Pre-Game Talk: The All-Star Hangover. @Rags, @Devils, @Canes, @Fla

[Bill Peckerskull]

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[missionAvs]

Tough road trip. 4 games, 5 L's. MacK's home point streak ends this week somehow as well.

 

[Mighty Makar]

1-3.

 

[Balthazar]

This tells me that CMac doesn't like the asking price for a backup goalie.

 

[sethro109]

I keep telling you guys, the Avs still like The Fat Man as a goalie prospect. He's been with the eagles to get playing time, not because they don't see him as a capable backup.

 

[dahrougem2]

0-4, get blown out in Carolina.

 

[the_fan]

Tough road trip. 4 games, 5 L's. MacK's home point streak ends this week somehow as well.

I think they lose 6 of 4

 

[katfude]

W against the Chiefs
L against the Bucks
TIE against Manchester
Forfeit the other 2

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

1-3.

1-2-1

They'll win the game we don't think they should, and lose the game we don't think they should.

Devils don't play Monday, so they will catch the Avs on the 2nd half of a B2B, after a long night of travel.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

They’ll fold the franchise after this road trip. MacK will save the Pens as he chases Cups with his idol and Makar brings Calgary into the playoffs with Kadri. MacK and Makar will regular face off in the Cup finals meanwhile the smouldering wreckage of the franchise formerly known as the Avalanche burns eternally

 

[MacKaRant]

By the end of this week, we're going to have enough L's to be able to spell Llewellyn.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

By the end of this week, we're going to have enough L's to be able to spell Llewellyn.

There's a W in Llewellyn

 

[GeoRox89]

W against the Chiefs
L against the Bucks
TIE against Manchester
Forfeit the other 2

United or City?

 

[UncleRisto]

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[dahrougem2]

Beats Cogliano on that line since he is a literal offense killer despite everything else he does well. So I assume we see

Drouin - MacKinnon - Rantanen
Lehkonen - Johansen - Parise
Wood - Colton - O'Connor
Cogliano - Olofsson - Kiviranta

At least I hope. No sense taking one of Olofsson/Kiviranta out for MacSuck.

 

[Ararana]

Oh, Jesus Christ…

 

[The Pwnerer]

Zach Parise is going to surprise everyone and challenge for a top 6 spot all year long. He's got plenty of juice left in the tank.

 

[Tralfamadore]

Seems obvious that Parise would start on the 2nd line. The 3rd line is not going to be split up and who else from that 4th line would you want on the 2nd line?

Until Nuke returns Parise is going to be asked to do more than he should be doing.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

So, as expected...

JD/Mack/Mikko
ZP/SJH/Lehky
Wood/Rosco/LOC
Cogs/Olaf/Kivi

 

[UncleRisto]

That's a pretty damn good second line now that it's 2018.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[Ceremony]

Johansen's never going to do anything playing with Cogliano for ten minutes a night. Lehkonen doing all the work and Parise actually being a goalscorer might help him.

 

[Balthazar]

Poor Lehky.

I get that Bednar doesn't want to change the Wood - Colton - LOC line but ffs, do something CMac.

 

[dahrougem2]

Poor Lehky.

I get that Bednar doesn't want to change the Wood - Colton - LOC line but ffs, do something CMac.

Getting Parise is better for Lehkonen than playing with Cogliano.