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Yes, I did. I saw Bob McKenzie talk about the rule on tv. To the average viewer though that should have been a penalty regardless of the rule. I thought it was going to get called. I fully admit it, we got lucky there imo, but that doesn’t take away from Canada coming back from being down 3-1 in the 3rd period. Sometimes games break your way, other times not. Bounces can go in and bounces can miss. Penalties can be called and can be missed. That’s hockey and that’s why we’re all fans of the game. I mean if it was predictable which team would win at the start of every game who here would actually watch? The twists and turns build the emotions into a celebration or defeat. We don’t know which until after the game ends. May as well go along for the ride.
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Just finished up watching the recorded game after work. What a f-ing crazy game eh? The emotional roller coaster of a Canada vs Russia medal game is always intense and today’s game was no different. As for the controversy I think most people would agree after watching the replay the puck hitting the camera on its way out of the rink should have been a penalty. That said, it wasn’t called. Sometimes missed or bad calls happen, you just have to roll with what you’re given in any sport. If Russia didn’t give up a 2 goal lead they wouldn’t be in this situation in the first place. Bad refereeing is bad refereeing, but there’s nothing the players can do about that. Many players of Team Canada will have this game, this tournament and this moment as the highlight of their hockey career. They played their hearts out all game and throughout the tournament. They deserve to celebrate earning a gold medal with Canadians cheering them on. Some people trying to take away from their efforts, saying the win was tainted because of a non call is shameful. There is no asterisk next to any gold medal. Team Canada won gold, end of story.
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WHY ARE WE YELLING?
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Nah, the joke is those who still want to fire Green.
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Tanner Pearson. We’ve legit found a 2nd line winger for Bo and it only cost us Gudbranson. Best bang for the buck. Honorable mention to Brock Boeser who while fighting it a bit from game to game is still putting up solid 1st line numbers. So they would be my choices for unsung difference makers (hero just sounds odd to use on a hockey player to me). We always hear about Pettersson, Miller and Hughes for most games, which isn’t a knock, it’s well deserved attention, but to win consistently the Canucks need more than 3 players putting up points.
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It’s also easy to overlook just how close we are to that team! 7 players on this roster are currently on pace for 40+ points (if they stay healthy): Pettersson Boeser Miller Bo Hughes Pearson Virtanen On the bubble potential 40+ point players: Leivo (out 2-3 months) 19 pts 36 games Edler 18 pts 30 games Gaudette 17 pts 30 games Consistency is still an issue from night to night and more growing pains to come, but give this group (with a few upgrades here and there) a few years of seasoning with some young prospects coming in and it’ll probably look pretty close to that balanced and stacked team.
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If you think our division is wide open take a look at Group B in the World Juniors: Canada, Russia, United States, Germany and Czech Republic. For the first time ever all 5 teams are at 1-1 after 2 games. Crazy upsets everywhere. Looking forward to a good game to wash the Canada v Russia game bad taste away. Hope we win, I’ll be watching!
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[GDT] Kings @ Nucks Dec 28, 2019 - 7pm - HNIC/SNET
StanleyCupOneDay replied to xereau's topic in Canucks Talk
LA came back to win in OT tonight, so they don’t have extra incentive to win tomorrow. We’ll either face Campbell who played and will be tired or Quick who this season has a 3.05 GAA and a .893 save percentage. Canucks are going to light it up with 5+ goals. -
[GDT] Kings @ Nucks Dec 28, 2019 - 7pm - HNIC/SNET
StanleyCupOneDay replied to xereau's topic in Canucks Talk
Definitely agree with you. They’re on their way to the bottom half of the division. -
[GDT] Kings @ Nucks Dec 28, 2019 - 7pm - HNIC/SNET
StanleyCupOneDay replied to xereau's topic in Canucks Talk
Oilers are in free fall. Lost again tonight. Only won 2 of their last 10 (1 better then SJ, yikes). Canucks are 2 points behind with 3 games on hand. Get ready to wave as we pass them in the standings! -
Objectively looking at things we’re 4 points out from the top of the division. 6-4-0 in the last 10. Better than every team except Calgary who has 1 point more then us in the same time frame and Nashville who has 2 points more. Other teams records currently ahead of the Canucks in the division: AZ 5-5-0 VGK 5-3-2 EDM 3-6-1 DAL 5-4-1 CGY 6-3-1 NSH 6-2-2 Behind us in the standings: MIN 5-4-1 CHI 4-5-1 ANA 4-6-0 SJ 1-8-1 LA 4-4-2 Objectively speaking we are most definitely in the hunt for a playoff spot and are playing better then most of our division recently.
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[GDT] Penguins @ Canucks Dec 21 7PM on CBC Winter Solstice Edition
StanleyCupOneDay replied to Baer.'s topic in Canucks Talk
The only thing I can think of that could make sense other then this lineup is if Virtanen moved up to Bo’s line (he’s played well, might deserve a shot here) And MacEwen sliding in on Gaudette’s line with Eriksson sitting. Who knows maybe Eriksson surprises, but if we end up losing and he doesn’t do much I hope Green at least gives these lines a shot in the next game or two. Looking forward to the game though hope Eriksson is hungry after not playing. If the Beagle line can shut down the top Penguins line we should have the advantage with their injury woes. Gonna be a good game, can’t wait to watch! GCG -
Boeser’s currently on pace for 80 points this season and some people want to trade him? Highly disagree with doing that. He’s 4th in points for all right wingers in the NHL behind only David Pasternak, Patrick Kane, Andrei Svechnikov and Nikita Kucherov. Also tied with Mark Stone. He’s 12th in the NHL in points for all wingers. He’s 21st in the NHL in points for all forwards. He’s a top line forward anyway you look at it meaning $7m-$8m+ will be reasonable with the coming cap increases and I don’t think we’ve seen his ceiling yet after only just over 2 seasons worth of hockey played with the Canucks. Give it 2-3 years; I bet fans will be very happy we kept him. More then that though, he is a character guy both on and off the ice. Do we remember him taking a girl superfan to her prom? Or how he’s donating cash every time he gets a goal to a charity dedicated to finding a cure for what his dad is suffering from? You don’t want to lose that type of player.
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His drive and energy will be a welcome addition when he returns.
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Yeah they lost night before last and will be hungry at home. Canucks need to be prepared and have to weather the likely first period surge from SJ. Just got my Burrows bobble head for the Carolina game, which we won. It’ll be out again proudly displayed on the shelf towards the tv. Dragon slayer gonna be a good luck charm this season for our Canucks I can feel it!
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Thanks for helping me know who to block. Someone who thinks they know everything about how everyone else should cope with death is not worth quoting in the future. I lost my parents too bro, people take however long they need and if you think otherwise then you might want to talk to other people in your life and get to know someone else’s experiences with death. Cheers mate, you won’t hear from me again.
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As with anything in life, loss effects people differently because people have had different life experiences. Some need no time to move forward. Others need years of counseling. Don’t downplay others potential experiences just because yours was easier. Show compassion and patience instead of attacking those who take longer to grieve as having “made up narratives”. Back on topic for Boeser, he’s almost at a point per game scoring rate. He’ll be fine. The one thing I do notice lately is he’s trying to force passes that just don’t work, maybe he’s holding his stick too tightly or has less room as opponents have taken notice of his line and aren’t giving him much space? I dunno, but either way he’s talented and will figure it out eventually. People seem to expect 110% player commitment every shift for 82 games. That just doesn’t happen in the NHL. Even superstars go through droughts. And considering that this right now seems to be his production while struggling a bit with the puck is ample reason to not be worried about his play imo.
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Agreed, $150 to spend on 1 ticket for 3 hours of entertainment is not feasible for most people. Watch the latest movie in theaters with concession food with a family of 4 and it still doesn’t cross that mark. There are more and more options for people to do things at less expensive prices these days. Price them at $25-50 a ticket and they’ll sell out like hot cakes. Concession is also getting ridiculously expensive for less and less. Why not just stay home and watch the game together saving over a $200 bill? And with restaurant delivery basically everywhere with multiple companies offering cheap options you can still get better food and spend less not going to the game. A win-win for many. Looks like a lot of fans are choosing to do just that.
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27 points vs 34 points with over 1/3rd of the season passed is actually quite a big difference. At the 2018-2019 pace we would have 71 points at game 82. We ended up with 81 points. At the 2019-2020 pace we would have 90 points at game 82. A noticeable and substantial improvement. Yet to see how many points we end up with of course, but that performance puts us close to/in the mix for a wildcard spot.