WC Playoffs Round 1: Colorado Avalanche vs Minnesota Wild (Wild win 4-3).

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by $ven27

Avs have been dominated since they got to Minny, they've had next to zero pressure in the Wilds zone.

really Minny should have won game one

[Henry Fool]

Granlund is beginning to look like he did in Europe. I worry about his health however because he goes full steam into every situation.

[J epworth]

Originally Posted by troutman

Shots are 25-7 for the Wild.

Colorado the Toronto of the West. With Vezina caliber goaltending added in.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by J epworth kendal

Colorado the Toronto of the West. With Vezina caliber goaltending added in.

no its all coaching...don't you listen to the media

[Henry Fool]

A playoff series always has back and forth adjustments. It'll be interesting to see if Minnesota can keep defending when they lose their last change back in Colorado. How much of it is matchups and how much just proper preparation in general.

Varlamov has been very good though. I don't know where they would be with mediocre goaltending.

Game 2 must have been a huge high for the young Colorado players. Maybe they didn't manage get their feet fully back on the ground.

[nmhen]

Originally Posted by Henry Fool

Granlund is beginning to look like he did in Europe. I worry about his health however because he goes full steam into every situation.

Definitely. Thrice concussed in the last year.

[Stay Golden]

The stifling play of the Wild is unfortunately taking over this series. Avs are barely getting any scoring chances these past 3 games.

[troutman]

I got the feeling that COL will get a lucky bounce, and Varlamov is going to steal one.

[troutman]

Originally Posted by Stay Golden

The stifling play of the Wild is unfortunately taking over this series. Avs are barely getting any scoring chances these past 3 games.

Unfortunately?

[Henry Fool]

Originally Posted by nmhen

Definitely. Thrice concussed in the last year.

And as I understand he's getting them from simply going hard and hitting, not from getting elbowed in the head or something like that.

When Hartely or whoever talks about how it's not the size of the player but how hard you battle, I wonder if it would be more important to teach the small forwards to pick their spots rather than pretend that basic physics doesn't matter.

[PeteMoss]

Can the Avs hit double digits in shots? 8 shots in 50 minutes.. ooof.

[dino7c]

can't believe some posters are picking the Avs to go to the finals in the other thread...a team like SJ would destroy them

[Henry Fool]

I think Granlund blocked every Colorado shot there.

[RedCoffee]

Did the Avs even get a SOG on the 6on4? Everything was blocked

[Wastedyouth]

Colorado's house of cards is collapsing.

[Henry Fool]

Originally Posted by RedCoffee

Did the Avs even get a SOG on the 6on4? Everything was blocked

(from hfboards)

[puffnstuff]

I'm kinda liking Minnesota

[kirant]

Originally Posted by puffnstuff

I'm kinda liking Cooke-less Minnesota

Fixed your post.

[dino7c]

Avs 12 shots lol, the tone of this thread has changed substantially

[stignasty]

On one hand I can't pull for the Avalanche because of that tank job they did last year. On the other hand Matt Cooke. I hope it goes 7 and into 5ot and the winner gets swept in round 2.