Cal Pickard

[Redwingsfan]

Its been a lot of fun watching this guy play. I had never seen him play before this season and I really didn't know he was this good. He's a battler for sure, and you can tell he really wants/loves to win. He's miles better than Berra, who probably doesn't have much of a future in this league. I'm thinking he ends up in the AHL and Pickard up full-time pretty soon. With the position the Avs are in, they cant afford to lose games because of Berra.

 

[Freudian]

 

[Makar Goes Fast]

Guy is a character, he had an unreal shoot out celly back in lake erie this year doing a little shimmy, the one tonight was pretty good too^. It's refreshing to see the excitement in him.

Also Pickard is used to seeing a lot of rubber on a nightly basis, something that will likely continue in his days with the avs.

 

[Cousin Eddie]

Hard to call a goalie so young with so little experience "the real deal" but he definitely deserves some credit for what he's done so far. He's no Varly but he is an outstanding goalie. Aitto and Spencer Martin are being forgot about right now.

 

[m0ngr31]

Guy is a character, he had an unreal shoot out celly back in lake erie this year doing a little shimmy, the one tonight was pretty good too^. It's refreshing to see the excitement in him.

Also Pickard is used to seeing a lot of rubber on a nightly basis, something that will likely continue in his days with the avs.

This one?

 

[MacBradley]

This one?

This guy is quickly becoming my favorite Av!

 

[Freudian]

 

[Morgoth Bauglir]

I've always been a Calvin fan - some of those Seattle teams were Godawful, and he was the only thing keeping us from being demoted to some pee-wee league in Thailand.

Great battler.

Ain't that the truth. I saw the Thunderbirds win games for no other reason than Pickard stood on his head.

 

[Morgoth Bauglir]

 

[Cousin Eddie]

I have a feeling St. Louis may expose him tomorrow though.

 

[Morgoth Bauglir]

I have a feeling St. Louis may expose him tomorrow though.

Colorado may have lost but Pickard was far from being "exposed".

 

[KirkOut]

Pickard looked pretty good tonight. I think he had like 40 saves. Not a bad short term fill in for Varlamov

 

[Falco Lombardi]

I thought he played pretty well. Him and Erik Johnson were the only reasons the Avs got a point tonight.

 

[landy92mack29]

another amazing game for picks

 

[HockeyFan100]

Hell of a game from him tonight. The only reason why the Avs got a point.

 

[JWells16]

Well, he was phenomenal tonight. Unreal...

 

[412 Others]

impressive game tonight.

 

[Shaftception]

47 saves in a 1-0 loss, that 3rd period was so bad from a possession or lack there of stand point, his rebound control was top notch to bail them out to atleast get them to ot, big kudos to him.

 

[Big McLargehuge]

Unfriggin'believable tonight. Single-handily stole the Avs a point.

 

[Morgoth Bauglir]

Stood on his head.....

 

[Bear of Bad News]

I know it's a home crowd, and that three stars are a joke, but only getting the third star was ridiculous.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

That's just great.

 

[BlueDream]

To be fair, that's really not saying much

I remember a thread being made for him and how he was gonna be a steal after he played one game with Calgary.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

I remember a thread being made for him and how he was gonna be a steal after he played one game with Calgary.

Meh, Berra does have a lot of potential, and certainly could become a decent #1 Goalie in the league still.


He played fairly well for the Avs, then he hit a 3 game stretch where he couldn't stop a beach ball while Varly was hurt the first time, Pickard came in relief one two of those games and posted shutouts, and hasn't looked back since.


I mean, its hard not to be playing Pickard with the stats he continues to put up. Berra probably gets traded this summer if not before the deadline, and he'll probably develop into a decent goalie down the road. He's got the potential.

 

[BurghThang]

Unreal performance tonight....Pens could have had 8 goals in regulation...kudos