Series Discussion Round Two: Dallas Stars vs. Colorado Avalanche | STARS WIN 4-3

[LT]

Official now.

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[Limp Dekes]

Well, it was a good run.

 

[Sports2]

Nut up or shut up time for our big boys.

 

[Smelling Salt]

Guess I'll delete that Game 7 thread I had queued up 5 minutes into the 1st period

 

[BigG44]

Very little chance that Dallas doesn't have a B2B against Colorado, and you have to doubt Bishop will be available. Also very likely to never have more than 1 day of so we'll probably see 3 games in the first 4 days of the series.

Khudobin has NEVER been a starter. It's something to think about this series, and maybe you can make the argument that Talbot wore down after trying to play this full schedule.

I can't imagine playing Oettinger in a B2B is the right decision. That feels like a bad call, but I think it's something you talk about.

 

[Limp Dekes]

If Dallas has any chance to win, we'll need Bishop back and him playing well. A small goalie like Dobby will get lit up by Colorado.

 

[Azzuri]

Very little chance that Dallas doesn't have a B2B against Colorado, and you have to doubt Bishop will be available. Also very likely to never have more than 1 day of so we'll probably see 3 games in the first 4 days of the series.

Khudobin has NEVER been a starter. It's something to think about this series, and maybe you can make the argument that Talbot wore down after trying to play this full schedule.

I can't imagine playing Oettinger in a B2B is the right decision. That feels like a bad call, but I think it's something you talk about.

Oettinger won't see a minute of ice time unless its an Avs blowout and they want to save Dobbi some pain.

 

[Kcb12345]

If Dallas has any chance to win, we'll need Bishop back and him playing well. A small goalie like Dobby will get lit up by Colorado.

Exactly what I was thinking. We're better than the Coyotes, but we need a goalie that can carry like they had if we even stand a chance against Colorado. Bishop needs to come back or its gonna be a short series

 

[Sports2]

I could see Dallas throwing the body around a little on this one. Obviously pound for pound they don't match up well but they're a big team. If there was ever a series to just let Benn loose to shenaniganize at will it would probably be this one.

 

[LT]

Maybe it's all been a ploy to keep Bishop healthy so he can destroy Colorado

 

[M88K]

I'm pretty sure the B2B are done. They could literally do 1 eastern hub game 1 Western hub game each day now.

 

[serp]

Well i would hope they are better now than in the horrid round robin. Avs are the favorites but i think they can win .

 

[LT]

I'm pretty sure the B2B are done. They could literally do 1 eastern hub game 1 Western hub game each day now.

don't underestimate these schedulers

 

[M88K]

don't underestimate these schedulers

I can't see a valid reason why NBC wouldn't want doubleheaders each day, and instead trying to fit in 3 or even 4 games just to have a b2b.

 

[LT]

I can't see a valid reason why NBC wouldn't want doubleheaders each day, and instead trying to fit in 3 or even 4 games just to have a b2b.

I completely agree, but I also don't know why they ever would've wanted 3 games on the same sheet of ice in one day when it was completely avoidable. One OT and the whole thing goes to shit. The decisions they've made thus far have been pretty baffling when there are very easy answers right in front of them.

 

[Sports2]

One positive of playing a team in a hockey market is everyone realizing how dog**** the top line has been.

 

[LT]

I think there is reason to be positive. We only allowed the Avs to score 6 goals in 4 games in the regular season. We absolutely can shut down their top guys.

It’s just a question of doing it consistently enough and hoping we can outproduce their new found depth.

Maybe Benn and Kadri can trade 3 game suspensions or something. Would be the most impactful thing he could do for us next round.

 

[Arkham32]

I feel we can shut down there top line as well its just what the rest of our team against the rest of theirs will do that worries me. Hopefully pavelski can keep up the heroic and timely goals gonna need alot of them.

 

[M88K]

I think there is reason to be positive. We only allowed the Avs to score 6 goals in 4 games in the regular season. We absolutely can shut down their top guys.

It’s just a question of doing it consistently enough and hoping we can outproduce their new found depth.

Maybe Benn and Kadri can trade 3 game suspensions or something. Would be the most impactful thing he could do for us next round.

I wouldn't put to much stock in the we held them to 6goals in 4 games. They weren't healthy in any of those games

 

[Kcb12345]

Imagine Sekera on the ice against MacKinnon

 

[LT]

Imagine Sekera on the ice against MacKinnon

Getting Johns back is arguably more important than Bishop, despite Johns not even looking that great

Anything to get Fedun off the ice

 

[Chuck Biscuits]

Man, sounds pretty defeatist in here. I personally do not fear Colorado.

 

[Hinterland]

Getting Johns back is arguably more important than Bishop, despite Johns not even looking that great

Anything to get Fedun off the ice

Any indication of what's bothering Johns? No setback, I hope?

 

[Dynamite Time]

Heiskanen, Gurianov, Klingberg and Pavelski have been on fire; if Seguin, Benn, Radulov and Hintz can wake up we’re dangerous.

Congrats to Oleksiak, just behind Heiskanen, he was our 2nd best overall player in that 1st round.

 

[Kcb12345]

Any indication of what's bothering Johns? No setback, I hope?

I feel it has to be something with his head again sadly. Just feels too obvious it even happened again according to Shapiro after a game earlier this season that he returned for. Hopefully that's not it but I just have a hard time not thinking that that's it. This unfit to play stuff definitely doesnt help