Pre-Game Talk: Week of Home with our Heads in our Asses (Wed vs. NJD, Fri vs. MIN)

[RoyIsALegend]

Scheduled day off for the Canada trio.

 

[The Merchant]

God some of our media are truly f***ing idiots. Bednar himself said the 4 Nations guys would be taking rest days until tomorrow.

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Kiviranta and Wood swapped on the bottom two lines.

Parssinen is going to be a healthy scratch tomorrow, IMO.

Manson not ready.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Would suggest that Jusso is the odd man out

 

[Jasenr]

DELETE

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Would suggest that Jusso is the odd man out

Yeah, I think we all knew Bednar would scratch him as soon as Nuke was ready.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Coaching?!?! What is this sorcery?!?!

 

[myperbixhurts]

I am beyond that point, to be honest. Even with a healthy Nuke, who can stay sober, i dont see this team making any noise this season. Dallas, Vegas, Edmonton... Hell even the Jets are all just better teams all around. And they will load up at TDL with way more cap and trade-material.

Dont do anything at the TDL, maybe try to get rid of dead bodies on this team and try again next year with a new coaching team. I really start to warm up for this.

Sorry Jared, but the wheels are off. Thank you for your service and the cup in 2022. It will never be forgotten. And thank you for jumping into a hot mess when Roy quit on us and leading the rebuild.

But its time to go....

With healthy Val and a 2C, we can at least be competitive, but if we want to do anything in the playoffs, we would need more. Like 2 d-men and a 3C.

Cooper just called Cale Makar generational and the best defensemen he’s ever coached

He ain’t wrong

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

I'd take a couple of those taxi squad guys on the team right now.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[CobraAcesS]

Kiviranta and Wood swapped on the bottom two lines.

Parssinen is going to be a healthy scratch tomorrow, IMO.

Manson not ready.

Well, it's not Colton Drury & LOC, but as long as Colton & Wood are not on the same line baby steps.

 

[Balthazar]

What's Manson injury again?

 

[AllAboutAvs]

What's Manson injury again?

Broken nail.

 

[CobraAcesS]

What's Manson injury again?

Wrist injury stemming from Sterotypies.

 

[RoyIsALegend]

What's Manson injury again?

Lower body.

That’s as much as we get. Nobody allowed to ask.

 

[ABasin]

What's Manson injury again?

Was hurt by wearing an Avs jersey.

 

[dahrougem2]

How is it so vague with Nichushkin?

This guy is going to look like trash the rest of the year because it's obvious whatever injury this is will not be healing.

 

[Arch angel]

Quick question I assume should be discussed elsewhere - but possibly relevant to upcoming games: if the ‘production’ from Avs is related almost solely to first line offense and first line defense, would you consider putting Makar /toews behind 2nd line offense to try and magic that line while Mack-et al keep up on their own? I understand girard/manson/whomever may not be super duper behind 1st line but … gotta try something. Or is that group of 5 just so co-dependent at this point splitting them collapses all the cards down? Thx

 

[myperbixhurts]

Translation….

Possibility for tomorrow = week to week
Week to week = indefinitely
Indefinitely = death

Avs injury timelines

 

[CobraAcesS]

Quick question I assume should be discussed elsewhere - but possibly relevant to upcoming games: if the ‘production’ from Avs is related almost solely to first line offense and first line defense, would you consider putting Makar /toews behind 2nd line offense to try and magic that line while Mack-et al keep up on their own? I understand girard/manson/whomever may not be super duper behind 1st line but … gotta try something. Or is that group of 5 just so co-dependent at this point splitting them collapses all the cards down? Thx

They've done that, the top pair plays with multiple lines during the game.

 

[SirLoinOfCloth]

I want to see what this team can do with Nuke back in the lineup, he's absolutely critical to this team's success. If he's unavailable during the playoffs we're simply done. If he's around we have a chance to do some damage.

 

[AllAboutAvs]

I want to see what this team can do with Nuke back in the lineup, he's absolutely critical to this team's success. If he's unavailable during the playoffs we're simply done. If he's around we have a chance to do some damage.

Agree and if Nuke falters again then we need Landy at 85-90% minimum to have any chance. This team needs at least one of them back even with a new 2C IMO.