Pre-Game Talk: WEEK 23: Post Trade Deadline. New Players, New Team, And A 3 Game Canadian Roadie. @Flamers, @Van, and @McJesus

[Bill Peckerskull]

Interesting. Had a day off yesterday, and multiple guys missing today.

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[dahrougem2]

Given the Avs now have a thousand forwards, some guys might sit for longer if they are banged up

 

[NorthernAvsFan]

I’d keep Parise out as long as necessary. There’s no reason to tax those old legs and rush him back.

Lehkonen looked fine late in the Minni game, so I’d be surprised if it’s anything more than a maintenance day for him.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

The LOC news is unfortunate but honestly if Landy comes back I still think our forwards are absolutely dynamite.


Lehky - Mack - Mikko
Landy* - Mittelstadt - Nuke
Drouin - Colton - Wood
Parise - Trenin - Duhaime


And to still have a legit NHLer like Cogs as your 13th forward at that point. With guys have played 40+ games this year even behind Cogs in Olofsson/Kiviranta. A lot of similarities to the 2022 team IMO. If Mittelstadt can replace most of what we lost in Kadri.


We'll see on Kovalenko as well if he's healthy but I have a hard time seeing him fitting into this lineup in the playoffs quite frankly. Don't think he's going to beat any of those 12 out for a spot.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

The LOC news is unfortunate but honestly if Landy comes back I still think our forwards are absolutely dynamite.


Lehky - Mack - Mikko
Landy* - Mittelstadt - Nuke
Drouin - Colton - Wood
Parise - Trenin - Duhaime


And to still have a legit NHLer like Cogs as your 13th forward at that point. With guys have played 40+ games this year even behind Cogs in Olofsson/Kiviranta. A lot of similarities to the 2022 team IMO. If Mittelstadt can replace most of what we lost in Kadri.


We'll see on Kovalenko as well if he's healthy but I have a hard time seeing him fitting into this lineup in the playoffs quite frankly. Don't think he's going to beat any of those 12 out for a spot.

I bet we'll see a lot of rotation with those bottom 6 guys, although Wags and Kivi seem like the odd men out once Parise and Kovalenko are both available. I also think they'll give Kovalenko every opportunity to crack the lineup. Would think he should join the team when they return from Canada (can't imagine he'll get here soon enough to join them up there.)

 

[the_fan]

The LOC news is unfortunate but honestly if Landy comes back I still think our forwards are absolutely dynamite.


Lehky - Mack - Mikko
Landy* - Mittelstadt - Nuke
Drouin - Colton - Wood
Parise - Trenin - Duhaime


And to still have a legit NHLer like Cogs as your 13th forward at that point. With guys have played 40+ games this year even behind Cogs in Olofsson/Kiviranta. A lot of similarities to the 2022 team IMO. If Mittelstadt can replace most of what we lost in Kadri.


We'll see on Kovalenko as well if he's healthy but I have a hard time seeing him fitting into this lineup in the playoffs quite frankly. Don't think he's going to beat any of those 12 out for a spot.

I’m most optimistic about Landy coming back in the playoffs, but every time I get my hopes up, his return date keeps getting pushed back. At this point we just have to go with assumption he’s not coming back, and if he does it’s a big bonus. So in that lineup of yours we can replace Landy with Drouin, and put Kovalenko on the 3rd line

 

[NorthernAvsFan]

Drouin - MacK - Nichushkin
Lekhonen - Mitts - Rants
Parise - Colton - Wood
Trenin - Cogs - Duhaime

 

[GeoRox89]

If we can’t beat the Canucks on the B2B, please at least just let Duhaime/Trenin/Wood loose to knock some guys straight into next week

Even with the game the night before will have a chance if Demko left cause he’s injured and not just because they’d essentially already one the game

 

[the_fan]

If we can’t beat the Canucks on the B2B, please at least just let Duhaime/Trenin/Wood loose to knock some guys straight into next week

Even with the game the night before will have a chance if Demko left cause he’s injured and not just because they’d essentially already one the game

We definitely can’t beat the Nucks if bunch of players are gonna be out sick

 

[GeoRox89]

We definitely can’t beat the Nucks if bunch of players are gonna be out sick

Wouldn’t expect to at that point but Wednesday is still a ways away

 

[Balthazar]

Realistic* lineup:

Lehky - Mack - Rants
Drouin - Mitts - Nuke
Wood - Colton - Parise
Duhaime - Cogs - Trenin

Toews - Makar
Girard - Walker
Johnson - Manson

* Realistic = no Landy, no Kovalenko, Trenin plays on the wing and Rants is playing with Mack.

 

[niwotsblessing]

Realistic* lineup:

Lehky - Mack - Rants
Drouin - Mitts - Nuke
Wood - Colton - Parise
Duhaime - Cogs - Trenin

Toews - Makar
Girard - Walker
Johnson - Manson

* Realistic = no Landy, no Kovalenko, Trenin plays on the wing and Rants is playing with Mack.

Switch Wood and Trenin.

 

[sethro109]

Switch Wood and Trenin.

In a vacuum I agree, but I don't think Bednar will mess with their chemistry unless it stops working.

 

[a mangy Meowth]

Win it for LOC

 

[the_fan]

Win it for LOC

Win it for RyJo!!!

 

[a mangy Meowth]

Win it for RyJo!!!

 

[The Kingslayer]

Western Canada trip lol

L-L-L

LOC done.
Landy done.
_____ done.
_____ done.

Avs things. You just knew that the other shoe was going to drop after all the new toys we got and how excited we were that day.

 

[NateTheGreat]

Western Canada trip lol

L-L-L

LOC done.
Landy done.
_____ done.
_____ done.

Avs things. You just knew that the other shoe was going to drop after all the new toys we got and how excited we were that day.

Yeah but how many points is McDavid getting against us? That’s what matters here.

 

[Spirits]

I’m most optimistic about Landy coming back in the playoffs, but every time I get my hopes up, his return date keeps getting pushed back. At this point we just have to go with assumption he’s not coming back, and if he does it’s a big bonus. So in that lineup of yours we can replace Landy with Drouin, and put Kovalenko on the 3rd line

I never expected to see Landeskog play again tbh.

 

[Alienblood]

Yeah but how many points is McDavid getting against us? That’s what matters here.

play them 3 more times including the last day of the season

 

[niwotsblessing]

Here's an important Rules clarification from the NHL:

 

[lionsDen]

I’m most optimistic about Landy coming back in the playoffs, but every time I get my hopes up, his return date keeps getting pushed back. At this point we just have to go with assumption he’s not coming back, and if he does it’s a big bonus. So in that lineup of yours we can replace Landy with Drouin, and put Kovalenko on the 3rd line

The echo in chamber from this board drown out the 12-18 months time line provided. Ball and landy were two of the first professional sports athletes to have this done… I am old enough to remember when the ACL surgery came to professional athletes

 

[missionAvs]

There's just no way we win any of these games. Kadri's gonna go nuts tomorrow and get 4 points on his own. 2nd of a back to back at Vancouver potentially playing the backup means we're getting shutout and then to top it all off, in Edmonton against McJesus where he'll definitely take the scoring lead from MacK if he hasn't already done so by that point.

 

[RoyIsALegend]

W @ Calgary
L @ Vancouver
OTL @ Edmonton

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

W @Calgary
L @ Van
big L @ Edmonton