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8 hours ago, CanucksJay said:
I still cant believe we got Petterson and Hughes back to back. Just when the league screwed us some more with the draft lottery, we end up with the top player in 2017 and a bonafide top 3 player and arguably the best d-man in 2018. I think that's the Hockey Gods sorting out Bettman and his cronies.
Glad we weren't in a position where we had to choose between a clear cut highly ranked player vs petterson or Hughes. That's the pitfall of Detroit having to pick Zadina because they didnt want to be the team that passed on a potential 50 goal scorer. Lucky for us, that meant we got Hughes.
It wasn’t the hockey gods who did that.It was the brilliant brain of Jim Benning getting that done.
And still so much more yet to come from his diamond draft picks. Exciting future ahead for Canucks fans!
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17 hours ago, higgyfan said:
I find a lot of fans overlook how outstanding that team was. So many players were in their prime and there was a terrific balance of skill, tenacity and physicality. 8 players with +40pt season and top points in the regular season. They were so much fun to watch and at times, seem to win games without breaking a sweat.
The 2011 run was incredible when you think of those games on the way to the final match up. Of course the Boston series was devastating for a variety of reasons and it had a crushing effect on the team and fans. We all know the history, but it shouldn't take away from the fact that they truly were a great the team.
This current team is still in its formative years and has a ways to go to reach the pinnacle that the former team achieved. Reaching game 7 of the SC final; the most difficult championship to win, is a long journey that takes a tremendous effort by every player on the team.
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. -
6 hours ago, haton said:
Yeah. I buy that it's fun so maybe it should get a thumbs up. But to big time players the booing just motivates them so I hate it. I want us to win that bad.
If booing an opposition player causes us to lose we’re in way worse shape then I thought. -
7 hours ago, SILLY GOOSE said:
Jeez the Pacific Division is wide-open.
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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1 minute ago, Kragar said:Last b2b they were tired. 2nd and 3rd game in 4 nights, soon after a long road trip. the boys should be well rested, and pumped with the current streak. As long as they take the game seriously, I'm not too worried abt tomorrow.
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.
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15 minutes ago, xereau said:
They were 15-3 at one point too. Said this in the PGT last game, but I can see them missing the playoffs.
Definitely agree with you. They’re on their way to the bottom half of the division.-
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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!
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34 minutes ago, Setyoureyesontheprize said:
The boys need to string together a solid run after the break..talking 10 win streak. Objectively looking at things we are not winning at a consistent rate that would get us in the playoffs.
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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2 hours ago, Roger Neilsons Towel said:
That and it keeps the other 3 forward lines together, which I’m guessing is the point of this lineup.
IMO it’s a good thing considering the chemistry they have shown together.
Miller-Pettersson-BoeserBy far our best Offensive line. Not a fan of putting all of our apples in one basket, but so far more successful than splitting them up.
Roussel-Gaudette-Virtanen
Fantastic 3rd line. Great chemistry.
Schaller-Beagle-MotteUndeniable chemistry. Great shutdown 4th line. Have played fantastic together.
...and if that doesn’t work there is always the Green Blend-o-matic 3000.
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
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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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5 hours ago, 1-d said:
5 is our lucky number of the season.
You aren’t kidding.Canucks when scoring 5 or more goals:
12-1-1
Canucks when scoring 4 goals or less:
5-14-3
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19 hours ago, Canuckster86 said:
Tyler Motte is on the ice for AM skate in San Jose. #Canucks
His drive and energy will be a welcome addition when he returns. -
1 hour ago, The 5th Line said:
They already lost with their new coach once I believe. They will be hungry in this one for sure
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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2 hours ago, Kanukfanatic said:
Thanks pal.
You don't know me. So don't type crap like others experiences were "easier" than mine. That is stupid. I have been through it so I don't need others to assume Boeser or Marky have had performance issues because of their family issues.
I am a supporter of Boeser and he is doing great. Those that don't think so can beat it imo. Your post is silly as you seem to insinuate you know more about people than anyone else...and you don't.
So maybe don't quote me again champ.
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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6 hours ago, Kanukfanatic said:
I agree with you more than the "he has had a hard life" narrative.
Lots of us had our parents die on us at a young age but didn't let that make us perform poorly in life. You just have to go on. I think it is a made up narrative by people that have never experienced any real tragedy.
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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On 12/11/2019 at 12:22 PM, Templeton Peck said:
The premium ticket pricing for certain teams like The Leafs probably doesn't help any either.
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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16 hours ago, GritGrinder said:
Given some of the opponents and the perceived improvement in talent the Canucks have had so far this year they should have a much better record through 31 games then they had last year, yet they are only slightly ahead of where they were last season.
2018-19 31gp 12-16-3 27pts -19 goal differential, had significant injuries throughout the lineup yet managed to beat teams like TB, Bos.(twice), Pit, Col., VGK.
2019-20 31gp 15-12-4 34pts +9 goal differential, no significant injuries to the top 10 scorers, d-men or goalies, 9 wins against teams currently in the bottom ten in the league.
A 28 goal differential, easier opponents and the top players haven't missed a game should have translated to way more than 3 more wins.
The question is, what happens if some of the top 10 scorers, d-men or goalies get injured or go into a slump?
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.
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Pettersson:
Everyone else:
I kid, but we got 2 points tonight when most of our conference rivals didn’t get any. The only points gotten were by inter conference games where one team has to win with no extra points all ending in regulation and the Flames beating Toronto. These kinds of wins can be the difference maker in deciding which teams make the post season. We also have won 6/8 possible points in the last 4 games. Thank you Marky! Oh and anyone still talking about trading him is out to lunch, we need him.
Vancouver wonNashville lost
Winnipeg lost
Las Vegas lost
Edmonton lost
Minnesota won
Flames won
Arizona won
Chicago lost
LA won
Anaheim lost
San Jose lost
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6 hours ago, CptCanuck16 said:
Demko is out with a concussion? When did that happen?
In practice yesterday. Don’t know how though. Some say a shot off the head, others say being run into. -
This is one of those issues that not all Canucks fans agree with, but I’m definitely now in the “he needs to hang up his skates” camp. I wasn’t before and had been supportive of him taking his time coming back, but after getting concussed in a fight where it didn’t look like he took a punch and getting concussed after a hit on Kerfoot where it didn’t look like he got hit in the head it’s time. The guy has his whole life ahead of him. When you get head injuries twice after just coming back in fairly average hockey play it’s a sign. I wish the guy the best and would have loved to see more from him, but sometimes things just don’t work out how we want.
And for the yet to come arguments from the Benning bashers, at least we only gave up cap space. No harm, no foul imo. Still looking for that top 6 guy for Bo to play with. There’s an opening for our prospects now, let’s hope one of them takes advantage in the years to come!
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2 hours ago, Canuckster86 said:
Once Ferland gets half a dozen or so games under his belt I expect him to get a shot again in the top 6 or top 9. Leivo is a streaky guy, hot right now but will go back to a cold spell and be somewhat invisible sooner than later and he can swap down to that 4th line imo
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One of the most atrociously reffed games I’ve ever watched. It was obvious they were in the pocket for Buffalo to win this game. Didn’t end up that way as we put up valiant efforts to overcome game management penalties and came away with the 2 points. Buffalo shouldn’t have even gotten a point, but it’s to an east coast team so whatever. 2 in a row, let’s make it 3 when the Laffs come to town!
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32 minutes ago, Jimmy McGill said:
looks to me like Green made up his mind about Goldy a long time ago. I hope the kid gets a chance somewhere.
It does bug me but all coaches do this, they have guys they like a let make lots of mistakes (like Green with Gaudette) and other guys get the bench treatment.
I love Goldy and wish he would be on our team for years to come, but it’s obvious to me he doesn’t have the defensive capabilities that are required for anyone not of super star offense status to play in the big league. He will be a tweener NHL/AHL player for life unless he figures out that part of his game.Gaudette at the very least tries to get back when caught out of position defensively. The two are not alike at all in any way other than they are two young guys in the Canucks organization so the comparison between them to me seems a bit like apples and oranges.
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Potential trap game for our guys with so long between games coming after an emotional big high win on Burrows night. Having an afternoon start doesn’t help things either. Hoping to pull off a victory, I’ll be cheering nonetheless!
[PGT] Chicago Blackhawks at Vancouver Canucks | Jan. 02, 2020
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*exhale* What a crazy game. Going for 7 in a row, love this team