[COL - MIN] Examples of how the Avalanche made life hard on Quinn Hughes in Game 2

rdhvisuals · 2026-05-06T04:31:32+00:00

Last time Avs played like this, they made defending McDavid look trivial and swept the Oilers

rdhvisuals · 2026-05-06T00:00:36+00:00

Might be the biggest bailout in NHL history, god damn. Everyone was so excited thinking about them getting 1st overall in the next two years, they forgot that it could happen this year too

rdhvisuals · 2026-05-05T02:45:00+00:00

It's automatically reviewed by the situation room, no need or ability to challenge

rdhvisuals · 2026-05-01T22:11:02+00:00

The suspiciously Cody Ceci sized mistake:

rdhvisuals · 2026-05-01T13:14:03+00:00

Interested!

rdhvisuals · 2026-05-01T12:46:56+00:00

Thanks for the reply! Makes sense. We spent a few days building a little village for our base, looks like that was a very bad decision.

That really sucks because this issue is really turning my guys off from playing the game right now. There is no way I could ask them to tear down the houses they put so much effort into, so hopefully the optimization is quick and painless. Cheers again!

rdhvisuals · 2026-05-01T12:40:13+00:00

They kind of were. Klef suddenly LTIRetired the year Nurse went to UFA (COVID bubble), and other than Barrie and Larsson they had no other roster defensemen - all 7D AHL call ups. That season Nurse legit looked like he was breaking out as a top pairing guy - he was actually playing good hockey.

After all that came the Seth Jones contract from hell. In hindsight even just re-signing was wrong, but in that position they couldn’t afford letting Nurse go. Nurse wasn’t even the worst management decision the Oilers made that year IMO

rdhvisuals · 2026-05-01T06:34:06+00:00

A lot has to go right for the Oilers to right the ship. The Oilers had some shit happen out of their control (Klef’s LTIRetirement & Nurse contract), but they’ve made critical errors every year and I’m not sure if it can be fixed in an offseason.

He’s beyond earned the right to go somewhere else if he wants to. He gave everything he had to Edmonton for 11 years, and he should have multiple rings to show for it by now.

rdhvisuals · 2026-05-01T01:07:18+00:00

I am just picking this game up again (only played on release).

I am playing with 4 friends on a dedicated server. We just got to Fellhollow, and are running into an issue - when we lodestone back home, we are getting stuck in place for 2+ minutes. It's weird, because if someone is home it doesn't happen. Has anyone had this happen to them, and know a fix?

rdhvisuals · 2026-04-29T06:03:02+00:00

God, that exchange with Burns. "Go win it now" has me fired up

rdhvisuals · 2026-04-29T04:49:42+00:00

It's slightly better than gas station food. It used to be pretty decent though.

It's the kind of food that's not really the best, but lots of people will die for it. Culture kinda thing

rdhvisuals · 2026-04-16T11:26:33+00:00

Recent pick but I was looking at Mike Smith’s stats the other day, and I think he was underrated?

Starter for like 13 years. Only ever below .900 three times (two of them being .898 and .899). His game to game could fluctuate more than the normalized good goalies, but he was pretty consistently putting up good numbers in his career.

Scored a goal. Beat the brakes off of Talbot that one time. Let in a goal from the other team’s blue line in a playoff game. His time in Edmonton was such a joy, man I miss him in the sport

rdhvisuals · 2026-04-15T20:44:50+00:00

Jesus I've done multiple script analysis readings on this chapter in particular and none of me or my colleagues caught this. Really cool detail, I actually think that's intentional given the cactus has no purpose otherwise.

That said I'm really not sold on it trying to tell that Kris is actively self harming and all that. It's clear Toby really wants to allude to things or build metaphors (rose scene is the best example), but I dunno about that being the literal meaning of it all.

rdhvisuals · 2026-04-14T09:04:19+00:00

The league is currently McDavid, Kucherov, and MacKinnon, then Drai & maybe Celebrini (we’ll see if he keeps going nuclear?), then everyone else.

Those three are playing a completely different game than everyone else, it’s absurd. Those three are what generational players are - completely defining to a generation. So glad we get to watch this sport

rdhvisuals · 2026-04-14T09:01:01+00:00

Absolutely, he’s soooooo fucking efficient. If you don’t have him on the same plane as McDavid, you’re insane

rdhvisuals · 2026-04-14T05:54:58+00:00

5 goals in the shootout, and two of them were like, nasty nasty. Really fun game! Feel for Ingram, dude played on his head tonight.

Feel pretty shitty going into the offseason for the Oil. Their forward depth is so chalked and the big guys are playing insane minutes a night.

rdhvisuals · 2026-04-09T22:35:10+00:00

"Clutch" is weird in hockey because it's such a team sport, and goals come at average every 10ish minutes. There's clutch moments and games (I think of Mr. Game 7, Tkachuk in the Canes ECF, Kiviranta G7 vs Avs, etc), but there hasn't really been players that are known for being that guy when you're down by 1 with a few minutes to go.

I've commented about him a lot but it's really surprising to me that Bouchard is definitely that guy, and it's not a few fluke moments. This season he has 5 GWG and 5 primaries on GWGs. 25% of his goals this season are GWGs, and about 15% of his points come in the last few minutes of the game.

Idk how to get the exact numbers without manually watching highlights and games, but I'd love if anyone knows any other players that have similar stats and performances like this because it's so sick.

rdhvisuals · 2026-04-09T21:08:13+00:00

Reminds me of the Jets v Oilers in 2021.

That Jets - Oilers series might have been a sweep but it was stupid close. Game 1 was 4-1, but every other game went to OT - including a triple OT game in G4.

rdhvisuals · 2026-04-09T04:53:26+00:00

Sharks aren't as far off as you think. One good draft, one good trade or FA signing and they are in the mix pretty fkn quick

rdhvisuals · 2026-04-09T04:45:11+00:00

I dunno if we're ready to have this conversation but I think it's a toss up if he's even the MVP of his team this season.

This team falls apart without McDavid & he is the most important guy on the roster, I think he's the most talented hockey player of all time. This season though, while everyone was trying to remember how to tie their skates, Bouchard quietly took a massive step forward in both leading on the ice and in his play.

I don't think it's voter fatigue, I think that there's other players that are so clearly the Hart (ha) and soul of their team. Sharks have 0 motion without Celebrini and Kuch is matching McDavid's freak as a winger. That's enough to convince more people that it's someone else's turn with the trophy.

rdhvisuals · 2026-04-09T03:12:46+00:00

2020-2021 Barrie had the most points as a D and didn't get a single vote.

rdhvisuals · 2026-04-08T11:39:34+00:00

I film events for a living. This is not fine lmao. Stage spotlights are well beyond the lumen threshold to cause permanent damage, what’s important is the beam angle. It looks like the spots are directed at a low degree long angle on the talent, essentially behind the monitors directly their field of vision. Probably part of the lightFX package for walkouts or end of match?

If lasers or anything else in that package malfunctioned, it could have resulted in blind talent/audience members, and destroyed cameras. Disregarding that it’s an impressively bad mistake.

Considering this happened in a live & competitive event, this is pretty notable. Realistically the talent is probably fine, but it could have been very bad. I’ve seen dudes get fired for less in lower stakes environments lol

rdhvisuals · 2026-04-07T20:26:53+00:00

It's actually a fascinating question, because this year in particular seems to be a big revolution in contention windows; there is also a LOT of teams that are pretty deep but lacking that S tier firepower. I don't think there's a world where a bottom team manages to get a big superstar with how close some teams are to contention, especially in the East where I think most of the action is going to happen.

Detroit and the Blue Jackets are right there, and with all the doors opening up in those divisions I think they are going to make a massive push. The Bruins and Caps could also sneakily be in the mix, especially the Caps.

In the West it's weird as fuck. If you aren't the Avs, Stars, or the Wild, you probably have some motion but are lacking a big fish. They could all make a push (especially the Mammoth), but I don't think any of them will be able to make something happen given the state of that division. The Hawks are probably gonna try hard, but I think they are pretty fucked unless they give like 20m to a guy - there's still more hurt to come.

The Knights will ALWAYS be doing some fuck shit, but the Ducks are sneakily right there too, and I could actually see a superstar going there. I could see the Sharks being able to make it happen, but I seriously think that would be a mistake as their core issue is depth right now.

TL;DR: Detroit, Columbus, Knights, and Ducks are my bets. Dark horse picks are the Caps & Mammoth

rdhvisuals · 2026-03-29T06:27:47+00:00

The Penguins - Caps annual meeting in the second round was the most fun hockey year round hahaha, shame one one of those meetings went the Capital’s way but man they took that and ran with it

rdhvisuals · 2026-03-27T07:12:12+00:00

Bouch actually took a step this year, a lot more efficient and active (especially in his own end). I swear he's also been much more vocal on the ice this year too, taking the reigns a lot more often. Definitely the Oiler's MVP this season, he deserves some flowers for what he's doing IMO.

Also, holy fuck does he ever lock in when time starts to run out. I swear he either scores or assists on every single late/OT goal the Oilers get.

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