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

[Avs]

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

Just checking to see if you are still alive??

 

[kchan9]

How were the fans towards you when we won?

Honestly I thought it would be worse. I wore my Avs white jersey so I can stick out like a sore thumb. Fans will chirp for sure but after they lost I had a couple of dumb fans who wanted to start beef..I just laughed at them and minded my own business lol

 

[AvsFan29]

For me it is...
1. Girard
2A. Cole
2B. Barrie
4. Nemeth (has been surprisingly good)
5. Zadorov
6. EJ

Cole has been better than usual, but not good.

I think it's easier to put them in tiers.

Girard

Z / Barrie / Nemeth / Barrie

Cole

 

[Balthazar]

Cole has been better than usual, but not good.

I think it's easier to put them in tiers.

Girard

Z / Barrie / Nemeth / Barrie

Cole

Disagree. Cole has been good defensively and showed on-ice leadership on many occasions. Bad penalties happen.

Honestly our 2 worst dmen so far could very well be EJ and Barrie.

 

[AvsFan29]

Disagree. Cole has been good defensively and showed on-ice leadership on many occasions. Bad penalties happen.

Honestly our 2 worst dmen so far could very well be EJ and Barrie.

Cole took a dumb penalty 2 mins into OT, and gave the puck away twice before MacKinnon scored. We're lucky they didn't score

 

[Avs]

The thing about that Cole penalty though is that exact play happens at least 20 times a game.

The only time it’s called is when the player getting hit goes down.

 

[Pokecheque]

f*** Sam Bennett forever. God I hate that Lanny wannabe.

Great game, Avs looked fast, and the best part is, they used a lot more ice. Instead of just moving it along the boards and going with a generic high-low offense, they were cycling the puck like mad. Only thing they gotta do better is crash the net and get some shots in close. No coincidence they scored the tying goal when they did precisely that. This is especially true on the power play. They kept ripping shots from the perimeter to no avail. Smith can save those (in overly dramatic fashion) all day long, especially if his teammates are clearing rebounds effectively.

I know I wasn't the only one who noticed EJ had a disastrous game. During one of those great cycles the play just seemed to die, twice, on his stick. Not to mention the two dumb turnovers by him that nearly ended the game, or the horrid flop that led to the power play goal against. He has GOT to step it up for this upcoming game with Sammy out.

Regardless, you want your best players to step up when it matters most, and Nate MacKinnon did precisely that. And it can't be understated how vital it was that Philipp Grubauer came up with the big saves, especially that very last one, to secure that OT win.