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I think the media (guys like Jeff Patterson specifically) have helped to create a culture in Vancouver where sh**ing on the team constantly is acceptable. I do not believe that people who watch every game and take the time to regularly post here arent really fans. Think about it for a second. Would you bother to watch every Bruins or Flames game just so you could troll their forums afterwards? Yeah, probably not. People want to see the team win and when they don't, people complain. Simple as that.
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Jake did worse than that. Like throwing the puck away into the corner when he had passing options or giving up on a puck battle as soon as he was under pressure and just skated away. I've been an ardent JV supporter from day 1 but I think I've finally seen enough. The team isn't any better with him on the ice, its time for him to go.
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[Discussion] Tanner Pearson Can We Really Keep him?
CptCanuck16 replied to Rush17's topic in Canucks Talk
I've never been that impressed by Pearson. He isn't an impact player and his stats last year were inflated with a lot of empty net goals. I doubt we resign him in the off season as we have new ELCs coming up which makes him expendable. It would be fantastic for Benning to try and get a Dman in return for him as I am certain this is Edlers final season and his retirement will leave a huge hole in the teams already fragile defense core. Regarding Edler, he isn't going anywhere. He has played for the Canucks his entire career and he will retire here in a few months. Let him be. Between Jake and Guad, I would vote to move JV. AG's defensive game may be atrocious at this point in his career but he has drive and ambition. Characteristics that JV (apparently) does not possess. You can teach defense but you can't teach motivation. That comes from within. Adam has it, Jake does not. -
No way man. Without Green, Petterson would be a 4th line plug, Boeser would be washing dishes down at the Crab Shack, and Hughes wouldn't know which end of his hockey stick to play the puck with. Green is the only guy who could get this mediocre bunch to beat Ottawa THREE times! He's the best coach ever. Without him we'd go 0-82-0 every year. Green for King of the World!
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Did you notice last game they essentially abandoned the long stretch pass to forwards standing still on the blue line and instead carried it in to the zone with support? Night and day difference. When the team plays this way they get a lot more O zone time and keep their opponent on their heels. When they play their typical chip and chase they're essentially just handing the puck back to their opponent after fighting so hard to gain possession in the first place. This is a front end loaded team. We win when we spend most of the game on offense. If I were Green I'd be focusing on the break out and gaining entry WITH POSSESSION over anything else. When we do this successfully we're a hard team to beat.