wallstreetamigo Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 The reffing, obviously. People seem to think you can just "outwork" the refs. The Canucks know this isn't the case. If the refs don't want Canucks to win, the Canucks aren't going to fight it. Why should they? Booth did. Kesler did. The Canucks will play well when they get to actually play hockey. "Hack/slash/punch the Canucks with no repercussions" is not hockey. And no, a 5 on 3 after everyone is bleeding is not an opportunity to get back in it. It's just an attempt to even up penalties to make the reffing look less appalling. When the refs purposefully penalize a team out of the lead, the message is clear: comebacks will be halted with more phantom penalties and more freedom for the other team to injure you. If I were in the Canucks' position, I'd take the paycheck, keep my head down and go home. And this is the hockey we get to watch as a result. I don't expect them to fight and die for a game that's more corrupt than Vegas in the 30s. Expectations that they should do differently are simply rooted in ignorance, deliberate or otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockey Fever Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Like i was saying guys, this team had it's chance two years ago and between the refs, injuries, and intestinal fortitude, they failed. Now prepare to wait for the next incarnation or rebuild that is done to be able to compete for the holy grail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilduce39 Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 What does this thread have to do with Edmonton? Bashing Edmonton is a signature move by Flames fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucks.brad Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Kesler is a selke winner. He is an absolute force and can do EVERYTHING. Kesler can turn around any team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolwut? Posted March 17, 2013 Author Share Posted March 17, 2013 Kesler is a selke winner. He is an absolute force and can do EVERYTHING. Kesler can turn around any team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thad Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Well on the bright side if we keep crapping the bed, finding an entrance song will be easy.. Mr Jones - counting crows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowhereman Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Lol i didnt know that hockey teams all rely on one player for their wins.. you know how silly you sound when you say stuff like this? Or are you being sarcastic? Last time I checked hockey is a team sport.. having Kesler back will definitely help, but if you actually believe that he will turn this club into a contender singlehandedly overnight then you my friend are as clueless as could be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffraff Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Well on the bright side if we keep crapping the bed, finding an entrance song will be easy.. Mr Jones - counting crows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 This team isn't beating Minnesota right now, let alone Chicago or Anaheim. Major moves need to be made. Your move Gillis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolwut? Posted March 18, 2013 Author Share Posted March 18, 2013 No team in the NHL is capable of winning the cup, without there best player. Not Chicago, not Pittsburgh, not Boston. Boston is going out in the first round of 2011, without Chara, and the 2012 version of the Los Angeles wouldn't have even made the playoffs without Quick. Teams need all their best pieces, to be successful. Now, I'm not saying Kesler is our best player but, when he's at his best, his value is not that far off from Hank and Dan's, And sometimes, the addition of one player can be instrumental in a teams' success. Suddenly, Vancouver is no longer a one line team and players like Raymond, Higgins, and/or Booth are much more effective, when they have a 70+ point Selke winner on their line. Center is the second most important position on a hockey team (outside of the goaltender) and it is very difficult to move everyone up the depth chart and expect them to produce. With Kesler, suddenly, this team is not expecting a 5ft 8" rookie or a career minor-leaguer to check the opposing teams' best player and put up 30-35 goals. And, if you've ever played hockey, you'd know that the mental side of things is HUGE. Suddenly, there's a sense of consistency in the lines, guys are building chemistry, and if you get on a roll, you're not asking a bunch of Wolves call-ups to carry that through, game-to-game. This team has a major weakness and that is center depth. With Kesler's injury, that has been very much exposed. With that said, his return would be MASSIVE. One player CAN have that kind of effect. It's not like you're talking about adding a player like Kesler to Columbus and expecting them to just magically turn it around. This team is almost the exact same team (with the exception of Salo and Ehrhoff) that made it to game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals. The pieces are there. They just look uninterested, lethargic, and unmotivated, proving that it's not a question of ability but, rather, that spot between the ears. A fired up Kesler can add a spark to this team and, maybe, that's all we need to get things going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter.S-Kerouac Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Man the vintage jerseys looked terrible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWheeler Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 No team in the NHL is capable of winning the cup, without there best player. Not Chicago, not Pittsburgh, not Boston. Boston is going out in the first round of 2011, without Chara, and the 2012 version of the Los Angeles wouldn't have even made the playoffs without Quick. Teams need all their best pieces, to be successful. Now, I'm not saying Kesler is our best player but, when he's at his best, his value is not that far off from Hank and Dan's, And sometimes, the addition of one player can be instrumental in a teams' success. Suddenly, Vancouver is no longer a one line team and players like Raymond, Higgins, and/or Booth are much more effective, when they have a 70+ point Selke winner on their line. Center is the second most important position on a hockey team (outside of the goaltender) and it is very difficult to move everyone up the depth chart and expect them to produce. With Kesler, suddenly, this team is not expecting a 5ft 8" rookie or a career minor-leaguer to check the opposing teams' best player and put up 30-35 goals. And, if you've ever played hockey, you'd know that the mental side of things is HUGE. Suddenly, there's a sense of consistency in the lines, guys are building chemistry, and if you get on a roll, you're not asking a bunch of Wolves call-ups to carry that through, game-to-game. This team has a major weakness and that is center depth. With Kesler's injury, that has been very much exposed. With that said, his return would be MASSIVE. One player CAN have that kind of effect. It's not like you're talking about adding a player like Kesler to Columbus and expecting them to just magically turn it around. This team is almost the exact same team (with the exception of Salo and Ehrhoff) that made it to game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals. The pieces are there. They just look uninterested, lethargic, and unmotivated, proving that it's not a question of ability but, rather, that spot between the ears. A fired up Kesler can add a spark to this team and, maybe, that's all we need to get things going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisbanks Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 It's not like you're talking about adding a player like Kesler to Columbus and expecting them to just magically turn it around. This team is almost the exact same team (with the exception of Salo and Ehrhoff) that made it to game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals. The pieces are there. They just look uninterested, lethargic, and unmotivated, proving that it's not a question of ability but, rather, that spot between the ears. A fired up Kesler can add a spark to this team and, maybe, that's all we need to get things going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronning4center Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 PP sucks, Edler sucks (is afraid to shoot the puck on PP just passes it to the side), Garry on first unit pp please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowhereman Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 We had Kesler back already. And the team went 3-7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckleHorse Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Canucks powerplay is embarassingly brutal. I don't know what it's going to take to wake them up. Maybe they should put 4 d-men and Corry Schneider out on our next PP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckylager Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Make it better. Turn up the good.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck hero Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Can someone explain to me why firing AV would help? I honestly need someone to explain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunningWild Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Canucks Army just did their recap of the Wings game today: http://canucksarmy.com/2013/3/17/canucks-dumped-by-red-wings-hockey-gods-in-marquee-matchup Quite frankly, I'm shocked. This is 1 of maybe 5 games this season where Canucks outchanced their opponent. They only gave up 9 scoring chances, and 5 of them ended up in the net. Normally, 1 of every 6 of 7 scoring chances end up in net. So it's safe to say Lu had a rough night. What the heck is going on with this teams goaltenders this yr. They are both stinking it up, horrible EV SV%. I just don't get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballisticsports. Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Thought the Team played like the name on the Jerseys that night No one wanted to do the dirty work Bet the original Millionaires never foresaw the day when the players on a team make $71,679,000 Mil/per year Not a nice bounce back game from a whippin the last time, especially in your own barn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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