danny411 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 hi hate to tell you this but our lack of success in the playoffs can be attributed to the philosphy of the canucks over 3 years ago gillis decided to go for speed and skill-ie shirokov, demitra, raymond, burrows etc. the rest of the nhl has gone bigger and bigger ------- in the playoffs we got bullied by chicago. they charged are net at will last year we got bullied by boston this year its LA -------------------- right now, we look like boys playing against men. we are losing all the key battles on the boards and in front of the net ? ----------------------------- what roles do our big players play ? rome, alberts are big but useless players bitz=too slow and useless unless their is a fight ----------------------------- particularly concerning is our wingers line 1 burrows, sedin booth, raymond hansen higgins all those players are small and non aggressive. yes i know burrows is aggressive but he is small. Thus, our lack of success can be attributed to gillis philosophy of choosing small skilled wingers and choosing big guys who dont play key roles sorry if this issue has been hashed out soo many times , but its the truth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucklehead44 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Gillis has tried to address this: - Bitz - Weise - Kassian - Volpatti (already on the team but made opening night roster) - Booth - Jensen - Grenier - Labate - Blomstrand Booth and Kassian are two big guys who can hit and play top 6 roles (Kassian more for the future obviously). In the last draft Gillis focused on size. If we did trade Luongo I can see him going to Tampa for Malone which would be a big boost for our top 6 in the size department. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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danny411 Posted April 19, 2012 Author Share Posted April 19, 2012 yes it pretty good i put alot of thought into it and try to come up with a logical explanation of our lack of playoff succes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kesler the Beast Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Booth and Higgins small and not aggressive? do you even watch the games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucks_Fan07 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 At least we are winning 3-1 so w.e Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etsen3 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Sorry, but I quit taking you seriously when you called Booth, Higgins, and Hansen small and non aggressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanucksSayEh Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 lots of lost battles tonight and nobody taking advantage of having players lined up. No hitting, no urgency, but at least we won. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 derp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amish Rake Fighter Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 this guy was complaining all throughout the GDT, saying that LA was about to score and then score again and then the Canucks were going to get the next 3 penalties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katobaron Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 If this is small and non aggressive I'd hate to know what your household is like... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NNNComplex Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 OP & everyone else complaining = boys Canucks = men Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Canuckfan1970 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Gotta admit the Kings do look like the much bigger team overall. I think Gillis is great, but almost all the "tough guys" he brought in have to be wearing their skates to hit the six foot mark. The only big guy is Kassian and he needs a few years of grooming yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Fatigue Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 i'll just assume by reading this that the op is 6'7" 290lbs, mma fighter and part time bar brawler. it's no wonder they think Booth, Higgins, and Hansen are all small and non aggressive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luongo's Soul Patch Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Canucks have 2 players under 6'0". Kings have 6 players under 6'0". Canucks have 9 players under 200 lbs. Kings have 11 players under 200 lbs. Size is not an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCammer Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 yes it pretty good i put alot of thought into it and try to come up with a logical explanation of our lack of playoff succes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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