Pre-Game Talk: Week of Delusional Optimism [vs CGY | vs MIN]

[Muffin]

Barberio isn't actually in over Graves right?

 

[Avsboy]

Barberio isn't actually in over Graves right?

Dater said so

 

[rmthomson21]

Timmins the victim of the customary vet anchor for his first game

 

[Metallo]

Dater said so

Thank god, so Graves is in.

 

[Grackle Party]

Doin an excite!

 

[Rumplesnipeskin]

Gameday bitches

 

[VikingAv]

You’d think I posted this video because the Avs are playing the Flames. The truth is, I’m posting it because of the greatest moment in Avalanche history.

Carl Soderberg passes the puck cross ice to Mikko Rantanen for an overtime winner. Wait there’s more. Soderberg in excitement skates past the OT hero and proceeds to hug captain Gabe Landeskog because he’s blind af and didn’t even know who he set up

 

[Raucherhusten]

We suck!

Less than 10 hours until puck drop and still no GDT ....

 

[Bubba Thudd]

For the record, we are not friends with Edmonton.

Just wanted to put that out there.

 

[Ivan13]

For the record, we are not friends with Edmonton.

Just wanted to put that out there.

Why does Duchene refuse to pass the puck to Hall?

 

[UncleRisto]

For the record, we are not friends with Edmonton.

Just wanted to put that out there.

Ehh, it's just more of us on a different board.

 

[Cousin Eddie]

Where the f***ing GDT!
It’s not gane day until the GDT is up.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

For the record, we are not friends with Edmonton.

Just wanted to put that out there.

You are when you play Calgary.

 

[The Moops]

Working on the GDT. Has anyone see lineups yet?

 

[Ivan13]

Will Matthew show up this time? Or is he still haunted by the big Russian? Will Monahan prove he is better than Mack again? How will we handle the mighty Flames D? Find out tonight at your favourite RSN, The Altitude, now available nowhere important.

 

[cgf]

Was just on the main board looking at a couple of trade proposals for D help for the NJD and TML. So happy we don't have to go through that again and looking at excessive trade demands or scrounging the waiver wire. The Avs D is young and inexperienced but talented. They may have some growing pains this season but I'm feeling a lot more at ease about the Avs D now than in years.

Timmins has really done a lot to assuage my concerns about the right side of our blueline, but I wouldn't be so sure that we won't need to bolster ourselves with a reliable middle-pairing caliber RS...especially if/when EJ breaks down again.

 

[UncleRisto]

Working on the GDT. Has anyone see lineups yet?

When I don't know yet, I'll just post whatever the hell DailyFaceoff has.

 

[The Kingslayer]

I want Z to smash Keiths kid on his first shift. Just to remind him of last spring.

 

[wayninja]

I'm just here to whine about the lack of GDT...

 

[Flanagan]

What do you guys think was our best season opener?

- The Kariya/Selanne superteam destroying Chicago (2003)
- Crushing the Ducks in MacKinnon's multi-point debut/Roy's bench-breaking debut (2013)
- First game ever! Beating the Wings with Kamensky (1995)
- Duchene/Stastny/Liles beating the Cup champ Hawks (2010)

And what about the worst?

- Getting shutout by Minnesota in back-to-back games to start the year (2014)
- Blowing a 4-1 lead to Minnesota in the third (2015)
- Horcoff scoring 20 seconds into the game, then again to win the game with 4 mins left (2005)
- Blowing the game with 1:20 left against the Sens (1998)
- One of the three boring ties against Dallas (1997, 2000, 2002)

 

[EdAVSfan]

What do you guys think was our best season opener?

- The Kariya/Selanne superteam destroying Chicago (2003)
- Crushing the Ducks in MacKinnon's multi-point debut/Roy's bench-breaking debut (2013)
- First game ever! Beating the Wings with Kamensky (1995)
- Duchene/Stastny/Liles beating the Cup champ Hawks (2010)

And what about the worst?

- Getting shutout by Minnesota in back-to-back games to start the year (2014)
- Blowing a 4-1 lead to Minnesota in the third (2015)
- Horcoff scoring 20 seconds into the game, then again to win the game with 4 mins left (2005)
- Blowing the game with 1:20 left against the Sens (1998)
- One of the three boring ties against Dallas (1997, 2000, 2002)

Easily 2013 for me.

 

[CharlesPuck]

What do you guys think was our best season opener?
- Crushing the Ducks in MacKinnon's multi-point debut/Roy's bench-breaking debut (2013)

And what about the worst?

- Getting shutout by Minnesota in back-to-back games to start the year (2014)

Those are mine.

 

[Flanagan]

Those are mine.

Probably mine too. The back-to-back shutouts were especially bad considering they just beat us in game 7 OT

 

[missionAvs]

Back at it! Anything short of a 2-0 record with 10 MacK points is a failure for this week.

 

[Avs]

I’m so ready.

f*** the Flames. f*** the Wild.

We are winning the Cup tonight.

37-0 Avs