GDT: Game 1: Avs vs Flames - 7PM Mountain

[Balthazar]

But Mikko has...

Hmm.

Is it really "not played enough yet" or "we need to give the guy we just signed some ice time"?

 

[UncleRisto]

Thanks man, your opinion matters to me.

Not.

 

[Mac Attack]

Burakovsky not on the PP at all? Pretty safe bet PP1 will be
Landeskog-Kadri-Rantanen
MacKinnon-Makar

Doesn't that Burakovksy trade look great already lol...

 

[linusandvarlamov]

Kind of surprised Wilson isn't playing. I would have preferred having him in the line-up compared to #13 but oh well. Hopefully, he is back in the line-up pretty soon !

 

[Muffin]

Cale Makar has never lost to the Calgary Flames. He's 3-0.

 

[JLo217]

Biggest game of the year so far.

 

[Balthazar]

Burakovsky not on the PP at all? Pretty safe bet PP1 will be
Landeskog-Kadri-Rantanen
MacKinnon-Makar

Feels like they want to know what they have with Nuke. They give him Wilson's roster spot + some PP time. I fully expect the whole thing to be the Yakupov experiment all over again.

 

[CobraAcesS]

Feels like they want to know what they have with Nuke. They give him Wilson's roster spot + some PP time. I fully expect the whole thing to be the Yakupov experiment all over again.

I just think hes a serviceable bottom six player they'll use while they have the need. Wilson hasn't played lately.

The only thing that does not really make sense to me with that lineup is splitting up Kadri and Donskoi.

 

[Balthazar]

I just think hes a serviceable bottom six player they'll use while they have the need. Wilson hasn't played lately.

The only thing that does not really make sense to me with that lineup is splitting up Kadri and Donskoi.

They see him as a 3rd liner while they see Bura and Jost as top 6ers. It feels like the lineup tonight was decided a while ago, especially the forwards. Looks like that's the lines they had on paper before camp.

 

[CobraAcesS]

They see him as a 3rd liner while they see Bura and Jost as top 6ers. It feels like the lineup tonight was decided a while ago, especially the forwards. Looks like that's the lines they had on paper before camp.

Man I am trying to hold onto some hope Bura does not just suck, and end up a waste of space. It is sooo difficult though.

 

[cgf]

I just think hes a serviceable bottom six player they'll use while they have the need. Wilson hasn't played lately.

The only thing that does not really make sense to me with that lineup is splitting up Kadri and Donskoi.

Gotta give Jost & Bura a chance!

 

[henchman21]

Burakovsky is so good that a guy who couldn't score last year gets PP time over him.

He's really the type of guy you spend 2 2nds on. Joe got a steal of a deal!

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Flames roster looks so much worse than last season.


And ours looks better. Not a good outlook for Calgary...


Flames win 5-2

 

[CobraAcesS]

Gotta give Jost & Bura a chance!

Jost yes, but Bura didn't even look good in pre-season hockey lol.

 

[cgf]

Jost yes, but Bura didn't even look good in pre-season hockey lol.

Gotta get creative with keeping Kadri's #s down if we don't want to pay him 9per in 3 years

 

[AvalancheFan19]

The Bura hate is wiiiiiiiiild already. From the posts here I'm expecting a much worse Kerfoot, hoping to be pleasantly surprised.

 

[CobraAcesS]

Gotta get creative with keeping Kadri's #s down if we don't want to pay him 9per in 3 years

Aha, well now I feel better knowing that. I predict that Bura will get a hat trick tonight.

 

[cgf]

Aha, well now I feel better knowing that. I predict that Bura will get a hat trick tonight.

I've done all I can to make that happen with all of the s*** I've been talking

 

[henchman21]

The Bura hate is wiiiiiiiiild already. From the posts here I'm expecting a much worse Kerfoot, hoping to be pleasantly surprised.

The hate was real from the second that trade was announced. He's not a completely useless hockey player, but he's not a guy you want anywhere near your top 6. For all of Kerfoot's faults, I'd prefer Kerfoot (not taking his contract into consideration).

 

[Avs71]

Really curious to see who gets the Lion's share of minutes on the back end.

I'm going to guess:

Makar- 23 minutes
Girard/EJ- 22 minutes
Zadorov- 19 minutes
Timmins/Graves- 15 minutes

 

[Bubba Thudd]

Jost yes, but Bura didn't even look good in pre-season hockey lol.

preseason means nothing.
I'll judge him by how he plays regular and post season games.
IMO, he deserves a fair chance.

 

[henchman21]

Aha, well now I feel better knowing that. I predict that Bura will get a hat trick tonight.

There was once a fan favorite that had a hat trick in his first Avs' game.

 

[Bubba Thudd]

There was once a fan favorite that had a hat trick in his first Avs' game.

some Average Joe?

 

[henchman21]

Really curious to see who gets the Lion's share of minutes on the back end.

I'm going to guess:

Makar- 23 minutes
Girard/EJ- 22 minutes
Zadorov- 19 minutes
Timmins/Graves- 15 minutes

I think EJ will get 25+, Girard in the 24 range, Makar and Z in the 20, Timmins and Graves in the 15-16.

 

[henchman21]

some Average Joe?

Some would say he was below average.