Sergei Shirokov Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 The league is changing. Watch the way the Bruins play the Penguins. It is very similar to the ways the Bruins, Kings, and Sharks played the Canucks. Last year, the four finalists in the West...St.Louis, Phoenix, LA, Nashville. All chippy, defensive minded teams. The canucks biggest problem is they arent big enough to play the grind game, and they arent skilled enough to play the skill game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuck nit Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 This team was successful when controlling center ice with an excellent PP anchored by two skilled offensive d men. The Canucks have to address the losses of Malholtra,Coho,Sami and Christian. Ebbett,Scroeder and Roy are not going to dominate center ice in the playoffs and it is debatable how many years it will take for Jordan to be consistent in the regular season. Corrado and Tanev don't score and are not formidable, physical pivots. Garrison is a second unit shooter but is not a set up man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar baby watermelon Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Should have never got rid of Torres and Glass. Those guys did exactly what we wanted them too. Now our bottom 6 sucks (4th line is embarrasing), our second line is a complete joke, and, our first line is small and predictable. Injuries to Malhotra and Booth have hurt as well as not having a third line center, however, Gillis has had over a year to fix most all of these issues. While his wheeling and dealing got off to a good start he appears to have become afraid to make a move. Pretty hard when the team is so popular I guess and fans are shelling out craploads of money still for a declining product. Ever since he failed to plan for what the strike might entail and trading Luongo early last offseason he has painted himself into a corner of usurping the fans money to be part of a 2-3 year holding pattern. Making no important moves this summer will mean the next season is just a complete write off and an opportunity for the Aquilini's to stockpile cash and give MG a year to figure out his final moves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar baby watermelon Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 YEAH!!!!!1!11!@3212!! FIREZ GILLLLESZ ANZ BRENG IIN KNEWW GMSZ!@12121 THENEZ CANUKS WIL WINZ 5 CUPPPS IN AROWS!!2@##$$# Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panelguy Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 The league is changing. Watch the way the Bruins play the Penguins. It is very similar to the ways the Bruins, Kings, and Sharks played the Canucks. Last year, the four finalists in the West...St.Louis, Phoenix, LA, Nashville. All chippy, defensive minded teams. The canucks biggest problem is they arent big enough to play the grind game, and they arent skilled enough to play the skill game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightHawkSniper Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Should have never got rid of Torres and Glass. Those guys did exactly what we wanted them too. Now our bottom 6 sucks (4th line is embarrasing), our second line is a complete joke, and, our first line is small and predictable. Injuries to Malhotra and Booth have hurt as well as not having a third line center, however, Gillis has had over a year to fix most all of these issues. While his wheeling and dealing got off to a good start he appears to have become afraid to make a move. Pretty hard when the team is so popular I guess and fans are shelling out craploads of money still for a declining product. Ever since he failed to plan for what the strike might entail and trading Luongo early last offseason he has painted himself into a corner of usurping the fans money to be part of a 2-3 year holding pattern. Making no important moves this summer will mean the next season is just a complete write off and an opportunity for the Aquilini's to stockpile cash and give MG a year to figure out his final moves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar baby watermelon Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 So you bring in a player similar to Malhotra... At one time yes, Malhotra was one of the best shut down centres in the game and wasn't the same after the eye injury but he should be out getting a similar player to replace him.. I think the 2011 team should be the example team he should try to build again, not the L.A Kings or the Bruins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucks_fo_life Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Seriously getting sick and tired of these threads, Gillis brought in Malhotra,Hamhuis,Higgins,Lapierre and Torres, all in 2011 and they were huge in us being the best team in the league and getting us to the finals, where we would have won the cup if healthy. He stole Ehrhoff from San Jose for nothing, which bolstered the blueline. I'll admit lately he has lost his touch, but don't sit there and say "We had a good team, why didn't you help it?" At some point, it's up to the core players to do something on the ice as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar baby watermelon Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 No it couldn't. Go and post your own thread if you don;t appreciate this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuck nit Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Yeah,except there is no Malholtra,Ehrhoff and Torres here now. Shero made six significant trades this season. Gillis added Roy and lost a pick and a prospect for a ten game rental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar baby watermelon Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 The league is changing. Watch the way the Bruins play the Penguins. It is very similar to the ways the Bruins, Kings, and Sharks played the Canucks. Last year, the four finalists in the West...St.Louis, Phoenix, LA, Nashville. All chippy, defensive minded teams. The canucks biggest problem is they arent big enough to play the grind game, and they arent skilled enough to play the skill game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
"Bull" Horvat Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 I completely agree... He needs to go! and take the scouts with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avicii Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 I just don't know where to begin .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tearloch7 Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Oh yeah, Sturm the bonafide 50 goal PWF we've needed for 40 years. Gimme a break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuck nit Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 I remember Gillis dumping a bad pick up and salary when Samuelsson was traded for Booth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franksedin Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Shero made six significant trades this season. Gillis added Roy and lost a pick and a prospect for a ten game rental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avicii Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 He (Sturm) was free and helped bring us Booth, love him or hate him .. correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pouria Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Lets look at some of the players missing from the 2011 playoff run that so many of you miss. How many of these guys did the old Burke/Nonis regime bring in?? Torres Ehrhoff Samuelsson Glass Malhotra Rome Salo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avicii Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Samuelsson was also the only player on this team that could shoot the damn puck. Only legitimate sniper on this team. And no, Kesler doesn't count.. His shot hasn't been the same for like 2 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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