| 09 January 2010
If there is one thing that these young Avs clearly see have to work on, its holding on to a lead / closing out games. This might be the hardest lesson to learn, especially in the "new" NHL. 2 goal leads have evaporated with too much frequency all season long. Luckily, it didn't cost them a point or two tonight (like it has in the past.)
- How about Duchene and O’Reilly stepping up to keep the Avs alive in the extra frames of the shootout?
- To further the shootout went on, the better I felt about their chances. The last couple of rounds, it was clear the Avs had a lot of more offensive skill left on the bench.
- Duchene’s line was really, really good in the 1st period. The first goal was all Duchene turning over the puck and burying the chance.
- Outside of struggling to get his shot through on the PP, Quincey was very effective tonight.
- Andy was solid. I haven’t said that in a while because he always is - but its worth mentioning every once in a while because its so important.
- After the Avs failed to score on the 4 on 3 / 5 on 3 in the 2nd and Buffalo got the PP goal, I was starting to have flashbacks to that bad loss in Nov at Edmonton. Thank goodness for Brandon Yip (who is now officially my favorite player).
- Unlike last season, the doesn’t look like the Avs aren’t naming extra alternate captains while Footer is out.
- McLeod wasn’t good during the games 21-40, but he is starting to find his game now.
- Avs were NOT outworked tonight! Yay!
- My immediate reaction after that Hecht goal was "You have to been (expletive) kidding me!" You won't see a luckier goal all season long (especially at such a critical moment.)
- I yelled at Wolski during the last 30 seconds of OT. First for standing still in the defensive zone and second for not doing anything with the puck on a 2 on 1 with Duchene.
- The Geico commercial (Ed Too Tall Jones) with the ‘spokesman’ clearly lip-syncing to the disembodied voice really, really bothers me.
Next game: A huge game in Calgary on Monday @ 8PM MST.
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