CanucksFanMike Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Hey guys, with the Canucks slumping as of late there has to be some cause for concern, but remember, there is still a month until the playoffs actually start so there is time to get things right. The Canucks offence has been fine.... ya ya ya sure the twins are slumping but c'mon, if you have watched the past few games the team's offensive zone time has been at least equal if not more than the opposition. They are not finishing all their chances but they're getting enough chances to win. The problem is their defence and most importantly bad neutral/offensive zone decisions that lead to breakdowns in their end. I like the fact that the D is very active jumping into the rush and pinching down to hold the puck in, but in the last while there have been faaaaaarrr too many horrible decisions to pinch in or join the rush. The result: The puck is chipped up the boards and is a two on one, or there is a drop pass turned over and a two on one back the other way. I don't care how lui has been playing lately, you can't falt a goalie for letting in a goal on a two on one rush. For example, the Doan goal last night. Too many players (not just defenceman but poor backchecking by the forwards) were caught behind the Phoenix net, a dman pinches down to hold it in, puck is chipped off the boards and there you have it, a three on one rush. Sure, Lui was flopping around more than a fish out of water but it is a fricken three on one rush and it was great patience by Doan to get him flopping. Earlier on in the season the Canucks were making smart pinches in on the boards and knew the right times to jump into the rush. Now, there are far too many gambles and the puck deservingly ends up in our net. Again, I don't think it is fair to falt a goalie for letting in a goal on an odd man rush. I am a big beleiver in that the key to success in the playoffs is a defence-first mentality. Look at the finals last year, three of the four games at Rogers Arena ended in one-goal, low scoring games. I can accept giving up one two on one per period, but right now their giving up one every five minutes. It is just unacceptable. To recap, too many bad decisions and too many defensive breakdowns. The problem MUST be fixed between now and playoff time otherwise a good offensive team like Detroit will feast and feast and feast again. Ok, my rant is over, what do you guys think? Edit: I also thought that the new defensive pairing wer brutal last night. It is one thing to change up the forward lines but I didn't like the new pairings.... clearly they did not work at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c00kies Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 You know you're in a terrible slump when you have Raymond playing with the Sedin twins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire_Spiky Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Gotta agree with the OP. We need to play better defensively if we wanna win some games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanCityScout Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 spooky time lots of unpleasant distractions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ṣpiderman Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 It isn't a slump. The team's been playing poor for almost the entire season.For whatever reason though, we've been winning games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggins Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 You know you're in a terrible slump when you have Raymond playing with the Sedin twins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clonedanielsedin Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 well if they dont win every game i guess some people are gonna cry, even if they are top 3 in the league standings, somebodies gonna cry. WTF $&*(%$^*(%^*($^$*(&^(*$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
78thseason Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 I get the sense that when they reached 90 pts, they accomplished what they wanted to do for the regular season. They said it would take in the low 90's to make the playoffs this year in the west. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c00kies Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 It isn't a slump. The team's been playing poor for almost the entire season.For whatever reason though, we've been winning games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one-x Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 It isn't a slump. The team's been playing poor for almost the entire season.For whatever reason though, we've been winning games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggins Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 I wasn't blaming Raymond. I was just stating that it has to be a big slump to put Raymond with our best players. You wouldn't see that if things were going well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad_Duck Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 While I support a 'tending tandem, Rest Lu for a couple (Back to back, on-off-on, w/e) The effort of keeping his team in games since January's caught up with him, and I think the mental fatigue is what's lead to his GAA over the last 10 games. (yes, the D looks like they think it's October again too, but...) Tell him he's got a set amount of time 'off' to lock his schtuff down again. (also, put Edler on a 27 hour clock, to get him an extra three hours sleep. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedBlueAndGreen Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 They're getting all their crapty games out of the way now before the playoffs start. Yup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn antoski Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 What is wrong with the canucks MOST OF THERE FANS SUCK Canucks are an elite team that is aiming to win the STANLEY CUP not the presidents trophy.... who cares about the last 15 games of the season.... Focus on staying healthy for a long playoff drive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinTelepathy Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Canucks have the worst Canadian hockey based fans, sure they scream and burn cars on the streets, but you never see that wild atmosphere (excluding the burning cars and chaos) in Rogers Arena. What a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honky Cat Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 It isn't a slump. The team's been playing poor for almost the entire season.For whatever reason though, we've been winning games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CupisAll Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 It isn't a slump. The team's been playing poor for almost the entire season.For whatever reason though, we've been winning games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashian Kassian Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Maybe you didn't realize the Sedins were in a bigger slump than Raymond going into last nights game. You could actually say Raymond was being punished getting put with the Sedins. Just getting tired of Raymond bashing in every freakin' thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madeincanada Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 exactly. last year was a fluke. the bottom line that this team really isn't that good. I would trade our team straight up for nashvile's this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ms.canucksfan Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Exactly. Even the sedins have been off for a while now. We just happened to get by because of the depth scoring we had (i.e. Coho, Higgy, Booth, etc.) and now that they're cooling off as well, its not going so great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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