mll Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 13 minutes ago, Jimmy McGill said: Miller/Petey Bo Sutter Beagle Thats some serious C depth if everyone's healthy. Minni counters with: Staal Erikson Ek and..... ? we should dominate on the dot. I see no way for Minni to dominate us physically either. Maybe Greenway but Nurse tuned him up so I'm not all that concerned. Greenway took down Getzlaf just before the season was halted. Minnesota is not a physical team and has the lowest hits per 60 of any team in the league. Aside from Greenway they have Foligno and last season Fenton went out to get Hartman to bring some grizzle (his word). These were the lines they were using to finish the season - Staal missed their last 3 games but they went back to those lines at practice the morning the season got cancelled. Kunin can play C although he is a better winger. Rask can also play C but his skating is too slow for a team that is already not all that fast at F. Greenway Staal Fiala Parise ErikssonEk Kunin Foligno Galchenyuk Zuccarello Donato Koivu Hartman Rask Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcam Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 7 hours ago, Jimmy McGill said: On paper, the Canucks are the better team and should take out Minni. But thats on paper, if Dubnyk stands on his head for 3 games and Marky doesn't then its over. Funny thing is, this might be the 1st time all year that the entire Canucks group is healthy. We're deeper than Minni in every category so I'd much rather see this matchup than Winnipeg. I feel Vancouver would beat Minni in 6 games..I think Minn and Vancouvers defence is close..Forward Vancouver way stronger. In goal Vancouver has the edge....Minni is playing Starlock 2.67 GAA 35 games ---- Dunbnyk 3.35 GAA -30 games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5Fivehole0 Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 18 minutes ago, wildcam said: I feel Vancouver would beat Minni in 6 games..I think Minn and Vancouvers defence is close..Forward Vancouver way stronger. In goal Vancouver has the edge....Minni is playing Starlock 2.67 GAA 35 games ---- Dunbnyk 3.35 GAA -30 games I agree, I think Boeser, Pete, and Virtanen pick Stalock apart. W W L L W W - Canucks in 6 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 8 minutes ago, 5Fivehole0 said: I agree, I think Boeser, Pete, and Virtanen pick Stalock apart. W W L L W W - Canucks in 6 The play in proposal is a best of 5 series. So Canucks in 5. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 1 hour ago, mll said: Greenway Staal Fiala Parise ErikssonEk Kunin Foligno Galchenyuk Zuccarello Donato Koivu Hartman Rask I like very much how we stack up on Fs. Miller Petey Brock Pearson Bo Toffoli Roussel Sutter Virtanen AG Beagle Ferland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuktravella Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 3 hours ago, 250Integra said: The "bye" teams will be sitting around for another 2 weeks basically. Might work out nicely for the teams that are in the "play-in" round as they would have 3-5 games of NHL action to get their legs back. 2weeks no more like 2-3 days they talking bout playing 2 games a day be a fast pace playoffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuktravella Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 we beat bruins 9-3 watch out wild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Crossbar Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 41 minutes ago, Jimmy McGill said: Miller/Petey Bo Sutter Beagle Thats some serious C depth if everyone's healthy. Minni counters with: Staal Erikson Ek and..... ? we should dominate on the dot. I see no way for Minni to dominate us physically either. Maybe Greenway but Nurse tuned him up so I'm not all that concerned. I'm not saying the Wild is the better team as far as lines and positional matchups. We do matchup better in our top six and at C. I'm looking at it from a place of how the Wild battled through challenges/adversity like we did this season and found ways to beat good teams, especially in the 2nd half to find momentum. They're a hard working team. From mid-January forward, they beat Dallas twice, Blue Jackets twice, the Lightning, the Oilers, shutout Vegas, and were in several close games in the 2nd half. With Staal-Fiala on the top line, and Erikson-Parise, plus Greenway, Kunin, Zucharello, Foligno ... these guys can get it done and be hard to play against. Their 4th line isn't that bad either. They do matchup well on D with Suter-Spurgeon, Brodin-Dumba especially. Plus Stalock has been good in Dubnyk's absence. I'm just saying they're not as weak as some may perceive, especially if we're in a 5 game series. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coho8888 Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 16 minutes ago, Jimmy McGill said: I like very much how we stack up on Fs. Miller Petey Brock Pearson Bo Toffoli Roussel Sutter Virtanen AG Beagle Ferland Is Ferland cleared to play yet? if so, man that would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10pavelbure96 Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 I like that matchup for us. Arizona is suffocating and we seem to always play down to them. Minnesota is prob the best option. That's also the best playoff format option I've heard yet, I like the mini tourney for the bye teams to get their legs under them! Let's get this going! I ain't scared of covid! Go Canucks Go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumb Nuck Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 Fire Green! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumb Nuck Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 You just gotta know with the luck of our franchise we’re gonna win it if hockey comes back this year and then there will be the that * next to our name but seeing as I’m slightly older than the franchise I’ll take it, it just may be the best shot I’ll see before packing it in. Go *Nucks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Canuck #12 Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, coho8888 said: Is Ferland cleared to play yet? if so, man that would be great. He might be. But I just can't put much hope in that lasting for long, given how it's worked out the last few times he's been cleared. Especially not when you consider how the physical intensity gets dialed-up at playoff time. Edited May 22, 2020 by Captain Canuck #12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 My gut says we're a lot better, but I felt the same way in 2003 and we all know how that turned out. Never underestimate a playoff opponent. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Biestra Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 4 minutes ago, -AJ- said: My gut says we're a lot better, but I felt the same way in 2003 and we all know how that turned out. Never underestimate a playoff opponent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 3 hours ago, Kevin Biestra said: Five goals in those three games didn't exactly help either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mll Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 15 hours ago, 250Integra said: The "bye" teams will be sitting around for another 2 weeks basically. Might work out nicely for the teams that are in the "play-in" round as they would have 3-5 games of NHL action to get their legs back. They'll be playing against the other bye teams in the conference. From the article in the OP: The proposed format also would have the top four seeds participating in a three-game tournament during the play-in round, thereby alleviating concerns from top teams that they could be rusty and facing sharper teams coming off first-round games. It hasn't been determined if the mini-tournament among the top four conference teams will have an impact on seeding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tre Mac Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 8 hours ago, Dumb Nuck said: Fire Green! FIRE BENNING UMMMM MMMMMK! (ª¿ª) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Biestra Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 3 hours ago, -AJ- said: Five goals in those three games didn't exactly help either. If we had scored 25 goals we would have let in 28. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BertaNuck Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 10 hours ago, Dumb Nuck said: Fire Green! although I don’t completely agree with you....... .....I needed this..... hockey is close go Canucks go! let’s spark up the loui talks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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