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2021-22 Cup Champs Avalanche vs 2023-24 Avalanche: Which team is better?
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Takurcitee
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I voted for the cup champion team on the sole basis that Darcy Kuemper was, at the time, a better goaltender than Georgiev is now, in my opinion.
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2021-2022 pretty easily
Kadri and Landeskog give the edge to their forwards and Kuemper / Francouz are much better options in net than what the Av's have today.
Kadri and Landeskog give the edge to their forwards and Kuemper / Francouz are much better options in net than what the Av's have today.
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Kadri is a huge one. He was incredible that year.
TanguaySauce
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The 2022 team was as close to the perfect machine as you could get in today's NHL. You can argue that Makar, Mackinnon, Nuke are all better players today but Rantanen has disappointed and Toews has regressed a bit too. Couple that in with
Kadri > Mittlestadt
Kuemper > Georgiev
The absence of Landeskog
I think the 22 team beats today's team in 5 or 6
Kadri > Mittlestadt
Kuemper > Georgiev
The absence of Landeskog
I think the 22 team beats today's team in 5 or 6
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Why would anyone think this is close?
Your goal is to win a Stanley Cup. So the poll presents you with two options:
The team that won a Stanley Cup or the mystery box?
Your goal is to win a Stanley Cup. So the poll presents you with two options:
The team that won a Stanley Cup or the mystery box?
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The thing with 2022 team is that most of the guys elevated their game to a level beyond anyone's expectations: Maker, Kadri, Toews, Nichushkin, Byram, Lehkonen, Francouz all played out of their minds. It was incredible to watch.
Plus Landeskog, Mackinnon, and Rantenan were all playing at their, expected, elite level.
The power play was cooking and, quite often, felt like an auto goal.
They also had that fantastic 4th line of Helm-Cogliano-O'Conner which was basically another 3rd line.
Everyone else not mentioned carried their weight and then some. There was no passengers in 2022.
This year is too early to tell, but just missing Landeskog, Kadri and Byram makes a huge difference.
An unpopular opinion, but I'd say the only advantage to this year's team is Georgiev. I think he has a higher ceiling than Keumper.
Plus Landeskog, Mackinnon, and Rantenan were all playing at their, expected, elite level.
The power play was cooking and, quite often, felt like an auto goal.
They also had that fantastic 4th line of Helm-Cogliano-O'Conner which was basically another 3rd line.
Everyone else not mentioned carried their weight and then some. There was no passengers in 2022.
This year is too early to tell, but just missing Landeskog, Kadri and Byram makes a huge difference.
An unpopular opinion, but I'd say the only advantage to this year's team is Georgiev. I think he has a higher ceiling than Keumper.
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21/22 Avs is up there with the 09/10 Hawks as the top teams I’ve witnessed
When he could see straight sure but that version of Kuemper in the playoffs was a crapshoot.
The focus of most posters is on the offensive talents but the Avs win in the playoffs when they lock down their opponents defensively. I'm concerned about the ability for this year's team to do that for 4 rounds. In the Cup year they generally let the game play out for 20-30 minutes and then responded accordingly. If they had the lead they just shut teams down. If they were tied or behind they turned into an offensive show. This year's team might just have to do the offensive show as long as they can and see where it gets them.
They aren't going to win as many either.
Avs are a shell of what they were 2 years ago. Still a good team but the competition is much better. They also had goaltending in 2022 and I expect the next team they play to expose that.
I have thought the same thing because the team in front of the goaltender in both cases is incredibly impressive. I have some confidence that even with suspect goaltending they can still win the Cup this year.
Makar had an all-time great run in 2022, I would expect him to be just as good this year and Nate to really turn it up this playoffs.
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Premature on this.
If Mittlestadt continues his great play, he could have a similar impact to Kadri. Kuemper and Georgiev are a bit of a wash as Kuemper probably put up the worst goalie performance to win the Cup, and if Georgiev is on he's a better goalie. Big 'IF' still though.
Depends on if Drouin and Landeskog can come back if they make the 3rd/4th round. Of course Landeskog can't be expected to be the same guy but I would personally like the forward makeup of this team more than that team, even though the D is slightly worse. Let's just hope they are comparable in about a month.
If Mittlestadt continues his great play, he could have a similar impact to Kadri. Kuemper and Georgiev are a bit of a wash as Kuemper probably put up the worst goalie performance to win the Cup, and if Georgiev is on he's a better goalie. Big 'IF' still though.
Depends on if Drouin and Landeskog can come back if they make the 3rd/4th round. Of course Landeskog can't be expected to be the same guy but I would personally like the forward makeup of this team more than that team, even though the D is slightly worse. Let's just hope they are comparable in about a month.
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Not close imo. Cup champion team was better. Even if Landeskog returns he won't be as good as he was.
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I think people underestimate the overall Colorado did at the deadline. They have a legit 4 lines, early in the season it was one line.
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This is true. But the way its presented is kind of clumsy.
What if, instead, the question is which team is more effective in how it deploys speed/skill? Then it becomes a more interesting discussion. Does it then come down to Wood vs Burakovsky and Colton vs Compher?
The competition is much better? The 2022 Avs beat a team trying to threepeat.
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I Hate Blake Coleman
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You think the avs have an easier road than they did in 2022? Don't think many will agree with you there
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John Mandalorian
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This is dictated by the strength of that Avs team.
You say the opponents were bad. Thats because the 2022 Avs made them look bad.
