GDT: Round Dos, Game Dos: Blues @ Avs: Darn Tootin': 9:30(ish) ET / 7:30(ish) MT

[Avs91]

True story… once got kicked out of a bar for putting that song on a jukebox 16 times in a row.

my buddies once did that with Wagon Wheel (Old Crow Medicine Show, not that country cover), the bar actually deleted it after that too

 

[NOTENOUGHJTCGOALS]

Sounds about right. Other Avs players will support him by falling all over the ice for no real reason.

If this series goes to 7 games Bura will have enough practice time to release his wrister in under 3.8 seconds and improve his accuracy to shooting within 2 feet of the net at least half the time.

 

[MacKaRant]

Doesn't mean jack shit when they can't get on the board. Cup winners win games here and there because of their bottom lines while the Avs are done if their top six have an off night.

Third line got the second goal in Game 1.

 

[MacKaRant]

I fully expect 4 straight losses to end our season without much push back from our guys. It's just their identity. They fold when it gets tough.

This applies to a lot of posters in this thread too. It's one freaking game.

And even after being on the receiving end of a historic analytics beatdown against Vegas in Games 2-4, they did enough in Games 5 and 6 to win those games (although of course they didn't, which is its own narrative).

Ice was bad, team was bad, Cale was bad, but that doesn't mean it will be that way on Saturday night.

 

[Metallo]

Here's a question. Is Bednar safe if we see another 2nd round exit with him being clearly out coached?

Not getting to the SCF is auto-fire in my book.

 

[AllAboutAvs]

I'm sure MacK is getting mentally ready to come out in game 3 with his plan B of skate faster and stickhandle faster.

And if that doesn't work then I bet he goes all out and tries to skate even faster and stickhandle even more.

There's nothing MacK won't do to win.

This made me LOL despite being sooooooo accurate.

 

[Spilot23]

Boy after reading this thread and the one on the main it really feels like we're down 3-1 or 2-1. If Avs are that favorite and contending team they're touted to be I think they should be able to take one or both games in St-Louis. If they can't I guess that's when I'll start to panic. I hope we see a different Avs team than last night.

 

[AvsRuleU]

Mack just needs to take Daters advice already, and just say, "f*** it, lets go win this thing."

Easy.

 

[Foppa2118]

I'm sure MacK is getting mentally ready to come out in game 3 with his plan B of skate faster and stickhandle faster.

And if that doesn't work then I bet he goes all out and tries to skate even faster and stickhandle even more.

There's nothing MacK won't do to win.

This is kinda his appraoch a lot of times when things aren't working. Then when it doesn't work, he gets frustrated and plays worse. Hopefully that doesn't happen this time.

What I'd really like to see Nate do next game, is go out and start hitting more. Doesn't have to be overly physical, just put his shoulder into guys on every forecheck, and every puck battle.

I'm almost positive that would get him back to playing like that confident bull that dominates games. It would also open up some extra ice for him to work with. His linemates too.

 

[AllAboutAvs]

Boy after reading this thread and the one on the main it really feels like we're down 3-1 or 2-1. If Avs are that favorite and contending team they're touted to be I think they should be able to take one or both games in St-Louis. If they can't I guess that's when I'll start to panic. I hope we see a different Avs team than last night.

We ARE down 3-1. Don't you know? They have already cancelled the next two games because it is a waste of time playing them. We have already lost them.

 

[Pokecheque]

I completely understand why people are freaking out but damn...seems quite counterproductive to mourn when no one's actually died yet.

 

[The Moops]

I completely understand why people are freaking out but damn...seems quite counterproductive to mourn when no one's actually died yet.

I'm backed off since yesterday, just frustrating given the last 3 years. We need some @Sea Eagles positivity in here

 

[WATTAGE4451]

The funniest thing is some of the guys that were most aggressive on the main boards hyping up our superiority were the quickest to throw in the towel.

Thats usually how it is with all fanbases quite honestly. The knowledgeable fans no a series can go either way just like regular season games. Amd that the series is about adjustments.

Although falling to 1-1 is a pretty fast abandon ship even by most loud obnoxious bandwagon jumpers.

Avs should still be favorite rest of series i must admit even as a blues fan. Binmingtons locked in now but hes prone to cold stretches and he has an exploitable ahl defense in front of him. Are offensive depth will do its best to keep avs off their game and on the defense but avs definitely have the firepower to exploit the likes of rosen, mikkola, peronovich, and bortuzzo.

 

[Nihiliste]

I completely understand why people are freaking out but damn...seems quite counterproductive to mourn when no one's actually died yet.

—> complain about the team being mentally weak
—> completely and utterly melt down after one loss and throw in the towel

Same people lol

 

[NOTENOUGHJTCGOALS]

This is kinda his appraoch a lot of times when things aren't working. Then when it doesn't work, he gets frustrated and plays worse. Hopefully that doesn't happen this time.

What I'd really like to see Nate do next game, is go out and start hitting more. Doesn't have to be overly physical, just put his shoulder into guys on every forecheck, and every puck battle.

I'm almost positive that would get him back to playing like that confident bull that dominates games. It would also open up some extra ice for him to work with. His linemates too.

Last year game 2 Landy fought Schenn early. And I think MacK laid out RoR causing a turnover and a goal early.

MacK is capable of using his strength and brute force for something other than trying to ram through 3 guys while carrying the puck.

He just rarely does so.

 

[jabubenice]

I'm sure MacK is getting mentally ready to come out in game 3 with his plan B of skate faster and stickhandle faster.

And if that doesn't work then I bet he goes all out and tries to skate even faster and stickhandle even more.

There's nothing MacK won't do to win.

so true and sad too

 

[The Merchant]

I completely understand why people are freaking out but damn...seems quite counterproductive to mourn when no one's actually died yet.

Nobody has died except for Mikko's 5v5 play

 

[Metallo]

This is kinda his appraoch a lot of times when things aren't working. Then when it doesn't work, he gets frustrated and plays worse. Hopefully that doesn't happen this time.

What I'd really like to see Nate do next game, is go out and start hitting more. Doesn't have to be overly physical, just put his shoulder into guys on every forecheck, and every puck battle.

I'm almost positive that would get him back to playing like that confident bull that dominates games. It would also open up some extra ice for him to work with. His linemates too.

Nate has to take at page out of Crosby's book and play like an elite grinder with hands and vision.

 

[henchman21]

The #1 thing the Avs need is Makar to play up to his abilities.

 

[Metallo]

The #1 thing the Avs need is Makar to play up to his abilities.

 

[MacKaRant]

I'm sure MacK is getting mentally ready to come out in game 3 with his plan B of skate faster and stickhandle faster.

And if that doesn't work then I bet he goes all out and tries to skate even faster and stickhandle even more.

There's nothing MacK won't do to win.

This is excellent, but may I add the part where MacK ends the sequence with a blind backhand spinorama when there a simple passing play available?

And I guess while I'm here, can I also add the part where MacK looks at the play on the tablet at the bench and decides that "nope, looks all good to me, just need to do the exact same thing again"?

 

[yurnxt]

The Avs were lucky to not get blown out in those games against Vegas.

In this game the Avs played like absolute shit, and the Blues barely beat them thanks to three lucky goals off deflections and softy from Kuemper.

Not even close to the same thing as last year.

The reverse of the 1st game where the Blues played like dog shit and the Avs barely beat them in an OT game. Playoff series often times have highs and lows, the response the next time out determines the winner. The Avs are too good to just lay down and die so as I have said from the beginning, its gonna be a long series!

 

[The Kingslayer]

The #1 thing the Avs need is Makar to play up to his abilities.

The difference between Makar and Fox is Fox knows hes great and he loves showing it every game. Makar doesnt know hes that great yet sometimes.

 

[Avsavsavsavsavs]

Nate has to take at page out of Crosby's book and play like an elite grinder with hands and vision.

Like that will ever happen, that boy is charmin soft, he hasn't driven to the front of the net in years. If he would use his insane athleticism to just drive the net instead of doing some shit backhand or turning over the puck he would most likely score or at worst draw a penalty almost every time.

 

[Foppa2118]

The reverse of the 1st game where the Blues played like dog shit and the Avs barely beat them in an OT game. Playoff series often times have highs and lows, the response the next time out determines the winner. The Avs are too good to just lay down and die so as I have said from the beginning, its gonna be a long series!

Don't think they were quite the same in reverse. The main reasons the 1st game was close was Binnington and some unusually poor shooting accuracy, despite the Avs having lots of dangerous chances and outplaying the Blues.

The main reason the 2nd game was close was because the Blues didn't generate that many dangerous chances outside the 1st period, despite outplaying the Avs nearly all game.