GDT: Game LXV: Flyers @ Avs **Know Your Fin(n)s Edition!** 9pm (ET) / 7pm (MT)

[forsbergavs32]

Well, Bednar at least figured it the f*** out when it comes to the forwards for tonight.

Defensemen, however, he still f***ed up. In a 6-3 win and a 5-2 game after 40, Cale Makar played 25:31 and Devon Toews played 27:11!

Meanwhile:

Erik Johnson: 18:27
Josh Manson: 16:25
Jack Johnson: 16:21
Kurtis MacDermid: 14:02

I know MacDermid isn't the greatest but the other three can absolutely take some shifts from Makar and Toews. Just no sense running these guys into the ground night after night after night in the regular f***ing season.

I wonder if that’s a record for TOI for MacDermid. Dude has been good since he’s poor start to the year. I may actually prefer him on defense than at forward.

But yeah, Bednar needs to cut on down on the ice time for Toews and Makar. No reason to not have EJ and Manson playing more in a 5-2 game going into the 3rd.

 

[The Kingslayer]

Gonna be interesting next few games

I think they can go 4-1 in the next 5. I really really want them to win in Minny and Calgary.

 

[the_fan]

Gonna be interesting next few games

That's 6 losses

 

[BobRossColton]

Josi has 40 pim, Makar has 14pim. Rather impressive.

 

[dahrougem2]

I really love Nico Sturm, he also provides zero offense like Tyson Jost but at least he does everything else really well unlike Tyson

I feel like points are going to start coming for him. He makes too many good, smart plays every game for them not to come, especially in the offensive zone.

 

[Spleenless Wonder21]

That's 6 losses

5 games = 6 losses…

 

[expatriatedtexan]

I think they can go 4-1 in the next 5. I really really want them to win in Minny and Calgary.

Really, the best possible thing to do is to just go absolutely curb-stomp 'em all.

 

[The Merchant]

 

[the_fan]

5 games = 6 losses…
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It's 5 games, but they play the Pens twice which=6?

 

[Metallo]

Josi is one letter removed from being Jost. Let that sink in.

 

[Spleenless Wonder21]

It's 5 games, but they play the Pens twice which=6?
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Pens in 1?

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

He's grinding Toews into dust before the playoffs just like he did last year.

Toews is fine.

No one should’ve expected him to maintain his scoring pace.

 

[the_fan]

Pens in 1?
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Pens might be able to take 3 out of 2..

 

[JoeSakic13]

Rewatching the highlights I still can’t believe that additional call against Kadri. The league is really reaching to make him out to be the villain this year.

 

[S E P H]

Watched the game until the third period. I thought Manson was night and day better compared to the previous two games. I didn't like Makar today defensively and Francouz is amazing goaler but the goals he lets in gives me the "what, really dude?" reactions lol. Kadri was brilliant and Rantanen was actually passable.

 

[S E P H]

East coast of Australia mate (northern beaches)
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I have some brethren that live in Gold Coast, they also spend a lot of time doing real estate in Singapore.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Watched the full game but didn't pay super close attention... JTC played one of his best games of the season.

Actual depth scoring showing up was quite nice. Really think when we get healthy, the depth is going to look so much better as well. Lehkonen will change the bottom 6 a bunch.



MacDermid almost 15 minutes of ice time, he's come a long way with this team from where he was game 1 of the season. I still wouldn't trust him against a dangerous playoff team on Defense though. That said, I hope we re-sign him. He's obviously a great locker room guy, and that versatility to be both a 13th forward and a 7th Dman on any given night is a creative way to generate additional cap space by only needing a 22 man roster.

 

[Pokecheque]

FINALLY, am inspired effort from JTC.

Pretty easy win, Bednar rightfully pointed out that while Makar looked great offensively, he had two pretty bad defensive lapses. It happens. Also pointed out that Frankie made some big stops to keep the Avs in the game but the goals he did give up were kinda soft. First one was probably the worst.

Anyway this was total domination from beginning to end, Flyers looked like a team just wanting to get the season over with. The Avs kinda did too, and I can’t blame them.

 

[Pokecheque]

Philadelphia Flyers @ Colorado Avalanche, 2022-03-25

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Yeah, total domination. Not one single Avs player in negative or break-even metrics. Provorov the only Flyer to hit 50%.

I mean, the Flyers are essentially a skeleton crew at this point, lots of AHL scrubs on the roster, Konecny was hurt, and they played the night before. Good win for the Avs but ya damn well better win a game like this.

All that said, every time I see Rasmus Ristolainen play I swear he finds a new way to impress me with insanely terrible defense. I’m pretty sure he did more aimless wandering in his own zone tonight than Burakovsky has done the last ten games put together. I can’t believe Chuck Fletcher has been given the green light to run another franchise into perpetual mediocrity, but here we are. Except I think it’ll be way worse than his underwhelming stint in Minnesota.

 

[Freudian]

There were some defensive breakdowns but Avs poured it on all game. Even lines 3-4 had some prolonged shifts of possession in the offensive zone.

 

[Pokecheque]

Oh and kudos to Bednar for recognizing quickly that NAK had a little more jump in this game, for obvious reasons, and promoting him as a result. That seemed to help LOC as well since it bumped him down a line.

 

[Bowe Byrum]

I have some brethren that live in Gold Coast, they also spend a lot of time doing real estate in Singapore.

Cool, my sister lives in the Byron Bay area. Hope to visit someday soon

 

[The Merchant]

 

[Hennessy]

I only caught the end of the first and most of the 2nd, but I was there for the birthday goal, so I'm good.
Fell asleep at 5-1. Think I made the right choice.

 

[Bensch88]

No Makar hatty makes this an easy loss. BS game. Pathetic effort. We're getting swept round one.

Knights in 2