Popular Post HerrDrFunk Posted October 31, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 31, 2019 (edited) 38 minutes ago, ruilin96 said: As of Oct. 30th, 2019, here is where the Canucks at in the league: Standing/Total Points: 7th OA, 17 PTS Points %: 7th OA, 0.708% (17 PTS out of possible 24 PTS) GF/P: 4th OA, 3.75 GA/P: 4th OA, 2.42 Powerplay %: 5th OA, 25.5% Penalty Kill %: 4th OA, 86.6% FO %: 2nd OA, 55.8% Very impressive stats. Although OA standing is at 7th in the league, but they are top 5 in each key category and I hope they keep it up! At least for the first 12 games, the team is winning games and they aren't flukey wins. Those are the kind of numbers where it’s not simply homerism to think this might be a taste of things to come over the next few years. Obviously, there’s a good chance those numbers will regress over the course of a full 82 games; but right now, they should be making you go: Edited October 31, 2019 by HerrDrFunk 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd. Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Wait so just like that we are top 5 in power play in the league? Crazy. Big thanks to Hughes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post VancouveriteinSanDiego2 Posted October 31, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 31, 2019 Great game and great seats! Can't believe how many shots man was PP on fire Will say Jeff Carter and Kopitar are big boys in person 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanIsleNuckFan Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 10 minutes ago, Odd. said: Wait so just like that we are top 5 in power play in the league? Crazy. Big thanks to Hughes Good thing they kept doing the same thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanleyCupOneDay Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 (edited) As someone who was thrilled with us getting Brandon Sutter at the time of his trade to us and saw how much of a difference he made when on the ice, to see him at a 40 point pace early hopefully pauses all the digs at him for most of his often injured Canuck career. Guy is a solid 3C that has a 200 foot game and some scoring/playmaking skills. He’s what we wanted Brendan Gaunce to turn into. With a pretty decent contract to boot. You may not have heard, but there’s this hockey player guy named Elias Petterson. He’s pretty good eh? This will change, but right now he’s on a 122 point pace season. Can we call him the new clutch? He can score as we saw today, but his true gift is playmaking, creating open ice with nifty moves and passing it back for a one timer shot. He’s great defensively too. He’s also part bulldozer, taking out Martinez not once, but twice. Angry Petey me like. 4 teams passed on him. Their loss, our gain! Lots of goals, man the Canucks can score. PP, PK, even strength, one timers, greasy goals, rebounds, on the rush, in transition, takeaways, perfect shots, bang bang passing plays, the list goes on. If it’s a way to score a goal the Canucks have done it and in spades. I think the biggest improvement (and reason for winning) though compared to the last few seasons overall comes from our stick skills. We can turn defenders into pretzels, we can rocket breakaway passes tape to tape, break up power plays, we can win more puck battles, we can get the puck out of our end, we win more face offs, we’re getting tip in goals, both in defense and offense our stick skills has increased with basically every single guy on our team. I want all 6 points on this trip and we’ve got the team to do it. Now let’s go squash some Ducks! Edited October 31, 2019 by StanleyCupOneDay 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuke Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 A bit worrying that we dont score outside PP and that Marky didnt look too good. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post buddyguy Posted October 31, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 31, 2019 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Nuke said: A bit worrying that we dont score outside PP and that Marky didnt look too good. It'll be fine dude. Get some sleep. Edited October 31, 2019 by buddyguy 3 2 5 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownUndaCanuck Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 8-3-1 2nd in the Division, best +/- in the league, this team is killing it. Hopefully we can keep it going against the more elite teams, we've mainly been beating up on weaker teams so far. Petey and Boeser bullying these teams reminds me of the twins ruining the Oilers. This team is clicking and playing its best hockey, I just hope it continues this play through the tougher months. Good to know that we have top-10 special teams if not top-5 as a decent weapon to win us easy games and be the difference in tough games. Certainly seeing shades of 2011... Petey and Brock - Sedins Miller and Horvat - Kesler and Burrows Edler and Hughes - Edler and Ehrhoff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xereau Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 3 hours ago, milk and honey said: Wow what a game. Congrats to Boeser for his first hat trick of the season!!!! I like your optimism. He is a smart shooter and is learning how to pick the seams at the NHL level. Fun times ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 2 hours ago, redhdlois said: Calder finalists 3 years in a row. 2 hours ago, DeNiro said: That’s the only negative you could find? Wow CDC may be out of legitimate things to complain about (for now). 11 minutes ago, DownUndaCanuck said: 8-3-1 2nd in the Division, best +/- in the league, this team is killing it. Hopefully we can keep it going against the more elite teams, we've mainly been beating up on weaker teams so far. Petey and Boeser bullying these teams reminds me of the twins ruining the Oilers. This team is clicking and playing its best hockey, I just hope it continues this play through the tougher months. Good to know that we have top-10 special teams if not top-5 as a decent weapon to win us easy games and be the difference in tough games. Certainly seeing shades of 2011... Petey and Brock - Sedins Miller and Horvat - Kesler and Burrows Edler and Hughes - Edler and Ehrhoff Some late comments: The headlines for tonight are pretty easy: 1. Boeser 2. Pettersson 3. Hughes 4. Horvat All young first round picks. Provides a reminder about the three principles of rebuilding: drafting, drafting, and drafting. As DeNiro says, not many negatives in tonight's game. The biggest negative I can think of is that it is going to cost a lot to re-sign Pettersson and Hughes 2 years from now. DownUndaCanuck makes a good point about comparisons between the 2011 team and this year's team. Of course it is early and the Canucks have had a relatively easy schedule so far, but EP and Boeser do look similar to the Sedins. Except that EP looks better than Henrik and, on a pro-rated basis, is well ahead of Henrik. Similarly, it is a close call, but I would actually take Miller and Horvat now over Kesler and Burrows in the 2011. Actually, one comparison is between Miller and Burrows (the "third guy" on the first line.) and the other is between Horvat and Kesler (world class 2C).. Kesler and Burrows combined for 121 pts in the 2010-11. I am going out on a limb and saying Miller and Horvat beat that total this year.- each ending up in the low 60s. And, while Kesler and Burrows contribution in other ways as well, so do Miller and especially Horvat. Finally, the Hughes Ehrhoff comparison is interesting. Ehrhoff had a great year in 2010-11 and finished 7th in the Norris voting (I think). Hughes is a great young player who looks like a good Calder candidate but I don't see as good yet as Ehrhoff was in 2010-11. However, I am not sure that Marky is the equal of Luongo, although having a strong 1-2 combo of Marky and Demko is reminiscent of Lu and Schneider. In the preseason prediction thread I picked the Canucks to make the playoffs -- but only barely. I would upgrade that now to making the playoffs with a few points to spare. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkyard Dog Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 3 hours ago, wesley said: 83-84, how did they manage to achieve a 5-6-1 record after scoring 59 goals in a month? Was John Garret in net? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkyard Dog Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 2 hours ago, SilentSam said: Ferland.. possible finger/ knuckle injury RH..?? If it's not a fracture he won't be out for too long. Probably week to week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CRAZY_4_NAZZY Posted October 31, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 31, 2019 1 hour ago, DownUndaCanuck said: 8-3-1 2nd in the Division, best +/- in the league, this team is killing it. Hopefully we can keep it going against the more elite teams, we've mainly been beating up on weaker teams so far. Petey and Boeser bullying these teams reminds me of the twins ruining the Oilers. This team is clicking and playing its best hockey, I just hope it continues this play through the tougher months. Good to know that we have top-10 special teams if not top-5 as a decent weapon to win us easy games and be the difference in tough games. Certainly seeing shades of 2011... Petey and Brock - Sedins Miller and Horvat - Kesler and Burrows Edler and Hughes - Edler and Ehrhoff Roussel = Burrows and Lapierre together lol Also after Edler's block he technically could also be like Salo 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gawdzukes Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 44 minutes ago, Junkyard Dog said: If it's not a fracture he won't be out for too long. Probably week to week. A little painful either way. Hopefully just some swelling and abrasions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmutzhaken Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Am I the only one who heard the ping before Petey had even released the puck? Damn. What a shot. And Boeser, wow. Safe to say they’re a complete #1 line now with Miller. Lots of chemistry and success together already. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmutzhaken Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 5 hours ago, Duodenum said: Canucks hockey is pretty fun to watch when we throwing up 5 goal games like it's nothing. Can’t wait til the “offence dries up” and we’re still beating teams 3-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmutzhaken Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 5 hours ago, Gaudette Celly said: I didn’t think that gif could get any better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hindustan Smyl Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 4 hours ago, RRypien37 said: I'm eager and patiently waiting till one of these refs get knocked out cold trying to break up a fight that is just getting started. It's getting ridiculous. Hopefully, that ref is Kelly Sutherland. A few cracked ribs and a broken skull would be much appreciated . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hindustan Smyl Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 2 hours ago, DownUndaCanuck said: 8-3-1 2nd in the Division, best +/- in the league, this team is killing it. Hopefully we can keep it going against the more elite teams, we've mainly been beating up on weaker teams so far. Petey and Boeser bullying these teams reminds me of the twins ruining the Oilers. This team is clicking and playing its best hockey, I just hope it continues this play through the tougher months. Good to know that we have top-10 special teams if not top-5 as a decent weapon to win us easy games and be the difference in tough games. Certainly seeing shades of 2011... Petey and Brock - Sedins Miller and Horvat - Kesler and Burrows Edler and Hughes - Edler and Ehrhoff Edler = Edler? hmmmm.......ya don’t say eh? In all seriousness, I still think it’s premature to compare this team to 2011, but we’re definitely on the right path. Ww have to keep in mind that the 2011 Canuck team dominated almost every single statistical category in the NHL, won the Presidents Trophy, and came within a game of winning it all. In many ways, that 2011 Canucks team was one of the greatest teams ever assembled. Right now - we’ve only played 12 games of practically injury free hockey and a relatively soft schedule. I’m excited about this Canucks team as well, but we need a bigger sample size. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NucksinNorway Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Unfortunately I had the displeasure of having to listen to the King's broadcast. As painful as they are, they fully admitted that the canucks dominated in every aspect of the game. It was beautiful. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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