Post-Game Talk: CDSF Game 3 | Avs @ Wild | Monday, April 21st, 5pm MT (RDS, TSN, NHLN, ALT)

[The Kingslayer]

just thinking about how duchene got injured is pissing me off right now. like the guy aint playing because of that stupid play

 

[henchman21]

The PP should have won this game, but they were terrible. Have to be better there.

 

[Foppa2118]

The D was dead. It showed in the last play. It's always a disgrace when the dirty team wins. The thing about dirty teams though is they rarely win.

That requires having competent officials. There was probably a month's worth of penalties they let them get away with tonight.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

We lost this game because of our **** PP

I have no idea what is wrong with our PP, but it has been dreadful for a while now.

 

[The Shermanator]

Keys to Game 4

Learn how to PP
Deer antler spray for Barrie
Play Duchene anyways
Retire PaP
Actually play offence

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

I wouldn't make any knee jerk lineup shake ups. Roy has to do a better job getting stastny's line away from the wild's checking line tho. I thought at some point he'd move Mack to ROR's line but no he did absolutely nothing to change the game.

Got to hand it to the wild they played great. Well deserved but the avs can make it irrelevant with a win in game 4. Also that Granlund is a beast/tank/animal.

 

[bohlmeister]

Also Kemper was a big difference tonight. His play with the puck helped the Wild move the puck. If Bryz was in, I bet we win that game.

 

[Bonzai12]

lol

99% of blame on Avs, Hejda, Barrie injury, Roy.......


Can't just say Wild played a better game? It's a playoff series. The other team doesn't suck.

World is not ending.

 

[The Pwnerer]

Roy post game comments should be nice. I will officially lose it if we lose next game but now I'll try to remain calm lol. It just hurts since we wasted that beautiful Varly effort.

 

[hughdreamz]

I wanted the sweep because they pissed me off with their dirty plays, but I said we would win in a 5 game series.

 

[frog]

Talbot, Cliché, Mcleod, Mcginn, Parenteau all played horrible, and Oreilly was just okay.

Not one line was able to step up this game. I don't blame the first line they were completely focused on, but second and third were horrible.

 

[Avs_19]

We lost this game because of our **** PP

That's why I don't agree with blaming the refs. We had our chances and did nothing with them. Not a single scoring chance on the 4 PPs we had.

 

[the_fan]

I just wanna hear that Barrie is ok and will play next game, although it's unlikely

 

[AvsRobin]

It's OK to lose a game. We weren't expecting a sweep. Wild were playing with desperation tonight.

I'm worried our top guys will get worn down though. We don't have a fourth line that Roy trust more than 5 min a night and a 3rd line that can put up many minutes either. It wont work to roll with so few players in a long series with games going to OT. It's not exactly an issue we can work out. Just gotta pray Mitchell and Duchene is back sooner than expected.

 

[ColoradoSportsFan]

We lost this game because of our **** PP

If this was all Dater were to write for his game story it would be enough.

 

[Nzap]

PP+refs cost us the game yeah, but to be fair, even better refs would've given us more PPs and we sucked at it, so I don't know if it would've helped.

That PP for the last 90seconds would've been nice though and probably decided the game in the end. Wild got huge energy boost by getting away with one there.

 

[CB Joe]

Wild's line matching did the Avs in. Avs should spread out the talent for game 4.

 

[Spender]

So pissed at effort, reffing and Matt ****ing Cooke. Awful game.

 

[rpontbriand]

Well, selfish on my part but at least there will now be a game 5 for my lower bowl tickets I have at the Pepsi Center this coming Saturday.

Hoping the NHL has put a muzzle on Cooke by then. Wont hold my breathe.

 

[Balthazar]

That's what happen when the whole team rely on a single line. Other lines haven't done **** so far in the playoffs, they need to step up. One goal from the 2nd or 3rd line tonight would have been enough to win the game.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

Been saying it all year, PAP isn't the type of player you win with and he won't step up in the playoffs. I think he's still hurting but even at 100% he isn't what we need. Win or lose, he shouldn't be back next season.

Fully agree. PAP is brutal, floating around and making "fancy" passes that are just giveaways.

 

[shadow1]

Avs will recover with an extra day off. They were so successful in the regular season because of their two top scoring lines, and right now one of those lines has no Duchene and a hobbled Parenteau.

Losing Barrie is huge on a cheap shot by Matt Cooke. IMO they have to replace him with Stefan Elliott rather than Cory Sarich or Ryan Wilson; the latter two plays force Colorado to play more to the Wild's style of game.

 

[The Shermanator]

So everyone to the main boards to complain about the reffing yes?

 

[henchman21]

Cooke won't be in next game... That kills 1/3 of the checking line and 1/2 of the intent to injure. Will be a totally different game.

 

[The Kingslayer]

flashbacks of brian rolston OT goal