[GDT] Preds @ Nucks Nov 12 2019 7pm Pacific - Watch live on SNP

[Cluminati*]

Leivo-Pettersson-Boeser
 

WOW! Isn’t a promotion to the top line based on a player’s performances in previous showings?? Am I missing something here??

 

Green you joker you...we all know Leivo is not gonna play on the 1st line. Good one. 

[Odd.]

10 minutes ago, Jimmy McGill said:

Is Roussel cleared for contact in practice? 

Roussel is not expected to play until late December. I'll try and find the link.

[JM_]

2 minutes ago, Odd. said:

Roussel is not expected to play until late December. I'll try and find the link.

I had heard something along those lines but with recent reports of positive physician visits and team practice I wonder if he's a little ahead of schedule.... would be great to have that sandpaper back in this lineup. 

[AlwaysACanuckFan]

Pettersson will celebrate his birthday by lighting up the goal light.

[DIBdaQUIB]

11 minutes ago, NUCKER67 said:

When do we get to the point where it's a must win game? What bugs me is that when the losses pile up in November, they say stuff like "it's a long season", or "it's the ebbs and flows of the game" or "all teams go through it", etc. But these are all very important points they're giving away. Then by January they'll be in the playoff hunt, but injuries hit the D and it's a slow burn to the bottom. I just wish they played with the same urgency earlier in the season, as if they were fighting for a playoff spot. Right now it looks like they don't care much about the losses. Just goiog to make thkngs tougher down the stretch if they keep losing.

They have lost 5 of the last 6.  This is not an "ebb and flow" issue it is a slump.  This is not about "puck luck" or "getting the bounces", it is a slump brought about by a reduced level of compete in most areas of the game and by having to carry too many passengers that are not contributing enough.   It is quite possible that, playing this way, they could lose the next 5 or 6 games and suddenly be at the bottom of the league with a monumental task of remaining relevant.  The points they are squandering now are not to be dismissed easily...they are important.

[HorvatToBaertschi]

30 minutes ago, bree2 said:

I found it weird tho in the last 2 games, the Canucks got called for 2 penalties ,one right after the other in the first periods, just maybe it has something to do with the refs not knowing how to do their jobs or?

They also conveniently didn’t call that blatant first minute interference on Virtanen last game. How weird.. 

[DIBdaQUIB]

7 minutes ago, Cluminati* said:

Leivo-Pettersson-Boeser
 

WOW! Isn’t a promotion to the top line based on a player’s performances in previous showings?? Am I missing something here??

 

Green you joker you...we all know Leivo is not gonna play on the 1st line. Good one. 

With Petterson to set him up, Leivo will have more opportunities to shoot ...and miss the net. 

[Cluminati*]

Just now, AlwaysACanuckFan said:

Pettersson will celebrate his birthday by lighting up the goal light.

Green gifted him Leivo just for that purpose! 

[bree2]

14 minutes ago, Jimmy McGill said:

I had heard something along those lines but with recent reports of positive physician visits and team practice I wonder if he's a little ahead of schedule.... would be great to have that sandpaper back in this lineup. 

I heard Benning said the end of this month

 

[LowerMainLander18]

So many negatives on Green's putting Leivo on Petey's line.

 

If you put Miller back with Bo, who else would you put in Petey's line other than Leivo?

 

Something to think about. 

 

It doesn't really matter who we put there.

With our current lineup, it's going to be all negatives from the fans nonetheless.

[Wanless]

21 minutes ago, Cluminati* said:

Leivo-Pettersson-Boeser
 

WOW! Isn’t a promotion to the top line based on a player’s performances in previous showings?? Am I missing something here??

 

Green you joker you...we all know Leivo is not gonna play on the 1st line. Good one. 

It's more likely because green wants miller to get the second line going

[bree2]

27 minutes ago, AlwaysACanuckFan said:

Yeah probably trying to get Bo going, Pearson isn't working. 

so making Petey's line worse to make Bo  going is dumb.   Bo needs to  work with the wingers he has. going thru so many and blaming all of them and not Bo,  this sort of reminds me of Kesler. Bo is a great player like Kesler was , but the same thing seems to be happening here again

[Devron]

Do what you will with Bo’s line. We all know it’s another rodeo this year. But changing the top I’m all against that. 
 

Love you Green but either change my mind tonight or go back to the Lotto line. 
id rather have 1 line clicking then none 

[ruilin96]

When Ferland gets back, we should put him on the top line again and see how it works out this time. So JT can be on Bo’s line.

[189lb enforcers?]

Bo will win some draws, but I don’t think the Canucks can beat this Preds team, not unless they return to form and the Preds take a bunch of penalties trying to stop the kids on the rush.

 

I suspect the Canucks will be the ones chasing tonight, despite winning key draws.  The Preds are a smart, veteran, calm team with structure. The Canucks are in tough. 

[EdgarM]

Sure glad to see Miller with Bo, I have been suggesting this for awhile. This will provide more balance in the top 6 and take some pressure off of Boes and Petey. Time to get back to seeing who wants to be the game hero again and for the Leaders to lead. Teams just been going through the motions the last few games and someone has to step up. Bo was putting the team on his back for awhile but has tapered off. Maybe Miller will help him with this. Aggression and tough play has left the team as well and maybe it has a lot to do with injuries to Ferlund and Roussel. Hopefully we will see more energy in this game. GCG !!!

Edited November 12, 2019 by EdgarM

[189lb enforcers?]

This is a great stretch for the Canucks to evaluate who the passengers are on this team and for Bo to grow as the captain. 

 

Even TG’s line-blender has its positives in this regard. 

 

I hope Benning is intentionally fattening up his trade bait.

 

The timing of this adversity is fortuitous, all things considered, for the GM. 

 

Jake is among leaders in GWG. Cool. 

EP is still in the scoring race and the other top wingers are maintaining, like 25 others are, a Point per game pace. 

Scoring from the D continues to be a positive as has been the play of our goalie tandem. 

 

The Canucks are a team who loses in shootouts and OT.

Their record is actually pretty good when you look at goal differential and how they are in games until the end.

9-6-3 is a good record. 

 

Special teams are ok. They could be better. 

 

These are interesting times to observe the team and make our own predictions, etc. I’m having fun watching. No doom. No gloom. I don’t get where that comes from. 

 

 

 

Edited November 12, 2019 by 189lb enforcers?

[189lb enforcers?]

1 hour ago, bree2 said:

Leivo on the  first line is beyond ridiculous,  

Its not if he’s tradebait being fattened up! 

Put both him and LE on EP40’s wing for a while

[bree2]

49 minutes ago, LowerMainLander18 said:

So many negatives on Green's putting Leivo on Petey's line.

 

If you put Miller back with Bo, who else would you put in Petey's line other than Leivo?

 

Something to think about. 

 

It doesn't really matter who we put there.

With our current lineup, it's going to be all negatives from the fans nonetheless.

why put Miller on Bo's line, why not just leave Petey's line alone!!!

[VanIsleNuckFan]

Leivo is good at puck retrieval and also at helping hold the puck in the zone - a lot of our chances have been one and done. May be time to get some sustained pressure. Why not try that with Leivo as he was helping with that successfully on the 3rd line last game. If it doesn't work it's not like Green sticks to his line combos anyway.

 

This is not at the defence of Green as I think he does switch the lines up too much - guys need longer than a few games together to gel. 

 

What do I know though - maybe he wants the whole team to know how to play with one another, so switching it up is like nothing. (Stab in the dark)

 

**shrug