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    [GDT/PGT] Vancouver Canucks vs Montreal Canadiens | March 10, 2021 | 8 p.m. PT | SNP, RDS

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    1 hour ago, Pickly said:

    I appreciate your posts when you when you factor in the underlying stats, ala o zone/d zone and Corsi (it gives different perspective) but does it ever concern you how little out bottom 6 contributes on the offensive side of the puck? I mean, the little things do matter (no pun intended, Louie) but I think if this team is to ever be a true contender they are going to need regular offensive  contribution from all 4 lines. For example, last night's bottom six has contributed for a whopping 11 goals all season (6 from Sutter, 3 of which came in one game.) Just spitballing here.

    I think it would be different if the 4th line got comparable minutes and deployment as the top lines, but they don't.  Not saying they would produce the same as the top six if given the same opportunities (they are the 4th line for a reason), but they likely get about half as many shifts and no power play time while being out for short handed situations. Looking at it that way, I would expect my 4th liners to get between 7 and 12 goals and between 15-25 points, or about a quarter of what I would expect out of my top line. I don't think our guys are too far off and may even be ahead of the curve

    What Would You Do? Pt. 2

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    I doubt he signs for less than 4,  especially if it's a one year deal. I don't think the team sees him as anything less than a 3-4 defenseman considering the minutes he's playing in the situations he's playing them in,  and those don't come cheap.  We'd pay over five at least on the open market for a player like him 

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    [GDT/PGT] Vancouver Canucks @ Montreal Canadiens | February 2, 2021 | 4 p.m. PT | SNP

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    6 hours ago, Wayne Glensky said:

    Dude there are a lot of problems in that dressing room. Letting Toffoli, Tanev and Marky walk has killed the vibe in this team. Our PP is abysmal and our defence is turning the puck over in record numbers. If you don’t think there is a coaching issue/management issue you are on glue. Benning has been here 7 year, drafted some good prospects but at the end of the day he shat the bed when it came to asset management. All of these contracts to 30+ year old bottom 6 guys is finally biting us in the ass. This is worse hockey than the Willie D years. On top of all that Green can’t keep up with line matching and it’s getting picked apart by better and more experienced coaches. Baumgartner and Brown are both in way over their heads. There needs to be a regime change in order to make this team competitive again. Same song, same dance, same excuses night after night. You can’t even count the Ottawa games as good wins. New GM, new coaches will do wonders for this team. 

    Agree to disagree. I feel like I don't get to see the whole ice on tv, only what the cameras follow. I'm not in the dressing room so I don't know what's going on in there either. Any amazing insight that I think I may have into the team is nothing more than speculation on my part, not the absolute truth. Anyone who thinks they know better than seasoned professionals and people with a vested interest in the teams success is kidding themselves. 

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    [GDT/PGT] Vancouver Canucks @ Montreal Canadiens | February 2, 2021 | 4 p.m. PT | SNP

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    1 hour ago, canuck2288 said:

    Only a clueless coach would say his team is moving in the right direction after 2 losses in a row

     

    Green accepts losing and then, what is even worse, spins it into a positive 

     

    that creates and fosters a losing culture 

     

    Fire Green 

     This is horrible logic.  Thinking you can see more than the  professional coaching staff from your couch is hilarious.  Not sure why people figure that we should win every game.  Both teams are trying every night, The game is fast and mistakes will be made by both sides.  Every given night one team will be more opportunistic than the other. 

     

     I'm not happy the Canucks lost two more to Montreal either, but wanting to change the coaching staff and personnel of the team every time we lose more than four and a row is so counterproductive. Spend years building an exciting young only team to tear it down after a bad week? Smh

     

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    [GDT/PGT] Vancouver Canucks vs Montreal Canadiens | January 23, 2021 | 4 p.m. PT | CBC, SN, CITY, TVAS

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    Such an odd stretch of hockey. Lots of cheating going on, lots of shortcuts, especially the D. The turnover machine we've watched so far this year is just lazy hockey, along with some pretty bad luck, particularly with the top players.  Last year they were playing the right way and didn't have a lot of expectations.  This year it almost seems like they think they're good enough to not have to play the right way anymore, and it seems each failed shortcut is resulting in a goal against.  Too many low percentage gambles.  Cheating the system You're playing just doesn't work in today's NHL,  even  lesser teams will make you pay.  These growing pains were bound to happen, The kids will figure it out soon enough. 

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    Why are we never in on top free agents? Toffoli gone to Montreal. Our group going forward.

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    6 hours ago, Canuckfanforlife82 said:

    The biggest issue I have is that we throw away picks and prospects for nothing. That’s Madden and a second for nothing. When you aren’t elite you can’t afford to do that. Benning isn’t held accountable either so that’s a problem. It’s scary to think he might make more trades.

    It wasn't for nothing. It was to help the team get into the playoffs when boeser got hurt. He came right out and said as much. I don't believe he was ever really a part of the long term plan. He was a pure rental that did exactly what he was rented to do. Steep price maybe,  but I am pretty happy that the kids got the chance to play into the playoffs this year and see what it feels like.  I'm  not upset with those results 

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    Jim Benning Proved Me Wrong

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    4 hours ago, Lazurus said:

    I am going to post this

     

    I have posted for quite awhile that this was a "one off" team, that there was no way they could re-sign them. This was a "save my job, last gasp effort"

     

    How so many missed being able to add and subtract, something taught in Grade 1, is baffling.

     

    And now, a lot of the "Benning is the greatest" crowd will flip. Extreme's.

     

    This can be salvaged but there has to be  a PLAN communicated to the fans. A PLAN that is more than exaggerations. This will be a second rebuild, a blow up, a Colorado type redo. And it will take 3 years at least.

     

    They have to stock pile picks now, get way under the cap and they may just have a chance to speed up this folly at the Seattle expansion.

     

    I am sure pretty soon the complaint will be that it is the owner's fault for not continuing to allow unrestrained spending with no accountability.

     

     I don't think the fans are entitled to know anything about what's going on behind the scenes. I also don't think Benning did anything to try to "save his job ".   He was very upfront about the fact that he acquired Toffoli to help the team make the playoffs when boeser was hurt.  Signing a bunch of Ufa's, whether they were our property the year before or not  Is not the thing that needs to happen.  I don't feel we Lost marky, tanev, stetch or toffoli.  Benning let them leave because they were not a part of his long-term plan.  This seems like the most realistic take on the whole thing.  Not sure why people are trying to make a big deal out of nothing?

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    Jim Benning Proved Me Wrong

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    21 hours ago, davidgoliath said:

    “..due to the financial landscape” that THEY CREATED!
     

    Benning disrespecting Stecher - a heart and soul player who worked his butt off - is unforgivable. Very low class and does not inspire team spirit.

    Pretty sure it's the financial landscape created by the pandemic. 

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