Series Talk: Round 1 - St. Louis Blues [now w/ Poll]

[The Shermanator]

I thought they said 9,000 as well for the sack.

 

[Bender]

This is not usual Bednar. He’s not really known for yelling and screaming. The players must’ve really been pissing him off.

Good call by Bednar. There are some playoff series, that you just know you're going to win like Round 1 against Arizona last year. This is NOT one of those types of Round 1 matchups, imo.

Bednar knows that the Blues can beat anyone when they are playing their best and he wants to let the team know that they better be frikkin' ready. He needs to make sure they are ready for Game #1 - NOT prepare them after being 'surprised' in Game #1.

Never. I just dont want to be like some of those other fanbases that get a little bit of success and all a sudden their shit dont stink (See Dallas Stars). Fact is the Avs have won nothing yet and havent made it past the 2nd round in close to 20 yrs. Some of our fans on here are acting like the parade date is already set. Be confident thats great but some of the comments is teetering on over confidence and its not a good look and will look worst if the Avs lose to the Blues.

This is what seeps in when you blow teams out all year just huiman nature for anyteam but especially a young team. Hes trying to prevent what happened to Tampa a few years ago here I bet. Some people think playing those California teams all year was going to get the Avs battle ready for the playoffs based on the style of play they play. I dont see it that way at all because those teams sucked lol. I would have rather the Avs play Vegas 16 times to get ready for the playoffs instead of playing the Cucks, Kings and Sharks a combined 24 times

In my opinion, this first round matchup is the equivalent of the Avalanche facing the Canucks in the first round back in 1996. That Canucks team had a bunch of vets, a lot of good players (Mogilny, Linden, Naslund, Lumme <-Jyrki !) from a team that had reached the finals only a few years back. It's certainly NOT going to be a cakewalk but if the Avs can take the series, it might just better prepare them for the rest of the road ahead.

 

[lonelybadger]

Imagine EJ suits up out of nowhere?

 

[The Kingslayer]

Imagine EJ suits up out of nowhere?

Him coming down from the rafters with a baseball bat to prevent a Kyrou breakaway would be awesome.

 

[Ararana]

Imagine EJ suits up out of nowhere?

Out of all the series matchups too, against the team that gave up on him.

 

[tbassler]

I could have sworn the Avs announcers said around 7500

I think they said 7750.

 

[dahrougem2]

I thought they said 9,000 as well for the sack.

No that's for St. Louis. The scrotum will hold about 7,500.

 

[Metallo]

Imagine EJ suits up out of nowhere?

Would be really out of nowhere as Dater reports he still has symptoms.

 

[Richard88]

Imagine EJ suits up out of nowhere?

Toews -- Makar
Byram -- Girard
Graves -- Johnson
(MacD, Timmins, Nemeth)

Yes please

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Him coming down from the rafters with a baseball bat to prevent a Kyrou breakaway would be awesome.

With Mose screaming: WHO THE HELL IS THAT, PETE?!?! OH NO IT'S NOT! IS THAT... IT CAN'T BE!!! OH MY GAWD, PETE!!! IT'S ERIK JOHNSON!!! EJ IS HERE!!! EJ IS HERE!!!

Pete: <warbling> Oh my God! It really is him! <more warbling>

Mose: HE'S HERE TO CHEW BUBBLE GUM AND KICK ASS, AND HE'S ALL OUT OF BUBBLE GUM!!!

Pete: <warbles> Oh no, the Blues are in trouble now, Mose!

Mose: OH MY GAWD!!! HE JUST BLASTED KYROU WITH THAT BASEBALL BAT!!! THAT'S CLEARLY A SLASH, AND NO CALL FROM THE REFS!!! AW, COME ON! NOT LIKE THIS!!! NOT LIKE THIS.... AWWW AND ANOTHER SHOT, RIGHT TO THE SOLER PLEXUS!!! THIS IS GETTING OUT OF HAND!!! SOMEBODY DO SOMETHING!!!

 

[Avsboy]

With Mose screaming: WHO THE HELL IS THAT, PETE?!?! OH NO IT'S NOT! IS THAT... IT CAN'T BE!!! OH MY GAWD, PETE!!! IT'S ERIK JOHNSON!!! EJ IS HERE!!! EJ IS HERE!!!

Pete: <warbling> Oh my God! It really is him! <more warbling>

Mose: HE'S HERE TO CHEW BUBBLE GUM AND KICK ASS, AND HE'S ALL OUT OF BUBBLE GUM!!!

Pete: <warbles> Oh no, the Blues are in trouble now, Mose!

Mose: OH MY GAWD!!! HE JUST BLASTED KYROU WITH THAT BASEBALL BAT!!! THAT'S CLEARLY A SLASH, AND NO CALL FROM THE REFS!!! AW, COME ON! NOT LIKE THIS!!! NOT LIKE THIS.... AWWW AND ANOTHER SHOT, RIGHT TO THE SOLER PLEXUS!!! THIS IS GETTING OUT OF HAND!!! SOMEBODY DO SOMETHING!!!

This is realistic. EJ would eventually settle into the game, though.

Mose: SHOT!!!! BLOCKED!!!!

Pete: I think he got him in the shinpad Mose

 

[shadow1]

With Mose screaming: WHO THE HELL IS THAT, PETE?!?! OH NO IT'S NOT! IS THAT... IT CAN'T BE!!! OH MY GAWD, PETE!!! IT'S ERIK JOHNSON!!! EJ IS HERE!!! EJ IS HERE!!!

Pete: <warbling> Oh my God! It really is him! <more warbling>

Mose: HE'S HERE TO CHEW BUBBLE GUM AND KICK ASS, AND HE'S ALL OUT OF BUBBLE GUM!!!

Pete: <warbles> Oh no, the Blues are in trouble now, Mose!

Mose: OH MY GAWD!!! HE JUST BLASTED KYROU WITH THAT BASEBALL BAT!!! THAT'S CLEARLY A SLASH, AND NO CALL FROM THE REFS!!! AW, COME ON! NOT LIKE THIS!!! NOT LIKE THIS.... AWWW AND ANOTHER SHOT, RIGHT TO THE SOLER PLEXUS!!! THIS IS GETTING OUT OF HAND!!! SOMEBODY DO SOMETHING!!!

I don't live in Colorado (so no blackout restrictions) and this was the year I finally hit my breaking point and started watching other team's feeds. I couldn't take Moser anymore.

Unfortunately the teams with the good broadcast crews (Anaheim, LA, San Jose) will be out of the division next year...

 

[avs1dacup]

I don't live in Colorado (so no blackout restrictions) and this was the year I finally hit my breaking point and started watching other team's feeds. I couldn't take Moser anymore.

Unfortunately the teams with the good broadcast crews (Anaheim, LA, San Jose) will be out of the division next year...

The fact you called Anaheim a good broadcast crew invalidates your statement in its entirety.

 

[shadow1]

The fact you called Anaheim a good broadcast crew invalidates your statement in its entirety.

I used to not like their broadcast. But I enjoyed them this year. I think they've calmed down a lot because the Ducks are such a bad team.

 

[The Shermanator]

Mose: SHOT!!!! BLOCKED!!!!

Pete: I think he got him in the shinpad Mose

This is the most simultaneously accurate, hilarious, and sad thing all at the same time.

 

[The Moops]

With Mose screaming: WHO THE HELL IS THAT, PETE?!?! OH NO IT'S NOT! IS THAT... IT CAN'T BE!!! OH MY GAWD, PETE!!! IT'S ERIK JOHNSON!!! EJ IS HERE!!! EJ IS HERE!!!

Pete: <warbling> Oh my God! It really is him! <more warbling>

Mose: HE'S HERE TO CHEW BUBBLE GUM AND KICK ASS, AND HE'S ALL OUT OF BUBBLE GUM!!!

Pete: <warbles> Oh no, the Blues are in trouble now, Mose!

Mose: OH MY GAWD!!! HE JUST BLASTED KYROU WITH THAT BASEBALL BAT!!! THAT'S CLEARLY A SLASH, AND NO CALL FROM THE REFS!!! AW, COME ON! NOT LIKE THIS!!! NOT LIKE THIS.... AWWW AND ANOTHER SHOT, RIGHT TO THE SOLER PLEXUS!!! THIS IS GETTING OUT OF HAND!!! SOMEBODY DO SOMETHING!!!

 

[The Kingslayer]

Goosebumps. JR and King were amazing together.

 

[Foppa2118]

Him coming down from the rafters with a baseball bat to prevent a Kyrou breakaway would be awesome.

EJ runs down the tunnel late in the third, jumps over the boards like a condor and lands on his belly to slide from the blueline to the slot and breaks up the 2 on 0 pass.

 

[Metallo]

Can the game start already?

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

Even though Landeskog got on-ice justice, Schenn still deserves a 1-2 game suspension for his knee-on-knee hit on Rantanen.

It’s the kind of dirt bag play that needs to be taken out of the game. He made no intention to get out of the way and could have very easily caused serious injury and ended Rantanen’s season.

 

[ASmileyFace]

Even though Landeskog got on-ice justice, Schenn still deserves a 1-2 game suspension for his knee-on-knee hit on Rantanen.

It’s the kind of dirt bag play that needs to be taken out of the game. He made no intention to get out of the way and could have very easily caused serious injury and ended Rantanen’s season.

At first look it seemed super dirty, the replays made me think it was borderline, but legal. He catches Mikko's shoulder first and led with his shoulder too.

 

[henchman21]

At first look it seemed super dirty, the replays made me think it was borderline, but legal. He catches Mikko's shoulder first and led with his shoulder too.

I think it should have been a penalty, but yeah, looked worse than it really was. Violent, targeted, and dangerous... not suspension worthy in how the NHL defines it. Should have been a penalty though and Landy shouldn't have had to beat the snot out of Schenn.

 

[Turbonium]

I think it should have been a penalty, but yeah, looked worse than it really was. Violent, targeted, and dangerous... not suspension worthy in how the NHL defines it. Should have been a penalty though and Landy shouldn't have had to beat the snot out of Schenn.

I think in that situation, early in game 1, I prefer Schenn get his face punched in as the Blues watch.

They want to be a physical team but it really isn't their identity, trying to be something they aren't is going to lead to more 50+ shots against and Binnington is not going to play that well every game.

 

[ASmileyFace]

I think it should have been a penalty, but yeah, looked worse than it really was. Violent, targeted, and dangerous... not suspension worthy in how the NHL defines it. Should have been a penalty though and Landy shouldn't have had to beat the snot out of Schenn.

It probably should have been a minor penalty, but the officiating yesterday was so inconsistent. I think Landy goes for that fight, penalty or not.

 

[shadow1]

Kadri had a bad first game. Considering how good he looked as a LW at the end of the season, and how bad he looked for most of the season, I'm beginning to wonder if this issue is that he can't play C anymore.

Kadri-Newhook-Burakovsky had success at the end of the season, and Saad-Kadri-Burakovsky had success earlier in the year. I hope one of these lines is re-united last game. The Burakovsky-Kadri-Donskoi line has never really worked in two years.