How will the Colorado Avalanche bounce back after a difficult 3-0 defeat to the Winnipeg Jets? With star players like Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen, the Avalanche’s performance in the NHL is under the microscope, as fans and analysts alike question their strategy and execution.
Explore the Avalanche’s gameplay dynamics, including their power play struggles and the impact of Connor Hellebuyck’s exceptional goaltending for the Jets. We dissect the Avalanche’s challenges and the Jets’ playoff potential, drawing comparisons to top teams from years past.
Tune in for an engaging breakdown of the Avalanche’s path forward and the Jets’ rise as formidable contenders.
0:00 Intro
5:07 Avalanche struggle against Jets’ defense
11:48 Power play woes continue for Colorado
18:28 Jets’ familiarity with Avalanche game plan
25:12 Winnipeg Jets’ playoff potential
30:06 Fan reactions
33:08 Sound check
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21 Comments
Best players but yet can't score on the pp….
Also i dont think helley was the main reason it was a shout out the defense was playing fast and hard. We just got our #2/3 defenseman back(samberg) and he makes a huge difference.
I agree with you. The avs Game plan shouldve changed. (Not ina Rude way)
PP has to do something different. Everybody in the league including their grandmothers knows Makar feeds it back to Mack, then Mack attempts to blast up the ice and gain the zone, dump it back to drouin or mitts then cycle it low/ high , high/low to and fro for a whole 2 minutes and register no shots on net. MAYBE if they’re lucky get a shot from the bumper. That’s it
That’s the PP in a nut shell. PP has to be more unpredictable.
As far as depth I still think we just don’t have it or if we’ll ever have it since we can’t stay relatively healthy. It’s so hard to keep track of who’s injured. Once Mikko Makar and Mack are shut down, we’re pretty much cooked and that’s where we fall short every time since ‘22. I Miss Naz
MacK admitted, in the past, they hide PP looks from possible playoff matchups. He knows what to do vs double teams as well. I think this was a game where he gave their video team nothing. Mikko had two golden chances early & if one scores its a different game. The big letdown was Mittelstadt & his total inability to win puck battles; he needs to get it together!
Too bad there isn’t a U2 concert that can get canceled. The Avs inconsistencies are getting too noticeable. I honestly think the win against the Wild was a fluke because they were missing key players. The league knows the Avs playbook. I’m not a “fire Bednar” bandwagon seat warmer, but he has to realize the “system” just isn’t cutting it anymore. They need a fresh perspective, and absolutely a new PP coach or if they don’t have one, Christ, get one. This might be a hot take, but I’d healthy scratch our top guys just to see how the depth plays out. Find the weaknesses and make them stronger. It’s “Cale, Nate, Mikko and the Colorado Avalanche. Without them, the team is mid at best and that just won’t win Cups. Love the boys to death, but something’s gotta give.
Its not the drop pass itself that bothers me the most. Its Nathan MacKinnon's utter insistence on passing that puck to the wing right before he enters the zone. 31 teams in the League understand that he will do that 95% of the time now. What ever happened to the one-man entry from 29? We know he can do it. But he continues to defer and make it that much more difficult to get set up in the O zone.
Also, does he just not want to score goals this season? He's carving himself a cozy little reputation as the ultimate assist man, even though he JUST scored 51 goals last season!!
The only reason you won last time is because samberg was injured and ehlers was not on a lowry line, plus hellebuyck was not in net
This is the first time our coach has ever put a defensive Dynamo like Lowry with an offence of threat like Ehlers, why the jets haven’t done this before makes me wonder, the avs had no answer, the rest of the league is gonna realize how deadly the line is, lowry spend that much time in your zone that is very dangerous when you have a player like ehlers that can score from anywhere
Previous two years the Jets flamed out after new years. This year, full afterburner. Paul Maurice wants Winnipeg to win the cup. IT'S TIME!!
In the pregame interview by Marc Moser McKinnon didn't even know it was Saturday much less hockey night …
This team is INCONSISTENT night to night …. In this game the floor checking by the Jets was something the Avs just could not deal with … this team is not quite right … set expectations accordingly.
Connor Hellebuyck will help the United States win gold in the four nations playoffs… Avalanche just can't beat him. Nate Dogg can't score on him, Cale Makar can't score on him, and is the best American goalie in Canada.
blacky played great again still only 2ga with the empty netter ,that being said not impressed with the rest of the team , slow start again gave me ptsd ,and my god the pp has got to change only 2 pps but what 1 shot 2 maybe ? its literally costing us games ,this wouldnt of been as big of a deal but it was vs the jets and to make it worse dallas won in overtime so that was not a 4 point game that was a 6 point game pretty much ,and thats the 2nd time they shut us out aswell , cant keep dropping game in the west nm our own division
As a a Jets fan, Avs top 5 scare me more than oilers top 5. Fun and nerve-wracking to watch.
If you watch the second goal in slow motion you will see Conner did a intentional tap pass back to Schiefle. Great skill.
i did not forsee in 2025 i would find out that general ZOD has a cover band lol
As a Jets fan, you guys have a short memory.. 4-1
You guys I think are being too negative about your team. The perspective is that the only thing that matters in the regular season is 1) make the playoffs and 2) find and fix issues before the playoffs. The Avs are a good team. Feel good about them.
The Avs have one effective line and the Jets frustrated them all night. This was as demoralizing as a regular season loss could be for the Avs. I enjoyed watching the big 3 slamming doors and breaking sticks and muttering on the bench all night.
Nate needs to stop going for that 100 assist season and start shooting the puck! I wonder if he'll lead the league in turnovers and giveaways by the end of the season. To me it looks like he has close to 20 turnovers a night. Everybody give the puck to Nate so he can get in the zone and wing a blind back hand pass to the other team or the boards. He's turning into a one trick pony at this point. Doesn't matter to me that he leads the league in points. I believe he would have 20-30 more points at this point if he decided to actually play hockey and shoot.
Last 40 minutes high danger chances were 10-0. Statistically this wasn’t even close.
Jets fan here, great post game, love when these 2 teams battle. Good Av fans present at the game, you are all welcome.
All teams that are behind 2 or more goals heading into the third feel defeated already against the Jets.
The Jets also realized they were are on Hockey Night in Canada.
Lots of parity and good teams playing each other now, can’t win them all unless you’re the Montréal Canadiens in the 70s.