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[PGT] Vancouver Canucks at Buffalo Sabres | Jan. 11, 2020

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1 hour ago, spook007 said:

Good game boys....

Brock is back and that could be massive for our play offs hopes...

 

JV again on the scoresheet... 

 

Great result after a few downers...

 

Next...

 

1 hour ago, J-23 said:

Miller, Bo, Pearson and Brock were our best players today.

 

1 hour ago, Devron44 said:

The Eriksson memes are getting old... guy had a great game again 

 

59 minutes ago, billabong said:

It wasn’t a perfect win but they got the 2 points

 

They've have won 8 out of their last 10 games

 

that’s pretty good

 

...never mind the details :lol:

My take:

 

1. Billabong says it wasn't a perfect win. In my opinion it was a very good win. I admit that Buffalo is not a great team but the Canucks are in the middle of a tough road trip playing an afternoon game in the East (which is always tough on west coast teams). The Canucks held the Sabres to a respectable shot total  of under 30 (actually 28). More importantly, according to Natural Stat Trick, Vancouver outchanced Buffalo 24 to 16. In terms of high danger chances, the Canucks were ahead  11 to 4. That is a big margin and shows that the Canucks had a big territorial edge. The Canucks played a very good 3rd period from a defensive point of view, making good decisions and making high percentage plays. The Canucks were charged with 0 (zero) giveaways in the game. They were very focused on puck management. I would also mention that the Canucks had a good start and were unlucky not to score the first goal. I don't think you could realistically ask for a better road win. 

 

2. Eichel is a great player and he played very well again today.  There seems to be some mis-perception on CDC about shutting down Eichel. Here are the numbers: Horvat, Eriksson, and Pearson each had over 9 minutes at even strength against Eichel. They were the primary shutdown line. In addition, Pettersson had over 4 minutes against Eichel. Green tried to keep the Gaudette line away from Eichel and Gaudette had 1:52 against Eichel. The Beagle line has some early shifts against Eichel, but Green moved to the Horvat line as the primary shutdown line for most of the game. Motte had only 1:49 against Eichel at even strength. 

 

3. Following from point 2, I have made this comment at least 4 times recently and it continues to be true. Since Eriksson joined the Horvat line, that line has gotten the primary shutdown role and done a great job. And they are putting points on the board. I agree with Devron that I would favour laying off the negative Eriksson memes. When he was playing poorly (most of his time in Vancouver) I was critical of him. But he has been excellent for the past 12 games or so playing with Horvat. I was glad to see him get an empty-netter today. He deserved to get on the board. And, after starting the season at 0 for 14 (zero points in his first 14 games) , he has 6 pts in his last 12 games (playing with Horvat) despite playing heavy shutdown minutes and playing well on the PK. If he can continue to perform at that level he will be a significant plus for the team. And Horvat and Pearson have both been better since Eriksson joined that line. 

 

4. Back to Motte. I thought he did have a good game today and he made a nice play on the Virtanen goal and so did Gaudette. Nice to see both Gaudette and Virtanen on the board today. Gaudette plays with high energy and I think he is a very good young player who continues to get better, although he is prone to defensive mistakes. Virtanen has been inconsistent for the past few games and was inconsistent tonight, making some questionable defensive plays. But he also made some very good plays, including on his goal. 

 

5. As for the D, Hughes logged almost 9 minutes against Eichel at even strength. I agree completely with the logic of playing Hughes in this role. Often, the best way of "shutting down" opposing forwards is to hold on to the puck, and no one on team controls the puck better than Hughes (not even EP).  Hughes had a great game tonight, leading the team in Corsi. The team attempted 24 shots with him on the ice and gave up only 11 attempts. Those are outstanding numbers and are even more impressive considering his quality of competition. His primary partner, Tanev, also had an excellent game.  

 

6. Finally, John Garrett picked Boeser and EP as stars today (along with Eichel). Boeser, EP and Miller were all excellent today, accounting for 3 goals as a line. EP only got one assist but he made good plays on all three of those goals. And Boeser had his best game in quite a while. He almost got a hat-trick and had a team-high 8 shots on goal. 

 

7. So I would say it was very good performance overall after two very disappointing games in Florida. Their record of 8-2 is the best record they have had over a 10 game stretch in the past 2 years. And if they can get 3 pts in the last 2 games of the road trip, it would have to be viewed as a successful trip. 

 

 

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1 hour ago, Silky mitts said:

What happened with @SabreFan1 is our market in a fishbowl. All hysteria and attacks without the facts . This is who we are lol smh.

 

Also Brock finally getting that shot back?

 

SHOTGUN 7 away from 20 . 

Some people attacked him for disagreeing with the no-goal call that turned out to be the correct call upon further review. Us with the sportsnet feed only got the laggy blurry overhead view that made it look like a goal. 
 

In between periods they showed the clear view provided by MSG network that showed it was clearly not a goal. 

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55 minutes ago, Silky mitts said:

What happened with @SabreFan1 is our market in a fishbowl. All hysteria and attacks without the facts . This is who we are lol smh.

 

Also Brock finally getting that shot back?

 

SHOTGUN 7 away from 20 . 

No kidding, tell people that there is a camera angle clearly showing the puck going over the net and people start flipping tables and going insane. The amount of hate even I got for it was insane. You’re either 100% behind the Canucks or the masses lose their minds.

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6 minutes ago, JamesB said:

 

 

 

My take:

 

1. Billabong says it wasn't a perfect win. In my opinion it was a very good win. I admit that Buffalo is not a great team but the Canucks are in the middle of a tough road trip playing an afternoon game in the East (which is always tough on west coast teams). The Canucks held the Sabres to a respectable shot total  of under 30 (actually 28). More importantly, according to Natural Stat Trick, Vancouver outchanced Buffalo 24 to 16. In terms of high danger chances, the Canucks were ahead  11 to 4. That is a big margin and shows that the Canucks had a big territorial edge. The Canucks played a very good 3rd period from a defensive point of view, making good decisions and making high percentage plays. The Canucks were charged with 0 (zero) giveaways in the game. They were very focused on puck management. I would also mention that the Canucks had a good start and were unlucky not to score the first goal. I don't think you could realistically ask for a better road win. 

 

2. Eichel is a great player and he played very well again today.  There seems to be some mis-perception on CDC about shutting down Eichel. Here are the numbers: Horvat, Eriksson, and Pearson each had over 9 minutes at even strength against Eichel. They were the primary shutdown line. In addition, Pettersson had over 4 minutes against Eichel. Green tried to keep the Gaudette line away from Eichel and Gaudette had 1:52 against Eichel. The Beagle line has some early shifts against Eichel, but Green moved to the Horvat line as the primary shutdown line for most of the game. Motte had only 1:49 against Eichel at even strength. 

 

3. Following from point 2, I have made this comment at least 4 times recently and it continues to be true. Since Eriksson joined the Horvat line, that line has gotten the primary shutdown role and done a great job. And they are putting points on the board. I agree with Devron that I would favour laying off the negative Eriksson memes. When he was playing poorly (most of his time in Vancouver) I was critical of him. But he has been excellent for the past 12 games or so playing with Horvat. I was glad to see him get an empty-netter today. He deserved to get on the board. And, after starting the season at 0 for 14 (zero points in his first 14 games) , he has 6 pts in his last 12 games (playing with Horvat) despite playing heavy shutdown minutes and playing well on the PK. If he can continue to perform at that level he will be a significant plus for the team. And Horvat and Pearson have both been better since Eriksson joined that line. 

 

4. Back to Motte. I thought he did have a good game today and he made a nice play on the Virtanen goal and so did Gaudette. Nice to see both Gaudette and Virtanen on the board today. Gaudette plays with high energy and I think he is a very good young player who continues to get better, although he is prone to defensive mistakes. Virtanen has been inconsistent for the past few games and was inconsistent tonight, making some questionable defensive plays. But he also made some very good plays, including on his goal. 

 

5. As for the D, Hughes logged almost 9 minutes against Eichel at even strength. I agree completely with the logic of playing Hughes in this role. Often, the best way of "shutting down" opposing forwards is to hold on to the puck, and no one on team controls the puck better than Hughes (not even EP).  Hughes had a great game tonight, leading the team in Corsi. The team attempted 24 shots with him on the ice and gave up only 11 attempts. Those are outstanding numbers and are even more impressive considering his quality of competition. His primary partner, Tanev, also had an excellent game.  

 

6. Finally, John Garrett picked Boeser and EP as stars today (along with Eichel). Boeser, EP and Miller were all excellent today, accounting for 3 goals as a line. EP only got one assist but he made good plays on all three of those goals. And Boeser had his best game in quite a while. He almost got a hat-trick and had a team-high 8 shots on goal. 

 

7. So I would say it was very good performance overall after two very disappointing games in Florida. Their record of 8-2 is the best record they have had over a 10 game stretch in the past 2 years. And if they can get 3 pts in the last 2 games of the road trip, it would have to be viewed as a successful trip. 

 

 

Thanks @JamesB always enjoy reading your posts, couldn't agree more on all points, I think it's time to bury the hate for poor old LE, he has done well recently and has finally brought some completion to the Horvat line.  He is a contributing member of our team now.

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2 hours ago, PhillipBlunt said:

The Canucks won, yet a portion of CDC lost its mind this morning. Unfortunate. 

Why what happened ?

 

 

2 hours ago, MikeyD said:

But more importantly, we lost our heart and soul of these message boards. :'(

#YOUWILLBEMISSED

Ruh roh 

 

Who got the ban hammer?

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Boeser hasn’t had success with that blistering wrist shot this year , but he is not as soft anymore  . He's playing tougher, hitting, and going to the front of the net.  I think he’s trying to emulate J.T. Miller’s game a little. He’s adapting his game and it’s a good thing.

 

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Just finished reading the GDT , looks like @SabresFan1  had a rough time 

i went through a similar thing years back when I was an Avalanche fan because of Joe Sakic  as well as a fan of my hometown Canucks 

sorry to see them go , it’s ok to be a fan of more than one team and they were usually a good poster, shouldn’t get roasted because of one word in a post that didn’t go over well with some. 
 

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10 minutes ago, nucksnavsfan said:

Just finished reading the GDT , looks like @SabresFan1  had a rough time 

i went through a similar thing years back when I was an Avalanche fan because of Joe Sakic  as well as a fan of my hometown Canucks 

sorry to see them go , it’s ok to be a fan of more than one team and they were usually a good poster, shouldn’t get roasted because of one word in a post that didn’t go over well with some. 
 

Where did he go?

He was a keeper. 

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40 minutes ago, N7Nucks said:

No kidding, tell people that there is a camera angle clearly showing the puck clearly going over the net and people start flipping tables and going insane. The amount of hate even I got for it was insane. You’re either 100% behind the Canucks or the masses lose their minds.

Yeah this board definitely  does not want any criticism of the canucks. Homer ism is also very rampant here along with biased opinions. 

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3 hours ago, nucklehead said:

sorry you went out of bounds and got called on it

I don't go on the GDT during games.  What happened?

 

And why would Canuck fans have to apologize to a fan of another team in the Canuck forum?   Genuinely curious.

 

Edit: nevermind...someone above kind of summarized what happened. I guess fans of other teams in the Canuck forum may be ridden hard sometimes. Oh well.

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