GDT: Game 28: Avs @ Guins - Sid vs the Kid Round 2 - 12/4/18 5PM

[AllAboutAvs]

Generally speaking, what exactly would you like him to do?

We’re a win away from being the best team in the conference. He’s made plenty of adjustments and changes to the young kids that seems to always lead to them improving their play. He’s made plenty of in-game adjustments to spark comebacks and a few come from behind victories. He’s cycled goalies in the perfect way to put them both in position to succeed while evening the workload. Varly who is the better goalie remains completely healthy and draws tougher matchups. Grubauer has played lots with **** numbers for the most part yet still has a record of 6-1-2.

I mean I’m all for improvement, but I have a hard time with people on an Internet forum trying to say Bednar needs to take another step after all the success he’s created. Let him do his job like he has been. He’s smarter than all of us.

Exactly. And you forgot keeping the top line together through tough time. Most if not all coaches would have split them for a while to spread out the talent when they hit bad stretches last year or during our losing streak this year. He was patient and suck with them together and they responded with a 9-0-2 streak.

The other thing that needs to be said is that not only Z came back in playing awesome but their relationship was intact which is huge in itself. Many other coaches could have wrecked that relationship.

He knows what he is doing.

 

[CobraAcesS]

I just wish I didn't have to see all three of these names at once. Neato, Borq, Calvert.. Does Bednar need all three of them in the lineup? NO

Yes Kam deserved to sit, but he PKs, is valuable on PP2, and is actually somewhat good at face-offs. Multi game scratch? Nope

 

[Bubba Thudd]

Please not another natural hat trick from Sid.

As long as the final score is the same as last time, I'm OK with it.

 

[S E P H]

I read a stat that Penguins were 7-0 against Western Conference clubs until we beat them down.

 

[Leafs87]

Curious guys, how has Jost been playing ?

 

[Foppberg]

Curious guys, how has Jost been playing ?

Really rough start but has been playing great lately.

8 points in last 12 games.

 

[Ceremony]

"Guins"

 

[wayninja]

Pens coming off a salty loss to the flyers. We are going to get their A game.

Going to be rough sledding if we keep being sloppy with the the puck as we've been the last few games.

 

[Leafs87]

Really rough start but has been playing great lately.

8 points in last 12 games.

Thank you ! Looking to add him into my lineup for tonight

 

[Raucherhusten]

I just wish I didn't have to see all three of these names at once. Neato, Borq, Calvert.. Does Bednar need all three of them in the lineup? NO

Yes Kam deserved to sit, but he PKs, is valuable on PP2, and is actually somewhat good at face-offs. Multi game scratch? Nope

Just watch Bednar on the Avs website. Barrie for Alt and ... wait for it ... Kamenev IN for Ghetto. We can all relax a little.

Oh, and Varly will get the start.

 

[RockyMtnRedhawk]

If we play like we did the last 2 games we wouldn't break 80 points in a season

The underlying point is that there are plenty of games where the Avs played really well and came away with 0 points (Tampa and @ Minny come to mind). Over the course of a long season, those things balance out. It's good that the Avs picked up 3 out of 4 points in games where they didn't play well.

 

[AvsFan29]

The underlying point is that there are plenty of games where the Avs played really well and came away with 0 points (Tampa and @ Minny come to mind). Over the course of a long season, those things balance out. It's good that the Avs picked up 3 out of 4 points in games where they didn't play well.

Yah it's great, but if we play like that again tonight we could get destroyed.

 

[hooverdam]

Just watch Bednar on the Avs website. Barrie for Alt and ... wait for it ... Kamenev IN for Ghetto. We can all relax a little.

Oh, and Varly will get the start.

That still means the three amigos are safe, though. Andrighetto and Kamenev shouldn't be scratched for lesser players like Bourque.

 

[Avsboy]

The 'Guins featuring Gino and the Kid

 

[CobraAcesS]

Just watch Bednar on the Avs website. Barrie for Alt and ... wait for it ... Kamenev IN for Ghetto. We can all relax a little.

Oh, and Varly will get the start.

Ghetto has passed up some shots lately, which is his only job really, so I can live with it. Not that I agree with it, but at least you can make a special teams argument there.

 

[Foppberg]

I'm not really a huge Sven fan anymore. I still like him, but there's not much room for him here anymore.

 

[Raucherhusten]

That still means the three amigos are safe, though. Andrighetto and Kamenev shouldn't be scratched for lesser players like Bourque.

Come back to me if we lose 3 straight. Then it may be the right time to criticize Bednars roster decisions. Right now, after a 9-0-2 run, we shouldn't do that.

 

[The Kingslayer]

I'm not really a huge Sven fan anymore. I still like him, but there's not much room for him here anymore.

@dahrougem2 is a man on fire right now. Ghetto his boy like Draisatl is @cgf boy.

 

[CobraAcesS]

@dahrougem2 is a man on fire right now. Ghetto his boy like Draisatl is @cgf boy.

Wait a minute lol. I'm the one who owns Ghetto's set 1 (away) game worn jersey from last year. I'm definitely more invested in his success here!

 

[The Kingslayer]

Wait a minute lol. I'm the one who owns Ghetto's set 1 (away) game worn jersey from last year. I'm definitely more invested in his success here!

You and Dahrougem need to fight it out to the death. That man loves him some Sven. Havent seen him around here lately because hes prolly buried in snow here in Edmonton lol.

 

[CobraAcesS]

You and Dahrougem need to fight it out to the death. That man loves him some Sven. Havent seen him around here lately because hes prolly buried in snow here in Edmonton lol.

 

[hooverdam]

Come back to me if we lose 3 straight. Then it may be the right time to criticize Bednars roster decisions. Right now, after a 9-0-2 run, we shouldn't do that.

They can still win games while not dressing their best lineup. Teams do it all the time. I want them to win, I would just like for them to play their best players while winning. It makes winning that much more likely.

Top heavy teams should do whatever they can to get scoring from the lower lines. Ghetto has his faults but he at least has the potential to contribute offensively. Bourque is just a whole plate of nothing, served along with two other offensively impotent players in Calvert and Nieto. If all three of them quit hockey tomorrow to go form a traveling circus act, I don't think anyone would notice.

 

[PAZ]

'Ghetto has had a few mediocre games and a few decent games. Bourque is always a steady 'meh'. Neither turns the dial enough for me to be upset about.

Would like to see Kam get more consistent games, but Bednar has giving us no reason to trust his player decisions so i'll give him my blind support for now.

 

[McMetal]

Hate to say it, but Ghetto has not been good lately. He needs to produce and he isn't getting much done.

 

[Foppa Frossa]

Looking forward to having TB4 back in the lineup