Pre-Game Talk: Weekly Schedule Thread (@STL, @VGK, vs SJx2)

[Cousin Eddie]

According to dater, Grubauer has joined the team.

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[cccoltsicehockey]

So starting rotation guess for the week? Gru, Gru, Dub, Gru

 

[Cousin Eddie]

So starting rotation guess for the week? Gru, Gru, Dub, Gru

I hope so. On one hand it would be nice to ease Grubauer back in but I’d love for him to have a game under his belt to get into a groove before playing Vegas. I’m hoping he goes tonight, day off tomorrow, light morning skate Wednesday and plays again against Vegas Wednesday night.

 

[The Shermanator]

Rejoined the team but is he ready to go tonight.....

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

If Grubi is joining the team you’ve got to think he’s playing, no?

I don’t know why they’d fly him out just to be the backup. They could just wait a day and fly him out to Vegas.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

I don't think he goes tonight....


I'd start Johansson tonight. IMO he looked better than Dubby overall, Duby kind of let us down on that last game.

I'd start Johansson with Duby as the back up.

 

[Ararana]

I don't think he goes tonight....


I'd start Johansson tonight. IMO he looked better than Dubby overall, Duby kind of let us down on that last game.

I'd start Johansson with Duby as the back up.

no

 

[UncleRisto]

So starting rotation guess for the week? Gru, Gru, Dub, Gru

"Excuse me, did you place an order on GrubDub?"

 

[Cousin Eddie]

If Grubi is joining the team you’ve got to think he’s playing, no?

I don’t know why they’d fly him out just to be the backup. They could just wait a day and fly him out to Vegas.

This was my thinking as well.

 

[AvsFan29]

Great...

 

[Cake Malar]

oof thats a rough lineup

 

[Ararana]

Johansson in net against a team not the ducks?

But I do like Kaut getting some time next to Kadri.

 

[nammerus]

Johansson in net against a team not the ducks?

But I do like Kaut getting some time next to Kadri.

Guess we’re aiming for 3rd seed now?

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Called it. Duby had a rough game Saturday, he's still the #2 guy but JoJo has earned another start with his numbers. This one makes sense.

 

[Richard88]

oof thats a rough lineup

Missing all 4 of our first-choice RW's (Rantanen, Saad, Donskoi, O'Connor), not a good looking lineup there.

 

[Goulet17]

I am assuming that Rantanen tested positive for Covid at this point, unless the Avs hold out players for longer periods of time than the other teams in the league based on contacts (it would not surprise me if the Avs take this approach).

LOB should not be in the lineup after the last game, injuries or not. I find that to be a disappointing decision from Bednar (at least for accountability consistency, although he has not been consistent in the past - AHL caliber players seem to receive more leeway than younger, more talented future NHL players it seems).

 

[Richard88]

Hopefully the Saad injury is just Bednar erring on the side of caution to allow him to be rested and fully healthy for the playoffs. If we were in a tight battle for the playoffs there probably wouldn't be as much flexibility with resting players as Bednar said he would do early in the season. That said, ideally we'd have a healthy lineup in the next two games against St. Louis and Vegas before resting guys in easier games after that.

 

[Cake Malar]

I am assuming that Rantanen tested positive for Covid at this point, unless the Avs hold out players for longer periods of time than the other teams in the league based on contacts (it would not surprise me if the Avs take this approach).

LOB should not be in the lineup after the last game, injuries or not. I find that to be a disappointing decision from Bednar (at least for accountability consistency, although he has not been consistent in the past - AHL caliber players seem to receive more leeway than younger, more talented future NHL players it seems).

 

[Mighty Makar]

We’ll be the 3rd seed very soon.

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

So... the Avs are without 8 regulars tonight.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

MacD also hurt

 

[Richard88]

We’ll be the 3rd seed very soon.

We're ahead of Minnesota by 1 point with 2 games in hand, so even if we lose to St. Louis and Vegas we'll still be ahead with same number of games played, and have a much easier run-in than Minnesota who play St. Louis 5 times.

 

[Avsboy]

Bring the hurt to St Louis

 

[Raucherhusten]

So, let's see:

Grubi and Franky OUT
Byram, EJ, MacD OUT
Rants, Donkey, Saad, Calvert, O' Conner OUT

= 10 dudes!

And why are we even playing?

 

[Muffin]

Called it. Duby had a rough game Saturday, he's still the #2 guy but JoJo has earned another start with his numbers. This one makes sense.

Numbers are one thing but eye test says JJ sucks. I hold my breath everytime he faces a shot, at least I don't do that with Dubnyk.