Pre-Game Talk: Week of Waiting and Healing (vs. WSH, @SEA, @EDM)

[Avsboy]

Kuemper in net tonight

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[Grackle Party]

McDermid in tonight makes sense vs Tom Wilson

 

[BobRossColton]

Byram-Makar next four games?

 

[Pokecheque]

Not looking forward to this game at all. If any team out there thugs it up, it's Washington. Wilson is probably their most notable hitman, but Garnet Hathaway takes runs at guys on the regular too. Even goddamn LARS ELLER took a guy out with a completely unnecessary hit a few games back.

 

[ASmileyFace]

Will the people who constantly complain about Bednar not resting his top guys stop complaining now that Toews is getting a few games off? I doubt it.

I am looking forward to more Byram/Makar pairings going forward.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Amazing they can let Toews rest for 4 games and still roll a Top 4 Defense that looks like:


Girard - Makar
Byram - Manson




Our Defense this year is nuts

 

[niwotsblessing]

Kurtis MacD is in da House!

 

[Hennessy]

I'm all for letting Toews rest, but also remember how that Avs looked without him to start the season.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

So Helmo in for Cogs means MacDermid is in for Toews, so one of EJ or JMFJ is out

95/29/96
62/37/13
18/59/25
43/78/16

4/8
49/42
56/6 (3)

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[Pokecheque]

So Helmo in for Cogs means MacDermid is in for Toews, so one of EJ or JMFJ is out

95/29/96
62/37/13
18/59/25
43/78/16

4/8
49/42
56/6 (3)

35

Given how JJ played last game, it better be EJ who plays.

 

[Cake Malar]

 

[falconski]

k, punchy can have his fun with Tom Wilson tonight

 

[Pokecheque]

Gah...why. JJ was absolutely abominable the other night.

 

[ASmileyFace]

I'm guessing EJ actually just needs the time off. JJ has been getting caved in for a while but with MacD in tonight he's going to have his minutes cut back for sure.

 

[niwotsblessing]

Gah...why. JJ was absolutely abominable the other night.

EJ is still nursing an injury and MacNorris is on Walkabout in Larimer County.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

No way they pair 56 and 3 together. Has to be one of Bo, G, or Makar pairing with them.

3/8
49/42
4/56

Right?

 

[Cypher]

Glad they are resting players now. I was thinking they'd play today, then start resting and leaving guys at home during the 3 game road trip.

 

[Balthazar]

No way they pair 56 and 3 together.

They will and I'm concerned with Makar's ice time because of it.

 

[the_fan]

Rested Toews will be a good Toews

 

[MacKaRant]

Amazing they can let Toews rest for 4 games and still roll a Top 4 Defense that looks like:


Girard - Makar
Byram - Manson




Our Defense this year is nuts

Also amazing that they've locked up pretty much everything that needs being locked up so that they can do things like give Toews four games rest without any repercussions.

 

[SaltySkywalker]

Can we just rest Makar and Byram tonight? The absolute last thing I want is shithead Wilson ruining our cup run.

 

[Avs_19]

If Toews is resting then I want to see Byram on the top pair. Don’t you dare make me watch JJ next to Makar, Bednar.

 

[Balthazar]

If Toews is resting then I want to see Byram on the top pair. Don’t you dare make me watch JJ next to Makar, Bednar.

More importantly, G needs to stay with Manson. He's been really good last game with him and since Manson is a righty then G can play on the left side (he's so much better there).

 

[niwotsblessing]

Can we just rest Makar and Byram tonight? The absolute last thing I want is shithead Wilson ruining our cup run.

MacDermid is going to ruin Wilson by driving him through the corner boards.

 

[Pokecheque]

MacDermid is going to ruin Wilson by driving him through the corner boards.

MacDermid is more likely going to let Wilson walk around him en route to a goal against.

That's the thing about Tom Wilson. He's not a particularly great player. Decent, but not great. The difference is, the man is a hulking beast who can skate.