You know this is a logical take on this subject during a heated time, so I absolutely agree with everything you said.
However, the Flame sympathizers on the main board are saying the same thing and even though I fully understand it, I cannot compromise with it. Again, every team in the league wins games they shouldn't and exposes team's mistakes all the time - no one is blaming the Jets for getting two soft ones against Rinne in Game 7 last year. Just because Avs got outplayed we shouldn't have been up 4-1? That's bull**** to a thousandfold (not saying you're mentioning that), even if everyone wants to blame it on weak goaltending the Avs were up 4-1 in the game and that's a fact. It's mother****ing Peters fault more for playing Smith over Rittich than anything the Avs did.
The refs got a call wrong which turned the tide since they not only scored a goal which came off the major, which should've never happened in the first place, they then scored another four where Cole would've probably played major minutes in. The Giordano goal is a perfect example of a play that if Cole was on the ice would've never lead to a goal. I don't blame Barrie for blocking a shot there, I much rather he not block one, lose the way we did, and not get any injuries to any core players than blocking a shot. Nevertheless, Cole and his game would be right in Giordano's face on the play and there is a good percentage he would've blocked it (compared to any other Avs player).
I am not trying to deter any blame from the Avs because they full-heartedly deserve a lot too including Bednar who should make some adjustments when Avs are on their heels like that. I am not arguing against the Flames even coming back, but at bare minimum the game would've went into OT and Avs had the potential to rebound when shortening their bench. It was a terribly officiated game like one Flames PP for the entire match until the final minute of action (bull****, bull****, and bull****). I am not saying I saw any dirty plays by them, but there were a couple holds, hooks, and interference calls right in front of the refs which were deem acceptable by them - most notably the one against Rantanen in the third.
And Bednar is a coward for not doing a postgame match dialogue, we know that Patrick Roy would've been fined after last nights atrociousness.
Absolutely yes, yes, and yes. He was a good warrior when we had zero puck-moving ability, but since we now have like four, he is completely irrelevant now. There is absolutely no reason that Pratt or Platt (whatever his name is) and Bednar should keep playing him over Nemeth. No reason whatsoever. This might be a potential hottake so I don't mind getting criticized for it, but I would put him on waivers after this roadtrip and recall either Alt or Lindholm.
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