Freeridebc Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 So what's going to stop everyone from running Boeser and Granny this year? Simple as that. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIC_CITY Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Are we really calling him Granny? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freeridebc Posted August 20, 2017 Author Share Posted August 20, 2017 1 minute ago, VIC_CITY said: Are we really calling him Granny? He's gonna be walking like granny if we are left with all but guddy to protect these guys lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIC_CITY Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 1 minute ago, Freeridebc said: He's gonna be walking like granny if we are left with all but guddy to protect these guys lol. Who did we have protecting him last year? It's 2017. The Dave Semenko days are long gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freeridebc Posted August 20, 2017 Author Share Posted August 20, 2017 4 minutes ago, VIC_CITY said: Who did we have protecting him last year? It's 2017. The Dave Semenko days are long gone. Show me a line up with less physical players than ours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cramarossa Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 I'm not concerned with grit so much as goal scoring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerrDrFunk Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 I like my grits with bacon and eggs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerrDrFunk Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 If Virtanen actually makes the team, he'll do. It's not the most ringing endorsement but Filip Forsberg probably remembers the night he dropped the gloves with the wrong dude, anyway. Let's see what Jake does against someone in his weight class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY_4_NAZZY Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Scoring goals on the powerplay after they take stupid penalties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanucks25 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Really? We're worried about protecting Granlund? Yikes. e/ Who the hell on the other team is actually going to bother taking a "run" at Granlund lol? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whale Tail Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 I enjoy the occasional hockey fight but I'd be much more happy just seeing team pushback and everyone standing up for each other. That comes down to attitude not size of the player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numb3r 16 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 45 minutes ago, kanucks25 said: Really? We're worried about protecting Granlund? Yikes. e/ Who the hell on the other team is actually going to bother taking a "run" at Granlund lol? Well he was our 2nd highest goal scorer last year playing only 69 games, also with a messed up wrist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanucks25 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 15 minutes ago, numb3r 16 said: Well he was our 2nd highest goal scorer last year playing only 69 games, also with a messed up wrist. Okay, but that doesn't change the fact that he's pretty much a nobody around the league. No coach is going to game-plan for him, no top checking line is going match up against him, no pest is going to try to agitate him to try to get him off his game and no goon is going to try to take a run at him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Goose Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 He's gotta point. No one likes being pushed around. Labate Guance Virtanen because Dorsett gets traded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffraff Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 They won't need to take runs at our guys they simply need to keep them to the outside in the ozone which is easy enough to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanSeanBean Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Granlund is feisty, he can stick up for himself if need be. We did loose some toughness in Tryamkin and more importantly Sbisa last year which sucks. Guddy should hopefully be healthy all year providing some pushback, leader ship (and hopefully better play) from the back end. Dors will looking to make up for lost time last year. We saw some young guys do what they need to do in Hutton and Horvat last year. Further more guys like Lebate, Pedan, Virtanen act could step up during injuries to help out if the team needs some extra push back. When Biega plays he leads the team in hits and he should probably see some time in the NHL or at least be leading the team in the AHL helping develop guys like the previous mentioned. I'm not to worried about grit, let's make sure we can score some goals and go from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewbieCanuckFan Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 I think Flo said it best WAY back when... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGuardian_ Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Then there is always the story of Sather not wanting to pay Semenko a huge pay increase AND then Gretzky went to see Mr. Sather for 15 minutes and Semenko got a massive (for the day) $250,000.00 contract. At the time Gretzky was the highest paid in the league at 1 million/year. Virtanen isn't a fighter and has shoulder problems, Guddy is coming off wrist surgery and Dorsett neck surgery. The Nucks are hoping game management plays a bigger role than last year, the team is starting to see a lot more PP's the worse they get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckylager Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 The team needs to grow some "collective balls". and a powerplay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollieo Del Fuego Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 1 hour ago, shayster007 said: Granlund is feisty, he can stick up for himself if need be. We did loose some toughness in Tryamkin and more importantly Sbisa last year which sucks. Guddy should hopefully be healthy all year providing some pushback, leader ship (and hopefully better play) from the back end. Dors will looking to make up for lost time last year. We saw some young guys do what they need to do in Hutton and Horvat last year. Further more guys like Lebate, Pedan, Virtanen act could step up during injuries to help out if the team needs some extra push back. When Biega plays he leads the team in hits and he should probably see some time in the NHL or at least be leading the team in the AHL helping develop guys like the previous mentioned. I'm not to worried about grit, let's make sure we can score some goals and go from there. Hutton and Horvat both had there first fights toward the end of the season and both did alright...Bo is an Ox and if he can stand up for his line once or twice a year...that would keep them safe enough. Boeser probably doesn't need much protection and we will have Dorsett back in full form (or he will get waived if he can't "go" anymore)...(sad but true) Gudbranson's wrist should be 100% by then....he is still a young horse. Jake will play at least half the season with us. Labate and Pedan will both earn injury call-ups. MacEwen may be ready before you know it..... ....the Sedin's are taking boxing lesson's... ....okay ....I made that last bit up.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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