Qui a l’avantage dans la série éliminatoire du premier tour des Jets et de l’Avalanche ? Qui devrait remporter le trophée Hart décerné au joueur le plus utile de la ligue ? L’analyste de TSN Hockey, Martin Biron, se joint à SC avec Jay Onrait pour en discuter.
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MacKinnon for the Hart! And the Avs better figure out their goaltending issues ,etc before the postseason. But anything goes come playoff time!
TSN 3 days ago “the Jets have an unfavourable matchup”
TSN now “the Jets have a favourable matchup”
Based on the regular season, the Jets. But anything can happen in the playoffs.
The Jets could blow a 2-0 lead and lose in 6 or the Avalanche could get swept. Who knows.
I’m gonna say the Jets win though. They have a deeper forward group than the Avalanche, they’re better defensively and they have the league’s best goaltending.
Jets in 6, 4-2 for Jets
I hope the Jets win the Cup.
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Trash takes
I would like to say the Jets take it based on depth and goaltending, but you can never predict a playoff matchup. Literally anything can happen in the playoffs. For example, I don’t think a single person would have predicted Florida going all the way to the Stanley Cup Final last year.
Jets in 6
The Jets are definitely better defensively. But you are completely, utterly, high AF if you think the AVS and jets are close offensively.
What happens if all the Canadian based teams are knocked out I the 1 at round?
Don't worry about the avs.. they will show up come playoff time, and I am not an avs fan but I know hockey.
Huge Avs fan, management has thrown away possibly the best year Nathan MacKinnon (or any Av) will ever have because they didn't address goaltending. Miss me with the excuses, Goregiev has been dog water all season. I think Georgiev has become a problem in the room with his crappy attitude (shown by him throwing his broken stick at an equipment guy after letting up four in 15 shots). I will be shocked if they make it out of the first round, but anything can happen.
That being said, if MacKinnon doesn't win the MVP the league is on its *ss. Not to downplay what Kuch has done this year, but when you dive deeper than surface stats it shouldn't be close. Kuch is awful defensively and is getting dominated in all WAR metrics by MacK, McD and Matthews. He set the NHL record for empty netters this year (I think he's at 14), has something like 20 less 5v5 points than MacKinnon, and is also being dominated in +/-. The 50 points more than Point excuse dosent hold water either when the Bolts have 4 other guys at 70+ point to the Avs 2.
Avalanche lead the NHL in goals. However, Nichuskin/O'Connor/Mittelstadt/Wood have combined for 3 points altogether in the last 5 games.
Connor Hellebuyck has been godlike so far in April. 1.74 GAA and .949 save % after allowing only 7 goals on 138 shots in the last four games.
Meanwhile, Georgiev has proven to be insufficient as a starting goaltender (3.02 GAA, .897 save %) and now we could see the Avalanche's playoff hopes fall onto the lap of a rookie in Justus Annunen if Alexander cannot meet expectations to start off this series.
Josh Morrissey appears to be leading all defensemen in April with 8 points in his last 6 games, including the goal and 2 assists he scored the other night against Colorado.
Will be interesting to see how that series turns out. Colorado's struggle to get past the first round following a Cup win could turn into a real storyline if they fail to overcome their
Avs because of their top end talent, playoff experience and proven success. That being said, Winnipeg is a more complete team with far more depth and better goaltending.
Well, lets look at this for what it is. The last 3 times the Jets played Colorado,
they beat them, and the last game they thumped them badly. The Jets have
better Goaltending and more depth. You could say Colorado has more offensive
power, but not by much, when you figure the Jets depth scorers, like Monahan,
Toffoli, Niederreiter, Lowry etc. I think the Jets match them or exceed them. Also
if you look at Goaltending ( very important), big advantage to the Jets. Jets
have 2 great Goaltenders, one a starter, and their backup.
Judging by their games this year, I'll take the Jets in 6 games. GJG. Because
this is a playoff series, and your playing against an offensive powerhouse, it also
wouldn't surprise me to see Colorado win this. Should be a great series. That
MacKinnon is one fast, talented hockey player, so the Jets need to contain him.
I am a Jets fan of course, and pulling all the way for them. GJG.