Pre-Game Talk: Week of the Double Double (ARIx2, VGKx2)

[Avsboy]

Monday 10PM EST: Arizona
Tuesday 10PM EST: Arizona
Thursday 9PM EST: Vegas
Saturday 3PM EST: Vegas

Out of the frying pan (it's hot in Arizona), into the fire

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[BaconNater]

Congrats to Jared Bednar on moving up to 98th all time in coaching wins! Can leap from Rick Tocchet this week

 

[McMetal]

Bring on Vegas, I can't wait to see what these streaking Avs can do against the real class of the West. It's always been a two-team race in this division and I want to see best on best.

 

[Cousin Eddie]

Ok we’ve seen that Grubauer is the guy. We’ve added Johansson and now that we’re going into Az let’s acquire Raanta too. Let’s let Grubi play like twice a week max for the rest of the year until he becomes our guy in playoffs.

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

I’d love to see the Avs ride an 8-game win streak into that mini series against Vegas.

I’m guessing we’ll see Johansson get his first start on Tuesday.

 

[RockyMtnRedhawk]

 

[The Kingslayer]

Have to win both games against Arizona. Would be unacceptable to lose to that team right now. A split against Vegas would be fine thereafter.

 

[Islay1989]

Winning two against the Yotes virtually locks us into a playoff spot. Furthermore, I'd rather play the Wild, a soft team with no game breaking talent, than a team led by O'Reilly.

 

[Avsboy]

It's a coffee at Tim Hortons with two cream two sugar in Canada

 

[Balthazar]

That's some thick ass slices of cheese.

 

[Mighty Makar]

I don’t think Vegas will have Pietrangelo, so that’s a huge loss for them. They’re still a great team without him, though. We have to beat the Coyotes in both games.

 

[The Abusement Park]

Winning two against the Yotes virtually locks us into a playoff spot. Furthermore, I'd rather play the Wild, a soft team with no game breaking talent, than a team led by O'Reilly.

I mean the Wild do have Kaprizov who’s 100% a game breaker. The issue is he’s the only forward they have that isn’t decidedly average or a great play driver.

 

[Spleenless Wonder21]

I mean the Wild do have Kaprizov who’s 100% a game breaker. The issue is he’s the only forward they have that isn’t decidedly average or a great play driver.

Too bad they’ve got Boldy incoming.

 

[Islay1989]

I mean the Wild do have Kaprizov who’s 100% a game breaker. The issue is he’s the only forward they have that isn’t decidedly average or a great play driver.

That remains to be seen. I watched quite a bit of him in the KHL, he has ways to go to prove he is a game breaker at the NHL level.

 

[The Abusement Park]

That remains to be seen. I watched quite a bit of him in the KHL, he has ways to go to prove he is a game breaker at the NHL level.

I mean he’s been pretty electric so far in the NHL. I’d say he’s so far a game breaker 100%.

 

[Islay1989]

I mean he’s been pretty electric so far in the NHL. I’d say he’s so far a game breaker 100%.

Then the two of us have a different understanding of what a game breaker is. He is a top line wing. Game breaker is someone who can dictate the flow of the game, someone who is uncontainable when on, not a sub ppg one dimensional winger. I have seen him go quiet far to many times in the past to consider him that.

 

[dahrougem2]

5-1 W vs Arizona
3-2 W vs Arizona
4-1 L vs Vegas
3-2 OTL vs Vegas

 

[LOFIN]

Hoping they start Werner tomorrow, and if he plays well enough start him again even while it's b2b. Grubauer deserves some time off before Vegas.

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

The Avs are now up to 6th in the league in goals per game and 3rd in the league in goals against per game.

 

[Mighty Makar]

Pacioretty isn’t playing today and is “day to day”.

 

[Balthazar]

The Avs are now up to 6th in the league in goals per game and 3rd in the league in goals against per game.

Still too high. Hopefully with all our dmen back now we can be the best defensive team in the league.

 

[Balthazar]

Pacioretty isn’t playing today and is “day to day”.

Are you implying something or just informing us?

 

[Richard88]

The Avs are now up to 6th in the league in goals per game and 3rd in the league in goals against per game.

How about xGF and xGA?

 

[Mighty Makar]

Are you implying something or just informing us?

We’re going to beat Vegas on Thur and Sat.

 

[Cousin Eddie]

We’re going to beat Vegas on Thur and Sat.

I want them to be completely healthy. I want to see how we stack up agains the best.