Feel like I just stepped out of the ocean after reading through the Mild GDT.
*Grabs his coat and heads over there*
Feel like I just stepped out of the ocean after reading through the Mild GDT.
Interesting theory. Who would you put EJ with when he gets back to keep up the consistency? Girard?I have a theory on it. When Barrie was out, the Avs rolled consistent defensive pairings, and that’s what they’re doing now without EJ. I think consistency in a partner matters. When both are in the lineup, things get jumbled up all the time to find both of those guys a ton of ice time, and they play with everyone. It can lead to chaos at times.
Avs are 14-4-5 since New Year in games Nathan Mackinnon played. They are 4-4-0 without him in the lineup.
Avs are 6-1-4 in games without EJ during this stretch.
Trade him! Picks will help us win more games! If we had a 1st round pick playing in his spot we'd go 11-0-0!But Barrie sucks!
For real though, this was a huge win for this team. They overcame some adversity, continued dominance of a division foe, and got a vital 2 points in the playoff race.
Interesting theory. Who would you put EJ with when he gets back to keep up the consistency? Girard?
This game put me to bed in a such a good mood that I woke up with a smile on my face. I love Avalanche hockey when we are good
Feel like I just stepped out of the ocean after reading through the Mild GDT.
Barrie needs lots of 5v5 and PP time. I’d go:
Z - Boobs
Sam - EJ
Pat - Whoever
So, what you're saying is we should only dress 5 defensemen from here on out and dress Yakupov as the 13th forward in a Bernie costume to pump up the boys after each shift?Agree with this... Nemeth can swap with Girard when need and to limit Girard's minutes. Barrie is a hell of a producer with elevated minutes and that second pairing could take some heavy, tough minutes helping Barrie more. Rely on Barrie and EJ for 25-28 minutes a game, Z for 20, and Girard/Nemeth for 18.
So, what you're saying is we should only dress 5 defensemen from here on out and dress Yakupov as the 13th forward in a Bernie costume to pump up the boys after each shift?
He was brilliant. Dominating. Many played well after the first period (Sodaberg was beastly f.e.) but Z was the guy who took the game away from the Wild imo.Only caught the last 5 min or so but it sounds like Z had a huge game which is always awesome. The Peacock thriving means good things for the Avs.
I hate Barberio, but he's easily better than Siemens.I'd like to see these D-pairings:
Z-Barrie
Girard-EJ
Nemeth-Siemens
Lindholm
If Siemens impresses Bednar enough I don't think Barberio gets re-signed this summer. I think Nemeth will be re-signed.
He was brilliant. Dominating. Many played well after the first period (Sodaberg was beastly f.e.) but Z was the guy who took the game away from the Wild imo.
Let's call it what it is: she's awful. She shouldn't be doing nationally televised games.I'm sure someone mentioned this already but for all the complaints Haynes and McNab get on here, the woman they had on this NBC broadcast last night was... I'll be kind and say inexperienced. Or at least I hope she was, because if she's a regular at commentary she's worse than I thought.
I'm sure someone mentioned this already but for all the complaints Haynes and McNab get on here, the woman they had on this NBC broadcast last night was... I'll be kind and say inexperienced. Or at least I hope she was, because if she's a regular at commentary she's worse than I thought.