I do want to say that I’m not counting this team out. I love the Avs and fully believe in them, but something has to change if they’re going to win the cup. Just wanted to make a video and point out our problems that need to be addressed
The one thing I have seen is another issue, something that was touched on, the turnovers in our own zone due to lazy skating and half-hearted passes. This is something I've noticed in the last 2 seasons. Not given a 100 percent effort resulting in a turnover then becoming a goal for the other team. Another thing I must note is that there are too many passes looking for the perfect shot instead of just putting the puck towards the net. There's a time for being unselfish, and then there's shoot the damn puck. I hope the Avs heart is in it as much as us fan's are.
Just remember this team did this same exact thing 2 years ago, ripped off a big win streak and immediately followed it by losing 6 of 7 to end the year. Does this team have some issues yes but so does everyone. Boston didn't have and weaknesses last year at all and lost first round, regular season honestly, truly does not tell you a thing about the playoffs. Especially with this core, I think they just get bored
The only difference was that we had locked up the division and had nothing to play for in 2022, but your not wrong. Regular season really doesn’t mean anything
@@Co_avsnation oh that's true, however I would be willing to bet that internally this team looks at it the same way. The teams that really care about winning the division and home ice advantage probably haven't won a cup before, teams that have won realize it doesn't matter.
@@RIPJimmyA7X you do make a good point. Last year when we won a bunch of games at the end of the year we lost right away. Hopefully this years the opposite!
I would completely agree with the analysis in this video. I don't think I'm to the point of being as concerned yet, but the defensive structure could definitely be better. They've had plenty of games where they checking hard, going after pucks, winning battles, and limiting shots. It is definitely something that is drilled throughout the season but it seems like they've shown some flashes too where they played structured and showing that championship pedigree. I won't say they are throwing games, but part of me feels like they aren't pushing to win like we know they can. I think they took that away from last year when they pushed hard at the end of the season and it seemed like there was no energy left for that first round. I could be wrong but like you said, to go from 9-0 to now 2-4-1, that's crazy. Not to mention the amount of comebacks they've had against solid teams because they stuck to their game and structure and the goalies did what they needed to do. Just my gut feeling, we will see a different Avalanche team in game 1.
I agree that it's the Avs lack of urgency when opponents are in the defensive zone and it leads to the goaltending needing to play beyond lights out to keep pucks out of the net.
Winnipeg fan here. I was 3/4 of the way through this video before I realized it had been posted before the meltdown last weekend. This can't feel great.
Agree overall, good analysis. Our D has played well at times recently so they are capable. But the recent play has been nothing necessary to get to cup much less to win it.
It's been a rough stretch. They happen during the course of a full season. Nothing more than that though. I'm confident that all the guys that have been slacking lately will wake up before the playoffs start.
I've been a broken record within my friend group ranting about the defense this year caring more about scoring than playing D, and pulling the Dicaprio meme and pointing at the screen at opposing players seconds before they get a free goal. Happy I finally have someone who's better at analysis than I made a video on it so I can show it to the group. Cheers
The defense has been a problem for over a decade. We only have 1 or 2 guys that can play as hard as anyone else. We are relying to heavily on our stacked offense to outscore our shitty defense. I think rangers have a better shot than the avalanche this year.
The problem with the avs is that while they have some truly talented D-men 4 of them are on the smaller side and besides Manson and johnson, our D-men can't remove opposing players from in front of the net. This is a huge problem. Pay attention to how many goals are scored on deflections and Georgie being blocked from even seeing the puck. Girard is just way to small, we don't need his offense, walker makar and toews provide plenty of offense. Girard provides no size no body and no serious defense.
I have to say that I unfairly put a fair amount of the blame at Georgiev's doorstep but in the last 8 weeks I've had the opportunity to watch a lot more avs games and it's rather obvious that he's not getting the help from his D-men that he deserves.
Once again, Girard is out there and playing terrible defense against Dallas. I've been saying it for 2 seasons that he needs to go and is not worth 5 million a season. Bo was a better defenseman but I can understand there was not a trade market for Girard.
I’d completely agree. I hate to be the guy that hates on a player but Girard is constantly making mistakes. It’s fine if he’s making a million per year, but we could really use that 5 million elsewhere, especially when we have Jones and Malinski to replace him
Guy I've been saying this forever now. Girardnis terrible defensively, and does not provide much offensively. Its not just Dallas, hengoves up about one goala game. If he doesn't get the Puck out of the zone right away, it's almost a goal every single time. He did this against Montreal but annunen made two saves to bail him out. Girard should have gone for a 7th rd pick just to clear cap space. It's a joke we trade Tatar to clear capnspace at 1.5 UT we co tinge to pay Girard 5 mill a year. And now he has a no trade clause so it's four more years of Sammy. This is the worst contract on the team
@@pphsports3748 I agree. He’s all around making lots of mistakes. Lots of giveaways. We have better D men who can fill his place and make the team better.
I’m not worried about the jets, or the Canuck’s, the only two teams that make me nervous are the preds and the stars. I think the goalie issue is the biggest issue. Guys start feeling like they have to do extra to keep the offensive pressure up, because there is no D like good O. Unfortunately we keep getting caught over and over again on breakaways. Then the guys stop trying all together because they are worried about getting burned again, so the puck lives in our zone. I like us against the stars overall. Our boys chased them down three times and took away the easy empty netter-no quit.
The Hart trophy is based on regular season numbers and not playoff numbers. The AVS defense is bad because Makar and Towes are tired after 78 games of playing 24 + minutes per game. Duh
As a Stars fan we have multiple top six players that there is no room for so they play in the bottom six plus we have first round players who are healthy scratches. The Stars have to be one of the deepest teams going.
I knew at the begging of the year that you guys would be deep, but your depth is honestly frightening. With Marchment, Seguin, and Duchene having such great years, I think Dallas is my easily favorite to win the West
It's not so much the team, it's the matchups. We've been historically bad against Dallas, and now that bowness left the stars and went to Winnipeg, we've been getting killed by Winnipeg the last two seasons. We've always been bad defensively, but we also dont have enough fire power to control games with our offense any more. Middlestadt was a bad pickup, and we should have used Girardi contract to get another good forward. I've been saying all season long we will be a first round exit because we won't be able to beat the jets or Dallas. Tge only chance we stood was to win the division or drop to a wildcard, because we can beat Edmonton, LA and Vancouver. But we don't match up well against the jets, stars and knights. Bodnar always runs the same gamelan and it's predictable for those teams.
What happens when the Avs get embarrassed? They light a fire under their ass and terrorize the league for two months. This could not have happened at a better time. I’d be much more concerned if they were on a streak and didn’t have anything in the tank. And we should have players back before playoff time
I love the Avs but the constant issues that have plagued the team all season makes me feel that the Avs are just a paper tiger. Put enough pressure on them and they'll crumble and make mistakes over and over again.
Mac, Drouin, and Rantanen are not the only ones carrying this team. This team is BUILT top heavy. Nichushkin and Lehkonen are both 30-40 goal players, and the only reason they don't have that is because they've been injured so much. if those two guys are healthy, depth scoring shouldn't be as necessary. also, keep in mind makar and drouin only need 1 goal each to hit 20. So we likely have 4 20 goal scorers, 2 35-40 goal scorers, and 2 40-50 goal scorers. with that, my only real concern is the defense. i think we can outscore our penalty issues, but not the poor D.
I’d agree, we have more than just our top line, but Mittelstadt and Lehkonen have been hot and cold this year. They get hot at times and get cold at others. I wouldn’t mind seeing Rantanen get moved back to balance things out a little bit.
The goaltending situation can be fixed pretty quickly. Start Annunen. Some fans are acting like we are absolutely toasted, but Juice has played well enough to win us games
@@Co_avsnation I actually agree with you :) Just teasin lol. Goaltending is probaly my biggest concern. it doesnt inspire confidence, but you are correct in saying it has been blown out of proportion. juice has been good, and georgie has been inconsistent but he has played so many games. I could see him pulling it together for the playoff's. I was just teasing ya, since you didnt elaborate the statement sounded like you were saying "it's not a big deal, they are just going to loose first round because of it", I know thats not what you meant, but just sounded funny with out the context. Thanks for producing content, sorry for the slight troll 👍
I NORMALLY DON'T COMMENT ON VIDEOS LIKE THIS! I HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT FOR YOUR INSIGHTS AS A FAN! BUT IT BREAKS MY HEART THAT YOU ARE THAT WRAPPED UP IN THIS!! JUST REMEMBER, THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO DON"T KNOW IF THEY WILL LIVE THROUGH THE DAY. THERE ARE PEOPLE WONDERING WHAT AM I GOING TO SERVE FOR DINNER TONIGHT FOR THREE PEOPLE WHEN THEY HAVE 5 DOLLARS TO SPEND? THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO DON"T HAVE A JOB AND HAVE BEEN TRYING DAYS, WEEKS, MONTHS! THESE COACHES AND ATHLETES ARE PROFESSIONALS, THEY ARE GETTING PAYED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO FIGURE THIS STUFF OUT. THIS IS NOT YOUR PROBLEM!! THANK GOD! HA! THESE THINGS HAVE A WAY OF WORKING THEMSELVES OUT COME PLAYOFF TIME!! SO GO OUT!! HAVE FUN!! ENJOY THE DAY!! GOD BLESS the dj
So what we lost 1 game to dallas they whipped up on them every other game! Dallas looked lost as he'll when we beat them too! I think your taking this a bit far
It’s not just that we lost. It’s the way we lost. 2 years ago Nashville beat us 3 out of 4 matchups in the regular season and we swept them in the playoffs. Games from November mean nothing
I’m not trying to be so negative, although I will admit I did really come off negative in the video. I’m just trying to give my thoughts on what needs to change and what will happen if it doesn’t
Yep were getting bounced round 2 and wasting MacKinnons absolute monster of a season im saying it rn and dont give me that "this is exactly how the 2022 season ended" nonsense that cup winning team clinched the WESTERN CONFERENCE with like 10 games left, we didn't care about the presidents trophy as we won it last season we wanted the cup so we rested MacKinnon, Makar, Rantanen, Nichushkin Lehkkonen etc. im also pretty sure we played annunen a few times despite Keumper and Francouz both being healthy and lead to the avs playing our eagles roster against teams that still have positioning to play for. Compare that to this year where we basically lost the central and are still in a dog fight against the jets for that second place spot and home ice, we still are icing our entire line up minus injuries and we are playing this bad its very concerning and has actual cause for concern this close to playoffs unlike the 2022 team that was only loosing because the top guys were benched so they can rest up
Again, Girard needs to go. He give sup at least one goal a game, and is on the ice for three of the goals in this video. He is terrible defensively, does not provide a whole lot offensively, and comes with a 5 mill dollar price tag. He and MacFarland need to go.
Honestly, I’d completely agree. He is supposed to be an “offensive” defensive but has 3 points in his last 20 games. Doesn’t defend, isn’t physical, and isn’t reliable. I’d rather see Caleb Jones or Sam Malinski in the lineup than him
@@Co_avsnation could not agree more. And those guys play for the league minimum, which allows us to spend cap elsewhere. The 5 mill were paying Girard could be used in another top six forward.. jones is better defensively and malinski is better offensively.
@@Co_avsnation Girard never shoots, and walker provides more as a backend moving defenseman. Girard also comes with a no trade clause at the end of the season. So since we d I don't trade him, it's four more years at 5 mill per year. Now we're going to lose both Byram and our 1st rd pick, and walker and drouin as well. I just don't like what MacFarlane is doing.
@@pphsports3748 completely agree. I’ve never understood why we don’t try to trade Girard. He’s overpaid and you said all of it perfectly. He’s the only player I watch and constantly get frustrated with
@@Co_avsnationI'm glad someone else feels the same way. Avs fans seem to support him and I just dont get it. Honestly though, its not so much the player, its his contract. But somehow the people in the front office believe in him more than Bo, Drouin and others.
I do want to say that I’m not counting this team out. I love the Avs and fully believe in them, but something has to change if they’re going to win the cup. Just wanted to make a video and point out our problems that need to be addressed
The one thing I have seen is another issue, something that was touched on, the turnovers in our own zone due to lazy skating and half-hearted passes. This is something I've noticed in the last 2 seasons. Not given a 100 percent effort resulting in a turnover then becoming a goal for the other team. Another thing I must note is that there are too many passes looking for the perfect shot instead of just putting the puck towards the net. There's a time for being unselfish, and then there's shoot the damn puck. I hope the Avs heart is in it as much as us fan's are.
Just remember this team did this same exact thing 2 years ago, ripped off a big win streak and immediately followed it by losing 6 of 7 to end the year. Does this team have some issues yes but so does everyone. Boston didn't have and weaknesses last year at all and lost first round, regular season honestly, truly does not tell you a thing about the playoffs. Especially with this core, I think they just get bored
The only difference was that we had locked up the division and had nothing to play for in 2022, but your not wrong. Regular season really doesn’t mean anything
@@Co_avsnation oh that's true, however I would be willing to bet that internally this team looks at it the same way. The teams that really care about winning the division and home ice advantage probably haven't won a cup before, teams that have won realize it doesn't matter.
@@RIPJimmyA7X you do make a good point. Last year when we won a bunch of games at the end of the year we lost right away. Hopefully this years the opposite!
We also rested a lot of players at the end of 22 season...
Last two games hurt my soul. Getting completely blown out and then blowing the lead. I agree its mostly defence.
Great stats on the bottom six. Nice breakdown on the goals. Please keep making these.
Thank you! I’ll get working on some more!
I would completely agree with the analysis in this video. I don't think I'm to the point of being as concerned yet, but the defensive structure could definitely be better. They've had plenty of games where they checking hard, going after pucks, winning battles, and limiting shots. It is definitely something that is drilled throughout the season but it seems like they've shown some flashes too where they played structured and showing that championship pedigree. I won't say they are throwing games, but part of me feels like they aren't pushing to win like we know they can. I think they took that away from last year when they pushed hard at the end of the season and it seemed like there was no energy left for that first round. I could be wrong but like you said, to go from 9-0 to now 2-4-1, that's crazy. Not to mention the amount of comebacks they've had against solid teams because they stuck to their game and structure and the goalies did what they needed to do. Just my gut feeling, we will see a different Avalanche team in game 1.
I hope so! Definitely should be plenty rested and ready to go for Game 1
I agree that it's the Avs lack of urgency when opponents are in the defensive zone and it leads to the goaltending needing to play beyond lights out to keep pucks out of the net.
I love the Avs but the fact that Geo is giving up 4 goals in the first period is insane. I feel like goaltending is the biggest problem.
Winnipeg fan here. I was 3/4 of the way through this video before I realized it had been posted before the meltdown last weekend. This can't feel great.
Ya it has not been a fun couple of weeks. Something tells me next week is gonna be even worse
Ever since Landeskog has been sidelined long-term the Avs weren't quite the same
Agree overall, good analysis. Our D has played well at times recently so they are capable. But the recent play has been nothing necessary to get to cup much less to win it.
It's been a rough stretch. They happen during the course of a full season. Nothing more than that though. I'm confident that all the guys that have been slacking lately will wake up before the playoffs start.
Not hard to be down on the team right now. But it’s also not hard to be fickle.
Mikko wake up!
Could not agree more and being a life long avs fan it is so annoying we got wag to comfortable
I've been a broken record within my friend group ranting about the defense this year caring more about scoring than playing D, and pulling the Dicaprio meme and pointing at the screen at opposing players seconds before they get a free goal. Happy I finally have someone who's better at analysis than I made a video on it so I can show it to the group. Cheers
Glad to hear we’re on the same page! Hopefully the D can get better soon lol
The defense has been a problem for over a decade. We only have 1 or 2 guys that can play as hard as anyone else. We are relying to heavily on our stacked offense to outscore our shitty defense. I think rangers have a better shot than the avalanche this year.
That bottom 6 stat is insane. good stuff man.
Thank you! I was also very surprised to see that stat. Not great
The problem with the avs is that while they have some truly talented D-men 4 of them are on the smaller side and besides Manson and johnson, our D-men can't remove opposing players from in front of the net. This is a huge problem. Pay attention to how many goals are scored on deflections and Georgie being blocked from even seeing the puck. Girard is just way to small, we don't need his offense, walker makar and toews provide plenty of offense. Girard provides no size no body and no serious defense.
Completely agree with everything! We don’t clear out in front of the net and Girard doesn’t have the size or Strength. We need Jones or Malinski
I have to say that I unfairly put a fair amount of the blame at Georgiev's doorstep but in the last 8 weeks I've had the opportunity to watch a lot more avs games and it's rather obvious that he's not getting the help from his D-men that he deserves.
@@cygnusx-1862 absolutely not. He hasn’t played the best, but his D are totally letting him down every night!
Once again, Girard is out there and playing terrible defense against Dallas. I've been saying it for 2 seasons that he needs to go and is not worth 5 million a season. Bo was a better defenseman but I can understand there was not a trade market for Girard.
I’d completely agree. I hate to be the guy that hates on a player but Girard is constantly making mistakes. It’s fine if he’s making a million per year, but we could really use that 5 million elsewhere, especially when we have Jones and Malinski to replace him
Guy I've been saying this forever now. Girardnis terrible defensively, and does not provide much offensively. Its not just Dallas, hengoves up about one goala game. If he doesn't get the Puck out of the zone right away, it's almost a goal every single time. He did this against Montreal but annunen made two saves to bail him out. Girard should have gone for a 7th rd pick just to clear cap space. It's a joke we trade Tatar to clear capnspace at 1.5 UT we co tinge to pay Girard 5 mill a year. And now he has a no trade clause so it's four more years of Sammy. This is the worst contract on the team
@@pphsports3748 worst contract by far!
@@pphsports3748 I agree. He’s all around making lots of mistakes. Lots of giveaways. We have better D men who can fill his place and make the team better.
I’m not worried about the jets, or the Canuck’s, the only two teams that make me nervous are the preds and the stars. I think the goalie issue is the biggest issue. Guys start feeling like they have to do extra to keep the offensive pressure up, because there is no D like good O. Unfortunately we keep getting caught over and over again on breakaways. Then the guys stop trying all together because they are worried about getting burned again, so the puck lives in our zone. I like us against the stars overall. Our boys chased them down three times and took away the easy empty netter-no quit.
this team is missing LOC massively. he may not be a drouin or lehkonen but he is a championship style of player. you need guys like that to win.
Completely agree! He was having such a great season too!
The Hart trophy is based on regular season numbers and not playoff numbers. The AVS defense is bad because Makar and Towes are tired after 78 games of playing 24 + minutes per game. Duh
Makar is averaging less ice time this year than he did the cup season which is when he won the Norris and Con Smythe, so that isn’t an excuse for him
As a Stars fan we have multiple top six players that there is no room for so they play in the bottom six plus we have first round players who are healthy scratches. The Stars have to be one of the deepest teams going.
I knew at the begging of the year that you guys would be deep, but your depth is honestly frightening. With Marchment, Seguin, and Duchene having such great years, I think Dallas is my easily favorite to win the West
I agree with you 💯! Well said.
Thank you!
Agreed great breakdown!
Thank you!
It's not so much the team, it's the matchups. We've been historically bad against Dallas, and now that bowness left the stars and went to Winnipeg, we've been getting killed by Winnipeg the last two seasons. We've always been bad defensively, but we also dont have enough fire power to control games with our offense any more. Middlestadt was a bad pickup, and we should have used Girardi contract to get another good forward. I've been saying all season long we will be a first round exit because we won't be able to beat the jets or Dallas. Tge only chance we stood was to win the division or drop to a wildcard, because we can beat Edmonton, LA and Vancouver. But we don't match up well against the jets, stars and knights. Bodnar always runs the same gamelan and it's predictable for those teams.
What happens when the Avs get embarrassed? They light a fire under their ass and terrorize the league for two months. This could not have happened at a better time. I’d be much more concerned if they were on a streak and didn’t have anything in the tank. And we should have players back before playoff time
I love the Avs but the constant issues that have plagued the team all season makes me feel that the Avs are just a paper tiger. Put enough pressure on them and they'll crumble and make mistakes over and over again.
I’d agree
Mac, Drouin, and Rantanen are not the only ones carrying this team. This team is BUILT top heavy. Nichushkin and Lehkonen are both 30-40 goal players, and the only reason they don't have that is because they've been injured so much. if those two guys are healthy, depth scoring shouldn't be as necessary. also, keep in mind makar and drouin only need 1 goal each to hit 20. So we likely have 4 20 goal scorers, 2 35-40 goal scorers, and 2 40-50 goal scorers. with that, my only real concern is the defense. i think we can outscore our penalty issues, but not the poor D.
I’d agree, we have more than just our top line, but Mittelstadt and Lehkonen have been hot and cold this year. They get hot at times and get cold at others. I wouldn’t mind seeing Rantanen get moved back to balance things out a little bit.
@@Co_avsnation yeah ive been wanting rantanen and mittlestadt to be together since they got him.
Well, this aged well.
lol they fixed it up last night!
i wish the av's traded girard instead of bo.
"fans are blowing it out of proportion, but if gorgie doesnt play better they are out quick", sounds like thats proportionate lol
The goaltending situation can be fixed pretty quickly. Start Annunen. Some fans are acting like we are absolutely toasted, but Juice has played well enough to win us games
@@Co_avsnation I actually agree with you :) Just teasin lol. Goaltending is probaly my biggest concern. it doesnt inspire confidence, but you are correct in saying it has been blown out of proportion. juice has been good, and georgie has been inconsistent but he has played so many games. I could see him pulling it together for the playoff's. I was just teasing ya, since you didnt elaborate the statement sounded like you were saying "it's not a big deal, they are just going to loose first round because of it", I know thats not what you meant, but just sounded funny with out the context. Thanks for producing content, sorry for the slight troll 👍
@@ofsavagemind lol all good man! I appreciate a little trolling from time to time.
Sakic should of stayed as gm, not this Macfarmer
I NORMALLY DON'T COMMENT ON VIDEOS LIKE THIS! I HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT FOR YOUR INSIGHTS AS A FAN! BUT IT BREAKS MY HEART THAT YOU ARE THAT WRAPPED UP IN THIS!! JUST REMEMBER, THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO DON"T KNOW IF THEY WILL LIVE THROUGH THE DAY.
THERE ARE PEOPLE WONDERING WHAT AM I GOING TO SERVE FOR DINNER TONIGHT FOR THREE PEOPLE WHEN THEY HAVE 5 DOLLARS TO SPEND? THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO DON"T HAVE A JOB AND HAVE BEEN TRYING DAYS, WEEKS, MONTHS! THESE COACHES AND ATHLETES ARE PROFESSIONALS, THEY ARE GETTING PAYED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO FIGURE THIS STUFF OUT. THIS IS NOT YOUR PROBLEM!! THANK GOD! HA! THESE THINGS HAVE A WAY OF WORKING THEMSELVES OUT COME PLAYOFF TIME!! SO GO OUT!! HAVE FUN!! ENJOY THE DAY!! GOD BLESS
the dj
Wait till you see Colorado’s next game , a 7 - 0 loss to the Jets !
Goaltending
So what we lost 1 game to dallas they whipped up on them every other game! Dallas looked lost as he'll when we beat them too! I think your taking this a bit far
It’s not just that we lost. It’s the way we lost. 2 years ago Nashville beat us 3 out of 4 matchups in the regular season and we swept them in the playoffs. Games from November mean nothing
@@Co_avsnation I'd the avs are playing there type of hockey they will make dallas look like a college hockey team
And I thought I was a doomer.
I’m not trying to be so negative, although I will admit I did really come off negative in the video. I’m just trying to give my thoughts on what needs to change and what will happen if it doesn’t
Yep were getting bounced round 2 and wasting MacKinnons absolute monster of a season im saying it rn and dont give me that "this is exactly how the 2022 season ended" nonsense that cup winning team clinched the WESTERN CONFERENCE with like 10 games left, we didn't care about the presidents trophy as we won it last season we wanted the cup so we rested MacKinnon, Makar, Rantanen, Nichushkin Lehkkonen etc. im also pretty sure we played annunen a few times despite Keumper and Francouz both being healthy and lead to the avs playing our eagles roster against teams that still have positioning to play for. Compare that to this year where we basically lost the central and are still in a dog fight against the jets for that second place spot and home ice, we still are icing our entire line up minus injuries and we are playing this bad its very concerning and has actual cause for concern this close to playoffs unlike the 2022 team that was only loosing because the top guys were benched so they can rest up
Again, Girard needs to go. He give sup at least one goal a game, and is on the ice for three of the goals in this video. He is terrible defensively, does not provide a whole lot offensively, and comes with a 5 mill dollar price tag. He and MacFarland need to go.
Honestly, I’d completely agree. He is supposed to be an “offensive” defensive but has 3 points in his last 20 games. Doesn’t defend, isn’t physical, and isn’t reliable. I’d rather see Caleb Jones or Sam Malinski in the lineup than him
@@Co_avsnation could not agree more. And those guys play for the league minimum, which allows us to spend cap elsewhere. The 5 mill were paying Girard could be used in another top six forward.. jones is better defensively and malinski is better offensively.
@@Co_avsnation Girard never shoots, and walker provides more as a backend moving defenseman. Girard also comes with a no trade clause at the end of the season. So since we d I don't trade him, it's four more years at 5 mill per year. Now we're going to lose both Byram and our 1st rd pick, and walker and drouin as well. I just don't like what MacFarlane is doing.
@@pphsports3748 completely agree. I’ve never understood why we don’t try to trade Girard. He’s overpaid and you said all of it perfectly. He’s the only player I watch and constantly get frustrated with
@@Co_avsnationI'm glad someone else feels the same way. Avs fans seem to support him and I just dont get it. Honestly though, its not so much the player, its his contract. But somehow the people in the front office believe in him more than Bo, Drouin and others.
Colorado will be bounced in the first round, no matter who we play. Take it to the bank!
I’m starting to fear that