Comments on: 10 Observations: Silence in the Avalanche Locker Room Following OT Loss (+)

By: Karl Keen

Karl Keen — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 01:06:40 +0000

4-4-2. Sugarcoats it however you guys want and look forward to being a wild card!

By: Joe Cerwinske

Joe Cerwinske — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 21:54:38 +0000

What Dave said. The Rangers are 6-1-3 their last ten, and are finally figuring things out. They’re going to be really dangerous down the stretch, and let’s nit forget that almost this identical team won the President’s Trophy last season – basically they’ve only lost Trouba and Kaako, who weren’t producing at all this season.

By: Dave North

Dave North — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 21:01:07 +0000

In reply to Karl Keen.

NYR have won 6 of their last 10

By: Aarif Deen

Aarif Deen — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 18:45:54 +0000

In reply to Kevin Karsh.

Hi Kevin,

I just sent this to our team to look into it. I’ll get back to you

By: Karl Keen

Karl Keen — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 18:41:49 +0000

The first question to MacKinnon should have been what the bleep were you doing defensively in OT!? But he didn’t talk, because as much as I respect him, he lacks the ability to lead without being on the ice.

By: Karl Keen

Karl Keen — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 18:40:42 +0000

In reply to Joe Cerwinske.

The Montreal loss doesn’t look as bad for sure. They are beating everybody it seems like, but FL is losing to everyone and NYR are a laughing stock right now. 4-4-2 is not a good record and mirrors our record more or less before the Blackwood trade that was supposed to save our season!

By: Kevin Karsh

Kevin Karsh — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 17:43:21 +0000

Hi Aarif,
Subscriber and stopped getting the emails a few days ago. This happened last year sometime too and it took like 3 months to get it fixed. Can you help?

By: ricoflashback

ricoflashback — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 17:28:32 +0000

I think this team realizes it isn’t good enough to compete for a Stanley Cup. That entire Winnipeg game was scratching and clawing to stay in it. Without a fourth line and an anemic PP plus the loss of Nichushkin and the Landy situation – – the Avs are an above average team relying too much on its superstars.

Kudos to MacFarland for solving the goalie issue. That was truly a stroke of genius and it prevented the entire season from going down the crapper. I just don’t see any options with the cap like it is. You can hope that Nuke comes back and that the other players step up but that’s about it. Maybe Blackwood gets incredibly hot in the playoffs. Unfortunately, I see an early playoff exit with the Avs possibly winning one series and that’s it.

By: dk

dk — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 17:26:24 +0000

Overall, I thought this was a fairly well-played game by the Avs. Much better than against the Mild. Hellebuyck was the difference, as he truly is for the Jets. He should be a candidate for the Hart this season, in addition to another Vezina.

By: Joe Cerwinske

Joe Cerwinske — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 17:24:22 +0000

This may sound outlandish, but I actually consider that homestand successful. When I was looking ahead at the schedule before the calendar flipped to 2025, I had those five games highlighted as the toughest stretch of a brutal month of January. I figured if we could get out of it with 2-3 wins, I’d be happy; if we got 4-5 wins, I’d be shocked but ecstatic; and if we got 1 or no wins, I’d be disappointed but not necessarily surprised. To get 5 points against that slate of teams, all playing really well (NYR only have one regulation loss in their last 10, and are charging back up the Metro standings, so yes they count as a team playing really well), I call that a victory.

All total in this month so far, we’ve gone 5-4-2, which obviously isn’t ideal, but given the persistent injuries, lack of 4th line production, and non-existent power play, it’s also not terrible. When you also consider the teams we beat: Florida, Minnesota, NYR, and Dallas (as well as bottom-dwelling Buffalo) – as well as the teams we got the OT losses to: red-hot Montreal and top seeded Winnipeg – I’d say we’ve done quite well, actually. This game hurts, we could have won it – just like the Edmonton game – but you take your positives as well as the point in the standings and move on to the upcoming East road trip.

Side note: Makar showed again with his post game availability why he’ll be the next captain of this team.