WHL rocks Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 What's WD supposed to do, can't do much with the roster he's got right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-d Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 There is only one right thing left to do JB: Send McCann to WJC. Stop torturing him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knucklehd Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Wow we are bad...on the bright side we are in position for a top 5 pick and closing in on a possible 1st overall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHL rocks Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Just now, 1-d said: There is only one right thing left to do JB: Send McCann to WJC. Stop torturing him. And then to juniors to finish off season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Results of the 'smell test' from one who can't see(radio feeds only): Essentially, we stink. Positives?.. -Markstrom seems to be showing real promise. Ol' Lemon Face can absorb the bulk of this nasty, janitorial-duty, to earn his 6 mill-overpayment. Most expensive janitor in North America. -JB will look like an absolute fool if he swings a knee-jerk deal, at this juncture. Let's hope he's not THAT stupid. -The tank is fully on. -We wanted to see youth, didn't we? We're getting a heavy dosage. Like Fukushima radiation spilling into the mighty Pacific..the opened tap of youth shall flow into our roster. Lots of positives, if one sniffs about... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-NucksFan Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 13 minutes ago, LaBamba said: You know your team sucks when you say to yourself.. That was a good loss. And last game, 6 goals against and our goalie was the best player of the game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastal1 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 20 minutes ago, CANUCK-EXPRESS said: With our very first overall pick the Vancouver Canucks are proud to select *Dale Tallon pause* AUSTON MATTHEWS Let's just see how he does at the world juniors first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANUCK-EXPRESS Posted December 18, 2015 Author Share Posted December 18, 2015 Just now, coastal1 said: Let's just see how he does at the world juniors first. No need, this guy is elite talent. I'd take Chychrun as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-NucksFan Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 9 minutes ago, Maginator said: How many months till June 6 it'll go fast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucks-12 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 The funny thing is that the Canucks still got a really good shot at making the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-SN- Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 1 minute ago, coastal1 said: Let's just see how he does at the world juniors first. No way man, he's doing almost as well as Josh Holden in Europe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 "No update on Henrik Sedin, but someone will be recalled from Utica." - Desjardins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-NucksFan Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 5 minutes ago, DeNiro said: That's probably the craziest story of this season so far. There has to be serious issues in that dressing room. I still think they'll surge in the second half though. Keslers moodiness strikes again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khay Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Blame must go to Benning. -Inexperienced players: Baertschi, Horvat, McCann, Virtanen, and Hutton. -Mediocre journeymen players: Cracknell, Bartkowski, and Weber. -Veterans that are less effective than in the past: Higgins, Burrows, Vrbata, and Dorsett... That's 12 players out of the 23 man roster. I laughed when Cracknell had to be sent out against Giroux's line. Cracknell has been great in his role but he isn't a shutdown center. Horvat and McCann are trying hard but they just don't have enough experience to be relied upon this heavily. I think this season should have been about brining in Baertschi into the NHL full time and letting Horvat continue his development in an environment where he can succeed and less about showcasing Virtanen and McCann to the fans. He put too much hope on youth and relied on the fact that all of the vets will have a good season. As a result, he failed to prepare properly for the season. The end result is the crap that we are seeing on the ice. WD hasn't been great either but he is a coach that promotes four line game so can't blame him too much at this point. He basically has one line that he trusts now and the center for that line was injured in the 1st period today. This only makes sense if Benning's goal was to win the lottery. Something that has never happened for this franchise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 6 minutes ago, WHL rocks said: What's WD supposed to do, can't do much with the roster he's got right now. He can't get the team to score one goal? If he can't figure that out he should go back to the AHL. I've seen worse rosters figure out how to score. If he doesn't have the right mix of players it's up to him to ask for some Utica call ups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastal1 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 2 minutes ago, CANUCK-EXPRESS said: No need, this guy is elite talent. I'd take Chychrun as well... Chychrum. Well, elite talent is not usually the first cut at the juniors camp. Think Ekblad, for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHL rocks Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 2 minutes ago, DeNiro said: He can't get the team to score one goal? If he can't figure that out he should go back to the AHL. I've seen worse rosters figure out how to score. If he doesn't have the right mix of players it's up to him to ask for some Utica call ups. I'm no fan of WD, I'd rather we get a new coach who plays the trap , or wing lock system so our kids develop in a defensive minded system which will help them 5-7 years down the road when we contend again. But right now it's hard to fault WD on the losses. I just don't like the system he deploys. I wan't defensive, shutdown hockey for the next 3 or 4 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Biestra Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 19 minutes ago, Honky Cat said: The Ducks seem worse than we are atm...Talk about underachieving! Nobody is doing more ATM than the Canucks right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gstank29 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Just now, WHL rocks said: I'm no fan of WD, I'd rather we get a new coach who plays the trap , or wing lock system so our kids develop in a defensive minded system which will help them 5-7 years down the road when we contend again. But right now it's hard to fault WD on the losses. I just don't like the system he deploys. I wan't defensive, shutdown hockey for the next 3 or 4 years. You mean ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ Hockey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 I think having a rock bottom season, like bottom 3- 5, will solve a few things: 1. potential draft lottery win or top 3 pick will help set this team up for a deacade. 2. this team is not as bad as their record indicates. coaching coupled with injuries to key players have skewed how bad they are. they are bad, but they will be disproportionately rewarded with a high draft pick. 3. the fan base needs a reset. 15 years of good teams ( a couple sub par years in there for sure) have made lots of fans forget what its like to cheer for a bottom feeder. Perhaps when they rise from the ashes the yellow sweater wearing latte drinking self entitled corporate stadium crowd will actually appreciate the team and actually make some noise in that friggen mausoleum they call a stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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