WDF: (1) Colorado Avalanche vs. (2) Vegas Golden Knights | Golden Knights win series 4-2

[oldnews]

Feel like a few Avs like Landeskog, Nichushkin and Graves really need to amp up the pushback - but not by engaging Vegas' 4th line or McNabbb - instead by targetting the right Knights.

Otherwise, the Avs in general are not cut out for an after the whistles, trenches type of series.

They need to avoid wasting their time playing into Vegas' game.

Drill Theodore and Marsharsehole - and otherwise support and transition the puck. If they can burn Vegas more often in transition - like they did in game 1 - Vegas will naturally have to back off on some of their "all in" puck pressure.

[Elias Pettersson]

1 minute ago, SergioMomesso said:

The guy they traded for had disappeared this series and hasn’t seen the ice in over 10 minutes 

Sakic didn’t make as good of a trade as some people think.  A 6’6” physical defenceman is exactly what they are missing right now.  Did Sakic not understand he would need to go through Vegas to win the Cup?

[DeNiro]

2 minutes ago, Jaimito said:

When will he be back? 

Eligible to return game 7 unless his suspension is reduced.

[DIBdaQUIB]

&^@#ing weak.

[Alflives]

7 minutes ago, oldnews said:

I'm just curious...

Are these games 'exposing' Colorado's D? 

Do they need to 'rething' their blueline -as people believed the Canucks did after that Vegas series last year?

Rhetorical/sarcastic question, btw.

Yup.  That Avs’ D is something else.  I think we’re getting there too.  Hughes and Bone have that kind of elite skating, skill, compete, and smarts combination.  Would be nice to find a guy in this draft who has that too.  I think Schmidt can play like that too.  

[Cromeslab]

Bowen Bryan (sp)is he option this playoffs?

[Elias Pettersson]

3 minutes ago, oldnews said:

Feel like a few Avs like Landeskog, Nichushkin and Graves really need to amp up the pushback - but not by engaging Vegas' 4th line or McNabbb - instead by targetting the right Knights.

Otherwise, the Avs in general are not cut out for an after the whistles, trenches type of series.

They need to avoid wasting their time playing into Vegas' game.

Drill Theodore and Marsharsehole - and otherwise support and transition the puck. If they can burn Vegas more often in transition - like they did in game 1 - Vegas will naturally have to back off on some of their "all in" puck pressure.

If Colorado tries to play tit for tat and play into Vegas’s game plan they will lose this series.  They don’t have the physical pieces to play the game Vegas likes to play.  They will need to win this series based on skill and speed.  

[oldnews]

7 minutes ago, Elias Pettersson said:

Sakic didn’t make as good of a trade as some people think.  A 6’6” physical defenceman is exactly what they are missing right now.  Did Sakic not understand he would need to go through Vegas to win the Cup?

They miss those 200+ hits for sure (and hard minutes)

 

And they miss Erik Johnson as well = physical and plays hard minutes - but injured/not traded.

 

Sakic did add Graves before moving Zadorov - but that blueline should probably not be considered a finished product.

Edited June 7, 2021 by oldnews

[philtbc829]

Well it looks like Vegas has figured out a way to stymie the attack of the Avs....

[Guest]

Not sure if they showed the Bruins and Islander picks in that 2015 draft on the broadcast that you guys are watching...  but that's a big ouch for the Bruins.  

 

 

13.  Boston: Jakub Zboril 

14.  Boston: Jake DeBrusk 

15.  Boston: Zachary Senyshyn 

16.  NY Islander: Matthew Barzal

... 

23. Vancouver: Brock Boeser 

 

 

[DeNiro]

1 minute ago, VancouverHabitant said:

Not sure if they showed the Bruins and Islander picks in that 2015 draft on the broadcast that you guys are watching...  but that's a big ouch for the Bruins.  

 

 

13.  Boston: Jakub Zboril 

14.  Boston: Jake DeBrusk 

15.  Boston: Zachary Senyshyn 

16.  NY Islander: Matthew Barzal

... 

23. Vancouver: Brock Boeser 

 

 

Could you imagine adding Barzal and Connor to the Bruins?

 

Thank god they missed so big!

[Cromeslab]

Avs are still dangerous,u never know

[oldnews]

5 minutes ago, VancouverHabitant said:

Not sure if they showed the Bruins and Islander picks in that 2015 draft on the broadcast that you guys are watching...  but that's a big ouch for the Bruins.  

 

 

13.  Boston: Jakub Zboril 

14.  Boston: Jake DeBrusk 

15.  Boston: Zachary Senyshyn 

16.  NY Islander: Matthew Barzal

... 

23. Vancouver: Brock Boeser 

 

 

I love those draft floor videos.

 

"There's no way Brock Boeser is dropping to us...there are like 13 more picks..."

 

'Why is no one taking Brock Boeser!?' 

 

 

I also remember literally laughing out loud when Barzal made it past those three picks.

Sheer joy (I like the Isles. loathe the Bs) - and saw enough WHL games to wonder wtf had just happened....

 

 

One of the guys in a fantasy league at the time was worried - he had traded up to take Barzal in the top 10 - and then was second guessing wonderying why he'd dropped to 16....yeah - don't worry about that.

 

Edited June 7, 2021 by oldnews

[SergioMomesso]

No such thing as interference I guess

[Cromeslab]

Peterangelo had a shot and coasted by

[SergioMomesso]

1 minute ago, oldnews said:

I love those draft floor videos.

 

"There's no way Brock Boeser is dropping to us...there are like 13 more picks..."

 

'Why is no one taking Brock Boeser!?' 

That 2015 class will be compared to the 03 class. Just elite players picked by a lot of teams. 

[-DLC-]

Don't watch Kes' House.

 

Trust me.

[-DLC-]

OK Avs need to take advantage here.  Get some momentum going.

[-Vintage Canuck-]

The Avalanche need to score on this power play.

[-DLC-]

Nice rush by Makar there.