Squamfan Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 5 minutes ago, -Vintage Canuck- said: "I liked our effort. Every line played well and Bachman was good. It would have been nice to get one that hit the post past them." - Desjardins but what he real wanted to say, Megna was our best forward, he was real good with real good effort, and i love megna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebreh Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Just now, BananaMash said: Desjardins is easily more unlikable than Torts' dumb*** ever was. Torts actually had passion lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beary Sweet Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Great effort tonight by the boys. They deserved better. Bo, Baer and Granny line was buzzing all night long and always created chances each and every shift out on the ice. Very unfortunate they weren't able to pot one especially Granny. Had 7 shots and some were some very close calls. Oilers were lucky to be in it for some parts of the game. Tram and Hutty pairing looked quite good out there and kept the Oilers forwards in check. They were positionally sound and knew where they had to be. The Cram, Sutter and Megna/Boucher line was okay but they were pinned along the boards and couldn't create enough chances. The LaBate, Shore, Megna/Boucher line were forechecking well but they're more of an energy line. Meh, Shore does better with Sutter as they can attack together and create decent chances like his 1st game vs Boston. Sbisa and Tanev were solid pairing. Just unfortunate they weren't able to clear the puck during coilers PP. Edler and Stecher pairing made a couple solid defensive plays that kept the boys in it. Bachman was spectacular and kept it close. Hope we bounce back next game. All about the kids. GCG! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaudette Celly Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Nurse -- Oilers finally take a defenceman high in the first round. And pass on Horvat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck2288 Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 2 minutes ago, Trebreh said: It's like Willie D is daring JB to fire his ass. Problem is Trevor has basically said he will be fired in the offseason so he knows he can screw with JB until then now he can relax and just be his incompetent self Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdeath Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Just now, McDavyCrockett said: We'll win a series against the Ducks No you won't. The last Canadian team to beat a team out of California was the 2011 Canucks who were statistically one of the best teams in the NHL of the decade. Even the 2012 presidents trophy winning Canucks got dominated. All the match ups in the world go out the window when there's two entirely different rule-sets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottish⑦Canuck Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 2 minutes ago, BananaMash said: Desjardins is easily more unlikable than Torts' dumb*** ever was. Blasphemy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruilin96 Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 13 minutes ago, canuck2288 said: We could have salvaged a season if we had pulled the trigger on Willie around the time Boston made their coaching change instead we stuck with twitchy and headed to the cellar So now we tank .... again We won't be able to salvage the season by simply letting go of the coach because we really don't have the roster to compete for the playoffs. The Sedins really took a step back this year and that is 2 top-line offensive player dropping into second/third-liner in terms of production and we don't really have anybody else that can fill that void yet. The way I see this season was mangement overestimated the Sedins production (myself as well, you can look at my prediction before the season starts), by believing that they are still first liner, but reality is as good as they have been over the years, age has finally caught up to them and them not scoring at a first-line pace was what really hurted us. If the Sedins could score at a 60-70 pt range, and with young guys like Horvat, Baertchi and Granlund stepping up their game, the Canucks would still be competing for the final playoff spots. It's time to reconstruct this team and it starts from drafting a new No.1 line center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-SN- Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 1 minute ago, Scottish⑦Canuck said: Blasphemy! I dunno, Torts has the whole dog rescue thing going. Willie just has Megna rescue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 1 minute ago, drdeath said: No you won't. The last Canadian team to beat a team out of California was the 2011 Canucks who were statistically one of the best teams in the NHL of the decade. Even the 2012 presidents trophy winning Canucks got dominated. All the match ups in the world go out the window when there's two entirely different rule-sets. You have to go back to the Habs dynasties of 4 decades ago to find a team that lead the NHL in scoring and gave up the fewest goals in the NHL in the same season. Best powerplay and penalty killing in the NHL. Someone stated that that team was the Sedins and Luongo. Nothing could be further from the truth. That was an elite team top to bottom - one of the best built and best coached teams in the history of the game. A Hamhuis hip check and a couple other bad breaks, in addition to some slanted zebra politics - away from a SC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frail Granny Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 6 minutes ago, Hutton Wink said: Nurse -- Oilers finally take a defenceman high in the first round. And pass on Horvat. ...and by doing so, they go on to draft McJesus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-d Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 4 minutes ago, Trebreh said: It's like Willie D is daring JB to fire his ass. Willie saw how Torts, Gully and Sully are doing, and he wants to keep the streak going. Maybe the Avs or the Yotes pick him up next season and win the President's Trophy. If that trend keeps up we'll have no problem finding the next coaching candidates... will only keep them for 1 year though, since they'll all ask to be fired eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck2288 Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 5 minutes ago, ruilin96 said: We won't be able to salvage the season by simply letting go of the coach because we really don't have the roster to compete for the playoffs. The Sedins really took a step back this year and that is 2 top-line offensive player dropping into second/third-liner in terms of production and we don't really have anybody else that can fill that void yet. The way I see this season was mangement overestimated the Sedins production (myself as well, you can look at my prediction before the season starts), by believing that they are still first liner, but reality is as good as they have been over the years, age has finally caught up to them and them not scoring at a first-line pace was what really hurted us. If the Sedins could score at a 60-70 pt range, and with young guys like Horvat, Baertchi and Granlund stepping up their game, the Canucks would still be competing for the final playoff spots. It's time to reconstruct this team and it starts from drafting a new No.1 line center. Sometimes a change is all a team needs. Look at the Islanders. Specially when Willie is going to be dumped the second the season ends anyway. Anything would have better than him i understand we won't be world beaters with this roster but we are also not as bad as we have showed under Willie. His lack of special team's effectiveness is unforgivable and his lineup and line choices are simply ridiculous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singing chef Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 I get really pissed off when "superstars" receive preferential treatment from officials. With 6.24 remaining in 3rd. period, McDavid skates in at 500 mph trying to control the puck, falls down and takes out 2 Canucks players. I rewound that play 6 times and at no point was he touched by a Canuck before he fell. However, penalty on Canucks because the player is McDavid. BUT......what REALLY pisses me off is that coach Desjardins was NOT up on top of the bench screaming bloody murder at the officials. He just stood behind the bench chewing his gum. Where is the motivation for his payers ? Sad, sad......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDavyCrockett Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 7 minutes ago, drdeath said: No you won't. The last Canadian team to beat a team out of California was the 2011 Canucks who were statistically one of the best teams in the NHL of the decade. Even the 2012 presidents trophy winning Canucks got dominated. All the match ups in the world go out the window when there's two entirely different rule-sets. Assuming your conspiratorial thinking has credence...the Oilers beat both the Ducks and Sharks in 06- at a time where we didn't one of the faces of the NHL on our roster (as much as I loved Pronger, he wasn't arguably the best player in the NHL at the time) or the newest, shiniest, best arena in the NHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaudette Celly Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 6 minutes ago, Frail Granny said: ...and by doing so, they go on to draft McJesus Yeah, and blew the Yakupov pick for the same reason! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck2288 Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 4 minutes ago, 1-d said: Willie saw how Torts, Gully and Sully are doing, and he wants to keep the streak going. Maybe the Avs or the Yotes pick him up next season and win the President's Trophy. If that trend keeps up we'll have no problem finding the next coaching candidates... will only keep them for 1 year though, since they'll all ask to be fired eventually. Funny at BEST he will get an assistant coach gig. He won't be coaching in the NHL again. No GM in the NHL going to let that clown run their team most likely he will become Megna's agent trying to find him work in Europe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmonberries Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 5 minutes ago, canuck2288 said: i understand we won't be world beaters with this roster but we are also not as bad as we have showed under Willie. His lack of special team's effectiveness is unforgivable and his lineup and line choices are simply ridiculous No we aren't as bad as Willie makes us look. we're much much worse than that. we have no right to compete the way we did tonight and the way we do most nights with a roster full of AHLers and two spent 36 year old stars. We are the worst team in the NHL on paper. Willie's defensive system has created a land of delusion here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BananaMash Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 14 minutes ago, StealthNuck said: I dunno, Torts has the whole dog rescue thing going. Willie just has Megna rescue. Torts cared about dogs more than the team. Willie cares about his doghouse more than the team. Key difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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