Popular Post spook007 Posted October 3, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 3, 2019 9 hours ago, Nuxfanabroad said: Guys like Ferland & Brock need to get in the groove(missed time lately). If we start with the ideal lineup, it's demoralizing if you serve up some clunkers, right off the hop. Grind out the first few wks, & get everyone up to speed. By Nov we should know how most skaters(lines/pairings) mesh, & who sits then is more important. Nothing is won in the Fall. Overall a pretty good effort. Results will arrive if we continue playing with that effort. Support the boys, people. 100%.... 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Darius Posted October 3, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 3, 2019 33 minutes ago, stawns said: Disagree, the bottom 6 was fine. Their best players were better than the Canucks best players.......that's where the difference was. Petey, Boes' and Ferland need to be much, much better. All in all that should have been a 4-1 win for the Canucks. They outplayed them for the majority of the game and Bo's line should have had 3-4. Smith won that game for Edmonton Their best players are McDavid and Drai, two 100pt guys. One guy is a generational talent. They will be better than our top players more often than not when they play us id be willing to guess. The rest of the team has to be the difference maker. There will be lots of nights when they have to play without a lead and one would hope they could muster up something from those bottom 2 lines in terms of offence. Going out there, rattling boards, and running down the clock keeping the play safe really puts a lot of stress on the top guys playing catchup. That said I believe we have a better team overall than the coil and it could have easily gone the other way. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckinEdm Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 3 minutes ago, 189lb enforcers? said: For all of us who still route for Kassian... Good to see him working and being effective in a gravy role with the big guns. I’ll always cheer for this guy. Hear and soul guy. I thought he was the 2nd best Oiler last night 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekey Pete Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 11 hours ago, 73 Percent said: Couple thoughts 1. Hughes the 19 yr old defenseman cannot be assigned mdcavid and or draisitle. It was evident 5 mins into the game green should have adjusted and we lost this game because he didnt. If we're going to deploy taven against the worlds best player, then we cant be pairing hughes with tanev. Coaching lost this game. 2. What does sutter bring to this team? It isn't offence. And his defence is survival mode hemmed in our own zone. 3. Ferland looks great. 4. Why does Mike Smith get his own set of rules? Since when can you take a stick from an opponent and throw it in the corner? Thats like 3 seperate penalties. I can't stand watching games against Smith. He always jumps out of his net to play the puck, often cutting players off on the forecheck. And we all know what happens if someone so much as brushes against Mike Smith while he's playing the puck... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bree2 Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 3 hours ago, canuck2288 said: What genius with the Canucks thinks guys like TS, Jake and LE will bring more to the table than Baer, Gaudette and even Goldy ? oh ..... Green wow! first game the team has played together , they weren't outplayed or out shot. the refs were taking the night off especially in the third. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Googlie Posted October 3, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 3, 2019 (edited) An interesting stat: The "invisible" Jake led the team with 3 hits, followed by the heavyweights each with 2 ...... Ferland, Benn, Myers and, yes, Stecher & Pettersson Another interesting stat: Edler went 1 for 1 in the faceoff circle (Although, iirc, one of Petey's hits was on Myers) Edited October 3, 2019 by Googlie 3 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
189lb enforcers? Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 7 minutes ago, CanuckinEdm said: I thought he was the 2nd best Oiler last night I admit, I was worried he was going to touch EP and QH. He didn’t even put much of a stick on them, but that stuff is coming. Speaking of which, EP still looks like he’s a skinnier version of Wayne Gretzky, bouncing off of everything and everybody. What did he weigh in at this year? He looks so slight and that still worries me. QH will carry the puck doing laps in the offensive end, right up until he gets a shove or cleanly and squarely destroyed rounding the net. He looks like a pee wee out there, but an absolute thrill to watch. Again, I worry he’s going to fly off into the boards, bouncing off a stick check or something. He’s tiny. I can’t wait for a 3-3 situation to watch EP and QH work their magic, presumably with BB. Once the rust gets shaken off, this team will dismantle the Coilers, it won’t even be close until Jesus Saves them with a goal here and there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PositionOfPower Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 Our PP is why too stagnant, either move the puck quicker or the players need to move more. Don't know what Newell is thinking but we always seem to just stand there just like last year. We need to get the pk team to move more. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
189lb enforcers? Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 8 minutes ago, Dekey Pete said: I can't stand watching games against Smith. He always jumps out of his net to play the puck, often cutting players off on the forecheck. And we all know what happens if someone so much as brushes against Mike Smith while he's playing the puck... Smith is a character, alright. And I like that about him and the game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
189lb enforcers? Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 (edited) 12 minutes ago, PositionOfPower said: Our PP is why too stagnant, either move the puck quicker or the players need to move more. Don't know what Newell is thinking but we always seem to just stand there just like last year. We need to get the pk team to move more. It’s the entry that makes me want to puke. They have the skill to finally change their PP tactics, but they don’t. Its getting stale and boring for us to watch. I noticed Edler didn’t pound defenders’ pads with shots. There’s a revelation at least. Edited October 3, 2019 by 189lb enforcers? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post EP Phone Home Posted October 3, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 3, 2019 (edited) How dare you ruining the draft lottery HOW DARE YOU! Edited October 3, 2019 by EP Phone Home 1 2 15 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJockitch Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 11 hours ago, Wayne Jetski said: Hughes was arguably the best canuck all night. And he had more of a motor then half the team... I thought he looked good with the puck and not great with out it. He had two good welcome to the NHL moments last night when Drasital ran through him in the first and McDavid did what he does to all NHL D in the third. Kind of what you expected from a small talented rookie D man and is essentially the book on Hughes. He makes a lot of good little plays that aren't necessarily flashy but keep possession going. Thought overall team looked like a team that made a lot of changes and are going to take some time to all get on the same page. I agree with a lot of the posters that we shouldn't be running two shutdown lines and then have Bo taking the tough face-offs. If Bo is going to continue to do that then it is time to start a third scoring line around Gaudette and concentrate the D specialists onto one defensive line. Two scoring lines doesn't get it done in the NHL anymore. On to the next one. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker 67 Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 I forgot how much I dislike Randorf's voice. To hear him get excited about McDavid makes me ill. Oilers have a better team than previous years, put that down to good coaching. Some of the young guys struggled (Pettersson, Boeser, Hughes), but the way I look at it, the Canucks added quite a few new players to this roster (7 actually) and it's going to take them a dozen or so games to get rolling. They're still in practice mode, figuring out team mates tendencies and just trying to form some chemistry. It was also EDM's home opener, so they were definitely up for it. Not sure the Canucks were. Didn't realy look like it at first. Ah well, Game 1, nice to have hockey back. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlinkas wrister Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 32 minutes ago, 189lb enforcers? said: Smith is a character, alright. And I like that about him and the game. Agreed, the game needs more characters. Speaking of characters, I wonder if it was Turco that taught him to handle the puck so well when he was at Dallas 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCNate Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 12 hours ago, Oregon.Duck said: Sure we lost, but I know one thing. Teenager Quinn Hughes is the real deal and he’s gonna be scary in 10-15 games after he settles in He was unreal last night, had the puck on his stick the whole game. That is his 6th ever NHL game. Picture what he will be doing in 2 years time. So pumped to see this kid play every game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCNate Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 Ep had a 1 timer from the face off circle in the 2nd period. I swear that may have been the hardest shot I have ever seen in an NHL game. I'm fine with the loss, if we play like that we will be fine. Really liked Meyers game, loved Hughes, Miller looked solid. Horavt, EP , Brock will be better, same with Markstrom. I think Gaudette slots in next game and stays in the lineup for the next 80 games. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 59 minutes ago, 189lb enforcers? said: For all of us who still route for Kassian... Good to see him working and being effective in a gravy role with the big guns. I’ll always cheer for this guy. Heart and soul guy. nice to see him overcome his demons and get back to playing well. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KyoNami Posted October 3, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 3, 2019 Honestly it was a good game, we played well and it just didn't turn out the way we wanted. Solid effort offensively and defensively, still in the adjustment period so really not terrible. First game of the season, onto the next! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanIsleNuckFan Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 (edited) Markstrom mistake on first goal (Rust) and bad non call on 3rd goal. Edited October 3, 2019 by VanIsleNuckFan 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyndall2 Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 Agree with a lot of the points on here this morning. As the season gets going our best players have to be the best players on the ice. Last night they weren't. They might have been the best Canucks as the 3rd and 4th line sucked but they certainly didn't stand out. Tanev has to be considered as trade bait before he gets injured. I don't think pairing Hughes with him is the best deal. Rather have him with Stetcher. That would create more offense but they might have trouble knocking anyone off the puck. Finally, why do Canuck goalies always flop down into the butterfly even before the shooter gets set? I know they are taking away the bottom of the net but they open up the top corners (two Oiler goals) even before the shot. I guess it is the way they are coached and trained as they come up through the systems. Still on the bandwagon as it is going to take a few games to get things going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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