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There is never really an "explanation" for when a team goes through a streak they would rather not. The bottom line - the veterans like Edler, Beagle, Hamonic, Sutter, Schmidt, Roussel - who have lead the team in penalty klling minutes - are all long term PROVEN very good penalty killers - and we are talking about tiny samples here (ie where a few goals makes a HUGE difference / impression - ie 2/10 as opposed to 4/10 = and no one is talking about it) - overlapping with / amplified by the powerplay not producing anything. Two game sample = relatively meaningless. People micro-dwelling on a game or two lose sight of the fact that this happens regularly - to any team. The veterans are of no concern. And the young, talented powerplay guys - will get theirs. There really is no point fishbowling it - getting anxious over snapshots.
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They have lacked some intensity the last couple games. While they have a handful of players with a half dozen or handful of hits (6/5) - Beagle, Motte, MacEwen, and Edler - most people would probably not anticipate that the last guy in the group would be Boeser. Point isn't necessarily to single out any particular player - they (probably) need to be more aggressive overall as a group throughout the lineup - but Roussel with a pair of hits through 3 games, Horvat 2, Hamonic 1....maybe the types of players the team needs more 'heaviness' from.
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That is priceless. And (posted this before, but maybe worth repeating).... NHL games experience: Pettersson 141 Boeser 199 Hoglander 2 Gaudette 122 MacEwen 23 Motte 189 Hughes 75 Juolevi 2 Demko 38 So looks like there's room for about 1 more on JT's back. Anyhow - that's a pretty significant list / amount of youth / reasons to be patient with the team (ie when they're inconsistent) - or have dry spells on the powerplay (they all go through dry spells and streaks - but this group is exceptionally talented and has all the elements, so no need to fret imo)....
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[Report] Jack Roslovic requests trade
oldnews replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in Trades, Rumours, Signings
perhaps all the more reason for those two teams to work out a deal involving Laine, Roslovic and Dubois. I'd love to see Dubois in Winnipeg. -
The Blues had a lineup full of guys suffering from Covid!! Played 7 games vs our guys.... And yet - no Canucks appear to have had it. Cool story.
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or dial back to 2015? (in which case, may as well stick with Hamonic).
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[Signing] CBJ Sign Del Zotto 1 year 2 way deal
oldnews replied to debluvscanucks's topic in Trades, Rumours, Signings
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[Report] Jack Roslovic requests trade
oldnews replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in Trades, Rumours, Signings
The Roslovic discussion - re:Van - is relatively pointless imo - he's not going to play top 6 minutes here, at least certainly not at center - and he's no upgrade over a number of young wingers this franchise already has. As for a 3C - if they were looking to acquire a young forward that could grown into a very good 3C - I would be pursuing Nick Paul as opposed to most of the names that get thrown around - but do so quickly because that price is only going to escalate imo. -
[Report] Jack Roslovic requests trade
oldnews replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in Trades, Rumours, Signings
12 goals, 19 assists, sub 50% faceoff guy, 56.4% ozone starts... He's just not "all that". Imagine if Virtanen (who had better production in less opportune minutes) - were publicly complaining about not getting top 6 minutes.... I'd say that Roslovic is premature and that the 'adults' advising him might give him a bit more of a reality check... However - at the same time, on a side note - it is impossible not to notice how many players are not happy with the Jets...(a steady stream of significant talent wanting out of there) - and I'm not going to tag that on the city - I have to wonder how much Maurice factors in (he may not be Tortorella, but ...) I think I probably would have gone with a different coach some time ago (and not simply based on an assumption that he doesn't build great relationships with his players). Anyhow - it's sad to see that franchise take so many losses - they were absolutely shafted at a time they had built a very good team (and sent to a desert). Wadr to Vancouver - that fan base probably deserves better (moreso than this one). -