[[GDT] Canucks vs Coyotes - Wednesday March 4th 2020 at 7:30 PST - "Please don't lose again" Edition]

3 minutes ago, Nucks780 said:

This game can't come soon enough. Got the day off work, so just trying to kill time until the game starts. By the way, why is the game at 7:30? I thought all home games started at 7.

I can't wait. As a matter of fact, I am just so pumped we are playing meaningful hockey right now tbh. I think it's why I am remaining pretty level headed right now about the team's current swoon. We should just remember the last couple years of absolute mediocrity when we start to get to pessimistic about the team. Furthermore, they are one win away from equalling their total from the whole season last year. 

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7 minutes ago, D-Money said:

Say what you will about Sutter, but he's had a solid season. 17 points and a plus player, despite starting in the defensive zone twice as often as the offensive zone.

 

He used to hit more though. Likely the injuries have caught up to him, and limited what he can do game-in, game-out. But he's been far more effective this season than Roussel.

Don't get me wrong, I like Sutter. I especially like Sutter with a TOI under 15 mins. I just worry about the way his game will translate down the stretch here. It will be an incredible benefit if he can get up to the next gear for the last stretch and compete harder. 

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3 minutes ago, kilgore said:

 

I think you are both right in a way.

 

"ZM fought when he didn't need to" √

"Why make that a "turning point" in the game when it wasn't."  √

 

Staged fighting is a ridiculous unnecessary sideshow.  Maybe when a game is 6 - 1 and the losing team wants to send a message for the next game. But in a close game it does nothing or it does the same for both teams. And at the same time it risks injury for nothing (Ferland).   I'd rather have less staged fighting, and more actual in-game reaction fighting to a dirty hit, supporting team mates.

But no, the fight wasn't a turning point either.  It was a nothing burger, like all staged fights.  It was the two dumb penalties by our "foundational" pieces that killed that game for us.

Agreed. 

 

I really don't have much time for Sutter right now tbh. I know he is, for the most part, really responsible. But man he just doesn't seem to have the compete level that Green and Co have talked about. 

 

I do feel badly for Roussel though. He seems incredibly frustrated with his lack of explosiveness and power after that horrific knee injury. 

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1 hour ago, DS4quality said:

I got flamed for saying it, but as soon as MacEwan dropped the gloves I knew we were going to collapse. Even with the first 12  minutes of the third going the way they were. 

There was absolutely no reason for that fight. We weren't getting beaten physically or on the scoreboard. (in fact we had the lead)  there were no cheap shots, there was a fight because MacEwan obliged the opponent 

If you give them an inch, they will take a mile. 

The same thing happened against Minny.

 

Anyway I hope Zach learns he doesn't always have to drop the mitts.

I don't care if he fights standing up for a teammate, but not with the lead for a staged fight. 

 

Flame on... 

 

I hope for a good game tonight I hope we can start building momentum 

And I hope Demko has a solid bounce back tonight. 

 

I know it's a hockey faux pas to fight on the road late in games when you have the lead. HOWEVER, I think in the case of 2 late PP goals, you can't really put any of that on MacEwan dropping the mitts. The loss can be entirely equated to two really ill-advised penalties, coupled with a new goaltender who has zero experience with this PK.

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22 minutes ago, John.Tallhouse said:

 

Oh boy, he's going clean shaven. Getting ready to grow the playoff beard babyyyyyy!

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4 minutes ago, Alflives said:

I too believe our young core is not completed, and we shouldn’t have traded away picks for help now.  That doesn’t mean I want us to lose, and Miss the playoffs.  Imo the fans wanting picks simply don’t agree with JB thinking the rebuild is over.  Winning will shut me up.  

I do get your line of thinking. But at what point does it turn into the Oilers debacle of 2006-2016 y'know? I think a good organization has to take a somewhat fluid approach to building a team. You never know what you will hit on in a draft until 1, 2, 3, or more years down the road. If you are constantly just banking on the draft to build your team, you can get mired in long-a** meaningless seasons which wears on a team and player confidence. Could you imagine the team this year without JT Miller? Furthermore, if Benning feels he can trade away picks, it means they're fairly confident he has some NHL players coming from the previous drafts. With Benning and Co's draft record and successes, they have earned the benefit of the doubt. 

 

Anyways, long time lurker on here and excited about this team no matter what. We should all be incredibly pumped about our young talent. Don't get too hung up on finishing atop the division this year. I would say, we aren't even in our window legitimately yet. That's a pretty exciting thought.