GDT: Game 36: Coyotes @ Avalanche | Sunday, Dec. 27th, 6PM MT | Bounce Back!

[Tweaky]

After the last rather disappointing game, the Avs need to get...

Back in the Saddle Again

Colorado Avalanche (17-17-1, 35pts, +2GD)
Forwards

Landeskog | Mitchell | Duchene Martinsen | Soderberg | Comeau Tanguay | MacKinnon | Iginla McLeod | Grigorenko | Skille

Defense

Beauchemin | Johnson Holden | Barrie Gormley | Redmond

Goalies

Varlamov | Pickard

Arizona Coyotes (16-15-3, 35pts, -15GD)
Forwards

Doan | Chipchura | Richardson Boedker | Reider | Vermette Martinek | Gordon | Downie Duclair | Domi | Tikonov

Defense

Murphy | OEL Grossman | Stone Dahlbeck | Elliot

Goalies

Lindback | Domingue

Referees/Linesmen

Abbott | Costello Laurel | Hardy

Obligatory link any time I hear Arizona:


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Apologies for the basic nature of this one. I had an idea for using pics of player cards, but someone beat me to it. I am currently in the process of hunting down rookie cards of everyone expected to be in the next game I am signed up to do, so hopefully that works out. Otherwise I will try my hand at another idea...I have a few games to do this year, and one or more was going to end up pretty bland anyway.

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[Reptoid]

Go Avs! Time to start a new streak!

 

[Nzap]

Those 71 losses look really bad.
Hoping to remedy that in the near future.

 

[Tweaky]

Those 71 losses look really bad.
Hoping to remedy that in the near future.

Didn't you know this was game 90 of a 205 game season?

 

[tigervixxxen]

Duclair and Domi are on their 4th line?

 

[forsbergavs32]

So bets on who Bifkaka lays out first?

I vote Chipchura

 

[freeboy]

So bets on who Bifkaka lays out first?

I vote Chipchura

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Downie downie downie

Seriously is there even any question.. then a fight after as Downie goes into mad mode...

 

[FALAPARK17]

Wow... what's the deal with Mackinnon being on the 3rd line?

 

[freeboy]

what can I bet... I will wash your car you wash mine? lol
It is hard with so little vcash and real as well

 

[freeboy]

Wow... what's the deal with Mackinnon being on the 3rd line?

He has been having a rough time and Roy is going to shake things up a bit

 

[tigervixxxen]

So bets on who Bifkaka lays out first?

I vote Chipchura

I'll go Duclair for the MartySmash

Wow... what's the deal with Mackinnon being on the 3rd line?

Well we have two third lines so it's all a matter of interpretation

 

[captaincheese]

Johnny Malkin on the 1st line? Nice!

 

[Ararana]

I'm ok with the MacKinnon shakeup as long as it's not long term. Roy did what he had to do to get Dechene going, now let's get Mack going. I do wish they'd put him back with Grigs though.

 

[UncleRisto]

Duclair and Domi are on their 4th line?

Well, I mean look at that "first" line.

 

[Sea Eagles]

John Mitchell on our top line. Sigh.

 

[ASmileyFace]

I expect a slow first period but us to really ramp up the pressure as the game goes on and we get our legs back under us.

4-2 Avs.

 

[avsfan09]

I don't have a problem with breaking the lines up but Johnny Malkin should never be in charge of puck distribution especially if hes playing top six.

 

[StLAvsFan]

The Avs need a win here to keep the forward momentum going. That last Toronto game was dreadful, so it's important to immediately begin the post-Xmas break schedule with a solid effort on home ice & 2 pts. in the standings. This is the kind of game where the Avs don't have the luxury of being sloppy & sluggish and playing down to a weaker opponents level. Anything less than a regulation win here is unacceptable in my book.

 

[Avsboy]

I see Landeskog and Duchene have been promoted onto the Mitchell line. Good for them, they've earned it.

 

[Tweaky]

Don't hold me to the lines, I checked the Arizona board for the last games lineups, but that GDT did not have them. So I went by LWL's lines by ice time...those were the 4 top combos at even strength.

 

[tigervixxxen]

Don't hold me to the lines, I checked the Arizona board for the last games lineups, but that GDT did not have them. So I went by LWL's lines by ice time...those were the 4 top combos at even strength.

No prob, I use the thread on the main board. It's tough enough to know our own team's lineup.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

Are these the actual lines for the avs? If Roy's going to break the 9 line he should put duchene back on centre.

He also fell into the trap of using Malkin in the top 6.

 

[Tweaky]

I just swapped MacK and Mitchell...Duchene will probably be the actual center.

 

[agentblack]

lol whatever Patrick.

 

[Hesher]

Not sure how I feel about Malkin on the top line.

It's probably going to be an ugly game, my prediction is 3-2 Avs.