Colorado Avalanche crush St. Louis Blues, leaving Jordan Binnington reeling after Team Canada’s goaltending snub. Can anyone slow down Nathan MacKinnon and this red-hot Avs squad on their record-shattering pace?
Chris Micieli and Zach Pearson break down Colorado’s complete domination—highlighting Valeri Nichushkin’s hat trick, Brock Nelson’s surging offensive impact, and MacKinnon’s latest milestone. The hosts question Team Canada’s decision to stick with Binnington, relive Mark Moser’s on-air zinger, and examine the Blues’ listless response. Stat breakdowns showcase outrageous Corsi numbers, historic plus/minus differentials, and the Avalanche’s relentless scoring. Debate heats up on playoff prospects, enjoying the ride versus waiting for postseason validation, and whether anyone in the NHL can keep pace with Colorado’s depth and confidence.
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15 Comments
Happy New Year! What a way to ring it in—Avs absolutely rolling last night and nearly pitching a shutout on the so-called nepotism pick for Team Canada 👀❄️
Way to go Nuke and Mac, great statements! Blackie even used his six to help deflect the puck. Devon is always in the right place to make those key moves way to go DT!
Hard to ignore that statement game. Maybe it’s not just a win… maybe it’s proof. 💪🏒
Here’s to starting the year with fire, confidence, and a little “told you so.” Go Avs!
I am not sure what Zach is saying about McDavid being 9 points ahead of MacKinnon they are both tied at 70 points and McDavid has played two more games.
wow, Chris throwing the water bottle at STL fans! 🤣
Kicking the shit out of the Blues never gets old
Dallas loosing 4 in a row and a 19 year old calling game on quinnisoda was a great way to kick off new years.
14:55 that point was absolutely cold blooded 👉🏻
My boss is a Minnesota fan, he said "we're only 12 points behind". I told him the difference between first and last in the eastern conference is 11.
Zach forgot to refresh his stats page before the show
People are all up in an uproar about Blackie and WedgeWALL not being on team Canuckistan, but this is going to benefit the avs. They get 3 weeks to rest. Outside of Makar, Nate, and Landy, the avs will be super rested for the 2nd half of the season. This is only going to benefit us vs other teams when the playoffs come around. Stop crying that they didnt get the call, be happy they will be well rested to take us to the promised land in June.
Hey Zach.. all the "great" canadian goalies have cups.. 0 for the Americans
Brocket Power made team USA!!!!!!!!
sucks i seen they finalized the roster for canada during this game lol , welp dont be betting on canada to win gold maybe medal but eh , this is a georgiev situation if thye start binns need to score 4-5 to win every game . still cant believe wedgie got passed up like that was most likely his last kick at gold aswell , only thing that will be satisfying after canada losing is the blues gm getting fired from canada for ever and fired from the blues
sucks to be an avs fan going to games now huh ur about to leave and then your like wait ….. i might need 2 hats lmao 😛
I always liked Cooper as a coach but his selection, more misses, of Team Canada is outrageous, not picking at least one of the Avs’ goalies and also passing by the Conn Smythe winner Bennett shows that he obviously picked his Tampa players, Cirelli? Really?, over a Panthers player. On the positive side, the Avs goalies won’t face the danger of injuries and the chances for Team USA went up big time, especially their three goalies are better period.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
who throws a shoe lmao