GDT: Round Dos, Game Uno: Blues @ Avalanche (9:30pm ET / 7:30pm MT)

[Foppa2118]

At 2:05 Makar is banging his stick begging for a pass from Bura but Bura keeps his head down and takes the mandatory full 4 seconds to unload a shot that goes 3 feet over the net.

He did this a few times to Byram in the first round too. It's been driving me nuts. If you want to look off Makar and Byram when they're calling for the puck fine, but then hit the damn net.

 

[The Kingslayer]

I'm surprised no one gets seriously hurt in those celebrations. All those big dudes jumping on eachother with helmets and sticks

Radulov injured Arnott once in a celebration lol

 

[Foppa2118]

He received it fine its when he does that weird off balance shot he does that cause the problem. If he accepts that pass takes 1 second to look up and essentially get 3 feet off the ice its an easy a goal as you will get. EJ does a weird one legged fade away and he flubs the shot but thats just how hes always shot those.

He's actually right. EJ didn't handle the pass well. From clips I saw the Sportsnet broadcast might not have shown a good angle of it, but TNT did.

It came to him flat but he flipped it on its edge when he caught it, which slowed it down too much. Looked like he had his head up looking to shoot that's why he didn't see it had flipped on edge. If it had stayed flat, the puck would have been properly cradled on his blade, but he didn't see it. That's why he whiffed.

Tough moment for EJ, but outside of that I thought he played well. Lots of smart veteran puck management decisions to get pucks in deep and make good transition passes without risking turnovers, and some strong defensive plays.

 

[EdAVSfan]

As a goalie, it’s very easy to know which posts are shots that legitimately beat you and which shots you say to yourself ‘I would’ve had that if it was on net’.

Binnington was best clean on a majority if not all. A few millimeters more in and those are goals.

 

[Avsboy]

Radulov injured Arnott once in a celebration lol

RoR was injured back in the day by an errant stick or elbow

 

[Foppa2118]

RoR was injured back in the day by an errant stick or elbow

That was a shoulder injury when he raised his arms. Looked like he aggravated a previous rotator cuff injury or shoulder impingement to me. Wasn't even a big celebration either.

 

[The Kingslayer]

He's actually right. EJ didn't handle the pass well. From clips I saw the Sportsnet broadcast might not have shown a good angle of it, but TNT did.

It came to him flat but he flipped it on its edge when he caught it, which slowed it down too much. Looked like he had his head up looking to shoot that's why he didn't see it had flipped on edge. If it had stayed flat, the puck would have been properly cradled on his blade, but he didn't see it. That's why he whiffed.

Tough moment for EJ, but outside of that I thought he played well. Lots of smart veteran puck management decisions to get pucks in deep and make good transition passes without risking turnovers, and some strong defensive plays.

Yes besides that flub I thought he played well. Cleaned up a few of Bo's mistakes. I dont blame him for the Kyrou goal.

 

[Metallo]

Well the score was close. With a little luck they could have won, even if we played better overall.

That had a LOT of luck and didn't win.

 

[Foppa2118]

Makar was the primary reason for both goals. The first one was a fluke so i'm not going to blame him for that. But his line change on the PK is what get depth players benched. He inadvertently blocked a shot earlier in the sequence and it seemed like it stung him a bit, but this is the playoffs - unless he's actually heading down into the hall he needs to suck it up to make the right play (aka staying on the ice).

Makar was the farthest away from the bench and needed to stay on the ice. Instead he chose to casually skate to the bench to be part of a wholesale line change which led to a goal.

It is an indication of how good our defense is this year, but there is no need to sugarcoat criticism on Makar's performance last night.

Yeah Cale had a very slow change like they had gotten the puck deep and St Louis was also changing, but they didn't get the puck deep, and none of the Blues changed. They just hung out at the blueline.

Then Sturm came running in like a chicken with its head cut off, skated in front of two Blues players to get to the puck carrier when EJ had a better angle to him, and took EJ completely out of the play in the process.

 

[Balthazar]

Don't know if this was posted

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Regarding the PP.... I dont know why they dont just dump and chase more then they do.


If they set it up right, Mack could be hitting the blue line at full speed the same time Landy or Cale dump it in and Mack would win that race to the loose puck every time.


At least it would give them another option if the Blues(Or any team) are clogging the blue line hardcore. A soft dump into the boards outside of the trapezoid and Mack could win the race every time and get the puck moving along the boards.

 

[Richard88]

What a game, utter domination. Blues needed 5 posts; a 50 saves by their goalie; and a soft-as-butter penalty call on Toews with 5 minutes left to even have a chance in the game.

The most telling aspect of the game was the difference in how fast the Avs Dmen pushed the play from the back end, with just a relentless pace. Conversely the Blues Dmen sought to slow things down behind their net as much as possible just to catch their collective breath.

The most dominant periods in the game were the 2nd period and OT which was largely due to the long change. The Blues Dmen simply can't match the Avs speed and get caught out repeatedly with the long change.

I had no idea he was mic'd last night

#WonTheTrade

 

[Richard88]

ILL ADMIT IT I AM A RESIDENT GIRARD HATER AND IVE EATEN 4 WHOLE CROWS TODAY I HAVE BIRD LICE

tRaDe GiRaRd hE iSn'T gOoD iN tHe PlAyOfFs

 

[Richard88]

Every player apart from the 4th line had a ridiculously dominant game.

 

[The Kingslayer]

Regarding the PP.... I dont know why they dont just dump and chase more then they do.


If they set it up right, Mack could be hitting the blue line at full speed the same time Landy or Cale dump it in and Mack would win that race to the loose puck every time.


At least it would give them another option if the Blues(Or any team) are clogging the blue line hardcore. A soft dump into the boards outside of the trapezoid and Mack could win the race every time and get the puck moving along the boards.

Always wondered that when teams take away the drop pass on them. Adjust. Dump it in. Work to get it back you have an extra man.

 

[The Abusement Park]

Every player apart from the 4th line had a ridiculously dominant game.

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Lmao Girard at 9th with a 72.3%CF.

 

[The Kingslayer]

Every player apart from the 4th line had a ridiculously dominant game.

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Kadri lol damn. Thats f***in dominant.

 

[Gruyeriev]

Radulov injured Arnott once in a celebration lol

RoR was injured back in the day by an errant stick or elbow

It was EJ who came in hard on the celebration and ROR hurt his shoulder LMFAO

 

[RampoSanta]

Every player apart from the 4th line had a ridiculously dominant game.

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When I saw that last night it made me wonder if LOC is coming back in...

 

[Foppa2118]

It was EJ who came in hard on the celebration and ROR hurt his shoulder LMFAO

I've watched that clip a bunch of times over the years. I don't see what EJ would have done. His stick didn't hit him and he didn't come in that hot. I think ROR just tweaked something he was already dealing with.

 

[AvsFan29]

Regarding the PP.... I dont know why they dont just dump and chase more then they do.


If they set it up right, Mack could be hitting the blue line at full speed the same time Landy or Cale dump it in and Mack would win that race to the loose puck every time.


At least it would give them another option if the Blues(Or any team) are clogging the blue line hardcore. A soft dump into the boards outside of the trapezoid and Mack could win the race every time and get the puck moving along the boards.

Doubt we want Mack racing to the end boards at full speed with a defender directly behind him. He'll get smoked if he doesn't pull the play off perfectly

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Doubt we want Mack racing to the end boards at full speed with a defender directly behind him. He'll get smoked if he doesn't pull the play off perfectly

Well that just isn't true at all.

Always wondered that when teams take away the drop pass on them. Adjust. Dump it in. Work to get it back you have an extra man.

Exactly. You have the extra man, dump it in, race the Dmen to the puck and go to work getting set up. We have the speed on the team that it should work pretty successfully if they actually used it

 

[Avs71]

They've also won a cup recently so they know they can win close games/series

How many defenceman on the ice for the Blues last night have won a Cup?

 

[AvsMakar08]

Anybody has a german translation? Thanks.

Jaa Jaa Jaa, Jaaa Jaa Jaa

 

[MacKaRant]

How many defenceman on the ice for the Blues last night have won a Cup?

Parayko and Bortuzzo. Plus 5 new D who haven't won it.