Cousin Eddie
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Apparently everyone on the team has the same lululemon sweater lol
Pre-Game Talk: Week of Sin (@VGK^2, VGK Tahoe, VGK)
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Apparently everyone on the team has the same lululemon sweater lol
Mighty Makar
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Looks like it and that makes me happy.
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Richard88
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And Girard back early next week as well. Then it'll only be Johnson and Francouz out.
Raucherhusten
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Our forward group is complete, huh? Don't know about you guys but that makes me nervous.
Hockey gods will not like that. This is how i expect our locker room to look AfTER the game.
Hockey gods will not like that. This is how i expect our locker room to look AfTER the game.
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Cypher
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That's the dream. Then come Sunday when Girard is taken off the COVID list, Avs are only missing EJ and Francouz.
Richard88
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With all the forwards back Bednar is going to have a difficult decision to make, especially given the circumstance of an outdoor game every single player would be chomping at the bit to be a part of.
Does he drop O'Connor to make room for Calvert, despite O'Connor having played well and doing everything asked of him?
Does he leave out Bellemare, despite him not being healthy scratched before, for what is a huge game in a setting he'd love to be part of?
Or does he leave out Jost as he won't be as game-sharp as guys like O'Connor who has been playing regularly, or Bellemare who already shook off his rust?
Or does Compher choose the high-profile Tahoe game as the ideal opportunity to send Compher a message by scratching him?
I'd guess that Calvert will be eased in and might not be ready in time for this game, but if he is ready then it's probably O'Connor sitting, unfortunately.
Cypher
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They'll have a similar conundrum when EJ is back.
Toews - Makar
Byram - Girard
Graves - Timmins ... EJ? who sits?
Richard88
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It would most likely be Timmins who sits once EJ is back. He can probably do with watching a couple of games from the stands to settle himself down. Graves would be on a short leash though.
Same in the forward positions. O'Connor probably gets dropped, but all the guys in the bottom 6 would know that they'd be on a short leash with O'Connor right there just waiting to pounce and take their spot (JT I'm looking at you).
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I have given up hope that we'll ever see the Avs completely healthy. I mean the only time we might see them completely healthy is in the first couple of games of a new season, then they start falling one by one
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I would scratch Jost or Bellemare instead of LOC. O'Connor has given that bottom 6 some life. Go with Calvert-Jost-LOC or Bellemare instead of Jost
cinchronicity
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I went back and forth in my head about a dozen times - in the middle of your post. Even though Belle and Calvert have been in an outdoor game before, I would still give them both nods for their 'character'. I don't see JTC being cut by both sides of the coin: By now he knows he sucks, and he won't like being embarrassed. But does Sakic shoot himself in the foot by allowing Bednar to bench a guy we are all desperate to trade - on National TV.
Bednar is going to have to give the same Bednaresque talk to either Jost or O'Connor. Both have met the goals set for the early season. Both have probably exceeded expectations. My initial feeling was that LOC would get the shaft. That said, Jost knows precisely what he needs to do for every minute of the season. LOC has far less reason to be confident. And if Calvert IS back, that means that CalvertJr. is going to eat nachos. Wouldn't this be a great way to communicate to a player who'll be riding a taxi or 13F this season, that he is an appreciated part of the team?
For purely medical reasons, I'd like to think Calvert sits this one out. He has issues with lighting, and this is entirely different light. I pray he takes every precaution to not get his bell rung.
Northern Avs Fan
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When Calvert is back to full health, he’ll be a regular.
As for who sits, Compher is certainly the most deserving. The question is, does Bednar want to make Jost the 3C?
It would suck to take LOC out. He’s been such a great spark plug for the bottom-6.
As for who sits, Compher is certainly the most deserving. The question is, does Bednar want to make Jost the 3C?
It would suck to take LOC out. He’s been such a great spark plug for the bottom-6.
The Kingslayer
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I dont think Jared has the stones to sit JTC over LOC. LOC deserves to play but we all know how this is going to go down. I would love to be wrong on this.
Richard88
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The only logical thing to do is to play 13 forwards and 5 defensemen with Bellemare playing on PK1 and taking key DZ draws only. Playing with 5 D has worked well in the vast majority of the last two games where they came out completely fine having only conceded 3 goals in 120 minutes.
Landeskog ----- Mackinnon ---- Rantanen
Burakovsky -------- Kadri --------- Saad
Nichuskin -------- Compher ----- Donskoi
Calvert -------------- Jost --------- O'Connor
-------------------- Bellemare -----------------
Toews --- Makar
Byram --- Timmins
Graves
Grubauer
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cccoltsicehockey
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Yeah, I am really hoping LOC doesn't get dropped out. The spark he has provided as of late is great and I think he should stay in till he shows otherwise. I think he gets a full time position on the roster next year as well. Or at least he deserves it.
Timmins has been better than Graves. I really think if they continue to play at the same levels, Graves should sit.
Which would also allow for a LD and a RD on each pairing.
Toews - Makar
Girard - EJ
Byram - Timmins
Graves
Not that we'll be healthy again any time soon, but this is what I would do as of right now.
Which would also allow for a LD and a RD on each pairing.
Toews - Makar
Girard - EJ
Byram - Timmins
Graves
Not that we'll be healthy again any time soon, but this is what I would do as of right now.
tigervixxxen
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They are not scratching JTC. I’d personally move on from Calvert for LOC as they are essentially the same person and LOC doesn’t have the wear and tear on him.
As far as lineup the next game I think Jost might have to be the odd man out, he’s still on NHL Non Roster, they chose to activate Calvert and not him at this time plus the more that’s still on that list the more emergency exceptions they get.
Byram and Timmins won’t be a pair moving forward. Bednar already spoke of his vision of EJ and Graves as the defensive bottom pair too. Might see a lot more of Byram and Girard if full health is ever achieved.
As far as lineup the next game I think Jost might have to be the odd man out, he’s still on NHL Non Roster, they chose to activate Calvert and not him at this time plus the more that’s still on that list the more emergency exceptions they get.
Byram and Timmins won’t be a pair moving forward. Bednar already spoke of his vision of EJ and Graves as the defensive bottom pair too. Might see a lot more of Byram and Girard if full health is ever achieved.
Belgican
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Interesting. Graves/EJ might be a very good bottom pairing
with Timmins looking to replace EJ when hurt / resting.Still think that Byram/Makar would be a better pairing though, with then Toews/Girard just my opinion
