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    Post by jedi17 Mon 06 Mar 2017, 6:20 pm

    Yep, offense is pretty 'painful' 
    March 6, 2017, 3:53 PM ET [33 Comments]
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    Once again, the Avalanche offense took an unscheduled holiday Sunday on the way to their second shutout in four games and 11th of the season.

    I realize it's a broken record, but what gives?

    The Avalanche (17-44-3) have scored twice during the latest losing streak (four games), with 12 goals in the past eight games (1-6-1, five goals in the win). They're a putrid 8-21-2 at home, where they've been blanked five times.

    "Painful, there's no other way to describe it," Matt Duchene said after the 3-0 loss to St. Louis. "It's not fun. I wish I had an answer for you, man, I wish I did. It's hard to even get good shots on net. We just don't execute enough when we have opportunities, to strike and make things happen. We don't get good looks. It's kind of the way it's going."

    Duchene, always a streaky scorer, is mired in one of the worst slumps of his career. He's gone seven games without a point and has one goal in his past 21 games.

    And yet, he remains the team's leading goal-scorer with 16.

    "I thought in the third period we had some good looks ... can't find the back of the net," said Duchene, who had one shot on goal while centering a line with Sven Andrighetto (two shots) and Mikko Rantanen (one shot).

    "(Andrighetto) hadn't played or even skated (while awaiting his U.S. visa). He's going to keep getting better. I thought we had some decent looks when we had the puck."

    The Avalanche took their usual assortment of bad penalties -- a Rene Bourque hold, a too many men, and Blake Comeau's interference and high-sticking infractions -- and gave up two power-play goals.

    Not exactly a recipe for success when the offense is in hibernation. The Avalanche are averaging 1.92 goals per game.

    "We've struggled to score goals all year," coach Jared Bednar said. "You need to score goals to win hockey games, so to me we have to be rock solid defensively and we have to find a way to stay out of the box. We have to try and put that whole package together for the rest of the way to give us our best chance to win every night."

    Nathan MacKinnon leads the Avalanche in scoring with 42 points (12 goals, 30 assists), but he's gone 15 games without a goal and has one in the past 24 games. Rantanen has gone cold after his hot streak, with no goals and one assist in six games. 

    It doesn't help with the lack of depth on this team.

    I mean, Bourque makes the roster while on a tryout basis and now he's playing on the first line with MacKinnon and Gabriel Landeskog? Two other wingers in the lineup -- Matt Nieto and Andrighetto -- were on waivers at one point this season. The Avalanche claimed Nieto from San Jose and traded Andreas Martinsen to Montreal for Andrighetto.

    On, and the power play is 0-for-23 in the past 10 games.

    *****

    Andrighetto made his Avalanche debut Sunday, and he does have speed. Aside from two shots, he had two hits and two takeaways in 15:19 of ice time

    "Steady game, hard-working kid that can skate," Bednar said. "He's got some speed to him. He surprised me a little bit a couple times out there, both on the tracking and coming back defensively. Offensively he made a couple plays, a nice seam pass in the third period over to Mikko for the one-timer and he missed it. A responsible guy, smart player. He was pretty good, especially for the first one missing the last few days on the ice."

    Acquired last Wednesday from the Canadiens, the Swiss-born Andrighetto, 23, traveled to Chicago and arrived in Denver on Thursday while the Avalanche were on the road. The paperwork for his visa was completed Friday and he met his new teammates before the game Sunday.

    Andrighetto spent two seasons with Rouyn-Noranda in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. He shared a house with Mark Barberio (another waiver pick-up) in the minors and they stayed in the same hotel in Montreal.

    "It's been an experience, for sure," he said. "Starting the year, being on waivers right at the start of the season and playing 20 games with St. John's (of the AHL). I played well down there, got a call-up. My role in Montreal was different than in juniors and the AHL, playing on the fourth line.

    "I always stay positive and work hard. I'm really happy to be here. The team isn't doing great, but I'm excited because it's a huge opportunity for myself to show what I can do. I'll probably play a little more than in Montreal."

    Andrighetto will be a restricted free agent after the season, so he's basically in audition mode.

    "But I don't want to look too far ahead," he said. "Right now I'm here and there's a month left of hockey. It's a long time for myself to show what I can do. I'm excited to play."
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