drdeath Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 "It may sound absurd, but I'm calling the Canucks a sleeper in the Western Conference even though they are right at the top because nobody has been talking about them" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Aerosex Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 The reason JR's calling them a sleeper is because there has been 0 talk about them this season, not because of their place in the standings. Think about it. Everybody's freaking out about the return of Sidney, the youthful Flyers, the rising Rangers, the Preds with their make-over, or St. Louis coming out of nowhere. In the stream chatboxes I see, the Canucks are written off as a bubble team by the majority of people there. Relative to the amount of success they've had this season, they've had lower fanfare than any other team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lateralus Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Could you imagine if Roenick posted here on CDC? Very outspoken and colorful guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockNroLLa. Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Just wait a week, all Canadian eyes will be on us. Edit: Isnt Cory tied for the second best sv% all time?? Thats pretty insane..considering our D was really sloppy for a while this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 It's a good thing that we've been flying under the radar most of the season. It's alot different then last season when everyone expected we would be in the finals. If a 1st place team is considered a darkhorse, that's a scary combination. I think it's just a matter of analysts assuming we won't make it back to the finals because not many teams have been able to make it back-to-back seasons. The less focus on us the better though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwnstar Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 ronik, pffft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank's Secret Sauce Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 to everyone saying that he shouldn't call the Canucks a "sleeper", please read the article. He explains why quite clearly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jai604 Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 I don't know if the word "sleeper" would be correct to use in this situation, but I think it's fair to say the Canucks have quietly put together another very strong season, despite all the moaning and groaning on CDC about this team. Perhaps the term is "overlooked" or "underrated". I generally consider sleeper teams to be low seeds who could potentially do a lot of damage in the playoffs and make it to the finals. A top seed could never be called a sleeper team. Most knowledgeable hockey fans would know what the Canucks are capable of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etsen3 Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 That's an interesting thing to say by Roenick. Even more interesting because admitted he knows it sounds ridiculous to call a first place team a sleeper, but he's doing it anyways. Any theories as to why we're flying under the radar? I have a couple. -We're a Canadian team, so the US media doesn't give us much attention -We've been a good team for a while, so we're not new and exciting like the Blues for example -No one expects a team to make it to the Finals two years in a row. I think it's better that we do fly under the radar. Less pressure and not as much attention. The team can quietly do their job without all the distractions from last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stick-in-Rink Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Not many of our "star" players are having career years like they were having last season, so that might add to it. But I enjoy this flying under the radar approach for now. The more the media continues to talk about us, the more the fans here buy into it and start talking about all the "problems" the media has created for us to discuss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lateralus Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 This is why the Canucks have a sleep doctor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doobie Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 How could a top 2 team be a sleeper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_kirk1 Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 A 'sleeper' within regards to the NHL viewed by the U.S. Most focus is obviously on the the eastern powerhouses - Pit, NYR, Philly etc. Canadian team, out west, just won't get the same coverage as those teams especially when it's American television. I get what he's saying..but he's not talking to us, he's telling the US & of A folk. JR = not the best hockey analyst. Moving on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Hey Roenick, how many games have the Canucks won in a row Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmotamed Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 I dont think the Bruins can make it this year in the East, unless they get another lucky draw of easy teams like last season. There is a lot stiffer competition this go round for them, and potentially, for us as well. But, I have faith. If we play like we have lately, we should be on a good roll to start! Barring any other serious injuries... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keslerian one Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Phhhhhhhhhhhhh Americans.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ringoyam Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Wait till we win the cup and if we get no recognition from nhl.com then we know something is wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Surfer Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Taking comments from Roenick's article (which sums up a lot, very well surprisingly) He says the Canucka are; a better all-round team despite the fact that Daniel and Henrik Sedin are below their average in production for a season. I think we're a better team IN SPITE of the Twins being much more marginal, Kesler also... The reality is virtually everyone else has improved their play (Edler, Higgins, Hamhuis,Burrows, Salo, Bieksa, Schneider, Lapierre). Jury is out on Luongo, Manny gets a pass. But what is most important is the physical side of the game. Where you could not say (some do, I dont) Booth's play is better than Samuelsson's; Booth is typical of the balance of our pick ups who play roles this year. Booth offers AV a card to play, where he is a bigger, faster, more physical guy to insert in the lineup than the guy he replaced. He creates a match up problem, where the predecessor could be offset by size or speed. Check Weise vs Glass, Kass vs Hodgson. The balance of the team is better; now its time to see if the Twins, Kesler & to an extent Lou can turn it back on for the play off's! I found this Roenick article about the Canucks today; I think this is his first article about our Canucks this season (I don't read every one of his blog post). I think it's a good thing the Canucks isn't getting as much media attention as last year, so they can just focus on their game. I think it has a lot to do with the Canucks blasting thru last season, winning the President's trophy by quite a large margin. This year, we're surrounded by a few other high-calibre teams, so we're not the sole focus in the league. Here's the link: http://www.nhl.com/i...ost.htm?id=8188. I searched for any existing threads on this, and there doesn't appear to be any. If there are, my bad~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrath_jason Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 I am predicting a Canucks/Penguins final this year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice orca Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Well at least JR didnt run any crap at the Nucks and he also knows a thing or two about grit. He also is a big Hawk homer so when he gives praise to the Nucks it just seems weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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