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Schaller comes in Wednesday and gets in a meaningless fight,then doesn't show up when a fight is warrented. Man that guy is useless.
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I agree with you Jimmy, 100% I always wonder what exactly people mean when they talk about Goldy's talent. What exactly? He is not blazing fast, doesn't handle the puck overly well at speed, doesn't winn board battles, does not possess a great shot. What he does possess is creative imagination. He sometimes reminds me of a kid playing mini-stick, where he can do a tripple spin-o-rama a skate around all his teddy bears then shoot top cheese. Then he finds out its not that easy and he is in the NHL. He finds himself on the wrong side of Brian Boyle who is 6'6" and 245#. I thought Goldy put in a decent effort against Boyle, as good as we'd expect from Brock, Sven, Stech, Poop, Biega, Petey. The reality is Boyle scores that goal on 1/2 the team and the other 1/2 probably take a penalty. If Goldy steals the puck before it gets through, he is off to the races. At least he was there. Actually, I just re-looked at the goal on the condensed game. Stopped action at 1:24, Goldy gives up him man when Seney has a straight path to the net. Goldy is second closest Canuck to his net.
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Hilliard Graves and Dan Hamhius were pretty good edit.I see this has been mentioned
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Ha ha you are correct, I guess. I went looking for info on his doctorate and found nothing, but he does call himself Dr Schaller. Kind of like Dr Recchi I guess. I think maybe there is a real Dr Schaller, its just not him. I did not know about the weight loss, that is quite a bit to lose.
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I am unsurprized by Schaller's lack of, well anything. I thought "retirement contract" when he signed. It was a gut feeling. I could not rationalise why he would sign here, other than he did not want to play the tough guy in Boston. He is a doctor. I don't see CTE as an enhancement for his chosen career. I bet he doesn't even try to sign another contract after this one and starts his Dr. career once its done. Did you see the Morrissey interview last night? His brother, also wants to be a Dr. says, I'd rather save lives than goals, (he's a goalie). I'd certainly be interested in a Canucks in Cars segment on Schaller.
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isn't that true of any winger though? Loui seems to have embraced his role finally. He came in the same as Vrbata and Vanek, the difference being Loui did not score as projected. Vanek came in and scored at his career average and helped his linemates Vrbata scored the first year then went into a funk Loui scored on his own net, didn't gel with the Sedins as planned, then flowndered looking for a role and goals that didn't come. Earlier this season he looked like the most depressed player in the league. Recently he seems to have come out of that funk and is comfortable in his role. Maybe the "Little Things" comment actually helped him find his (newer) game and a place he is comfortable with his team mates
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What I see with Goldobin and Baertschi is that both come to Vancouver as perimiter players. Baer is convinced to play in the danger zones gets soem goals but ends up unjured. If Goldy takes the same route, he will likely end up injured also. Goldy has better vision and probably better health from the perimiter but will likely not score many goals. I don't see either scoring 100 goals in a Canuck uniform Leivo in 5 less games than Goldy has 1 more goal, less assists. He seems more suited for a heavier game and a longer career. this year Goldy and Granlund have 5 and 6 goals in 38 games while Leivo and Baer have 4 and 3 goals in 10 games. I see Ganny and Leivo having the longer careers
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but but but... Winter Classic!!!
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that and he needs to show up for a playoff round or two Remember earlier in the season when some posters were suggesting trading Marky because Nilsson looked so good early. Nilly has cooled. Marky needs to stay hot at least until the end of next season. I will say though that he carries himeslf like a starter this season like never before. HIs recent interview he looked for the first time like "veteran leadership" He needs to keep that up, steal some games, get some shut outs and win some series
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anybody else find it telling that Sam has played 1/4 of the season, and is neither listed on the roster or the stats page?
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I know John Shorthouse has used this line many times since the Naslund era, but have yu ever listened to the actual poem? It doesn't really fit the sports genre.
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you think the game has changed, that's cool you know what? Pat Quinn thought the game had changed when he traded future Selke winner Mike Peca for Alex Mogilny. The game morphs and it ebbs and flows In a year when Tom Wilson won the cup and Reeves and Carrier went to the finals, and Winnipeg and the team of giants made the top 4, the Canucks come out of camp with Tyler Motte as the biggest surprize. You are welcome to not share my view point, but I have seen all this before.
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Here is what I see, the Canucks need a guy that WANTS to fight for his teammates. Schaller does not appear to be that guy, which is fine, I wouldn't want that job either. But there are players that do. Momesso did while Sandlak didn't and they were the same size and linemates. Gino, Brasheer, T. Hunter and Williams would, whereas Jake, Kassian, Gaunce don't. Jake has found his scoring touch that Schaller seems to have lost and Gaunce appears to have run out of chances. Gudbranson is like the reluctant enforcer. Schaller was injured when signed, so it (again) becomes a question of management. There was talk in the Summer about the 3 signings "changing the culture". I don't see it. Beagle comes in with his face off and PK ability and makes life easier for Bo and Sutter. Roussell comes in a bit like Burrows and a bit like Dorsett, a needler and a guy that will fight his own battles and Schaller makes the PK better and helps with overall defense, but I don't see the culture being any different than when the Sedins were here. We are still a team with a "punch me" sign on our backs waiting for the league to protect us. If Schaller doesn't score 10 goals and doesn't stick up for his teammates I don't see him as an upgrade over Gaunce, and certainly not a "culture changer".
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It was kind of back and forth with neither really ready to drop. But given the time and score that is not really a problem. We don't need a fighter in that instance, and that is why I was never impressed with Derek Dorset, that is a situation where he would have gotten in a fight that would do the Canucks no good and possibly light a fire under the Bruins.
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what I am getting at is 53 games in Buffalo and Vancouver, 2 goals + 4 penalty mins 141 games in Boston, 19 goals, 65 penalty minutes Maybe Schaller only scores and fights in Boston I was not suggesting he was embarassed to be a Bruin, more the opposite, embarrased to not play Bruin hockey while there. we will see if he ever sticks up for his team mates in Vancouver, or if he is content to play sound defensive hockey and keep his nose clean
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https://www.nhl.com/canucks/video/east-coast-trip-all-access/c-62827703 6:25 Schaller bumps with John Moore, Moore gives Schaller a little cross check, Schaller responds with, " Easy buddy, you don't push me." Moores says, "why? you won't do anything" Kind of makes you wonder why the Bruins didn't re-sign him and why he moved all the way across the continent to sign here. He might have been embarassed to play like that in Boston. Tony Tanti scored.
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um, these guys have screens on the bench for replays. Every one that needed to see the hit could have seen it before EP staggared to the bench What decade are you living in?
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that was the day I became a Ryan Miller fan
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I think Guber was the real casualty of the Hamonic fight. He has let up on a couple of hits since then and seems not to want to get involved. it kind of reminds me of Jovo after the Deadmarsh fight, he was never the same. Hey Phil, remember that monkey spank you and Hutty were having 9 days back? to quote you, " I hope the Flames are ready to wear a leash" sheee...eeeesh
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that was the day I became a fan of Ryan Miller... Ryan Miller for captain!!!
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it seems that I am arguing against compacency and you are arguing for it. You also blame everything on the defense. 1 magical fix, that is actually Jim's job. If you want to call it magical so as to make me sound like a loon that is fine, but in reality finding a better goalie is jim's job. Interestingly you seem to think that the magical fix comes in 2 years. If Demko is not ready in 2 years this current core will have been losing for 6-7 years before the next magical fix comes in. Magical fixes Halak, Hutton, Ward, Sateri, Hutchison, Hammonator or on D, Kulak... 2 its even easier for you to just throw your hands in the air and say, "Can't do it" because you are complacent enough to accept the losing. 3 the goalie and D that Jim did not sign. He did sign some forwards and lo and behold there was some competition. 4 Markstrom was gifted the starter spot when Miller wasn't resigned, now you seem to be gifting the spot, back up at least, to Demko. 5 Gagner and Gaunce were beaten by Motte et al and no one wanted either of them, McElhinny and Pickard were beaten by Sparkes, another young guy, but they were still usefull to other teams, but not according to you, to the Canucks. Because well, we just suck and there is no better answer. 6 if McElhinny is better than Nilsson it says 2 things, we will find a better player if you suck Anders, and to the team it says we will find better players, not let you wallow in front of poor goaltending. 7 I'd like to hear you walk into the players dressing room and tell Bo and Elias that. "We are just gonna suck for 2 more years, so I'm not going to bother fixing the goalie problem. You just sit tight and play the right way, while I sit on my hand and wait for Demko, or maybe DePietro." That is what you are preaching, it goes against everything Jim has said in the past about winning culture etc. I say we are embaring on a "Losing Culture" while you say, "We suck, it can't be helped for 2 years"