GDT: R2G2 - Aves @ Stares - 7:30 MT - 🐝 there or 🐝 🔳

[cccoltsicehockey]

Rants looked much better than mack, he was at least cycling and making some plays. Mack on the other hand looks slower, and the second he loses the puck just sulks and floats to the bench

Might have been Rants best game in the playoffs

 

[dahrougem2]

Outside of maybe one game he's having very good playoffs.

All these people who thought he couldn't play in the playoffs are pretty quiet!

He's proving us wrong - thankfully.

So strange. I know the point totals are gaudy thus far but the Avs best players to-date have not been their usual best players.

 

[The Shermanator]

Tough loss because let's remember the Stars really only need to get to 3 wins because DeBoer is automatic in game 7. Gotta win 3 of the next 4.

 

[Perratrooper]

Outside of maybe one game he's having very good playoffs.

All these people who thought he couldn't play in the playoffs are pretty quiet!

Agreed, he’s probably been the player I’ve been the most impressed with particularly given the expectations going in.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[22FUTON9]

I’m not sure if anyone mentioned this but Walker was f***ing terrible this game

 

[The Merchant]

Still took home ice. Hopefully MacK decides to give a f*** next time.

 

[22FUTON9]

Might have been Rants best game in the playoffs

Yeah I’m not getting the rantanen hate. I thought he had a pretty solid game as well

 

[Gruyeriev]

Still took home ice. Hopefully MacK decides to give a f*** next time.

Mack has been better on home ice all year.

 

[the_fan]

Have we scored the 1st goal of the game all season this year?

 

[RECKLESS]

I'll take some of the blame here.

Had forgotten to charge my headphones and had to watch 1st & 2nd on super low volume not to wake the wife & daughter.

Was able to crank it up in the third when they woke up and suddenly the boys woke up too.

Won't happen ever again.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

As expected, Bednar not happy with the effort and the penalties. Doesn't like the Benn hit on Toews. Doesn't understand why it wasn't at least a 2 minute penalty.

Have we scored the 1st goal of the game all season this year?

Pretty sure they scored the first goal vs Winnipeg in 3 of the 5 games.

 

[Balthazar]

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Bednar didn't like the top line. Said they need to go to work. Said they got frustrated way to quick and often.

 

[the_fan]

Pretty sure they scored the first goal vs Winnipeg in 3 of the 5 games.

 

[twostroke2023]

Honestly beating the trap isn’t hard. Show up to the game, play hard and strike first. The trap begins to fall apart if you have a lead and are relentless on the forecheck/sound in your own zone. Show up to the game on time and frustrate them as much after you score.

 

[ANewHope]

Yeah I’m not getting the rantanen hate. I thought he had a pretty solid game as well

I don't think Rants was bad either. Wasn't great but had a few really nice plays. It was MacKinnon by far who looked the worst. Makar was up and down.

Avs just seem to turtle whenever they can't impose how they want to play and it leads to a bunch of dumb penalties/mistakes. If they could just survive those stretches and only give up a goal or two they'd be fine. They're not going to be able to make Dallas skate with them the entire game. Whenever they can they can't be trailing 2+ goals.

 

[dahrougem2]

Honestly beating the trap isn’t hard. Show up to the game, play hard and strike first. The trap begins to fall apart if you have a lead and are relentless on the forecheck/sound in your own zone. Show up to the game on time and frustrate them as much after you score.

Yep, and the Avs in both games have started incredibly poorly. Only difference in this game is Dallas got that 4th goal and it was lights out.

 

[LOFIN]

1-1 after two tight games is a pretty good position to head home to Denver TBH. Take the good effort from the third and build on it.

And someone tell MacKinnon to eat more chickpea pasta instead pizza, maybe that pisses him off.

 

[John Mandalorian]

Outside of maybe one game he's having very good playoffs.

All these people who thought he couldn't play in the playoffs are pretty quiet!

Solidarity brother! ️

 

[twostroke2023]

Yep, and the Avs in both games have started incredibly poorly. Only difference in this game is Dallas got that 4th goal and it was lights out.

Yep 100%. Dallas really doesn’t even execute it particularly well. If the Avs can manage to score first vs Dallas, they end up in a significantly better position. This is a completely winnable series, but the Avs can’t keep falling behind by 3. They need to get up one or two in a game here lol.

 

[RockLobster]

So we have the best road team in the NHL coming to take on the best home team in the NHL…

 

[forsbergavs32]

They just need to learn from this and not make all the bad mistakes they made. It sucks the way they played through 40 minutes, but they were never going to go 16-1 through the playoffs. They need to get back to using their speed to beat the trap like the did in the 2nd and 3rd last game and the 3rd tonight. I'm sure the top guys know they were bad tonight and they'll likely be better Saturday. Not going to give them too hard of a time because shit happens and they can battle through the adversity. I'll be worried if they lay another stinker next game.

 

[the_fan]

At least we’re not the Canes who are supposed to be winning the cup for the last 400 years and they keep getting swept in the 2nd round

 

[expatriatedtexan]

They just need to learn from this and not make all the bad mistakes they made. It sucks the way they played through 40 minutes, but they were never going to go 16-1 through the playoffs. They need to get back to using their speed to beat the trap like the did in the 2nd and 3rd last game and the 3rd tonight. I'm sure the top guys know they were bad tonight and they'll likely be better Saturday. Not going to give them too hard of a time because shit happens and they can battle through the adversity. I'll be worried if they lay another stinker next game.

It will be interesting to see what matchup Bednar prefers now that he gets last change.