GDT: Vegas LTIR Knights vs. Avalanche, Preseason Gm. #2, 7 pm MT
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Avsfan1921
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Dear god please let George stay healthy. Annunen playing nhl hockey scares the bloody hell outta me.
SoundwaveIsCharisma
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RyJo’s smarts and positioning looking good
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Bill Peckerskull
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Weird, Vegas tries to goon it up after the final horn of a preseason game
Good effort by Johansen at the end to clear the puck
Good effort by Johansen at the end to clear the puck
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NWOBHM forever \m/
The Kingslayer
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RyJo loses the draw but once again a good stick from him. RyJo solid at breaking up passes.
SoundwaveIsCharisma
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Don’t worry, they’ll be forced to play MacDermid in net but it’s going to turn out he’s really good at getting in the way of the puck
MarkT
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Based entirely on that 3rd period I'd say Ivan^2 should be a dark horse candidate for that 4C position.
Avsfan1921
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Sadly I have more faith in your outcome coming to fruition than I do in Annunen being a reliable backup.
The Kingslayer
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RyJo good. Drouin good. Hanzel good. Aamodt bad.
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As far as new / young guys I liked Holland, Hansel, OO and Ivan. Jedlicka looks like a project but one worth keeping.
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Honestly I couldn’t tell who was playing half the time but overall the team put in a solid defensive effort. The chemistry wasn’t there on the offensive side of thins unsurprisingly but almost everyone put in a solid effort playing the other end.
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Vegas forcing Annunen to move lateral so much was unkind and made me nervous every time they forced Annunen to rotate and push across. He'd be better off diving most of the time. That has to be his number priority to improve on if he wants to make the NHL let alone the Avs.
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RyJo will be a great 2C.
Huge hole filled.
Huge hole filled.
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OO and Fairbrother had their best showing in an Avs' jersey.
AAmodt had a very rough game.
Ivan is impressing me in every game.
Jedlicka had a good showing as well.
Hanzel will make Behrens expandable by the TDL.
AAmodt had a very rough game.
Ivan is impressing me in every game.
Jedlicka had a good showing as well.
Hanzel will make Behrens expandable by the TDL.
Honestly thought a lot of guys looked pretty good.
- Probably the best game I've seen Olausson play
- Hanzel was the best Dman on the ice for my money. Just so smooth at both ends of the ice. Someone mentioned Toews earlier and ya you can kind of see it with him.
- Though Meyers had a solid game, he looks quicker in his decision making and his reads this year compared to last year, at least in this preseason game.
- I like seeing Drouin shooting the puck. He's clearly a top tier passer and I dont think anybody really expected less on that front, but if you're never willing to shoot the puck guys will just cheat and take away the pass all the time. Him being willing to shoot means the Defense cant just cheat pass.
- RyJo had a pretty up and down game for me. On the one hand you can see the ridiculous skill especially on the PP and I'd say almost 100% he's going to have a pretty substantial impact in that area for us. You also saw a couple moments in this game where he was putting in a legitimate effort on the defensive side as well and it gives you that glimpse of the 200 foot guy he can be(Particularly in the playoffs).... But, we also saw a number of times where that lazy and disinterested play really crept into his game. 2-3 times in the defensive zone he looked like he was out for a family skate, gave up on a couple of back checks. Hopefully its just a matter of preseason or still adjusting to the altitude in his first true game of the year, but ya a few pretty lackluster moments for sure.
All in all I thought as a team they played a pretty good structured game for the players that were in the lineup. For all the concerns against the Wild about the Defense and the panic to get someone off waivers, I think 2-3 guys in the lineup tonight on Defense kind of showed exactly what you'd want to see from a #8/9/10 guy down the defensive depth charts.
- Probably the best game I've seen Olausson play
- Hanzel was the best Dman on the ice for my money. Just so smooth at both ends of the ice. Someone mentioned Toews earlier and ya you can kind of see it with him.
- Though Meyers had a solid game, he looks quicker in his decision making and his reads this year compared to last year, at least in this preseason game.
- I like seeing Drouin shooting the puck. He's clearly a top tier passer and I dont think anybody really expected less on that front, but if you're never willing to shoot the puck guys will just cheat and take away the pass all the time. Him being willing to shoot means the Defense cant just cheat pass.
- RyJo had a pretty up and down game for me. On the one hand you can see the ridiculous skill especially on the PP and I'd say almost 100% he's going to have a pretty substantial impact in that area for us. You also saw a couple moments in this game where he was putting in a legitimate effort on the defensive side as well and it gives you that glimpse of the 200 foot guy he can be(Particularly in the playoffs).... But, we also saw a number of times where that lazy and disinterested play really crept into his game. 2-3 times in the defensive zone he looked like he was out for a family skate, gave up on a couple of back checks. Hopefully its just a matter of preseason or still adjusting to the altitude in his first true game of the year, but ya a few pretty lackluster moments for sure.
All in all I thought as a team they played a pretty good structured game for the players that were in the lineup. For all the concerns against the Wild about the Defense and the panic to get someone off waivers, I think 2-3 guys in the lineup tonight on Defense kind of showed exactly what you'd want to see from a #8/9/10 guy down the defensive depth charts.
NateTheGreat
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OO and Drouin having good games is encouraging. Both of them could use a strong start to their seasons.
Our ceiling is unquestionably higher, while our floor is lower with RyJo as 2C as opposed to JTC. You can see the skill and shot that Compher just didn’t have. The hope is with a usable 4th line this year and more of a checking 3rd line his defensive shortcomings can be mitigated, along with having one of Lehky/Nuke stapled to his wing.
Our ceiling is unquestionably higher, while our floor is lower with RyJo as 2C as opposed to JTC. You can see the skill and shot that Compher just didn’t have. The hope is with a usable 4th line this year and more of a checking 3rd line his defensive shortcomings can be mitigated, along with having one of Lehky/Nuke stapled to his wing.
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Kingslayer knows all about it
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It sounds kinda crazy, but maybe Hanzel makes the AHL and ends up getting into that 8/9 spot on the defensive depth chart. At that point he’s knocking on the door for some call-up time.
It’s probably more likely they just let him develop for a year, but I think it’s a possibility given he’s already 20 coming out of the draft.
It’s probably more likely they just let him develop for a year, but I think it’s a possibility given he’s already 20 coming out of the draft.
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