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In my mind, seeing Georgiev really struggle the final month of the regular season i wasnt high on him but his play off run, his actual on ice play regardless of stats, was solid. Too many times he was set up to fail against dallas, too many times the team wasnt playing in front of him. I know that the best goalies in the league will be able to overcome "some" of those situations, but georgie isnt the best in the league, but he is good enough for this team, provided we give him the Support that we are "capable" of.
As for what I would fix, Nichuskin needs to go. Either work on petitioning to void the contract, or sit on/LTIR assistance program cap relief stuff till he comes back then trade his ass to Utah for pennies on the dollar. I understand that there are things that affect individuals, but I dont think Val wants to help himself at this point. To much in the last 12 months has occurred for me to trust him again. This isnt a business that we can afford to deal with his shit. this is my money, and other fans money being lost because of his antics. Then, sign mittlestadt, he is very capable, then, gut the powerplay coaching and rebuild that front, and get new team psychologists.
Respect to you bud but predicting 2025? You looking for clicks bro?
Two years in a row one of their top 4 players leaves at the end of a playoff series. The Avs tried, but I think that was the nail in the coffin.
I hope Nichushkin gets the help he needs but also if I'm one of the core players on the Avalanche I don't want to see him back in the locker room with me.
One quick note, the CapFriendly cap space on July 1st does count Landeskog's salary against the cap, but not not Nichushkin's. My guess is that they'll negotiate a contract settlement with Nichushkin that will have some cap hit, but not as bad or as long as a buy out. I do see a path for several prospects to play significant roles with the Avs next year, specifically Malinski, Kovalenko, and Foudy. I wonder if Ritchie will be ready to make the jump to the NHL or will he be forced to waste a year in the OHL. Gulyayev played well in the KHL as an 18 year old D and is under contract there for two more seasons, so he'll be a little while. Of their UFAs, I think you're right abou Johnson and Cogs in that if they want to sign they'll take league min and stay put. Drouin has expressed interest in staying, so i hope they can work that out. Signing Trenin would be a big bonus as well, he was phenomenal after the trade.
They should be good in the west I don’t too to much in the west changes I think in the east Toronto Boston and Tampa will all fall way back
Nichuskin will be in Edmonton this fall doing lines with Ken Holland
I don't think the lack of Nuchuskin himself is what cost the Avs any games, but them mental factor of him getting suspended could definitely be seen. You could tell the guys were way off their game and were pissed off in the locker room according to some media. I think they need to work on getting Nichushkin out of the lineup for stability sake. He's a great player currently, but that doesn't mean much if you aren't there, taking up space, and messing with the mentality of the rest of the team.
If Landeskog comes back it would be a total game changer and I think the Avs would take the cup.
Change of goaltending would be smart if you could get Nichushkin's cap space back via some sort of contractrual out, put that towards goaltending and get your hands on a top-tier guy. Georgiev wasn't bad by any means, but he isn't a goalie you can reliably fall back on. If the Avs have top notch goaltending it would be a terrifying team.
AVS don't need to buy him out. They can void the contract. The NHLPA will probably have something to say about it but there's a good chance if AVS do want to do that, they will okay.
Kovalenko?
It really makes you wonder if the Jets would have had a bit of a chance if Nichushkin had been suspended and tested two weeks prior? I know they didn't look good, but he literally had seven goals in five games, and two of those games were clear wins because of his performance.
They need a captains presence on the ice and they also need to turn the page on Nichushkin. Nobody has replaced what Kadri brought to the Avs . Next season will be interesting .
The only major thing you really need to do is to address the need in the middle behind MacKinnon.
Pandering to Colorado fans. No Landeskog, no Nichushkin — let's be real. He's done. Georgiev was good but not great. They're top 4 in the Western Conference at best. If Landeskog can regain form that will be a boost, but no way Nichushkin plays another game in a Colorado sweater.
I know the Landeskog and Nichushkin situations are big curveballs, but you cannot expect to go far in the playoffs with Lehkonen and Drouin playing alongside Mackinnon. They desperately need another big winger to help Mackinnon and Rantanen. And potentially more depth down the middle.
What's your thoughts on the middlestad trade?
Dallas is definitely the better team. But then I dig deeper. Ryan Johanson is a veteran. He is a big body. He matches up better against Dallas C then Casey. Maybe against an Edm. Beating Wpg I wouldn't take it as a win. Wpg is the pinnacle of mediocrity followed by NYI and even Tor.
1. Landeskog is missed and cannot be replaced
2. Without Byram I don't aeethe blue line having stability.
3. This can all be blamed on Nichuskckin
4. Pretty sure Kadri helped them win the cup so I look back at that trade and I feel like they should of gotten Thompson or Cozens.
5. Then I ask why did they trade newhook.
So my analysis here is that after winning the cup, they couldn't get back on track. They need that 2nd line C, figure out the deal with landeskog, and to not trade their youth.
If they get Sidney Crosby, they will have a pretty good shot.
There are a lot of questions for my Avs right now. If Landy can come back and stay healthy and if Nichushkin can return to be over the addiction for good, those things would go a long way to getting us that next Stanley Cup. Alas those are both unknowns at this point, and the cap crunch is also concerning. Should be an interesting offseason.
The Nichushkin circus is a real headache
Makar is a forward on the blue line,
often coughs up the puck resulting in a goal against.
Strong offensive skills, good to mediocre defensive skills, at times, embarrassing defensive skills.
I'm not a Canucks fan, but they will be Stanley Cup favorites next year.
They will never win a cup with Casey Middlestadt as 2nd line center. He is not a playoff performer.
Trouble with looking at Annunen's record is he really only played against lower tier teams (Blackhawks, etc). Ottenger absolutely stole Game 3 and game 6.
2025 prediction: The NHL will make a lot of moeny next year, and gambling will be such an enormous part of it all that I won't be bothered to watch.
Ruski saboteur did his job!
One can only hope that the guys heal up because Stanley giveth and Stanley taketh. We've had a team marred with injuries galore and one player who has f'ed us repeatedly that as much as it sucks to say, I hope they find a way to terminate his contract. He is a liability. Landeskog underwent a crazy surgery that when given how tough hockey can be….would make it hard for a return. The team is in dire need of an on-ice captain. At the very least make MacKinnon one because this season showed how much he was playing that role in pseudo-fashion.
Kovalenko and Malinski have both looked good and will hopefully make the roster and prove their worth, and we also missed LOC in the playoff's this year. Landy's progress sounds promising but we'll have to wait and see. I hope they can find a way to resign Drouin too. It'll be interesting to see what MacFarland and Sakic can work out this summer, they always seem to pull rabbits out of hats!
The current cap hit does include Landy and LOC, so there's nearly $15 Million to fill the rest of the roster.
I was a Georgiev fantasy hockey holder for the entire season, I also watched a lot of Avs games, he was not consistent enough. He would constantly let in the first goal, sometimes on the first shot or 2.. his nickname quickly became "Fourgiev" as he would let in 4 goals per game, winning half of those because of course the offense gets going hot at some point.
Makar sucks in defense gives up pucks alot should be a center
The avalanche need i mean need centers that can win faceoffs
Moose sucks
The Stars dominated with the 2-1-2 formation. It was obvious Colorado's gameplan was to feed MacKinnon and let him dangle down the middle and the Stars picked up on that. What's really concerning is the fact Bednar didn't figure out how to counter the 2-1-2. They just kept dropping back passes to the Center in hopes of an oddman and inevitably did 4 straight games of dump and chase. Also, watching the Avs for 20+ years and they STILL cannot clear the puck from their zone when they need to most. It plagued them in the 90s-00s, in the shitty 2010s and even now.
Goaltending
Am I the only person who thinks Bednar is a horrible coach? He uses screaming and anger to “motivate” players and he doesn’t know how to change play style versus specific teams. Think VGK. Thoughts?
If the Avs got Kadri back that would get them the cup at least according to almost every Avs fan the year they won the cup. And although I’m not necessarily a Colorado fan I’d rather see them do well then other teams especially in there division because I hate Chicago and I want to say I don’t care for Dallas but with there young players coming in I don’t see why you can’t like them.