The Avalanche are the first team in MLB/NBA/NHL history to lose seven straight Game 7s. H/T @optastats.optajoe.com - ThreadSky

theathletic.bsky.social • 35 days ago

The Avalanche are the first team in MLB/NBA/NHL history to lose seven straight Game 7s.

H/T @optastats.optajoe.com

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mtjeffers79.bsky.social•35 days ago

Bit of a misleading stat since they won a championship three years ago. It’s not exactly a curse.

james-harris.bsky.social•35 days ago

I'm a Caps fan but watched the game, which was terrific. Could not help but feel for the Avs fans at the end.

rachelmaria55.bsky.social•35 days ago

Ouch 🤕 that’s a record no one wants😬🥅

fauxrrari1.bsky.social•35 days ago

Too bad they had to play against Gary Bettman too. Started watching for this trend in about 2000 and it's been consistent.

riley871.bsky.social•35 days ago

This was beyond heartbreaking to watch🥺💔but at least the Nuggets are still in💁‍♀️

kevinzoidberg.bsky.social•35 days ago

cole makar was such a zero the entire series. his inability to hit a single shot, outside of an empty net, cost them the series.

slowride185.bsky.social•35 days ago

People call me dumb when I say this, and even you might once you read it:

They should put Makar at center.

shayninthebox.bsky.social•35 days ago

The refs threw that game for the Avs. Bullshit calls in the 3rd in a game 7. They should not ever officiate another game. What a disgrace and a stain on our game. And I’m not an Avs fan. Go Leaf’s Go!!

dundercat.bsky.social•34 days ago

richie72.bsky.social•34 days ago

Couldn't happen to a better team, I love this!!

bizarroaquaman.bsky.social•35 days ago

Talk about going downhill…

voxevangeline.bsky.social•34 days ago

Apparently, they're living up to their name.

marktierney.com•35 days ago

Which would be interesting if it was the same team/coach. Otherwise it's just statistics.

candle1966.bsky.social•35 days ago

I didn’t know James Harden played hockey…

80sfootballcards.bsky.social•35 days ago

But they won the Cup in 2022. You make it sound like they were eliminated from the playoffs seven years in a row in game 7's. If you're skipping over years between game 7 loses, it's not really "straight game 7s".

gckuss.bsky.social•35 days ago

Well there were no game 7s in the cup run. So yes, of the past seven game 7s, they’ve lost seven straight

80sfootballcards.bsky.social•35 days ago

Still sounds like they lost in the playoffs seven years in a row in game 7's.

jaymthompson.bsky.social•35 days ago

It doesn’t sound like this at all. Reading comprehension is hard for dummies i guess

jcfiggy.bsky.social•35 days ago

Well, the post is still factually correct.

80sfootballcards.bsky.social•35 days ago

True. It just sounds weird to me.

theactivelife.bsky.social•35 days ago

You sound fun.

marklundvoice.bsky.social•35 days ago

It did not sound like that at all. It sounded like what it said, that they have lost 7 Game 7s. Which they have.

flyflicker.bsky.social•35 days ago

Av's Fan: "We're Number One! We're Number One!"

Another Av's Fan: "Shut up George."

bigwayne2024.bsky.social•35 days ago

That’s not good

bodgehairofficial.bsky.social•35 days ago

Yikes! Should have downloaded #blueskyapp #bluesky @bluesky @bsky.app 💙😍🙏🏼😊 #bluesky

jb1888cf.bsky.social•35 days ago

Ugh!

tleany.bsky.social•34 days ago

Ugh

jeffreyloewe.bsky.social•35 days ago

Deboer whined his way into getting free calls

humanistfromtx.bsky.social•35 days ago

The aves are going to whine their way all the way to cancun

goodwitchglinda.bsky.social•35 days ago

There is a stat for everything.

mercmike.bsky.social•35 days ago

Good. Fuck Kroenke.

swrdfshtrmbone.bsky.social•35 days ago

Making history🥺

jackiefromtexas.bsky.social•35 days ago

Ouch.

artruy.bsky.social•35 days ago

They’ve also won a Stanley Cup during this streak so I’ll take the game seven losses as much as they suck if it includes a championship.

mtkmsp78.bsky.social•35 days ago

freems1980.bsky.social•35 days ago

Curse of Claude Lemieux. May they lose 7 more.

elrois.bsky.social•34 days ago

Won the Stanley Cup in 2022. Your team didn’t.

rgsmo.bsky.social•35 days ago

That’s gonna leave a mark.

marz.ca•34 days ago

Hey, at least its not the Leafs.

mattformath.bsky.social•35 days ago

Dubious

jake-66.bsky.social•35 days ago

Not an Avs fan, or an Avs hater either, but that one last night was particularly brutal. I personally thought that 2-0 lead in the 3rd period was enough.

theactivelife.bsky.social•35 days ago

Can confirm. Was brutal.

twohats2024.bsky.social•35 days ago

Ouch.

sunflowers13.bsky.social•35 days ago

I really thought they had a chance, then the 3rd period penalties started 😕

rozziegirl.bsky.social•35 days ago

GO STARS!

yusergname.bsky.social•35 days ago

Next year's Avalanche: "And let that be a lesson to you. Nobody beats us 8 times in a row in Game 7" 😤

nattieandjer2004.bsky.social•35 days ago

😂

redwingsrandy.bsky.social•35 days ago

Awwwww! Anyway 😂😂😂

devanchya.bsky.social•35 days ago

Giving real Leafs energy here.

macywolfe.bsky.social•35 days ago

Didn’t they win the Stanley Cup just a few years ago?

bogarthumperdin.bsky.social•34 days ago

But not with a series going 7 games.

tomeck.bsky.social•35 days ago

So much for Lucky 7's

mariadrouillard.bsky.social•35 days ago

Yet you neglect to give them props for making it that far in the playoffs! And I am a Red Wings fan.

kevinocortes.bsky.social•35 days ago

Biblical proportions

magund60.bsky.social•35 days ago

Still love them

thejerf.bsky.social•35 days ago

If the NY Jets ever made the post season, they’d beat that dubious record.

anniefitz12.bsky.social•35 days ago

Ouch

daviddennison.bsky.social•35 days ago

It’s so disappointing. I’m honestly going to need a few days.

zagblackice.bsky.social•35 days ago

This is not a record we want. Rather a lesson for next year. #goavs

paullaevens.bsky.social•35 days ago

Last night's 3rd period collapse will be studied for a long time.

commentariat.bsky.social•35 days ago

Draper's curse 🐢

the8tregirl.bsky.social•34 days ago

Shoulda never left Québec.
Just sayin’🙄

k9hasmyheart.bsky.social•35 days ago

Latest:

How do you like me now?

practicalfractal.bsky.social•29 days ago

wierd, cherry-picked stat as not all series go to a game 7.

please stop these meaningless, asinine stats.

welponlinechels.bsky.social•35 days ago

Byeeeeee. Go Stars!

peppermintleprosy.bsky.social•35 days ago

Heartbreaking loss yesterday. Heartbreaking…

andrewcalvert.me•35 days ago

solitarycamel.bsky.social•35 days ago

I'm proud the Kraken are one of those game seven losses <3

crayist.bsky.social•35 days ago

Avs ass

elonispsycho24.bsky.social•35 days ago

Ouch! That's gonna leave a mark.

christianl18.bsky.social•35 days ago

As a Leafs’ fan I can feel their pain.

tastewart.bsky.social•35 days ago

Yikes! Not a good record to have!

blade65.bsky.social•35 days ago

Glad we could help keep that streak going. Go Stars!🏒🥅🏒

mybubblecreations.bsky.social•35 days ago

Ouch! 😢

emoraccoon.bsky.social•35 days ago

I remember Ray Bouquet signing on with Avalanche last minute and finally winning a Stanley Cup.

christopheru.bsky.social•35 days ago

I remember that too and thought it was weird the Avs retired his # up to the rafters after such a short career with Colorado.

vicalpha.bsky.social•35 days ago

Crazy

iconoclast88.bsky.social•35 days ago

But not NFL history 😅

mleiden4760.bsky.social•35 days ago

It was disappointing. The future looks bright for the Avs.

maitri-earth.bsky.social•35 days ago

Brutal.

twizz0r.bsky.social•35 days ago

Avs fans have to be sick. Guy they traded away earlier in the season ends their playoff run with a natural hat trick and an assist on the game winning goal. Ouch.

cohiker12.bsky.social•35 days ago

We are sick about it. We loved Miko and he wanted to remain an AV forever…Heads should roll for this.

riccitann.bsky.social•35 days ago

Ah if you were a Brewers fan you would know this as the Winker Paradox.

bigelito.bsky.social•35 days ago

Not natural (Wyatt scored between Mikko's 2nd and 3rd goals), but still, a third period hat trick to eliminate your former team gotta feel nice for Rantanen.

twizz0r.bsky.social•35 days ago

I stand corrected!

riccitann.bsky.social•35 days ago

Given the chance, Doc would do this if his teams could make it to game 7’s instead of being up 7 points with 40 seconds to go and possession of the ball.

space-wrangler.bsky.social•35 days ago

tbonemattie.bsky.social•35 days ago

I was really rooting for them

owlaxe.bsky.social•35 days ago

💔

lifeinthatwp.bsky.social•35 days ago

🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙
🔴🪽🟥🪽🔺️🪽♥️🪽🥅🏒🪽

Hee hee hee. Curse of the Red Octopi. Payback for getting in the way of Detroit's 90s Dynasty.

Suffer Avs, Suffer.

elrois.bsky.social•34 days ago

Won the Stanley Cup in 2022. Did the Wings even make the playoffs that year?

lifeinthatwp.bsky.social•33 days ago

Those '22 Wings are not MY Wings, so the fuck do I care?

canadiancreed.bsky.social•35 days ago

Geeze even the Leafs were thst star struck

jbzeroj.bsky.social•35 days ago

Is the 8th one going to happen

exhawman.bsky.social•35 days ago

sounds like some fur trappers quebecois curse. Tabernac!!

cmacdee.bsky.social•35 days ago

Oof.

gmonkeyposse.bsky.social•35 days ago

As a broken hearted Redwings fan, whomp whomp.

brightsbeach.bsky.social•35 days ago

Helmet should be sponsored by - BLEWIT…

archangelramiel.bsky.social•35 days ago

😯

martini-shot.bsky.social•35 days ago

They still made it to the playoffs though!! Next season!

theseeyes3000.bsky.social•33 days ago

They did manage to snag a Stanley Cup in the midst of that run.

tonydapizza.bsky.social•35 days ago

The Mikko curse has taken hold now, another decade of mid from Colorado is upon us.

kimschedd.bsky.social•35 days ago

I am broken. Love them anyway.

whitelakehabfan.bsky.social•35 days ago

That Rantanen trade didn't help!

ryr47.bsky.social•35 days ago

It's funny, because they thought they shipped him out of the conference, so wouldn't likely see him again until at least the finals.

whitelakehabfan.bsky.social•35 days ago

Should have signed him!
Imagine how pissed 😤 McKinnon is!

rebelmom66.bsky.social•35 days ago

They tried to sign him. His agent turned down $94m. He would have been the highest paid winger in the league before the Marner deal. He wasn't low balled. It was either let him go for something or have him leave and get nothing.

whitelakehabfan.bsky.social•35 days ago

Hard to imagine turning down that kind of money 💰.
WOW!

darrell68.bsky.social•35 days ago

Last night's loss is going to sting for a while. Up 2-0 in the 3rd.

cturnbow.bsky.social•35 days ago

The 90s Buffalo Bills of hockey....

elrois.bsky.social•34 days ago

Except we won the Cup in ‘22 🙄

cturnbow.bsky.social•34 days ago

Dammit here you go with an excellent point 🤣

go-night-school.bsky.social•35 days ago

And they had the lead

pres2025.bsky.social•35 days ago

Omg 😱

chrisadamsecon.bsky.social•35 days ago

They won a Stanley Cup in there as well, so you know.

theactivelife.bsky.social•35 days ago

Right?! Like what a weird stat to lead with. Literally won in 2022. 🤔

chrisadamsecon.bsky.social•35 days ago

It came up on the broadcast too. Caught me off guard.

kirkdan2112.bsky.social•35 days ago

Would that not be games seven? 🤔

swrdfshtrmbone.bsky.social•35 days ago

jdadams.bsky.social•35 days ago

If there was a game 7 in football, Buffalo would beat this.

clovisauto.bsky.social•35 days ago

What would you name this streak? "The Avalanche Curse"? "Game 7 Blues"? 😂

chazdavis.bsky.social•35 days ago

...and break my heart...🤧

manwithidiotdogs.bsky.social•35 days ago

I didn’t realize James Harden also played for the Avalanche

rinative.bsky.social•35 days ago

😖

gotdon1960.bsky.social•35 days ago

Wow, what a stupid ass factoid and comment.

jimbird.bsky.social•35 days ago

Hey they earned it.

original-puttle.bsky.social•35 days ago

😿

tericolorado.bsky.social•35 days ago

We're number one!

evansjoe76.bsky.social•35 days ago

That’s the feeling I can’t get out of my stomach 🤮

yimmysue.bsky.social•35 days ago

IIRC, they are also the only franchise to have bought a major pro sports team that delivered a championship in their first season.
Avalanche fans aren't nearly as frustrated as Nordiques fans.

space-wrangler.bsky.social•35 days ago

This!

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