GDT: GAME VI: Avalanche @ Rangers - Blueshirt Velvet

[Pokecheque]

Live look at MSG's training room

Jared Bednar's first words to Matt Nieto after last game

Sheldon Dries' reaction to the waiver claim of Marko Dano

COLORADO AVALANCHE

AT

NEW YORK RANGERS

Matinee Showing, 5pm Mountain Time

Location:

Madison Square Garden - New York, NY

Avalanche Lineup

Landeskog - MacKinnon - Rantanen
Compher - Kerfoot - Wilson
Eraserhead - Soderberg - Calvert
Bourque - Kamenev - The Shame of Long Beach

Girard - Johnson
Cole - Barrie
Nemeth - Zadorov

Varlamov/Grubauer

Extras (maybe, this lineup was pre-Dano): Dano, Dries, Barberio


Rangers Lineup

Kreider - Zibanejad - Fast
Chytil - Hayes - Zuccarello
Vesey - Booth - Namestnikov
MOMMY! - Spooner - Lettieri

Skjei - McQuaid
Claesson - Shattenkirk
Staal - Smith

Lundqvist/Georgiev

Extras: The Guy Who Killed Laura Palmer

Things to Watch: Blue Velvet, but not with your kids

Ray Bennett's reaction to PP1's struggles

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[Avsboy]

Must win

 

[Perratrooper]

I’ll have what he’s having @Pokecheque

 

[Makar to MacK]

Does anyone know which goaly we are going with?

 

[McMetal]

Does anyone know which goaly we are going with?

Varly gets the start.

 

[Makar to MacK]

Varly gets the start.

Thanks. I got burned on a daily fantasy so now I'm super paranoid about putting the wrong goal tender as my starter.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

Damn what happened to Rangers rosters? Looks so weird.

 

[dahrougem2]

McQuaid, Claesson, Staal and Smith are 4 of their 6 defensemen, and Kevin Shattenkirk is coming off of major knee surgery.

That might be the slowest defensive corps in all of hockey. Brady Skjei will have his work cut out for him.

 

[AvsWraith]

Please let them play well for more than just the first period. That last game was a huge buzz kill.

 

[22FUTON9]

Huh
I’m not sure if I like the decision of starting Varly. Would have rather gone with Grubauer for this one

 

[The Kingslayer]

Huh
I’m not sure if I like the decision of starting Varly. Would have rather gone with Grubauer for this one

Varly gives us the best chance to win right now. Also hes had two days rest.

 

[dahrougem2]

Varly gives us the best chance to win right now. Also hes had two days rest.

Not so sure about that when factoring in the team.

Grubauer has a 1.75 G.A.A. and .947 SV% with 1 shutout in his career vs NYR in 7 games.
Varlamov has a 3.07 G.A.A and a .901 SV% in his career vs NYR in 9 games.

Given how Varly was especially worked vs Calgary on Saturday, and the team lost, the choice here would seem rather simple to me.

 

[thejamch]

A win for the Avs if we play more than a half of match!

 

[Tommy Shelby]

This is one of those "should wins" againt one of the worst teams this year so far, so naturally I'm concerned because #Avs.

 

[TruePowerSlave]

The Avs speed will cause the Rangers a lot of issues and result in a bunch of quality scoring chances. Lundqvist has to bail them out to get anything out of the game.

 

[tucker3434]

We need to beat a bad rangers team. Winning this type of game in week two is what keeps you from having to play the blues for a playoff spot in the last game of the season.

 

[Makar to MacK]

Yeah this is both a must win and and a should win situation so let's kick into high gear Avs and work a full 60 minutes instead of just 1 period like the last game. I cautiously optimistic though and I am hoping the last game was just a fluke

 

[Babel Salamander]

A David Lynch themed Avs GDT? Holy crap, I never thought I'd see someone else mash together two entirely disparate interests of mine. (The Winkie in my handle is a reference to the diner in Mulholland Drive)

 

[Piestany88]

Better to play Varly tonight having 2 full days rest then again Saturday with 3 days rest . Otherwise Grubaer would be playing 2 times this week or Varly on 1 say rest

 

[ASmileyFace]

Grubs will get his opportunities as the season goes on for sure. On two days rest you have to play your best option, and Varly is it right now.

 

[Ivan13]

We need to win this one, really no excuse for a loss here.

 

[flyfysher]

I profess ignorance. Who is Eraserhead? Jost? What about Dano? What's his nickname? Book 'em?

 

[Anders Cain]

Anyone hear if danos gonna suit up? Id like to see him play

 

[The Mars Volchenkov]

Anyone hear if danos gonna suit up? Id like to see him play

He probably has to deal with immigration moving to a US team so it might be a few days.

 

[Grackle Party]

great GDT!