Post-Game Talk: Game 81 | Avs@Sharks | The Field is Lost....

[Boulder Avalanche]

Berra was unBerrable. I fail to see what the Avs saw when they traded for him. I trust the front office,
Pracey, and Allaire. But holy **** he has **** the bed every time he has played for with us.

 

[JLo217]

He won't get beat out next year at the very least. Aittokallio is really the only guy who could beat him out, and he'll get the starting job in Cleveland rather than sit on the bench as a backup.

My one and only fear going into next year is if something happens to Varly, it'll be exactly what happened with Nashville having to rely on Carter Hutton when Rinne was essentially lost for the year. But we're a long ways from next year. I'm not overly concerned with it.

We need to give Allaire the benefit of the doubt, but holy **** has he got his work cut out for him...

Understatement of the decade. Guy is brutal.

 

[forsbergavs32]

Really hoping Allaire has a good amount of free time this summer...Berra looked horrible on the 5 shots he faced...even an aging Giguere seems like a better option for next year...hope the FO knows what they're doing.

 

[Pokecheque]

Really hoping Allaire has a good amount of free time this summer...Berra looked horrible on the 5 shots he faced...even an aging Giguere seems like a better option for next year...hope the FO knows what they're doing.

Well, he did make that nice glove snag.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Sucks that we lost this game, but we still control our own destiny in the Central.



A win on Sunday, and we win the Central divison.... Yes, that is true. No, this is not real life.

Even a Blues loss in regulation in the afternoon before us and we win the division.

 

[5280]

Roy just basically said if my Aunt had balls she'd be my uncle...love him so much...

Just saw that on replay. What a guy.

 

[RockLobster]

Berra was unBerrable. I fail to see what the Avs saw when they traded for him. I trust the front office,
Pracey, and Allaire. But holy **** he has **** the bed every time he has played for with us.

Aren't we overreacting a little bit here?

He's played exactly 70 minutes of hockey in an Avalanche uniform, that's 1 game and 10 minutes.

 

[ChrisNI]

It's so depressing reading GDT threads, there's several people who are just so pessimistic all the time!

even when we are winning they just complain about how awful the team is!

Unless Nhl.com is wrong it looks like we're tied 1st in the Central and 1 point back from 1st in the west AFTER coming last in the west and 29th out 30 teams last year!!

That's an amazing turn around!!

I would have been happy with this team getting a wild card spot for an improvement but to be where they are is unbelievable!

I guess you can't please everybody though!

 

[AslanRH]

It's so depressing reading GDT threads, there's several people who are just so pessimistic all the time!

even when we are winning they just complain about how awful the team is!

Unless Nhl.com is wrong it looks like we're tied 1st in the Central and 1 point back from 1st in the west AFTER coming last in the west and 29th out 30 teams last year!!

That's an amazing turn around!!

I would have been happy with this team getting a wild card spot for an improvement but to be where they are is unbelievable!

I guess you can't please everybody though!

+100

I used to enjoy the GDTs a bit when the team was awful and everyone kept spirits light by laughing our way through it. The Calgary-Colorado GDT swap was the best during that time.

This year though, no matter what good is happening, it's Holden this, Mitchell that, etc. Now I just check in post game so I can see who the whipping boy is for the night.

 

[The Pwnerer]

Ducks should ease up on us Sunday knowing that one of the Blues Hawks could be gone by the second round.

 

[PepsiCenterMagic]

+100

I used to enjoy the GDTs a bit when the team was awful and everyone kept spirits light by laughing our way through it. The Calgary-Colorado GDT swap was the best during that time.

This year though, no matter what good is happening, it's Holden this, Mitchell that, etc. Now I just check in post game so I can see who the whipping boy is for the night.

I think viewing ourselves as the happy underdogs is what got us here. You are right, everyone needs to keep the perspective, so long as they want to enjoy what is happening.

 

[LazRNN]

The Berra trade looks bad but I'm willing to wait until next season before passing a verdict... things still look 90% bright and sunny for the Avs short term and long term so I'm not inclined to harp on it. Someone in the organization is obviously very high on him, and that person probably knows goalies better than you or I.

 

[hockeyfish]

Got to say, I was mostly pissed to see Havlat get the trick last night. The score sucked, sure. But the hats on the ice pissed me off soo much.

 

[Lonewolfe2015]

Ducks should ease up on us Sunday knowing that one of the Blues Hawks could be gone by the second round.

One of them will be gone by the conference finals too, when it matters for the Ducks.

This will be Selanne's last regulation season game, but it will also be the end of a b2b and potentially a chance to rest some players. Will be curious to see how it plays out.

Especially who the Avs play in net. I'm betting it is Giggy.

 

[Freudian]

Ducks should ease up on us Sunday knowing that one of the Blues Hawks could be gone by the second round.

Hopefully they'll beat Kings today, so it's a meaningless back-to-back game for them on Sunday. Rest everyone. Boudreau as a rover.

 

[LazRNN]

Especially who the Avs play in net. I'm betting it is Giggy.

If the game was insignificant in the standings, I'd love to see Giggy play his final game (if that's his final game) in Anaheim. The only scenario the game would be insignificant is if Anaheim wins (or loses in OT/SO) against the Kings today (clinching the #1 seed for them) and St. Louis loses in regulation against Detroit during their early game Sunday, clinching the Central for the Avs before the game with Anaheim. All other scenarios the Avs would need a win to get themselves the best position, and Roy already said if they need the win, Varly will start.

 

[tigervixxxen]

Roy already said it's Varly, he said it after the game.

 

[Lonewolfe2015]

All other scenarios the Avs would need a win to get themselves the best position, and Roy already said if they need the win, Varly will start.

When did he say this? Must have missed it.

It just seemed like the right thing.

 

[tigervixxxen]

Elliott's been recalled, so let's see if Roy actually plays him.

 

[5280]

Elliott's been recalled, so let's see if Roy actually plays him.

So Barrie's done, then.

 

[Nihiliste]

Elliott's been recalled, so let's see if Roy actually plays him.

**** off.

I hope he can step up and I hope he does well but I hate playing the Sharks. Mueller, Landeskog, now Barrie. Then even when they're not playing physical we're still cursed against them (Dutchy injury).

 

[Tralfamadore]

I wasn't able to watch the game can someone explain to me what happened to Barrie? I also read earlier that Landy was hurt as well. Is he ok?

 

[5280]

I wasn't able to watch the game can someone explain to me what happened to Barrie? I also read earlier that Landy was hurt as well. Is he ok?

I'm still not sure what happened to Landy. He went in the corner and tried to check someone, but he got the worst end of the deal somehow. Ended up laying on the ice. He came back fairly soon, though, so I don't think it was too serious.

 

[LazRNN]

When did he say this? Must have missed it.

It just seemed like the right thing.

It was one the post game interviews... after Vancouver I think... and I suppose he would have confirmed it yesterday...

Post game interviews and radio highlights are archived here:

http://altitudesports.typepad.com/avalanche_podcasts/

 

[hockeyfish]

I wasn't able to watch the game can someone explain to me what happened to Barrie? I also read earlier that Landy was hurt as well. Is he ok?

Skated into the zone with his head down. Got clocked pretty hard.