GDT: Avs @ Blues *The Boys Are Back (Hopefully)* 8PM ET / 6PM MT

[TanguaySauce]

**Lineups Unconfirmed**


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[Avs425]

F*ck the Wild!

 

[Richard88]

Nice OP.

Kaut probably isn't getting called up to play on the 4th line though. My guess would be that we roll with Compher and O'Connor/O'Brien on the 4th line and have some combination of Saad/Nichuskin/Soderberg/Kaut on the 2nd and 3rd lines (and Burakovsky on the 1st line).

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

So does Girard move to Rantanen’s spot on the power play, or Burakovsky?

 

[klozge]

F*ck the Wild!

And the Blues. But especially the Wild. Always.

 

[Avsboy]

f*** Dubnyk.

I mean,
Praise Dubnyk. Praise.

 

[Freudian]

Blues, Wild and Stars are harder to get rid of than venereal herpes.

 

[Perratrooper]

So does Girard move to Rantanen’s spot on the power play, or Burakovsky?

Bura I would imagine, he’s got a hell of a shot and Girard really runs the second unit.

 

[a mangy Meowth]

So does Girard move to Rantanen’s spot on the power play, or Burakovsky?

Burakovsky has in the past

 

[Richard88]

Bura I would imagine, he’s got a hell of a shot and Girard really runs the second unit.

Burakovsky doesn't really use his shot much on the PP though. He mostly just stays at the half boards and shuffles the puck up to the point or down to the guy on the goalline. If he could develop his ability to get closer to the net and let shots off faster he'd get another 5+ goals per season easily.

 

[Soedy]

I have a bad feeling about this. This won't be an 8-0 win...
7-0 Avs.

 

[Perratrooper]

Burakovsky doesn't really use his shot much on the PP though. He mostly just stays at the half boards and shuffles the puck up to the point or down to the guy on the goalline. If he could develop his ability to get closer to the net and let shots off faster he'd get another 5+ goals per season easily.

That’s the MO of the Avs PP isn’t it?

 

[Richard88]

That’s the MO of the Avs PP isn’t it?

Mackinnon is decent at attacking the slot though, and Rantanen tends to get within shooting range when receiving passes. Burakovsky by contrast stays much more on the perimeter and isn't as good as Rantanen at sneaking closer to the net for quick shooting opportunities.

 

[JoeSakic13]

I have a bad feeling about this. This won't be an 8-0 win...
7-0 Avs.

Doobs is in net. 7-1 Avs.

 

[Metallo]

I thought that Mikko did not have covid. What is keeping out of the lineup?

 

[Metallo]

Mackinnon is decent at attacking the slot though, and Rantanen tends to get within shooting range when receiving passes. Burakovsky by contrast stays much more on the perimeter and isn't as good as Rantanen at sneaking closer to the net for quick shooting opportunities.

Bura is also f***ing gun shy.

 

[S E P H]

Won't be able to watch this one, but I am expecting a loss just due to not playing a game in a week and having Grubs/Rantanen out.

 

[Cake Malar]

Kaut on the 4th line...

 

[Bensch88]

Whats wrong with Mikko?

 

[MaKarter]

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

I thought that Mikko did not have covid. What is keeping out of the lineup?

The NHL's rules. Was deemed to have had close contact with someone who tested positive, outside the organization, as William Nylander did, so he has to quarantine until he has so many negative tests over a period of days. Meanwhile, all his teammates that were exposed to other teammates with COVID, that have tested negative, can still play.

 

[TanguaySauce]

Kaut on the 4th line...

Interesting 2nd line....

 

[Cake Malar]

Honestly thats a pretty "heavy" lineup, I don't dislike it for a matchup with the Blues.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Kaut on the 4th line...

Stoopid. He'll play 6 minutes, and then get sent down again.

 

[falconski]

still rooting for a Dubnyk-Binnington fight

also it's been long enough I forgot that O'Brien and O'Conner were two different people for a second and disappointed myself