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[PGT] Vancouver Canucks at Chicago Blackhawks | Mar. 26, 2023
Strawbone replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in Canucks Talk
This forum is incredibly active. Going to other NHL forums actually makes me sad with how empty and inactive they are. I feel very lucky to be able to come on here just about any time of day and see updates within the last hour (and usually within minutes) on nearly every current discussion. This is a great little corner of the internet. -
[PGT] Vancouver Canucks at Chicago Blackhawks | Mar. 26, 2023
Strawbone replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in Canucks Talk
You are right. Those stats are wrong. That will teach me not to trust our new AI overlords! Thankfully, my point still stands! Yay me! I manually tallied the wins using hockey-reference.com for the last 5 seasons. Wins in last 20 games: 2017/2018 - 7 2018/2019 - 9 2019/2020 - 9 2020/2021 - 7 2021/2022 - 10 They have not gone on any sort of sustained run at the end of any of the past 5 seasons, so this is not something the Canucks have a habit of doing. -
[PGT] Vancouver Canucks at Chicago Blackhawks | Mar. 26, 2023
Strawbone replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in Canucks Talk
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[PGT] Vancouver Canucks at Chicago Blackhawks | Mar. 26, 2023
Strawbone replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in Canucks Talk
ChatGPT. It’s very good at these kinds of statistical queries. -
[PGT] Vancouver Canucks at Chicago Blackhawks | Mar. 26, 2023
Strawbone replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in Canucks Talk
People keep posting this inaccurate narrative that the Canucks keep going on meaningless late season runs and it’s not true. They’ve done it once in the last 10 years, and that was last year, in a desperate bid to make the playoffs. That never looked sustainable to me. Look up their record in the last 20 games of previous seasons before that. They’ve been under .500 every single year going back to 2013. It drives me nuts how people keep repeating this nonsense. They are going on their second late season run in the last decade this year, that is true. But there is no reason to believe, based on past history, that it’s not sustainable because there isn’t any past history to go on! This is a new year with new management, coaches and lots of new players. People have every reason to be optimistic! -
[PGT] Vancouver Canucks at Dallas Stars | Mar. 25, 2023
Strawbone replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in Canucks Talk
There's no way Tocchet let's this team blow multiple multi-goal leads to start next season. We keep scoring, but now we're playing real defence. It'll carry over. Excited for next year. -
[PGT] San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks | Mar. 23, 2023
Strawbone replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in Canucks Talk
Agreed, back to hockey talk! That was a fun game, our superstars looked like superstars and Hronek was quietly impressive. He made quick decisions and his passes were crisp. I like him a lot so far. I think the reason these threads go off the rails can be summed up nicely. I know I'm guilty of it! -
[PGT] San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks | Mar. 23, 2023
Strawbone replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in Canucks Talk
If you're not OK advocating for the fact that it's perfectly normal and OK to be gay, then you're on the wrong side of history. Fun fact: a study found that 14% of seagulls are gay. It's normal across the animal kingdom. Nothing special about us humans! -
[PGT] San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks | Mar. 23, 2023
Strawbone replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in Canucks Talk
That is a pretty awesome example -
[PGT] San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks | Mar. 23, 2023
Strawbone replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in Canucks Talk
It's a slippery slope. Is it OK for players to refuse to wear jerseys honoring indigenous or black people, or women? Nobody has been dumb enough to try it, but the potential is there if players are allowed to opt out of the pride jersey. Players have to wear the jerseys that the team has selected for them, they do it all the time. -
[PGT] San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks | Mar. 23, 2023
Strawbone replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in Canucks Talk
Honestly, the Canucks could win a cup in a couple of years and Drance would still find a way to point out that the team didn't do it "the right way" and that their run of Stanley Cup wins won't be sustainable. He's just a blowhard know-it-all. -
John Garrett to retire after this season
Strawbone replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in Canucks Talk
I'm all for this. Bieksa is a funny and smart hockey guy, and has a bit of an edge while still being likeable. I don't want to see someone who's too polished and professional - the color guy needs to be a real character. -
John Garrett to retire after this season
Strawbone replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in Canucks Talk
Man I love listening to Canucks games with Shorty and Cheech, and I'll miss Garrett a lot. He was never the most insightful or analytic color guy, but he is likeable, relatable, and funny and just makes me feel at home listening to the game. To me, together, they ARE the sound of the Canucks in my adult years, much like Jim Robson and Tom Larscheid were the sound of the Canucks in my younger days. Definitely feeling sad about this.