GDT: Game 71: Predators @ Avalanche - Friday, March 16th, 7PM - Predators and Prey

[Murzu]

Kamenev will destroy his old team and @Cousin Eddie will be out of cash.

 

[Grackle Party]

Dont kill Varly please

 

[CobraAcesS]

Kamenev will destroy his old team and @Cousin Eddie will be out of cash.

Has anyone seen anything about him this morning? He did leave S.A. earlier than expected. Nashville would be a good motivator for his first game back.
Kerfoot could use the rest lol.

 

[Pacman33]

Please play varly. My fantasy team cant take the hit to plus/minus from mack, rants and z. All in all smartest thing is probably playing varly. Just hate putting in martin and basically conceding points when were in the playoff race

 

[dahrougem2]

Please play varly. My fantasy team cant take the hit to plus/minus from mack, rants and z. All in all smartest thing is probably playing varly. Just hate putting in martin and basically conceding points when were in the playoff race

Smartest thing is not playing Varly. He's made 15 of the last 16 starts, and the one he didn't he had to come in and play in relief of Bernier. He needs a rest, if not for his sanity then for his groins.

The big test this week was the road trip and the Avs went 2-0. Give Varlamov the rest on a back to back and let him come in on Sunday vs Detroit.

 

[22FUTON9]

Not really expecting a win
Just rest varly and hope for a lucky game

 

[Ararana]

With Bernier hurt I'd rather they didn't ride Varly until he breaks and we're left trying to make the playoffs with Martin. going 2-0 on the road this week gives you the flexability to rest Varly. Hell I'd even let Z rest tonight if last night's issue is still bothering him.

 

[Pacman33]

Smartest thing is not playing Varly. He's made 15 of the last 16 starts, and the one he didn't he had to come in and play in relief of Bernier. He needs a rest, if not for his sanity then for his groins.

The big test this week was the road trip and the Avs went 2-0. Give Varlamov the rest on a back to back and let him come in on Sunday vs Detroit.

I actually mistyped. I meant to put not playing varly is smartest thing. Point still stands though that i hate idea of playing martin and conceding points in a tight race

 

[Ararana]

Point still stands though that i hate idea of playing martin and conceding points in a tight race

I have a feeling Bednar agrees with you there

 

[WarriorOfGandhi]

you all are going to look foolish when Spencer Martin shuts out the Preds, takes the starting job, somehow wins the Vezina in the last ten games of the season, and generates the team enough income to finally hire several dozen young female masseuses

 

[EdAVSfan]

I actually mistyped. I meant to put not playing varly is smartest thing. Point still stands though that i hate idea of playing martin and conceding points in a tight race

Lose the battle, win the war.

These 2 points are far less important than the remaining 20 points left after this game.

The avs don’t need to win every single game. They just need to win the ones they’re supposed to win.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Yeah, I'm becoming more and more confident down the stretch that 94 points is the playoff bubble this year.


Anaheim needs to go 6-5-0 in it's remaining 11 games to hit 94. Calgary needs to go 7-4-0 down the stretch to hit 94. And St. Louis needs to go 7-4-1 to hit 94 points. Anaheim and Calgary also play each other once more still this season. So that's going to be a loss for one of those teams making it even tougher for them to hit 94.

Avs can go 5-7-0 in our last 12 games and hit that 94 point mark. And over all 3 of those teams, we win the Tiebreaker as we have 3 or more ROWs then every one of those teams.


If we beat the teams that are way behind us, Detroit and Chicago(x2), then we just need to win 2 more of these tougher games and we should get in.

 

[Pacman33]

Lose the battle, win the war.

These 2 points are far less important than the remaining 20 points left after this game.

The avs don’t need to win every single game. They just need to win the ones they’re supposed to win.

True and theres many ways to look at it but i think id go varly here. The teams hot and lets try to keep point streak up. If varly needs the rest, i say go with martin on sunday in a winnable game vs detroit no matter who the goalie is. That also gives varly an extra day of rest so he gets 3 days instead of 2

 

[LieutenantDangle]

Lose the corsi, win the game. Mack is determined to drag this team into the playoffs with the aid of his trusty sidekick the finish fiend.

 

[dahrougem2]

I'd love to be surprised tonight by the Avs but it's a back to back vs the best team in the league. I know they're also on a back to back, but they're significantly better than us lol. Also, if it's Saros vs Martin I think we know who has the goaltending advantage.

If Zadorov is feeling hurt from last night, rest him. No sense in he or Varly playing if they're tired/banged up.

 

[Ararana]

 

[ljb4]

Dont kill Varly please

If Varly plays the next two, he will have played 3 NHL games in 70 hours from Thursday at 6:00 MST to Sunday at 4:00 MST. Take the loss tonight and destroy the Redwings on Sunday!

 

[CobraAcesS]

Interesting since they were saying he was MIA down there. I wonder if this this type of stuff will get better once they're in Loveland.

 

[Hinterland]

I don't get it. Would have been a good option tonight since it's a back to back. Why would he skip practice just to play again with the Rampage? Odd.

 

[Pokecheque]

Interesting since they were saying he was MIA down there. I wonder if this this type of stuff will get better once they're in Loveland.

It will since there will be actual coverage. I don't think even the local paper there in SA has anything to do with the Rampage. BSN will be there, BR, MHH, the Post (if they survive), Mile High Sports, etc.

 

[AarifDeen]

Honestly, Avs have made a huge statement this week already but if they somehow win tonight and in regulation, this team should be taken a lot more seriously than it currently is.

Here's a good pre-game read on Soderberg's underrated season!

Is Carl Soderberg having an underrated offensive season? Let’s take a look:

 

[shadow1]

Last time Colorado played Nashville they went toe to toe with them, and arguably should have won if not for numerous softies by Varly.

I like the Avs chances on home ice.

 

[Couchhasbeens]

AVS gonna surprise us, the Soda line will explode and Dunc will be on the ice permanently as kind of a second goalie next to Martin

A BIG STALE DOUNUT THATS NOT VERY GOOD

 

[the_fan]

Didn't Hammond play some games for the Sens last year and did really well? Why not just give him a start tonight if Varly is tired? Or is Hammond injured too?

 

[Freudian]

Avs just came off two wins where they didn't carry the play but made their scoring chances count and got good goaltending. It's not like this is an auto-loss. Just a very tough game since Predators are one of the best two teams in the league.