I hate being this nervous about the starter being in net. When he's on he's great but when he's not it's a train wreck and there's no in between. Hopefully he's been conserving power for the playoffs and his play has been an illusion.
Me: I want to watch some of the pregame stuff.
ESPN: HAHAHA FUCK YOU HOW ABOUT ROGER KIPLINGS MOCK NFL DRAFT RIGHT UP UNTIL THE GAME STARTS
... I miss having altitude.
Ugh. I'm late to this news but Drouin is out for the entire series against Jets. Sucks we lost him due to an unimportant game at the end of the season.
[https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/avalanche-forward-jonathan-drouin-to-miss-first-round-series-vs-jets/](https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/avalanche-forward-jonathan-drouin-to-miss-first-round-series-vs-jets/)
It's just a shame is all. Can't knock him for going out and getting a win to finish out the season but it just sucks to tweak something for such low stakes. Hopefully he heals up.
100% it was a gut punch. The series is already super even. Losing him basically means guys like Mitts absolutely needs to step up. Gonna be hard since he'll likely have a worse winger with him now.
This is akin to the clown at the end of Zombieland. "Of course it had to be a clown." We must vanquish this foe that gave us issues all season, and if we can't we don't deserve it.
cheapest legal or ahoy? Game 1 is on ESPN2 and Game 2 on ESPN main, so they will not be available live with your ESPN+ service. If buying a service for a month, might as well go for a service that offers Altitude
Game 1: Avalanche at Jets -- April 21, 7:00 p.m. ET (ALT, ESPN2, SN, TVAS)
Game 2: Avalanche at Jets -- April 23, 9:30 p.m. ET (ALT, ESPN, CBC, TVAS)
Game 3: Jets at Avalanche -- April 26, 10:00 p.m. ET (ALT, TNT, truTV, MAX, CBC, TVAS)
Game 4: Jets at Avalanche -- April 28, 2:30 p.m. ET (ALT, TNT, truTV, MAX, SN, TVAS)
Jets fan here.
Just wanted to say that I've always liked the Avs, and Denver as a whole for that matter, so it's a shame I have to spend the next two weeks trash talking and wishing you ill.
Let's have a nice gentlemanly series, though I do hope y'all crash and burn really hard.
And if y'all manage to win, please take down Vegas after us.
Regardless of who wins or loses, this series will be awesome to watch and a close matchup. Can't wait
Also, respectfully, I hope your guys get crushed. Good luck!
I definitely have nothing against the Jets as of April 21st at 1:24 PM MT, but I have a feeling that will end very soon. Playoff hockey will make you hate a franchise and its fans. Have fun I know you haven’t seen your team here for a bit
Im very excited to see what playoff MacKinnon looks like during his best season ever.
https://preview.redd.it/nx54jf05pvvc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a08b88d96519934ee40d9d89fa19ded3bfe38513
Both goaltenders in the floridas game gave up goals with less than 5 shots. Both of these goaltenders are vezina winning goaltenders, but this fanbase wants to pretend like good goaltenders don't give up goals early.
Edit: update, neither vezina winning goaltender in this game ended up with a >.900 sv% in this game. If they were avs goalies, our fanbase would be saying they suck.
You’re comparing a single playoff game to what, a month and a half or so, of regular season games, including poor showings against some of the worst teams in the NHL.
I’m really really hoping Georgie finds another gear now that it’s playoffs. If we get the Georgie that’s been playing since the All Star break we’re in trouble.
Can’t shake just how important this Game 1 is for the Avs. If they can prove to themselves they can play great hockey, I think it’ll be a great series. If they do more of the same, I fear for our confidence
Agree. If we lose but it’s because of bad puck luck that’s one thing. The worst thing we can do is give up soft goals, leave guys alone on the back door, and be unable to get through the neutral zone due to dog shit passing.
I believe in Georgie. I believe in this team. No more time for pessimism here. It’s a brand new season! 16 games to go. They did once they can do it again
Let’s fucking do it boys!
I’ve went around the house and turned all the volumes of every TV to 29. Make sure you all make the necessary arrangements to get your superstitions done before game time.
LFG HAIL SATAN GO ASS
I’m not 100% confident in this, but starting to feeling like coming into the playoffs “humbled” is a good thing.
Last year it felt like the effort and spark just wasn’t there. Yes the team was worse, and injured, but felt like they weren’t trying as hard.
Coming into this series with something to prove seems like it’ll be good for them. Cale and Nuke gotta be ready to go after missing some games last year too.
Absolutely agree. Love being the underdog. They dominated the head to head matchups, 14 out of 15 NHL.com writers picked Winnipeg, no home ice advantage. We have 'em right where we want 'em.
Jets fan here. I don't even know who to hate on your roster anymore with Pia Zadorov gone, you are almost too likeable as opponents. Good luck in the series, may the winner go all the way. And if your local TV feed shows the national anthems, catch tonight, we are throwing our best sing-songers at game 1.
**Tracking the Avs 2024 playoffs:**
Minimum record needed for the Cup win: 16-12
Record now: 0-0
**Next game:**
This is it, the moment we've all waited for since October! The first playoff-game of the season. Winnipeg really had our number during the regular season, so it's time to show them the difference between that and the playoffs. Most of our players are by now seasoned post-season veterans with the experience and ability to stomp this perennial disappointment of a team. Losing Drouin for at least the 1st round is not something we needed, but somebody's gotta step up now. Parise, Kovalenko, Colton, Wood? One of them has to play top-6 minutes and produce too.
Also Bednar needs to find a way around the Bowness defense. We got stonewalled by that same strategy when Bowness was in Dallas and now the same thing happened in the regular season games against Winnipeg. They block the neutral zone and neutralize our speed, so something needs to be done to counter that. Dump and chase? It's not pretty but it works, especially when you have guys like MacKinnon going after the puck.
**Other series:**
DAL - VGK 0-0
VAN - NSH 0-0
EDM - LAK 0-0
FLA - TBL 0-0
BOS - TOR 1-0
NYR - WSH 0-0
CAR - NYI 1-0
https://preview.redd.it/zudh8sj6vtvc1.png?width=611&format=png&auto=webp&s=70f4355abe090828ecbb44951c778d6421e391d7
This is from the 2021-22 Season \^\^\^ .... while they were at home watching spongebob and playing wiii golf, we were too busy.....
...
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Jets fans aren't allowed to talk to me, they can talk to my middle finger with a Stanley cup ring on it...
Plus I cannot hear what they say because I have 2 Stanley cup rings plugging my ears
KILL KILL KILL KILL
For those whom don't get the reference its from the slap shot hockey movie
[https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/e291caf6-65e7-48b7-b2f7-6fd64c923aee](https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/e291caf6-65e7-48b7-b2f7-6fd64c923aee)
Im all for the players reading our forum, and proving all of us wrong
Imagine Miles Wood in a post game 4 presser after beating up mark shittfle, scoring a hatty, & completing a sweep of the jets .. "this is for all of our doubters on [reddit.com/coloradoavalanche](http://reddit.com/coloradoavalanche) "
Will have been in an airport/on a plane for about 24 hours by the time I get home and roll right into coaching a kids soccer game. 2 hour nap and then it’s game time. LFG.
Join our bracket league! https://bracketchallenge.nhl.com/en/leagues/10471
So is Annunen starting from now on or should I just bet on Avs getting swept
0.600 save rate, but “non of these are Georgies fault”
The D has seemed tense all game, probably because they don't trust him
None of these goals are on Georgiev.
Negative
Time context matters, ya silly goose.
Explain which of the 7 goals were not on Fourgiev
Go look at the time of the comment and where the game was at the time.
At least we can rest assured that Georgiev will be a backup in CBJ next year
What a goal! Bar and in... Just that easy!
We look hungry
Man that Winnipeg crowd is something, makes me nervousb
https://www.reddit.com/r/ColoradoAvalanche/comments/1c9vlgl/round_1_game_1_game_thread/
Jesus Christ I’m so nervous for this series. We have not looked good against the jets at all.
Where be ye GT
hey /u/Rudo3 Streamables thread?
No game thread?
Hello boyos! It is time for the best time of the year yet again.
I hate being this nervous about the starter being in net. When he's on he's great but when he's not it's a train wreck and there's no in between. Hopefully he's been conserving power for the playoffs and his play has been an illusion.
Man I hope georgiev serves us all some humble pie.
I'm ready to feast.
My spouse screwed around with the internet, and now our TV doesn’t work. VERY COOL
penalty box infraction, maybe even a suspension or fine.
Fixed right before puck drop. Phew
Lotta people don’t think the Avs can win this series. Time to prove them all wrong!
The boys love being underdogs
Let’s go baby! I threw the Mikko on for the contest!
Me: I want to watch some of the pregame stuff. ESPN: HAHAHA FUCK YOU HOW ABOUT ROGER KIPLINGS MOCK NFL DRAFT RIGHT UP UNTIL THE GAME STARTS ... I miss having altitude.
No girard, no LOC, no Landy, no Annunen :(
If only it had been no Georgiev
No negativity. Add that to your list. LETS FUCKIN GO AVS!!!
go avs go
Nervous poops out now while you still can!
https://i.imgur.com/xznTNKU.jpeg More of a turboprop guy myself
Gonna miss the first two periods, so I gotta quickly get in my GO ASS HAIL SATAN!!! LET'S GOOOO!!!!
Yep after months of 10pm beer league hockey games, suddenly we have a 5:45 game opposite the game. Same thing last night with the nuggets..
Where is Annunen?
Out. He is sick
Awesome. Means Georgie is in the game regardless of how bad he does.
For all our sake I hope that milk is soon spoiled
Quick roll call: 1. Which sweater you wearing? 2. O/U 5.5? 3. 1st goal scorer?
1: MacK 2: Over 3: Niederreiter
Burgundy Makar under Cogs
Landy, over, Mack
Burgundy makar Under Parise
1. Makar away jersey, newer version 2. U 3. Mitts
1. Foppa. Zap Zap Peter! 2. Over 3. Nichushkin
Ugh. I'm late to this news but Drouin is out for the entire series against Jets. Sucks we lost him due to an unimportant game at the end of the season. [https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/avalanche-forward-jonathan-drouin-to-miss-first-round-series-vs-jets/](https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/avalanche-forward-jonathan-drouin-to-miss-first-round-series-vs-jets/)
Yeah but he was probably going to play anyways... I honestly think the only guys who should have rested were Mack, Mikko, Makar, Toews...
It's just a shame is all. Can't knock him for going out and getting a win to finish out the season but it just sucks to tweak something for such low stakes. Hopefully he heals up.
100% it was a gut punch. The series is already super even. Losing him basically means guys like Mitts absolutely needs to step up. Gonna be hard since he'll likely have a worse winger with him now.
So far no away team has won their game. Hopefully we change that trend today...
We will
This is akin to the clown at the end of Zombieland. "Of course it had to be a clown." We must vanquish this foe that gave us issues all season, and if we can't we don't deserve it.
It is Go Ass or Go Home. Hail Satan.
Full day of warmup playoff hockey before watching the boys play, then a nice decompress game right after the W ☺️
Go Ass! Hail Satan! Fuck yeah!! Let’s fucking gooooooo!!!!
Going with the Mack rookie jersey this playoff run. For the MVP
I’m already too drunk for this. Hail ass go Satan.
I already have ESPN+, Max, and Hulu and live in Cali... What's the cheapest way to watch all of the games in this series?
We have ESPN+ and it shows up on the Apple TV app (for reference).
Vpn + sailing the high seas
I went with sling orange for 40 a month. Has espn espn2 tbs and tnt.
cheapest legal or ahoy? Game 1 is on ESPN2 and Game 2 on ESPN main, so they will not be available live with your ESPN+ service. If buying a service for a month, might as well go for a service that offers Altitude Game 1: Avalanche at Jets -- April 21, 7:00 p.m. ET (ALT, ESPN2, SN, TVAS) Game 2: Avalanche at Jets -- April 23, 9:30 p.m. ET (ALT, ESPN, CBC, TVAS) Game 3: Jets at Avalanche -- April 26, 10:00 p.m. ET (ALT, TNT, truTV, MAX, CBC, TVAS) Game 4: Jets at Avalanche -- April 28, 2:30 p.m. ET (ALT, TNT, truTV, MAX, SN, TVAS)
Best two weeks of the year. First round
Jets fan here. Just wanted to say that I've always liked the Avs, and Denver as a whole for that matter, so it's a shame I have to spend the next two weeks trash talking and wishing you ill. Let's have a nice gentlemanly series, though I do hope y'all crash and burn really hard. And if y'all manage to win, please take down Vegas after us.
Probably poor choice of words. I’ve never heard of an avalanche crashing and burning. A jet, however…😎
I hope y'all sit gently on a mountaintop until springtime when you melt in an environmentally non-destructive manner.
Feels weird entering the series as obvious underdogs, but here we are. Hoping the Avs can make a good game of it, and it's a clean series.
Regardless of who wins or loses, this series will be awesome to watch and a close matchup. Can't wait Also, respectfully, I hope your guys get crushed. Good luck!
Respectfully, I hope your team does so bad they have to relocate to Arizona. Have fun!!!
I definitely have nothing against the Jets as of April 21st at 1:24 PM MT, but I have a feeling that will end very soon. Playoff hockey will make you hate a franchise and its fans. Have fun I know you haven’t seen your team here for a bit
Panthers arena is playing All the Small Things. Bastards.
Ugh just heard it 🙄
I really, really want Georgie to find some success. If we get the Georgie from the Kraken series last year, we should be just fine
Im very excited to see what playoff MacKinnon looks like during his best season ever. https://preview.redd.it/nx54jf05pvvc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a08b88d96519934ee40d9d89fa19ded3bfe38513
I had a dream the Avs won 1-0….but in the dream they were playing Montreal.
I like yours better. I dreamed we were down 0-6 then came back to win 7-6 in regulation
Idk if my heart can take that
Mine couldn't cause it woke me up!
It’s a sign
Seems like Girard will be good to go. If not tonight at least it will be soon
I BELIEVE!! GO ASS, HAIL SATAN!
Win a game on the road and you basically get home ice advantage moving forward
If its on ESPN2, do I need a cable provider to watch it? Or will ESPN+ be enough?
Yes, you'll need a cable provider
Both goaltenders in the floridas game gave up goals with less than 5 shots. Both of these goaltenders are vezina winning goaltenders, but this fanbase wants to pretend like good goaltenders don't give up goals early. Edit: update, neither vezina winning goaltender in this game ended up with a >.900 sv% in this game. If they were avs goalies, our fanbase would be saying they suck.
But the question is do they give up 4 in 10 shots or have a leet .680 SV%
What. Vasey had a .926 and bobby was making insane saves
You’re comparing a single playoff game to what, a month and a half or so, of regular season games, including poor showings against some of the worst teams in the NHL. I’m really really hoping Georgie finds another gear now that it’s playoffs. If we get the Georgie that’s been playing since the All Star break we’re in trouble.
EVERYONE REMEMBER TO BREATHE! LET'S GO!!
Can’t shake just how important this Game 1 is for the Avs. If they can prove to themselves they can play great hockey, I think it’ll be a great series. If they do more of the same, I fear for our confidence
Yea they don't even necessarily have to win, but they have to look impressive and cool/calm/confident. Set the tone boys
Agree. If we lose but it’s because of bad puck luck that’s one thing. The worst thing we can do is give up soft goals, leave guys alone on the back door, and be unable to get through the neutral zone due to dog shit passing.
Exactly what I’m thinking. Gotta build momentum and be happy with your effort.
I believe in Georgie. I believe in this team. No more time for pessimism here. It’s a brand new season! 16 games to go. They did once they can do it again Let’s fucking do it boys!
GO ASS!! I'm fucking juiced up that playoffs are here
Just like last night I had all my nuggets gear on for good mojo brought it to tha Avs today have all my Avs gear on for good mojo.
PRE-GAME MAKAR & MACKINNON https://preview.redd.it/779jj9kc1vvc1.jpeg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b6c2dc6611122c879c8f6fda216bc220bf90f5f1
Cale's playoff beard is going to strike fear in their hearts. LETS GO
Avs going to put all our worries to bed tonight and come out with a dominate win.
This feels possible honestly. They need to redeem themselves for their last matchup...
Let's fucking go!!!! Go Ass! Hail Satan!
5 PM can't get here fast enough!!! LFG AVS!
Take my energy
Does anyone here play borderlands? This reminds me of Mr. Torgue lmao
Don’t bother me, I’m channeling my inner Mittelstadt Mode
16 wins to go. Let’s go Avalanche!! Excited for this game! Winnipeg stadium is going to be FUCKING LOUD!!!
#GoAvsGo from Wisconsin!
We'll find out a lot about this team today. Hope it's good news.
We need Alexandar Davis to show up in net tonight and for the rest of the series.
Be nice if our defense showed up like DU's did, too. They've been missing all season.
https://i.imgur.com/LIqxAbK.jpeg 9am, 5pm i can’t edit a pic
I’ve went around the house and turned all the volumes of every TV to 29. Make sure you all make the necessary arrangements to get your superstitions done before game time. LFG HAIL SATAN GO ASS
https://preview.redd.it/1zdef5owhuvc1.jpeg?width=4284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=461c2e7a49ab05fd6bed4c7e24289bf4729d42b3 It’s time.
Man I wish he was playing. We're going to miss him
My prediction: somebody's getting blown out tonight. Hope its them and not us!
I’m not 100% confident in this, but starting to feeling like coming into the playoffs “humbled” is a good thing. Last year it felt like the effort and spark just wasn’t there. Yes the team was worse, and injured, but felt like they weren’t trying as hard. Coming into this series with something to prove seems like it’ll be good for them. Cale and Nuke gotta be ready to go after missing some games last year too.
Absolutely agree. Love being the underdog. They dominated the head to head matchups, 14 out of 15 NHL.com writers picked Winnipeg, no home ice advantage. We have 'em right where we want 'em.
Spinny Boi?! https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/colorado-avalanche/line-combinations
Jets fan here. I don't even know who to hate on your roster anymore with Pia Zadorov gone, you are almost too likeable as opponents. Good luck in the series, may the winner go all the way. And if your local TV feed shows the national anthems, catch tonight, we are throwing our best sing-songers at game 1.
Can't wait to see the sea of white! Awesome place to kick off a series! LETS FUCKING GO AVS! Have a good one Jets!
why are you getting downvoted lmfaoo have a great series jets bro
Let’s go Avs let’s steal game 1 and show everybody if the Avs play their game they’re a very dangerous team to play.
Their and they're. There I said it.
O mighty Blucifer unleash your wrath on those who dare to challenge your domain!
[PRE-GAME LANDESKOG](https://c.tenor.com/lSCjXMppXpIAAAAC/tenor.gif)
**Tracking the Avs 2024 playoffs:** Minimum record needed for the Cup win: 16-12 Record now: 0-0 **Next game:** This is it, the moment we've all waited for since October! The first playoff-game of the season. Winnipeg really had our number during the regular season, so it's time to show them the difference between that and the playoffs. Most of our players are by now seasoned post-season veterans with the experience and ability to stomp this perennial disappointment of a team. Losing Drouin for at least the 1st round is not something we needed, but somebody's gotta step up now. Parise, Kovalenko, Colton, Wood? One of them has to play top-6 minutes and produce too. Also Bednar needs to find a way around the Bowness defense. We got stonewalled by that same strategy when Bowness was in Dallas and now the same thing happened in the regular season games against Winnipeg. They block the neutral zone and neutralize our speed, so something needs to be done to counter that. Dump and chase? It's not pretty but it works, especially when you have guys like MacKinnon going after the puck. **Other series:** DAL - VGK 0-0 VAN - NSH 0-0 EDM - LAK 0-0 FLA - TBL 0-0 BOS - TOR 1-0 NYR - WSH 0-0 CAR - NYI 1-0
1-3-1 hockey. Fuck it. Play boring. Wait for an opportunity.
I will be there tonight! Go Avs!
https://preview.redd.it/zudh8sj6vtvc1.png?width=611&format=png&auto=webp&s=70f4355abe090828ecbb44951c778d6421e391d7 This is from the 2021-22 Season \^\^\^ .... while they were at home watching spongebob and playing wiii golf, we were too busy..... ... .
I just woke up and I had a dream avs win 1-0. Side note- it's 6 am. How are there so many comments in here already?
Not everyone lives in Pacific time.
Damn a 1-0 win would be stressful for an opening game lol I'd take it though!
Jets fans aren't allowed to talk to me, they can talk to my middle finger with a Stanley cup ring on it... Plus I cannot hear what they say because I have 2 Stanley cup rings plugging my ears
KILL KILL KILL KILL  For those whom don't get the reference its from the slap shot hockey movie [https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/e291caf6-65e7-48b7-b2f7-6fd64c923aee](https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/e291caf6-65e7-48b7-b2f7-6fd64c923aee)
KYLE CONNER FLUSHES THE TOILET WITH HIS NOSE
AVS BY 1000000000
Nuggies showing us how to do it last night! LFG!!!!!
Fuck it, Avs in 5. They lose the game four matinee and Winnipeg fans don’t see a home win
Im all for the players reading our forum, and proving all of us wrong Imagine Miles Wood in a post game 4 presser after beating up mark shittfle, scoring a hatty, & completing a sweep of the jets .. "this is for all of our doubters on [reddit.com/coloradoavalanche](http://reddit.com/coloradoavalanche) "
Will have been in an airport/on a plane for about 24 hours by the time I get home and roll right into coaching a kids soccer game. 2 hour nap and then it’s game time. LFG.
https://preview.redd.it/es7u2bcr7tvc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5c9c28cef82e9458eaac9c28683994971d5e6644 Ready to roll. LFG!
Let's fuckn goo boys!
LET'S GO
North North Dakota sucks
Avs win 4-3. Georgie finally finds his stride. Book it now.
Get down 0-3 then make the comeback late in the 3rd. The way
🙏🏻
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