In the recent history of the NHL, it is difficult to find such a dull overtaking as Colorado played in the first round of the playoffs against Nashville, writes Tommi Seppälä, a journalist for Sports.
10.5. 12:05 • Updated May 10th. 12:31
Fathers against sons. The playoffs in the first round of Colorado and Nashville were the overwhelming superiority of Colorado. So overwhelming that it’s hard to find something similar in the first rounds of the modern playoff series.
The level difference between the two teams was huge.
Sure, the goalkeeper of the year will be nominated later today Juuse Saroksen an injury under the playoffs took the last hope of the country pump’s continued dreams, but ultimately it would have been exactly the same who would have stood at Nashville’s goal, so overwhelming Colorado was in the series.
Good time though, the shots in the series were recorded for Colorado at an average of 44-28. Colorado created nearly twice as many goals in four games as Nashville, and it dominated even dangerous goals by 61 percent. Especially at the beginning of the series, the almond was at a tremendous level at times.
The series had only expired in fifteen minutes as the scoreboard stood 5-0 for Colorado. The series was over after that quarter.
In the second match, Nashville stretched for overtime, but mostly Connor Ingramin thanks to a sensational goalie game.
The finishers in the five-on-five match were recorded in Colorado at 42-16 and the shots after the first set at 43-15.
Nashville even stayed moderately well off the ice rink, but when it got there, Colorado punished mercilessly. The group’s superiority rate hurt more than 43 percent in the series.
Nashville rattled what he could, and in particular, Newcomer Ingram’s grips came to mind as a positive thing. However, Colorado was too much for the music village team to hit the series without their first guard. Nashville did know his place in the series after the first quarter – faith was put to the test, even though it even led to Tuesday’s cut-off.
The only weakness of the Colorado goalkeeper situation
The most impressive thing about making Colorado, especially at the beginning of the series, was the right kind of rage and determination. It had come to crush a weaker opponent and it didn’t leave the job halfway. It all boils down to the fact that after losing three consecutive second rounds, the group will not leave a single stone unturned – everything is done.
And the winner of the Western Conference didn’t even have to dig out his entire arsenal yet.
A sensational defender running a terrible clinic in the team’s puck playing Cale Makar packages the series together with the number one chain. Still for example Mikko Rantanen didn’t have to make a single hit yet and behind the tip some of the players are capable of even better.
Colorado had time to show its depth as the series progressed. Acquired from Montreal Artturi Lehkonen has been just as good, reliable and versatile as anticipated. Turku had two hits in the series. Colorado is a team that is having a hard time finding a weak link.
The goalkeeping department is still the only question mark for the team.
Great spring season played Darcy Kuemper got through the mask from the club to his eye in the third match of the series, and did not play on Tuesday. It wasn’t even a must. Pavel Francouz replaced Kuemper with what he needed, but the team needs his number one champion in the spring.
Colorado, on the other hand, is one of the few that can patch a goalie game with the firepower of a puck game.
A championship cloak?
It was also important for the sequel that Colorado killed the series as quickly as possible, as it is in the case of Avalanche that much crystallizes into the second round. The team, which is playing a horrible hunger for success, has missed the second round of the previous three spring, so now the charge will be at a gruesome level.
When Colorado has time to lick its wounds, return and, above all, get the right charge for the second round, it doesn’t really promise good to its next opponent. Namely, the bomb is certain that Colorado will be hungrier, more aggressive and better in the second round of the series than ever before in this core group.
After the first quarter, the board may stand again 5–0.
The first-round match against Nashville could be packaged by a Calgary pilot Darryl Sutterin I said. Earlier this winter, the Canadian pilot said Colorado’s first-round encounter is an eight-day wasted time because the victory will not lead to its greater rebellion.
Sutter was on the trail, but not entirely right – from Colorado went to pack the series for seven days.
At the same time as the game for champion candidates like Florida and Carolina has started to cough, by now, Colorado has earned its place as the biggest champion favorite of the spring.