Pre-Game Talk: Beginning of the Road to Nowhere (@PHI, @BOS, @MON)

[tigervixxxen]

Might as well get this up now if we get any news from Sakic or on Tanguay or Zadorov. Let's continue the party here.

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[Pierce Hawthorne]

7 game road trip. This could be the turning point in the season, or things could be looking extremely ugly after this.

 

[InjuredChoker]

gonna guess 3 points from this week.

 

[Avsboy]

7 game road trip. This could be the turning point in the season, or things could be looking extremely ugly after this.

Or, you know, go .500 and give us a faint glimmer of unrealistic hope.

 

[AvsWraith]

7 game road trip. This could be the turning point in the season, or things could be looking extremely ugly after this.

Things aren't extremely ugly right now?

I don't know about anyone else, but I'm feeling the same sense of hopelessness I felt during the Sacco years. The only thing on this team that is any fun to watch is Mack.

 

[dahrougem2]

2-4-1 on this road trip.

 

[tigervixxxen]

I would have put up a points poll but figured everyone would just pick zero. If there's any point to it I can still add it.

 

[Avs_19]

Two of the three pieces I thought I could enjoy watching this season, even if the team sucked, are currently elsewhere. All I have is MacKinnon now. There's other good things about this team as well but they are what they are at this point. I'm more interested in seeing how the young players/prospects develop.

 

[The Shermanator]

7 game road trip and Beauch said we would win 7 in a row?

Book it.

 

[agentblack]

I think they will be fine in BOS and PHI, MTL could be bad.

Im really curious to see if Roy goes with the big 3 line for an entire game.

 

[Freudian]

Hopefully they'll find a way to at least play .500 hockey.

As bad as it has been, it could get downright ugly if they don't find a way to win here and there.

 

[Puckstop40]

Hope to see MacK continue his spectacular play. I mean, he's no Monahan, but we did draft a great player.

 

[Avs_19]

Sakic on Zadorov:

“A little bit like Rantanen, I think he lost a little bit of confidence,” Sakic said of Zadorov, “and if you’re not playing PK, PP — the quality minutes — as a young guy, (they need to go down). We’re going to need him (in the future). For a young man in that position, he needs to play a ton and work on his confidence. He’ll go down and play as much as he can and keep learning that way. The only way you can get better is by playing a lot at a young man’s age.”

For now, Sakic does not intend to recall a San Antonio defenseman, and the Avs will take seven D into their seven-game road trip that begins Tuesday at Philadelphia.

On Tanguay:

Winger Alex Tanguay, meanwhile, is out for an “extended period” from a knee injury he suffered in Friday’s 2-1 loss to the visiting New York Rangers, Sakic said, who added the team will recall a Rampage forward.

http://blogs.denverpost.com/avs/2015/11/07/gm-joe-sakic-discusses-nikita-zadorov-demotion-alex-tanguay-injury/22508/

Chambers also says Mitchell is expected back vs the Flyers.

Based on that quote, it doesn't sound like this is just something for the weekend. They might leave Zadorov down there for a bit.

 

[tigervixxxen]

The Pickard part of that article was the most interesting. He said twice that Pickard will be "here" next year. Um? And chambers thinks he will challenge Varly.

If Mitchell is back then they don't NEED an extra forward. I understand wanting to have one on the road with a few gimpy players. I'm putting my money on Rendulic.

 

[Nzap]

"if you're not playing the PK or PP".

Well for starters he should've played at least on the PP instead of Holden and Frankie.

 

[tigervixxxen]

I don't know how much more in plain English to put this but if your only contribution to this board and thread is a one line or word "joke" then you will be removed.

 

[tigervixxxen]

"if you're not playing the PK or PP".

Well for starters he should've played at least on the PP instead of Holden and Frankie.

He was on the PK too but you know...

 

[Freudian]

The Pickard part of that article was the most interesting. He said twice that Pickard will be "here" next year. Um? And chambers thinks he will challenge Varly.

If Mitchell is back then they don't NEED an extra forward. I understand wanting to have one on the road with a few gimpy players. I'm putting my money on Rendulic.

Berra is under contract next year, but perhaps he'll be able to build some trade value this year.

I can't see them trade Varlamov this year or next, but he would fetch a haul.

 

[Avs_19]

If he did lose confidence, I can think of a few reasons for that. It's why I don't like young players being so limited by the coach and also getting pulled in and out of the lineup. Some people disagreed when I said it about Gormley but I really do think there's something to young players being afraid to make mistakes, which then really hurts their play once they get back in.

 

[agentblack]

Landy--Mack--Dutchy
Comeau--Soda--Iggy
EVB--Mitchell--Skille
Cody--Greg--Street

 

[Freudian]

If he did lose confidence, I can think of a few reasons for that. It's why I don't like young players being so limited by the coach and also getting pulled in and out of the lineup. Some people disagreed when I said it about Gormley but I really do think there's something to young players being afraid to make mistakes, which then really hurts their play once they get back in.

I always said you have to give players with talent room to make mistakes. Limited players should of course be expected to play within their limits, but you want those that can make plays to feel free to do them.

Roy isn't terrible when it comes to this. He gave Rantanen a shot out of training camp. But he does tend to pull the plug on young defenders instead of the slow shot blockers, which is a bit frustrating.

 

[Nzap]

He was on the PK too but you know...

Yeah, I was supposed to write that after "for starters", but something else turned up and I forgot to write it afterwards when I submitted the reply

 

[agentblack]

Does Voracek still not have any goals?

 

[Puckstop40]

Does Voracek still not have any goals?

I'm sure we can change that for him



I expect he Flyers game to be a shootout. MacK and Giroux take turns going beast mode.

 

[tigervixxxen]

Remember when MacK got that major in Philly last year? Good times.