CANUCK-EXPRESS Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 1 minute ago, Honky Cat said: With the players we have here..its not going to make the slightest bit of difference..IMO...Its a transition year..Get used to it.. I swear they don't get the transition part. Even if the rookies weren't even here this team isn't close to being a contender. People should really start having lower expectations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebreh Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Just now, Edlerberry said: so you mean buy plug get 2nd plug free nvm just send them all to Big brother or Candian diabetes lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SergioMomesso Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Time to go bury a hat trick at beer league tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRussianRocket. Posted November 19, 2015 Author Share Posted November 19, 2015 1 minute ago, BananaMash said: You can't really blame Dorsett for that. That's on our main man Willy D. 3rd period strategy: Deploy Dorsett every chance possible. Higgins too even though he's a ghost. Bench all the youngsters, they must learn from their mistakes. Hutton playing the best? Lowest icetime amongst dmen. aaannnddd go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ihatetomatoes Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 6 minutes ago, CRAZY_4_NAZZY said: Blake Price @BlakePriceTSN 3m3 minutes ago Grenier and Baertschi have the 2nd and 3rd most shots on the Canucks tonight and have had 1 and 3 shifts respectively in the 3rd. Dan Murphy @sportsnetmurph 3m3 minutes ago How many times did the #Canucks win a draw only to lose the draw? Missed opportunities killed em in the first. Jason Botchford @botchford 18m18 minutes ago sedins not even looking at tanev, what exactly is the point here (on the powerplay) No one is getting it done. Coaching staff and players need a wake up call...scratch that...having a 1-4-2 in 7 games road stretch should be one. But of course it's a process and we "were good" sometimes. BS Down by a goal and bench Baertschi?! He had one of his best games of the year and you bench him when you need a goal? WD decisions on playing time is sooo frustrating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownUndaCanuck Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Our problems are 100% defence right now. Sure, we need Sutter and Prust back to give our kids that veteran help, but our forwards aren't the biggest issue. JB needs to trade for a defenceman, Hamonic is asking for it and we have the pieces, we need a shakeup and we need depth on the blueline. The Sedins were fantastic tonight, buzzing all night long and Hansen had another strong game. Nobody can blame them for the loss. I'd like to see a mixup on the powerplay though because Henrik controlling on the half-boards is far too easy to defend when we only attack from one side of the ice. We need to follow other team's powerplays and have a couple of quaterbacks so we can throw it around the ice nicely and keep defences guessing. Attacking from the right half boards every single time is far too predictable. Horvat, Virtanen and Burrows looked great tonight. Burrows is so under-appreciated on this team of rookies and when he's back in the lineup we see how good he is, mopping up a bunch of the rookies' mistakes. Virtanen coughed up a monster mistake from behind our net straight to a Jet in the crease that was saved but had a couple of good offensive rushes and missed on a grade-A scoring chance so I'd say tonight was his best game in a while, but I'd rank his offensive chances:mistakes ratio at an even. Horvat was the same - he was really skating well and battling hard in the offensive zone, had a couple of chances but like all the kids, he blows it on that 3rd goal by skating away from his defensive assignment and he made a couple of mistakes. Both Virtanen and Horvat showed good and bad tonight, but I'd say they evened out over the course of the game. We really need to stop these mistakes, but it's not just the kids. I thought Baertschi got better as the game goes on, he looks good playing with grinders because it really lets him dictate the play and he was skating and passing amazingly. Fantastic 3rd line winger for us. Dorsett played really hearty game and it just shows how badly we need Prust in this lineup, especially against a big and strong team like Winnipeg. Cracknell had another strong game, he was one of our best players early on and made far more good offensive chances and defensive plays than mistakes. Grenier looked good at times, great opportunity to get us the lead but was benched later on. McCann had a pretty good start to the game with some nice defensive plays and chances but made more and more mistakes as the game wore on. I'd say he finished off the game with more good than bad though. The defence is where we're a complete and utter mess. Sbisa was our best defenceman to start the game, he wasn't making mistakes, played hard and physical obviously but was winning puck battles all night long. Then he likely gets concussed. Credit to Winnipeg for standing up for their kid, they bullied us after the Ehlers hit and responded the right way. Canucks should take note. Edler and Tanev were alright, obviously not their best game but I think they've improved slightly defensive over the last few. Hutton was fantastic tonight again, less mistakes than he usually makes and had a couple of good chances, drew a couple of penalties with his skating. He really needs a shutdown partner though, because when he's out on the ice with a smaller guy like Bartkowski or Weber, bad things happen. Bartkowski skated well and passed well, but it's obvious what this team is lacking on that game winning goal. He simply couldn't contain the Jets forward, Bartkowski is far too small and weak to play in front of our own net, and any time we've got him with the rookie out there they just cannot man-handle forwards out of our crease. Stafford gets an easy rebound and tap in. Meanwhile the Jets strong defence boxed out our forwards perfectly. THAT'S the sort of defence we need, not all these thin, small, weak defencemen all on the ice at the same time. Sbisa is the only physical guy we have and now he's injured for God-knows how long. Hamhuis is too old to play physically, even Edler got bounced off which hasn't happened before, and we know Hutton, Tanev and Bartkowski or Weber can't throw a hit or play physically to save their lives. Hamhuis' game has really regressed. He made a lot of good defensive plays but when he makes mistakes, it costs the team big-time. Terrible penalty to take late in the game and then that turnover sealed our fate. Miller looked good tonight and if anyone blames him for this they've got to be kidding. There's only so many shots he can smother without giving rebounds, and you've got to expect a defence to clear them. Ours just isn't strong enough to contain big forwards. TL;DR: We need a big, strong defenceman. Our forwards are fine, they'll get better when Sutter and Prust return, but this defence has no help coming. JB has to make a trade, and with Hamonic asking for it, this is a golden opportunity to fix this pathetic excuse for a defence. We're in a season-defining slide right now and JB has to do something about it because if he sits on his hands we're not going anywhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 "It's good that it's early on in the season. We have some things to fix and we'll keep battling as we head home" - Henrik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edlerberry Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Francesco Aquilini frequently checks page 3 of CDC PGT's for his general correspondence 4 minutes ago, DeNiro said: Dear Francesco Aquilini, Please please just end this fan bases agony and admit that this team is way past its best before date. Just admit that we're in a full rebuild and trade off the necessary pieces in order to make it happen. There's nothing worse than the false hope of thinking we can still be a playoff team. Just put us out of our misery! This fan base can handle a rebuild. What it can't handle is another 5 years of mediocrity. If you're worried about your wallet, well it's gonna take a hit regardless. Fans have had enough of selling this team as a playoff team only to have another mediocre product put on the ice. Do yourself a favor and save your money on player salaries and invest more in scouting. This is the first time as a fan that I've had no desire to watch this team any more. I can accept losing, I can accept being beaten by better teams, I can't accept lackluster efforts where the team doesn't even give themselves a chance to win. Last season the team was entertaining and at least worked hard. This season they look like they could care less. And as a fan I'm starting to feel the same way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabinessence Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 I was worried that our perfect OT record might have been put on the line, but all is good. I think Hamhuis played real good. We need to get a goal there and play better. I think Sbisa played real good. WE were right there,you know. I think we played real good in the first. Virtanin is a real good player and he did some real good things. Would that get one an offer to be the coach? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
250Integra Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Canucks want to go 7-7-7 JACKPOT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANUCK-EXPRESS Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Just now, DownUndaCanuck said: Our problems are 100% defence right now. Sure, we need Sutter and Prust back to give our kids that veteran help, but our forwards aren't the biggest issue. JB needs to trade for a defenceman, Hamonic is asking for it and we have the pieces, we need a shakeup and we need depth on the blueline. The Sedins were fantastic tonight, buzzing all night long and Hansen had another strong game. Nobody can blame them for the loss. I'd like to see a mixup on the powerplay though because Henrik controlling on the half-boards is far too easy to defend when we only attack from one side of the ice. We need to follow other team's powerplays and have a couple of quaterbacks so we can throw it around the ice nicely and keep defences guessing. Attacking from the right half boards every single time is far too predictable. Horvat, Virtanen and Burrows looked great tonight. Burrows is so under-appreciated on this team of rookies and when he's back in the lineup we see how good he is, mopping up a bunch of the rookies' mistakes. Virtanen coughed up a monster mistake from behind our net straight to a Jet in the crease that was saved but had a couple of good offensive rushes and missed on a grade-A scoring chance so I'd say tonight was his best game in a while, but I'd rank his offensive chances:mistakes ratio at an even. Horvat was the same - he was really skating well and battling hard in the offensive zone, had a couple of chances but like all the kids, he blows it on that 3rd goal by skating away from his defensive assignment and he made a couple of mistakes. Both Virtanen and Horvat showed good and bad tonight, but I'd say they evened out over the course of the game. We really need to stop these mistakes, but it's not just the kids. I thought Baertschi got better as the game goes on, he looks good playing with grinders because it really lets him dictate the play and he was skating and passing amazingly. Fantastic 3rd line winger for us. Dorsett played really hearty game and it just shows how badly we need Prust in this lineup, especially against a big and strong team like Winnipeg. Cracknell had another strong game, he was one of our best players early on and made far more good offensive chances and defensive plays than mistakes. Grenier looked good at times, great opportunity to get us the lead but was benched later on. McCann had a pretty good start to the game with some nice defensive plays and chances but made more and more mistakes as the game wore on. I'd say he finished off the game with more good than bad though. The defence is where we're a complete and utter mess. Sbisa was our best defenceman to start the game, he wasn't making mistakes, played hard and physical obviously but was winning puck battles all night long. Then he likely gets concussed. Credit to Winnipeg for standing up for their kid, they bullied us after the Ehlers hit and responded the right way. Canucks should take note. Edler and Tanev were alright, obviously not their best game but I think they've improved slightly defensive over the last few. Hutton was fantastic tonight again, less mistakes than he usually makes and had a couple of good chances, drew a couple of penalties with his skating. He really needs a shutdown partner though, because when he's out on the ice with a smaller guy like Bartkowski or Weber, bad things happen. Bartkowski skated well and passed well, but it's obvious what this team is lacking on that game winning goal. He simply couldn't contain the Jets forward, Bartkowski is far too small and weak to play in front of our own net, and any time we've got him with the rookie out there they just cannot man-handle forwards out of our crease. Stafford gets an easy rebound and tap in. Meanwhile the Jets strong defence boxed out our forwards perfectly. THAT'S the sort of defence we need, not all these thin, small, weak defencemen all on the ice at the same time. Sbisa is the only physical guy we have and now he's injured for God-knows how long. Hamhuis is too old to play physically, even Edler got bounced off which hasn't happened before, and we know Hutton, Tanev and Bartkowski or Weber can't throw a hit or play physically to save their lives. Hamhuis' game has really regressed. He made a lot of good defensive plays but when he makes mistakes, it costs the team big-time. Terrible penalty to take late in the game and then that turnover sealed our fate. Miller looked good tonight and if anyone blames him for this they've got to be kidding. There's only so many shots he can smother without giving rebounds, and you've got to expect a defence to clear them. Ours just isn't strong enough to contain big forwards. TL;DR: We need a big, strong defenceman. Our forwards are fine, they'll get better when Sutter and Prust return, but this defence has no help coming. JB has to make a trade, and with Hamonic asking for it, this is a golden opportunity to fix this pathetic excuse for a defence. We're in a season-defining slide right now and JB has to do something about it because if he sits on his hands we're not going anywhere Bingo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatedkid666 Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 And we lose Sbisa again.... Probably the toughest road trip in a while Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edlerberry Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 2 minutes ago, Trebreh said: nvm just send them all to Big brother or Candian diabetes lol so u mean trade for domi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIBdaQUIB Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 11 minutes ago, shiznak said: The youngsters haven't been playing well lately, aside from McCann. But hey, let's play them more. 'cause the vets are really playing well. The veteran core is still getting the bulk of minutes but go ahead and blame it on the kids. Torts was right about the core...old, slow and disinterested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honky Cat Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 I dont even think its coming down to lack of effort....Just clearly not enough talent (and too much inexperience )to get the job done..Making lateral move trades and firing the coaching staff won't make any difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANUCK-EXPRESS Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Man Hamonic would look good in a Canuck jersey right about now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphaHoneyBadger Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Its official, we're terrible. Changes to follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Just now, AlphaHoneyBadger said: Its official, we're terrible. Changes to follow. This is almost AHLberta bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebreh Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 1 minute ago, hatedkid666 said: And we lose Sbisa again.... Probably the toughest road trip in a while serious?! ugh we already are a soft team with him and we just got even softer :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustRich Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 10 minutes ago, Nex is my ex said: Everyone start the hashtag and put it on ever facebook post+forum to do with the Canucks #FIREWILLIE Gtfo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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