GDT: Game 10 - Bolts @ Avs - 7:30 PM 10/24/18

[McMetal]

THE COLORADO AVALANCHE

VS

THE TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING

Landeskog - MacKinnon - Rantanen
Andrighetto - Kerfoot - Wilson
Nieto - Soderberg - Calvert
Dano - Jost - Bourque

Girard - Johnson
Cole - Barrie
Zadorov - Nemeth

Varlamov
Grubauer


Gourde - Point - Stamkos
Palat - Johnson - Kucherov
Killorn - Cirelli - Joseph
Miller - Paquette - Callahan

Hedman - Girardi
McDonagh - Stralman
Coburn - Sergachev

Vasilevskiy
Domingue

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[McMetal]

Assuming no lineup changes after a win again.

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Tough, tough game.

MGM line will have to deal with McDonagh-Stralman, and our other weak lines might get dominated by Hedman and co.

Hope we win, but will take a point.

 

[RockyMtnRedhawk]

Nate looks like he's about to uppercut the linesman in that pic. The linesman looks scared.

 

[tucker3434]

We’re due for a slip up and Tampa is a really good team. I just want 1 of the next 2 and I’ll be happy.

 

[The Abusement Park]

Hope the game is like last seasons. That was one of the best games I’ve seen in a long time.

 

[Avs]

This will be a good test for the team. And probably an extremely exciting game, regardless of the outcome.

Bummed I’m going to miss at least the first 2 periods in paramedic class

 

[Avs]

Also just read TB has scored more goals on the PK (2) than they have given up (1). Wow

 

[dahrougem2]

They may be 5-1-1 but those are some strange Tampa Bay lines I'm not used to seeing. Though it seems they've reunited the "kids" line of Palat-Johnson-Kucherov.

I'm still surprised Dan Girardi has an NHL job.

 

[Foppa Frossa]

Alexander Kerfoot -2
Tyson Jost -2
Colin Wilson -3

Along with Barberio they are the worst on our team.

 

[Pokecheque]

Nice pic of Girardi

 

[Foppberg]

 

[Spleenless Wonder21]

Nice that Colorado’s nationally televised in primetime, hopefully they can put on a show. This should be a fun game. I’m a fan of Cooper & his open, uptempo style of hockey, while I feel the Avs match up well against it for how they want to attack offensively.

 

[The Kingslayer]

Nick Riviera is the head doctor for the avs

 

[The Kingslayer]

Mackinnon line going to get shutdown to appease the break up the line crowd.... Or maybe they combine for ten points and we still need to hear how they need to be broken up.

 

[Pokecheque]

Is Stamkos a full-time winger these days or is he just a kinda/sorta winger, always hard for me to tell.

 

[AvsFan29]

Biggest test of the year. Home ice is going to be a nice advantage. If varly continues his amazing play, we have a good shot.

 

[Avspatti13]

Conor vs. Moser? Where to go to ask Avs to put Conor on TV permanently?

 

[S E P H]

Minuses: They need more production from other sources. Colorado has 13 goals from players not on their top line, and none by a defenseman. You can only ride your top horses for so long. When they stumble, others will need to pick up the slack.
Coach Jared Bednar told me that their team defending could be better. They have points in eight of nine games and have allowed 2.11 goals-against per game, fewest in the NHL, but have allowed at least 30 shots on goal in eight of nine games, including 40 or more shots on goal in three games.

Ouch. I know that majority of the defenders shots have been tipped for goals, but didn't really realise this.

 

[Balthazar]

Team is on a high and plays against a top team. They had it "easy" on the road where the won without giving a full 60 minutes effort. We'll see if they take it easy and play like they can afford to lose or play like they are a top team, too. Biggest test of the season so far, on many levels.

 

[McMetal]

Nice pic of Girardi

For the opposing team pics, I always Google image search "<team name> sad" and I always get some funny results.

 

[McMetal]

Also, no pressure, but with Nashville losing in regulation last night, a W or OTL will put us all alone for best record in the NHL.

 

[Avsboy]

Must win

 

[Eltuna]

I probably would have went Grubauer for this game but Varly has been awesome so it’s hard to argue. I just think if anyone knows how Tampa plays, it would be him after last year. I know he didn’t play but he was in the room while Tampa’s pp and all of the players shooting habits were being dissected and I’m sure he was watching the games extremely closely in the event Holtby went down.

 

[AvsFanInMichigan]

Wanted to see Kam in the lineup but we will make due with what we have out there. I expect us to win a close game on national television.

Bold prediction of the night: Dano scores.