oldnews Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 2 minutes ago, TheRussianRocket. said: Tbh yes they did luck out. But if the Canucks weren't so full of fake pride and actually did sell off players/assets, the future wouldn't pan out the way it did and never know what the results of the lottery would have been. LOL. #sorrynotsorry. That's bent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyg43 Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Alright I guess Willie ( fourth line) Desjardins ,"can't win em all" just get line right tomorrow an let em play for 2 periods an dress the power play up can you get us a win for the holidays please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted December 23, 2016 Author Share Posted December 23, 2016 "No update on Jannik Hansen" - Desjardins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofsurrey Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Great game. Exciting and competing to late in the third. Kids taking over the team. Great results keeps us in the hunt for first overall in the draft. Great game for nucks fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRussianRocket. Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Just now, oldnews said: LOL. #sorrynotsorry. That's bent. u w0t m8¿ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 3 minutes ago, DownUndaCanuck said: Lots of things came into this game but at the end of the day the individual Canuck players played pretty well. Refs and coaching was the decider here. 1) Sedins were alright tonight, terrible pass by Henrik to lead to the GWG that essentially cost us but the twins had chances. The game turned around as soon as Hansen was out of the game, he was our best player until he was ousted. Eriksson simply has no chemistry with the twins and WD was an idiot to put him up and break up our best line in the early game. ... Good summary of the game. (I just the start of it to save space.) I saw it pretty much the same way except that I think Biega struggled more than you suggested. He tried to compete but he was over-matched physically. Also, while I would not defend WD in general and did not like his coaching tonight, I still think the biggest problem is just lack of talent. Can't blame the coach for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Continue to be very pleased with the makeshift 4th line - they're giving up next to nothing - which is what is needed of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Where'd Luongo? Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Just now, S'all Good Man said: Thats poor. Go have a beer and clam. Maybe go by the LBS and grab us a rye and ginger, but watch out you don't spin out and end up in the rhubarb. You're not going to out Sask me buddy. The LB is closed, we'll have to giver over to the Offsale to get the rye. First I gotta fuel up at the Co-op, they fill it up for ya even when it's cold out. I'd do it myself but I forgot my bunnyhug at the shop when I grabbed my Vico from the Co-op in Elbow. Come to think of it, I also grabbed a two-four so lets hit the grids and snare some gophers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck2288 Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 7 hours ago, coastal1 said: Even more than in his first year here when he got over 100 points? He sure was a disaster then. 2 years ago the Sedins carried the team to the 102 points. Willie had just walked in the door wille then "led" the team to a 27 point decline the next season and now a further decline this season i may be wrong but this seems to be headed in the wrong direction ps what direction are the Rangers and Blue Jackets headed since AV and Torts took them over respectively? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Just now, Where'd Luongo? said: The LB is closed, we'll have to giver over to the Offsale to get the rye. First I gotta fuel up at the Co-op, they fill it up for ya even when it's cold out. I'd do it myself but I forgot my bunnyhug at the shop when I grabbed my Vico from the Co-op in Elbow. Come to think of it, I also grabbed a two-four so lets hit the grids and snare some gophers. Stop it.... you're making me home sick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyg43 Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 8 minutes ago, DownUndaCanuck said: Lots of things came into this game but at the end of the day the individual Canuck players played pretty well. Refs and coaching was the decider here. 1) Sedins were alright tonight, terrible pass by Henrik to lead to the GWG that essentially cost us but the twins had chances. The game turned around as soon as Hansen was out of the game, he was our best player until he was ousted. Eriksson simply has no chemistry with the twins and WD was an idiot to put him up and break up our best line in the early game. 2) Eriksson and Granlund are the two most underated Canucks so far this season and so is their chemistry. That steal by Eriksson to set up the first goal was brilliant and those two have had chemistry all season long. If you're going to break up a duo WD, don't break up these two. Dumb coaching and it cost us all the offence we had going. When you've got two guys clicking early in a game you don't break them up. Hope these guys are back together for the next game. Sutter adds a nice touch to their line and when they were together, they were our best. 3) Bo had a few good rushes and is clearly trying his best as is Baertschi but tonight just wasn't their night. Still, generating chances so can't complain. They got victimized defensively on one of the fast-rush Jets goals though, and while they've been pretty good defensively most of the season, they looked bad by the Jets speed. 4) Fourth line got way too many minutes for how poorly they played. They were hemmed into their own zone a few times but nevertheless get prime time and a bit of 2nd unit PP time as well for some reason. 5) Chris Tanev was a monster defensively tonight. Sure, he got scored on, but they weren't really his fault. Brilliant defence in the first half of the game. Our defence has always struggled with speed and he couldn't contain Ehlers or Laine on either of their fast goals but he was in position and let the shot straight up to the goalie which is all you can ask. Can't ask for more from Tanev who was brilliant tonight. 6) Sbisa had a solid game too, not much offence but no defensive mistakes. He didn't make as many good defensive plays as Tanev but certainly not his fault on any of the goals. He wasn't out of position or anything, this team and goalie just can't defend against speed and either can the coaches. 7) Hutton had a few mistakes tonight, not big ones but his passes weren't very crisp, lead to a couple of errand passes leading to icings and a couple of bad hold-ins in the offensive zone. No good shots or offensive chances either. He didn't lead to any goals against directly but really was quite average tonight which is becoming a trend. He needs to be considered our bottom pairing lefty when all healthy. 8) Stecher was great defensively again, played with a bit of physicality and had the best passes all night long. Very crispy passing, great hold ins, good shots, and no defensive mistakes. No offence or goals of course but his foundational skills and fundamentals are fantastic and a stark contrast to Hutton's. 9) Biega played pretty well tonight as well, good passes at times, no glaring defensive mistakes which he's made in the past, good physicality and quick skating to get the puck out of the defensive zone. A relatively good night for him. 10) Tryamkin was pretty bad again tonight, some defensive errors but a couple of good plays, on the whole though he made more bad defensive plays than good. Two absolutely idiotic penalties though to give the Jets some life in the first period. 11) Miller was up and down. Can't really blame him for the Laine goal, that's simply a superstar going head to head with the goalie and winning. You've got to account for one of those goals when you play talent like this. The Ehlers goal however he should have had, both of them to be honest, and that last goal shouldn't have counted anyway. 12) A special mention to Willie tonight who IMO was the single biggest reason we lost this game. This game was entirely won and lost with coaching. The players on the most part played extremely well in all of their positions, but the difference was coaching and here's where it all went wrong: A - Hansen leaves the game, WD breaks up the best duo in Eriksson and Granlund to put Eriksson on the top line. Suddenly, neither line has any offensive chemistry. What should he have done? Put literally ANYONE else on the top line and not break up our hottest duo to start the game. B - Laine scores on a quick rush with speed late in the 2nd period, we go into the locker-room, WD doesn't change a thing. Ehlers scores a couple of minutes later with almost an identical goal with speed. Sure, that's half Henrik's fault, but the coaches have to be telling the entire team to look out for that sort of thing. The Jets know how to score. The Canucks should know how they score too. Terribly coached. C - No offence after halfway through the first, WD breaks up the lines for Hansen, doesn't change them again, we generate next to no offence. Look at the powerplays as well, we had our chances to get back in this game and simply didn't do anything with them. D - Finally WD gets called for a too-many-men penalty which is in itself a massive coaching mistake, then Ehlers scores on a genius play by himself. They try the cross-crease pass to Laine, it works to a tee but Miller makes a massive save. Then they go back to the play, Tanev opens up and Ehlers walks in to score. Whether that's coaching or micro-coaching in the players minds, the Canucks simply didn't have that duo covered. Tip your hat to Ehlers and Laine but we have to be able to stop that sort of thing if it's their high percentage play. TL;DR - The Canucks actually played pretty well tonight, but the game was lost on coaching and the refs salt it away with the final goal. I haven't minded WD's decisions too much in the past but tonight he got flat-out embarassed by Maurice and the Finns. In other news, hope everyone realizes what a mistake the Virtanen pick was now, and how important Edler is to this team. Highlight game to show off both facts I've been preaching for a long time. Hate to be right in these instances. Merry Christmas Jim thanks for rocks good analogy Down under loved it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Where'd Luongo? Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 1 minute ago, S'all Good Man said: Stop it.... you're making me home sick Don't worry, there are people like us everywhere. Saskies split like watermelons before a rider game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Size & speed are noticeable deficiencies. If Hansen's out for another lengthy spell, the fat lady sings on this campaign. Deal some D. Accumulate youth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhdlois Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Blake Price......"Hansen seen leaving with a straightened leg and a big limp....MRI scheduled for tomorrow"......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mll Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Burrows took the mea culpa for the Laine goal saying he played it too aggressively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 7 minutes ago, Where'd Luongo? said: Don't worry, there are people like us everywhere. Saskies split like watermelons before a rider game. I still wear the green to Lions games when SK is in town. Some things you just can't let go. Plus without us there isn't much of a CFL fan base left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 2 minutes ago, mll said: Burrows took the mea culpa for the Laine goal saying he played it too aggressively. That's a veteran move - taking the hit for Baertschi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysACanuckFan Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 2 minutes ago, redhdlois said: Blake Price......"Hansen seen leaving with a straightened leg and a big limp....MRI scheduled for tomorrow"......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mll Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 1 minute ago, oldnews said: That's a veteran move - taking the hit for Baertschi. Should Baer have let Scheifele go and try and figure out where Ehlers was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckleHorse Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Thigh bruise for Hansen that's what it looked like knee to the thigh maybe a week at the most just my guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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