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  1. There's too many cry babies who obviously can't handle watching any game where losing is possibility. It's 54 games in, the Canucks are still in a playoff spot and these cry babies want blow the team up. Does that sound right to you? It's not even remotely realistic. Over dramatic, hyperbole, sensationalist...... Unfortunately these are the kind of people who tend to scream the loudest and most often. Please quit giving them attention to validate them.
  2. Jeez. Could you imagine some of these "sky is falling" types posting here as hockey players? They'd quit after the 1st shift. Obviously somtimes players go through adversity. A player with the history of Daniel Sedin deserves some freaking support from fans. Not an article in the Province titled "is Daniel Sedin done as an elite offensive player?" When did being a fan go from meaning a supporter of a team to not being able to go a month without wanting to fire and trade everybody?
  3. Definitely missing something with Tortorella out. I totally underestimated the effect of the suspension. I thought the momentum was building before, waiting for Burrows and Schroeder to get healthy, now..... with Henrik, Santorelli injured it's like 10 step backwards... without a head coach.... damn it..
  4. Beitashour on the list of players now - http://www.whitecapsfc.com/players/
  5. Over dramatic much? Not sure what you mean by "freefall", but either your expectations are too high or your opinion of the team in the past is too high. No team in sports wins every game. That, by definition wouldn't be a sport. Canucks + Vigneault made it past the 2nd round once. ....A seeing eye dog would help the PP right now. Need to break the slump.
  6. The only untouchable prospect is Hodgson... Corey Schneider will never be traded... Trade Grabner for anything because Raymond is better defensively, we have enough scorers... Rochester Institute of Technology, what?... etc... - said some people, not too long ago Things change. You never know.
  7. Did not look good. 0/5 PP. Giving up 2 in the 3rd is never good. NAS deserved to win.
  8. Maybe it's not a disciplinary hearing. Maybe they're discussing profit sharing on a new Tortorella brand deodorant? You know, smell good even when trying to take on an entire hockey team alone.....
  9. Does suspended mean he can watch from the pressbox?
  10. Weber did good tonight too. 28:22 TOI. Tying goal + shootout goal.
  11. In a way the negative attention and the questionable officiating are a sign the Canucks are at least competitive. Better than being irrelevant, I suppose. Sestito is a prime example. 1 game and he's called out for being a goon. Thanks for noticing. Prior to that they had no idea who he was. Now he's a talking point on TV because he's doing exactly what he was signed to do. Hesitation to give VAN a PP is also somewhat influenced by reputation. Once upon a time the Canucks had a PP.... So refs took that away calling it game management. Who knows maybe the crappy PP% in the regular season may yield more calls in the playoffs this time? Really, who knows? The NHL is like a country with laws in name only, with the boundaries of those laws open to interpretations based on how many beers you had before the game.
  12. I think those waiting for a top 6 player may be disappointed. The way I see it, ice time is limited. And it doesn't seem like top 6 FWs earn a spot based on scoring potential on this team, they earn the trust of the coaches. So adding by trade means one of Daniel, Henrik, Kesler, Higgins, Burrows, Santorelli gets knocked down. Most likely not going to happen. And IMO Hansen and Kassian are better options than any rental available, if it meant giving up anything significant. Best move ironically is probably a Booth for Samuelsson and Sturm kind of trade, for 2 expiring contract that can provide some 3rd/4th line playoff depth.
  13. I just posted this a minute after you did. Fully agree.
  14. I feel a big difference in late goals is the FO ability of Malhotra. Since he left the number of late game goals against seems like they've increased. If Henrik isn't taking faceoffs, that's a big disadvantage. Richardson is good but not as good in the FO dot as Malhotra was. Maybe VAN should think about picking up a D zone FO specialist?
  15. What the hell is "elite" anyways? lol. Cup or No Cup. There is no elite.
  16. I guess I can handle losing better? I think it was a great game. LAK game too. Everybody and their dog knew ANA would save it for the 3rd. VAN nearly got away with one. Ducks killed VAN in the 3rd. "Missed it by that much" is how I look at it. Still a good attempt to get 2 points from ANA in their building IMO.
  17. Of course more points would be nice. But come on, 2 top 6 FWs (Burrows, Higgins) out. 2 out 6 D (Edler, Stanton) out. Back to back against LAK & ANA. I like what I'm seeing. I think they're playing great hockey.
  18. I feel VAN should trade him as he's not in a position to succeed here. Booth is an offensive top 6 forward. Would fit better on other teams. He's under utilized on this team. He's a prime candidate for a change of scenery resurrection. He's looking healthy. Kept up a good attitude. I think if other teams are looking, Booth is on their radar.
  19. VAN already has a 3rd line C. His name is Mike and he plays on the 2nd line. The option is there. Right now, the coach trusts him more than others so he gives him more minutes. If 2 of Burrows, Hansen, Booth or Kassian can step up, there are tons of options to balance the lines.
  20. Feel bad for NYI on this one. It was a good effort to go all-in early. But, it's hard to feel sorry for them. Moulson for Vanek, giving up a 2014 or 2015 1st and 2015 2nd? Niederreiter for Clutterbuck? Let Streit, Parenteau walk. From the outside it looks bad. Like they're wrong on everything, bad.
  21. Did you know Kesler, Higgins and Santorelli combine for 11 game winning goals? Game Winning Goals Kesler - 5 Higgins - 4 Daniel - 3 Santorelli - 2 Henrik - 1 Garrison - 1 Richardson - 1 Tanev - 1 Hansen - 1
  22. Great game. So solid. I wish instead of "wooo" the crowd would chant the players' name who scored.
  23. Personally I think Bruins fans and Canucks fans should unite and just mock the Leafs together. It just seems more natural.
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