gameburn Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 1 minute ago, Alflives said: It's almost like the players prove their toughness by blocking shots. It's part of the hockey culture I think. Defending against passing is so effective now that the offenses are struggling to keep up the continuity on attack. That's effective for sure, but the shot blocking is overrated in my opinion. We even keep statistics on it now. I think if players covered passing lanes and players, rather than retreating into a turtle we might not be that bad off. It would also help keep the feet moving. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gameburn Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 (edited) 3 minutes ago, dpn1 said: Didn't they say they were doing some work on Tanev's equipment this year? I wonder if it is helping Chris with blocking shots? That's good to hear. The guy gets a lot of shots off the ankles and lower leg. (And face occasionally, lol -- I love Bieksa's interview with him on this.) Edited December 3, 2019 by gameburn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 6 minutes ago, gameburn said: Defending against passing is so effective now that the offenses are struggling to keep up the continuity on attack. That's effective for sure, but the shot blocking is overrated in my opinion. We even keep statistics on it now. I think if players covered passing lanes and players, rather than retreating into a turtle we might not be that bad off. It would also help keep the feet moving. I think if we're blocking a lot of shots, then we're playing too much in our own end. Let's play in the other team's end. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squamfan Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 2 minutes ago, Squamfan said: Non contact jersey. Hmmmm. That leads to even more speculation. Concussion? Sprained knee? (his good one) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe-max Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 Maybe he has become allergic to contact-equipment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanukfanatic Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 4 hours ago, Alflives said: OJ is going to be a really good top four D man, when he is fully matured both physically and emotionally. He is only 21. I expect him in our lineup before this season ends, and really growing as an NHL player. Yeah but you also said you think OJ will be better than Dahlin??!! (see sig below) (mildly sorry Alf) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 Just now, Kanukfanatic said: Yeah but you also said you think OJ will be better than Dahlin??!! (see sig below) (mildly sorry Alf) Quinn Hughes is better than Dahlia. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podzilla Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 7 hours ago, higgyfan said: I've always questioned his training. Of course it's a viscous cycle, what with all the injuries tempering his training in the off season. When he's healthy, he plays well and usually puts up a solid play off performance. Still hopeful that he will come through all this, but I have to admit that my enthusiasm is starting to wane. I remember hearing a few times before he was drafted he didn’t take his training as serious as others and didn’t like the gym. Maybe there’s truth to that will all his injuries. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sbriggs Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 10 hours ago, Alflives said: Considering we haven't heard what actually happened, do you think we will? I do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Squamfan Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 1 minute ago, -Vintage Canuck- said: some news 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Squamfan Posted December 4, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 4, 2019 his new pre game warm up? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nave Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 (edited) It's frustrating how injuries have marred his development, but I can't believe people saying he may never play a game in the NHL. Can't wait to see him prove them wrong. Edited December 4, 2019 by NaveJoseph 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasCanuck Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 32 minutes ago, NaveJoseph said: It's frustrating how injuries have marred his development, but I can't believe people saying he may never play a game in the NHL. Can't wait to see him prove them wrong. Yup, don't blame them for being cautious. Better to make sure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 34 minutes ago, NaveJoseph said: It's frustrating how injuries have marred his development, but I can't believe people saying he may never play a game in the NHL. Can't wait to see him prove them wrong. Considering OJ had a sore hip, why all the secrecy behind the injury? What's the potential disaster JB was avoiding by not letting any information out? This makes no sense at all. If it's just a sore hip, we would have known from the start. This is way more than just a sore hip. Could this be some sort of hip disease? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bure_Pavel Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 Was that so hard.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yung1 Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 23 minutes ago, Alflives said: Considering OJ had a sore hip, why all the secrecy behind the injury? What's the potential disaster JB was avoiding by not letting any information out? This makes no sense at all. If it's just a sore hip, we would have known from the start. This is way more than just a sore hip. Could this be some sort of hip disease? 1 minute ago, Bure_Pavel said: Was that so hard.... The Canucks seem to have a policy in place that in general they release as little info about injuries as possible. Probably wise in a market whose media runs away with every little piece of info they can get and quickly turns thing into a $%&* storm. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NewbieCanuckFan Posted December 4, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 4, 2019 On 11/30/2019 at 6:12 PM, canuck2288 said: I hope he can overcome and become an nhler but some of his injuries have been very bad just hope he is not another Salo Salo was legit NHL top 4 D though. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bure_Pavel Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 32 minutes ago, Yung1 said: The Canucks seem to have a policy in place that in general they release as little info about injuries as possible. Probably wise in a market whose media runs away with every little piece of info they can get and quickly turns thing into a $%&* storm. A little transparency with the fans would be nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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