As a Oiler fan of course i want them to win but the is such a entaining series. The team that plays better will win, its really up to the goalies at this point.
I had a feeling this was going to be a war but damn. Wish I was a neutral for this one because as a 'Nucks fan it's causing me severe psychological pain
all i know is ian cole sucks from looking at his NHL STATS and watching how he plays pretty sure its time to RETIRE THAT 35 YEAR OLD.... WE NEED YOUNG STRONG BIG DEFENCEMEN NOT SENIOR CITIZENS WITH dementia that cant remember what TEAM they are playing for...
From Colorado. Watch almost every game during the regular season. I love Bednar. He’s really even keeled and knows how to keep the guys’d heads right and focused in the locker room. I know Dallas is really good at clogging up the neutral zone making it hard to gain zone entry carrying the puck and therefore, we’ve had to play dump and chase this whole series. That’s not our bread and butter, though, and I’d like to see Bedzy go back to trying to carry the puck in by getting g guys looping through the middle and hitting them with speed. Too many passes to guys standing flat footed. Last thing, ottenger has been a wall, but I don’t think he’s been better than Georgie. Dallas is just getting too many high quality chances and the Avs are forced to the perimeter. I can’t say more than a goal or two we’re actually on Georgie.
Most fans agree... Bednar is a great coach and we should keep him for as long as we can. He's signed through 26-27, and I hope he continues to remain an awesome coach and is extended.
This was damn near a sweep too. Stars had a 3 goal lead in game 1. The reality is dallas has 4 good lines and depth beats star power in this matchup. 8 players on the stars had 20 goal regular season.
The Avs just aren't playing with any urgency or passion. Some of the recent post game comments concern me, like after a loss something to the effect of "there's no panic in this room, we're a calm group". Ummm, maybe a little bit of panic and frustration is a good thing. I like an occasional angry Mackinnon, he absolutely destroys the other team when he's angry. Bednar is an awesome coach and a fantastic human being, but have the Avs become too comfortable with Bednar? Hard to know unless you're in the room I guess. Would hate to see him go but it's hard not to wonder if maybe they need a fresh voice. And that's not on Bednar or his fault, but it may be the reality.
Love how you didn't even say anything about the cross check to the face of Tyler Myers or whether the league will give the same 1 game suspension to Evander Kane as they gave to Carson Soucy. At least Soucy's was accidental but watch, Kane will get nothing. I will never bet on the NHL and for OBVIOUS reasons.
lolwut? The high stick that gave the Canucks a 4 minute power play during the play? The one where Myers went down like he'd been shot? Soucy did his after the game was over expecting no discipline, there's a difference.
Bednar is a fantastic coach. I don't think there is an issue here. All-in-all it was a stacked set of circumstances, Nichushkin, injuries, could have more depth, and a better goalie, combined with the team not playing to their potential for 60 minutes that have the Av's in their current situation. The Avs - Dallas series would have been tight, but the Avs couldn't adjust enough to keep up with Dallas's depth and let the series get away from them. Could they rally, sure, but unlikely.
Yup pretty wild ending. As a Canucks fan I was expecting a loss as my team just didn't show up for 50 minutes. But as a hockey fan, that was pretty exciting, like the reffing in that game finally (No BS calls etc, no management, was just right).
Mackinnon breaks down in situations like this and the whole,tea, spirals out of control. He thinks that it is up to him to put the ga,e on his back and carry 1v9. Instead, the whole team dynamic breaks down. They become the the most offensively non-threatening team in the league and can’t put together an offensive push. TBH if you get rid of anyone, it’s MacKinnon. One person’s individual skill doesn’t trump and entire team.
Worst playoff game by the Canucks hands down. To idle too many bad decisions. players are indecisive with the puck. Lazy dump ins. Canucks are definitely trusting Silovs. Glad he was on his A game at least.
