Popular Post -SN- Posted March 10, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 10, 2020 The lineup decision tonight is so spicy. Can't wait. 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rychicken Posted March 10, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 10, 2020 35 minutes ago, Alflives said: According to Green, we are (and have been) playing well. He keeps saying the guys are playing well with the confines of his systems and philosophy of play. Alf, I swear you are trolling, you seem too bright to post something this dim.... Alf's desired press conference sound bytes Travis: "we played like #$%t tonight. 12 forwards and only 2 played well...the other 10 wouldn't play in the ECHL if they regularly played like they did tonight. And they're the highlight of the team...let me tell you about our defence. we call it our D because that is the letter grade it gets on a good night....tonight was not a good night - it's like having a 6 pack of Pouliot's. I guess our goalie was ok. I suck as a coach, and I think out of all the Brown's we could have in charge of our PP, Murphy, Charlie, James or Bulldog Bob would all be better choices than Newell... now I need a scotch" Do you think that would go over well with the players? 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Alflives Posted March 10, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 10, 2020 Just now, rychicken said: Alf, I swear you are trolling, you seem too bright to post something this dim.... Alf's desired press conference sound bytes Travis: "we played like #$%t tonight. 12 forwards and only 2 played well...the other 10 wouldn't play in the ECHL if they regularly played like they did tonight. And they're the highlight of the team...let me tell you about our defence. we call it our D because that is the letter grade it gets on a good night....tonight was not a good night - it's like having a 6 pack of Pouliot's. I guess our goalie was ok. I suck as a coach, and I think out of all the Brown's we could have in charge of our PP, Murphy, Charlie, James or Bulldog Bob would all be better choices than Newell... now I need a scotch" Do you think that would go over well with the players? No I’m not trolling. I’m a huge homer, and just want us to win the cup. I don’t see Green as a coach who can deliver that end. Green, JB, and our owner have all stated we are a playoff team. JB brought in Miller, Myers, and Tofu. Are we a good team, or a bad team? IMO we are a good team that is poorly coached. What’s the other choice? We’re a crap team, and the coach is doing the best he can? I don’t accept that our team is crap. 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6string Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 5 hours ago, Alflives said: Virtanen maybe not playing tonight as a healthy scratch? I’m happy Bess is back, but Loui must be the guy coming out. We need speed. Nope, no speed. We need a player who can hit an empty net if the oppurtunity presents itself - Alf! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 13 minutes ago, StealthNuck said: The lineup decision tonight is so spicy. Can't wait. Just heard on the radio that Motte is available. We all know Loui and Motte are in, so it’s between Big Mac and Jake who sits out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rychicken Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 1 minute ago, Alflives said: No I’m not trolling. I’m a huge homer, and just want us to win the cup. I don’t see Green as a coach who can deliver that end. Green, JB, and our owner have all stated we are a playoff team. JB brought in Miller, Myers, and Tofu. Are we a good team, or a bad team? IMO we are a good team that is poorly coached. What’s the other choice? We’re a crap team, and the coach is doing the best he can? I don’t accept that our team is crap. I respect the huge homer and wanting us to win. I am 50, born and raised in East Van, so I can relate. I don't think it is as black and white as "good" or "crap" We are a mediocre > good team Offense 7 maybe 8 / 10 average, but there are times we are lower Goaltending 9 / 10 most nights Defencemen 5 / 10 Team Defense 5 / 10 Special Teams 7 / 10 Leadership 6 / 10 Coaching 7 / 10 If we want to be a good team, ie make the playoffs, our offense has to outscore our defensive woes. When we have a third line scoring, we can do that. If we are relying on EP and Bo lines to do all of our forward scoring, we are in trouble. This time of year teams/coaches pay more attention to matchups - so EP gets a lot more focus on him. That's why JV18 is often on the third line - they need secondary scoring from that line in order to offset the dip in production that can happen with the top line. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
You Mad Bro? Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 5 minutes ago, Alflives said: Just heard on the radio that Motte is available. We all know Loui and Motte are in, so it’s between Big Mac and Jake who sits out. Jake. 36 points. -2 Loui. 13 points. -2 Obviously Jake sits. Seems legit 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6string Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 5 hours ago, IBatch said: Do you really believe that Motte is better then LE? Think you've drank too much CDC koolaid. I'm sure he's fine. We'd need at least one more forward before LE's pushed out. He may not be better but he contributes a heck of a lot more than what Loui brings. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6string Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 5 hours ago, mll said: Boeser was with Pearson-Horvat this morning. Boeser should be with his reguular linemates, he's been away for a awhile. So Green has Brock finding new chemistry on top of being rusty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewbieCanuckFan Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 5 hours ago, IBatch said: Do you really believe that Motte is better then LE? Think you've drank too much CDC koolaid. I'm sure he's fine. We'd need at least one more forward before LE's pushed out. The "analytics" say LE is a far, far better player. But as a 4th line energy player, Motte is a 'energizer bunny' (which is all you really want in that type of role). That kind of enthusiasm is infectious like the Corona virus. I've seen more cadavars that shown more signs of like on the ice than LE (not that I hang around dead bodies ). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 4 minutes ago, rychicken said: I respect the huge homer and wanting us to win. I am 50, born and raised in East Van, so I can relate. I don't think it is as black and white as "good" or "crap" We are a mediocre > good team Offense 7 maybe 8 / 10 average, but there are times we are lower Goaltending 9 / 10 most nights Defencemen 5 / 10 Team Defense 5 / 10 Special Teams 7 / 10 Leadership 6 / 10 Coaching 7 / 10 If we want to be a good team, ie make the playoffs, our offense has to outscore our defensive woes. When we have a third line scoring, we can do that. If we are relying on EP and Bo lines to do all of our forward scoring, we are in trouble. This time of year teams/coaches pay more attention to matchups - so EP gets a lot more focus on him. That's why JV18 is often on the third line - they need secondary scoring from that line in order to offset the dip in production that can happen with the top line. I don’t want to have our goal to be just mediocre though. I want a team that can compete for the cup for the time we have Petey and Hughes. I think Podkolzin is going to be another superstar. We need one more of that super talent of player on D. Maybe Rathbone? If he is, we’re good to go. If he’s not, where does that much needed guy come from other than the draft? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 3 minutes ago, 6string said: Boeser should be with his reguular linemates, he's been away for a awhile. So Green has Brock finding new chemistry on top of being rusty. not sure its that big of a deal, I suspect Brock isn't going to see a ton of minutes tonight. I do think him being on PP2 might turn out to be a great idea, he should get more chances facing other teams 2nd PK units, so that might be a way of generating some more offence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 1 minute ago, Jimmy McGill said: not sure its that big of a deal, I suspect Brock isn't going to see a ton of minutes tonight. I do think him being on PP2 might turn out to be a great idea, he should get more chances facing other teams 2nd PK units, so that might be a way of generating some more offence. If Brock isn’t ready to go, he shouldn’t be playing. Here’s where I will defend Green. It’s not his job to ease a guy in. He’s got enough going on without worrying about if Brock is ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHL rocks Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 4 minutes ago, Alflives said: I don’t want to have our goal to be just mediocre though. I want a team that can compete for the cup for the time we have Petey and Hughes. I think Podkolzin is going to be another superstar. We need one more of that super talent of player on D. Maybe Rathbone? If he is, we’re good to go. If he’s not, where does that much needed guy come from other than the draft? Trade one of the Young forwards for a Young D 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JM_ Posted March 10, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 10, 2020 4 minutes ago, NewbieCanuckFan said: The "analytics" say LE is a far, far better player. But as a 4th line energy player, Motte is a 'energizer bunny' (which is all you really want in that type of role). That kind of enthusiasm is infectious like the Corona virus. I've seen more cadavars that shown more signs of like on the ice than LE (not that I hang around dead bodies ). I don't think we win trying to match a defensive game vs Trots. I'd like to see Zack in and sit Loui tonight. NYI has a few big bodies and i'd like to see Zack throw his weight around. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Just now, Alflives said: If Brock isn’t ready to go, he shouldn’t be playing. Here’s where I will defend Green. It’s not his job to ease a guy in. He’s got enough going on without worrying about if Brock is ready. I think he's mentally ready, but probably needs shorter shifts or more time between shifts just because he's been out for a month. We don't really have time left in the year to wait for him to get 100% game shape, 80% is going to have to do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dats hockey Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 4 hours ago, DarkIndianRises said: I hope that he’s legitimately healthy and that he’s not being rushed back. Hockey players play hurt all the time, it doesn’t worry me unless it was a spinal cord issue etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 1 minute ago, WHL rocks said: Trade one of the Young forwards for a Young D That could certainly happen. Much like the Johanson for Seth Jones or the Drouin for Sergachev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 1 minute ago, Jimmy McGill said: I think he's mentally ready, but probably needs shorter shifts or more time between shifts just because he's been out for a month. We don't really have time left in the year to wait for him to get 100% game shape, 80% is going to have to do. Good points Jimmy. We’re all hands on deck, aren’t we. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-P Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 6 minutes ago, Jimmy McGill said: not sure its that big of a deal, I suspect Brock isn't going to see a ton of minutes tonight. I do think him being on PP2 might turn out to be a great idea, he should get more chances facing other teams 2nd PK units, so that might be a way of generating some more offence. Agree on this. Pp2 also have more of a shoot first mentality which might suit Brock better. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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