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  1. uhh. The canucks would like to select uhh from the Calgary Hitmen, Robert J. Long and he's gonna ___ your mom long ___ style
  2. pending trade, the Canucks call up Jesperi Kotkaniemi
  3. All these greedy FA that took more money than to sign in Vancouver...
  4. Great season for the young Nucks. Went from a bottom feeding punching bag to a playoff contender. Looking forward to Lafreniere improving on his 70 point season and interested to see how Demko will survive with his first full season as a starter. Majority of players will return and we hope internal growth will help them become better. Veterans such as Foligno, Bartschi, and Little may become redundant as Utica has developed some young guns ready for a shot at the NHL Rumour has it that Casey Mittlestadt may have priced himself out of Vancouver. Stay tuned for further development
  5. Goalie: Thatcher Demko: 30-15-5, 2.46 G.A.A, 0.915 Sv% vs Marc Andre Fleury: 39-18-6 2.53 G.A.A, 0.908 Sv % edge: Vancouver X-Factor: Fleury needs to turn back the clock. His first round showing against the Winnipeg Jets left something to be desired. He ended going 3-3 with a 3.69 G.A.A. and a .878 save percent. Those numbers will not be get it done against the skilled players of the Canucks. If he starts to falter, the yotes may need to turn to Kuemper who has superb in his lone start in the playoffs stoping 19 of 20 shots for the win. Top Line Lafreniere-Mittelstadt-Tarasenko vs Schenn-Patrick-Strome edge: Arizona Arizona employs one of the deepest forward core in the league. They have players on their top 3 lines that are interchangeable within each other and have shown to have chemistry playing with each other. They have a 40 goal scorer in Nolan Patrick on the first line flanked by two playmakers that can dish the puck in Schenn and Strome. These players are highlight reel players who like to take risks X-Factor: Lafreniere needs to elevate his game. In his first playoffs as an NHL'er he has contributed 5 points in 6 games so far. However, 3 of those 5 points have been on the powerplay. Lafreniere needs to dominate 5v5 in order for Vancouver to have a chance. 2nd Line Vrana-Little-Sprong vs Aho-Keller-Eberle edge: Arizona The 2nd line of the Coyotes greatly outclasses the 2nd line of the Canucks. Eberle is a legitimate 40 goal scorer while Aho and Keller are creative wizards. The 2nd line are all 60 point players that can cause havoc on both ends of the ice. X-Factor: If the Canucks have any chance of matching the firepower of the Coyotes, it starts with Sprong. In round 1, Sprong had 2 points with his only goal being an empty netter. Sprong may be squeezing his stick a little hard after his first taste of playoff experience but he needs to just relax and let the play come to him. Bottom 6 Comtois-Backlund-Foligno MacEwen-Gaudette-Bartschi vs Zadina-Forsbaka Karlsson-Duclair Crouse-Davidson-Fischer Edge: Arizona With most NHL rosters, GM's construct their roster with most of their goal scoring coming from their top 6. That is not the case with the Coyotes as they have top 6 weapons on their 3rd line. Duclair had 63 points in the regular season and so far is mustering 5 points in 7 games in the playoffs. Zadina, who flanks the other wing had 57 points in the regular season and 8 points in 7 games so far in the playoffs. Those are just retarded numbers with the team having so much scoring depth. Their 4th line is no slouch either eith Crouse having 40 points himself and Davidson 30. X-Factor Canucks: Don't sleep on the experience of the veterans. Backlund, Foligno, and Bartschi are holding down the fort on the 3rd and 4th line providing stabilizing minutes to the young guys. If Backlund and Foligno can elevate his play and play has a 2nd line players like in season's past, the Canucks will have a shot. Defense Chabot-Theodore Robertson-Romanov Juolevi-Juulsen vs Sanheim-Ekblad Shea-DeAngelo Ceci-Matheson edge:nil X-Factor Vancouver: Chabot needs to remind everyone why he was rated as the #3 defensemen this season. He needs to neutralize the offensive weapons on the Coyotes while driving play for his own team X-Factor Arizona: Ekblad will be counted in all situations. He is the steady presence on the backend that can provide some stability which compliments the risk takers on the Coyotes like DeAngelo and Shea Expected winner: Arizona Canucks will be hard pressed to win this series. Unless Demko can stand on his head, this looks to be an early season finisher for the Canucks. The offense of the Coyotes are too much for this young team to handle.
  6. Canucks release Jeff Carter Canucks may release other FA's depending on how the playoffs play out but Jeff for sure is gonzo alonzo
  7. Goalie: Thatcher Demko: 30-15-5, 2.46 G.A.A, 0.915 Sv% vs Robin Lehner: 29-25-9 2.63 G.A.A, 0.908 Sv % edge: Vancouver X-Factor: if the experience of Lehner can stabalize the crease over the young Demko. Lehner's last playoff game was 4 years ago where he posted a 3-4 record with the St.Louis Blues Top Line Lafreniere-Mittelstadt-Tarasenko vs Hall-Monahan-Gallagher edge: L.A. The dreaded Playmaker-Sniper-TWF makes for a deadly combination. All 3 players are good for 30 goals and are good on both ends of the ice for elite GA/TA ratio X-Factor: Tarasenko needs to take over for Vancouver. He is the guy with the most playoff experience playing in 3 playoff series for the Blues. He needs to recapture his 2018-19 season form where he exploded with 85 points in the regular season and 10 points in 11 games in the playoffs 2nd Line Vrana-Little-Sprong vs Krebs-Vilardi-Skokov edge: nil X-Factor Canucks: Sprong needs to be the driver of the 2nd line. Sprong needs to recapture the magic of last season where he potted 60 points X-Factor Kings: Gabe Vilardi needs to show that he isn't a bust as a #6 draft pick. He needs to drive play on the 2nd line and be the driver for his line Bottom 6 Comtois-Backlund-Foligno MacEwen-Gaudette-Bartschi vs Burakovsky-O'Reilly-Oshie Armia-Poehling-Greenway Edge: nil X-Factor Canucks: The veterans need to be accountable. The trio of Backlund, Foligno, and Bartschi will need to provide a calming presence to the young guns on the bottom 6. Backlund will especially be counted on as he has played in 5 playoff seasons and counting X-Factor LA: LA also has veterans in their bottom 6 that are responsible 200 foot players. O'Reilly will be counted on his leadership to mentally prepare their squad for their 1st post season appearance Defense Chabot-Theodore Robertson-Romanov Juolevi-Juulsen vs Sergachev-Pesce Hutton-Merkley McNabb-Dobson edge: Vancouver X-Factor: The young guns on the Kings need to settle their nerves. Make simple passes, chip the pucks in, and don't turn the puck over Vancouver wins if their defense can hold the King's top 6 players in check. Their defense is mobile and speedy and should be able to keep up with the speed of the Kings L.A. wins if their bottom 6 veterans step up their game. They will be counted on to keep the top line of the Canucks in check while providing physicality to set the tone of the series
  8. From top 10 draft pick to 100 point season.. trust the process
  9. out with the old core in with the new. cut out the cancer it wasnt benign.
  10. canucks are at the bottom no more... the playoffs are coming.. the storm is surging. no more whale watching
  11. no sims september no simp september ... simps..
  12. canucks should do a deal around demko and one of bean/slavin/skeij/pesce
  13. pretty sure a quarter of St.Louis had Covid and couldn't practice/train and had decreased exercise capacity
  14. the first festival after quarantine will be surreal
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