chickenman92 Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 We're a little more than 25% of the way through the NHL season and Vancouver sits in third place in the Pacific with an 8-8-6 record, which is pretty much where a lot of people had them at the start of the year - battling for third, but not setting the world on fire. Currently they're on pace for 82 points and think most saw them in the 85 point range, give or take a few points, when the season began. The Sharks and Kings are four points up, with a game in hand The Coyotes are one point back, with two games in hand The Ducks are two points back The Flames are five points The Oilers are seven points back, with a game in hand So where do the Canucks finish? My guess, we see the Ducks, Sharks and Kings make the playoffs. The Kings and Sharks have been more consistent than the Canucks this year and I have to believe the Ducks will sort it out. The Coyotes, I see them battling hard all year long and finishing just ahead of Vancouver - they're a scrappier team. I'll say the Flames end up 3 points back of the Canucks - they just don't want to work on a consistent basis. And the Oilers bring up the rear. I'll say, Vancouver ends up in 11th place by seasons end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 10th, 11th....whatever. I said at the beginning of the season that they'd likely be a bubble team and IMO will finish just on the outside looking in when it comes to the playoffs. I haven't really seen anything that makes me change my mind to this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 I will guess 10th. San Jose will grab the 8th slot, just because of having 3 teams per division. Winnipeg will get 9th on the better record. We get 10th. I don't see the 'Yotes making it; they are also in a transition stage (for them, a full blown makeover). Not that I want us to be out of the playoffs, I just don't think we are as good as everyone in the Central Division (except for Colorado). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatedkid666 Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 I think we can make the playoffs but one of the cali teams would have to drop off which is unlikely as Ducks just found their game, Sharks are killing it and Kings are playing vintage LA hockey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice orca Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 We are starting to see the injury bug, any injury to the twins for a long term and you could see us easily 13-14. Even with Sutter out now we are struggling, and if an injury to Tanev happens our thin d-corp would be a shambles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 1 hour ago, chickenman92 said: We're a little more than 25% of the way through the NHL season and Vancouver sits in third place in the Pacific with an 8-8-6 record, which is pretty much where a lot of people had them at the start of the year - battling for third, but not setting the world on fire. Currently they're on pace for 82 points and think most saw them in the 85 point range, give or take a few points, when the season began. The Sharks and Kings are four points up, with a game in hand The Coyotes are one point back, with two games in hand The Ducks are two points back The Flames are five points The Oilers are seven points back, with a game in hand So where do the Canucks finish? My guess, we see the Ducks, Sharks and Kings make the playoffs. The Kings and Sharks have been more consistent than the Canucks this year and I have to believe the Ducks will sort it out. The Coyotes, I see them battling hard all year long and finishing just ahead of Vancouver - they're a scrappier team. I'll say the Flames end up 3 points back of the Canucks - they just don't want to work on a consistent basis. And the Oilers bring up the rear. I'll say, Vancouver ends up in 11th place by seasons end. See my Sig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xereau Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 I think this team misses the playoffs, somewhere around 22nd over all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoneypuckOverlord Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 11th in the west sorry, shaky goaltending right now, both goalies, extremely inconsistent play, we seem to be outshooting everybody, but... with the new playoff format, I don't see us in the top 3 in our division. If it was the old play off format I think we can sneak in, but not now... L.A SanJose and Anahiem will go ahead of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homersexual Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 9th in the west? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexandre Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 I predicted they wouldn't make the playoffs. However, I was caught by surprise by the inconsistent play of the vets. That I did not see coming. Some of the young players, like Hutton and Mccann have been more consistent and mistake free. I say 11th place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh1ftg34r Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 somewhere between 11th and 12th in the west. I would like us to NOT make the playoffs this year. Really do something with Vrbata at the trade deadline and continue to draft well. Benning has done a great job with Virtanen and Boeser so far as a draft choice. I would hope we get a really good position in the first round. Somewhere between 5-12 would be absolutely sick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 7 hours ago, chickenman92 said: We're a little more than 25% of the way through the NHL season and Vancouver sits in third place in the Pacific with an 8-8-6 record, which is pretty much where a lot of people had them at the start of the year - battling for third, but not setting the world on fire. Currently they're on pace for 82 points and think most saw them in the 85 point range, give or take a few points, when the season began. The Sharks and Kings are four points up, with a game in hand The Coyotes are one point back, with two games in hand The Ducks are two points back The Flames are five points The Oilers are seven points back, with a game in hand So where do the Canucks finish? My guess, we see the Ducks, Sharks and Kings make the playoffs. The Kings and Sharks have been more consistent than the Canucks this year and I have to believe the Ducks will sort it out. The Coyotes, I see them battling hard all year long and finishing just ahead of Vancouver - they're a scrappier team. I'll say the Flames end up 3 points back of the Canucks - they just don't want to work on a consistent basis. And the Oilers bring up the rear. I'll say, Vancouver ends up in 11th place by seasons end. Solid analysis and pretty close to my own view. However, there is one statistical factor that works in the Canucks favor -- the large number of games lost by one goal,. One goal wins (or losses) are largely a matter of luck -- a bounce here, a call there, playing a hot goalie, a random mistake, etc. This means the Canucks have had below average luck so far and I expect regression to the mean -- better luck down the road. So I think the Canucks will contend. But it is tough going as I agree that San Jose, LA, and Anaheim will all be tough and the Coyotes are surprisingly good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bingo Chili Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Top 3 draft pick. Canucks in desperate need of elite franchise centre after henrik (horvat can be 2nd line centre) and defenseman. getting top 3 would be one step closer to that. Matthews or Chychrun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Me_ Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 They usually finish where they start no? They're starting in Minnesota, they're probably going to finish in Minnesota... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice orca Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 6 minutes ago, JamesB said: Solid analysis and pretty close to my own view. However, there is one statistical factor that works in the Canucks favor -- the large number of games lost by one goal,. One goal wins (or losses) are largely a matter of luck -- a bounce here, a call there, playing a hot goalie, a random mistake, etc. This means the Canucks have had below average luck so far and I expect regression to the mean -- better luck down the road. So I think the Canucks will contend. But it is tough going as I agree that San Jose, LA, and Anaheim will all be tough and the Coyotes are surprisingly good. A lot of teams get better once they get their crap together after January even the dogs do to put a screw into the challenging teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoted Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 18 minutes ago, JamesB said: Solid analysis and pretty close to my own view. However, there is one statistical factor that works in the Canucks favor -- the large number of games lost by one goal,. One goal wins (or losses) are largely a matter of luck -- a bounce here, a call there, playing a hot goalie, a random mistake, etc. This means the Canucks have had below average luck so far and I expect regression to the mean -- better luck down the road. So I think the Canucks will contend. But it is tough going as I agree that San Jose, LA, and Anaheim will all be tough and the Coyotes are surprisingly good. It's not luck so there is no regression to the mean like with flipping a coin. One goal games are often more out of reach than they seem (two-goal games with a late goal as an example). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANUCK-EXPRESS Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 If we can get a top 5 draft pick, I'll be ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonMexico Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 1 hour ago, CANUCK-EXPRESS said: If we can get a top 5 draft pick, I'll be ok. Won't happen with the Sedins once again being top 20 in scoring. They are too good to allow the team to fall into the abyss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Googlie Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 3rd in Division. The rookies will get better, Sutter's (and Hutton's) return will make a huge difference, and surely Weber will get his shot through one of these times!! Second time around for WD too. After 50 games I'll wager we'll be singing the praises of Edler and Tanev again as one of the elite defense pairings/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 2 hours ago, sh1ftg34r said: somewhere between 11th and 12th in the west. I would like us to NOT make the playoffs this year. Really do something with Vrbata at the trade deadline and continue to draft well. Benning has done a great job with Virtanen and Boeser so far as a draft choice. I would hope we get a really good position in the first round. Somewhere between 5-12 would be absolutely sick. Me too. I mean, I'd love a Cinderella Run to happen more than anyone, but I just don't see it this year unfortunately. Especially if we keep getting hammered by injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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