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MikeyD replied to ItTakesAnArmy's topic in Canucks Talk
If you play competitive sports and watch the game for 20 years, it's more than enough- without a doubt to be commenting on the sport in a critical matter. You learn probably 5% of the game being a coach or a gm of a team. There's a reason why they call it "the intricacies". The amount of times I hear something from an analyst or a coach or a player that makes me go "wow, didn't think of it that way" is about as rare as gold these days. The last time I've learned something new about the game has been years ago. Now I'm probably more obsessed with the game than most, but regardless I feel most people would be able to say the same thing. Armchair gm'ing is different because I don't think people can think outside the box and be able to analyze both perspectives well, but critiquing the game isn't that difficult if you've played even just competitive team sports before. -
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MikeyD replied to ItTakesAnArmy's topic in Canucks Talk
That's a pretty easy cop out if I've ever seen one. Professional teams do this all of the time as organizations. Yeah, teams have slumps but you need to assess the consistencies and how they impact the overall club. And yeah, most of us don't have the experience to be gm's, but there's still a handful of very educated hockey fans here who clearly know the game and are right in their critical assessments. You can see it. When you've watched the game for over 20 years you've seen enough hockey to know what breeds success and I think it's fair to comment on it. This isn't a slump, this is the team not doing what it needs to do to be successful and the stats are showing it. They're not snakebitten, they're playing poorly. Lots of people have posted clear reasons as to things that need to be addressed and they consistently aren't being addressed. Most people said quinn should be on the top unit powerplay for games on end because it was obvious they needed to get Edler off of it, yet we don't say that was a dumb thing to say. It's an educated analysis. It's silly to cop out with the old "you don't have the experience" quote. -
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MikeyD replied to ItTakesAnArmy's topic in Canucks Talk
I agree. Horvat has been absolutely quiet majority of his games. It's so weird to see he has good stats when he fails the eye test so many times. Petey, Miller, and Marky seem to be the only guys who are super passionate on this team who get annoyed with losing. Arguably Quinn. -
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MikeyD replied to ItTakesAnArmy's topic in Canucks Talk
People just dress up in their rose colored Canucks glasses. That's it. Some people feel you can't be critical of people on this team. -
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MikeyD replied to ItTakesAnArmy's topic in Canucks Talk
It's on the wingers to pull up and in (most of the time anyways). I think Brock is usually to blame on those plays. It's as if he's predicting the play to be rung around the boards every time. -
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MikeyD replied to ItTakesAnArmy's topic in Canucks Talk
DeBoer. (Sp?) The problem with Green isn't really strategy or play setting (I think his breakouts are actually really good) but with getting the team to play a possession game. He plays safe hockey, and would rather trade safe chance for safe chance rather than having a committed forecheck that actually applies pressure consistently (we are plagued with the dump and change) and it's way too inconsistent for when our defense stays active in the offensive zone. We rarely give up odd man's or breakaways in comparison to most teams, but we also don't play the possession hockey necessary that often risks those plays happening, like having our d pinch along walls and sending two rabbits in for the forecheck. We're often backing away from the play instead of allowing the play come to us defensively and forcing them to play around us. We're also super passive and we stay super passive in our defensive end. We can stay in games but we won't ever dominate them playing this way. We played vastly different from the beginning of the year than we do now. We risked way more in the earlier games and were far more consistent as a result. -
[GDT] Van Vs Vegas @ 5pm PST on SN and SN650
MikeyD replied to ItTakesAnArmy's topic in Canucks Talk
Yep. He has his gaffs but he makes far more elite defensive plays with his stick and timing his aggression than the rare gaff. Has had maybe 5 subpar defensive games this year which is pretty damn good for a year 1. -
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MikeyD replied to ItTakesAnArmy's topic in Canucks Talk
He's probably supposed to be there but he's afraid of the circles on the powerplay. Even when that's where the open lane is, there's a force field around it preventing him from going down there. -
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MikeyD replied to ItTakesAnArmy's topic in Canucks Talk
Beautiful iq play by Hughes. -
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MikeyD replied to ItTakesAnArmy's topic in Canucks Talk
You quote me the next time he stands somebody up at the blueline and I'll give him props. -
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MikeyD replied to ItTakesAnArmy's topic in Canucks Talk
He hits every 4th game, I'll give you that he scores goals occasionally, isn't good along the boards and consistently is the guy making the mistake on goals, and don't even go there with skating the puck up the ice. He's a powerplay killer when he skates the puck up the ice. -
[GDT] Van Vs Vegas @ 5pm PST on SN and SN650
MikeyD replied to ItTakesAnArmy's topic in Canucks Talk
Also, Biega did that. Myers does that. Benn does that. -
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MikeyD replied to ItTakesAnArmy's topic in Canucks Talk
When was the last time he's stood somebody up at a blue line? He hasn't held gatekeeper to his own zone in 6 years. -
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MikeyD replied to ItTakesAnArmy's topic in Canucks Talk
Another late call because of situation. -
[GDT] Van Vs Vegas @ 5pm PST on SN and SN650
MikeyD replied to ItTakesAnArmy's topic in Canucks Talk
What exactly does he do that Myers doesn't? That even Tanev doesn't? Or that Biega didn't do? Please enlighten us. -
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MikeyD replied to ItTakesAnArmy's topic in Canucks Talk
Oh yeah &^@# I forgot you were the guy who says a goalie should never cheat his angle regardless of the play that's in front of him. Forgot you're the educated one, and then later in the game when John Garrett said that Markstrom cheated his angle perfectly to make the save you went dead silent. -
[GDT] Van Vs Vegas @ 5pm PST on SN and SN650
MikeyD replied to ItTakesAnArmy's topic in Canucks Talk
Lol since when have we concluded that I've never played the game? You got the wrong person. Doesn't even take somebody who HAS played to know that allowing zone entries all game long isn't good for defense, especially when teams that play possession hockey dominate the league consistently. -
[GDT] Van Vs Vegas @ 5pm PST on SN and SN650
MikeyD replied to ItTakesAnArmy's topic in Canucks Talk
Ffs missed the goal what happened? -
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MikeyD replied to ItTakesAnArmy's topic in Canucks Talk
No kidding. We need more players on defense backing up away from the play, we don't have enough! -
[GDT] Van Vs Vegas @ 5pm PST on SN and SN650
MikeyD replied to ItTakesAnArmy's topic in Canucks Talk
Holy Dyna finally I figured out why they call it the lotto line. Jesus. To be fair, with no context it is kinda hard to figure out why. 6-40-9 (649) -
[GDT] Van Vs Vegas @ 5pm PST on SN and SN650
MikeyD replied to ItTakesAnArmy's topic in Canucks Talk
Holy christ, Petey. -
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MikeyD replied to ItTakesAnArmy's topic in Canucks Talk
Yeesh, Benn. I miss Biega. -
[GDT] Van Vs Vegas @ 5pm PST on SN and SN650
MikeyD replied to ItTakesAnArmy's topic in Canucks Talk
The dump and change has begun already... Lol come on. Send one in at least. -
[GDT] Van Vs Vegas @ 5pm PST on SN and SN650
MikeyD replied to ItTakesAnArmy's topic in Canucks Talk
We're either going to look amazing tonight are absolutely terrible against a team like Vegas. -
[PGT] Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks | Dec. 14, 2019
MikeyD replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in Canucks Talk
Yep, that's what kills us every game we lose. We don't forecheck. Just dump it and don't even really go after the puck with purpose. When we dominate teams we actually give the effort on the dumps. If I'm the coach I'm giving hell after every change without pressure.