Rick Sadowski: Varlamov gets the nod in D.C.

Avs by 1.5 million tonight

Avs by 1.5 million tonight
- DDM-Coga

Mac is amazing to watch..

I'm going to be at this thing!

I'd like to see Grigorenko, Duchene and maybe Colborne. Try Soderberg on the third.

Common man... 2 million!

Duchene with the GW! Mack with 1g 1a!

7-0 Buffalo

Big night for my boy Dutch!! We have a shot with Grubauer in net for the Caps

The lines for tonight are interesting....

Not sure how I feel about grigs as a 4C, r bourque with dutch/soderberg.... Cody in for Ben smith in okay with. I just think if mack, Landy and Dutch are your guy who need to step up then give them 20mins a night.

How did Duchene survive that fall!??

How did Duchene survive that fall!??
- mnhockeyguy

his fancy skates?

Wow. Iginla looks slow.

Team is standing still and not moving there legs.

his fancy skates?
- DDM-Coga

I'd like to know if that was it.

Team is standing still and not moving there legs.
- Skywalker87

Yeah. A lot of weak stick checks.

I see Varlomov and Johnson, everyone else took the night off....

Really did look like a game the night after going to OT against the champs but still no excuse. Every old guy on the team besides maybe Tyutin was awful tonight especially Iginla. Multiple gross turnovers in the first period killing momentum for whoever he was out with and then a ridiculous penalty that resulted in a goal. He should be on the 3rd line at best. Rene's penalty killing the pp in the 3rd was awful too. Its becoming pretty apparent that Duchene needs another high skill player on his line to do the work for him to get anything done on the scoreboard. His speed and spins in the corners look great while he's getting nothing done. Hopefully Rantanen can step in and add some more fire power to our top 6.

Lines were gross tonight. The Mackinnon line can stay. Duchene needs to play with talent like grigs. Hopefully rants plays with them once he come back. Then put soderberg with Comeau and colbourne. Then the fourth can be Marty Mitchel and someone. Just waiting for rants, and then possibly Greer and compher to come up sick! They will help this team more than the pto players will but I get they are just plug players this year

tough game. Back to back against a really good and rested team, probably was a pipe dream that they got a point out of that one.

Stinker but its a process, no need to start getting all panicked about the roster lines pairings just yet.

I did like Bednar calling what the game was, junk. He isnt Roy sugar coating things, trying to make it sound like the Avs were right in there till the end.

If you would have told me last year the Avs would pick up two wins against the stars, pens and caps to start the year I would have thought you were crazy. Though game but still an impressive start to the year! Varly and our overall goaltending has been solid so far!

tough game. Back to back against a really good and rested team, probably was a pipe dream that they got a point out of that one.

Stinker but its a process, no need to start getting all panicked about the roster lines pairings just yet.

I did like Bednar calling what the game was, junk. He isnt Roy sugar coating things, trying to make it sound like the Avs were right in there till the end.
- DDM-Coga

Going 2-2 on this trip is a win for the avs. And staring 3-2 all against top teams of last year who look good early on is a great start.

Going 2-2 on this trip is a win for the avs. And staring 3-2 all against top teams of last year who look good early on is a great start.
- Skywalker87

its probably the toughest stretch of games they have all season, so I agree if they go 2-2, thats a win in my books

its probably the toughest stretch of games they have all season, so I agree if they go 2-2, thats a win in my books
- DDM-Coga

Also 3 games into a new system and without a couple guys as well.but you can see the difference between this team and how it was run last yeae

Also 3 games into a new system and without a couple guys as well.but you can see the difference between this team and how it was run last yeae
- Skywalker87

Also true, I am not concerned about a beat down like last night, just couldnt believe how many peopel on twitter were going after Rene Bourque, like him being in the line up is poisoning the roster.

Rene is whatever, hes better than McLeod, and an actual hockey player compared to Cliche and Bordy.

If he is just awarm body and isnt impactful in the bottom 6, whatever, hes on a 1 year 650k contract, the team isnt stuck with him like McLeod. Unfair to start tossing him into the fire already bc of 1 lose on the season