GDT: COL @ WPG: Checkmate (COL Leads 3-1): 9:30p ET

[NorthernAvsFan]

Credit to Georgiev for bouncing back.

Not sure I’ll ever be a true believer, but the amount of mental toughness it takes to rebound from where he was at is very impressive.

My faith has been restored in this team. The urgency on the forecheck and defensively is back. They have a top-end centre group and the best top-pair in the league. Bring on round 2.

 

[JudoKoala]

Actually feel bad for Jets fans. Pretty decent fan base unlike the Oilers or Blues.

I stopped feeling bad for them the moment they booed two of our players down with an injury TBH

 

[NorthernAvsFan]

Bowness: “Their intensity and speed was way up from what we saw in the regular season.”

 

[Avs2022]

Now that’s leadership.

Cause he was on the phone with his agent exploring trade possibilities. #1 choice is back up for the Avs @ 25% of his current salary.

 

[Mighty Makar]

 

[LOFIN]

Safe to say this team is as deep as the 22 team. Look at all the players who got point or points in this series

And we are still missing two top-6 players. At least one of them should return to these playoffs. Maybe two, if we go deep.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Mikko and Mack in post game presser out there looking like this, again...

 

[JWK]

Here we go again with this straight BS. No, people don’t need to eat crow for criticizing a guy who allowed SEVEN mother-bleeping goals in a playoff game. Not happening.

To be fair, it would've only been like 5 goals if someone other than "Arvid Holm" (is he even a real person?) was the backup for that game.

Mikko and Mack in post game presser out there looking like this, again...View attachment 862925

What being stuck in Winnipeg does to a MFer

 

[MonsterMack]

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That's a good response

 

[JudoKoala]

Mikko and Mack in post game presser out there looking like this, again...View attachment 862925

The faces of dudes who know what it takes to make a deep run, baby. All business no games let's go

 

[MonsterMack]

Mikko and Mack in post game presser out there looking like this, again...View attachment 862925

Mikko trying to look more like a moose, I get it.

 

[The Merchant]

Anyone else irresponsibly drunk on a night before work?

It's a beautiful night to be drunk and soak in a playoff series W

 

[ANewHope]

Still not confident in George but goalies are weird and he potentially saved his career as a starter the past few games. Wheels looked like they were coming off. That's a huge hill to climb. Overall the team had to gain a ton of confidence. Beating the Jets in 5 after they dominated us for so many games is a good sign.

 

[the_fan]

And we are still missing two top-6 players. At least one of them should return to these playoffs. Maybe two, if we go deep.

Also missing LOC who was having a great season

 

[a mangy Meowth]

Mikko and Mack in post game presser out there looking like this, again...View attachment 862925

Oh shit we're winning the cup

 

[The Moops]

Next GDT was going to be Avsbus vs Boeing. I'll save it for next year I guess

 

[S E P H]

I was not a fan of Georgiev in this game, reminds me a lot of the Seattle series where he's making the big saves because he had some amazing ones in this game, but allows the Pejorative Slured ones. Like, another auto one-timer goal from the point and that third goal is so bad to let in.

Lowry is a beast… MacK may get going, but Lowry’s play is the primary reason. When MacK faces weaker centers defensively, it’ll start back up.

To be honest, every team in the West besides the Oilers have somebody or a defensive core that can shutdown MacKinnon.

 

[LOFIN]

Also missing LOC who was having a great season

Good point, as I forgot about him. Which is a shame on me, considering how good he was. But the current bottom-6, is so damn good as well that you don't really notice him missing.

 

[dahrougem2]

I see 29 and 96 FINALLY woke up in the 3rd.

Bet they are happy to not play Winnipeg anymore.

Wake up for round 2, boys.

 

[LOFIN]

I see 29 and 96 FINALLY woke up in the 3rd.

Bet they are happy to not play Winnipeg anymore.

Wake up for round 2, boys.

This could be posted on many threads.

Rantanen is actually leading our scoring. Think about that. He has mastered the art of looking shitty and still producing.

 

[TatteredTornNFrayed]

 

[Avsavsavsavsavs]

I was not a fan of Georgiev in this game, reminds me a lot of the Seattle series where he's making the big saves because he had some amazing ones in this game, but allows the Pejorative Slured ones. Like, another auto one-timer goal from the point and that third goal is so bad to let in.


To be honest, every team in the West besides the Oilers have somebody or a defensive core that can shutdown MacKinnon.

The PPG was definitely not his fault, off the post infront of a massive screen. Georgie didn't look entirely his best but he made some big saves in big moments.

 

[WarriorOfGandhi]

Nichushkin is the best player on this team and I'm tired of pretending that he is not

 

[a mangy Meowth]

I think a turning point at least for Rantanen specifically was when he missed that first golden chance. Obviously that pissed him the f*** off with the stick slam. "f*** this I'm getting 2 by the end of this"

 

[BrickNHL]

I think a turning point at least for Rantanen specifically was when he missed that first golden chance. Obviously that pissed him the f*** off with the stick slam. "f*** this I'm getting 2 by the end of this"

Garry Galley on the CBC broadcast said that Mikko shouldn't have poked the bear aka Lowry. I feel it was the opposite, you don't piss off Mikko because then he wakes up and realizes he's one of the best players in the league.