[GDT] Vancouver Canucks vs Colorado Avalanche | Mar. 6, 2020 7 PM PST | The Darkest Timeline Edition

[AlwaysACanuckFan]

 

[EdgarM]

17 minutes ago, Squamfan said:

 

Brendan Batchelor

 

@BatchHockey

Virt back on the forth line, no show lui on the second

 

Too funny, I think I will just watch the highlights on the news tonight. Glad I am not a Season Ticket holder. 

[aGENT]

3 minutes ago, AlwaysACanuckFan said:

 

[Devron]

Didn’t JV practically play the whole game on Bo’s line. I wouldn’t read into that too much. I’m not sure why that’s happening but I think there’s something more to it then what we can see 

 

Jake seems to be playing rover rather then actually playing on the 4th line. I think it actually speaks volumes of his game.

Edited March 6, 2020 by Devron44

[theo5789]

1 minute ago, Devron44 said:

Didn’t JV practically play the whole game on Bo’s line. I wouldn’t read into that too much. I’m not sure why that’s happening but I think there’s something more to it then what we can see 

Clearly a tactic to up his value when we try to move him to Ottawa/Buffalo. "Look at him being a regular in our top 6".

[-Vintage Canuck-]

“The pressure is on and we need to get wins. We wanted to be in a playoff race and we are. We’re playing a great team tonight and it’ll bring out the best in us.” - Horvat

[IBatch]

1 hour ago, NeilColville said:

I vote JT Miller for captaincy next season 

He's certainly acting and playing like one.  What a great trade.   Was dumbfounded initially like - "is the rebuild over?"...then he went out and signed Myers and it all made sense.  Sucks big time that two of our best players are out.   We've lost a lot since.  TT was a bandaid that I can stomach I guess.    BB by all accounts should be a better player though...

 

Back to Miller.  If we drafted him then yes he'd be our captian for sure, next year he should get the A.  At the time of the trade I said we just added another Horvat in his prime.  Horvat has some work to do yet to get there.

 

 Read recently that QH, EP and BB have a "breakfast club" where they go out a couple times a week and pig out on pancakes, eggs and bacon... Horvat isn't included because he's a "family man" now.  The youngest members of the core do look up to him which is all that matters.  Having extra leadership in Miller is great ...

[riffraff]

27 minutes ago, Squamfan said:

 

Brendan Batchelor

 

@BatchHockey

Virt back on the forth line, no show lui on the second

 

Need to spread the defence around

 

im sure all the season ticket holders are satisfied knowing the little things will be done.

[bree2]

30 minutes ago, Squamfan said:

 

Brendan Batchelor

 

@BatchHockey

Virt back on the forth line, no show lui on the second

 

probably move him back and forth helping out the fourth and also playing on the second, and honestly Jake was great on both lines last game

[rychicken]

6 minutes ago, Devron44 said:

Didn’t JV practically play the whole game on Bo’s line. I wouldn’t read into that too much. I’m not sure why that’s happening but I think there’s something more to it then what we can see 

 

Jake seems to be playing rover rather then actually playing on the 4th line. I think it actually speaks volumes of his game.

No no no....this is a huge insult to JV....he should sue the Canucks organization for defamation of character, take his case to media - Global TV, JPat, Maury Povich and the National Enquirer. Heck, maybe the protesters can each carry two placards - one protesting the oil line, and one protesting the inhumane treatment of JV

[mll]

2 hours ago, Devron44 said:

Actually Alf the Canucks are still one of the youngest teams in the league even with the vets.

They are in the top 5 in the nhl 

 

https://www.rosterresource.com/nhl-roster-breakdowns/

It's outdated.  Marleau is no longer with Toronto for example.  Soderberg is with Arizona and not Colorado.  Pominville isn't playing anymore.  Quite a few players on the wrong teams.

[rychicken]

8 minutes ago, -Vintage Canuck- said:

“The pressure is on and we need to get wins. We wanted to be in a playoff race and we are. We’re playing a great team tonight and it’ll bring out the best in us.” - Horvat

To his credit, he said similar things before the Boston game....hopefully they rise up to the challenge tonight. 

[EdgarM]

3 minutes ago, bree2 said:

probably move him back and forth helping out the fourth and also playing on the second, and honestly Jake was great on both lines last game

Yes TG will play him there until we are down a goal or two, and then try to play catch up and move Jake up again. Then...……..In the last few minutes of the game, throw Rouss in there. Why? Uh...…………….

[4thLineGrinder]

3 minutes ago, EdgarM said:

Yes TG will play him there until we are down a goal or two, and then try to play catch up and move Jake up again. Then...……..In the last few minutes of the game, throw Rouss in there. Why? Uh...…………….

 

because if you actually watch the shift

 

roussell was the guy who almost scored on a tip in from the front of the net.

 

that goes in and its a very different conversation on talk radio the next day, but here we are, lets all pile on whatever twitter outrage bandwagon is currently trending for social media brownie points

[Lazurus]

29 minutes ago, KelownaCanucksFan said:

5 wins in 15 games yet Green roles the same lines, putting Jake with Sutter on the fourth line after he was the best forward last game? this is getting ridiculous his stubbornness will cost us playoffs. Time to bust out the draft lottery simulator

Benning hasn't given him any choices or not too many.

Torts was flamed for over playing his stars and a lot of posters that held the torch back then are now ragging on Green for not doing just that.

Fans, they follow the lead.

Green;

First off, these games are going to be treated as "playoff" style games, games to learn by. Maybe in the new NHL, hitting has been expanded to include hugs, near misses and intent rather than physical contact that gets a player to look to see the licence number of the truck that just ran him over. There has been no hitting and I am not going to talk about Virtanen, he isn't the only player on the team that can hit, how about Horvat, he is built like a tank, how about 5 hits a night? Roussel isn't getting there on time anymore so a lot of close calls, Sutter, Beagle (when playing), Miller, Pearson, Toffoli, there are lots of other players that could try to match what Virtanen does.

 

Blood, getting their "blood up" used to come through passion, maybe they have a pill for that now, it was good to see Tanev get his blood up.

If you can't beat them on the score board then just beat them up.

 

With a win Colorado moves to first in their conference and home ice advantage, they are great at home.

[4thLineGrinder]

8 minutes ago, rychicken said:

To his credit, he said similar things before the Boston game....hopefully they rise up to the challenge tonight. 

 

you can't make diamonds without applying tremendous amounts of pressure

 

perfect case scenario if you want an opportunity for growth from our young guns

[-Vintage Canuck-]

PREGAME | Brandon Sutter

 

[Tre Mac]

2 minutes ago, 4thLineGrinder said:

roussell was the guy who almost scored on a tip in from the front of the net.

 

#fAKENEWS PUT DOWN THE MIC

[mll]

2 hours ago, NewbieCanuckFan said:

If you're going to invoke context and Poile is mentioned....

 

Poile had for years had to operate with much smaller internal budget (vs clubs that have so such restriction).  Poile also started of a GM as a legit expansion team (vs say, the Vegas Knights who got some pretty liberal expansion rules).  He's also GM'd the club to five straight post-season appearances (including one Finals appearance).  Far different than taking over a team with at least SOME parts useable imho (eg., if Markstrom didn't get hurt, it's extremely highly unlikely we don't make the postseason).

 

For the record, him firing Trotz was a mistake (as history has shown - he's a great coach).

 

Just because one points out that NHL GM's rarely get to hire & fire more than one head coach (barring some kind of on ice performance); it doesn't mean that person agrees with that.  I've said more than once, the head coach is often the fall guy in many of those situations.

Poile didn't technically fire Trotz.  His contract was coming to an end and he simply didn't renew it.

 

Poile explained that he still had a lot of respect for Trotz but felt it was time to go out of his comfort zone and try a more aggressive style of play. Trotz's defensive minded system was getting them nowhere.  Poile was saying if you want to play an offensive system you need an offensive coach.  So he hired Laviolette.  

 

Edited March 6, 2020 by mll

[-Vintage Canuck-]