They can’t all be zingers. And this one definitely wasn’t for the Colorado Avalanche Tuesday night against the Seattle Kraken. Seattle played just like they did in the playoff series with the Avs. Making every pass a challenging one and making the Avalanche work for just about everything. In the end, the Avalanche capitalized on some key chances, where Alexandar Georgiev shut down the Kraken on theirs, which made all the difference.
It wasn’t pretty, and at times it was downright ugly. But in the end, the Avs have another win in the win column and two more points in the point column.
All while Cale Makar was busy making history.
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30 Comments
LOC ❤ #neverforget. The 1st period gave me nightmares of last year. Another game Seattle scores 1st. I'm going to the avalanche game in Buffalo on like October 28th or 29th.
How much better is this Av’s team then last year’s?
The majority of my animosity for the Kracken wouldn't exist if Eberle had gotten suspended for the hit on Cogs. After that it's just "hey they knocked out a decimated Avs team who really didn't have a cup run left in the playoffs".
LOC was the heart and soul of the Avs tonight and Georgie worked hard to give them a chance. I maintain that the Avs need to be more physical when a team like the Kraken take them out of their normal game.
It was non-existent in the first, and you saw pockets of it in the second and third, but mainly out of frustration rather than by design.
I'm hoping the new guys just need more time to gel and get comfortable. The effort is there, for the most part, but it's just a bit out of sync.
Props to Eberle for actually dropping the gloves and not doing what Taylor Hall did and run from Landy all night after he bloodied MacKinnon.
Speaking of, it's apparent how much they still miss Landy's physical play and net presence.
Georgiev has now saved 91 of the 95 shots he’s faced to start the season. Nice to have that guy behind you, especially on nights when you don’t have it like last. As far as the Avs, looked lethargic most of the night but kudos to coming out and playing a solid 3rd to close out the game. Kind of expected this kind of game being at the tail end of a road trip vs a desperate team playing their home opener which is why I was hoping they weren’t focused on revenge and just focused on snagging at least a point and getting out of dodge. Instead, they grinded out 2 points and ended the trip 3-0. Loving it and now time for some home cooking!
Drouin is like a Newhook 2.0 right now. He’s got so much talent that you see in small glimpses and then other times, your shake your head wondering why they looks so lost.
Love the picks for the sound check! I think I’ve got to steal Shaggy’s for my list.
Wasn't pretty? 4-1 is damn pretty!!
Drouin is the one who’s gonna get in the doghouse faster than Johansson. People on the Substack thread with Dater were making that observation.
I cannot say I have ever hated any player that wore our A, Brad May is maybe the closest😤😤……but still, I don't connect with that side of the Fanbase. RyJo and Drouin are NOT know for physical play and that is the main style that Seattle plays. Both will be fine and those Boo Birds will be silenced by the end of the Postseason😉🙏🏻💪🏻
LOC: Agent of Mayhem!! I friggun love it!!!
Not sure why people are trying to single out RyJo when it's actually Bowen Byram that looks awful.
Third game of the season… home opener for an energized, albeit slightly misguided, fan base… juggled lines for the first period… bend don’t break and be clinical with your chances! Thought that was a great win, they can’t all be pretty! Thought nuke was our best player tonight, maybe trying to make sure the locker room knows he’s in? Oh, and one last thing… RED WINGS SUCK!!!
Glad I'm not the only SammyG fan. I think he's a solid Dman
Fun fact
Gordie Howe only had 2 "Gordie Howe Hat Tricks) in his career
Band-Maid Sound Check #3 – I still seek revenge.
I’m not disappointed in Jo BUT I am nervous. A key piece to the cup run was a #2 center and so far…I’m not seeing it. You are right, he needs time to adjust….but how much time is allotted though? Until new years?
Was that a pass or not a pass 😮
A few observations: LOC had a great game. I'm surprised a Kraken player didn't go after Makar the way LOC went after Eberle. I tried watching Byram each time he was on the ice. He is struggling. Seattle has dropped somewhat since last year. They don't have the depth they had then. They are probably at a level where they belong. Burakovsky missed the net how many times? Mackinnon should not take faceoffs. Seems strange to me that the Avs level of play in this game didn't resemble a "revenge game". Avs still win, despite underperforming. That's encouraging.
The only thing I can say after this game is thank you, Georgiev!!! Because without him, this game would have been over after 5 minutes. The Avs cannot play like that against the top teams. The third line has to step up their offense.
Mr. Georgiev built a wall. GoAvsGo
Seattle is good at making the Avs play their game. Sloppy, sloppy, play with so many turnovers. That first power play I don't think they ever successfully got it in the zone, lol. Looked like it might get ugly but Georgiev kept them in it – fantastic performance, and he didn't seem stressed out at all despite facing, what, 37 shots?
So this was the third type of game we win: against the Kings, we were in control and won handily; vs. SJ, we were in control and barely squeaked it out; vs. Seattle, we got outplayed for the most part, and still found a way to win. Gotta love Mikko taking one shot and it being a goal. It's interesting to see how they can find a win under different circumstances.
LOC reminded us why we love him – such a hard worker, finally got rewarded with a goal, and taking it up with Eberle to settle that score.
Cale kind of admitted that the booing bothers him – I think he said he has to just get used to it – but who cares when he literally just broke a record set by Bobby Orr!
Oh and the Avs tied an NHL record for longest regular-season road win streak.
You boys understand that 4-1 is a victory, right? It may have been a little…ugly for the first 40 minutes, but it's a damned sight better than a "pretty loss" – and a big improvement over the last time we played them. They've figured out how to smother Mac and Makar (heh, for a little while), we figured out how to deal with that. Also, can I point out that we beat them? Plus, it was a win. In addition, we had more goals at the end of the game than they did.
Sound check: "Hung out with LOC, yeah you know me."
All the new guys look a lil off, vets doing what they do…😎
What's up you are so _ towards Aves they won stopper was great others have scored
It's called a "Shorty Howe Hat Trick" if the goal is shortanded in the GHHT
It was good to see some production from players not on the top line, that was my takeaway. Not coincidentally, that was also what was missing from the playoff series against the Kraken. If they can get goals from the 2,3,4 lines they have a shot to get back to the championship series.
I still dislike the red wings!
I love how much PK loves Cale during the intermissions
Bringing up the tack hammer reference was pure gold. You guys are awesome and as always, thanks for the game updates. I'm way up in the boondocks here in Newfoundland and I rarely get to see past the first period so you really are my first listen of the day.
Look at Kadri's seasons. Took him awhile as well.