GDT: R4G6 - Avs @ Lightning - For Great Victory - 6PM

[The Merchant]

Jon Cooper in his press conference this morning: ''I'm confident for tonight's game, this series is not over.''

I've been trying to avoid spouting any negativity considering THE AVS JUST WON THE f***ING STANLEY CUP, but man did I lose respect for that entire group over there in Tampa. They get two cake Covid Cup Finals then do nothing but whine, bitch and complain when faced with a real opponent. Just a bunch of sore losers.

 

[AvsWraith]

Waiting to hear how bad some of the injuries our guys were playing through were. I know Toews had to be hurt because his play took a nosedive during the course of the run. And we all saw all that tape wrapped around Cale's hand. Mindboggling that he got 29 points playing with a bad hand.

 

[TomppaKoo]

Waiting to hear how bad some of the injuries our guys were playing through were. I know Toews had to be hurt because his play took a nosedive during the course of the run. And we all saw all that tape wrapped around Cale's hand. Mindboggling that he got 29 points playing with a bad hand.

Nuke can't walk. Hopefully it is just a joint issue and not a fracture in the ankle. What a warrior to play the game six throughout. He must've been on some serious medication to do that and not be a liability.

 

[NOTENOUGHJTCGOALS]

An entire second line that played awesome at both ends of the ice and were all UFA. They still gutted it out and played injured and risking future contracts.

Kadri and Bura have taken a lot of flack but gutsy play by them both. Mean while some UFA rentals didn't even want to come here because they might not get prime PP time. Good riddance.

 

[Puckstop40]

ALLL THE SMALLL THIIINGS

This is one of my favorite videos already

 

[Nzap]

Yaaaassss!!!! Was out of range of Internet for five days on vacation. Best effing feeling right now!!!!!!! f*** yeah!!!!!!

 

[MoreLikeTurdCrapley]

is there another manager so in love with his own voice, his own self importance like cooper... damn, stfu... dude jus talks and talks

 

[Lonewolfe2015]

View attachment 563038

His presser: "I'm just so sorry for this team, they worked so hard out there. Harder than in past years."

What he really means: "We deserve to win on participation alone."

 

[wayninja]

I've been trying to avoid spouting any negativity considering THE AVS JUST WON THE f***ING STANLEY CUP, but man did I lose respect for that entire group over there in Tampa. They get two cake Covid Cup Finals then do nothing but whine, bitch and complain when faced with a real opponent. Just a bunch of sore losers.

Yep, it's one thing to contest a controversial goal or call here or there, but it got to the point where every goal, every call (or imagined non call) was whined about incessantly.

 

[LTC Pain]

Somewhat unrelated, but in my mind decades from now I'm going to recall MacKinnon's end to end goal as the series winner against the Blues.

I figure that goal by Mack (just the speed of it) and Makar's goal against the Blackhawks (leaving Dach in the dust) have to be two of the candidates for NHL goal of the year!

 

[littletonhockeycoach]

Has their been any light shed on why the officials allowed Cooper so much time to review/talk to the officials after goals in this series?

I still find that one of the most bizarre things I’ve seen in hockey.

And how quickly they dropped the puck after Tampa scored..It was noticeable....

I'll add the sudden Vasi induced unofficial timeout for equipment repair when his toe strap broke. And then the headband substitution deliberately taken to slow the game down and change the Avs momentum.

The Avs scored right after that and Tampa complained that Vasi's equipment repair was rushed....

On the game winning goal, it was obvious that Bellmare had clamped down on Manson's stick, tightening/closing his upper arm on it...... But Tampa wanted that called. At best it would have been matching minors.

And the Paul "delayed penalty stop play" complaint was at best a momentary fractal arbitrary bounce of the puck that MAY have touched Paul's outreached stick blade. (Not even sure it made contact... Even if it did, that does not constitute POSSESSION.)

They pissed and moaned about every little thing. Even bitching at each other as time elapsed (Kucherov...)

They lost their composure. And lost the Stanley Cup as a result. I'm satisfied.

End of rant. LOL

 

[Chiarelli]

View attachment 563038

Lol he looks like David spade

 

[CharlesPuck]

And how quickly they dropped the puck after Tampa scored..It was noticeable....

I'll add the sudden Vasi induced unofficial timeout for equipment repair when his toe strap broke. And then the headband substitution deliberately taken to slow the game down and change the Avs momentum.

The Avs scored right after that and Tampa complained that Vasi's equipment repair was rushed....

On the game winning goal, it was obvious that Bellmare had clamped down on Manson's stick, tightening/closing his upper arm on it...... But Tampa wanted that called. At best it would have been matching minors.

And the Paul "delayed penalty stop play" complaint was at best a momentary fractal arbitrary bounce of the puck that MAY have touched Paul's outreached stick blade. (Not even sure it made contact... Even if it did, that does not constitute POSSESSION.)

They pissed and moaned about every little thing. Even bitching at each other as time elapsed (Kucherov...)

They lost their composure. And lost the Stanley Cup as a result. I'm satisfied.

End of rant. LOL

its even sweater watching the "Quest for the Cup" documentary with Cooper constantly saying how "the other team is bending to their will" or "how they are breaking down and the Rangers wanted an excuse to lose, give them one!!"

Blah blah blah Cooper, you turned your time into a bunch of whiners.

 

[wayninja]

its even sweater watching the "Quest for the Cup" documentary with Cooper constantly saying how "the other team is bending to their will" or "how they are breaking down and the Rangers wanted an excuse to lose, give them one!!"

Blah blah blah Cooper, you turned your time into a bunch of whiners.

I like how the documentary completely skipped the avs/oilers series. That made me chuckle.

 

[John Mandalorian]

I've been trying to avoid spouting any negativity considering THE AVS JUST WON THE f***ING STANLEY CUP, but man did I lose respect for that entire group over there in Tampa. They get two cake Covid Cup Finals then do nothing but whine, bitch and complain when faced with a real opponent. Just a bunch of sore losers.

I'm not sure if you have ESPN+ but he was really gracious to Bednar after the game (it helps that Bednar was so complimentary and humble too). Some of their content had their discussion from the handshake line. I'm not sure that helps with your perception of him but it was different than how he was in press conferences.

 

[jaems]

I figure that goal by Mack (just the speed of it) and Makar's goal against the Blackhawks (leaving Dach in the dust) have to be two of the candidates for NHL goal of the year!

Very true. I watch that Makar goal at least once a week.

 

[Alex Jones]

Nuke can't walk. Hopefully it is just a joint issue and not a fracture in the ankle. What a warrior to play the game six throughout. He must've been on some serious medication to do that and not be a liability.

It's easier to skate than to walk with foot/ankle injuries since your foot is mostly immobilized in a boot

 

[The Kingslayer]

Lol Landy showed up to EJs room the next morning buck ass naked to give him the cup.

 

[The Kingslayer]

I like how the documentary completely skipped the avs/oilers series. That made me chuckle.

Waste of 8 days. NHL knew.

 

[cinchronicity]

Nuke needs to be on this too

Nuke almost showed us that nothing about him is a small thing.

https://cdni.russiatoday.com/files/2022.06/original/62b9652285f54010310b1509.jpg

 

[MoreLikeTurdCrapley]

Nah, love the guy, love that he wanted to be here and to win here in spite of all the bad years he endured.... But ultimately he was never really a big time player for us. I'm not even sure 92 or 96 goes in the rafters ultimately. 8 is a lock at this point and 29 probably, but that's it.

92 is a lock along with Makar and Mac.

 

[avalanche_country]

I think 92 is the only lock at this point.

 

[niwotsblessing]

I think 92 is the only lock at this point.

The temporal qualification stands. For a while.

 

[zxcvnm]

Nah, love the guy, love that he wanted to be here and to win here in spite of all the bad years he endured.... But ultimately he was never really a big time player for us. I'm not even sure 92 or 96 goes in the rafters ultimately. 8 is a lock at this point and 29 probably, but that's it.

23 and 52 are in the rafters and you’re not sure about 92? Even some uncertainty for 29! Seriously? 8, 29 and 92 are locks. 96 too if he re-ups once his current contract ends.

6 is somewhat unlikely but not impossible if the powers that be want to reward his loyalty and the intangibles that he brings. The standards are really not that high so I don’t think anyone would really complain if it was retired.

 

[SirLoinOfCloth]

I love Makar as much as the next guy. He is the epitome of what an elite athlete should be in my eyes. But, this is his third season - to say he is a lock for his number to be retired seems a tad premature. Anything could happen. I'd say at this point EJ has a better shot. Makar is on track for it though, for sure.