GDT: Game 50: Avs @ Oilers | Thursday, February 1st, 7pm MT | The end is near...

[The Shermanator]

Post Game is a trainwreck with the names.

 

[The Kingslayer]

I don't think any other defender on our team or in our system has the reach to make that play on McDavid.

Z had some very nice recoveries tonight. That play on Connor in OT was perfect in that he prevented a goal, shoved Connor into the corner and stole the puck. I watched him close tonight and we have something special with him if he can ever put it all together which im beginning to think is a real possibility.

 

[KingSizeKirby]

Happy we won and that Zadorov played great but we still blew a 3-1 lead in the 3rd against EDM.

 

[JoemAvs]

My takeaway from this game?

Avs really need to make an effort to lock both Zadorov and Rantanen into somewhat affordable 7 year extensions before it is too late. These two guys are just scratching the surface of their potentials yet and already look like massive parts of our future and we need to lock them up soon before they get too expensive.


Also Barrie increased his trade value so the time to trade him is now given that Girard and Zads both scored and he didn't

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

The only thing preventing Zads from being our best defender is his ability to stay engaged 100% of he time. He just goes into a daydream/sleepwalk state every now and again.

 

[UncleRisto]

Post Game is a trainwreck with the names.

Todd is awful.

 

[DanishAvsfan]

Yeah I am intrigued by what we’re seeing from Rants. It makes me wonder what his ultimate udside is. I agree that he has some similarities with Jagr.

 

[AvsMakar08]

Yeah I am intrigued by what we’re seeing from Rants. It makes me wonder what his ultimate udside is. I agree that he has some similarities with Jagr.

He seems to be better then Drai for sure.

 

[Over the Pants Landy]

Great win. Lot of good games for our guys, but I actually really liked Nieto tonight. He was constantly keeping the puck in EDM zone.

 

[KingSizeKirby]

That Zadorov play on McDavid wasn’t that only time he shut him down with a beautiful poke, he did the same thing earlier in the game. And that goal by Zadorov was amazing. He’s showing us his potential!

 

[GirardSpinorama]

Watching Rantanen and Girard live was a great experience. These two need to be locked up asap.

 

[BleedWell]

He seems to be better then Drai for sure.

And in the Canucks game he was way better than Boeser.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Rantanen is the real deal. I'll go out on a limb and say he'll be the 3rd best player from the 2015 draft class.


He's starting to take over games with his size and tenacity down low, on the forecheck, and then using his size to protect the puck and power his way into open areas on the ice. He creates space for other guys on the ice when he does this because he draws defenders to him.


It's a truly remarkable site to watch.


We need to lock him up to a 7-8 year deal on July 1st. 6.5-7M, whatever it takes. It will be a bargain within 1 year.

 

[Vaslof]

PK 100% PP 100%, there's the main difference why we won this one and lost the few before.

 

[Goulet17]

I doubt it will happen, but I would really like to see Greer in the lineup over Yakupov. I just don't think Yakupov brings much IMO.

I really only feel comfortable on defense when EJ, Girard, or Z are playing at the moment. I don't trust Nemeth. Lindholm, or Barberio and Barrie looks like a shadow of himself.

I said it two months ago, but it is strange to see Barrie rack up points, because I don't believe that he has played particularly well this season.

 

[The Mars Volchenkov]

55% PK at home for the Oilers is comical.

 

[Taak19]

Happy we won and that Zadorov played great but we still blew a 3-1 lead in the 3rd against McDavid.

ftfy

 

[Balthazar]

I'm confident that the Yakupov experiment will end as soon as everyone's healthy.

 

[Steerpike]

Who would have thought before the season that Kerfoot would be out during a 3v3 covering McDavid 1 on 1?

 

[S E P H]

55% PK at home for the Oilers is comical.

It's even more hilarious considering they've played the same diamond formation on the PK for the past two months (might even be longer) and haven't changed it once.

 

[McMetal]

I'm not buying the Altitude staff defending the refs on that call. You know, it IS possible for the refs to wave off a goal on the ice as it happens for GI. You don't have to call it a goal and force a team to risk their timeout. That's another thing I dislike about the challenges. Refs are too quick to call a goal knowing it can be fixed later. Get the damn call right the first time.

 

[Perratrooper]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought Zadorov had a dominate performance. He was far from perfect and got beat by McDavid a few times, but almost always seemed to be able to recover with either his stick or his body. The scary part is he's till learning, still getting stronger and is only going to get better. He might never reach 50 points, but he is the future of our defence and brings a stability that is only rivalled by Johnson who is 7 years his senior.

The O'Reilly trade is looking better and better by the week at this point.

I also thought Jost and Compher had fairly good games and were two of the more notable forwards. I'd really love to see Jost get some time with Gabe and Rants

 

[Spleenless Wonder21]

Oilers equalizer felt inevitable. Glad the boys regrouped going into OT. Great defensive play by General Zad, & nice patience by Barrie setting up Compher’s GWG. Captain & Rants stepping up in MacK’s absence, thought Blake Don’t Call Me Perry Comeau had a nice game as well.

That McDavid kid is pretty good at hockey. Hope they don’t win the Dahlin sweepstakes.

 

[chet1926]

All I've got after that one is...f*** you refs!!! Despite the refs best efforts to gift the game to McDavid and Co. we still found a way to win.

This is getting out of control, the 3rd period was an absolute shit show, because the refs let Kassian and Lucic goon it up against our smaller guys. If the refs do their job and call Kassian for the blatant boarding on Comeau and call Lucic for that ridiculous elbow to the head of Lindholm, the Avs win the game 3-1. And to top all of it off they gift EDM a PP late where McDavid takes a superman dive. f*** off refs, go home you're drunk.

I for one am absolutely over watching the refs constantly give the Avs the short end of the stick. We got one lousy PP. Bullshit EDM only committed one penalty all game. Every game just seems to get worse. I'm just over it.

 

[RoyIsALegend]

All I've got after that one is...**** you refs!!! Despite the refs best efforts to gift the game to McDavid and Co. we still found a way to win.

This is getting out of control, the 3rd period was an absolute **** show, because the refs let Kassian and Lucic goon it up against our smaller guys. If the refs do their job and call Kassian for the blatant boarding on Comeau and call Lucic for that ridiculous elbow to the head of Lindholm, the Avs win the game 3-1. And to top all of it off they gift EDM a PP late where McDavid takes a superman dive. **** off refs, go home you're drunk.

I for one am absolutely over watching the refs constantly give the Avs the short end of the stick. We got one lousy PP. Bull**** EDM only committed one penalty all game. Every game just seems to get worse. I'm just over it.

We are #1 in the NHL in PP opportunities with 184.

The Oilers are dead last with 131.

The bias is in your head.