GDT: Game 31: Avs @ Wild | 6 PM MT | December 20, 2016

[Hennessy]

Did the Avs even have one shot in any of those 4 3rd period PPs?

 

[Alex Jones]

I'm not even that mad about that interference, that was a sweet hit.

 

[tigervixxxen]

I think goalie should always get pulled in a late PP do kudos to Bednar there.

 

[dahrougem2]

Has Tyutin gotten a single holding the stick penalty this season?

He is very, very good at doing it subtly and without the ref noticing but keeping a hold of the stick for a long time

#Positives

 

[Mighty Makar]

Team must lick their chops when they look at the schedule and see they play the Avs!

 

[sethro109]

Please just let this season be over already.

 

[The Kingslayer]

Pathetic. They really are just making this a throw away yr arent they.

 

[Rumplesnipeskin]

Brutal

 

[Alex Jones]

Stunningly bad powerplay. Can't even get shots through.

 

[Hennessy]

I'm not sure how much more of this cavalcade of shame I can watch this season. It's not the losing. It's how bad they look doing it. And I can't imagine it'll get any better as the season drags on and their hopes go into the gutter.

 

[sethro109]

Stunningly bad powerplay. Can't even get shots through.

No one is moving into the open passing lanes. They go out there and stand still.

 

[The Kingslayer]

Team must lick their chops when they look at the schedule and see they play the Avs!

I cant wait for Lundqvist to laugh at us and for Ehlers to call us a junior team. When fans start throwing jerseys on the ice is when you know its gotten real bad.

 

[Alex Jones]

I'm not sure how much more of this cavalcade of shame I can watch this season. It's not the losing. It's how bad they look doing it. And I can't imagine it'll get any better as the season drags on and their hopes go into the gutter.

In ways this is more depressing than in the past. When the Avs were really bad in the pre-Duchene era there were literally no stars on the team. Now the Avs are terrible with several supposed star players, shows the progress we've made over the last several years.

 

[Cousin Eddie]

So we've been shutout 6 times. We have 11 wins. This team is bad

 

[The Kingslayer]

Rantanen needs to diversify a bit on that half board. Constantly looking for a pass makes him and his teammates way too easy to defend on the PP. Take the occasional shot keep the PK honest.

 

[Alex Jones]

No one is moving into the open passing lanes. They go out there and stand still.

Probably don't help that the only strategy that they seem to have is to set up a 40 year old retiree in training.

 

[The Merchant]

It continues to amaze me just how little chemistry this team has, top to bottom. It's like every game is the first time they've ever played together.

 

[ASmileyFace]

At least I get to go see these guys play on Thursday!

 

[sethro109]

So we've been shutout 6 times. We have 11 wins. This team is bad

I wonder if a team ever been shutout more times they have won in a single season?

 

[Sea Eagles]

In ways this is more depressing than in the past. When the Avs were really bad in the pre-Duchene era there were literally no stars on the team. Now the Avs are terrible with several supposed star players, shows the progress we've made over the last several years.

Ok, we've only won twice in our last 13 games, but Sacco went 5-26-2 under Sacco - I really hope we aren't going down that road, because that WAS the darkest time ever.

 

[10coach*]

Apparently Jay Pandolfo is the head coach for the Avs https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/col-...me=2016020488,game_state=final,game_tab=stats

 

[Foppberg]

At least I get to go see these guys play on Thursday!

It's a Christmas miracle!

 

[dahrougem2]

Rantanen needs to diversify a bit on that half board. Constantly looking for a pass makes him and his teammates way too easy to defend on the PP. Take the occasional shot keep the PK honest.

The PP sucks. Rantanen has the puck on the half-wall so teams load up down low and in the middle of the ice, because they know 1) He won't shoot, and 2) He wants to go to those two areas since Barrie can't shoot.

They need to stick someone in the slot who is a left shot to work it ala Henrik and Daniel with the shot-pass. It'll at least keep PK'ers honest if you aren't going to outright shoot from the half-wall.

I also don't know how wise it is to entrust a 1st year NHL player with QB'ing the PP from the half-wall.

 

[Sea Eagles]

I wonder if a team ever been shutout more times they have won in a single season?

16, or 26 shutouts I think is the worst - one of those two.

 

[The Kingslayer]

The PP sucks. Rantanen has the puck on the half-wall so teams load up down low and in the middle of the ice, because they know 1) He won't shoot, and 2) He wants to go to those two areas since Barrie can't shoot.

They need to stick someone in the slot who is a left shot to work it ala Henrik and Daniel with the shot-pass. It'll at least keep PK'ers honest if you aren't going to outright shoot from the half-wall.

That should be Landeskog in the slot for that play. The same way the Oilers use Draisatl at times on the PP.