GDT: Game 38: Avs @ Golden Knights | 8 PM MT | December 27, 2018 | Operation: Knightfall

[Pokecheque]

That sucks. He’s a good dude and I want him to succeed but he just hasn’t showed much outside of that ~4 game stretch post concussion.

I've pretty much made up my mind on the guy, sad to say because I too think he's a good dude.

 

[The Abusement Park]

I've pretty much made up my mind on the guy, sad to say because I too think he's a good dude.

I’m still holding out hope that he’ll turn it around. But this is probably how my mom felt every time I said I’d start doing better in school. Lol

 

[cgf]

I wish we could trade for the tarasenko of 3 years ago, but it might be tricky

I’d settle for next year’s Tara

 

[AvsFan29]

I’d settle for next year’s Tara

I like panarin a lot more. Tarasenko is obviously crazy skilled, but the price would be too steep.

 

[cgf]

I like panarin a lot more. Tarasenko is obviously crazy skilled, but the price would be too steep.

Panarin won’t sign with us though. Even if we traded for one of his bffs first, like I suggested, them recruiting him would be a long shot.

 

[AvsFan29]

Panarin won’t sign with us though. Even if we traded for one of his bffs first, like I suggested, them recruiting him would be a long shot.

Yeah I know. He's already looking at apartments in New York lol I dunno who Colorado can trade for while keeping their picks.

We're just going to have to suck it up and hope the team plays better. I don't see sakic deviating from the plan. Not by much anyways.

 

[Piestany88]

Avs continue to make the same mistakes game in and game out. I don't think I'm still a Bednar fan.

Same here , just think if we had a real coach like Hithcock or Trotz

 

[SaltySkywalker]

Right there with ya. I’ve watched most games when not traveling for work. The last three I’ve watched muted.

After going to some Sharks games I think I could jump on that band wagon.

You're a disgrace. We are still in a playoff spot. I can't figure out for the life of me how fans can can just swap like that.

 

[The Abusement Park]

Right there with ya. I’ve watched most games when not traveling for work. The last three I’ve watched muted.

After going to some Sharks games I think I could jump on that band wagon.

See ya.

 

[AvsCOL]

Without the top line dominating a game, this team has absolutely zero chance, and if I hear someone argue it again I'm just going to laugh. This team does NOT have a 2nd line at this point, and it's becoming increasingly obvious that we don't have a solution to that on the roster.

 

[Foppberg]

Right there with ya. I’ve watched most games when not traveling for work. The last three I’ve watched muted.

After going to some Sharks games I think I could jump on that band wagon.

Die

 

[Ararana]

Die

Can I setup an auto-like on every Foppberg post?

 

[SaltySkywalker]

It's funny how specific posters tend to come out of nowhere and flare up with there incessant, arrogant opinions that seem to oppose those of long time, veteran posters. All I can do is smh.

 

[Balthazar]

And this is based on what?

Look at the last big names traded and you will not see one player that returned anything as valuable as a top 5 pick, not one. EK, ROR and McDonagh were all traded for much less.

Stone is a pending UFA. Ottawa has no leverage as teams know that they pretty much have to trade him no matter what, unless he wants to stay in Ottawa.

You are overrating his value.

Teams that trade for big names usually don't own a top 5 pick. Derek f***ing Stepan returned the 8th overall pick a year ago.

 

[Pokecheque]

I suppose the good news is that the goaltending has stabilized somewhat. Now they gotta fix whatever the hell has gone wrong with the offense.

 

[Balthazar]

lol

In those games where Grubauer has started the Avs have scored 3,93 goals per game and Grubauer has let in 3,07 goals per game in those starts.

I checked after the game againts Blackhawks where opponents who Gruabuer had faced to that date were in the standings. Washington was the only team in top ten in the league at that point. Excluding the Washington Grubauer had faced teams that averaged when summed up at 21st in the standings. He hasn't faced tough match ups and has posted crappy stat lines besides win loss record which is also getting worse by now after every start Grubauer gets.

That's such BS I don't even know where to start.

Offensive support? In his last 3 starts we scored 2 goals (MTL), 1 goal (CHI) and 1 goal (VGK).

Bad stats? In those 3 games his sv% has been .972, .929, .923. League average is .909.

 

[Vaslof]

Teams that trade for big names usually don't own a top 5 pick. Derek ****ing Stepan returned the 8th overall pick a year ago.

Stepan and Raanta.

 

[Vaslof]

Also Stepan for a top-5 pick would be terrible value for the team that loses the pick, so not a great example to support your case.

 

[UncleRisto]

 

[Balthazar]

Also Stepan for a top-5 pick would be terrible value for the team that loses the pick, so not a great example to support your case.

I'm not supporting anything but the value of picks is super overrated on HF. Would you rather have Mark Stone or recent top 5 picks Jesse Puljurjarvi, Dylan Strome, Michael Dal Colle and Olli Juolevi?

 

[henchman21]

I'm not supporting anything but the value of picks is super overrated on HF. Would you rather have Mark Stone or recent top 5 picks Jesse Puljurjarvi, Dylan Strome, Michael Dal Colle and Olli Juolevi?

Can't be stated enough... especially when you get into the late 1st and beyond. I really understand not giving up top 5-10 picks... but 20-25-45-60? Those picks are incredibly overvalued around here.

 

[chet1926]

That's such BS I don't even know where to start.

Offensive support? In his last 3 starts we scored 2 goals (MTL), 1 goal (CHI) and 1 goal (VGK).

Bad stats? In those 3 games his sv% has been .972, .929, .923. League average is .909.

Love how you conveniently left out the Arizona game where he was torched for 4 goals on 15 shots and a killer .750 sv%.

Plus I feel like people are referring to his goal support throughout the year, which is near the top of the league. Not just the last few games where the offense has died.

 

[Balthazar]

Love how you conveniently left out the Arizona game where he was torched for 4 goals on 15 shots and a killer .750 sv%.
.

Who started that game?

 

[chet1926]

Who started that game?

Grubauer

 

[Vaslof]

I'm not supporting anything but the value of picks is super overrated on HF. Would you rather have Mark Stone or recent top 5 picks Jesse Puljurjarvi, Dylan Strome, Michael Dal Colle and Olli Juolevi?

Obviously you can't build through drafting if you are bad at drafting. Would you trade Dahlin for Stone? or Heiskanen? or Matthews or Laine? What about Rantanen? Wasn't even a Top-5 pick. You are assuming the worst case scenario of picking a bust in top-5 and ignoring all the fantastic players that you can pretty much only realistically acquire via drafting. A high draft pick is extremely valuable imo. I would never advocate giving one up for a rental.