Series Talk: Stanley Cup Finals: Colorado Avalanche vs Tampa Bay Lightning | COL win 4-2

[NOTENOUGHJTCGOALS]

If the Avs lose this series while having a 3-1 series lead, they need to blow up the core and trade major pieces. Or fire their coach and GM cause another year of disappointment is concerning + other teams will get massively better this coming off-season.

In my opinion Bednar has shown the ability to adapt. The team can win close games and play better defensively. Not every win is a track meet.

That was the main concern for Bednar going in.

The core players are where you need to look.

MacK needs to bring it one of the next two games if the Avs are going to win. And everyone knows he won't. The fans the coaches and the players know it. Tampa is laughing at how MacK was able to put up like 10 goals in 15 games vs the joke that is the western conference.

As long as a defender skates backwards MacK goes right at the defense and gets stick checked.

Landy is injured and isn't even supposed to be the offensive leader.

Rants has produced a lot of assists.

The entire second line is UFA anyways.

How do you shake up the core? Move Toews?

 

[pockets]

Don’t know why but thinking we’ll see both Nuke and Bura tonight despite the question marks surrounding them right now.

 

[Mighty Makar]

Don’t know why but thinking we’ll see both Nuke and Bura tonight despite the question marks surrounding them right now.

How good can they be, though? This f***en sucks.

 

[pockets]

How good can they be, though? This f***en sucks.

Yeah it’s not ideal but I’m sure there are a lot more injuries that we don’t know about on both sides. Couple shots of cortisone or whatever they use to numb the guys up and they’ll go for 6, and 7 if necessary.

 

[DownIsTheNewUp]

I’m not crazy enough to make any sort of prediction. I’ve got no clue what’s going to happen tonight.

 

[Mighty Makar]

Hopefully we score the first goal and quiet the crowd. Not chase the game.

 

[Hasbro]

I need this over tonight for my sanity.

 

[Mighty Makar]

I need this over tonight for my sanity.

Yep!

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Don’t know why but thinking we’ll see both Nuke and Bura tonight despite the question marks surrounding them right now.

The film of Bura leaving morning stake didn't look good, IMO. Looked like he came off frustrated and expressed that he just wasn't right.

Nuke with a noticeable limp and Bednar saying they hoped he could go isn't great either.

Avs are extremely beat up. Gonna need some more luck to win this series.

 

[avalanche_country]

I’m already sick to my stomach, this has disaster written all over it.

Come on Avs …..ONETIME!!

 

[Lonewolfe2015]

Hopefully we score the first goal and quiet the crowd. Not chase the game.

This will be the difference maker. Avs leading the score is required tonight.

 

[Vaslof]

Shun the nonbelievers! We will be champions later tonight.

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

If the Avs lose this series while having a 3-1 series lead, they need to blow up the core and trade major pieces. Or fire their coach and GM cause another year of disappointment is concerning + other teams will get massively better this coming off-season.

If anything this core has proven they have what it takes.

If they lose, it’ll probably be on the goaltender. The area that needs to be improved will be clear.

 

[the_fan]

If Avs lose this series, they don't need to blow up anything being just one game away from the cup. They just need to find a better goalie maybe. And having Girard in the line up instead of JJ would also help

 

[Ceremony]

Take out a second and third mortgage on your home and put it on Tampa. We're getting absolutely rinsed tonight.

 

[nammerus]

If anything this core has proven they have what it takes.

If they lose, it’ll probably be on the goaltender. The area that needs to be improved will be clear.

It’s not probably. It’s definitively on the goaltending.

 

[Snow Arc]

Remember that Compher holding the stick penalty? I don't think it was his fault, I think the Tampa player was ramming his stick hard up in Compher's armpit to draw a penalty, and JT did the only thing he possibly could: throw his arms in the air. I think he got jobbed. Am I wrong? (I got no replay of that)

 

[Cypher]

Dreamt the Avs were losing 7-3 at some point in the game tonight.

 

[MVPSteph]

don't even want to think about the offseason or any crap about blowing it up if we choke. 3-1 up in SCF with the team we have, you can't come any closer to this to winning the cup. Team better find a f***king way to get 1 game and close this shit out.

 

[Mighty Makar]

We need to score the first goal and stay out of the box.

 

[nammerus]

Remember that Compher holding the stick penalty? I don't think it was his fault, I think the Tampa player was ramming his stick hard up in Compher's armpit to draw a penalty, and JT did the only thing he possibly could: throw his arms in the air. I think he got jobbed. Am I wrong? (I got no replay of that)

The refs didn’t lose us the game. A couple breakdowns, and horrifyingly mediocre goaltending did us in.

 

[RockLobster]

So I guess Nuke isn’t guaranteed to play. That sucks

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

So I guess Nuke isn’t guaranteed to play. That sucks

How many are they losing by tonight, Rock?

 

[RockLobster]

How many are they losing by tonight, Rock?

 

[Mules]

Dreamt the Avs were losing 7-3 at some point in the game tonight.

I’m going to report this.