After all the anticipation it is super cool to rush and place an order the second I see a link populate…only to then have the vendor cancel it because I guess it sold out mid-processing? Basic supply chain logistics are beyond what Fanatics has been able to provide for the NHL. #goavsgo

Jared Bednar said Kiviranta will miss weeks. Also said Nathan MacKinnon took the option today. Bardakov will play 4th line center and make his NHL debut.

Joel Kiviranta out indefinitely with lower-body injury #Avs #GoAvsGo By Marie Sexton hockeymountainhigh.com/joel-kiviran...

Carter Hart does not deserve to spend another minute in the National Hockey League. No team HAD to give him a lifeline, and Vegas did. Bad move

Another reminder that Tony DeAngelo is (in addition to being a bigot and violent disruptor of locker rooms) not an NHL-Calibre defenseman.

Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin after the loss to the Avalanche dropped the Sabres to 0-3: "We have to get out of this bullshit."

Yeah the Sabres have just quit on this one. Avs to win 3-1. Upside: Mackinnon and Necas are gods. Downside: 0 for 5 on the powerplay. Have to win these, no matter how far down they are punching. Sabres jerseys coming down into the ice…yikes. #goavsgo

Taking a delay of game penalty down 2 with 4 to go is a mark of a badly coached team. Lindy Ruff might be cooked. Avs back to PP #goavsgo

Watching the Sabres, down 2, just slowly handle the puck in the d zone with no real urgency. As their fans boo them, and who can blame them? Rough situation, Buffalo deserves better. #goavsgo

Sabres have stopped skating and the Avs seem to be winding down to match. 8 mins left but this feels very over. #goavsgo

Nelson back on the ice so the cut seems not to have been serious. #goavsgo

Seeing the replay that skate cut on Nelson’s inner wrist looks quite scary. Have to hope it isn’t deep. #goavsgo

Rasmus Dahlin blindsided Nichuskin who didn’t have the puck. Interference call sends Avs to the Pp and Landeskog was restrained by officials as he wanted a piece of the Sabres young captain who fled the scene of that cheap shot. #goavsgo

Sabres fans now booing their own team as Owen Power holds the puck. Tough scenes in the NorthEast. #goavsgo

Looks like 88 was offsides, goal comes back still 3-1. #goavsgo

Mackinnon and Necas just impose their will and overpower the D. 4-1, but it’s being reviewed for offsides. #goavsgo

Saw it with my own eyes here in the arena. Brock Nelson got cut by a skate, immediately shook his glove off, signaled the bench, and ran down the tunnel. Hope he’s alright #GoAvsGo

Potentially cut by a skate.

No Brock Nelson to start the third for Colorado. No injury update as of yet. #goavsgo

Avs take a two goal lead into the break. Buffalo has a lot of shots but they have to be some of the least dangerous shots you’ll ever see. Mackinnon and Necas just humbling a bad Sabres team through 2. #goavsgo

The Avs as a team aren’t having their best game or anything. But they do have the best center in the world so… #goavsgo

#Avs Nathan MacKinnon and Martin Necas have 8 points each in 10.667 periods so far this season.

This second 4 on 4 unit though… Nelson almost put it in his own net, which led to Nichuskin getting triple teams and Byram hit a post otherwise on the resulting 3 on 1. Ugly scenes. 4 on 4 ends and Avs are up 3-1 #goavsgo

It’s early in the season, but if the Avs are going to set up the PP like they have been, I’d put Olofsson on that top unit on the right wall. Nothing against Nelson but Olofsson’s shot is a real threat. Might as well use it there.

Mackinnon makes absolute chum of the lost Buffalo 4 man unit and just 20 seconds into the 4 on 4 he puts Power in a blender and snipes top shelf. 3-1 Avs #goavsgo

lol. Burns goes off for a very lazy trip (he did totally extend his leg instead of skating which is rough) but then Tuch dived forward as if a sniper took him out. So matching 2 min minors as Tuch gets an embellishment. #goavsgo

Most notable to me in the PP this year to last (so far) the PP2 unit is infinitely better looking. Could be partly because of Landeskog but PP1 not having to take 1:50 of every penalty is a nice change. No luck this time but 3 solid chances for second unit. Still 2-1 #goavsgo

Manson just saved a breakaway by poke checking away a seam pass after Burns got caught flat footed on a bad pinch. 10 seconds later Makar comes off the bench and dangles into the zone drawing a trip from Tuch. Avs to the PP. #goavsgo

Like yeeeeeesh, what is this Dahlin? #goavsgo

Of note that was the first goal for the Avs second line. Notably it was a freebie from a turnover and involved only Nichuskin. The concerns with that line aren’t going away anytime soon. #goavsgo

"Creates" is maybe not the most accurate verb there. Intercepts a pass that was a terrible idea before it was off the stick ... would have been better.

Dahlin with a hideous turnover to create that goal. Lyon now with 11 shots and 2 goals allowed. 16 shots but none were dangerous for Buffalo (even though one went in.) So far the Avs haven’t been great but Buffalo just reeks. Have to hope one of these years the Sabres aren’t this. #goavsgo

Mishandle by Colton results in a fire drill in the Avs defensive zone. After being under siege by poor shots Kiviranta finally clears and after a change Nichuskin and Makar force a turnover for an easy 2 on 1 over and exhausted Byram. 2-1 Colorado as Makar hits the wide open net. #goavsgo

Owen Power just got completely annihilated by Manson in the corner. Manson is taking the body a lot early this year. #goavsgo

Second period begins with 10 seconds of PK for the Avs. As it expires Buffalo is now 0-11 on the PP this season. #goavsgo

Buffalos abysmal powerplay can’t catch a break. Malinski pretty clearly sent the puck out of play but am Avs player on the bench knocked it down before it cleared the glass and somehow the zebras decide that isn’t delay of game :/ 1-1 headed into the break #goavsgo

Now Makar off for a slash. 0-10 Buffalo PP with another chance to get off the Schnide. #goavsgo

Puck frozen but just now we saw Wedgewood playing the puck result in a 4th turnover. Your goalie, as a rule, should probably not be recording that many turnovers. It’s kind of a skater stat… #goavsgo

One of the many d zone turnover costs the Avs. Wedgewood beaten clean from the point and it’s 1-1. #goavsgo 😬

Avs had tons of high danger Chances that PP, Lyon made a few saves and the shots weren’t as accurate as they’d want. Positive PP momentum of late though which is nice to see. #goavsgo

Decent PP sequence with a minute of ozone time. Probably lucky they didn’t score though since Nelson was about a foot offside on the zone entry which could’ve brought it back on a challenge. #goavsgo

So far Solovyov is been really noticeable, laid a few hits and solid defensive effort along with 2 scoring chances. #goavsgo

Necas is absolutely flying to start the year. Bursts into the O-zone one on three and draws a trip as the Sabres can’t contain. Avs to the PP. #goavsgo

None of the boys are awake yet, but Burns really needs to move his feet. Lazy drifting in the D zone on the PK gave up a free scoring chance that just zipped wide. #goavsgo

Second pen of the night for the Avs since they can’t count. Too many men and buffalos 0% PP gets another shot to find themselves. #goavsgo

Lazy passing by Tage Thompson (who is leaving stink lines on the ice rn with his effort) leads to a 4 on 2 for the Avs but Soloyov can’t beat Lyon. Avs counterattack impressive early this year. #goavsgo

Woooooof. Blow this thing all the way up.

Mack almost had a second one as the one timer pings the crossbar. 29 has been positively rifling the puck early this year. #goavsgo

Avs very lucky Dahlin missed the net after Dangling Manson following a bad Burns Pinch on the PK. The Burns/Manson pairing on the PK is uh…a journey. #goavsgo

Drury bobbled a free Chance in the slot, while reaching to recover looks like he tripped 22, Avs to the PK. #goavsgo