It mustve been killing him to watch the avs get dominated. The favoritism is real.

Imagine being Parise signing with the Avs and Val destroys your last Cup run.

And given what came down post game, the team might be done with him until Val can pull himself together.

Excuses

Thing is, they definitely have the depth to make-up for his self-inflicted absence. Whether they can pull it together or not is the question...

imagine making almost 10 million year and getting waisted before the big game. Dudes got big problems.

True, they've never lead but still won a game, so odd.

Did you and your friend take a break from each other for awhile after that wild-stars series? That got intense between the two fanbases lol

Here’s hoping for a Vancouver vs Stars series so we can watch Shannon reaction to Jamie Benn cheap ass trying to taking out another one of his favorite players.

@@Joe_Ma99 haha no it was all in good fun! I expected the Stars to win!

@@Joe_Ma99The animosity Wild fans have toward the Stars is ingrained. I understand why, though.

Girard was solid too

He wasn’t bad but even Fourgiev made an appearance in this one.

​@@Joe_Ma99There's only so much he can do. Swayman and Georgiev has been hung out to dry by their teams.

@@SantiagoTPC agreed, I said he wasn’t bad. 4 goals isn’t bad for how much he got shelled and how bad defense was .

"Georgiev was the best player on the ice in the first period" Ed Olczyk. How about the guy who burned the "best defenseman on the planet" and his goalie for a short handed goal? Wyatt Johnston was the best player on the ice in the first period, not Georgiev. The favoritism amongst the broadcasters is real which makes the Stars domination of the avs that much more gratifying.

Give Pavs some credit! Johnston has lived with him for the past 2 years and has worked closely with him. The kid has talent, but I think the mentorship coming from a stud like Pavelski has honed him into a super star.

If Wyatt Johnston had the covid year he would probably be the been top 5 pick I been telling every stars fan the would listen how fucking good Wyatt Johnston is going to be people gave me weird look when I was saying Wyatt had a higher ceiling the Roberson

Him and stanky are both going to the hall of fame. Mark my words.

Yeah I’m just happy we had ‘22 and maybe we will be like the Penguins and get a few more cups before the core guys age out

After the first round hearing a lot of your fans talking trash to the jets fans, This is Shaping up to be some real good karma. Not saying you are one of them but to all of the jerks that were trolling the jets fan pages with comments, This could be sweet karma for them

As a STARS fan i want to thank you for being a classy Avs fan

Nah we're done. Other teams are gonna come picking for talent and we will probably let them. We collapsed. Like a diabetic on a 100 degree day out side Wonka's chocolate factory. We will probably see alot of big changes for the Avs this off season. Honestly as sad as it is, I won't be surprised to never see Val in the Burgundy and Blue again. Can game 5 be over already? There was really no excuse for that performance in game 4. The only excuse I think the Avs can make is Val's Announcement came so short before the game started that they couldn't really set up their mental game around not having him. Doesn't matter though, play bad and you won't win. They don't hand out the Stanley cup, gotta earn it.

As of this writing, our team still has 1 game, 1 chance. But got to give it to Dallas. Outstanding defense. Virtual hugs to Georgie for holding the fort. It's painful to watch the boys struggle, but it is what it is. Still supporting them at Game 5. 💪

"prevent defense prevents winning." -sports proverb

@@atpyro7920 Facts

It is only in soccer prevent d works. All the time I see it fail in NFL and Hockey

There’s nothing I hate more than d-men backing up through the neutral and d-zone on a rush, just trying to get in shooting lanes, and offering no challenge or resistance to the skater handling the puck. Just like in football, it doesn’t work, I don’t know why players and coaches do it, and it’s the best way to surrender momentum and a multi goal lead.

I agree but did you watch game 3? It worked pretty well in the 3rd period of last game.

Mavs shit the bed so much. 3 minutes without a shot you can’t win like that

I can’t wait to read this same exact comment on 20 different videos.

@@JupiterJones0424 Same!

Ya man, Mavericks really 💩 the bed tonight

Was really hoping for the mavs and stars to both be up 3-1 that would have been something else man

Yeah I hate it when they get heat they don't deserve. I have a soft spot for goalies.

And fans

Stop it dude. No excuse to play with no effort and just embarrasly quit Val or no Val. SMH.

He is still going to get paid even if he never plays another game once that six month suspension is done. He can take his $42m and laugh all the way to his coke dealers house

I was there too - first time in a long time I wish that i didn’t go to a playoff game.

I was there also… felt like a huge waste of time and money

Thats hilariously gratifying to know. I will laugh at that comment until game 5 at which point you will be dealt even more misery hahahahahahahaha

@@bangyahead1 circling back to this comment 🤣🤣🤣

They had long times where they said nothing too. Awful.

you mean wyatt johnson right? thats all i heard lol

Steve Levy was rooting real hard for a Colorado comeback, almost like he was expecting it to happen.

The camera work was frequently off and the commentary was garbage. My 8 year old next to me kept me from having to focus too much on the commentators lol

​@@Nate-vq8wyJohnston***

As a Calgary flames fan I would love to see Vancouver move on and Mcdavid choke again

You're a damn good sport. Thanks -Dallas fan

Last two games is a stretch. Game 3 for sure, but tonight no way. Dallas was the better team plain and simple. Outshot the Avs 22-4 over halfway through the second because the Avs played their worst hockey of the season. Stars will have this wrapped up Wednesday night in Dallas. - An extremely disappointed Avs season ticket holder

@@aberven2 We were lucky in 2022, Bednar is a fraud.

@@aberven2 I meant high-flying as in that’s what they’re known to be, but I agree, they’ve looked like crap through most of the series. That doesn’t take away from how impressive the Stars have been at shutting the Avs down altogether. Normally I’d be jealous that you’re a STH, but right now I feel bad. You go to all the games, have all the expectations for a Cup and then all this crap happens in the last week. I’d be pissed for sure.

Without Tanev we don't get past the first round. Simple as that.

I’m just jealous yall have a championship in this century. My mother was pregnant with me last time the stars won the cup

I dont understand how people dont see the elephant in the room. SMH. Sure, nothing cant be taken away from Dallas. They are good. But... they are not better than Avs. Those teams are pretty much equal. What Dallas has for them is Coaching!!!! and Goaltending slight edge. Coaching is huge. That is where it is evident by how Dallas just not rattled and playing their style with structure. Avs, on the other hand, no adjustments on PP when Dallas figured the PP out after game 1, dumb penalties in game 2, including unforced errors, two many men penalties, stupid decisions. It has been no adjustments since game 1. No motivation, no leadership, no grit, no fight. R u telling me it is not on coaching? It is obvious that the coach's message not getting through and he has lost the locker room. Mac, Makar, mikko no show in all the games. Mac skating off the ice 30 seconds before the shift is over in game 3? Short handed goals in two games now, zero effort. This sort of lack of focus, attention to detail, and mental toughness is not on the coach?

​@@cobrachannel100 I think you are the one missing reality here. Dallas is better this year than the Avs are this year. Do not be fooled by the Jets imploding.

@@angiebee2225 Dallas better how? Because they possess some sort of telepathic abilities and able to turn off Avs' players motors? smh. How is Dallas better when Avs players dont even bother to show up? I would admit they are better if the games were competitive. What we have here is Avs are not in the games mentally. They dont even compete. Game 1and 3 was the only game where the Avs brought it when it comes to competition. No show games 2 and 4. Inconsistency, dumb decisions, no desire to compete is where they are way below Dallas. That is coaching, lack of leadership plain and simple.

They're done. Good play by Dallas, could have still won without the Benn head shot but hey that's hockey.

Dallas has way too many players I like, so I’ll root for them to win the Cup. Even though it means Benn also wins one 🤮

I'm honestly more disappointed in the news before the game. Dallas is absolutely the best team in the west right now and are serious cup contenders. There is very little chance the Avalanche can come back, but it was a good season that ended in disappointment and questions.

@@SantiagoTPC hey at least we already got that cup, alot of really promising young teams never get there. It took Crosby and Malkin 6 more years to finally get another. I do hope Nuke gets the help he needs though, that to me is way more important than hockey.

​@@RIPJimmyA7XYeah very true. Hopefully he does get the help he needs. Maybe Landeskog comes back next year, but it still looks concerning. We are really missing the captain.

Is it Dallas being that good or just the Avs missing key players and playing like absolute crap.

Man, even the Caps led that series for 20% of the time lol

Lol isn't it funny and they still won once

Chu is not coming back.

​@@Colton_Danewe'll see, I don't anticipate him coming back either, but I hope he gets the help he needs

Khl bound. 😂

He’s done in the NHL. Two playoffs in a row getting caught up in drugs and hookers, there’s just no excuse for that while making $10M per year.

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Couldn't agree more with your statement but how is it related to Avs losing the game?

@@josephstalin4906 Nichuskin’s suspension

​@@josephstalin4906 Because losing a key piece of the team right before the game for drug use killed any chance the Avs had of winning last night.

Not after tomorrow lol

But sadly with his wife and her Winnipeg Jets sitting at the sidelines

Having 2 teams you root for face off in the conference final would be almost as good as having them face off in the finals.

​@@VanMichael21I'm not even joking if they confirm NichJUICEkin was actually on roids, while scoring seven goals against winnipeg that is completely unfair and Colorado deserves to lose. Of course, they suspend the guy to help Dallas, but not in time to have helped Winnipeg.And it would have been a huge help

​@@73Ambassador rumor is that it is cocaine, not PEDs.

I'll never understand why it got so much hate while they were wearing it. I've always loved it.

They are human. Just because you got Makar dosnt make you unstoppable

Dallas is no Winnipeg

Ya not this year for the avs , maybe another time with that core 😮

Nah I'm pretty sure Pavo is gone. Seguin and Benny contracts are up at the end of next year. I could be wrong

@@0mattp0 Seguin is on the books til 2028, so I assume Wyatt's deal will be a bridge until then. Benn and Suter clear up around 13mil after next year, but Harley and Otter will need extensions, plus they'll need to replace Hakanpää (I'm guessing Tanev becomes the new Old Defense Guy to replace Suter). I also would be shocked if Pavs comes back. He looks hurt. I hope he gets his cup.

The Boston Florida game was clear & obvious NON- goalie interference

The series with vegas definately primed dallas for a run.

@@yoholmes273wrong, it was clearly interference. Everybody but bruins Haters agree.

Ya playing Vegas 1rst round really got us in the mindset to beat Colorado I think if he got la first round this would be a totally different series

@@Seegster77imagine getting checked into the goalie and then getting a penalty called on you. Laughable, at best

I hope we seal this one with a resounding 4-0 type victory and a shutout for Otter. That should really scare the Canucks or Oilers lol

Is your second favorite Vegas?

@@SMG2fanatic No lol Vegas is my least favourite. The Rangers have been my #2 for a little over a decade now. Going to have a dilemma if it’s the Stars/Rangers in the finals.

He’s done in the NHL

Really? Because an 18-year old Bedard outscored him despite playing on the lowest scoring team in the NHL. Johnston is a 21-year old playing on the deepest scoring team in the league. Not sure why you even brought Bedard into it, but your point is ridiculously flawed.

@TheDraftReport I didn't say Johnson was a super star, I said he was an up and coming superstar. I just hate it when people put pressure on new players by making them into Demigods before they hardly get started in the NHL. Give them the space to earn their stardom.

I said at the start of the playoffs that VGK was going to be our most difficult opponent until we get to the finals. I'm not worried about any of these Western teams that are left.

Too much white, should’ve added green at the bottom in the star section. And that uniform with white pants, just no

@@-gumby-3381 you're wrong, but that's ok

Now you know how the Jets fans felt a week and half ago lol Unfortunately, the league didn't suspend their drug addicted player early enough because he scored 7 goals plus some assists against Winnipeg, and that would have been a series changer

lol no Avs still would’ve won that series, PULL YOUR GOALIE ☠️

@@-gumby-3381 The Avs likely would have lost 2 of those games had Nichuskin not played as he was the leading scorer in the series and the biggest difference maker. I hated the pull your goalie chant as it was game 1 and too early to be cocky lol. You do have to admit that the Jets did have Georgiev's number in all 3 reg season games and game 1. They lit him up like a Christmas tree with 14 goals in their last season win and game 1. Then the Jets choked as they often do :(

@@-gumby-3381 I felt the stars would win anyways because they are just the better team top to bottom. Your not beating dallas with any 3 superstars if the rest of the rosters are totally mis matched in the stars favour. Dallas broke the avs spirits. How sad. Wyatt just schooled makar rantenen and Mackinnon on that first goal. Lol Happy birthday!! Go stars

Also Makar AMAZING dangles behind the his own net always fooling those stars! (Ignore what happened in the first period of this game)

Powerhouse that hasn't led one second in this series 😳

​@@heathclark318 they are a powerhouse but Dallas is somehow more stacked and perfectly designed to counter everything the Avs try.

What's the story with Nichuskin? He was doing super.

​@@not2teesfailed drug test after he sought players assistance program, thus given a 6 month suspension

​@@RIPJimmyA7X Dallas being somehow more stacked is what we would call a Jim Nill masterclass.

Also, if Vancouver and Dallas advance, and NYR in the east, my bracket would be nearly perfect. Boston is the fourth team in my bracket, but I don't think they're coming back against the Florida Panthers.

Oilers still have a shot it’s only 2-1 in the series the Aves it’s 3-1 now but I’ve seen crazy things happen in the Playoffs.

Hey, they are only 3 goals away from making this a one goal game.

Both sets of network commenters (ESPN & TNT) have not hid who they've been rooting for. I had to double check to see if Olczyk was the actual color commenter for the Avs during the regular season.