Davathor Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 4 hours ago, luckylager said: Yeah, sure you were, Davs! Lol You were about to tell me a foolish homer I am for being so rosey Hey I'm all for positivity!.. ..When I'm not posting on CDC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabcakes Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 More questions about goal tending due to their inexperience. Having said that, I think they'll do fine. Between the 2 of them 0.910-0.915 (league average) I think the defense is the strongest part of the team at this point. Sure there are some young guys and they need to take a step forward. Hutton firstly. Stecher needs a good follow up. Guddy needs to settle out and show us the player he can be. And veterans Edler, Tanev and Del Zotto should settle things. The forward group is a bigger concern for me. The Sedins are a big question mark. I'm also wondering about some of the players that Benning has brought in like Vanek, Gagner, Burmistrov. I think Gagner is going to be the next Sutter which means that he won't be a liability but he won't be a shining light either. Vanek and Burmistrov, I just don't know. So that leaves 5 of them who are questionable. The younger guys like Virtanen and Boeser will do fine but the expectations for them aren't high for me. Over all, I think the Canucks have better depth and there won't be such a fall off as in prior years if there are injuries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedinyoureyesontheprize Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 I think Coach Greens systems will fix many of the issues we saw last couple of years with gap control, 1v1 coverage, and closing down passing lanes. Everyone's healthy and in good shape coming in so if they can play as a 5 man unit this roster will be much better than last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butters Stoch Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Don't forget scoring and goaltending. We don't have a real first line and we've got a tandem of 2 backups. This season should be about development anyways so as long as Virtanen, Boeser, Hutton, and Stecher improve, we should be happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkyard Dog Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Hell yeah, it will. We will have more scoring from the back end though. Run and gun baby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 What's that? A team who finished second to last the previous season, lost a 6'9" defenceman, has it's former stars another year older and has turnover with new, younger players might have trouble with team defence? Thanks for the update, Buzzkill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 OP whiffed on a fundamental aspect of "team defense" - it's played by the entire team, not just the blueline, nor the goaltender. To attempt to address team defense without looking at the crucial role the forwards play is seriously flawed. The OP also doesn't seem to be too informed regarding Del Zotto's role as his career has evolved - and regardless, the team has three of their four top 4 leaning toward the shutdown side of the game, and Del Zotto himself has become a hybrid who has played lots of hard minutes, particularly last season. So, have to consider this a buzzsaw thread - which fails to look at the larger picture. Sutter, Granlund, Horvat, Eriksson, in particular - and the rest of the forward group will play very important roles in "team defense." And Green's systems, his deployment, what he expects and gets out of his group will also play a critical role. If anything, I think it would be far more realistic to predict that scoring will be the team's biggest weakness, where "team defense" is likely a relative strength of this group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canada Hockey Place Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Going to be interesting without Burrows and Hansen this season too. 2 of the best PK FWs we've ever had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 On 10/6/2017 at 10:36 AM, Canada Hockey Place said: Going to be interesting without Burrows and Hansen this season too. 2 of the best PK FWs we've ever had. I think you can put Sutter in a group of the Canucks best pkFs ever. Even without Edler and Stecher - in addition to losses of Tryamkin - and Sbisa - (something that concerned the OP) - the group is holding it together very well - including Pouliot - and Del Zotto has played huge minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B Cooper Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Looks like the OP took a big swing and a miss on this thread so far. Our defence has been the best part of our team this year. Also, unlike what the OP said, we can't score goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Bagues Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 On 11/06/2017 at 8:09 PM, oldnews said: I think you can put Sutter in a group of the Canucks best pkFs ever. Even without Edler and Stecher - in addition to losses of Tryamkin - and Sbisa - (something that concerned the OP) - the group is holding it together very well - including Pouliot - and Del Zotto has played huge minutes. Last night Hutton was the top minutes man. It seems like the coaches are taking turns with guys carrying the load. Thus far this year's team is far better at adjustments as the season rolls along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedinery33 Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 Forth best GAA so far, this without 2 of our top 6 D, goalies that aren't supposed to be starter caliber... I think the D side is fine. Now 21st in GF per game is the part that needs work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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