2021-22 Cup Champs Avalanche vs 2023-24 Avalanche: Which team is better?
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LaCarriere
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Everyone waz saying kuemper was suspect at best at the time.
I think georgiev definitley is missing the defensive game of landeskog, and kadris career offenive year.
put the team kuemper had infront of him and i think georgiev falls more in line with kuemper. Hes regressed quite a bit on a washington franchise thats falling out of of contention
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Noone is gonna take the 23-24 avs, and rightfully so.
Not fair for the current team to make this thread. Should wait to see what happens with the current run. If they go on to win the cup and only lose 3 games, I’m sure the tone will be a lot different, but right now it’s just a pointless thread
Not fair for the current team to make this thread. Should wait to see what happens with the current run. If they go on to win the cup and only lose 3 games, I’m sure the tone will be a lot different, but right now it’s just a pointless thread
Do this years Oilers and the 1984 Oilers now.
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As amazing as Nichushkin is as a net front presence, Landeskog has this in spades. Not only was Landeskog equal or better on deflections but theres something else about Landeskog thats severely missed and underrated. He had an uncanny ability to wall off defenders so D from the point would have a shooting lane.
The 2022 team had a lot of shots go in from the point after working the high to low. Gabe, it seems, was the magic sauce. As great as Nichushkin is in front of the net, he's missing that extra something that Gabe had.
The 2022 team had a lot of shots go in from the point after working the high to low. Gabe, it seems, was the magic sauce. As great as Nichushkin is in front of the net, he's missing that extra something that Gabe had.
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Not EVEN CLOSE
People saying Avs had goaltending in 21-22. Francouz was an awesome backup, but we had a one-eyed-Kuemper as the starter.
GeoRox89
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Taking this Avs roster over 2022 when only one has actually won the Cup is nuts. If in June it turns out this roster wins too (that’s a big long shot, tough road to get there), this becomes an interesting discussion
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One-eye Kuemper still put up a respectable .902 and 2.57 GAA in the playoffs. RS Kuemper was .921 and very solid.
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Ya but the mystery box could be anything, it could even be a Stanley Cup! You know how much they’ve wanted one of those.
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2022 Avs were one of the most dominant teams of the cap era.
16-4 in the playoffs with bad goaltending. There were barely any games in that run where they didn´t outplay the opponent.
16-4 in the playoffs with bad goaltending. There were barely any games in that run where they didn´t outplay the opponent.
Puckstop40
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This.
The 22 Avs were an absolute machine. They had the luxury of Kadri playing like a #1 center that year as well. During the playoffs, the only time I was really ever concerned was when Kuemper shit the bed in game 5 against the Blues, which should have never been a loss had he played a little better. Other than that, there were only a few games where the Avs weren’t the dominant team. They could have easily gone 16-2.
This team is is a hell of a lot better than last years, but that 22 team was special.
Foppberg
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Toews definitely hasn’t regressed. Kadri/Kuemper over Mitts and George is questionable.
And don't forget the 3rd option, the one that lost in the 1st round with JTC at the 2C position lol.
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I don’t know how you don’t vote for the 22 team since they have won the cup. Maybe if this year’s team wins the cup, then we can compare both teams and vote which one is better but for now it’s the 22 team
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I'll take the team with a single series win over a championship personally
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Was saying Boo-urns
tough choice. The 2022 Avalanche had the referees in their pockets. However, the 2024 Avalanche also have the referees in their pockets.
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The Reforado Assalanche.
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I think people forget how much of great player Landeskog is since he's overshadowed by MacKinnon, Rantanen, Makar, etc. His grit and toughness combined with his offensive skill are really missed.
He had 22 points (11g, 11a) in 20 games during the cup run. Without him in the line up, no way anyone can pick this team over the the 2022 team.
He had 22 points (11g, 11a) in 20 games during the cup run. Without him in the line up, no way anyone can pick this team over the the 2022 team.
I said the avs aren't as good as they were in 2022 AND the competition improved.
A team trying to threepeet doesn't indicate anything about the competiton. Tampa lost several guys from their earlier runs and also carried a roster under the cap compared to 2021.
That '22 team was playing their best hockey at exactly the right time. Big contributions from guys like Kadri, Lehkonen, Nichushkin. OT GWGs from Josh Manson and Andrei Burakovsky. Series clincher from Darren Helm. Even Kuemper had 3 games of .949, or better, against Tampa. Every time that team needed something, a different guy would step up and make it happen. Better than the sum of its parts.
We've got guys this time that could do that, but sitting here at the end of the first round, you can't predict it. The smart money is that they don't.
We've got guys this time that could do that, but sitting here at the end of the first round, you can't predict it. The smart money is that they don't.
