GDT: (1) Jetz @ Avz (2) - 12:30PM - Complaints Only Edition

[MonsterMack]

I got a warning for literally doing nothing but using the laugh function on some posts.

Some year or two ago I got myself in more trouble because you are able to report the message from Troll Stomper. Wasn't able to like anything for months. In all honesty, my fault, I think I did it multiple times.

 

[JoeSakic13]

I got a warning for literally doing nothing but using the laugh function on some posts.

I got a troll warning for suggesting the Utah team should be called The Skiing Mormons.

 

[GeoRox89]

I got a troll warning for suggesting the Utah team should be called The Skiing Mormons.

Is Troll Stomper an Oilers fan? I thought only they knew how to be so humourless

 

[wayninja]

He has all-world talent. The ability to play with Nathan MacKinnon and score off of his passes/feed MacKinnon is not something anyone can do.

That said, we still need more. Too many times this season he gets the puck and stops moving his feet. We've all seen Rantanen get going before, he can fly if he wants to. He's become an incredibly lazy hockey player.

I believe part of that is on Jared Bednar playing him WAY too much the last two seasons. Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar can do it, I don't know that Mikko Rantanen can.

I'd be more willing to accept this if I saw him "run out of gas" or something, but he seems disinterested and lethargic from puck drop. Not to mention he seems to be getting weaker both from a hitting/puck battling standpoint, and a "can stay on his feet" standpoint.

 

[MonsterMack]

If only Mikko trained in the offseason

 

[AnimalMother73]

Lehky is such a fundamentally good hockey player and a perfect line mate for someone like Mitts who will always be looking for the open guy.

 

[The Moops]

As this is just a negative thread, I'm just disappointed we let these bums win a game ! hahahaha.

My hero!

 

[lionsDen]

Some year or two ago I got myself in more trouble because you are able to report the message from Troll Stomper. Wasn't able to like anything for months. In all honesty, my fault, I think I did it multiple times.

Now that’s funny!

 

[lionsDen]

If droiun comes back… I don’t wanna mess with chemistry, wood Colton droiun. He seemed to help that line earlier this year?

 

[GeoRox89]

If droiun comes back… I don’t wanna mess with chemistry, wood Colton droiun. He seemed to help that line earlier this year?

Put him back with Mack. Let Moose play on the 3rd line if he doesn’t start massively playing better

Leave line 2 alone though. If Landy comes back then put him with Wood and Colton. Even at 60% he has the defensive awareness to help them like LOC or how Kivi has been

 

[Avs_19]

 

[AegonLeConqueror]

It's encouraging to see Mittelstadt handle physicality well. And it's a bonus his hockey IQ is so high. Players literally just have to go to an open spot and 9 times out of 10 he'll find them

 

[Spleenless Wonder21]

Caught snippets of the game, as I had a family function. Glad for Georgiev, after game 1 train wreck performance. Won’t say I feel confident he can keep it up, but I also wasn’t sure he’d even get it going.

Awesome that Nuke got the hatty. It doesn’t matter much, as I don’t think they’d’ve made any noise in RD 2 last season, but IMO they would’ve at least eliminated Seattle had he been available for the duration of that series. His impact on the team is palpable.

All in all, it’s nice to have great feelings about the series after the roller coaster ride that was game 1, & shaky start to game 2.

 

[dahrougem2]

He honestly reminds me of Peter Forsberg whenever he has the puck. Right down to the refusal to shoot and the random insanely hard wrist shots.

He obviously doesn't have Forsberg's physicality and I'm not expecting him to be Forsberg, but man is he a treat to watch thus far.

 

[TruePowerSlave]

Just nuts that everyone pretty much sleepwalked through the regular season and was just able to flip the switch for game 1 except for Mikko.

This series isn’t over but this team is giving me 2022 vibes

It´s kinda funny just how many still question if a team can simply flip a switch once the playoffs roll around when it happens regularly.

Why would you go all out in meaningless filler games at the end of the regular season?

 

[dahrougem2]

It´s kinda funny just how many still question if a team can simply flip a switch once the playoffs roll around when it happens regularly.

Why would you go all out in meaningless filler games at the end of the regular season?

There is a difference between going all out and looking like the Avs did against Montreal, Columbus, Edmonton, Dallas, Winnipeg, and Vegas while home ice was in question.

There was legitimate cause for concern.

 

[katfude]

I guess the Winterpig Boeing fans are just boring post reporters.

I'll take that over Oilers fans, but they give us no good content like the deranged bLose fans produce.

 

[JoeSakic13]

Lovingly ripped from the subreddit

 

[TruePowerSlave]

There is a difference between going all out and looking like the Avs did against Montreal, Columbus, Edmonton, Dallas, Winnipeg, and Vegas while home ice was in question.

There was legitimate cause for concern.

Concerning sure. However, they finished the regular season like ass in the last cup season as well and so do multiple other contenders.

Top teams especially can just flip a switch, you just don´t know if they will.

 

[John Mandalorian]

Mikko hasn’t been good, but honestly, MacK hasn’t been a ton better. I feel like he’s had a lot of ‘Mikko’ type points this series.

Winnipeg does seem to be able to limit their effectiveness more than almost any other team for some reason.

I think it’s a testament to the strength of this team that they can have sub-par play from those guys and still be up 3-1 in a series.

MacKinnon has been fine. Rantanen has been ok. But it seems like Bednar is scaling back their minutes now that Mittelstadt has found some chemistry with Lehkonen and Parise. Before today, that third line had also been effective.

 

[Kiekura]

MacKinnon has been fine. Rantanen has been ok. But it seems like Bednar is scaling back their minutes now that Mittelstadt has found some chemistry with Lehkonen and Parise. Before today, that third line had also been effective.

And that is a good thing. If other lines can win games, you should let your star players get some rest now. They played too much during regular season and they have looong way ahead of them for stanley cup

 

[Chiarelli]

Something something afternoon games

 

[Metallo]

Something something afternoon games

Avs would have won 11-1 if the game was in the evening, it had a huge impact on the game.

 

[The Pwnerer]

So many positives to take away from the game as others have mentioned. Another thing I'll add is how awesome it is to see Middlestadt play well with Parise. I'm sure it's a big deal for him to play with a guy who has been one of the best American born players from Minnesota. Instant chemistry. There was a shot of them embracing each other on the bench after the Makar goal. Love to see it.

 

[LOFIN]

Put him back with Mack. Let Moose play on the 3rd line if he doesn’t start massively playing better

Should also be looked at as an opportunity for him. Winnipeg knows they have to shut down MacKinnon's line, and now the 2nd line who is playing out of their minds. Rantanen on 3rd is just another headache for them.