GDT: Game 4: Coyotes @ Avalanche: Still Too Soon to Tell; Saturday 7 PM MST (or 9am Sunday GMT+8)

[wayninja]

Don't all the bands you listen to have at least one suicidal victim in it?

Don't worry Ninja, allow me to educate you with some more prime music. I truly believe this stuff belongs in the Library of Congress.

I mean... It's not without merit.

 

[BrickNHL]

Love Soderberg

 

[AvsMakar08]

Don't all the bands you listen to have at least one suicidal victim in it?

Don't worry Ninja, allow me to educate you with some more prime music. I truly believe this stuff belongs in the Library of Congress.

You have anything techno or trance like style

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Lines with JTC back in and presumably Nuke out?

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Burakovsky - Kadri - Donskoi
Jost - JTC - Wilson
Nieto - Bellemare - Calvert

 

[Avsboy]

Lines with JTC back in and presumably Nuke out?

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Burakovsky - Kadri - Donskoi
Jost - JTC - Wilson
Nieto - Bellemare - Calvert

I think Jost centers the 3rd line

 

[wayninja]

You have anything techno or trance like style

go wit dis

 

[missionAvs]

Lines with JTC back in and presumably Nuke out?

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Burakovsky - Kadri - Donskoi
Jost - JTC - Wilson
Nieto - Bellemare - Calvert

Like the lineup but I really wish they would keep Nuke over LBN.

 

[missionAvs]

Btw, Phil Kessel + freshly traded Soda + Richardson = at least 10 goals against. Looks like we'll need to score at least 11.

 

[FreshFitted67]

I kinda wanna see Compher - Kadri- Donskoi and see if that gets them going

 

[Balthazar]

I kinda wanna see Compher - Kadri- Donskoi and see if that gets Kadri going

FTFY. The other 2 are fine.

 

[TruePowerSlave]

What an ugly looking roster from Arizona, they have been rebuilding for almost the whole decade to ice that mess.

 

[Balthazar]

What an ugly looking roster from Arizona, they have been rebuilding for almost the whole decade to ice that mess.

That franchise is cursed.

 

[SniperHF]

Richardson is still playing. He's had quite the career.

Not only is he still playing, he recovered from an extremely nasty broken leg and perhaps had his best season last year. Led the charge with Grabner for our #1 ranked PK and scored 19.

Even when he was a King (spits) I liked him.

 

[Tweaky]

Actually, I was just wondering if "PGT" stood for Pre-Game Talk or Post-Game Talk, since it's apparently it's a little tricky for some of our posters here to decipher the difference.

I originally had it as PGT/GDT/PGT but thought it would be too confusing

 

[MarkT]

I'm really looking forward to this game. Arizona has a deep team but are severely lacking in top end talent. Should make for a fun game with some back and forth, but one which the Avs can earn a victory if they can match the Coyotes work ethic. If both teams work hard, the Avs' talent should win out. Plus we have to account for Carl's inevitable goal, so it's basically already 1-0 Arizona.

 

[Foppberg]

Hopefully I'll finally get to see my first Avs game of the season. Looking forward to seeing Kads and Donkey

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

Watching this one from Maui, it’s nice having afternoon games with Mai Tais on the beach, tell you what

How do you like the place otherwise?

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

I originally had it as PGT/GDT/PGT but thought it would be too confusing

I can certainly see how that would confuse the members of HF Avs yup.

 

[Cousin Eddie]

Actually, I was just wondering if "PGT" stood for Pre-Game Talk or Post-Game Talk, since it's apparently it's a little tricky for some of our posters here to decipher the difference.

I originally had it as PGT/GDT/PGT but thought it would be too confusing

 

[AvsMakar08]

This is going to be an easy home game win. Must win.

 

[CB Joe]

I might be the only one in favor of splitting up the big line but I'd like someone to play with Kadri. Even in the Avs just blend the lines for a few games I'd like to see who else has chemistry.

Landeskog - MacKinnon - Donskoi
Wilson - Kadri - Rantanen
Burakovsky - Jost - Compher
Calvert - Bellemare - Neito/Nuke

or

Donskoi - MacKinnon - Rantanen
Landeskog - Kadri - Compher
Burakovsky - Jost - Wilson
Calvert - Bellemare - Neito/Nuke

 

[Cousin Eddie]

I might be the only one in favor of splitting up the big line but I'd like someone to play with Kadri. Even in the Avs just blend the lines for a few games I'd like to see who else has chemistry.

Landeskog - MacKinnon - Donskoi
Wilson - Kadri - Rantanen
Burakovsky - Jost - Compher
Calvert - Bellemare - Neito/Nuke

or

Donskoi - MacKinnon - Rantanen
Landeskog - Kadri - Compher
Burakovsky - Jost - Wilson
Calvert - Bellemare - Neito/Nuke

I’d like Kadri to get some help too but we’re 3-0. Don’t toy with it until you have to.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

I wouldnt hate it either. Top line hasn't had that same magic at 5on5 so far this year I've thought.


Maybe split them up and force teams to try and line match two strong lines instead of one.

 

[CB Joe]

I’d like Kadri to get some help too but we’re 3-0. Don’t toy with it until you have to.

Kadri is struggling out there and it has nothing to do with his play, he's been great. To me it's worth taking the risk. Just imagine this team with two reliable scoring lines. Matching Kadri with one of Landeskog or Rantanen and playing them against a team's second defensive pair is tempting.

 

[MarkT]

MacKinnon especially looks out of sync right now. I wouldn't be opposed to giving him a new linemate to force him to simplify things. Rantanen or Landeskog might be able to create some magic with Kadri too.

By the way, research on change shows the best time to make changes is actually when things are going well, not after they've already gone wrong.