1-1 and you just know we will come out with no legs for B2B afternoon games against Boston and the Rangers.

4-4-2 in our last 10.