This game is exactly why the Avs need a strong second line to compete. The 1st line was shutdown more than normal (still dangerous) and held off the scoresheet... when that happens the Avs will lose the vast majority of the time. A legit 2nd line changes the complexion of the team dramatically.
I think Jost is getting a touch too much hate here, but he was really, really bad last night. They need to reduce his role immediately and start building up some confidence in his game. He needs moved to wing on the 4th line next to Kamenev and Dano. Be very choosy with that line and they should be able to produce some offense.
Oh.. and I really hope we're not getting ballooned up with hot air here on the Avs start. It's nice to get some recognition, but it feels a bit over the top. @ me in January or at least the end of December, with them still playing at a 100+ point pace, and I'll jump from the cautious train to the hype train regarding this team.
Until then, let's just take a ride on the Soul Train!
They held them to 15 ES shots. Tampa had like 34 shots in the second period the previous game. It was an nhl record.It's weird to be positive after a loss but the Avs were up against one of the best teams in the league and they did not look out of place.
Where is "the_fan" and what have you done with his rotten corpse ?The Avs are for real. It's not like they couldn't beat Tampa, in fact there is a good chance they would of beaten them if the goal counted. They'd play with a lead and it could of been a way different game.
Where is "the_fan" and what have you done with his rotten corpse ?
I see Hannibal is still around. Sounds delicious - cheers mate.I ate it with some fava beans and nice chianti
I really dislike that coaches can challenge for offsides, like a player being an inch offside matters at all for the overall play. The spirit of the rule is obviously that forwards can not just stand around in the offensive zone and wait for a puck, and even if a linesman misses an offside by an inch, that's still not possible to do.
I really dislike that coaches can challenge for offsides, like a player being an inch offside matters at all for the overall play. The spirit of the rule is obviously that forwards can not just stand around in the offensive zone and wait for a puck, and even if a linesman misses an offside by an inch, that's still not possible to do.
I really dislike that coaches can challenge for offsides, like a player being an inch offside matters at all for the overall play. The spirit of the rule is obviously that forwards can not just stand around in the offensive zone and wait for a puck, and even if a linesman misses an offside by an inch, that's still not possible to do.
Thank you! This is how I've felt for a while now. There shouldn't be a coaches challenge for offsides. Reviews should only be used in situations like the Duchene waaaaay offsides goal. Then the refs and linesman can get together and overturn it.
Otherwise it just saps energy out of the building, and takes away goals because they took out a magnifying glass, and slowed the play down frame by frame to see that someone not involved in the play at all, was offsides by less than an inch.
Not to mention how much I hate the "he's offsides because his foot's in the air" BS. Talk about not in the sprit of the rule. That serves no purpose. It shouldn't matter whether his foot is in the air or on the ice. It should only mater whether he's onside or not. A player could have his foot five feet into the neutral zone and still called offside if his skate is in the air.
Obviously Jost should have dragged his skate or timed it better, but how is that rule helping with anything? It's certainly not preventing anyone from hanging out in the O zone waiting for stretch passes, which is the purpose of the offsides rule.
I agree. It's a stupid rule that doesn't actually help the issue that it is in place to solve. But both teams have the same rules and Jost should have been more aware. We have benefited from that rule a few times if I remember correctly.I really dislike that coaches can challenge for offsides, like a player being an inch offside matters at all for the overall play. The spirit of the rule is obviously that forwards can not just stand around in the offensive zone and wait for a puck, and even if a linesman misses an offside by an inch, that's still not possible to do.
Should just eliminate off-sides all-together. If a team wants to allow a forward to cherry-pick and put themselves down a man in the defensive zone, more power to them.
Not only did the refs take away an Avs goal, they also gifted the Bolts the PP in the third that won them the game.
It is not hooking if you hook the stick three feet away from the hands you idiots!
Did you miss all of the complaints about the refs? There was a LOT lol.
I'm still perusing the GDT. Hard to see anything with all the whining about Jost. I'm not sure I've ever seen this board talk that much crap about a player, let alone a 20 year old. The things people said in this thread literally make me shake my head.
He's clearly struggling but people are asking for him to be traded, saying he's sucks, saying he should **** off, etc. People essentially let one fan rile them up into hating a first round draft pick only 75 games into his career.