GDT: Game 35: Avs @ Stars | Thursday, December 29th, 6:30pm MT | On the Road Again

[Don Corleone]

I don't care how much the players like Army, he needs to go.

So does the entire management team. Wouldn't take any of the coaches back either, their only accomplishment this season has been making the team worse.

 

[The Abusement Park]

Well, only few could, i think you put those players with Crosby, he will still be a PPG+player and probably make guys like Comeau, Colborne, Grigorenko look like legit top 6 players, but that's about it, only Crosby and probably McDavid could pull it off.

I'd say Crosby may be the only one. Maybe Malkin if he actually is giving a ****

 

[Foppa2118]

@Freudian

Calling you out since you're the GIF master. Any chance you can get a GIF of Beauchemin's pass at the blue line last night? It was on the offensive blue line in the third period (I feel like it was early in the third). He was trying to pass it to his partner (I think it was Barrie) and the puck just went about 4 feet outside the blue line. It was worse than the classic Holden to Redmond pass.

You mean this one? I think he was worried about turning the puck over but he overcompensated by about four feet because his passing is so bad. Just one of many terrible passes he made last night.

He's completely checked out on this team. You can see it in his lack of execution on most every single play.

 

[tigervixxxen]

Pretty good breakdown of the defensive breakdowns someone posted on Reddit using yesterday's game as an example.

It's hard to see it in full-speed in terms of dmen and their gap control but one thing I definitely do notice is how disorganized the forwards are in terms of covering the same players and often leaving one open. We're at the bottom of the standings because our roster is bad but we're -43 or whatever because our coaching/organization is even worse.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1sSXF7AHAWLgGe4KnYVIWRjlnhDZNr3flY4g7kOemty4/edit

Good read, nice that they indicate Zadorov was the only one who did the right thing on that play.

 

[Cousin Eddie]

You mean this one? I think he was worried about turning the puck over but he overcompensated by about four feet because his passing is so bad. Just one of many terrible passes he made last night.

He's completely checked out on this team. You can see it in his lack of execution on most every single play.

Lol no that's not it but that was horrible. Unfortunately that's how all of Beauchemin's passes look.

The one I'm talking about was in the offensive zone. Beauchemin was on the blue line on the far boards (by the bench) and tried to go D to D along the blue line but the pass left the zone by a few feet. Like it was absolutely hilarious.

 

[tigervixxxen]

Lol no that's not it but that was horrible. Unfortunately that's how all of Beauchemin's passes look.

The one I'm talking about was in the offensive zone. Beauchemin was on the blue line on the far boards (by the bench) and tried to go D to D along the blue line but the pass left the zone by a few feet. Like it was absolutely hilarious.

I think I know which one you are talking about, it was when the Stars net was on the right side of the screen.

 

[Cousin Eddie]

I think I know which one you are talking about, it was when the Stars net was on the right side of the screen.

Correct. Third period because I didn't see the first

 

[tigervixxxen]

Correct. Third period because I didn't see the first

Yeah, I was even going to rewind to see who that was

 

[The Kingslayer]

I think I know which one you are talking about, it was when the Stars net was on the right side of the screen.

Yah thats the one. We had some decent zone time if I recall and then Francois decides hes gonna end it by sending Barrie a Holden pass out the zone haha.

 

[Cousin Eddie]

I feel like it was a PP actually.

 

[Foppa2118]

Lol no that's not it but that was horrible. Unfortunately that's how all of Beauchemin's passes look.

The one I'm talking about was in the offensive zone. Beauchemin was on the blue line on the far boards (by the bench) and tried to go D to D along the blue line but the pass left the zone by a few feet. Like it was absolutely hilarious.

Oh, yea I remember that one. A real beaut.

Exactly what I mean by being checked out and a consistent lack of execution from him. He can make that pass he just doesn't because he's checked out mentally.

 

[Freudian]

I think part of it is that he knows his foot speed is so low, that he semi-panics when under pressure so he just randomly throws the puck in the general direction of where he wants it.

It's basically board out type plays all over the ice from him. Get it away from me!

 

[The Kingslayer]

I think part of it is that he knows his foot speed is so low, that he semi-panics when under pressure so he just randomly throws the puck in the general direction of where he wants it.

It's basically board out type plays all over the ice from him. Get it away from me!

For a guy who knows hes slow as hell he sure loves pinching on every play. 8/10 times getting caught up the ice.

 

[Cousin Eddie]

Oh, yea I remember that one. A real beaut.

Exactly what I mean by being checked out and a consistent lack of execution from him. He can make that pass he just doesn't because he's checked out mentally.

Lololololol. That's it. Amazing

 

[missionAvs]

Lololololol. That's it. Amazing

Haha. Beautiful pass.

 

[Pokecheque]

Gah...that's horrible. The fact there's so many of these gaffes to choose from is so very telling.

 

[El Travo]

Did nobody teach our guys how to lead with a pass when they were growing up? Our team is 10x slower than they're capable of simply because any forward momentum needs to be halted just to receive a pass.

Maybe they should watch this in the next team meeting:

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

Did nobody teach our guys how to lead with a pass when they were growing up? Our team is 10x slower than they're capable of simply because any forward momentum needs to be halted just to receive a pass.

Maybe they should watch this in the next team meeting:

You should post that to the Avs facebook page.

 

[Don Corleone]

The Avs sure are amazing Seriously is there any other team in the league that is this bad at making simple passes? Rarely do you see the Avs making two tape to tape passes in a row.

 

[InjuredChoker]

holy **** @ those beaucheamin passes.

can't believe i expected him to bounce back for this year after sucking the 2nd half of last season. he's just continuing the fall foff a cliff that started last season.

 

[Metallo]

You mean this one? I think he was worried about turning the puck over but he overcompensated by about four feet because his passing is so bad. Just one of many terrible passes he made last night.

He's completely checked out on this team. You can see it in his lack of execution on most every single play.

That is not bad, Weir and Lando are on top of each other, Beauch as nowhere to go. If he doesn't pass back a bit it might get picked off. Nothing to see here.

 

[Metallo]

Oh, yea I remember that one. A real beaut.

Exactly what I mean by being checked out and a consistent lack of execution from him. He can make that pass he just doesn't because he's checked out mentally.

WTF is Rantanen doing there? Slowly drifting into Barrie?