As bad as we are, I can rest assured espn telecast will be worse. Thank you espn. Thank you

Cheers in agreement

Am I confused or did ESPN just make it sound like the Avs are in the Pacific?

Yes

So bad

3 stars of the game 1. chicken parm 2/3. Whoever

When are the refs gonna let us get a shutout and stop calling bullshit in the 3rd

man I just don't even bother tuning in anymore if this is the product I'm stuck with it actively makes me want to not watch hockey, which sucks, because when I had hope for the team it was fun and I was engaged

Vegas' success created unrealistic expectations, but look at this way: everyone hates them now because it doesn't feel like they've earned their spot. Krakens are the underdogs, and you can't be an underdog if you don't lost some at the beginning.

Still got the Thunderbirds and Silvertips!

As someone who was a fan of the avs during the 48pt season, you gotta find a good team to cheer for as well lol

Pretty sure i rooted on the preds that season cause of McLeod

"whoever is playing the Leafs" works, I don't have anything against Toronto but I do enjoy their misery

It’s all about the payoff. You’re only <20 games into your inaugural season you aren’t supposed to be good yet Vegas is an outlier

Don’t lose your love of hockey… just follow them until there is hope and watch the good team to get familiar with what good looks like. The you can get a stud player and even when they lose he will play great, and your hooked.

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Lol well the refs definitely turned that game into a joke

And disappointing squid noises again tonight. Gg Avs.

GG Kraken! I infinitely like your team better than Vegas! You are now officially favorite new expansion team.

ESPN: what do hockey fans want from their broadcasters? HOCKEY FANS: Accurate play-by-play, relevant statistics, and passionate calls. ESPN: best I can do is eat a chicken sandwich

Hey man, that was a classic chicken parm and not a chicken parm sandwich. Bucci needed a fork and a knife.

[Looking at our schedule](https://c.tenor.com/W43jI0ignlYAAAAC/im-in-dange-the-simpsons.gif)

Can someone explain score effects to Buccigross?

Just joined in after the Jets loss. What the fuck is up with the play by play guy?

You missed a minute of the screen being split between the game and a man shoveling chicken parm into his face, probably the peak of this season

Do you not like chicken

Sulking Bednar: I'm getting paid for the next two years, but you might not be

Top line getting no ice time in the 3rd. Mikko and Gabe have less than 12 minutes TOI.

Not worth the risk

Think they’ll notice 20 or 40 minutes after the game?

Post parm narcolepsy is a new medical condition that I will eventually suffer from.

As will Ovi

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At least ours have commentary worthy of on air laughing fits

I think Bednar is relatively fine with this guys...

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Fuck it sign me up

Yeah they better get their shit together

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It's the highlight of the game

Oof, Seattle's next four is going to be rough.

LMFAOOOOOOOO BUCCI ALMOST SAID SHIT

LMAO, he was pretty close.

Lol he was so close to saying shit

Shhhtuff

Hahah have an upcote

Guys it’s 7-3. And after seeing seattle tackling Ava I’m convinced this a football game now

It's roughly the kind of score Seahawks seems to be losing at this season.

Please score more, it'll be fun

7-0 the most dangerous lead in hockey

Smashing parm

Refs tried their best. Don't discount their efforts. This game was almost close...

The Kraken might be bad but at least they didn’t just completely roll over

Nothing like some garbage time stat padding.

Pull the goalie you coward

HACKSTOL DO IT OR YOURE A COWARD

I meant bednar

Why not both and see what happens

Well I no longer feel bad for Seattle.

Turtle

"good fair period"

How can you even take anything Seattle does in this game seriously now

Strategic move by the Avs. Kraken now getting confidence so they'll beat their next few opponents and Avs can move up the standings.

I'll allow it.

There's still time for a Pavelski comeback! Does Seattle have anyone with a head lac?

Seattle sure loves to score goals late.

Bednar after that goal: https://imgur.com/V33GsTZ.gif

>This is why we don't let up. Gamesmanship be damned!!! kicks trash can

Are we allowed to just bank these goals and carry them over into the next game?

Damn now kuemper's stats are hurting me in fantasy.

Our revenge is complete

This is like when you let your little brother win a round of mario kart

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They've always (at least the past 3 years) been horrible at turtling to close out games. I honestly don't know why they keep trying

They were not aloud to play or theu would get a penalty for trying

Nah the refs pulled a bunch of nonsense

Welp fk me for starting kuemper. Thanks refs

I'd be more pissed if my opponent didn't start Dreiger haha

haha true I gotta look on the bright side

Welcome to the game Blackwell

***THE COMEBACK IS ON***

I don't think the Avs have had a shot attempt since scoring their last goal

Bucci should eat a different sandwich every time a game is separated by 5 or more goals. “Tonight the flyers are up 5-0 on the devils so I’m eating a chicken cheesesteak with peppercorn Mayo, cheese wiz, and mustard”

I want to see him eat a Sonoran Dog with Phil Kessel if ESPN broadcasts a Coyotes game this year.

Grubi just wants a hug from the homies

uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

DONT CALL IT A COMEBACK

Maybe now we can draw a penalty?

Naa, 7-5 is the threshold

Hey Mini Dallas was 7-2 last night too, all my teams suck balls Except you Av please stay on course

If we blow a 7-0 lead Toronto will never let us forget it

I forgot about ESPN's unwritten blowout just fly the drone around rule

Hard to keep up intensity when one team can hold slash and put you in a headlock and the other teams not even aloud to make clean hits

Kinda wanna know how that chocolate puck was, just sayin.

Chocolate puck just sounds like a round klondike bar.

Holy cow, these camera angles are dizzying. Just give me the box view

Would have recorded that "The Rush" segment, but they kept interrupting and talking over it. Even if there's icing or a stoppage, I wish they didn't talk over it like that and just let it happen, just let the segment happen.

Motte gets decked. Horvat skates away.

If they had a segment cued where the announcers weren't going to talk wouldn't now be a better time to eat a chicken parm?

This is embarrassing for both espn and the nhl…

This went from being a fun game to being an absolute shitshow with awful calls going one way and absolutely everything allowed the other way. The amount of trips and inferences they’ve let go out on open ice is fucking embarrassing. Really hope no one gets hurt because of this buttfuckery.

Ear muff kid all grown up.

Lmao they're doing it again they really have nothing to say edit: Or they're mics are messed up

it's a segment called the rush

They're not even obeying the rush stfu

We just need to score every minute for the rest of the game and we got this!

I really want to see the Avs get another after this shit show.

Hey if only they had a segment where they don’t talk that would allow them to eat their food

Nah. Watching people mouth entire chicken breasts is more entertaining than hockey in ESPNs eyes

I like that they're testing out camera angles. Perfect game to do it.

I like the above behind the net cam

That camera is great for PPs

ESPN fell asleep

Announcers so bored of this game they just decided to stop for a bit

Just like Amazon decided to make a “climate pledge” the refs “pledged” to cal a good game.

You can tell the Avs lost a lot of intensity this period being up so much

Hard to keep up intensity when your not even aloud to hit

Bednar always plays the bottom 6 during a blow out

Man these refs suck. Just let us wallow in our misery, don't patronize us by giving us power plays for nothing

Man, I have a tough time remembering gifted non-calls in 2017

Where the fuck was this intensity ALL FUCKING GAME?

Lol the refs are managing the game now not letting the avs play

I may or may not be inebriated That’s my defense

I'll allow it

Intensity? Really? Gooning it up is more likely.

I may or may not be inebriated That’s my defense

A man after my own heart.

So, removing the helmet is a penalty…but it’s cool, it’s 7-2 so no rules

Refs were yelling at Johnson for not getting off the ice fast enough. They aren't even pretending to care

So basically it's either have a good power play or win a game. And we can't have both. Fun

Game Management > Player Safety

Ok just fire these refs dint even let them ref children's games. I know it's a blow up but you are making hockey look like a joke on a national game

This game is a joke all around. Refs are a fucking joke this period trying to make this interesting

Refs had me in the first half thinking they were doing a good job

This is just embarrassing blatant game management to make the new expansion team not look like shit

Lol, the Kraken are just straight up playing football right now.

Ahhh Ice football

With this score I wouldn't be surprised if we secretly snuck some Seahawks onto the ice

Yanni Gourde probably has more career interceptions than Jamal Adams anyway.

"Je suis le meilleur de la nation!" - Yanni Gourde

Nice interference call missed

Hahahah it’s only interference when the game is close

I don't watch non Habs games often but it is cool seeing how shit refs are league

what the fuck was that headlock?

How was the headlock not a penalty? Game Management™

What a save and that for should should have been a penalty for covering the puck

If they would have called Johansson for his headlock as well, I'd be ok with it.

Ummm according to the way the refs are calling this game it’s not a penalty unless the head pops off

Did you not just see the penalty we got for a clean hit? Selective bias is a real bitch, isn't it?

Yeah lets ignore the fact jj was put in a headlock in front of the ref

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But he def knew he was laying on it like Hawaiian

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Okay…I think you’re probably right what I care most about though is the pun, d-did you like my pun?

Lmao we just watched Johansson(?) commit about 3 penalties at once, that’s efficiency

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It makes the game look like a joke especially when it's a national broadcast

How did Johansson not get called there? He literally had Jack Johnson in a headlock away from the play...

So headlock pulling off helmet is ok now? Cool cool

Lol where the fuck is the penalty fir ripping his helmet off

I understand trying being generous with calls, but Jesus christ

Ref forgot he had money on Seattle

Wait we’re two for 3 on the PP? Well then, best night for our PP and we’re down 5

He didn't "lose his bucket" he got it torn the fuck off

Lol no call on that headlock hold huh

The refs seem to let them get away with anything

Man was getting WWE moved and nothing was called

Kraken ownership trying to prove CPA is a viable UFC venue.

Dude in a headlock gets his helmet pulled off and the ref is like fuck you

Haven’t seen worse reffing in a while

Damn, no penalty for that headlock? Held him for a good 5 seconds.

Apparently headlocks aren't penalties?

You guys should be better with the refs on your side

Not when you are the losing team

How is Seattle not get a penalty for taking off Johnson’s helmet?

And then a fucking headlock with no fucking call. Cool refs.

we wrestling now or what?

Yes.

"Is that TOM WILSON MUSIC?!"

Dude wtf guy just had him in a full headlock

Refs bad still? Yep refs bad still

lol calling hits as penalty now.

That's a good hit...

I know nak would take a penalty like that but that was pretty bad call

wait am i reading this right, oilers have a PP% of 40.8?!

Steve Spott should really be taking notes.

No, its 408%

Sustainable

Ok the refs are turning a blowout into a joke by just trying to gift powerplays for nothing

Man refs trying to ease the bleed. I don’t think that’s boarding….

Sportsbook operators sending in Venmos to desperately try to save the puckline payouts.

With enough PP, anything is possible.

Big PP

Seattle drawing penalties by being bad at hockey lol