Post-Game Talk: Coyotes at Avalanche 7PM MST | Please sir, may we have some goals?

[hawk30]

Well in practice, they get to play against our defense. So they look like world beaters.

You have a point.

 

[bohlmeister]

idk about you guys, but I am soaking my sorrows in some ice cream.

No booze for me, as I am not the legal age...........






Or I ran out.

I'm rocking the iced tea.

 

[Avsboy]

After he's gone a while or after an off-season, we always think we are getting a top 4 dman back,because this is what management wants us to believe, but the reality is every time he comes back from injuries he sucks a #5-6 at best. Holden out is a good thing though. The question is who takes Barrie, Guenin, Sarich and Benoit spots

I still haven't given up on Barrie.

 

[Foppa2118]

I have a feeling this is gonna be used quite a bit around these parts.

I hope someone just cuts it after that first uh "word" he says. That'd be a good one.

 

[Avs_19]

adater @adater
Duchene said he's not bothered by oblique injury right now. Puck just not going in

I hope he's lying. If it was just about the puck not going in for him, I wouldn't even be concerned. He's having a lot of trouble handling the puck and making/receiving passes right now.

 

[The Mars Volchenkov]

Just overall thoughts:

EJ played great, but made a few mistakes. He got too excited on the first PK and ran out of position in the neutral zone. That's what started the play on the first goal and why he doesn't really play the PK. I'm happy that Roy just said "**** it" and put him out there a ton though.

Holden and Guenin must fill each others skates with cement prior to games.

I thought McGinn played well, but saw him getting trashed on here while I was at the game. His effort is there, but he's gripping his stick real right. He needs to play with someone who can set him up for his shot.

Is it a big surprise that a team struggles when their entire top 6 goes to ****?

I would love to deal Mitchell for a guy like Nikitin. Both UFA's, and Columbus has a lot of defense and wants some offense.

Duchene can say he's not hurt, but he is. He had ROR and Mitchell taking faceoffs when they were out there with him.

 

[SuperJoe]

Going drinking. Everybody drive safe to the bar.

Always within crawling distance from the bar

 

[CB Joe]

I still haven't given up on Barrie.

I would be ok trading him if he could be used as the main component in a trade that brought the Avs back an established top 4 defensemen between the ages of 24 to 30. Same could be said for Elliott and Siemens too.

 

[Avsboy]

I would be ok trading him if he could be used as the main component in a trade that brought the Avs back an established top 4 defensemen between the ages of 24 to 30. Same could be said for Elliott and Siemens too.

None of them have that value. Trading Barrie now is selling low.

 

[Foppa2118]

adater @adater
Duchene said he's not bothered by oblique injury right now. Puck just not going in

I hope he's lying. If it was just about the puck not going in for him, I wouldn't even be concerned. He's having a lot of trouble handling the puck and making/receiving passes right now.

Puck not going in the net? He only had one shot tonight and I don't even remember it.

Him over spinning, and not having the strength to skate away afterwards, and the amount of times he loses puck battles scream that he doesn't have the core strength he did at the beginning of the year.

 

[Lonewolfe2015]

I hope someone just cuts it after that first uh "word" he says. That'd be a good one.

That gif is just asking for the fire treatment... flame coming out of his mouth and satanic eyes.

 

[Congo Jack]

adater @adater
Duchene said he's not bothered by oblique injury right now. Puck just not going in

I hope he's lying. If it was just about the puck not going in for him, I wouldn't even be concerned. He's having a lot of trouble handling the puck and making/receiving passes right now.

He's gotta be injured right now. You don't go from being our best player and damn near a lock to being on the team Canada roster to being outworked by Johnny Malkin from just a lack of luck.

 

[ThatAvsGamer]

Didn't watch this game. Did Duchene play like he is a one man team again? It seems since his injury he's been trying to do too much by himself.

 

[SuperJoe]

I still haven't given up on Barrie.

I haven't either, but he needs to be sheltered while he learns. Too easily muscle off the puck also.

 

[Avs_19]

Didn't watch this game. Did Duchene play like he is a one man team again? It seems since his injury he's been trying to do too much by himself.

Not as much but he was still ineffective.

 

[Avsboy]

Problems with team:
1) Can't cycle
2) Avs defensemen minus Johnson are not creative enough with the puck in the offensive zone
3) Duchene, Landy, and Stastny

 

[Foppa2118]

I have a feeling this is gonna be used quite a bit around these parts.

I think he says "EFFFF!!! Are you effin drunk???"

 

[Avs_19]

Problems with team:
1) Can't cycle
2) Avs defensemen minus Johnson are not creative enough with the puck in the offensive zone
3) Duchene

Duchene has been really bad and it's hurting us but we know he's still hurt. If he gets listed as a problem, then so should everyone else in the top six. At least Duchene has the injury excuse for his garbage play.

 

[bohlmeister]

LOL. Just noticed Tim Army in that gif. He looks scared.

 

[Congo Jack]

LOL. Just noticed Tim Army in that gif. He looks scared.

Maybe the reason Roys yelling is cause he's trying to figure out who's responsible for coaching the PP unit, and Army started to sweat.

 

[Nalens Oga]

Roy has every right to be angry, we're not giving 100%.

Also, Army always has the same slightly squinted like he's focusing look no his face.

 

[Foppa2118]

LOL. Just noticed Tim Army in that gif. He looks scared.

He's thinking, "please don't yell at me. please don't yell at me. please don't yell at me."

 

[Crisp Breakout]

Army doesn't look scared to me. It looks like he's thinking, "Really?!" I don't think he likes Roy's fire.

 

[Crisp Breakout]

And if this is truly a slump with no injury contribution, then Duchene is mentally fragile. Because this is awful.

 

[tigervixxxen]

Is it time to give Elliott a look? What else can they do? Too bad there are no offensive prospects in Lake Erie that can jump start the offense.

Something I thought of today, Duchene knows the clock is ticking for him to make the Olympic team. He knows he has to score goals this month, it is probably weighing on him very heavily. I'm not saying its a good excuse but that's probably what is happening.