Canucks_fo_life Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Howdy Canucks Nation, just decided to pop in with some optimism during the franchises longest winless streak since January of 2009. How many times during this 5 game losing streak were the Canucks outplayed? I think barely even once, if you wanna count the last bit of the 3rd period last night. These guys have created scoring chances galore, but haven't been able to finish at the rate of past Canucks teams. I personally find this team more entertaining to watch. They've outshot and outplayed teams this year than they've been outplayed. The effort is there, and the goals will come. How many times in the past have we seen lazy Canucks teams call it a night in the 3rd period down a goal or two? We're losing 1 goal games when we've clearly been the better team. The Canucks could easily be at the top of the Western Conference right now if not for superman like goaltending from the likes of Anaheim, Dallas and Florida. Let's not forget the countless posts Vancouver has been hitting. That San Jose game, we were a minute away from a regulation victory if not for one of the flukiest breaks you'll ever see in hockey. They're a measly 6 points out of 1st place in the Western Conference and the NHL for that matter. Yeah they can make a trade and and improve, but this is a playoff team, no doubt in my mind. The only difference this year is that so many other teams are keeping pace as well and are much improved, hence the standings, which is very tight from 1st to 10th place. I also wanna mention that Luongo and Lack have been absolutely great, they'll be a huge the rest of the way for us. Once we get that 1 win to get out of this funk, they'll start piling up wins and points, we've seen this before. Keep your heads up Canucks fans, our October blues just decided to pop up in November, thats all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliewud Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 I totally agree. I think a lot of people feel this way as well, even the negative nancys. We are bound to explode sooner or later like a baboon in heat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Goose Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 I agree but the Holmgren CDC types never will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WindChaser Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 I'm actually glad the team is losing right now because it allows us to truly diagnose the problems before it is too late - see last couple of years when we all think we are fine and then BAM! Playoffs hits and we were gone before we even knew what happened I am still optimistic about how we are only 6 points behind Blackhawks.. However I have made peace with the fact that we are no longer a contending team - at least not with this current team personnel. Will a healthy Schroeder help? Maybe, because I don't see Kesler as a center any more, he simply needs a playmaker to be effective(whether that playmaker is on wing or center), and having Schroeder will allow us to have Henrik, Schroeder, Santorelli and Richardson down the middle... But I will reserve judgment until I see this team actually score some goals.. The efforts are there( most of the time), they just need to dig deeper for that finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nux4lyfe Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 True dat, True dat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Karlsson Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 I'm actually glad the team is losing right now because it allows us to truly diagnose the problems before it is too late - see last couple of years when we all think we are fine and then BAM! Playoffs hits and we were gone before we even knew what happened Will a healthy Schroeder help? Maybe, because I don't see Kesler as a center any more, he simply needs a playmaker to be effective(whether that playmaker is on wing or center), and having Schroeder will allow us to have Henrik, Schroeder, Santorelli and Richardson down the middle... But I will reserve judgment until I see this team actually score some goals.. The efforts are there( most of the time), they just need to dig deeper for that finish I agree and if Booth picks it up and starts throwing the body atleast we could be one of the top teams again. Sedin-Sedin-Burrows Higgins-Schroeder-Kesler Hansen-Santorelli-Kassian Booth-Richardson-Weise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Bellick^ Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 It could get there, but would it be able to perform unlike the last two years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurrsArrows Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Let's not forget the countless posts Vancouver has been hitting. Lets not forget the countless posts BURROWS has been hitting. Snake bitten like I've never seen before! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WindChaser Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 I agree and if Booth picks it up and starts throwing the body atleast we could be one of the top teams again. Sedin-Sedin-Burrows Higgins-Schroeder-Kesler Hansen-Santorelli-Kassian Booth-Richardson-Weise Personally, I'm still waiting to see this line up Sedin Sedin Kassian Burrows Schroeder Kesler Higgins Richardson Hansen Booth Santorelli Weise I think this would give us most balance throughout our entire line up... And I think that if anyone is going to have success with Booth, it will be the guy who he skated with while he had his career year - Santorelli ... However with the way Santo has been playing I doubt he will drop to 4th line.... So for this line up to happen.. We need a few things to happen. Kassian continues to develop and suddenly emerges (see Bickell of last year playoffs), Schroeder stays healthy and show us his vision, creativity and passing skills he showed last year are not flukes, and Santorelli finally come back down to earth and Richardson outplays him for that 3C spot Here is to my wishful thinking xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumquats Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 You spelled East wrong... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twilight Sparkle Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 watch this team start clicking come december or down the stretch after olympics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lock Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Of course we could easily be on top of the standings. The division is tight and we are in the mix. LA was down for a while and look at them now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoted Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 So, basically, if they had won the games they lost, they would have won more games and had more points? Every team in the league could say that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftmN Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 I have no problem with how we have been playing except for the last game. I honestly think that we are still a shoe in for a playoff run and a decent one at that. You can blame puck luck etc but at the end of the day it was just failure to finish off the games, the scoring will come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raph Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 We could have easily won the Stanley Cup in 2011 if we scored more goals. See how easy it is to say that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronalds.Kenins41 Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Agreed we could have easily been first in league for that matter. Just need a bit more luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CupisAll Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Posted Today, 04:50 PM "watch this team start clicking come december or down the stretch after Olympics" by then it will be too late.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gross-Misconduct Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 This team could easily be at top of West... but it's not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronalds.Kenins41 Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Besides the LA game I think we should have won the rest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shazzam Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 umm no we are not the only team that - runs into a solid goaltending performance - hits the post those are not excuses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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