Post-Series Talk: Colorado Avalanche defeat the Winnipeg Jets, 4-1

[Avs44]

Neutral fan here… nothing worse than Avs fans on this forum, tbh. Horrendously smug. Nothing redeeming. The funny part is the team is actually likeable. Sometimes the dog does not resemble the owner, however.

Absolutely, I’m glad someone finally said it.

 

[BKarchitect]

What happened to the Jets defenseman in this series? As a group going in to the playoffs they looked as solid as any teams but they were awful. I didn’t see that coming. Helleybuck is going to take the heat for this loss and while he deserves some for his play I think even more of the blame falls on those guys.

They desperately need to clone Morrissey somehow because outside of him, it’s bleak in terms of speed and transition from the blueline. DeMelo, Samberg, Schmidt…all very serviceable regular season stay-at-home guys but as a whole, that defense has no juice outside of 44. Pionk ain’t it.

 

[JKG33]

I've now been to 2 NHL playoff games in my life. Both were game 5's that ended in the Jets being eliminated.

To everyone outside of Winnipeg, you're welcome

 

[Devonator]

Av fans, are you going to get back Drouin for the next round?

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

Av fans, are you going to get back Drouin for the next round?

Sounds like he won’t be able to go until late 2nd or if they get into the 3rd round

 

[a mangy Meowth]

and it's tough to blame a few them based on the blatantly homer Avs broadcast that riles up the fan base

lol a large portion -possibly a majority of us - dislike altitude's broadcast.

I go for the opponent's broadcast whenever I can get it, and I mute it if I have no other options

 

[Jixer19]

Av fans, are you going to get back Drouin for the next round?

He wasn't skating this morning, so hard to say, but nothing set in stone

 

[wayninja]

 

[NOTENOUGHRYJOTHINGS]

Sounds like he won’t be able to go until late 2nd or if they get into the 3rd round

Landeskog and Drouin will put the Avs further over the cap than any team in the history of the league.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

All I’m saying is Morrissey-Makar would be a franchise defining pairing, and would look really good for Team Canada.

 

[Muffin]

Av fans, are you going to get back Drouin for the next round?

Sounds like late second or third round

 

[a mangy Meowth]

All I’m saying is Morrissey-Makar would be a franchise defining pairing, and would look really good for Team Canada.

Anybody-Makar is a franchise defining pairing and you know it bub

 

[S E P H]

GG Jets fans, no hard feelings.

I do think this could be a blessing in disguise for you lot, this series showed that the Jets just aren't there yet even if they had a solid regular season. At this stage though, it will be key to make the necessary moves to take the next step, Cheveldayoff needs to be more aggressive and fix that defensive core along with adding some more weapons offensively (do not sign Toffoli though).

 

[wayninja]

All I’m saying is Morrissey-Makar would be a franchise defining pairing, and would look really good for Team Canada.

Maybe an unpopular take, but I wouldn't trade that for Toews-Makar

 

[S E P H]

Horrible series for Hellebuyck

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More like Avs are a beastly team than Hellebuyck being awful.

 

[JLo217]

Avs are a top heavy team, but thats not much of a problem against a team like the Jets, whose ‘high-end talent’ isnt nearly quality enough to battle the Avs top-end to a draw.

This statement couldn’t be more wrong. The top guys were Mitts, Nuke and Lehky.

 

[GeoRox89]

Somehow the avs aren't the first team to score 5+ goals in each of their first 5 postseason games.

The other teams didn’t have Georgie’s game 1 to contend and must’ve swept

All I’m saying is Morrissey-Makar would be a franchise defining pairing, and would look really good for Team Canada.

Top pairing for 2026 Olympics

 

[Nicko999]

Colorado is a joke! They could have scored 7 or 8 goals each game if they needed to.
I picked Dallas to win the Cup but if Georgiev plays like he played the last r games, nobody is beating Colorado.

 

[JaegerDice]

This statement couldn’t be more wrong. The top guys were Mitts, Nuke and Lehky.

So top 6 players depending on the lineup? Nichushkin was on the top line, Middlestat was 2C, Lehkonen and Parise bounced around and ended up on Casey’s wings.

This is like Blackhawks fans saying in the 2010s, ‘no it wasnt our top players driving the bus, it was Saad and Kane on the 2nd line’. Top players (forwards) play on the top 6 and PP.

 

[ponder]

What happened to the Jets defenseman in this series? As a group going in to the playoffs they looked as solid as any teams but they were awful. I didn’t see that coming. Helleybuck is going to take the heat for this loss and while he deserves some for his play I think even more of the blame falls on those guys.

Simply couldn't handle the speed and skill from the Avs stars IMO. MacKinnon, Makar, Rantanen, Toews, Nuke, Lehkonen, Mitts, that's a tough group to shutdown, and the Jets D just didn't have it in them.

Also, the Jets top 6 is Morrissey, DeMelo, Pionk, Dillon, Samberg and Schmidt. Morrissey is nice, but it's a pretty "meh" group from 2-6.

 

[JKG33]

The Jets are, simply put, frauds. A true regular season team.

Bones has them playing great, structured hockey in the regular season and they give'r most nights. They get a lotta points when teams otherwise DGAF. The thing is come playoff time they just don't have the horses. They're already playing their best and don't have that extra gear.

Guys like Scheifele and Ehlers and Monahan just aren't gamers. You're not gunna win when your 3C is your best forward. On D every single player except Morissey is playing one spot higher on the depth chart than they should be for an alleged contender.

In net, Hellebuyck just ain't a playoff guy. I got raked over the coals for calling it a month ago. Brossoit looked just as good in the regular season, and come playoff time the team couldn't hold on.

 

[albator71]

Maybe team USA should rethink having Hellebyuck has their starter cause he seems to crumble under pressure. Winnipeg needs to go back the drawing board, if not for Georgiev awful game 1 the Avs would have swept the Jets.

 

[Hobble]

I don’t really know what we could have expected from Helle considering the horrid defence and offensive production he had in front of him.

More a testament to an fast, offensive Avs team overwhelming a slower, underperforming, dump and chase team with a head coach who didn’t make adjustments until Game 5, and decided to insert a young 19 goal scorer from the press box.

 

[GeoRox89]

The Jets are, simply put, frauds. A true regular season team.

Bones has them playing great, structured hockey in the regular season and they give'r most nights. They get a lotta points when teams otherwise DGAF. The thing is come playoff time they just don't have the horses. They're already playing their best and don't have that extra gear.

Guys like Scheifele and Ehlers and Monahan just aren't gamers. You're not gunna win when your 3C is your best forward. On D every single player except Morissey is playing one spot higher on the depth chart than they should be for an alleged contender.

In net, Hellebuyck just ain't a playoff guy. I got raked over the coals for calling it a month ago. Brossoit looked just as good in the regular season, and come playoff time the team couldn't hold on.

Bones’ presser basically confirmed what everyone who watch the series thought - this was not the same Avs team they saw in the regular season. He talked a lot about the Avs intensity being on another level compared to what they’d seen before. He even referred to it as the Avs flipping a switch

 

[ItWasJustified]

Horrible series for Hellebuyck

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Abysmal performance. Should've gone to Brossoit after game 2.