Darth Canuck

I was wrong. I was so wrong. there’s post on here somewhere where I said just call the season, arbitrarily give us the 8th overall pick. And then Bo happened!!!!! The Captain!! And Myers, worth every penny tonight! Holtby with an amazing leg save, and then Hughson and Simpson just give it a ho hum save... I thought Hawryluk had good energy, I thought Guillaume played well in limited ice time. But you could see several players had degraded energy and the whole team had rusty hand eye and systems play. Another day of recouping and maybe some more players back by Tuesday. always a good day when you hear the Toronto biased media try to flub their way through a Leafs loss! And did you hear McLean say “when the Canucks made 2-1, I thought oh boy!” Gee, who’s he routing for.... Go Canucks go!!! Get well, stay healthy everyone!! Wahoo!

You could tell by Bennings body language and the tone in his voice, he was done with Guadette, no matter the real reason. There’s been many people suggesting that the Canucks pay waaaaay too much for their 3 and 4 lines. Now we have a fourth line potentially consisting of Motte, Hawyrluk, MacEwan, Highmore, and Boyd. Motte makes the most at $1.225. Sutter comes off the books this summer, and Beagle, according to some rumours, may be done. In my opinion, buy out Roussel (would that be $633,333 cap hit for 2 years?), and you have a brand new bottom 6. I think Bennings thinking is Highmore is a potential replacement to Beagle, at a 1/4 the price. We are witnessing the beginning of the revamping of the 3 and 4 lines, at a cheaper price.

What are these stories?

According to Capfriendly, now that Demko and Pearson are signed, Canucks now have just over $17 mil in cap space for next year. is that enough to sign Petey and Hughes to Brock-like bridge deals, with remaining to fill out a roster? Of the players coming, ie Podz, Lind, Tryamkin, etc, only Tryamkin will require something more than an entry level contract (if he comes) The year after that, Luongos penalty, Louie, Roussel, Beagle, Holtby come off the books, more than enough to resign Bo and Brock and others. We still have Ferlands $3.5 on LTIR we can use. And with the Seattle pick, if they choose someone with a large cap hit, even better. I think money/player (ie trade for pick) could have been used else where, but I’m not losing sleep over this.

That’s exactly what I’m thinking. I was hoping to get a 2nd for him, but given the current status of team, no one is trading with us.

If there’s a good thing about this horrible situation, it’s that the Canucks seem to be garnering some support around the league and media. When old guard such as Brent and Daryl Sutter start speaking out, obviously in huge concern for their son/nephew, that’s good. When players on other teams, such as Adam Lowry of the Jets, start speaking out in support of the Canucks, that is good. And when the talking heads on CBC and sportsnet start disregarding any trade possibilities with the Canucks, and just hope for the health and well being of the players, coaches and staff, that is good. I cant see the NHLPA approving any rushed scenario, and I can see other teams players and coaches supporting the Canucks. .It seems the only people who want to force a quick return and season completion for the Canucks are owners and the NHL brass. Even then, I can’t imagine the Aqualinis wanting to potentially do long term damage to their investments. Right now, the Canucks, correct me if I’m wrong, would be selecting 8th over all in the draft. I would be completely satisfied if the NHL took a snap shoot of the standings, canceled the Canucks season, and arbitrarily granted the Canucks the 8th pick, with the usual lottery draw potential. Let the chips for the other teams fall where they may. Get well soon Canucks, we all care for you! Stay safe everyone!

The second paragraph, “...or his intention,...” He shared his intention with a fellow ref, who did nothing. Thereby, a possible accomplice to said intention. Would Kelly Sutherland not be held to the same scrutiny as Peel then? If Colin Campbell wants to “ensure the integrity of the game”, Sutherland at the very least should be investigated (and in my opinion fired) for not bringing this forward. On a side note, say Sutherland did do something, and reported this to the game officials. Has a ref ever been ejected? I wonder if the NHL has protocols in place for such a situation.

At least I enjoyed my Old Dutch BBQ potato chips! If Bo is out, that’s it, seasons over. No team can absorb this many injuries at one position. Benn is reverting to last year Benn. Play OJ now. Roussell looks like it’s “hot potato” when he gets the puck. Play a kid instead. sigh......

I agree. I liked the Vesey-Miller-Virtanen line. Skill and meat. Hopefully all 3 get a fire burning in their bellies...

Power move by Miller! More please!

That’s how I have kids....

Montreal has our number. That is all. good night, stay safe and healthy.

Wow, I didn’t even know Guadettes goal was in until I saw the slow-mo replay. What a laser! Finally one went in! Hopefully more to come now! Montreal play such an intense fore check it discombobulates our D. This is where pre game scouting and game system adjustments are critical if we want to have success. Let’s hope the coaching staff is up to task (insert Green/Baumer roast here) Bending, not breaking..... Go Canucks!!!

Jake, we’ve been waiting for you! Will you please stay? Another game where the Canucks tease us with a 60 minute game. Can we have some more? More Demko please! Go Canucks!

2 handed slash across Miller’s leg. I don’t like whining about reffing, but a penalty is a penalty, and this is pretty valid. it was #44, who ever that is.

Did anyone else notice, around the 10 minute mark of the first period, in front of the Jets net, Appleton (I think it was him) gave Miller a viscous 2 handed slash?

Symptoms of fatigue Fatigue can cause a vast range of other physical, mental and emotional symptoms including: chronic tiredness or sleepiness headache dizziness sore or aching muscles muscle weakness slowed reflexes and responses impaired decision-making and judgement moodiness, such as irritability impaired hand-to-eye coordination appetite loss reduced immune system function blurry vision short-term memory problems poor concentration hallucinations reduced ability to pay attention to the situation at hand low motivation. watching the Canucks play, I can’t help but think they are not just tired, but fatigued, a more serious nature of being tired. Look at the symptoms. Slowed reflexes, impaired decision making, impaired hand eye, poor concentration, low motivation. They’ve played the most games, travelled the most, practiced the least in the entire NHL. Last nights game (heck the last 4 games), checked so many of the above. We’re all searching for the reason(s) of why our team is so poor these days. This could be a big factor. And other teams are starting to get hit now too. Calgary and Montreal are falling as the schedule catches up with them. Can’t wait to see how Edmonton and Toronto do when their time comes.

Good post. I agree with everything point.

Let us never wear the sprite jerseys again.....

Excellent poll, well done! 1: Players. We’ve seen in the first game against Winnipeg, and the last series against Calgary, what these players can do when engaged and play a full 60 minutes. They play the system set up, score on power plays, and defend well on the penalty kill. For some reason, there’s some mental errors, lack of urgency, failure of push back. For this year, I also nominate the schedule, no team has played more, practiced less, and travelled more. I can already see other teams starting to lose steam as well, I watched Calgary/Toronto last night, it’s not pretty anymore. 2/3: the end of this year starts the end of dead contracts, the arrival of more exciting prospects, and hopefully the end Covid. 4: Trymkin, yes, Edler for cheap, Guadette for another show me. (Replace Pearson with, ahem, Hall (if he’ll take $6x3, but that’s another thread)) 5: with the expiration of contracts coming, the bottom 6 will require a complete over hall. (Adam Lowrey would do nice, again another thread) Special teams, defence, can be worked on by a change in coaching, whether head coach but more likely assistant coaches. 6: trade upcoming UFA’s but who will take them? 7: I think Green has done ok, but there’s a chance the team is tuning him out now. But this year is so challenging, it’s hard to pin point any exact reason. Remember, after the team had 1, just 1, extra day to practice, they dominated Calgary. 8: drafting, awesome. UFAs, meh, trades some great, some not so great. There has been a trend though. In the beginning it was picks for useable players (Vey, Sven), then it was $$$ for UFAs, and now we’re entering the next phase, letting youth play. The $$$ UFAs will be leaving in the next year or so. I’m no genius, but this seems like a time line necessary to build a good team. We just need a little more patience. 9: they’re all keepers. That is good core, just need to find supporting cast. Have a great day everyone, stay safe and healthy, and Go Fickin Canucks Go!!!

I hope that one the teams leaders, hopefully Bo, is destroying a garbage can, yelling, showing some emotion right now. We had this game, ffs. More Zack please. And a quality defence coach.

I love Shorty, but can he not sound so damn excited when another goalie shuts us out? FFS.....

What..a..lucky..bounce...for..that...first...goal.... The Jets are damn lucky the hockey gods once again worked in their favour. I thought the ice was quite tilted, and the Canucks had lots of shots at the net. Please Green, dress Zack instead of LE. I liked the effort tonight, good hustle, have to bring it again on Sunday. And that talking head is right, Petey, shoot the damn puck!!!! Go Canucks!

I completely agree. What I’m alluding to, is some games Iginla was quiet, until someone hit him, then he woke up and played hard. With scum bag, if you take the bait, he wakes up and pesters even worse. With both players, if you ignore, they seem less effective. I still want Bo to crush his face though.