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fermun: Nov 4, 2009

Personally, I liked the Avs coach Jared Bednar being called "Jared Bedard"

# ¿ Apr 27, 2022 19:48

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# ¿ May 15, 2024 21:17

fermun: Nov 4, 2009

Mr. Kite posted:

Anyone not cheering for the Panthers (after their own team) is a monster. After their defeat in the 1996 Finals, they have yet to win a playoff series.

My team is the Avs, so I hope for the Panthers to make it to, then get swept by Colorado in the finals this year.

# ¿ Apr 28, 2022 17:31

fermun: Nov 4, 2009

Check out the excellent defensive play by Norris candidate Roman Josi.
https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/1519855389633830914
https://twitter.com/Avalanche/status/1519855216266399746

fermun fucked around with this message at 02:49 on Apr 29, 2022

# ¿ Apr 29, 2022 02:47

fermun: Nov 4, 2009

fawning deference posted:

Nashville is a really fun team this year and even though the Avs are obviously likely to win the series, it could be tougher for them than people think. Josi/Duchene/Forsberg with Saros in goal plus Granlund/Johansen/Jeannot is a nice group.

But yeah Avs are winning.

Avs will be fully healthy for the first time this season for Game 1, but Nashville is the team that makes me most worried about that staying the case as Nashville lays 30.1 hits per game (1st) compared to the Avs 21.5 hits per game (24th). Then again that's why Nashville averages over 12 minutes 30 seconds of PIM per game (1st) compared to Avs 9 minutes (12th), so maybe the Avs will get some advantages from powerplays.

# ¿ Apr 30, 2022 20:13

fermun: Nov 4, 2009

https://twitter.com/Peter_Baugh/status/1521236996290584576
About what was expected

# ¿ May 2, 2022 22:16

fermun: Nov 4, 2009

Powershift posted:

Not in the playoffs this year, but give it a few hours.

The first round usually occurs during Ramadan so Kadri is hangry from fasting all day then having to play, but because of the Olympic break this year, Ramadan ended yesterday. Kadri will be clean this year now that he isn't hangry.

Also, Kadri has vastly cleaned up his game, his reputation is a bit undeserved at this point, imo.

# ¿ May 4, 2022 01:44

fermun: Nov 4, 2009

Jhet posted:

Until he can make it through an entire playoff season without getting suspended, it�s still deserved. I�d agree that he�s not throwing cheap shots during the season, but he has to earn a new rep in the playoffs.

He did it through 2 entire playoff series in 2020

# ¿ May 4, 2022 01:57

fermun: Nov 4, 2009

Seems good.

# ¿ May 4, 2022 05:47

fermun: Nov 4, 2009

The AHL playoffs start today too and the divisions are all different sizes to minimize travel costs for the teams so the playoff bracket is interesting-looking

a bunch of best-of-3 playoff rounds all hosted at the higher-seeded team, then a re-seeding of the teams that qualified after play-in round, and then a normal best-of-7 series. 23 of the 31 AHL teams are in it.

fermun fucked around with this message at 22:11 on May 4, 2022

# ¿ May 4, 2022 21:48

fermun: Nov 4, 2009

Kadri wrote a thing today:
https://www.theplayerstribune.com/posts/nazem-kadri-colorado-avalanche-nhl-hockey

# ¿ May 4, 2022 22:35

fermun: Nov 4, 2009

Nashville is 1st in hits per game averaging 30.1 and 1st in PIM per game at over 12:30. They've got skilled players that can score (and when healthy Saros can steal a game) but then they'll also have games where they just goon it up and get wrecked by a team actually trying to play hockey. The Preds had 59 hits and 37 shot attempts last night compared to the Avs 47 hits and 69 shot attempts last night. The Flames/Stars game only had a combined 54 hits last night, Nashville alone outdid both teams.

# ¿ May 5, 2022 01:38

fermun: Nov 4, 2009

Nissin Cup Nudist posted:

And I thought my shits were explosive

https://twitter.com/wxcaudle/status/1522195534471221250

This kid behind the bench at the Avs game last night was great.
https://twitter.com/CaneJurtin/status/1522442591274344448
Absolutely incredible performance by Ingram, a 0.961 save % on 51 shots. Kuemper was no slouch either, 0.962 save%, but only had to face 26 shots. If I were the Preds, I'd consider shooting the puck.

# ¿ May 6, 2022 23:42

fermun: Nov 4, 2009

Eric the Mauve posted:

RIP Darcy Kuemper, latest victim of the Great Goalie Pestilence of '22

Three (3) games into the playoffs, 8 of the 16 teams have already used multiple goalies

So far reports seem like he's gonna be available for game 4 if they want to play him. Lots of swelling from the cut but it was above the eye and no concussion.

# ¿ May 8, 2022 07:45

fermun: Nov 4, 2009

N: https://twitter.com/BR_OpenIce/status/1523845472690925568

V: https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/1503852208252760068

# ¿ May 10, 2022 05:33

fermun: Nov 4, 2009

TeamJesus posted:

Darnell Nurse with a headbutt:

Jesus, that's brutal, should hopefully be a suspension.

# ¿ May 11, 2022 09:54

fermun: Nov 4, 2009

Ginette Reno posted:

I hope he does but mostly so that Nemeth has to play

That's very cruel.

# ¿ May 12, 2022 06:52

fermun: Nov 4, 2009

Kuemper was fully healthy for the Avs practice today and has been cleared for game 1 of round 2 whenever that is.

# ¿ May 12, 2022 23:23

fermun: Nov 4, 2009

The Dirty Burger posted:

That being said, outside of goaltending St Louis might be the best team in the west, their scoring depth is insane they had 9 20 goal scorers in the regular season

Absolute lmao. Yeah, St Louis is better than Colorado and Calgary.

# ¿ May 13, 2022 12:56

fermun: Nov 4, 2009

Starsfan posted:

Jesus I saw people on twitter talking about how the Flames mortgaged the future to bring in Jarnkrok, Carpenter and Toffoli but I didn't realize it was this dire for them.. They only have 13 of their original 21 selections in the next three drafts... and no picks from other teams either. I don't know if I've ever seen a team on that few picks in their outlook on cap friendly.. Down to their 2nd, 5th and 7th round picks in the 2022 draft

They really need to win on Sunday lol

Avs are pretty close there too also with only 13 of 21, though I think have more high-quality prospects in their system than the Flames do and have a little bit more of the core locked up for a little longer.

Flames draft picks for the next 3 years are
2, 5, 7
1, 2, 4, 6, 7
1, 2, 3, 4, 6

Avs picks are:
3, 5, 6, 7
1, 3, 5, 6, 7
1, 4, 6, 7

though Avs get the 2024 3rd rounder back if they don't win the cup this year or if they do but Kuemper for some reason doesn't play in 50% or more of the games.

I like a team going for it.

# ¿ May 14, 2022 06:45

fermun: Nov 4, 2009

I wish the NHL would announce the 2nd round schedule already. They can just say "winner of x/y series"

# ¿ May 15, 2022 22:34

fermun: Nov 4, 2009

https://twitter.com/JFreshHockey/status/1526978184608202753
Girard had a great game last night. He gets a lot of flack because he's made some bigger mistakes of the Avs defensemen and he gets pushed around a lot if the other team plays more physically. Replacing Girard's partner from Nemeth to Manson since last year's playoffs is much better. Apparently he had to get x-rays due to a blocked shot near the end of the game but Bednar said he'll be good tomorrow. On the third pairing D, Timmins being replaced by Byram is also an upgrade from last year.

# ¿ May 18, 2022 20:09

fermun: Nov 4, 2009

edit: poo poo wrong thread

# ¿ May 19, 2022 03:02

fermun: Nov 4, 2009

https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1528211424195096576

Jordan Binnington is a whiney pissbaby
https://twitter.com/Peter_Baugh/status/1528211506147500032

# ¿ May 22, 2022 04:11

fermun: Nov 4, 2009

The Athletic's Blues reporter:
https://twitter.com/jprutherford/status/1528227508637863936

# ¿ May 22, 2022 05:23

fermun: Nov 4, 2009

https://twitter.com/frank_seravalli/status/1528418997942853632
about what I expected to happen. Kadri's contact with Binnington wasn't his fault, running into Rosen changed his direction just like he said. Also, while funny, can't let a guy retaliate off-ice, should be a fine like MacKinnon throwing a helmet at a dude after the whistle last year.

# ¿ May 22, 2022 21:49

fermun: Nov 4, 2009

https://twitter.com/zbeg/status/1528266582513750016
Kadri did nothing wrong.

# ¿ May 22, 2022 23:00

fermun: Nov 4, 2009

https://twitter.com/Peter_Baugh/status/1528503107927392258
Blues fans having a normal one.

# ¿ May 22, 2022 23:53

fermun: Nov 4, 2009

https://twitter.com/Peter_Baugh/status/1528531563784425473
Awww man, Jack Johnson in tomorrow for Girard.

# ¿ May 23, 2022 01:24

fermun: Nov 4, 2009

What a dumb rear end in a top hat, won't even condemn death threats against a player.
https://twitter.com/DMacRadio/status/1528778480464412673

# ¿ May 23, 2022 23:17

fermun: Nov 4, 2009

Perron in that clip is skating from the box because he just got out after this:
https://twitter.com/spittinchiclets/status/1528934097300688896
Love Kadri's 4 point night and hat trick. He thrived on St. Louis's hatred tonight.

# ¿ May 24, 2022 05:40

fermun: Nov 4, 2009

Apparently Binnington deleted his old tweets during the game last night?
https://twitter.com/laurkelly24/status/1528949495463043074
if it was actually during the game, that is incredible stuff, lmao.

# ¿ May 24, 2022 20:49

fermun: Nov 4, 2009

This is gonna be a fun conference final. So loving pumped the Avs won tonight, on the backs of the heroes you expected, JT Compher and Darren "still in the NHL" Helm.

# ¿ May 28, 2022 04:07

fermun: Nov 4, 2009

It's so odd that the Avs played against their 2009 1st round pick (Matt Duchene) in the 1st round, 2009 2nd round pick (Ryan O'Reilly) in the 2nd round, and now will have their 2009 3rd round pick (Tyson Barrie) in the 3rd round. They didn't have a 4th round pick in 2009, so if the Avs don't make it to the finals it'll be because they don't have that draft pick to play against. That draft pick that the Avs traded wound up being David Savard who was on TBL last year but is on the Habs this year

# ¿ May 28, 2022 18:01

fermun: Nov 4, 2009

Rantanen's only glaring problem right now is that he's getting pushed around too much for a guy his size. He keeps getting knocked off the puck or knocked down by guys smaller than him. Other than that he's playing fine and I like the forechecking ability of Nichushkin and Lehkonen on the same line too much to drop Rantanen down to the 2nd line, those two on the same line keeps the other team in their own zone an entire shift all the time, and LOC and Helm together have been able to do that as well as the 4th line.

https://twitter.com/NHL/status/1530386274317651970
I keep rewatching this. I love how MacKinnon started celebrating before Helm even shoots and how Cogliano is just jumping up and down all by himself.

# ¿ May 28, 2022 19:59

fermun: Nov 4, 2009

fisting by many posted:

https://twitter.com/Harjas_Grewal/status/1531464972433117184

That's cool. Must be nice to have draft picks and be a cup contender. I would have been happy with one or the other

AsInHowe posted:

For four of those #1 picks, this will be their first conference final.

5. No one remembers that Erik Johnson was a 1st overall pick, so Avs have 2 1st overalls as well.

fermun fucked around with this message at 05:02 on May 31, 2022

# ¿ May 31, 2022 04:59

fermun: Nov 4, 2009

Jhet posted:

Yeah, but he�s in a dangerous position because he�s only 5� tall. Sure it sucks if he got hurt, but that�s not even a hit with much in it and he connects through the shoulder. Not every injury is a penalty and not every hit is a penalty.

But as a coach he should absolutely be complaining about it. Gotta try to influence the next game however he can. And when his team still goes out and goons it up unsuccessfully again in game 4 he will complain again.

Yamamoto certainly didn't help himself with the dangerous positioning either. Yamamoto never once looks to his right from about the top of the red circles in his own end all the way until the hit, so he travels half the ice surface with Landy at his right side and the entire time Yamamoto is looking left. Then after he accepts the pass he puts his head low, probably not even realizing that Landeskog has been 5 feet to his side for the last 5 or 6 seconds

Sorry for youtube screenshots, the play button won't work if you try to click it.

it's not a penalty because it's through the shoulder, and playing the body is the right move there for Landeskog, but it does suck a lot that Yamamoto got hurt. Seems like there were a lot of these kinds of injuries this year of a check through the shoulder/chest hitting the head, and the league should probably consider some kind of rule change to discourage this kind of legal-but-dangerous hit, but I doubt they will.

# ¿ Jun 3, 2022 23:25