mikeyman109 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 CanucksSayEh, on 12 March 2013 - 10:12 PM, said: When the playoffs come around, nobody is scared of getting in a fight, but every night, they get their mom to check under the bed for Raffi Torres. Torres was an on the edge player but he had player looking around when he was on the ice. Maybe we don't need him to injure other players but the physical side of the game needs an uptick here in Vancouver, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48MPHSlapShot Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 I imagine as more of our young players start to crack the lineup and we start to become competitive again we'll see GMJB start to inject some grit into the lineup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Positive Canuck Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 I've been waiting since Sedin got speed bagged 7 years ago for this team to man up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Take a look at the hits from our defensemen. We have many of the top 50 in hits among defensemen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB5 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 When the "leaders" of this team finally retire then maybe the culture of the team can change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Kneel Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Here is a list of topUFA's we should target bigger tougher guys with some scoring upside Kane Mark Stone, Neal VRDyke http://www.spotrac.com/nhl/free-agents/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackBeard Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Id rather see some scoring, weve been having that mentality since then, look where we're at now. Im not saying that physicality is not important, but scoring should be the main priority for now. And look we just got shutdown 3 straight games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil_314 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Del Zotto is tied for 13th in hits at 3/ game. Gudbranson has 2.4/ game. Eddie has 2.3. Virtanen has a respectable 1.8 (almost 2 per), and Archie has 3/ game to lead the team's forwards. Thing is, unless Horvat channels his inner Mike Richards and Brock Boeser becomes Corey Perry the leaders won't necessarily be the most voluminous hitters up front. Gadjovich making it would probably be huge but even then, most of the forwards won't be too intent in being human wrecking balls (Twins, Pettersson, Baertschi, Sutter, Granlund, Eriksson... none of them are overly disruptive). Even so, with the likes of Leipsic and Motte at least they have the speed and agitation factor to at least threaten to make hits in disrupting plays so that should make the team tougher to play against at the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 It’s not the early 2000s anymore... Torres was pushed out of the league due to numerous suspensions. We need Tryamkin back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanaholic Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 54 minutes ago, Positive Canuck said: I've been waiting since Sedin got speed bagged 7 years ago for this team to man up EVANDER KANE will NEVER be a CANUCK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khay Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 1 hour ago, mikeyman109 said: CanucksSayEh, on 12 March 2013 - 10:12 PM, said: When the playoffs come around, nobody is scared of getting in a fight, but every night, they get their mom to check under the bed for Raffi Torres. Torres was an on the edge player but he had player looking around when he was on the ice. Maybe we don't need him to injure other players but the physical side of the game needs an uptick here in Vancouver, Bertuzzi was a special player. To be honest, if we had an owner like Francesco during WCE era, we have a cup. We were a goalie away from going deep. With how skilled and physical that team was, I think we would have gotten a cup if we make it past the Flames in 04. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
189lb enforcers? Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Johnny Canuck has become a Lumbersexual-hipster. All is lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackBeard Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 1 hour ago, 189lb enforcers? said: Johnny Canuck has become a Lumbersexual-hipster. All is lost. Dam, even I feel ashamed to grow a beard, im not manly enough to sport those signs of being "dependable" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodycanuckleheads Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 3 hours ago, -AJ- said: Take a look at the hits from our defensemen. We have many of the top 50 in hits among defensemen. What does more damage to your car, one light tap from a Smart Fortwo, or a semi-truck hitting you head-on at high-speed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammertime Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 With a future core of Bo, Boeser, Elias, Virtanen, Gaudette, Lind, Gadjovich. I think physically the Canucks will be far more physically competitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucksnihilist Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 3 hours ago, Positive Canuck said: I've been waiting since Sedin got speed bagged 7 years ago for this team to man up That is on Sedin. You have to stick up for yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6string Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 I have no respect for the Torres type players of the league over the years. I remember how from game 3 in the 2011 SCF he quietly disappeared, the Bruins made sure of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nave Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Thanks for posting one of my favourite hits of all time. Virtanen has been ramping up his physicality lately. I think he'll be a wrecking ball in 2 years. Gadjovich is on the way. Kane could be signed by us. If we draft Tkachuk we could have 3 or 4 guys who are power forwards with speed, which are rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyCuddles Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Canucks are 18th in the league in total hits, Vegas is 23rd. Nashville is 21st. Tampa is 20th. I enjoy physicality as much as the next guy, but I think we should prioritize getting fellers that can play the sport better than other team's players. Edit: Oilers and Montreal are 1 and 2 in the league in hits just for reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownUndaCanuck Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 I think having Boeser and Pettersson to take control of most of the scoring will leave Horvat as the 2C to be more of a Kesler-like, physical two-way center rather than the scoring role he's expected to fill right now. Want more physicality from our top guys, in particular Horvat and Virtanen as we move forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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