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  1. They were outscored 10-4 in the 2 games prior. They were struggling and just had lost Guenztel who's a known Canuck killer. They went on to lose 7 games in a row. They talked about how poorly that Western Canadian trip was in today's game vs the Flames at home. It was one of the worst road trips out of any team all year Canucks outplayed a struggling team. Those aren't excuses those are facts.
  2. Agree to disagree. They have the cap and the prospect pool not to take away anything from their roster to make a deal for or sign a C too. Personally I think Hronek fits what the Red Wings are trying to build too much to move him and they don't really have the same depth at RD as they do at LD with Edvinsson, Wallinder, Johansson. Overall they're not limited to having to move Hronek or anyone on their roster for Horvat or another C and have the flexibility by other means to acquire Horvat or another C that make more sense for them to do in order to try and climb out of a rebuild.
  3. Next game for the Leafs is not till Friday too. Keep eyes open.
  4. Nah we probably shit outta luck. Goalies playing bad and are under siege against every team that isn't a bottom team or struggling for the most part. It's a bad cocktail.
  5. Horvat hasn't exactly had a large sample size too at playing this great like this season too. If they both were UFAs at the end of this year I would agree. If I had to pick players for a single game I would agree. But it's 1 guaranteed year vs 3 years + age + RD + cheaper contract. It all adds up and I can't just ignore that.
  6. I would aim for Marco Kasper since they'd have potentially Larkin/Horvat/Rasmussen down the middle. They recently drafted him 8th overall and is a natural C who has quite the toolkit and NHL ready size. Kasper, one of Wallinder/Johansson and probably a conditional pick since I am not sure they give us 1st on top of an 8th overall player and a good LD prospect(both were 2nd round picks). Maybe we could add something like Kuz if we wanted more.
  7. Recently turned 25 year old RD 22 minutes a game 14 points in 18 games +8. 4.4M for 2 years and RFA at the end of it? Played top pairing minutes 4/5 seasons there. In comparison to a turning 28 year old C who's having a contract year as an upcoming UFA? It's 1 year vs 3 years in terms of guaranteed time with the asset and younger player at a slightly higher sought after position.
  8. That trade doesn't make them any better but worse and older. Lidstrom is nearly the same age as Hronek and is only averaging 14 minutes a game. DET would probably want to add Horvat without taking anything off their NHL roster. They have the assets and cap just to take him with no cap back. They won't trade Edvinsson he's Literally a top prospect in the entire NHL, maybe for Petey or Hughes. They have other high end LD guys like Wallinder and Johansson a notch down from Edvinsson they'd probably be more willing to move.
  9. Big overpayment by Redwings. Hronek might be worth more than Horvat you can argue. He's a young # 2/3 RD who's still an RFA after his deal. He's pretty much played top pairing minutes 4/5 years there and has come into his own last couple seasons.
  10. Not to take away from how bad Demko has been but Martin has definitely had it easier. He's had a backups schedule facing weaker competition. All of his wins are against bottom teams and a slumping aging injured Pens team that were on pace to lose 7 in a row(we were loss 3 of 7 and they got destroyed in the first two losses). Canucks were able to play better against that sort of competition in comparison to some of the top competition they've faced with Demko. I reckon Martin will likely get lit up vs a top team since he's yet to face anyone of high calibre, has given up a lot of goals vs weaker competition and also due to how poorly the Canucks play in front of their goalies vs good teams. No matter who we have in net they'll be under siege for most of the game. It isn't a good environment for any goalie atm.
  11. Aren't there rumors of a potential fire sale besides Hertl/Meier? For a team tied for 2nd worst in regulation wins I am not sure this would be the right move. Their next step is probably a rebuild.
  12. I am not saying play Demko. He hasn't been up to par. I am saying just be careful your faith in Martin since he hasn't played top competition like the Avs or Vegas. His wins are 3 bottom teams and a Pens team that were on pace to lose 7 games in a row(we were loss 3 of 7) that had a Canuck killer injured and gave up 10 goals in their first two losses of said slump. All wins vs teams outside the playoffs. Next two could be ugly.
  13. He's given up 16 goals in his last 4 games and 3 of those games were vs Buffalo, Ottawa and Anaheim. To score 5 or more against Vegas/Colorado will be difficult since they don't usually give up much(both teams top 5 in lowest goals against per game) and if the Canucks play like tonight giving up as many high danger shots then there's a good chance they give up more than 4 goals again(both Vegas/Colorado top 10 in goals for per game). It could be rough.
  14. Next time we play Vegas it will be Vegas' 3rd game in 4 nights. We'll have energy advantage but we also haven't been a good road team this year. It'll be Vegas' last game in a 3 game homestand. The Avs next game are coming home from a 3 game road trip in which they won all 3 games. They will be looking to win their 4th in a row. They've won 3 of their last 4 home games as well.
  15. It's more than just the D-core but it is a huge part yeah. Team D and the structure absolutely suck too. That has due part to coaches and personnel. JR might be right about the loose structure but has yet to do anything about that besides be passively critical of the coaching.
  16. Vegas were playing the right away, throughout the game going to the net. The insider also mentioned how Vegas wants to keep shots against to the outside and they did that this game. Most of the Canucks shots came from low danger areas. The 2 of the 3 high danger area shots we had we scored.
  17. Not entirely right or wrong. For the most part, generally speaking, it means Vegas were going to the net and creating havoc. They had 7 rebound shots in total to be exact. Demko faced 16 High danger shots in comparison to 3 the other goalie faced. Vegas had more high danger shots than mid or low danger shots, that doesn't reflect great on the team defense. Canucks generated more low danger shots than high or mid danger shots, that doesn't reflect good on team offense either. Especially when we scored on 2 out of 3 of our high danger shots. High danger chances include miss/block shots hence why 19-6 in favor of Vegas is a little different than high/mid/low danger shots. If anyone gets confused.
  18. When you give up these many shots in high danger areas you shouldn't expect to win. Especially when you have a struggling goaltender. Make no mistake Demko caved in the 3rd but the Canucks in front of him lined up the red(or blue on the chart) carpet for Vegas to do him in. 19 high danger chances for Vegas compared to 6 for the Canucks. Both Demko and the players need to do better.
  19. I see people talking about Miller performance. Here's what some of the stats say. On ice shots for 8 and 14 against. Scoring chances 7 for and 12 against. High Danger Scoring Chances 1 for and 9 against. On Ice 1 goal for and 4 against.
  20. He was under siege a bit for most of the night. He faltered in the 3rd because Vegas didn't falter in their play for the most part, they kept pushing and never let the Canucks gain too much traction. Had we played more like the first half of the first period we likely would have won.
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