Pre-Game Talk: Week for Redemption (@WPG, BUF, STL, @DAL)

[flyfysher]

I'm ready for this game to be over already. I'll be a few rows behind the Sabres bench with my Zadorov jersey on.

Not that I can afford yet another sweater but . . . where did you pick up a Zads jersey?

 

[ASmileyFace]

Well the almighty ROR is leading a team that is basically last in the league.

But they are young and have so much potential!!

You'd think O'Money would be tried of playing on meh teams but hey... at least he's a leader now

 

[Cousin Eddie]

What's our projected lineup? I'm going to try to make a gdt somewhat early tomorrow.

 

[The Mars Volchenkov]

Not that I can afford yet another sweater but . . . where did you pick up a Zads jersey?

Specially ordered it through team store. Took a month to get.

 

[Avs_19]

With Roy saying it has been a battle between Grigorenko and Wagner to get in the lineup, does that mean Wagner is the one sitting?

 

[tigervixxxen]

What's our projected lineup? I'm going to try to make a gdt somewhat early tomorrow.

I'd go with the same thing but with Grigo

40-29-9
92-34-14
55-7-8
27-25-12

2-4
16-32
3-22

1

 

[RockLobster]

Vancouver is now tied with us for the 2nd Wild Card spot...they have 4 less wins than we do, but they've made up for that with having 11 OTL to our 3. That's something that this team needs to do, get some of those 1-goal games to OT and at least salvage a point and see if they can steal another.

Of course the Avs can help themselves by not losing to teams like Columbus to begin with...

 

[Avs_19]

I'm not worried about the Canucks. They also just lost their best player.

 

[dahrougem2]

Nobody needs to worry about the Canucks. They aren't a good team and will be picking in the top-5 by the time the draft rolls around.

 

[RoyIsALegend]

To be honest, it's the Ducks and Preds that worry me. Not Vancouver or any of the 4 Canadian teams for that matter. I still get this feeling Nashville and Anaheim are a lot better than their position in the standings.

 

[Ivan13]

To be honest, it's the Ducks and Preds that worry me. Not Vancouver or any of the 4 Canadian teams for that matter. I still get this feeling Nashville and Anaheim are a lot better than their position in the standings.

Preds are going nowhere with Rinne playing like he's been playing. Ducks are a weird bunch, don't know what to make of them.

 

[dahrougem2]

As Ivan said, the Preds are going nowhere with Pekka Rinne and his .902 SV%. Carter Hutton isn't going to do the job, either. How Rinne has a .902 SV% playing behind that defence boggles my mind.

 

[The Merchant]

Duchene was offended because he felt no one should make more then him, and the organization didn't want to hurt his feelings, creating the whole mess.

Some quality satire right here.




Right...?

 

[Mules]

It's kinda interesting that all the Buffalo/ Avs article out there talked about O'Reilly.
And that when interviewed, O'Reilly talked mainly about him and not of team's achievement.

 

[Chileiceman]

As Ivan said, the Preds are going nowhere with Pekka Rinne and his .902 SV%. Carter Hutton isn't going to do the job, either. How Rinne has a .902 SV% playing behind that defence boggles my mind.

And don't forget being called to the ASG

 

[henchman21]

I've been saying for a while that the Preds are not making it. RyJo should help their chances, but they are just not a good hockey team. Anaheim and San Jose are my two worries for the final spot.

The Avs just need to play the hockey they have since late October and they will be fine.

 

[The Mars Volchenkov]

Sounds like Mikko might be close to a return. Won't be long until we see him up in the NHL.

By the way, I'm pretty sure after last night, he can't hit 40 games anymore, but I might be off by a game.

 

[Ivan13]

Sounds like Mikko might be close to a return. Won't be long until we see him up in the NHL.

By the way, I'm pretty sure after last night, he can't hit 40 games anymore, but I might be off by a game.

We have 34 left and he played in 6, one more and his RFA year slides.

 

[cgf]

We have 34 left and he played in 6, one more and his RFA year slides.

Well it's rather convenient then that he's been 'hurt' and couldn't come up at the same time as Zads and Biegs...

 

[Tru]

We have 34 left and he played in 6, one more and his RFA year slides.

What if he plays in the playoffs? Would those games count against an EL slide?

 

[henchman21]

We have 34 left and he played in 6, one more and his RFA year slides.

If the playoffs don't count... which is unclear, but I think they count (they count for ELC years).

 

[Ivan13]

From Article 1 in the CBA:

Quote:
"Accrued Season" means any League Year during which a Player was on a Club's Active Roster for 40 (30 if the Player is a goalie) or more Regular Season Games, provided that, for the purposes of calculating an Accrued Season under this Agreement, games missed due to a hockey-related injury incurred while on a Club's Active Roster shall count as games played for purposes of calculating an Accrued Season but only during the League Year in which the injury was incurred and a maximum of one additional season.

 

[henchman21]

Solves that. The RFA year slides.

 

[Foppa Frossa]

Nervous about STL, but hopefully we'll be in WC1 after Friday

 

[Cousin Eddie]

I'd say Mikko goes and plays the All Star game and gets called up the following week.