Pre-Game Talk: Week to Vanish (WAS, @NSH, @DET)

[tigervixxxen]

Word on the street no practice until Wednesday so not a lot happening until the end of the week except watching the transaction wire.

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[Freudian]

I'd like to see Barrie and Girard split up. They are a bit too similar in style.

Just put Girard with EJ for two games and have EJ play safer.

 

[Balthazar]

Is Nemeth coming back?

 

[SaltySkywalker]

Washington's been on a tear...would love to buck that trend. They usually make us look like peewee team though.

 

[forsbergavs32]

Word on the street no practice until Wednesday so not a lot happening until the end of the week except watching the transaction wire.

We expecting a move with people getting healthy and Kamenev joining the team? Assuming people being sent down?

 

[RoyIsALegend]

I'm interested to see who's at practice on Wednesday.

26 guys on the roster right now... Jost is probably still out for a bit, not sure on Lindholm with his broken jaw, but Nemeth should be good to go. Sakic says Kamenev will join up with the team.

Who is going down? 1 D to accommodate Nemeth and 1 F for Kamenev. Mironov/Bigras on D and Greer/Bourque/Grimaldi on F are probably the only candidates.

 

[Foppberg]

Hopefully Mironov and Grimaldi.

 

[Balthazar]

In theory it should be Barberio because he was the worst player on the ice during the last game and arguably single handedly cost us the 2 points (or at least one). But then again, he was asked to play 1st pairing when he's nowhere near a 1st pairing guy. It's tempting to scratch him but I'm not sure we should.

I'm calling this the Holden syndrome: put a player in a position he shouldn't be and then blame him for not being able to do the job.

 

[Balthazar]

Also Bourque was worse than Grimaldi.

 

[McMetal]

Grimaldi should be the forward sent down for sure, I don't see much of an NHL player in him. After that Bourque, then Greer, because I still want to see if Greer starts to adjust to the NHL game after a while.

On D, I would guess that Mironov will be the odd D out. We'll see how he reacts, but I doubt Sakic is going to compromise the team by sending down anybody else, promises or no. But at this point, either he takes the AHL time to become an NHL defenseman or he slouches off to Russia and his career is over. But the situation has to end soon one way or the other.

 

[TruePowerSlave]

Either play Greer or send him down, simple as that.

 

[dahrougem2]

Bednar loves Bourque/hates Grimaldi and Mironov was probably promised NHL time, so I expect to see both Grimaldi and Bigras sent to San Antonio.

L vs Washington
W @ Nashville
L @ Detroit

 

[Vaslof]

In theory it should be Barberio because he was the worst player on the ice during the last game and arguably single handedly cost us the 2 points (or at least one). But then again, he was asked to play 1st pairing when he's nowhere near a 1st pairing guy. It's tempting to scratch him but I'm not sure we should.

I'm calling this the Holden syndrome: put a player in a position he shouldn't be and then blame him for not being able to do the job.

I don't think Barberio will be sent down this season, more likely he'll stay as a healthy scratch for a few games until someone else screws up.

 

[Gigantor The Goalie]

This has the potential to be a very rough week, 2/3 games away while playing Washington and Nashville. If we can leave with three points I'll be happy.

 

[Freudian]

They have nine D. Only ones who are waiver exempt and can be sent to AHL are Lindholm and Mironov. Girard can be sent to QMJHL.

 

[klozge]

Either play Greer or send him down, simple as that.

I think this already happened, didn't it?

 

[RoyIsALegend]

They have nine D. Only ones who are waiver exempt and can be sent to AHL are Lindholm and Mironov. Girard can be sent to QMJHL.

Good call. I think Lindholm and Grimaldi go down.

I think this already happened, didn't it?

Nope, not yet. 15 forwards and 9 defensemen on the roster right now.

Andrighetto/Bourque/Comeau/Compher/Greer/Grimaldi/Jost/Kerfoot/Landeskog/MacKinnon/Nieto/Rantanen/Soderberg/Wilson/Yakupov

Barberio/Barrie/Bigras/Girard/Johnson/Lindholm/Mironov/Nemeth/Zadorov

 

[henchman21]

Bigras can be sent to the AHL too.

 

[Cousin Eddie]

Hopefully Greer and Mironov are sent down.

 

[Bubba Thudd]

Bigras can be sent to the AHL too.

He might need to be. Needs a bit more spit & polish. Hate to see him ruin his career because he isn't quite ready for the NHL.

Then again, haven't seen too much of him at the NHL level.

 

[henchman21]

He might need to be. Needs a bit more spit & polish. Hate to see him ruin his career because he isn't quite ready for the NHL.

Then again, haven't seen too much of him at the NHL level.

I'm normally a person who thinks more time isn't ever really a bad thing, but with Bigras... I think it is time for him to sink or swim. The Avs need to know what they have in him at the NHL level to start making some decisions about the future direction. There might only be 1 top 6 spot left next season and a decision will need to be made if that should start out with Bigras, Nemeth, Mironov, or Lindholm.

 

[Freudian]

Anton Strålman looked a lot like Bigras when he was younger. It wasn't until he was 25 and Tortorella forced him out of his comfort zone he figured things out.

 

[Ararana]

Either play Greer or send him down, simple as that.

BSN's podcast on Saturday said he was sent down, though I can't find any evidence of it on the twitterverse

Waiting for Kamenev's callup announcement. Hopefully today or tomorrow.

 

[henchman21]

Anton Strålman looked a lot like Bigras when he was younger. It wasn't until he was 25 and Tortorella forced him out of his comfort zone he figured things out.

Entirely possible it clicks late with Bigras like that, but if it does, it won't be with the Avs.

 

[Piestany88]

Hopefully Greer and Mironov are sent down.

I actually like Mironov over Barberio