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This game was all about two things: the Detroit Wings stifled the Avs' speed & transition game and the Colorado Avalanche found a way to win.
First period
- We need a bucket of smelling salts - Gurthang
- We just cannot get possession down in the Wings’ zone. - Andi D
- Can’t get possession anywhere except standing still behind out own net - Cole D Hamilton
- Paass, pass, pass, pass, pass, pass out of the zone. - Americanario
- Avs get through the first 10 minutes and are starting to get their legs moving. The last shift by Stazz’ line showed promise and good possession down low. - niwotsblessing
- (rw goal - Niklas Kronwall from Joakim Andersson and Jonathan Ericsson at 12:33)
- Fuckbag - earl06
- "Never get beat short side" - SteveHouse
- That was a pretty fucking weak ass period by our boys. Don’t they know how much we hate these mother fucking red wings? - Bob in Boulder
Comment of the first:
Hey refs...
…check to see if you’re pregnant… because you missed a period…
Colorado penalty: 2 minutes... a whole bunch of guys...
Second Period
- Hooray, a possession in their zone! - jcn7vc
- The wings are literally lining 3 guys up across the red line and 2 guys across the blueline. TRAP TRAP TRAP TRAP TRAP
- Urghahgrgah. Avs, y u no play better? - Andi D
- Roy please figure it out NOW. Babcock is coaching the shit out of you - Cole D Hamilton
- good fucking grief we look like fucking hell - Bob in Boulder
- (avs goal - Matt Duchene from Erik Johnson and Ryan O'Reilly at 10:11)
- RALLY CHIMICHANGA!!! - SteveHouse
- DUCHENE on an incredibly lucky broken play - Cole D Hamilton
- Really good PK sequence for McLeod and Mitchell. Both guys who I’ve harshed on a lot lately and who deserve credit there - Cole D Hamilton
- how can the ice not be good? Isn't it crotch-shrinking cold in Michigan? - Gurthang
- (rw goal - Tomas Jurco from Riley Sheahan and Danny DeKeyser at12:10)
- PK was looking good until that. - jcn7vc
- Live by the boards, die by the boards. - jcn7vc
- EJ just owned someone behind the net, think it was Legwand. - niwotsblessing
- Is it just me or have the Avs just been kind of….flat-lining this game? - TurboPuns
- 3rd line = mucho possession! not fucking shots - CincyAvsFan
- 1st two lines Have been absolute dog shit. Stats and Landy have been horrible, for example. - Bob in Boulder
Comment of the second:
dear avs
there will be plenty of time for chasing old men around with the puck
when youre LIVING IN A VAN
DOWN BY THE RIVER.
Third Period
- wow, even the detroilet announcers are confused why there isn’t a penalty. - SteveHouse
- (avs goal - PA Parenteau from Matt Duchene at 5:49)
- Nice hard work low by Dutchy - Corporal Klinger
- PAPi!!! - Hopfenkopf
- Holy… Mac was skating alongside a wing, then decided, "Oh, I’m going to go faster than you now". Two strides, he’s 6’ in front of him. - Andi D
- Things looking much better. #SorryJiggy. - Pyotroll09
- Barrie just saved the Avs - Americanario
- Bettman points abound.- Hopfenkopf
Comment of the period (about Dutchy):
He shrugged the mule off like a man! LOL Moser.
Overtime
- Time to get Mackinnon his point. - auggy74
- Penalty baby. No shot though. - Gurthang
- Very, very nice Dutch!- Hopfenkopf
- Shooting gallery! - Hopfenkopf
- Holy dropping bombs… - auggy74
- 3v3? what the fuck - earl06
- A Nuck quality dive. - niwotsblessing
- Nice play by Holden.- niwotsblessing
- killed, phew! - SteveHouse
- (avs goal - Andre Benoit from Nathan MacKinnon and Erik Johnson at 4:28)
- BAAAAAALLLSSSS!!! - Hopfenkopf
- MacK point!!!!! - CincyAvsFan
- MACK PASSES GRETZKY! AVS WIN! AVS WIN! - Americanario
Comment of the period:
YEAH Fuck off Kronwall
Sit down old and slow
Highlights
MHH Three Stars
1. JS Giguere -(nice snag there jiggy - ColoradoZebo)
2. Matt Duchene - (Duchene steal and mugged all the way to the net - Americanario)
3. Erik Johnson - (EJ had 2 apples, Balls the winner- defense wins championships. - niwotsblessing )
Next Up: St. Louis Blues, Saturday, 3/8/14 at 1 pm MT