Comments on: Recap: Colorado 4 - Edmonton 1

By: Lowayne

Lowayne — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 22:37:57 +0000

I don’t know which is worse, if Arny stretched his shifts on purpose, or if the coaches gave him longer shifts.

By: Dario

Dario — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 21:43:48 +0000

Yeah Lowayne, that’s basically it. He only had 17 shifts but took them to an average of 43 seconds each. The other 3rd and 4th liners took much shorter shifts. The only other forwards that took longer shifts were the RPM line and Sakic. Even Tucker on the second line took shorter shifts but he had a lot more shifts of course.

By: Lowayne

Lowayne — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:59:42 +0000

Dario, can you elaborate on Arny stretching his shifts? Was he staying on the ice longer than he was supposed to?

By: Shane

Shane — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:53:47 +0000

” almost a PK when it was 5 on 5 with no one attacking the puck. That was scary.”

Yeah, that’s my biggest beef with the D still. They look confused when locked in their own zone.

By: Dario

Dario — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:33:24 +0000

Defense was much better but there were moments when the Avs were set up in almost a PK when it was 5 on 5 with no one attacking the puck. That was scary.

Arnason might be working his way in to the doghouse. He lost shifts last night and of the shifts he got, he stretched them in to longer shifts than any of the other fowards that weren’t of the RPM / Sakic variety. I think that perhaps if Jones wasn’t sick he might have been the healthy scratch for McCormick or Guite to center the 3rd line.

Best chemestry of the season for the second line so far last night.

By: Americanario

Americanario — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:05:20 +0000

Wolski has continually progressed over the last couple of years. Last season he improved on his defensive work, and didn’t have much of a sophomore slump in points despite spending most of his time playing on the black-hole line. That being said, as has been stated, he looked uncomfortable. He always seemed to be one play/mistake from being benched, unlike a certain line mate. I really believe the “new” coach has given a little more assurance of his position on the team. Playing with Sakic on the second line has to help as well.

By: thedoctor

thedoctor — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:26:23 +0000

yep, Wolski looks great. I love how often he shoots on the PP, he seems to be the only guy this side of Hejduk actively looking to shoot this year. I like him better on the point than Sakic, and they had Sakic down low on the PP a couple times too, which was great.

Arnason had another awful game offensively, but I have to continue to give him props on his defensive play — he’s looked far better, skating hard and working all over his own zone. but what is this, 2 games against edmonton, no points?

Budaj played the solid game we all expected him to play at the start of the year. That’s what I expect of him, nothing too spectacular, but always in position and big in the net.

All in all a very nice win for the Avs.

By: jibblescribbits

jibblescribbits — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:20:20 +0000

He’s stealing pucks, making plays, using the body, killing penalties, working the point on the PP - he has been head and shoulders better than the too-scared-to-make-the-wrong-play Wolski of the past.

I wonder why? It’s almost as if he had a gigantic mustached weight lifted off his shoulders this summer.

By: pingu

pingu — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:18:58 +0000

Ha ha, loving the win and loving the number 4. You missed bolding one of them though…