Nuxfanabroad Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 1 hour ago, debluvscanucks said: We does a team climb a mtn? A- To find a guru 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bree2 Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 17 minutes ago, Jaimito said: Arguably the best trade JB has made. He drafts well, but trades more of a hit and miss. the hits and misses is like that with all teams, but ya JT is great 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Brad Marchand Posted August 8, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 8, 2020 53 minutes ago, -Vintage Canuck- said: I was curious to see the comparison of players as well between that period, so here it is: When you spend all your XP on neck length. 15 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NucksIn50 Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 1 minute ago, Brad Marchand said: When you spend all your XP on neck length. Crazy how his neck grew over the years lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 53 minutes ago, EdgarM said: Having gone through decades of playoffs with this great team of ours, I always look back and ask, what could we have done to improve our chances of winning the elusive Cup. Looking back to 94', we almost had all of the pieces in place; Mental toughness, Leadership, Great Goaltending, Young Stars, a PMD. What I wished we had back then was that heavy, big ,high minute man D man who was punishing to the opponents. No Murzyn was NOT that guy. Also, veteran leadership with Cup experience. What we had to endure was a complete team , the best that money could buy who had all of those attributes. They basically scooped all of the vets from the Cup Winning Oilers to compliment their Stars. The WCE days were good but we lacked that great goaltending and mental toughness. The beginnings of our great regular seasons and not so great playoffs. The 2011 playoffs had some great components but again we lacked that mental toughness in that we barely made it through the previous rounds where we made it much harder then it should have been. Again we lacked that big bruising D man and Leadership. TODAY? I see components that we lacked in previous decades. We have that big bruising D man, we have a young phenom PMD, Leadership, Mental Toughness, good goaltending, veterans with Cup experience and obviously our young stars. Props to JB for assembling such a complete Team with all the tools needed to succeed. We are not overly Defensive nor are we overly Offensive, we are somewhere in between with a balance which can adapt to different styles of play. Looking forward to the next couple of years and very confident this version of our beloved team is destined for some very great things. Go Canucks Go! Quoted for clear, concise delivery. Thanks sir, for the POTD! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Googlie Posted August 8, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 8, 2020 Kudos too to Bettman and the NHL/NHLPA staff. This whole experiment could have been a disaster but (so far) they have pulled it off in impressive style. The play-in games have been intense and maybe the only disappointment is how a few of the round-robin teams haven't taken their matches very seriously. This will likely come back to haunt them first playoff game when they meet a battle tested hungry qualifier....... like us!!! 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Googlie Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 6 minutes ago, Brad Marchand said: When you spend all your XP on neck length. Some nutritionist told him that giraffe steaks should be part of his diet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker 67 Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Henrik - Pettersson Daniel - Boeser Kesler - Miller Samuelsson - Pearson Burrows - Roussel Raymond - Toffoli Higgins - Sutter Lapierre - Motte Torres - Horvat Hansen - Virtanen Ehrhoff - Hughes Hamhuis - Tanev Bieksa - Myers Salo - Myers Edler - Edler Tanev - Juolevi / Fantenberg Luongo - Markstrom I put Myers as a combo of Bieksa and Salo, because he has a boom of a shot and he provides a lot of physicality. Not listed: 2011 - Glass, Tambellini, Oreksovich, Rome and Ballard, etc. Kinda meh. 2020 - Beagle, MacEwen, Gaudette, Eriksson and Stecher. Better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHL rocks Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Any update on Toffoli's injury ? Next round for Canucks expected to start Tuesday or Wednesday. Wonder if he'll be back by then.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rekker Posted August 8, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 8, 2020 28 minutes ago, DownUndaCanuck said: Watching not only all the pre and post game stuff, but during the game you could see the Canucks reactions to goals compared to the Wild. The Canucks have been amped up to be in this playoffs, they're hungry and surprisingly so for a team that's relatively young. A lot of it is fuelled by the veterans of course - look at the reactions from Miller, Pearson and even guys like Roussel and Beagle who's won it already. These guys are setting the tone in the locker room for guys like Bo, Pettersson, Hughes and Brock to take on their shoulders in the future. Right now as far as I'm concerned, as great a Captain as Bo is, I'd have to say J.T Miller is the driving force of this team not only on the ice but emotionally too. Very similar to Kesler's impact in 2011, probably more of an emotional guy whereas Henrik was the quiet captain. Of course they're not going to strip Bo of the captaincy but for me right now Miller seems to be a stand-out leader on this team. Bo and JT lead in different ways for sure. Bo is the right choice for captain but JT will bring the emotions needed at times. Emotions are great and needed but it's important a captain and leader stay steady. Not to down, not to up. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 11 minutes ago, NUCKER67 said: Henrik - Pettersson Daniel - Boeser Kesler - Miller Samuelsson - Pearson Burrows - Roussel Raymond - Toffoli Higgins - Sutter Lapierre - Motte Torres - Horvat Hansen - Virtanen Ehrhoff - Hughes Hamhuis - Tanev Bieksa - Myers Salo - Myers Edler - Edler Tanev - Juolevi / Fantenberg Luongo - Markstrom I put Myers as a combo of Bieksa and Salo, because he has a boom of a shot and he provides a lot of physicality. Not listed: 2011 - Glass, Tambellini, Oreksovich, Rome and Ballard, etc. Kinda meh. 2020 - Beagle, MacEwen, Gaudette, Eriksson and Stecher. Better. Beagle brings a lot of the same things as Malhotra did too. Leadership, face-offs, PK beast. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmm Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 where is theat great interview with Tanev? Q " how are you going to cely n a bubble?" T "I don't know, we'll take off our gear and figure something out" woot, who wants to party with Tanev nekid?Deb? Twilight. Bree, I-batch?? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWMc1 Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 (edited) 48 minutes ago, Brad Marchand said: When you spend all your XP on neck length. Shoulder pads no shoulder pads? Maybe not? Is his height listed as the same then and now? How old was he in the first photo? I used to have a scrunched neck and straightened it somewhat using stretches combined with trigger point injections. My co-workers commented on it and said I appeared taller. Edited August 8, 2020 by RWMc1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Noble 6 Posted August 8, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 8, 2020 (edited) Some thoughts on the series and the organization as a whole: This was a great showing for Boeser. Obviously everyone in the market knows what happened before the series with the trade rumours, but he stepped up and showed why he deserves to be part of our core moving forward. I don't think there were many people that doubted that, but anyone that did (especially anyone in management if there were any) doesn't think so now. It's more than just the nice stats too; he was making a difference at both ends of the ice the right way. Both of his goals came from battling in tight in the gritty areas. He showed that he's willing to do the dirty work necessary in the Playoffs, which is what he needed to do. He was solid defensively all series as well as shown by his assist where he tied up and eliminated his man, allowing Hughes to jump up on Pettersson's goal. The series was a personal and emotional one for him as we all know and he was at his best. Another player that deserves a standing ovation is Hughes. He played huge minutes, often getting double shifted or taking a short break before being thrown right back out there. He never slowed down when staring a heavy, hard forecheck in the face and made a massive difference at both ends of the rink. It's not a coincidence that the Canucks never really seemed trapped when he was on the ice. The last two games especially he was dominant. He had 5 points on the Canucks' 8 goals over those two games and he easily generated at least one goal that he didn't get a point for. He showed that he can also step up and that he won't be broken down by Playoff hockey, which is an incredible sign moving forward. There are a bunch of other players that deserve recognition as well. Pettersson was targeted but I loved the way he handled it. He didn't show any frustration and was willing to give it back too. He recognized that he wasn't going to have any time and space to operate at all and adjusted his game accordingly. The penalty killers obviously came up huge all series as well. Everyone is aware of how important Motte, Beagle, Sutter, etc. were to the win. Edler and Tanev also played monster minutes on the PK and handled it amazingly well. Tanev especially showed why he is still a very critical part of the team consistently making great defensive plays. Horvat, Sutter and Pearson responded in huge ways after weak performances in game 1. Eriksson completely stabilized that line and he played effective minutes even if he wasn't scoring. Virtanen stepped in a proved that he should have been in the lineup from the start. After game 1, the whole team looked much better on their way to three straight wins. The one thing that absolutely needs to be addressed is our penalty troubles. We can't keep taking that many penalties, other teams will have more than just Fiala (probably the best player in the series except game 4) and bury us. Myers brought a lot in terms of being able to handle top 4 minutes, but taking penalties like the one he took on Parise where he punched him in the face coming across the blue line only hurt us. Some of his calls were soft, but that one was just a dumb play. I expect him to be more disciplined but still physical moving forward. He didn't make much of an impact in the series, but for the organization Juolevi has been revelation since training camp. It was very encouraging to see that he won a spot against some other players who had already seen NHL action. I thought he was not just decent, but actually very good in his limited minutes in game 4 as well. He played on the PK which is where he is at at his best for a short time, made some good breakout passes, didn't get trapped, kept an active stick disrupting several plays and even made a patented no-look cross ice pass (his signature) that Horvat wasn't ready for. It is a very small sample size and the top 4 did the vast majority of the heavy lifting, but it is definitely an encouraging sign. I would expect him to earn a spot on our bottom pairing next year, which is a huge step forward for him and a great sign for the organization. From here, I think the Canucks can call this a successful season almost definitively. There isn't much that could happen in the next series that could severely disappoint me. The Canucks are playing with no expectations (at least from me) now. The 1st round pick we give up has been decided, which is huge. I didn't want to have an unprotected pick hanging over us next year, so this is the ideal scenario I would say. For me personally, I forgot how it felt to actively cheer for a team in the Playoffs. The last 4 years have been different since I don't have an allegiance to any of the teams I'd be watching. I didn't feel the rush of every goal scored or the pain of every single goal against, I just felt the general excitement. There wasn't an emotional investment. This series reminded me of the roller coaster of pain and joy your on as a fan watching your team in the Playoffs and I'm just happy that the ride is still going. Edited August 8, 2020 by Horvat is a Boss 3 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devron Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 29 minutes ago, NUCKER67 said: Henrik - Pettersson Daniel - Boeser Kesler - Miller Samuelsson - Pearson Burrows - Roussel Raymond - Toffoli Higgins - Sutter Lapierre - Motte Torres - Horvat Hansen - Virtanen Ehrhoff - Hughes Hamhuis - Tanev Bieksa - Myers Salo - Myers Edler - Edler Tanev - Juolevi / Fantenberg Luongo - Markstrom I put Myers as a combo of Bieksa and Salo, because he has a boom of a shot and he provides a lot of physicality. Not listed: 2011 - Glass, Tambellini, Oreksovich, Rome and Ballard, etc. Kinda meh. 2020 - Beagle, MacEwen, Gaudette, Eriksson and Stecher. Better. I like the 2020 forward group but a bit shy on defence. However if the defence can play like they did vs the Wild interesting things can happen! Ps Torres is no Horvat 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWMc1 Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 It's a totally different team. Why live in the past? Pettersson was more physical in the Play-in series than Hank was in his entire Play-off career. He also has a way better shot. That's just the first one on the list. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devron Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Just now, RWMc1 said: It's a totally different team. Why live in the past? Pettersson was more physical in the Play-in series than Hank was in his entire Play-off career. He also has a way better shot. That's just the first one on the list. For sure they are different. Maybe not quite the same caliber team this year but seems like we could be a better playoff team. The guy was just making a comparison for fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MikeBossy Posted August 8, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 8, 2020 2 hours ago, -Vintage Canuck- said: Don’t forget to put your Canucks car flags up, if you haven’t so. Picked one up in Edmonton this morning - flying it loud n proud in the Park today!!!! 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-NucksFan Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 2 hours ago, Rindiculous said: Found it. The plastic is actually starting to turn yellow lol I got it back in like 2009 or 2010. I’ve got that one plus 5 other Canucks ones including a hockey Canada one 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruilin96 Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Bo was captain clutch last night, he really reminded me of Toews in clinching games! 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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