GDT: Game 23 - Avs @ Preds LOL 6:00pm MT - Rock Paper Sissons

[Foppberg]

The lineup:

Gabriel Landeskog-Nathan MacKinnon-Mikko Rantanen
Tyson Jost-Alexander Kerfoot-Colin Wilson
Matt Nieto-Carl Soderberg-Matt Calvert
Sven Andrighetto-J.T. Compher-Gabriel Bourque

Samuel Girard-Erik Johnson
Patrik Nemeth-Nikita Zadorov
Ian Cole-Mark Barberio

Semyon Varlamov
Philipp Grubauer




Forsberg-Johansen-Watson
Fiala-Jarnkrok-Smith
Sissons-Bonino-Hartman
Rinaldo-Gaudreau-Salomaki

Josi-Ellis
Hamhuis-Ekholm
Irwin-Weber

Rinne
Saros

**Unconfirmed Nashville lineup**
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[Ararana]

Barrie out. And did I miss something? Kamanev has been great.

 

[Cousin Eddie]

Kamanev has been phenomenal. Doesn’t make any sense to take him out. Especially against his former team. Kid has been a stud in every zone of the ice lately.

 

[Bubba Thudd]

Doesn't have to make sense to you. Jared knows bednar than us.

 

[AvsFan29]

I don't understand the Kamenev move. I understand getting Bourque back into the line up, but Kam makes no sense

 

[RoyIsALegend]

A point would be a huge victory.

Going in with the absolute lowest of expectations here.

Already envisioning being down 2-0 after 10 minutes played with somebody injured. Hope I’m wrong.

 

[Lonewolfe2015]

Tonight is drinks at my place... I have a good feeling about this lads and ladies.

 

[Raucherhusten]

Tough test.
If we win this (especially with Barrie out) i believe the hype.
If we lose - meh, business as usual and on to the next one.
And yeah, scratching Kam against his old team is weird.

 

[Cousin Eddie]

I would like to see Ian Cole play with Girard now that Barrie is down. We can then reunite ZJ temporarily.

 

[Avsboy]

We'll be hemmed in much of the night without Barrie and against the top team in the league

 

[Balthazar]

Do we know what kind of injury?

Kamenev is probably out because Bourque and Ghetto had to play and he didn't know who else to cut. I doubt it's because of poor play.

 

[thejamch]

Barrie is out for a long time?

 

[Balthazar]

Dater says it's lower body injury. Also Dater:

"To add my editorial opinion here: I don’t like the move of benching Kamenev at all. He gives the Avs not only good size against a big, strong Predators team, but he’s better defensively than either Andrighetto or Bourque and can win some faceoffs.

I get it, that Bednar doesn’t want guys growing stale on the sidelines. But do you really want to tinker that much with a lineup that has been scoring goals at a rapid pace of late, just to be a nice guy to players that haven’t played in a while?"

 

[Cousin Eddie]

Oh my god I agree with Dater. This is bad, guys.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Ghetto in is understandable, but scratching Kam for Bourque is idiotic. Why "fix" something that's not broken?

 

[Raucherhusten]

Maybe Bednar is playing the long game with Kamenev/Dries to prevent them from hitting the rookie wall by limiting their games? We need them fresh and ready in April/May when it counts. (I'm just spitballing here cause i'm also pissed Kam is out)

 

[Cousin Eddie]

I don’t support taking Kamenev out of the lineup, but people need to stop saying Bourque is replacing him. Bourque is replacing Dries. He’s good defensively and is a great PK’er. Ghetto is the one taking Kamenev’s spot tonight.

 

[5280]

Well, I WAS looking forward to this game. Wonder what happened to Barrie?

 

[PAZ]

I don't get why he picked this game against Nashville, of all games to decide that 'Ghetto should start playing again.

If he wanted to let other guys play, keep the Kam + Dries in this game, and swap in 'Ghetto and Bourque in tomorrow vs the Pens.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Doesn't really matter, they'll likely get smoked 4 or 5 - 1 or 2. Hell, it's already 3-0 Preds (Sissons 2 and Forsberg 1).

Who does Watson take a run at? Mack, Mikko, or Girard? Subban will take a cheap shot at someone, and will draw a penalty on a terrible dive, neither of which will get called. Happens every time they play.

 

[Bubba Thudd]

Well, I WAS looking forward to this game. Wonder what happened to Barrie?

Kam beat his ass in practice, and gets to sit as punishment.







#FakeNews

 

[Vaslof]

Maybe Kamenev plays tomorrow. Hopefully.

 

[Foppa Frossa]

If we win this, or even score the first goal, it will prove without a shadow of a doubt that we can trade Barrie.

Bedsy probably putting in Borque and Ghetto to try to rekindle some of the playoff scoring

 

[ASmileyFace]

Why the f*** is Kam out Bednar. WHY.

 

[Bubba Thudd]

If we win this, or even score the first goal, it will prove without a shadow of a doubt that we can trade Barrie.