hockeygod77 Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 The canucks showed what i was looking for against the kings today...they had team toughness..to win the cup you need that ingredient...Eddy lack has great mental skills..he also said he would have gone with quick anytime..now thats what i like...keep the game simple and hard work will get their bounces.....to win in the nhl is not easy and if the canucks have an overall plan to know its time turn things up I'm thinking they got a team to go deep...smart hockey and team toughness is what i liked in the team today...simple game but stuck to the plan.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-DLC- Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 What I'm coming to learn in my love of rock 'em sock 'em hockey is that you have to pick your battles and time them right. If you have momentum and the other team's trying to pull you off that - no. Let them be the aggressors and, hopefully, end up short handed as a result so you can keep things rolling. But when another team is taking liberties and they're gaining some steam as a result, you have to push back at them. And yes, I am an NHL coach in my mind. Balance. Hockey smarts AND toughness...need both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etsen3 Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 wot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKCANUCKFAN Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 I agree they showed some grit today. I also don't think they can handle that LA King size in a playoff series. A good effort never the less but I am not forgetting the two (very lucky) empty netters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuporbust Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 I agree they showed some grit today. I also don't think they can handle that LA King size in a playoff series. A good effort never the less but I am not forgetting the two (very lucky) empty netters People forget we are a fairly big team as well. The guys that aren't physically big play big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gross-Misconduct Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Great win but lets not get ahead of ourselves. 1 win against LA does not mean a deep Cup run. Typical CDC. 1 loss and the Canucks are the worse team ever. 1 win and we are in the Cup final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Karlsson Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 People forget we are a fairly big team as well. The guys that aren't physically big play big. Also having Richardson and Kassian back will help a lot in that department. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FijianCanuck Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Great win but lets not get ahead of ourselves. 1 win against LA does not mean a deep Cup run. Typical CDC. 1 loss and the Canucks are the worse team ever. 1 win and we are in the Cup final. Tell me about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cupless44 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Great win! And yes there was some battle in our boys. But as far as toughness Canucks are still on the receiving end far too often. Benning needs to keep retooling this team to get younger, faster, BIGGER, TOUGHER. Today was great but a 7 game playoff series against the Kings when the refs put away their whistles would not be pretty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
menace Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Grit is essential and if we push back or take the odd liberty I think this team can kill a penalty or two. That must drive opposing teams crazy to get punched in the head and then they can't score on the 5 on 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PistolPete13 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Oddly enough the Kings only goal was on the power play after a Canuck (Hamhuis?) took a retaliation penalty.The Kings get a lot of credit for being a great team and justifiably so with their recent SCF successes. But, they are not a high scoring team, and their power play has been a key factor for them. This time, they went over the line and it bit them.You live by the sword and you die by the sword. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoted Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 What I'm coming to learn in my love of rock 'em sock 'em hockey is that you have to pick your battles and time them right. If you have momentum and the other team's trying to pull you off that - no. Let them be the aggressors and, hopefully, end up short handed as a result so you can keep things rolling. But when another team is taking liberties and they're gaining some steam as a result, you have to push back at them. And yes, I am an NHL coach in my mind. Balance. Hockey smarts AND toughness...need both. That's really the challenge, though, picking the spots. If you just goon it up, it often backfires. If you don't do enough, you're pushed around. Players and coaches that know the right timing and degree can be very successful using their role players effectively (yes, it still has a role in today's NHL, just not the old-school dedicated enforcers). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adamth Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 BIG Question : WherE was those lazy town nucks 4 all the OTHER losses AGAINST a LA team???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Loved watching Lack stick up for himself at the end after getting drilled, and his skate towards Quick ready to rock after Quick decided to go after Hank. How can you not defend this guy when he's willing to put his own ass on the line for the team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aqua59 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Vancouver does not have enough big players. I think they're tough enough but a 7 game series against a large team takes it's toll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-DLC- Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Loved watching Lack stick up for himself at the end after getting drilled, and his skate towards Quick ready to rock after Quick decided to go after Hank. How can you not defend this guy when he's willing to put his own ass on the line for the team? Me too, totally agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outsiders Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 We need a tough d-man like Pedan ( comets d-man ) Bieksa can't do it all by himself back there, specially when he is coming off a broken hand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shazzam Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 We need a tough d-man like Pedan ( comets d-man ) Bieksa can't do it all by himself back there, specially when he is coming off a broken hand edler did alot of the dirty work in front of the net and was very physical. Played 25 minutes against a big team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cupless44 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 edler did alot of the dirty work in front of the net and was very physical. Played 25 minutes against a big team Agreed I thought Edler was physical today. Canucks still need more size and toughness. Every King defenseman has more than 100 hits and their forwards are huge..scoring centers -Carter and Kopitar and their bottom 6 grinders are huge and hit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apple Juice Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 It's all about playing for each other, and that's what I see in the Canucks this season. When things get heated and testy, every guy will jump in. Besides, it wasn't like Henrik was skating full speed into Quick. Quick had his usual temper tantrum and assumed Hank intended to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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