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  1. Has Virt ever played with Pettersson and Boeser yet? I wouldn't mind seeing that. If it was a regular thing I bet Virt could break 20 goals this year from all the sick setups he'd get from Pettersson.
  2. Who cares dude? He's just some guy that plays make-believe. Celebrity worship is lame.
  3. Make all the jokes you want but this team is having success this year despite the abysmal coaching staff, not because of it. This is the most skilled group we've had in a very long time and I'll be damned if I'm going to sit quietly and watch Green and his band of buffoons squander it. p.s. JB is fine. The LE signing was a huge blunder but he has more than made up for it since with draft picks and trades. p.p.s. They should do a mic'd up episode with Newell Brown. I can just imagine him rallying the troops as they head out to start the power play; "Now remember guys, stay as still as possible out there. Don't waste your energy like skating or anything. And just keep passing it around, whatever you do don't shoot until you've passed it around so much that the other team has grown bored and stopped paying attention, then let 'er fly!" After the players roll their eyes and make their way out on the ice NB can be heard shouting "and don't forget THE DROP PASS!!!"
  4. I dunno man. It seems like every player interview between periods goes something like this; Interviewer: "How are you going to have success in the rest of the game?" Player: "We're going to stick to our game plan. Get pucks in deep and go in hard on the forecheck." Given the fact that the coaches, players, and GM continually say this is their game plan, I'm pretty sure it's their game plan.
  5. I think you are putting way too much emphasis on draft picks. They're a crap shoot. Sometimes they work out and sometimes they don't. Trading a pick away for a proven player like JT Miller is NOT a bad move when you have a skilled core that just needs a few more pieces. The time to sell the farm and push for a deep playoff run is now while our superstars are young, JB recognizes this. Here are some examples of players that went first overall who never amounted to anything. Most notable is the guy who was drafted in 1999 in front of the Sedins. He ended his career with 64 total goals. A high draft pick doesn't guarantee success! https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/top-10-biggest-busts-in-nhl-draft-history/ On the flip side look at some guys who were late drafts, Nikita Kucherov (58th), or Henrik Zetterberg (210th!). It's a total crapshoot.
  6. No way! Greener is going to put him on the first line with EP40 and Boeser. He'll probably be on PP1 as well.
  7. Yeah, I dunno about that. I was pretty nervous when it was 6 on 5 with two minutes left to play and every Canuck was literally just standing there letting NSH get in position for the perfect shot. They need to be more aggressive like they were at the beginning of the season and attack the puck carrier. That's coaching. Whomever the D coach is is telling them to play that way, they're not doing it on their own.
  8. Maybe he could try mixing up the lines? I dunno. It might work. Worth a shot.
  9. Good period for the Canucks. Good zone time/possession, limited Preds chances, had some grade A chances.
  10. It's the little things he does that keeps him in the line up.
  11. Don't worry, Greener has a few more tricks up his sleeve. If the boys are down by a goal of two in the third we might see Hughes as a forward and Edler playing goal. Ya know, to fire up the boys. Lol.
  12. In theory, but in reality we might see EP40 and Boeser getting double teamed leaving Leivo open in the slot. If they can get him the puck chances are good he won't be able to finish. I think this is exactly why Miller has had so much success so far. The defenders focus mostly on EP40 leaving Miller open. The difference between Leivo and Miller though is that Miller can actually find the back of the net. I was happy to see Baertchi slot back into the lineup but now after seeing him again I can see why other CDCers don't like him. He is soft on the puck and easily gets pushed off.
  13. Yeah, it makes sense to split them up since these are the only 4 players scoring right now. Rather than the D only having to contend with shutting down one line now they have to deal with 2 partial lines. I seriously question putting Leivo on the top line, but other than that good move by TG.
  14. It sends the wrong message to the players. That they're playing good enough, no need to try to improve.
  15. You aren't. I've been beating that drum since mid way through the season last year. More and more people are beginning to see the light. The Canucks were winning earlier this year despite Green and his Junior B system, not because of it.
  16. Me too. Probably the last nice day of the year before the snow falls and I spent it watching the Canucks lose yet again!
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