GDT: Avalanche vs Capitals 01/24/24 @ 7:30PM MNT. (Emergency GDT)

[NateTheGreat]

Can you imagine how pissed off he would be if he won all those awards?

I think it’d be best if he went into the player assistance program at that point in time. Deal with his anger.

 

[Foppa2118]

Leafs fans call him second assist merchant. They are special

4th in the NHL with 26 Primary Assists. Matthews has 13.

 

[dahrougem2]

MacKinnon would skip the awards show

 

[Mighty Makar]

Has this been posted?

 

[Foppa2118]

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Has this been posted?

 

[sethro109]

Man I gotta step away here, your cognitive dissonance is at legit delusional levels.

You focused on the pass, just to ignore that he'd clearly be in position to just reach with his stick and deflect the shot if he doesn't get pushed out of position.

Again though, Olofsson was the main guy at fault.

He's on his man. He gets back on his man and takes the pass away from his man. Girard f***s up protecting the net all the time. It's his biggest weakness. This play, he didn't f*** up at all. Maybe a guy like Cale, or Toews can make the play you're describing, but that's not their assignment.

 

[kchan9]

Nathan Fxxkin MAAAAAACKINNON!!!!

 

[Pokecheque]

Brings to mind that scene from the Wide World of Sports where the ski jumper crashes and burns. Like moments forever enshrined in ignominy.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[Foppa2118]

He's on his man. He gets back on his man and takes the pass away from his man. Girard f***s up protecting the net all the time. It's his biggest weakness. This play, he didn't f*** up at all. Maybe a guy like Cale, or Toews can make the play you're describing, but that's not their assignment.

Disagree, I don't think he even needs to take a step toward the shooter there to deflect it. Just needs to stay in that spot, pivot his body, and reach with his stick.

But I agree it's not a huge mistake, and I'm glad we're disagreeing more civilly now.

 

[JoeSakic13]

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Bednar's postgame PC was fantastic tonight

 

[Foppa2118]

Crazy that this team went 27 years without a 4 goal game and now Nate has two in a little over a month.

 

[Foppa2118]

Nate talked about the routine Bednar is referring to here in his Elliotte Friedman interview.

He spends an extra hour on the bike after games at a Zone 2 speed. Which for reference is a pace that isn't too quick, and allows you to talk with some shortened breath.

It helps get the lactic acid out after a hard workout/game, which helps you recover better, and actually makes you feel better physically the next day, than if you hadn't done it after a game.

He got this from Andy O'Brien and it really seems to help him have the energy to play his bull like style every game. He didn't used to be able to play that way game in and game out.

 

[BrickNHL]

Nate talked about the routine Bednar is referring to here in his Elliotte Friedman interview.

He spends an extra hour on the bike after games at a Zone 2 speed. Which for reference is a pace that isn't too quick, and allows you to talk with some shortened breath.

It helps get the lactic acid out after a hard workout/game, which helps you recover better, and actually makes you feel better physically the next day, than if you hadn't done it after a game.

He got this from Andy O'Brien and it really seems to help him have the energy to play his bull like style every game. He didn't used to be able to play that way game in and game out.

I gotta start doing that after my workouts too

 

[Foppa2118]

I gotta start doing that after my workouts too

It's hard to do. Takes a lot of dedication to put in an extra hour of boring cycling after a hard workout/game. That's why Nate's off ice dedication is praised so highly.

He's just a beast. All he wants to do is win and he'll turn over every stone to find an edge.

 

[BrickNHL]

It's hard to do. Takes a lot of dedication to put in an extra hour of boring cycling after a hard workout/game. That's why Nate's off ice dedication is praised so highly.

He's just a beast. All he wants to do is win and he'll turn over every stone to find an edge.

I was only gonna do 20 mins lmao

I wish I had Nate’s dedication and maybe I wouldn’t be a bum

 

[Foppa2118]

I have a feeling this may be why Nate doesn't always come out for the three stars and interview too. He probably just wants to start his routine so he's not holding things up with the trainers. He's usually the first guy down the tunnel after the game.

 

[sethro109]

I guess our guys like to hang out in the locker room after games.

 

[Sea Eagles]

I wonder, I've often had the debate with people on this board & often got somewhat ridiculed for saying I'd take Mackinnon over McDavid.....I wonder if people's opinions are changing on that?

 

[Cypher]

I wonder, I've often had the debate with people on this board & often got somewhat ridiculed for saying I'd take Mackinnon over McDavid.....I wonder if people's opinions are changing on that?

McDavid is the better regular season player, but paychecks are earned in the playoffs. Nate's got that dawg in him.

 

[forsbergavs32]

It was nice to see the Avs not play down to their opponent for a change. They’re the better team and played like it except for the first 10 minutes or so where they were getting their legs back under them

 

[Bensch88]

I simply love Nathaniel MacKinnon

 

[jabubenice]

so is this thong , bra throwing going to be a thing in the NHL going forward??

 

[Grackle Party]

low key highlight that encompasses Mack’s night was when Wilson tried to crush him in the crease and just bounced off