NickTheGreek Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 I've flip flopped this year. Been on team tank for a while, then on team win, then back to team tank. And now? I'm on team last night. I wake up today not giving a rat's behind that we lost the game. For the first time in a long looooong time, I'm over the moon proud of the team I support. Finally, a Canuck player (multiple actually) stood up for their teammate right before our very own eyes. It was unbelievable If what we saw last night can carry on (and there's no reason it shouldn't) we're witnessing a team truly come together. This season has been a fun one so far with the great play of all the young dudes but there was something missing from this team that left a frustrated taste in my mouth. That taste went away last night and I hope it can stay away for a long time. Whether you're on team tank or team win, if you're a real Canucks fan, you're definitely on Team Last Night Amen and Hallelujah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Hell yeah. I truly hope Stecher's okay. Certainly Tampa were the better team from a skill and experience perspective. They proved to be the inferior team from a physical one though, and needed the refs help in saving them from getting beaten down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'NucK™ Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Gotta love Guddy's uppercut right to the face of that Tampa plug. Virt has to learn though if he's going to step in for a teammate and take a penalty he might as well do some damage. Stop being the friendly giant man!! He could learn something from Hutton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
combover Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Agreed, the more the team fights back the more it’ll put pressure on the league and the refs to make the RIGHT call. turn the other cheek garbage hockey lets the refs off the hook and hoping the league does the right thing is a worthless gamble. (Proven once again) canucks have been a group of push overs for far to long this was nice to see, I won’t lie I want to see more in the third period thou. I know I won’t be upset it Tom Wilson ends a TB player in fact I might fist bump a buddy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freeridebc Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 They need to value every member equally. Which seems like they did. Not just our stars. Everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyCuddles Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 20 minutes ago, 'NucK™ said: Gotta love Guddy's uppercut right to the face of that Tampa plug. Virt has to learn though if he's going to step in for a teammate and take a penalty he might as well do some damage. Stop being the friendly giant man!! He could learn something from Hutton. Pretty sure Jake’s gloveless punches did more damage than Guddy’s gloved upper cut with the ref between them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freeridebc Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 2 minutes ago, N7Nucks said: Pretty sure Jake’s gloveless punches did more damage than Guddy’s gloved upper cut with the ref between them. Guddy has like 60 plus lbs on that guy... pretty sure it didnt feel nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'NucK™ Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 6 minutes ago, N7Nucks said: Pretty sure Jake’s gloveless punches did more damage than Guddy’s gloved upper cut with the ref between them. And could've done even more if he actually threw some punches.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker 67 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 If the Canucks can play every team like they did against Tampa, they'll win a lot of games, or else force the other teams to go all out for 60 minutes. I love the push back from last night, I could feel the team was different this year, but last night we saw it. This is a team that goes to war for each other. I'm also very proud how they came together as a team and said collectively, "enough's enough". This might even be a turning point for the team - "us against the rest" kind of mentality. It's obvious the league isn't giving the Canucks a break or any respect really, so they'll demand it on the ice. Gone are the days of the Sedins getting abused. I think we will see a very determined, aggressive group moving forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickTheGreek Posted December 19, 2018 Author Share Posted December 19, 2018 30 minutes ago, 'NucK™ said: Gotta love Guddy's uppercut right to the face of that Tampa plug. Virt has to learn though if he's going to step in for a teammate and take a penalty he might as well do some damage. Stop being the friendly giant man!! He could learn something from Hutton. Agreed here. Virt needs to find some inner badass because lord know his size warrants it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyCuddles Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 4 minutes ago, 'NucK™ said: And could've done even more if he actually threw some punches.. Watch it again bud.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 100% agreed. Proud of this team. I never see this happening in years. Keep it! Canucks is bright in future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyCuddles Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 9 minutes ago, Freeridebc said: Guddy has like 60 plus lbs on that guy... pretty sure it didnt feel nice Guddy weighs less or roughly the same as Jake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker 67 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Oh, and I also think Boeser should get a lot of kudos for standing up to Paquette after his targeted hit on Pettersson. Boeser is not a fighter, but he was the first one to approach Paquette and say "that is not okay". Hopefully more of Pettersson's team mates will stand up for him in the future when an opponent takes a run at him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tas Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 4 minutes ago, NickTheGreek said: Agreed here. Virt needs to find some inner badass because lord know his size warrants it. the thing that's always been obvious about virtanen is that the things holding him back from reaching his potential are confidence and fear. that's finally started turning around this year, and hopefully he'll continue to get more and more involved to the point where he's no longer playing afraid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mephnick Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Virtanen is slowly and surely evolving into one of those pieces every team needs to win in this league. Not just the toughness, but you can see his vision and anticipation of the play get better every game. I've been as hard on Virt as anyone, but it seems like every game I'm thinking "Huh, that was pretty good. I haven't seen him do that before." Dude is becoming a key piece of the rebuild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickTheGreek Posted December 19, 2018 Author Share Posted December 19, 2018 6 minutes ago, NUCKER67 said: Oh, and I also think Boeser should get a lot of kudos for standing up to Paquette after his targeted hit on Pettersson. Boeser is not a fighter, but he was the first one to approach Paquette and say "that is not okay". Hopefully more of Pettersson's team mates will stand up for him in the future when an opponent takes a run at him. You're damn right! That might have actually been my favourite moment of last night. When your star is standing up for your other star, that's a damn good thing that becomes infectious with the rest of the team. Or at least that's the hope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicky Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 I saidit in the gdt, last night has the potential to be a truly defining moment for this team going forward. "For whoever sheds his blood with me today shall be my brother." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker 67 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 2 minutes ago, mephnick said: Virtanen is slowly and surely evolving into one of those pieces every team needs to win in this league. Not just the toughness, but you can see his vision and anticipation of the play get better every game. I've been as hard on Virt as anyone, but it seems like every game I'm thinking "Huh, that was pretty good. I haven't seen him do that before." Dude is becoming a key piece of the rebuild. Jake's passing and awareness has really improved. He's making plays now and turning into a more complete player. Patience is paying off with Jake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'NucK™ Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 12 minutes ago, N7Nucks said: Watch it again bud.. No thanks bud. I've seen it already and now I'm on a forum to share my opinion. I don't really care that you disagree as you clearly aren't interested in actually having a discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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