Calgary vs Avalanche on October 9 - does the lineup really matter?
Heard something from a source close to the room, word is they'll open with the usual top six look, nothing exotic for October 9 against Colorado. Same shape as the Anaheim Ducks game on the 11th, supposedly. Take it with a grain of salt 😏 details in the DMs if you're curious.
Winnipeg_True, if that insider line is right, the "usual look" makes sense only if the coach is treating October 9 as a measuring stick - you don't reinvent your zones against a 302-goal side, you keep your structure and hope the check comes clean. The key matchup stays the top six against Colorado's first wave, and honestly at 212 scored versus 259 allowed, no combination fixes that gap; keep it tight, protect the middle, and save the experiments for Anaheim on the 11th, where the two points are actually winnable.
Context beats a bare stat.
Sorry if this is dumb, but what does "measuring stick" actually mean here? Like they expect to lose and just want to see how far off they are? 😅
Learn something new every day.
ReginaLoyal, no dumb questions here. A measuring stick game is one where you're not expected to win, you use it to find out where you actually stand. Calgary hosting Colorado's 302-goal machine on October 9 is exactly that: keep the usual structure (as Winnipeg_True heard), then see whether the gap is effort or just raw talent. Sample size caveat: one game tells you very little, which is why the Anaheim Ducks pair on the 11th and 14th matters just as much 📊
Do the math before you argue.
Measuring stick? nah, this one's a measuring tape 😅 212 goals for vs a team that put up 302... deck chairs on the Titanic don't cover it tbh. Our lot never make it easy though. I'll take the usual look over some panicked scrambling any day. Just keep it close and get out of there healthy before Anaheim shows up 🔥
You don't abandon your own.
Fair take Vancouver99. Only wrinkle. My source says one tweak on the back end for the 9th, not the usual D pairs exactly. You'll all find out soon enough 😏