Popular Post Rick Blight Posted January 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 17, 2020 6 minutes ago, Roger Neilsons Towel said: It wasn’t a comparison to Pettersson. It was a reference to how good Linden was when he broke into the league as an 18 year old. He was a very good player and captain for this team. I’m going to guess you are either too young to have watched him play live early in his career and/or are purely focused on the stats/ppg and not the intent behind my statement, which was to point out to those that may not be old enough to have remembered him play just how good he was 88-94. Linden was an absolute warrior in the 94 playoffs and almost willed the Canucks to the Cup. I still consider his performance in that playoff run to be the best ever in Canucks' history. 3 1 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theo5789 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 1 hour ago, -Vintage Canuck- said: "He was good tonight. Ever since we put him with Bo's line, that's line's been sharp. Their two-way game's been spot-on. And I've said it from Day 1, when Bo's playing that way the rest of his game falls into order. And give Loui credit, he's played well." - Green on Eriksson Much happier that Loui is finding a way to contribute rather than us simply burying him to only save a million of cap space while adding a whole lot of drama. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Roger Neilsons Towel Posted January 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 17, 2020 3 minutes ago, Rick Blight said: Linden was an absolute warrior in the 94 playoffs and almost willed the Canucks to the Cup. I still consider his performance in that playoff run to be the best ever in Canucks' history. No question. Quote Linden heroic in 1994 Stanley Cup Final by John McGourty / NHL.com December 15th, 2008 After all these years, Cliff Ronning lets us in on a secret that speaks glowingly of Trevor Linden's competitiveness and tenacity. "You don't know this, but Trevor Linden had cracked ribs and torn rib cartilage for the last four games of the 1994 Stanley Cup Final," Cliff Ronning said. "You can't imagine what it's like to hear your captain, in a room down the hall, screaming at the top of his lungs as they injected the needle into his rib cage. Knowing him, he probably thought we couldn't hear. He would then walk into our dressing room like nothing had happened. That was inspirational." Ronning was remembering Linden dropping his right shoulder into Brian Leetch, pushing the defenseman to the side and scoring on Mike Richterto make the score 2-1 Rangers in Game 7 of the Final. Linden couldn't will his team to victory that night, despite his two goals, in the deciding 3-2 loss. "I broke my hand in that game," Ronning recalled. "But how do I say I can't play when there's a guy who has played four games with broken ribs and torn cartilage and he's dropping his shoulder into guys to make plays?" "There's a famous picture of Trevor and goalie Kirk McLean standing in exhaustion and it exemplifies what everyone on our team gave that day. It was a sad day because we lost, but it was a great day in the sense of what we had accomplished. We were not as talented a team, but how close we came! And, how close we became as friends, to this day." Ronning said the famous picture of Linden and goalie Kirk McLean, standing together in Game 7 in total exhaustion, captures the moment. The Canucks had beaten the Calgary Flames in seven games, the last three in overtime, before five-game series victories over the Dallas Stars and Toronto Maple Leafs. Linden was Vancouver's second-leading scorer in the playoffs, behind his right winger Pavel Bure, with 12 goals and 13 assists. Down 3-1 in the Final, the Canucks rallied to win Games 5 and 6. At one point in Game 6 in Vancouver, Linden crawled on the ice to get to his bench, he was in so much pain. "Trevor and Kirk and the exhaustion in their faces exemplifies what everyone on our team gave that day," Ronning said. "Pat Quinn was inspirational to the younger players and put us in situations that we'd be accountable to each other. That's where Trevor fit in. He showed us that his accountability as a player was to the team, not to Trevor. By playing on the defensive side of the puck and taking hits to make plays, to staying in the night before a big game, Trevor set the disciplinary tone by himself. That's why we saw him as a great leader. "Quinn slowly groomed our team as he went along and he needed a captain who shared his philosophy of hard work," Ronning said. "Trevor never took a shift off. He sacrificed his body to block shots and did a lot of little things that some scorers won't do. That's what made him an excellent captain." Ronning grew up in suburban Vancouver, in Burnaby, and was overjoyed to be traded from the St. Blues to the Canucks in 1991. He had a lot riding on winning the 1994 Stanley Cup but even more in seeing his hometown take the Canucks to their heart. He knows the role Linden played in making that happen. "He's been great for this city from the day he got here until he played his last game," Ronning said. "It's not just what he did on the ice. He did so much for the community. I can feel that connection with the fans and you don't know how many sick kids he visited in hospitals. He brought this community together and I've always thought it would be interesting if he ran for mayor." The NHL honored Linden in 1997 as the 10th recipient of the King Clancy Memorial Trophy. "Certain people have leadership skills in their makeup and it was abundantly evident in Trevor Linden," said Quinn, who named Linden team captain at age 21. "He had shown it as a young player and we were a team changing our ethic. We hadn't been a winning organization. He seemed the right guy to put in there to be our leader and captain. "He was a high-level performer who brought his level up in the big games. He didn't make mistakes and he scored important goals. Even if he wasn't a prolific scorer, he was that good, solid, two-way player that coaches love to have in the lineup. "Linden was big in that Game 7 and the whole series," Quinn continued. "There's no possible way to give more than he did. He led by example and was a monster in the final game. Woulda, coulda, shoulda, but Vancouver should have won that series. We were better in four of the seven games." https://www.nhl.com/news/linden-heroic-in-1994-stanley-cup-final/c-397641 2 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bree2 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 7 minutes ago, Melbourne Canuck said: Boeser’s ice time tonight and in the last period of Minnesota is a concern IMO. What’s really going on here? Is he playing hurt? He was perhaps a blown review away from a hat trick three games ago in Buffalo and now he’s logging very limited minutes. Something doesn’t add up. almost like Green doesn't want him to succeed, why is it always Boeser moved from the first and put on the third. Boeser, Pettersson and Miller play well together , sure some games they don't score , but they are our best line! 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuporbust Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 14 minutes ago, Roger Neilsons Towel said: It wasn’t a comparison to Pettersson. It was a reference to how good Linden was when he broke into the league as an 18 year old. He was a very good player and captain for this team. I’m going to guess you are either too young to have watched him play live early in his career and/or are purely focused on the stats/ppg and not the intent behind my statement, which was to point out to those that may not be old enough to have remembered him play just how good he was 88-94. Nope, i watched a majority of the games he played. Was my favorite player at the time. Not saying he wasn't, just suggesting his stats compared to Pettersson are not really comparable. That's what i thought u were saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CRAZY_4_NAZZY Posted January 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 17, 2020 1 minute ago, bree2 said: almost like Green doesn't want him to succeed, why is it always Boeser moved from the first and put on the third. Boeser, Pettersson and Miller play well together , sure some games they don't score , but they are our best line! A coach doesn't want his player to succeed? Common, that is just silliness. Its about the team and getting the most of out the line to help the team. Jake Virtanen did score the game winning goal playing on that line, which gave that line a different dimension of speed and frankly it look like having Virtanen's speed created space for Miller and Petterson. Brock gives that line a different element of give and go puck possession. Mixing it up allows different match ups and makes the team less predictable. To be honest, reason why Boeser is move out frequently is because Miller and Pettersson look better together as a duo, as TG has always operated in that way. Its not a slight against Boeser, just means that he becomes the piece to mix it up and create more offense on a different line. 3 3 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck73_3 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 13 minutes ago, bree2 said: almost like Green doesn't want him to succeed, why is it always Boeser moved from the first and put on the third. Boeser, Pettersson and Miller play well together , sure some games they don't score , but they are our best line! Zero chance Green doesn't want Boeser to succeed. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spur1 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Ghostsof1915 said: Psst. Alf. They were playing Calgary, beating Calgary helps us in the standings. I don't know how you were able to drive that Flying Saucer. He hadn’t been exposed to scotch yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.I.A.H.N Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Metal Face Doom said: What an effort by Louie tonight. Did you ever watch the movie AWAKENINGS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spur1 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 Lay off Brock. He is playing with a broken heart 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borderline Canuck Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 Really like how Green has brought Jake along. There's more there too. Sutter looked real good on that 4th line and adds a little more offense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfreako Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 (edited) Vancouver Canucks have the highest success rate playing against a team with an empty net: Empty net performance during season 2019 Team Scored Allowed Count Succ. rate ▾ VANCOUVER CANUCKS 7 0 13 0.538 CAROLINA HURRICANES 13 2 21 0.524 TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS 9 1 17 0.471 WASHINGTON CAPITALS 11 2 20 0.450 PITTSBURGH PENGUINS 10 3 17 0.412 ST. LOUIS BLUES 10 2 22 0.364 NEW YORK RANGERS 6 1 14 0.357 CALGARY FLAMES 5 1 14 0.286 CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS 8 4 14 0.286 FLORIDA PANTHERS 7 3 15 0.267 ARIZONA COYOTES 11 5 23 0.261 NEW JERSEY DEVILS 5 1 16 0.250 DALLAS STARS 6 2 16 0.250 MONTREAL CANADIENS 5 2 13 0.231 BOSTON BRUINS 9 4 22 0.227 DETROIT RED WINGS 6 3 14 0.214 EDMONTON OILERS 5 2 17 0.176 PHILADELPHIA FLYERS 4 2 12 0.167 OTTAWA SENATORS 5 3 12 0.167 VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS 4 2 13 0.154 NASHVILLE PREDATORS 8 5 20 0.150 MINNESOTA WILD 8 5 21 0.143 BUFFALO SABRES 6 4 16 0.125 COLORADO AVALANCHE 7 5 22 0.091 ANAHEIM DUCKS 4 3 13 0.077 WINNIPEG JETS 6 5 17 0.059 NEW YORK ISLANDERS 5 4 18 0.056 SAN JOSE SHARKS 6 6 21 0 COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS 7 7 19 0 TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING 4 5 19 -0.053 LOS ANGELES KINGS 4 5 19 -0.053 https://morehockeystats.com/teams/en Edited January 17, 2020 by kingfreako added source 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dixon Ward Posted January 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 17, 2020 When Boeser came to the league he was touted as a gunslinger goal scorer. I think he has shown himself to have great vision and as a very good playmaker and passer than we expected. We have a lot of shooters and we need another playmaker or 2. I think Green is using him for his playmaking. He is mixing it up to get guys going. 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great 8 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 To those saying “wait for Leivo or Ferland to come back”. Who would come out of the lineup for them? I really like the lines right now. I don’t see a fit for those two as of now. If we make the playoffs they would be very useful as quality depth when injuries hit. For now, I like the combination of skill and grit we have in the forward group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 1 minute ago, Dixon Ward said: When Boeser came to the league he was touted as a gunslinger goal scorer. I think he has shown himself to have great vision and as a very good playmaker and passer than we expected. We have a lot of shooters and we need another playmaker or 2. I think Green is using him for his playmaking. He is mixing it up to get guys going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownUndaCanuck Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 These 4 Pacific teams are stacking up tighter than I can ever remember, going to be a wild finish to the season and crazy intense 1st round. If we can get 1st or 2nd in the division and home ice, who knows we might sneak into the 2nd or 3rd round at this rate... Going to be some huge games against the Alberta teams later in the season... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 Huge win of 4 points game! Marky played very solid. Bo continuous hot. Congrats to Pearson for his 100th NHL score. Jake once again got the GWG goal. I found BO - PEARSON - LOUI line is specialist in EN. Please go ahead to win the another team in the same division on Saturday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Goose Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 Man what a fun game. Both teams going at each other hard. Hughes in particular, especially in the second period was a target, but he came right back at them. Are people worried about Boeser? I wouldn't be. Jake is playing well and swapjng him and Boeser could pay dividends. Seems like a decent idea to experiment with? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 2 hours ago, coastal.view said: dennis kearns was a damn good dman as well but another era of hockey and need long memories to appreciate his game Kearns was a modest, classy bloke as well. Glad that his boy made the bigs..even a short stay. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outsiders Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 2 hours ago, haton said: I agree. Gaudette made some good plays in the third though (when I was watching). He's playing with confidence and looks good out there. Not super flashy but I find he's normally making the "right" play. Lots to like about Gauds game 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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