Popular Post Hairy Kneel Posted October 23, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 23, 2019 Ferland should rest and give Gauds a game. Split Boeser and Petie on the PP ie too many cooks in the kitchen. Jake has finally found his element surrounded by bigger more competitive players. Our bottom 6 should get free beers after practice.Yeoman's effort. Sit Tanev once every road trip and let him heal up from the bumps and bruises.Slot in Biega or Fantenbugh or Sautner for physicality. Tanev looks like he's lost a step (well maybe half a step, he's one of our older vets now and has taken a lot of hits over the years). Motte and Jake should get looks in OT, if anything just to retrieve pucks with their speed. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreFan1 Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 9 hours ago, Nuxfanabroad said: Buff also played lights-out last Nov, SF1(don't get too high). It's possible 50% of their guys are upping their games, so Van might try & obtain them?! :^) This time the offence is coming from all 4 lines and multiple defensemen. The thing that will bring the Sabres from the top of the league back towards the middle of the playoff race is when Carter Hutton's tending begins to come back to Earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysACanuckFan Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Should be high scoring game vs the Caps. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AlwaysACanuckFan Posted October 23, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 23, 2019 4 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Just now, AlwaysACanuckFan said: Should be high scoring game vs the Caps. It's going to be a barn burner. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker 67 Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 This team is really impressing me this year. They've been down goals before and have come back to win games. Determination and character. Love that Bo got his 1st career hattrick, Canucks scored 5 unanswered goals in the 3rd, Markstrom was great again, Quinn Hughes is remarkable. I also really like Jake on Bo's wing. I'm sure it'll be an upbeat flight home for the boys, and they must be feeling pretty confident. Nice that they have a couple of days before they play again. Can't wait for Friday when they play the Caps. One thing I was a little confused watching was on the PP when they had Pettersson on the left side and Brock on the right. IMO, Brock's shot from the left is deadly, the same for Pettersson on the right. Why did they change this? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgarM Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 15 minutes ago, AlwaysACanuckFan said: Should be high scoring game vs the Caps. But we need Goldy and Baert don't we? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Googlie Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 1 hour ago, Phat Fingers said: Got a great idea. Sign Marky, then give Demko a bridge deal. By the end of the bridge trade one away. Why do we have to trade one now. Yes Seattle, but that is out of our control. Other than Seattle, what's the fuss atm. Here's another idea. Extend Marky now, by 1 year, so that his UFA status slides to summer of 21. Have a nod and wink agreement that he wont sign with Seattle, (who get a 3 day start on UFAs) and then sign him as a UFA. Protect Demko and expose. Bachman in the draft 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nucker 67 Posted October 23, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 23, 2019 30 minutes ago, EdgarM said: But we need Goldy and Baert don't we? I like Baer and Goldy, but it's becoming clear to me that this is the right roster to ice. The Canucks have been skilled for years, but kind of pushed around too. The Canucks look different this year, they look like a playoff team, and even when they're down goals, they will battle hard to come back and win. I don't think they would have the same intensity with Baer or Goldy in the lineup, and the Canucks would be easier to play against than this current group. I thought DET had this game, up 2-0 after two periods. I was blown away by how the Canucks just flicked a switch and then layed a beatdown in the 3rd. Geez, imagine when we get Roussel back, how much more difficult they'll be to play against. 1 4 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Googlie Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 55 minutes ago, PhillipBlunt said: It's going to be a barn burner. We have the second best goals against in the entire league, behind only Arizona (who have played only 8 games). Will be a great test for our defense 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rekker Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 3 minutes ago, NUCKER67 said: I like Baer and Goldy, but it's becoming clear to me that this is the right roster to ice. The Canucks have been skilled for years, but kind of pushed around too. The Canucks look different this year, they look like a playoff team, and even when they're down goals, they will battle hard to come back and win. I don't think they would have the same intensity with Baer or Goldy in the lineup, and the Canucks would be easier to play against than this current group. I thought DET had this game, up 2-0 after two periods. I was blown away by how the Canucks just flicked a switch and then layed a beatdown in the 3rd. Geez, imagine when we get Roussel back, how much more difficult they'll be to play against. Well said. I think Baer and Goldy are still a part of the plan moving forward though. Especially Baer. Baer battles hard in his own way and wins a lot of board battles when he's engaged. That's the conundrum with these two. We have depth now and they are learning the hard way that they need to spend more time engaged. They will eventually get another chance here and when they do they better make the most of it. This is exactly the way top teams are built. Depth breeds competition. The Canucks in recent years lacked depth which bred complacency. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Googlie Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 56 minutes ago, NUCKER67 said: One thing I was a little confused watching was on the PP when they had Pettersson on the left side and Brock on the right. IMO, Brock's shot from the left is deadly, the same for Pettersson on the right. Why did they change this? I heard (or maybe read) it was to make it easier to receive a pass on their respective forehands - don't have to angle the body so much (disclaimer, I've never played hockey in my life, so they could have said it was easier to breathe that way and I would have believed it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rekker Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Wow. NUCKER67 just reminded me that Roussel is yet to join the club. Cant wait. He will up the sandpaper factor even more. Exciting times for sure. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker 67 Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 If I could choose the one thing that's had the biggest impact for the Canucks this year, I would have to say Quinn Hughes. There was talk about how Hughes might be fatigued, but yet he put on a clinic yesterday. His skating and puck control are outstanding, great decision making with the puck, passes or shots. He provides an element the Canucks have never had (this millenium anyway), kind of a super skilled rover, he's everywhere. So smooth and slippery, really fun to watch. Is 50 assists in his rookie season out of the question? I don't think so. He's just getting started. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saved_by_Jesus Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 9 hours ago, xereau said: The 1-0 goal was Luc Robitaille's 63rd goal of the season? Wow - I didn't realize he had that many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reyezone Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 14 hours ago, kilgore said: Can you imagine if we'd had kept fan fave Eddie Lack instead? Linden and Benning's earliest big decision. I didn't understand it back then as both seemed to be performing similarly. And Eddie looked like he was a hit in the dressing room, and fans. Good decision there JB! This kind of game for Horvat was just what he needed as a new captain. He stamped his status, alpha of the pack tonight, with a hat trick, a couple weeks after being named Captain. These are the games he can take to use in the future. JV seemed to feed off Bo's energy tonight, like a big brother showing him the ropes. And to deliver under pressure with a crowd of family and friends in attendance. A new level for Bo again 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xereau Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 1 minute ago, Saved_by_Jesus said: The 1-0 goal was Luc Robitaille's 63rd goal of the season? Wow - I didn't realize he had that many. Look who he was playing with! Also about 5 goals in the 3rd, Remember when The Islanders scored 5 goals on us in the 3rd in 2014? We were up 4-2 going into the 3rd, we gave up 5. Kesler came screeching down the hall into the dressing room, "Why me? Why me? Wwwhhhhhyyy mmmeeee?". THAT was the moment that the old core fractured. 100% was the beginning of the freefall. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EP Phone Home Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 I am not sure if it’s been already said. We have plenty of power forwards on this team now. Bo, Jake,Ferland,Miller and Pearson all big bodies with skill and big motors. Now the thing with power forwards is that they can change the game but don’t show up every game. But man with all these power forwards we have, having one or two each game give us enough power and grit to get the W’s. Might be big but we are fast. What can you say about the goaltending other than lights out. Haven’t had a tandem like this since Lou and Schneiderman. It is a little pre mature to talk about trading one or the other for Seattle but it is indeed a great problem to have. I was wrong about the result of tonight’s game as usually this sort of game is a trap ending a eastern road trip and red wings were a desperate team losing 4 straight now 5. But I’m happy that I’m wrong and looking forward to be at the game against the Caps on Friday. Way to go Capt Bo and your 3rd period hat trick too! So much goodness right now. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post reyezone Posted October 23, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 23, 2019 2 hours ago, PhillipBlunt said: I think sitting Ferland isn't a bad idea at all. I think he keeps the other team honest and prefer him in the lineup even at low minutes. Don't get me wrong, I hope he figures it out and can be a contributor but his presence as a deterrent is known and respected around the league. 1 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithers joe Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 1 hour ago, WeneedLumme said: Yeah, it's pretty tough on the haters when Jake and the rest of the Canucks are doing well. They need to really reach to find things to whine about. I am really looking forward to seeing how Jake and the boys do in the playoffs this year. yeah, like louie doesn’t have any points yet. gallagher use to rag on pat quinn, even after canuck won games by 6 goals. that is the annoying part of cdc. saying all that, i still want the players to get better at passing and receiving passes. quinn's passes remind me of paul reinhart. he was the best passer, i’ve seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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