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

[NewbieCanuckFan]

4 minutes ago, canuck2288 said:

Firing av to save his own job for one 

Sundin?

1) 3rd in points for the Canucks in the post-season

2) 

 

 

Gillis had his chance in any event.  He blew it.  You can't go home again......

[You Mad Bro?]

31 minutes ago, canuck2288 said:

I don’t think we should be making light of a futile team .... that is ahead of us in the standings 

I would typically agree. But it is the Oilers. And &^@# them

 

Edit: I know the point you’re making and usually I’d agree with you. Pull the twig out of your own eye before condemning the person with a stick in theirs.  But it’s the Oilers. And 4 first overall picks in 6 years and how many other top ten picks. It’s ridiculous. Hate that franchise

Edited March 6, 2020 by You Mad Bro?

[LateNightBus]

2 hours ago, canuck2288 said:

Why bother let’s lose another 4 then win out 

 

they now need to win 3 out of every 4 to make it 

The Canucks could still win the Stanley Cup.

[-DLC-]

17 minutes ago, 73 Percent said:

Not everything is rainbows and butterfly's. Some things deserve criticism.  

 

This teams play of late is one of those things.

If you're critical of something and it doesn't change, you have the ability to decide whether to hang in or not.  But complaining isn't going to change things so it's wasted energy.  Especially if it's ongoing...futile.

 

The team's play is in the eye of the beholder.  Some see them not giving enough effort...I see that they're tentative and cautious.  They want it that bad.  So it's how we interpret it.

 

It's not all garbage and misery either.  That's the point.  Life is what we make it and if we wallow in misery is it better than being optimistic and hopeful?  Anyhow, enough out of me.   I know how I'm going to ride this season out...LET'S GO CANUCKS.

 

 

 

 

[theo5789]

1 hour ago, lmm said:

Druken? somebody remembers Druken?

I remember the Drake, Baron, Brandon Reid,  Klatt, Mr Saturday night, the Mattress lLine, OBywan, Weinrich, That guy that looked like Burtuzzi Arturs, Back UP Bob, actually the whole goalie graveyard, THE GREATEST 4TH LINER NOT IN THE NHL, Fedor, Keane, the guy that went on to become a country singer, ol' daisyhead Maysey, jarko, HORDICHUK, sOPEL, mALIK,  38 games of Sundin, PETTINGZoo , that guy that played here twice and the other guy that played here 3 times, 

I can remember a lot of the 2000s, but for the life of me I cannot remember one shift of Harold Druken...

but i think we traded him to the Leafs

You remember all that but don't remember this?

 

This goal clinched our playoff berth for the first time since the dreaded Messier era. I remember shouting "Druuuuuukennnnnnn!!!!" when he buried that. This goal was the dragon slayer of that time.

[-DLC-]

37 minutes ago, canuck2288 said:

Wait .... what?

 

maybe I have that?

 

what are symptoms? 

Chronic stat checking, grass is Green'er if he's on the other side vision, dry mouth, fatigue and headache.  To others. 

[nucklehead]

21 minutes ago, NewbieCanuckFan said:

1) 3rd in points for the Canucks in the post-season

2) 

 

 

Gillis had his chance in any event.  He blew it.  You can't go home again......

OMG Dimitra...what a punch in the gut to see him

[Toyotasfan]

I mean wouldn’t you at least try Pearson and Toffoli on the same line ? You know that 70’s line, won a cup , ring a bell ?

[lmm]

1 minute ago, NewbieCanuckFan said:

Missed the playoffs only twice in about 30 years as GM.  No Cups though (five Stanley Cup Finals appearances).  There might be one or two other examples but it's pretty rare.  A number of GM's don't even get to hire & fire more than one head coach.

yes, but some franchises are stable and others are not.

Tom Rowe fired Gallant and replaced him with Tom Rowe, who was subsequently demoted  from GM and Coach to 'speciall advisor'

Paul Fenton never got to hire or fire a coach

 

[luckylager]

Ok

I'm still on break

 

Or broken

 

I hold onto the hope that the Canucks can match the AVs intensity, speed and desire.

 

Drop it like it's hot

[DeNiro]

9 minutes ago, Toyotasfan said:

I mean wouldn’t you at least try Pearson and Toffoli on the same line ? You know that 70’s line, won a cup , ring a bell ?

I feel like he’s just being stubborn cause the media questioned him for not trying it first.

 

Miller Pettersson Virtanen

Pearson Horvat Toffoli

 

Does that not just look like a more balanced top 6? 
 

Loading up one line is making us easy to shut down. With guys like Boeser and Leivo out we no longer have the depth scoring to load up lines.

 

Edited March 6, 2020 by DeNiro

[NewbieCanuckFan]

7 minutes ago, lmm said:

yes, but some franchises are stable and others are not.

Tom Rowe fired Gallant and replaced him with Tom Rowe, who was subsequently demoted  from GM and Coach to 'speciall advisor'

Paul Fenton never got to hire or fire a coach

 

Yeah the Panthers are pretty much a gong show.

[Ghostsof1915]

 

[canuck2288]

31 minutes ago, You Mad Bro? said:

I would typically agree. But it is the Oilers. And &^@# them

 

Edit: I know the point you’re making and usually I’d agree with you. Pull the twig out of your own eye before condemning the person with a stick in theirs.  But it’s the Oilers. And 4 first overall picks in 6 years and how many other top ten picks. It’s ridiculous. Hate that franchise

I would not be able to post with a twig in my eye 

 

and how would I ever manage to get a twig in my eye? 
 

 

[DeNiro]

Minny and Nashville both getting the wins tonight just made the race that much tighter.

 

The Wild will leap frog us after their win and we’ll be clinging for dear life to the second wild card spot.

 

Edited March 6, 2020 by DeNiro

[theo5789]

5 hours ago, tas said:

wonder how cooke will be received. he was loved for his grit, energy, and passion as a canuck, but everyone turned on him after. 

 

 

Cooke certainly wasn't a clean player, but he had his moments like those above that were clutch moments. If people can forgive Kesler for a night, surely they can do so for Cooke as well.

[73 Percent]

33 minutes ago, debluvscanucks said:

If you're critical of something and it doesn't change, you have the ability to decide whether to hang in or not.  But complaining isn't going to change things so it's wasted energy.  Especially if it's ongoing...futile.

 

The team's play is in the eye of the beholder.  Some see them not giving enough effort...I see that they're tentative and cautious.  They want it that bad.  So it's how we interpret it.

 

It's not all garbage and misery either.  That's the point.  Life is what we make it and if we wallow in misery is it better than being optimistic and hopeful?  Anyhow, enough out of me.   I know how I'm going to ride this season out...LET'S GO CANUCKS.

 

 

 

 

Contrary to popular belief, positive posts on CDC regarding the team changes nothing as well. So it's just as much a waste of energy. 

 

Of course the teams play is in the eye of the beholder. So why cant someone post something negative about it without some high horse riding cdc member getting on their case about negativity? 

 

I dont see many people going around telling others they're being too positive. Why is this a one way street? 

 

It's not okay for me to post negatively about the teams performance, but it's okay for someone to post negatively about my posts?

 

Doesn't seem right. 

[John.Tallhouse]

12 minutes ago, theo5789 said:

 

 

Cooke certainly wasn't a clean player, but he had his moments like those above that were clutch moments. If people can forgive Kesler for a night, surely they can do so for Cooke as well.

I don’t think a Kesler/Cooke comparison is fair.

 

Kesler was a pest 

 

Cooke almost ended careers 

[lmm]

51 minutes ago, canuck2288 said:

Firing av to save his own job?

Sundin?

giving up Grabner?

marco sturm?

giving up Willie Mitchell?

 

Yeah he was awesome 

 

of all the weird things Gillis did in Vancouver those are what bug you most?

How about naming Luongo Captain or that horrible contract?

But Sundin, Grabner and Sturm? 

Even Willie, man I loved Willie Mitchell, I was at the game when he got hurt, but he was in danger of becoming Brandon Sutter, he missed 25 games his first year in LA and the whole season 2 years later.

Like I said I liked Willie, but kudos to Gillis for not getting all sentimental and overpaying a guy who might have been a boat anchor. Gillis signed enough bad contracts, but not as many as Jim. Willie just was not one of them.

And good for Willie for making it back into the league, the odds were against him.

[NewbieCanuckFan]

5 minutes ago, John.Tallhouse said:

I don’t think a Kesler/Cooke comparison is fair.

 

Kesler was a pest 

 

Cooke almost ended careers 

Wasn't a Canuck when he went thru that phase.   I prefer to remember the Cookie that was a Canuck (especially since he to my knowledge never injured a Canuck player seriously in his post-Canuck career).