Spleenless Wonder21
Done like dinner
Had a wedding last night, so I didn’t get to see the game. Checked the score, & couldn’t comprehend if the Avs were actually winning, or I was drunk...
Not sure I agree with him though, I know it sucks since we're the team who's had the most overturn goals in the league. However, the first one was goaler interference as Greer pushed/cross-checked the Stars player into Khudobin. The second one was tricky, but Soderberg kept backing himself into Khudobin to the point that Yeti's left skate just did not allow Anton the ability to make a save. Backing yourself into the goaler and then scoring is way different compared to either getting pushed from an opposing player into the goaler or scoring and then running into the goaler.Jared Bednar: "I don't know what goalie interference is anymore"
Not sure I agree with him though, I know it sucks since we're the team who's had the most overturn goals in the league. However, the first one was goaler interference as Greer pushed/cross-checked the Stars player into Khudobin. The second one was tricky, but Soderberg kept backing himself into Khudobin to the point that Yeti's left skate just did not allow Anton the ability to make a save. Backing yourself into the goaler and then scoring is way different compared to either getting pushed from an opposing player into the goaler or scoring and then running into the goaler.
Man Coach is pissing me off. How could he possibly think that Dries is a legitimate option. At least with Greer there is talant and the ability to grow where with Dries I think we have seen about all we are gonna get out of him. Just my opinion and I'm sure Coach will forget more about hockey then I'll ever know but what the heck is he thinking?Dries recalled and Greer sent down?
Dries recalled and Greer sent down?
Yah because bork is freakin Guy Carboneau on the PK or something. NO idea why the love affair between those two. Bork sucks and shouldnt be an every day player in this league. Greer had a solid game imo and deserved more of a look. f*** I already miss Kamenev.It's on the AHL transactions page so it looks like it. Alt also sent down so maybe Barberio is healthy.
The Greer-Wilson-Bourque line has been getting buried in the defensive zone the last two games and have been almost unplayable. They need an actual center for that line so that's where Dries makes sense. Ideally, Greer would stay and Bourque would sit but we know Bednar trusts Bourque, especially on the PK.
Not even close. Karl Stollery. Remember that guy hahaDries is the most random, useless player experiment I've seen a team undertake in a while. It's like keeping a potato in a shoebox for a few months just to see what grows on it. I don't get it.
He badly wanted another goal. He was in forget Blake Comeau mode tonight and that's a mode I approve of.
Dries recalled and Greer sent down?
Dries is the most random, useless player experiment I've seen a team undertake in a while. It's like keeping a potato in a shoebox for a few months just to see what grows on it. I don't get it.
He's too softFun fact, Girard has not committed a penalty yet this season. He has also drawn 8 so far.
Must not be ready yet, or they'd have just sent Greer down and not recalled anyone.What’s Kerfoot’s status?
Must not be ready yet, or they'd have just sent Greer down and not recalled anyone.
Kelly Fairchild hahaha. You just had to lol. Remember Jordan Krestanovich?Geez, man, I get he's not exactly an impact player but I don't think he's Marko Dano or Kelly Fairchild either.
Much as I have blistered Jared Bednar and the Avs as a whole for their use/misuse of Greer this season, this is the right call IMO. That 4th line of Greer-Wilson-Bourque wasn't getting the job done, which is odd because the 4th line of Bourque-Wilson-Compher was dynamite for the Avs in the postseason (though I guess I kinda just answered my own question there). If you're gonna blame someone for the situation, blame Wilson, who is not only failing to provide adequate scoring, he's failing to provide adequate utility. I just don't know what to make of that guy anymore. He shows sparks of brilliance and then disappears for vast stretches. I can only hope he's gone before the deadline or this offseason. As AJ said, it wasn't doing Greer any good toiling on that line with those two guys. At least in Dries you have an actual center who should do just fine on the 4th line with limited minutes. Also, he may not be big but he's more than willing to get into high traffic areas and in the slot to score the occasional greasy goal. And if ever there was a guy who shot the damn thing every chance he got, even if it's not much of a shot at all, it's Dries. I don't really get the hate, dude's been much better than advertised, and he's been the kind of guy they really need to fill that "tweener" role.
This has answered one question for sure. If they're ever going to give AJ Greer a legit shot they can't just plunk him on the 4th line and hope he does something to earn more ice time. They have to actually make room on the roster for him. And that doesn't mean just waiving a career plug like Bourque, that means dealing someone higher in the lineup like Wilson or Andrighetto. I can see why, right now, they probably don't want to do that, but I think in time they should look into it, or go the other route, and allow Greer to move on somewhere else.
Kelly Fairchild hahaha. You just had to lol. Remember Jordan Krestanovich?