GDT: Colorado Avalanche vs St. Louis Blouse | 7PM MT | Stupid low-effort GDT

[Peter Peckerwood]

I'm expecting a dog fight with SLB the rest of the way. They're too good to be struggling like this.
When healthy, they should be better than the green filth and Arizona.

 

[Metallo]

He looked like a guy trying to break a double play.

 

[Peter Peckerwood]

Front of the net crosschecks are rarely called. Avs should do it more TBH.

Nooooo, stop it.

 

[BrickNHL]

No penalty


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Penalty

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“it’s a make-up call for the one before. That shouldn’t be in our game. It’s absolutely embarrassing.”

 

[S E P H]

The good news is that Johansson played good.
The bad news is that every shot on Johansson looks beatable.

 

[SD Avs Fan]

I like something one of the Wild announcers said a couple of weeks ago. He said something to the effect that every cross check should be considered a penalty. I could not agree more. There is really no place in the game for it and if someone used a cane on the street and cross checked another person to the ground with it they might be charged with assault. Not only is it dangerous it allows a player to be moved from their position in an illegal method especially those in front of the net. It should be no different than a puck being cleared over the high glass in the defensive zone or a player using their stick to disrupt the hands of the puck handler.

 

[PAZ]

I'm expecting a dog fight with SLB the rest of the way. They're too good to be struggling like this.
When healthy, they should be better than the green filth and Arizona.

We play the Blues 5 more times this season. We can help control who we play in the 1st round if we finish 1st in the division, and it would be huge if we played Arizona over St. Louis. The St. Louis games are some of the most important matches moving forward.

 

[The Kingslayer]

Rantanen breaks sticks like Jarret Stoll used to. That was also one of the worst "cross-checking" penalties I have ever seen. Shcwartz didnt even break stride. If anything it was a push.

 

[The Kingslayer]

The good news is that Johansson played good.
The bad news is that every shot on Johansson looks beatable.

Haha for sure. Even the final 10 seconds I was holding my breath. Blues hit two posts on him. Avs also hit two posts on Binnington.

 

[McMetal]

JoJo was OK tonight. Let in one terrible softy but made some good saves after that to keep the lead. One thing I hated was his rebound control, though, it felt like every rebound ended up between the dots. The D did a good job of getting to them first but that bothered me. Those need to go into the netting or into the corner, not into the slot. He's an adventure, but it's still better than Miksa being constantly out of position.

 

[Foppa2118]

Rantanen breaks sticks like Jarret Stoll used to. That was also one of the worst "cross-checking" penalties I have ever seen. Shcwartz didnt even break stride. If anything it was a push.

Exactly. How are you gonna call that cross checking late in the third period of a 3-2 game, when he never broke stride, and kept the puck. Especially after you let the other team get away with two much worse cross checks just a few minutes prior.

They try so hard to keep the penalties even so it looks like they're not influencing the game, but then they have no problem making a very questionable call late in a close game. It makes no sense.

The cross checking calls/non calls seem to be the penalties refs struggle with the most. That and tripping. I know these are tough to get right, but their percentage for getting them right is just waaaaaay too low. They have to find a way to be better.

 

[dahrougem2]

No penalty


No penalty


Penalty

This is why game management needs to be eradicated @henchman24 consistency is all I ask for.

 

[Pokecheque]

JoJo was OK tonight. Let in one terrible softy but made some good saves after that to keep the lead. One thing I hated was his rebound control, though, it felt like every rebound ended up between the dots. The D did a good job of getting to them first but that bothered me. Those need to go into the netting or into the corner, not into the slot. He's an adventure, but it's still better than Miksa being constantly out of position.

If he’s steering rebounds into the slot then the Avs are prepared for that. It’s pretty much what Frankie does.

 

[Pokecheque]

Oh, and I really liked Liam O’Brien tonight. Did exactly what was asked of him. It was good seeing the Blues get pushed around a bit. Hope he crunches that little turd sandwich Schenn next game.

 

[WarriorOfGandhi]

I remember the exact moment I knew this Avalanche squad had the chutzpah to win it all was when we beat the Blues for the playoff spot in 2018. Every other Avs squad for 15 years prior would have choked that game away but this core came through with a win. Today's victory reminds me of that feeling. That is all, thank you for reading my blog.

 

[UncleRisto]

I remember the exact moment I knew this Avalanche squad had the chutzpah to win it all was when we beat the Blues for the playoff spot in 2018. Every other Avs squad for 15 years prior would have choked that game away but this core came through with a win. Today's victory reminds me of that feeling. That is all, thank you for reading my blog.

I'd like to subscribe to the RSS.

 

[The Merchant]

No penalty


No penalty


Penalty

This should be posted in the mainboard thread

 

[Hennessy]

Front of the net crosschecks are rarely called. Avs should do it more TBH.

That's what Cole was for, but he was dumb and more often than not cross-checked along the boards.
The man hated kidneys.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

I really dont get Perron's frustration with that call at all. It was so obviously a penalty. He didn't even make an attempt to play the puck he just slid right into Kadri's legs.

 

[Ceremony]

Anything that makes David Perron unhappy is acceptable in my book.

 

[Freudian]

I realize Perron got the third star because of the points he put up but I prefer to think of it as a thank you for his penalty at the end.

 

[henchman21]

This is why game management needs to be eradicated @henchman24 consistency is all I ask for.

I get calling penalties. Game management is about a lot more than swallowing whistles or not. Distilling is down to just that misses the point of the why they do it. Misguided or not.

 

[Tweaky]

I get calling penalties. Game management is about a lot more than swallowing whistles or not. Distilling is down to just that misses the point of the why they do it. Misguided or not.

Call everything, and you don't have to worry about managing chippy shit....the players will know all that crap in no-go. And the players definitely know how to play clean, they just don't because they don't have to right now. They do as much as they can get away with. If the standard for a call shifts to more closely match the actual rules, then they will adjust. Those players that cannot adjust should not be in the league anyhow.

 

[henchman21]

Call everything, and you don't have to worry about managing chippy shit....the players will know all that crap in no-go. And the players definitely know how to play clean, they just don't because they don't have to right now. They do as much as they can get away with. If the standard for a call shifts to more closely match the actual rules, then they will adjust. Those players that cannot adjust should not be in the league anyhow.

Then players complain about too many penalties and it just being a power play fest ala 05-06.

 

[AvsMakar08]

Chambers phone was loud as hell in the background during the post game presser too. Sounded like he was calling in from the bar.

He was drinking wine with JML and a few others.