Pre-Game Talk: Week of the Rest Stop (SJ, @STL, @CAR, @BUF)

[Balthazar]

Meh, if guys are hurt and we lose, that just means we're on our way to getting another really talented player in the draft with a Top 10 pick. We know this team is a borderline playoff team when healthy, adding another high end prospect to the fold of what's already a borderline team that has Makar and Timmins in the system... That's exciting to look forward to.

From what I'm seeing with the upcoming draft so far I'm no longer afraid to pick #14 instead of like #9 or #10.

#7 to #15 are pretty much all in the same tier.

 

[tigervixxxen]

Playoff experience only means something if you are doing it regularly, even consecutively.

JB indicated a platoon for the goalies.

 

[Goulet17]

Crazy to think the Avs are 10th in the NHL in ROWs and 9th in goal differential, but a wild card playoff spot is highly questionable.

 

[Balthazar]

I doubt we see Varlamov start back to back games again the remainder of this season, even if they're spread out unless Bernier falls off a cliff. His groins are not to be trusted whatsoever.

Bednar said the other day that there was no clear #1 and they'll run the hot goalie. So it's really on a "you lose the game you lose your turn" basis.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

My Lord...

92/13/22
17/37/64
83/34/14
24/47/57

??

YIKES

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Crazy to think the Avs are 10th in the NHL in ROWs and 9th in goal differential, but a wild card playoff spot is highly questionable.

Gotta love those 3 point games!

 

[dahrougem2]

Playoff experience only means something if you are doing it regularly, even consecutively.

JB indicated a platoon for the goalies.

Playoff experience always means something for a young team.

 

[EdAVSfan]

Playoff experience only means something if you are doing it regularly, even consecutively.

JB indicated a platoon for the goalies.

Gotta get in the first time to have a chance at it being consecutively.

At some point soon, we’re gonna need to see what kinda team we have when the playoffs roll around.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

From what I'm seeing with the upcoming draft so far I'm no longer afraid to pick #14 instead of like #9 or #10.

#7 to #15 are pretty much all in the same tier.

Maybe, but I'm sure the Avs scouts wills still have a guy they're much higher on within that tier that they'd rather have a chance to take at #9 or #10 instead of him potentially being gone by the time we picked at 13 or 14.


Maybe to you there's a same tiered group from 8-14, but the Avs may, and likely will see it differently.

Gotta get in the first time to have a chance at it being consecutively.

At some point soon, we’re gonna need to see what kinda team we have when the playoffs roll around.

lol what? This just isn't true at all. Do people forget this team didn't even crack 50 points last year? We absolutely should not being expecting to see this team in the playoffs to "Find out what we have, and soon".


The fact we're even in the playoff picture in February is already a massive success

 

[5280]

Meh, if guys are hurt and we lose, that just means we're on our way to getting another really talented player in the draft with a Top 10 pick. We know this team is a borderline playoff team when healthy, adding another high end prospect to the fold of what's already a borderline team that has Makar and Timmins in the system... That's exciting to look forward to.

This is the way I’m looking at all of this. Realistically if Mack is out 2-4 weeks our playoff hopes are shot. Hopefully this will stop Sakic from getting an itchy finger and maybe we’ll even be sellers at the deadline. Also getting a solid pick in this draft is something that can’t be sneezed at. If we have to circle the damned wagons one more time before we start putting together some good years, I’m all for it if it makes us do it right.

We were one or two years from making a splash in the playoffs anyway. This will just make us stronger and deeper when we get there.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

I think we will get 5 points, so good result!

 

[forsbergavs32]

I think we will get 5 points, so good result!

You mean the Avs players will score a total of 5 points this week if Rantanen is out too?

 

[Chileiceman]

Interesting how afree the Buffalo game every opponent the rest of the month is a Canadian team. Also I'll be at the Buffalo game

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Man, SJ is going to possess the puck all game long tonight. Proly get out shot like 52-18

 

[Freudian]

If Avs win this one it will be an act of Zad.

 

[Cousin Eddie]

If Avs win this one it will be an act of Zad.

Zeesus, you mean?

 

[Raucherhusten]

Zad or Zeesus are not gonna do it . i think we need the X-Men today if Rants is actually out too.

 

[forsbergavs32]

Zad or Zeesus are not gonna do it . i think we need the X-Men today if Rants is actually out too.

Well we do have Cyclops

 

[henchman21]

Interesting how afree the Buffalo game every opponent the rest of the month is a Canadian team. Also I'll be at the Buffalo game

As an American, can we just give Buffalo to Canada?

 

[member 116861]

As an American, can we just give Buffalo to Canada?

No, we already have Edmonton and Winnipeg.

As a representative of Canada, we will take Seattle and Portland though.

 

[Rumplesnipeskin]

Yak with a hatty...

 

[McMetal]

Well we do have Cyclops

Zadorov is clearly The Beast. And Comeau is obviously Professor X.

 

[forsbergavs32]

Zadorov is clearly The Beast. And Comeau is obviously Professor X.

Compher played for the Wolverines, so close enough

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Yak with a hatty...

...a hatty of stupid decisions that lead to 3 Shark goals.

 

[Rumplesnipeskin]

...a hatty of stupid decisions that lead to 3 Shark goals.

I was more thinking if you counted shots (not necessarily on net) as goals.