[CDSF] Colorado Avalanche (C1) vs. Nashville Predators (WC2) | Avalanche win series 4-0

[-Vintage Canuck-]

Central Division Semi-Final

Colorado Avalanche (C1) vs. Nashville Predators (WC2)

Tuesday, May 03: Predators at Avalanche, 6:30 pm PT (ESPN, SNE, SN360 (JIP), TVA Sports)

Thursday, May 05: Predators at Avalanche, 6:30 pm PT (TNT, SNE, SN360 (JIP), TVA Sports)

Saturday, May 07: Avalanche at Predators, 1:30 pm PT (TNT, Sportsnet, TVA Sports)

Monday, May 09: Avalanche at Predators, 6:30 pm PT (ESPN, SN1, TVA Sports)

*Wednesday, May 11: Predators at Avalanche, TBD

*Friday, May 13: Avalanche at Predators, TBD

*Sunday, May 15: Predators at Avalanche, TBD

[nuckin_futz]

Avalanche in 5. Maybe even 4 if Soros can't play.

[D-Money]

Avs have been pretty lousy down the stretch. Had Saros been healthy, I could have seen at least a slight potential for an upset here.

 

But with Rittich starting, not a chance. Nashville might win one (maybe an early one), but Colorado will get rolling and smoke them by the end.

[iinatcc]

Wait Arizona won ? 

 

lol

Avs sweep 

[canuck73_3]

Probably the most intriguing series, Avs limping in, Preds missing their star goalie. 

[J-P]

There's always at least one upset in round 1. This could be it. COL should be much deeper but I'm going with Preds in 7.

[mll]

1 hour ago, D-Money said:

Avs have been pretty lousy down the stretch. Had Saros been healthy, I could have seen at least a slight potential for an upset here.

 

But with Rittich starting, not a chance. Nashville might win one (maybe an early one), but Colorado will get rolling and smoke them by the end.

Nashville too even before the Saros injury.   Colorado was 0.607 in April and Nashville was 0.500.  Nashville was still battling to qualify while Colorado had 1st in the West pretty much locked up.

 

Bednar expects to get Landeskog back for game 1.  He never went on LTIR or even IR and stayed on the roster as active the whole time - ie he's been considered a healthy scratch during his injury.  

 

[iinatcc]

1 hour ago, J-P said:

There's always at least one upset in round 1. This could be it. COL should be much deeper but I'm going with Preds in 7.

Can't imagine the Preds doing anything to the Avs when they blew a 4-0 against Arizona 

[Jaimito]

Preds are a tough out but Avs in 5.

[Coconuts]

Avs in 5

[Canuck Surfer]

Kudo's to Nashville in getting to the show; Josi has been AMAZING!

 

Duchesne looks better than in 5 years; did he go to successful rehab or something?    (I have no idea what, he is just good again for some unexplained reason).

 

 

But not good enough.  Mackinnon is 2knd or 3rd best center in the world, at worst. 

 

Colorado in 6. 

[mll]

10 minutes ago, Canuck Surfer said:

Kudo's to Nashville in getting to the show; Josi has been AMAZING!

 

Duchesne looks better than in 5 years; did he go to successful rehab or something?    (I have no idea what, he is just good again for some unexplained reason).

 

 

But not good enough.  Mackinnon is 2knd or 3rd best center in the world, at worst. 

 

Colorado in 6. 

Apparently a blunt and honest discussion between Duchene and Hynes over the summer where each side laid out what they expected and they found common ground.  Hynes demanded work ethic and competitiveness.  Duchene wanted more rope and the opportunity to play with offensive players without always getting his ice time pulled back.   

 

[The Lock]

I'm not going to expect Nashville to win, but I'm going to cheer for the underdog on this one regardless.

[Master Mind]

Avs could sweep, but I'm going with 6 in case Saros is able to return at some point. He and Josi could steal a couple of games.

 

Would be a great story if Duchene beat his former team, but Avs are too good.

[King Heffy]

Avs get to start the series against an ECHL quality goalie.  Big Sieve Dave is going to get absolutely ventilated.

 

Avs in 4 unless Saros can come back and steal a game.

Edited May 1, 2022 by King Heffy

[Toyotasfan]

The Preds only chance is to be physically dominant  . Vegas always had a good game plan to beat Colorado. All that skill comes unraveled and wilts. Nashville is not in the same league as Colorado if they don’t play dirty.

[Ghostsof1915]

AV's in six. But an interesting series.

[Alflives]

Avs sweep.  If Makar stays healthy the only team in the West to stop them is the Flames.  Flames have Marky, who can steal the series.  Only teams in the east to stop them are TBay and the Rangers.  Both with goalies who can steal the series.  

Im seeing the Avs winning the Cup and only playing 19 total games, so three losses along the way.  

Makar wins the Conn Smythe.

[-Vintage Canuck-]

This should be a short series.

 

Avalance in 5.

[Bruce Boudreau]

Too much speed and skill on the Avs for the Preds.