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    [PGT] Vancouver Canucks at New York Islanders | Feb. 01, 2020

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    Posted · Edited by Grape

    I met Quinn in 2017 briefly as we were both freshmen at U of M. Said hi to him briefly and he nodded back shyly. That was the extent of the interaction LOL.

     

    Never would I have thought that 2.5 years later he'd be in a Canucks jersey, making me so frickin' happy all the time, while I'm still struggling through school.

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    Kevin Bieksa | #3 | D

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    2 minutes ago, NewbieCanuckFan said:

    Still amazes me to this day that the pairing of Edler and Juice was HORRIBLE.  And this was during each of their peaks.  Each a more than solid top 4 D that could skate.  Strange how chemistry works.  
     

    I also still chuckle whenever I hear about Burke’s story about Bieksa meeting Fedor Federov on the Moose.:lol:

    From what I remember it was always Bieksa and Hamhuis that worked well

    WASTING POWER PLAYS

    in Canucks Talk

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    4 minutes ago, rainel said:

    We just have  to get some faster action on the power plays.  Make use of the power play time. Shoot to the net...shoot shoot shoot-------boys are  great!

     

    Why is the "solution" to the powerplay always "shoot?"

     

    Shooting in contested lanes on the powerplay is recipe for a defensive zone clearance from the PK, and we saw it several times. The second unit can get away with it because it seems like they're good puck retrievers, but the couple of times we shot into traffic on the PP, we just ended up wasting valuable time. 

     

    The answer to PP woes is almost always more movement, with the puck and with skating as you presumably implied with your first sentence, not "shoot more." 

    [Report] Kobe Bryant Passes Away at 41

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    3 hours ago, Alflives said:

    It’s tragic other people died, especially children.  For them and their families it’s a terrible day.  However, for Kobe to be receiving this outpouring of love is a travesty.  I bolded nothing.  It’s a direct quote.  

    There is a flaw in our society when we forgive people for doing terribly unforgivable things simply because they are rich and famous.

    How many of us did the same with OJ Simpson in ‘94?  

     

    And it’s my legs that are useless.  My ass still works fine. 

    There's a whole generation of people from all over the world that have been positively impacted by Kobe, both on and off the court. It's completely ignorant of you to say all of that should be ignored. You're discounting the lives of many by saying it's a travesty.

     

    Look, I'm sure there are Kobe fans that will mindlessly forgive Kobe even in the case that Kobe murdered someone, but this isn't even close to the "forgiven because of wealth and fame" case that you claim it to be. People have very good reason to idolize him even past his accusations. There is a reason why a vast majority of self respecting girls and women who play basketball respect and idolize Kobe as an athlete and human. Do you think they're looking past his accusations as well? No, it's because he's done 99% more for female empowerment than all of us. I think you're holding on to the idea that all of us defending Kobe are biased in the lenses of great athletic accomplishment, when in reality, you're the one who is biased from all the hatred you feel towards someone who has been an unbelievable player and human being, while hoping that everything bad you hear about him is true to advance your narrative. 

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    [Report] Kobe Bryant Passes Away at 41

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    40 minutes ago, Alflives said:

    Death is tragic, of course.  However Kobe was not a nice person, who did some pretty bad stuff - especially to women.  His little girl, and the other kids traveling to their basketball game is very sad indeed.  

    I don't think you know enough about Kobe if you think that he wasn't a good person. 

     

    You're letting an untestified, unconfirmed incident shade your perception of someone who has given back and contributed to society not only as an athlete, but even moreso as a person more than almost anyone in the sports world has ever.

    [GDT] All Star Weekend - Jan 24/25 2020 - Pettersson, Hughes, and Markstrom edition

    in General Hockey Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Grape

    Having watched him extensively, Quinn was faster at Michigan I'm pretty sure. There was a reason he was touted as one of the, if not the fastest skater in the draft. I don't think every scout just gaffed on the eye test of how fast he is lol.

     

    He's added some weight and it's slowed him down pretty evidently. It's made him a better player though I would say.

    Jim Benning Interview

    in Canucks Talk

    Posted · Edited by Grape

    2 hours ago, Arrow 1983 said:

    Markstrom has  also been our starter for the last 3 years as well.

    Yes... those were his late 20s years though, and we were all uncertain until late last season if he was even a good goalie.

     

    So the fact that you're saying it's now or never for a 24 year old Demko is kind of counterintuitive. I think we'd be fine going forward with either goalie, but Demko definitely needs a year of at least 30-40 games.

     

     

    Fire Green!

    in Canucks Talk

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    I think coaching is generally overrated in hockey. It's much more of a player's game compared to basketball and especially football. 

     

    So that, combined with my belief that Green is doing a fine job, makes me disagree with your opinion.

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    William Lockwood | RW

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    Posted · Edited by Grape

    Two assists for Lockwood tonight. In the coming months it'll be interesting to see if he plays with the Canucks at all this season, or just in Utica.

     

    I'm biased but I wouldn't sleep on Lockwood yet. His 2/3 PPG point production has been partially a product of an offensively inept team (he leads the team in points). He also has a laughably and unsustainably low shooting percentage so luck hasn't been on his side either. He still plays hard and is the most noticeable Michigan forward, though it would be nice if he started producing more on the stat sheet.

     

    UM's offensive ineptitude (until our recent 4 game winning streak) also shows how much of an impact Quinn had offensively last year. 

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    Tom Sestito claims Kellan Lain was the reason for the Flames/Canucks brawl

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    48 minutes ago, Down by the River said:

    I didn't know that Murph was doing blogs/articles now. Pretty great idea given his access to the team for so long and the fact that guys seem to like him. 

     

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    But maybe he is actually not a very good journalist... didn't take me long to find out what happened:

     

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    In that game, it looks like Lain responded to Blair Jones boarding a guy... so Lain didn't run anyone. Lain might have beat on Jones, but Jones was hardly a touted prospect. 6'3 215 and drafted in the 4th round in 2005 (8 years before the game in question... hardly even a prospect). 

     

    Here's the fight:

     

     

     

     

    And Jones was in the Calgary lineup the night in question:

     

    https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/201401180VAN.html 

     

    In fact, he was involved in one of the fights at the beginning of the game. Fought Dale Weise:

     

    https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cgy-vs-van/2014/01/18/2013020735#game=2013020735,game_state=final

     

     

     

    Well Murph does mention that penalty I believe. I think he just doesn't want to seem adamant that it's what started everything, especially given that Sestito said that he "took one of their guys out."

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