GDT: Game 2: Avalanche @ Flames 8:30pm MT - A GAME OF ICE & FIRE

[Foppberg]

If you really wanna see something, go over to CP. I haven't been but that place is notorious for having the best Flames fans.

 

[klozge]

Bednar's trust in Jost, if there was any, just went right out the window in the playoffs. Plays 6 minutes in a 68 minute game?

It's a disadvantage to not have four lines we can trust.

We deserved todays win. 1-1 after two and now we have the home ice advantage. Awesome.

And Jost isn't even playing badly. I take him over Brassard every day. He's just not a guy who can produce no matter who's on his wing.

 

[Alex Jones]

And Jost isn't even playing badly. I take him over Brassard every day. He's just not a guy who can produce no matter who's on his wing.

Why do you think Jost played better? There's a reason Bednar is protecting him

 

[klozge]

Why do you think Jost played better? There's a reason Bednar is protecting him

I don't think he is the reason his line gets so little ice time. He's playing a good two way game but there is nobody on his line who understands what Jost is trying to create.

 

[Ceremony]

Brassard making the exact same face every time he gets called for a penalty is quite irritating.

 

[avsfan09]

So guys with medical knowledge
Can Girard play through a separated shoulder and just have surgery or fully heal after the series? Not that I want him to but I wonder if it's dangerous or just painful.

 

[littletonhockeycoach]

Fantastic win last night. The Avalanche raised their level of play to playoff intensity. Every player worked their hardest to take away Calgary's time and space. Every puck battle and most importantly, battles and coverage AWAY from the puck was physical and Colorado did not back down in any of them. Colorado's team speed was on display last night. They are a faster team than Calgary and as a result had better puck movement and time of possession. Good "adjustment" Bednar even if it really wasn't a system adjustment and more a matter of bringing your best game to the table.

I haven't seen the location charts but it still appeared that too many of Colorado's shots were taken from outside the dots in the offensive zone. Rebound opportunities were rare and Compher's goal looked to be one where he was inside the house (slot) and getting to a loose puck. Well done.

Colorado's power play needs adjustment. Repeatedly slapping the puck from the outside from a mostly stationary formation does not work against a tight and collapsing style of PK. Shots occasionally get through but there aren't any rebounds. Montgomery uses a cycling umbrella (don't know what else to call it) formation where the top guys are not just making direct passes but actually skating with the puck, exchanging positions and drop passing to one another. Saw Mac, Gabe and Barrie try that a couple of times and it seemed to offer some potential.

The key to Smith (IMO anyways), is to get him over extending himself (athletically) in net and make him try to do too much. As long as he stays tight and square to the shooter and there aren't rebounds, he'll play strong. That's what Calgary's lumberjack defense is for. Keep Smith from having to make multiple saves. When he has to move to that mode, then his tendency is to lunge forward and end up on his belly. Get him to go down and you'll get the puck over his outstretched glove every time.

Calgary's main weapon is physical intimidation. That only works as long as their opponent cowers from them. Once a team stands up like the Avs did last night, Calgary shows they don't have much else in their bag.

Pretty stoked about last nights win!

 

[avsfan09]

Brassard making the exact same face every time he gets called for a penalty is quite irritating.

That trip he got called for was garbage though. The flames player just lost an edge. He had a right to be mad there. But I'll say for a veteran player he needs to make smarter plays with the puck.

 

[R2daV]

So guys with medical knowledge
Can Girard play through a separated shoulder and just have surgery or fully heal after the series? Not that I want him to but I wonder if it's dangerous or just painful.

He likely won't be able to play of it's a dislocation. He can wear a shoulder brace that will compress the shoulder bit he would still be in a lot of pain with arm movements.
If it's a subluxation then he will be back quicker but would still miss a few games likely

 

[avsfan09]

He likely won't be able to play of it's a dislocation. He can wear a shoulder brace that will compress the shoulder bit he would still be in a lot of pain with arm movements.
If it's a subluxation then he will be back quicker but would still miss a few games likely

Lets just freeze it Bobby Baun style.



Bobby Baun - Wikipedia

 

[avsfan09]

He likely won't be able to play of it's a dislocation. He can wear a shoulder brace that will compress the shoulder bit he would still be in a lot of pain with arm movements.
If it's a subluxation then he will be back quicker but would still miss a few games likely

So if it is subluxation than is it risking more damage if he wanted to play?

 

[R2daV]

So if it is subluxation than is it risking more damage if he wanted to play?

Exactly. There is still going to be some partially/fully torn ligaments in the shoulder joint

 

[Nihiliste]

So guys with medical knowledge
Can Girard play through a separated shoulder and just have surgery or fully heal after the series? Not that I want him to but I wonder if it's dangerous or just painful.

If separated he may try to play through it but ideally would have surgery and shut it down because he’s not going to be effective, they’ll target it like crazy, and it may cause more long term problems if he takes further injury to the shoulder.

 

[tucker3434]

Oh man. My wife was so pissed at me at the end of this one last night. She’d been asleep for 3 hours when my drunk ass was screaming at the top of my lungs at 2am. Worth it. What a finish.

 

[Garavar]

I want a Girard update. He's been our best D so far in the playoffs.

Watching the Avs be the better team then see Girard get hit by an A-Hole and stake off gave me the same sinking feeling I got when Barrie staked off against Minnesota in 2014.

 

[The Pwnerer]

Mikko looked a lot better and comfortable out there, only a matter of time before hes back to his usual self.

 

[Cousin Eddie]

Oh man. My wife was so pissed at me at the end of this one last night. She’d been asleep for 3 hours when my drunk ass was screaming at the top of my lungs at 2am. Worth it. What a finish.

Ditto. Only difference is that it was 3:30 where I live and my wife is 8 months pregnant lol.

 

[Pacman33]

Cant be 2 straight years of girard hurt in playoffs can it

 

[hockeyviking]

So guys with medical knowledge
Can Girard play through a separated shoulder and just have surgery or fully heal after the series? Not that I want him to but I wonder if it's dangerous or just painful.

Yes and no. It depends on how it separated and potential damage. I played about 10 games as a goalie with a separated shoulder, it was my catch glove so somrtimes it hurt as hel. I wouldnt do it again but i was Young and stupid

 

[Tralfamadore]

Hopefully it was just a dislocation.

 

[JLo217]

Ditto. Only difference is that it was 3:30 where I live and my wife is 8 months pregnant lol.

Same here! But midnight

 

[Alex Jones]

Nikita Zadorov. What a boy.

What a f***ing lad

 

[Foppberg]

Hopefully G will be okay.. doubt it though.

 

[armedequation]

So it seems that the boston-toronto game was similar to ours in that refs werent calling certain things they needed to. I understand its playoff hockey but that elbow cole got to his head and the check from behind brassard got that put him into his own net, the cheap shot bennet did to Girard, mack getting shoved around when he didnt even follow through to the goalie....its pretty ridiculous and leads me to believe they call things a certain way for a reason.

Can tape of this stuff be submitted for review?

I give props to our guys because i would have a very hard time not retaliating

On a side note it seems like there were a lot of pissed off wives....these late starts are not good for marriages lol

 

[KraftD]

I want Graves to come in an mimic Z