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  1. Yeah it sucks. It looked like the boys wanted the win and effort was there but something was off. They bobbled the puck so many times... Myers and OEL looked awful at times. Their goalie made some big saves early on and took the life away from us while giving Det life. Yesterday was an example of what Bruce refers to as woe is me... Boys need to learn to fight through it when things aren't going. Reminds me of Vegas series game 7 with Demko standing on his head. There was a moment when I think Reilly Smith had the funniest expression when Demko made another save like "what the heck can we do to score on this guy?" But they kept pushing and eventually got one through Demko. Canucks were faced with the same situation yesterday and didn't elevate their game. It's during these times they need to score a greasy one by jamming the net and firing pucks while getting in front of their goalie etc. Canucks didn't have enough fight last night. Lacked the win at all costs attitude.
  2. They came out good for the first 5 minutes and then took their foot off the pedal because they thought they would have an easy night. Panic then crept in on the 3rd but it was too late... Every minute should be desperation hockey.
  3. why? I would love to see Edmonton and Vegas implode Also how long is Miro Heiskanen out for? I see he is on ltir for mono but have no idea how long that takes to clear
  4. Lol I think LA is the real deal and don't see them slipping. I think our best chance is Edmonton and Vegas. We need both of them to fall. Climbing Dallas will be a tough task.
  5. This is bang on. We might have won the cup in 2011 if we had a 4th line like this. Ppl willing to trade Motte for a 2nd or even a 3rd is crazy. I would say you hit the lotto if you draft a Motte in the 2nd round. Except you would have to wait 7 years for him to develop into who he is today. The guy kills penalties (one of our best PKer) he is a force on 4th line, always plays with high motor making his play infectious with guys like highmore and lammiko. He could even slide up to 3rd line. Untested in top 6 but I like him where he is. Trading him would be a big mistake. He's the type of guy you win with. I always have full confidence if he is ever in a puck battle during a crucial point where puck needs to go out. He will be the guy that gets it out. Sheeesh... I'm really hoping Canucks are leveraging this rumor to try to get him signed hoping he'll take a hometown discount.
  6. How about we re-sign Motte max 2.5m That should get it done. Best 4th line in the league. Why break that up? How long have we been crying about our bottom 6? Motte is a warrior. I have confidence everytime he steps out on the ice that it will be half glass full situation. What I mean by that is, his line will shut down a top line and leave the game neutral (allowing our top guys to score) OR, his line will generate chances and gain momentum. You don't trade a guy like that. You keep him He wins all his battles.
  7. Wrist doesn't explain his poor skating though. The guy has no jump. Every now and then he does though which is so confusing
  8. I guess the question of trading Boeser is, is this year's Brock Boeser the real Boeser? I just don't get it. He was faster last year and played with more energy. Ppl should watch his clips from last year VS this year. I dunno what it is. Even this year, there's a big range in his play. I don't know why he looks so different in different games
  9. I think Schenn has done such an amazing job winning a spot on the starting 6. I didn't think hed ever be in a postion to take Burroughs or Poolman's spot so huge kudos to him. That crosscheckign penalty was BS last game. I never want him to lose the physicality. We need more of that snarl and I can see why you said Burroughs over Poolman I think we are in a pretty good spot now Hammer is starting to play well, Schenn has exceeded expectations. OEL and Myers dropped off a bit. Hughes migth be getting tired. Wuld be nice to inject some upgrades over Hunt and even out the ice time a bit If Schenn wasn't playing as well as he has, I would have taken him out and put in Poolman and Burroughs over him and then put Schenn in against bigger stronger teams and Burroughs/Poolman against fast less physical teams but now, it's really hard to take Luke out of the line up
  10. Bo and Boeser needed to step up with Petey out but the drivers were Miller and Garland. I like all the guys on the team but if I Boeser doesn't sign for 6m, I would trade him unless he's been nursing an injury we don't know about. Passengers / complimentary players should not be in the 7ms.. I think by the end of this homestand, management should know exactly which guys they should be moving.
  11. Yup These guys have smart financial guys working for them or should. Upfront millions is worth a helluva lot more than in 6 years. It could make a lot of difference in overall income when looking at a long term deal. The QO makes it so that it becomes front loaded but Canucks can slide under that for cap hit / avg.
  12. Myers or Motte? We all love Motte but Myers is polarizing here. I dunno why we crap on Tyler. We need him when games get tough. Grass is always greener I guess.
  13. What are we thinking trading Motte? Re-sign this guy asap. He's the only one I fully trust on the ice regardless of the situation. He will always get his assignment right.
  14. One of the captains eh? Nice to have leadership. Before controversy starts, I don't care if that was Miller or Horvat or OEL etc. What I care about is how the guys responded. There is no locker room issues. Horvat responds by scoring 2, Miller keeps his streak going
  15. Alf is usually a fan of this team except demko for some reason. I honestly have no idea why
  16. Soooo are we back on the Horvat train? He was killer on the dot tonight as well. Man I wish he would play at this level consistently. I don't mean score 2 goals a game. I mean just be an impact on the ice. Too many times, he's a passenger.
  17. Yup that is also true. I thought we were doing ok on the Kill and then all of a sudden its in our net. We need to clone a few Mottes and just play him on the pk. He somehow just wins all his battles
  18. LOL dude, what did demko do to you? If not for him, we wouldn't even be near the playoffs right now. Allvin would probably have sold half the team already
  19. I find the ppl that gave up on the season tonight pretty funny. We gained a point on Vegas and showed we have the fire power and the desire to score 3 quick ones in the 3rd. It was a crappy ending but still, we walked out with a point when even that seemed daunting to start the 3rd.
  20. Shorty talked about Kuz being out on the PP after drawing a penalty for hit to the head. I guess quiet room isn't required?
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