GDT: Game 55: Senators @ Avalanche (Government Edition)

[TanguaySauce]

After a thorough beatdown last week, the Senators from Ottawa visit Denver to take on the Representatives of the Colorado Avalanche hockey team. Will the Senators veto the current Avalanche 4 game winning streak? Or will the Avalanche whip the Senators into allowing all of their goals to pass through without any opposition?

-- COL Lines --
Burakovsky - MacKinnon - Rantanen
Calvert - Jost - Nichushkin
Landeskog - Compher - Donskoi
Kamenev - Bellemare - Nieto

Graves - Makar
Girard - Johnson
Cole - Zadorov

Grubauer
Francouz

-- OTT Lines --
Tkachuk - Future 3C - Brown
Namestnikov - Tierney - Duclair
Ennis - White - Batherson
Paul - Anisimov - Boedker

Chabot - DeMelo
Reilly - Zaitsev
Hainsey - Goloubef

Hogberg
Anderson

All Hail President Kroenke (R), Vice President Sakic (R) and Speaker Bednar (R)

Representatives Makar (D-CAN) and Landeskog (D-SWE) arrive to the venue

Represenative MacKinnon (D-CAN) speaking on how to defeat Senator-backed motions

Senator Pageau (R-CAN) mulling over whether a switch to Denver is in his best interests

Senate Leader Pierre Dorion wondering how he can stave off impeachment for one more day

#DoItForNaz
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[the_fan]

Is that a real second line?

 

[FromChaos22]

Who gets more PP time w/ Kadri out?

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Who gets more PP time w/ Kadri out?

Nuke or JTC

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Who gets more PP time w/ Kadri out?

The sucky thing tho, is without Kads out there to win the FO, they're back to the last couple years model of losing the FO 90% of the time and chasing the puck and trying to get into the zone for the first :45 - 1:00+ of the PP before getting set up.

 

[TanguaySauce]

Is that a real second line?

Sadly, I think it might be. Kadri expected out "weeks, not days"

 

[Lastwind]

Haha love the theme.
If Dorion was our Senate leader, i’d be moving to Denver with JGP on the next flight.

 

[Ararana]

Kadri out the same day JGP is in town

 

[Muffin]

Our best option is to move Compher to 2C and have Kamenev at 3C.
Landeskog-MacKinnon-Rantanen
Nuke-Compher-Burakovsky
Jost-Kamenev-Donskoi
Nieto-Bellemare-Calvert

 

[TheForsbergShow]

Put Jost next to Mack and try and make him look good for Dorion, or better yet just have Mack put on Josts jersey during intermission and let him play a few shifts to bump up his value.

 

[MonsterMack]

It won't happen, but Jost needs to step up

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[Ararana]

At least we don't have the toughest schedule over the next three weeks without Kadri:

OTT, WSH, LA, TBL, NYI, @ ANA, @ LA, BUFF, @ CAR, @ NSH, @ DET

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[MackAttack26]

Excited to see Kamenev for the first time. Forgot he existed for a minute there.

Hopefully another strong game from the Avs followed by Pageau being left in town. That 2nd line without Kadri/Bura off it looks a lot less dangerous.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[TanguaySauce]

So essentially, Compher, Donskoi, and Landy stick together which I think is great news.

 

[Balthazar]

Excited to see Kamenev for the first time. Forgot he existed for a minute there.

Hopefully another strong game from the Avs followed by Pageau being left in town. That 2nd line without Kadri/Bura off it looks a lot less dangerous.

Kamenev this year hasn't been impactful but hasn't been horrible either. I thought he was OK in his limited role.

 

[Balthazar]

Bednar finally realized that Landy was an anchor on the 1st line. I think he can really help the 3rd line though so it's a win-win. I hope it stays like this.

 

[CobraAcesS]

Kamenev this year hasn't been impactful but hasn't been horrible either. I thought he was OK in his limited role.

Have we ever seen Kam play with skilled linemates?

I'm a little surprised they haven't tried it. For all of the talk about appropriate roles and opportunities neither Greer or Kam have gotten a sniff at being given a chance at anything other than grinder or bottom six roles. Despite both having had near or at PPG AHL seasons.

Not that big of a complaint, but its interesting.

 

[Balthazar]

Have we ever seen Kam play with skilled linemates?

No? He's the 13th forward so he isn't going to get ice time with skilled guys.

 

[CobraAcesS]

No? He's the 13th forward so he isn't going to get ice time with skilled guys.

I expanded a little. Hes more of a skilled player in my eyes than a bottom six type. They've given young players those opportunities plenty of times.

 

[forsbergavs32]

Surprised to see Nuke not on the top unit. Seemed to be working there

and figures I get to finally watch a game and we’re now missing a key piece to the lineup

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Who gets more PP time w/ Kadri out?

It should be Nuke.


I'd plant Nuke and Gabe right in front of the net while Cale, Nate, and Mikko just fire bombs from everywhere.

 

[RockyMtnRedhawk]

Kamenev this year hasn't been impactful but hasn't been horrible either. I thought he was OK in his limited role.

I thought he struggled earlier in the year, but he was really good when Donskoi was out for a few weeks.