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

[dahrougem2]

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

According to Lightning fans, he looks like trash to start.

 

[The Abusement Park]

According to Lightning fans, he looks like trash to start.

Even last year there was a chunk of games I saw where Stamkos looked real meh to me. I mean he put up a bunch of points, but seemed to be riding Kuch’s coattails a bit.

Inb4 I get yelled at by Tampa fans.

 

[dahrougem2]

Even last year there was a chunk of games I saw where Stamkos looked real meh to me. I mean he put up a bunch of points, but seemed to be riding Kuch’s coattails a bit.

Inb4 I get yelled at by Tampa fans.

I'm with you on that one. Stamkos doesn't look dominant to me anymore. If he's not playing with Kucherov, I see a 65-70 point scorer.

 

[The Merchant]

Expecting a loss. Things have been good lately. Too good...

 

[JLo217]

I kinda wish they'd send Jost to the AHL for a bit and let Kamenev have a run with it.

 

[The Abusement Park]

I'm with you on that one. Stamkos doesn't look dominant to me anymore. If he's not playing with Kucherov, I see a 65-70 point scorer.

Or not consistently dominant. There were a few games I saw he looked really good, but he doesn’t bring that fear factor that he used to. Like I’m less worried about Stamkos going off than I am Kuch or maybe even point.

 

[Piestany88]

Special teams decide most games . Let's hope the pp and pk perform well tonight. Calvert with the shorthanded winner tonight

 

[AvsFan29]

Avs should come out flying. It's going to be a great game. Hopefully the leafs can beat Winnipeg aswell. My money is on Winnipeg.

 

[Tralfamadore]

Stamkos was always a player you would sometimes watch and find hard to believe he was being paid 8+ million and scoring 90+points.

He's now pushing 30 and the injury he had doesn't help.

 

[Pokecheque]

I wouldn't mind another game like what we saw when these two faced off against one another last year where the Bolts kept scoring and the Avs just wouldn't give up and kept coming back. Except...I'd like for them to win this time around. That was an amazing game and the first indication to me at least that something was really stirring with this team.

 

[Piestany88]

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

That was an entertaining game , should be a barn burner tonight

 

[The Abusement Park]

That was an entertaining game , should be a barn burner tonight

I was at that game, and almost had like 6 heart attacks.

 

[UncleRisto]

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

Nowhere.

 

[AllAboutAvs]

I just can't stand NBC. Every year they scheduled only 2.5 hours for their first game. Games always take longer than that in regulation let alone if there is OT and sometimes SO. You end up missing half the 1st period of the second game. Can't they ever learn from Sportsnet? It just drives me crazy.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

ESPN/ABC does the same thing with College Football. Only allow 3 1/2 hours for games that often take 4 - 4 1/2 hours to play. Then they either put it on ESPNews (which most people don't have anymore) or on ESPN3, which is a subscription service. It's idiotic.

 

[agentblack]

Insert the "1st home game after successful road trip usually goes poorly" hockey idea

5-1 Tampa

 

[Hennessy]

This is a prove it game. Tampa is a beast, but the Avs (or at least their top line and goaltending) have been fire. Time to see how they respond to a powerhouse.

 

[Avsavsavsavsavs]

The final game against the Bolts last season was phenomenal, we almost came back from 4-0 and 5-1. I think we've been playing better than Tampa and I like our chances, but this is a tough team and truly the first real test we've had all season, looking forward to it.

 

[Steerpike]

Stamkos was always a player you would sometimes watch and find hard to believe he was being paid 8+ million and scoring 90+points.

He's now pushing 30 and the injury he had doesn't help.

In the NHL you get paid for what you did, not what you're doing. MacKinnon is currently in his peak and getting paid breadcrumbs. He will be slower and less intense and far richer in 7 years .

 

[AvsWraith]

Sucks to be Kam.

They get Dano off waivers and immediately bench Kam, even though he has been solid, and has been the best player on his line for quite a few shifts. Kinda weak...

 

[Grigowski]

This will be the first real test for us against a Cup-Contender....

Let's see if our 1st line can stand its ground against a top D.....

 

[The Abusement Park]

This will be the first real test for us against a Cup-Contender....

Let's see if our 1st line can stand its ground against a top D.....

They showed against Nashville that they can.

 

[blundluntman]

I'm feeling a loss today (reverse jinx?)

Would love to be proven wrong, wouldn't be surprised tbh.

 

[Steerpike]

This feels like a win for me. We've historically had more trouble against teams that play a gritty neutral zone game. High paced skill games are our forte.

We also have an issue with hubris, but bringing it against a cup contender is much easier than bringing it against the Oilers, the Panthers or the BJs.

 

[Foppberg]

Sucks to be Kam.

They get Dano off waivers and immediately bench Kam, even though he has been solid, and has been the best player on his line for quite a few shifts. Kinda weak...

Yeah, I can't imagine he's too thrilled.