Pre-Game Talk: Week of No Naz-sense and the Return of Byram: @Angry Pens, @Peg, @Oil

[AvsCOL]

Interested to hear your take on how combing your hair makes you cleaner.

It certainly creates the illusion that you care about your hygiene. There’s certainly a link there.

Anyway, I’m not arguing about it anymore. DNVR is what it is. A few guys who drink at a bar and talk about hockey.

 

[Balthazar]

When G is back I predict that it will be JJ sitting

JJ is currently playing the 3rd most minutes on D, wouldn't make a lot of sense to sit him. That said I'm not sure Bednar has the courage to healthy scratch EJ.

 

[SirLoinOfCloth]

JJ is currently playing the 3rd most minutes on D, wouldn't make a lot of sense to sit him. That said I'm not sure Bednar has the courage to healthy scratch EJ.

Yea I saw the post about JJ having the 3rd most minutes. I just think Bednar will want Byram playing, and it seems like Byram and EJ are a good fit, at least at first. No way I can see G being sat, so he will come back in next to a bigger D which would be Manson. I just don't see JJ making the cut as it stands. Despite him currently getting a good look in.

 

[dahrougem2]

Dare I say J.T. Compher has been a much better hockey player since the trade deadline passed?

Now a lot of that probably has to do with playing alongside Nichushkin/Lehkonen most of the time, but it's still something positive.

Please dude, just keep your head above water and we'll be ok.

 

[Alex Jones]

Dare I say J.T. Compher has been a much better hockey player since the trade deadline passed?

Now a lot of that probably has to do with playing alongside Nichushkin/Lehkonen most of the time, but it's still something positive.

Please dude, just keep your head above water and we'll be ok.

He's not better, he's getting carried offensively

 

[tigervixxxen]

JJ is currently playing the 3rd most minutes on D, wouldn't make a lot of sense to sit him. That said I'm not sure Bednar has the courage to healthy scratch EJ.

That’s where a nagging injury suddenly pops up. Or they’ll go 7D. It’s not going to be JJ right now that’s for sure.

Byram wasn’t chained to EJ, he had several shifts with both Manson and Makar.

The best thing that’s happened to Compher is Lehkonen showing up, he might single handedly resurrect Compher’s usefulness.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

I'm sure Lehkonen is helping Compher out quite a bit, but I wouldn't be so sure if the Jost trade didn't have something to do with it. It seems like it could have been a real eye-opener for JTC.

 

[shadow1]

Compher had a strong finish last year too. This is right out of the JT Compher play book: stink for months, and then play well enough at the end of the season that we say to ourselves "hey, maybe he's not so bad after all!".

Spoiler alert: he is.

 

[Balthazar]

The best thing that’s happened to Compher is Lehkonen showing up

Lehkonen made Montreal AHLers look decent next to him so that doesn't mean that JTC is good all of a sudden though.

 

[The Merchant]

 

[tigervixxxen]

Lehkonen made Montreal AHLers look decent next to him so that doesn't mean that JTC is good all of a sudden though.

Oh you don’t have to convince me. I would have bought out Compher last summer. My mind isn’t changed on that.

 

[Ceremony]

I remember when we had a condensed schedule with endless games. Tuesday then Saturday and Sunday, what is this?

 

[Balthazar]

I remember when we had a condensed schedule with endless games. Tuesday then Saturday and Sunday, what is this?

It's Friday and Saturday.

Avs had a shitty schedule this week. One game in 5 days: 2 days off, @Pittsburgh and 2 days off again.

Bad for the fans but good for nursing an injury I guess.

 

[Avsboy]

10 games in 17 days coming up

 

[The Merchant]

 

[Ceremony]

It's Friday and Saturday.

Avs had a shitty schedule this week. One game in 5 days: 2 days off, @Pittsburgh and 2 days off again.

Bad for the fans but good for nursing an injury I guess.

Managed to mix up schedules and timezones there, well done

Still seems stupid to have one game, then wait a few days before a back to back. Or maybe I'm just antsy because the end of this season is meaningless and I want the playoffs to start.

 

[Ceremony]

As much as I enjoy these videos - and as much as I will enjoy Landeskog handing the cup to EJ - I think it was a bit optimistic to include Megna in them

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

The Avs PK is now up to 17th in the league. That’s a pretty big climb from being absolutely awful the first couple months of the season.

It’s starting to look like both special teams units could be a real asset in the playoffs.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Didn't want this to get lost in the GDT from last night.

Toews: "Great speech, great speech."

I think Toews is ok, LOL. He still may sit tonight out of an abundance of caution, we find out later today, but I don't think he's hurt too bad.

 

[Balthazar]

@Bill Peckerskull we need a new one of these