slickjim23 Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 7 minutes ago, Canucks Prophet said: What side does Matthews play? I could see Willie starting him with the Sedins, see if they click. That's how talented and mature this kid is. He's a natural center and I would be very disappointed if the team tried to convert him to a winger.. He's good enough to carry a line by himself and would ideally be our 2C, and then take over from the Sedins in 2-3 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainism Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Management and the veterans definitely need a wakeup call. However, this is important experience for the young guns; we need them to start hating to lose and hate their opponent to the single point of them wanting to win the game so bad. Why do you think Doughty and the Kings hate the Canucks so much? Quote “The Canucks are definitely a 10,” Doughty told the site. “We hate every single guy on that team. But, that’s always what’s fun about hockey. When you hate a team so much you want to win so bad.” http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/drew-doughty-los-angeles-kings-anze-kopitar-vancouver-canucks/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 14 minutes ago, DownUndaCanuck said: We've lost Kesler and Bieksa, replace them with a relatively soft and short Bartkowski and Prust. You'd think Prust and Dorsett are enough up front, with a pretty mean Sbisa on the back-end, but they're not. ? "Short" Bartkowski is as big as Bieksa (they are both 6'1"), is far more mobile, moves the puck better, and is an overall upgrade, regardless of your perception that he's 'soft'. Where do you get the idea that Kesler was replaced by Prust? Nonsense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slickjim23 Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 13 minutes ago, DownUndaCanuck said: We've lost Kesler and Bieksa, replace them with a relatively soft and short Bartkowski and Prust. You'd think Prust and Dorsett are enough up front, with a pretty mean Sbisa on the back-end, but they're not. lol Prust isn't soft. Come on. Did you mean Sutter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucks Prophet Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 1 minute ago, slickjim23 said: He's a natural center and I would be very disappointed if the team tried to convert him to a winger.. He's good enough to carry a line by himself and would ideally be our 2C, and then take over from the Sedins in 2-3 years. Oh really? My mistake, I assumed he played wing for some reason. If Canucks do land that pick by some miracle, our center depth will be ridiculous. Henrik, Mathews, Sutter, Horvat. McCann or Sutter can play wing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanucksSayEh Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Kesler trolled all the youngsters on Calgary during the playoffs. They wail on us in 6. Kes in game 1 goes out and puts down Gaudreau, lets him know he's his punk for the next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lock Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Wait, this conversation went from WD to people wanting Matthews? So do you guys want a good coach or not? I'm so confused! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuckster1970 Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 10 minutes ago, Canucks Prophet said: Well, I don't miss those qualities haha... But this team is really missing a player who is physical but also talented. Lucic could be an option this summer, as long he doesn't demand a crippling contract. Hometwon discount, I think! Unfortunately; with those bad characteristics, he is not wanted on any team, it was clear that even Team USA players had enough of him by the end of the Olympics. But I get your point, we need another Sandpaper guy with skill, hard to come by thou. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeslerBEAST Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 honestly don't see the point of having cracknell over other guys who don't have a team. Could easily bring in a guy with the same skill set but hits hard and can occasionally drop the gloves. Seems alright if we need a soft hitting checker but we got a bunch of those guys already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Was this after Bo gave Kesler the puck on the second goal? He might have been chirping him about it. I wouldn't doubt that Kesler called for that puck, I can't see Bo making that play otherwise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmonberries Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 7 minutes ago, Tortorella's Rant said: So yeah, basically he was then.. Sounds like it's not too serious though. Might be back in tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slickjim23 Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Just now, Canucks Prophet said: Oh really? My mistake, I assumed he played wing for some reason. If Canucks do land that pick by some miracle, our center depth will be ridiculous. Henrik, Mathews, Sutter, Horvat. McCann or Sutter can play wing. No worries. It's hard to get a view of him since he plays in a pretty obscure league. And I agree, the center depth would be very nice, especially in the West. Matthews would absolutely transform this team's present AND future and be the player we've really needed for such a long time. True franchise talent... A lot of scouts have him ranked over Eichel. He brings a very unique style of play... Toughness along with elite two way ability and very high offensive IQ. I could see him being a more physical, mean John Toews... Or even better... Sky is the limit with this kid. Absolutely unbelievable tools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebreh Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 I just heard from 1040 that Weber helped Maroon get to the bench after he got cut.... at the same time his teammate McCann was getting rag dolled by Getzlaf..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 4 minutes ago, CanucksSayEh said: Kesler trolled all the youngsters on Calgary during the playoffs. They wail on us in 6. Kes in game 1 goes out and puts down Gaudreau, lets him know he's his punk for the next week. Meh - Gaudreau scored a couple goals in that series - 1 more than Kesler actually - I'm not sure the little guy was the Divemaster's punk at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownUndaCanuck Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 3 minutes ago, oldnews said: ? "Short" Bartkowski is as big as Bieksa (they are both 6'1"), is far more mobile, moves the puck better, and is an overall upgrade, regardless of your perception that he's 'soft'. Where do you get the idea that Kesler was replaced by Prust? Nonsense. Bartkowski plays small. He doesn't get into scrums, never fights and rarely throws big hits - good on him for his hit tonight against Anaheim, that's the first I can remember in a while. You can't deny Kevin is far more physical and certainly sticks up for his team mates more. In terms of skating, of course Bartkowski is better and he's a better passer with far less mistakes, but in terms of physicality, he's VERY soft in comparison. Edler - Getting old, hasn't thrown a big hit all season long to my recollection. Tanev - Hasn't thrown a big hit his entire career. Definately not physical. Hamhuis - Getting old, it's been a couple seasons since he delivered a good hip check. Useless at clearing the crease. Hutton - Thin boy, hasn't hit yet and can't clear the crease. Weber - Don't even get me started. Bartkowski - Doesn't hit either Sbisa - Strong physically along the boards, throws big hits, can clear the crease That's 1 physical defenceman out of 7. Pretty much a joke. And I never said Prust directly replaced Kesler, but the reason JB got him was to replace grit lost, in part from Kesler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 2 minutes ago, Trebreh said: I just heard from 1040 that Weber helped Maroon get to the bench after he got cut.... at the same time his teammate McCann was getting rag dolled by Getzlaf..... Here's a link if you want to see it https://pbs.twimg.com/tweet_video/CVHgn62VAAA8t_8.mp4 Edit: Not sure if I can embed that or not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANUCK-EXPRESS Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 18 minutes ago, viking mama said: Lucic may be a big power forward, but he plays - too stupid. No thanks. That may be true but he could still help this team. Specially on the PP. Other than Burrows, no one has the balls to stand in front of the net. I think he'd be perfect on that regard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucks Prophet Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 3 minutes ago, Trebreh said: I just heard from 1040 that Weber helped Maroon get to the bench after he got cut.... at the same time his teammate McCann was getting rag dolled by Getzlaf..... I don't know how I feel about this information. On one hand, that's a classy move. On the other, just go away Weber.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philtbc829 Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 So is this loss worse than losing to the leafs????? ....going to drown my sorrows...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANUCK-EXPRESS Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Canucks fired Torts two years ago and after a season and a quarter of a season you want Desjardins fired? Is coaching really the issue on this team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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