WCQF: (4) St. Louis Blues vs. (5) Vancouver Canucks

[Dr. Crossbar]

25 minutes ago, Setyoureyesontheprize said:

 

OJ & Fanta  will now bE fighting for the 6th d man spot.  Benn sits as he won’t be upto speed Yet. 
 

 

This is incredibly invaluable experience for OJ ... will do wonders for his confidence after what he's been through. Can't wait to see him evolve from this.

[Roger Neilsons Towel]

4 hours ago, -Vintage Canuck- said:

 

No sh#%. They literally can’t say more. The NHL won’t allow it. As a “professional” reporter you’d think you’d know that. 

[Jester13]

2 hours ago, IBatch said:

MIN also has a very good roster for PP time ... and it did hurt us at times.   The only “stupid” penalties IMO were both taken by Pearson in game one.   A half assed bump against Stalock to start the third sucked - knock him hard or don’t bother - and a lazy trip on a nothing play.    Myers constant abuse reminded me of Pronger when ANA won their cup.   They had the highest margin of penalties vs PPs of any cup winners including the PHI teams back to back cups.   3-1.   Myers was called on 1 out of maybe five things he did out there ... they won’t call everything and I’m hoping he doesn’t stop for one second.   He was a difference maker in the MIN series and wouldn’t want to reel him in for one second.   MIN Dumba/Suter (except for game 4) is just as good as what St Louis can produce on the back end.   Fiala - Staal - Parise likewise on the front end.  I say bring it on.  200% rather watch TG hockey then AV hockey anyday.  That got us nowhere.  Except getting sick in the stomach watching our star players get abused. 
 

Edit:  And yes I agree we can take the Blues out.   Just keep up what we did the first four games and make subtle adjustments as needed.  

I'm 100% with you on Myers. He had some uber soft calls against him against Minny that simply won't be called moving forward. He was a beast and made their players play more timid after game one. He sent a message that their guys will get hit hard and hurt hard if they play hard against us. He was a huge reason why we won the series. And let's not forget how fired up our guys get watching him pushback with a vengeance; Myers simply cannot be underestimated. I'd also rather gladly have him take penalties for what he did to the opposing players compared to someone else, such as TP, take a penalty for a lazy trip or something. 

 

No more getting pushed around. It's time to be the bullies!

 

The way our guys are cheering even every time someone makes a huge block says it all as to where we're headed as a playoff team. 

 

Let's gooooooo!!!

[Roger Neilsons Towel]

4 hours ago, IBatch said:

I’m almost certain he will lose the goalie spot.  Allen is much more seasoned and scares me way more.   Bring on Binnignton and watch him cry.

Binnington and Stalock can hold eachother and have a good cry. 

[NHL97OneTimer]

2 hours ago, CanucksJay said:

Lol what for? 

I like Motte but he is not to 6

Agree.  Motte has been great at what he does but that doesn't mean he's anything like Burrows.  They're very different players so far.  Motte would have to be a legitimate scoring threat and a superpest amongst other things.

[Gator]

Tyler Minors needs to be more disciplined this series if we want to beat these guys

[NHL97OneTimer]

2 hours ago, Googlie said:

Don't think LE is going anywhere soon.  Green trusts him on that line  Bo likes him on his line, and, hey, they haven't lost with him there

As much as I'd love to see LE walk, we desperately need stability on the PK and his $6M provided that.

[theo5789]

1 hour ago, CanucksJay said:

Yes we should never write anyone off. I like his speed and for forecheck but havent ever seen puck skills from him. Passing amd shooting and puck handling are all sub par in terms of Nhl top 6 but yeah i guess you never know... 

Well just like Burrows, not many saw people saw puck skills, but he just played a game that suited the Sedins. Motte has the same work ethic and willingness to go into the dirty areas and has good speed to get in on the forecheck. I think he's got the tools to be a good complimentary player on any line. Playing alongside Tanner and Bo might not be strictly for the offense, but just like how LE is effective with them, I think Motte has some of that acumen along with good speed to go with the line potentially. I wouldn't find it odd at all to be given a shot, but Motte's ability to play a hard shift whenever he gets it makes him an effective 4th liner as well.

 

Would be nice to get him signed long-ish term (say 4 years) on a relatively cheap "4th line" deal and then give him a shot up top.

[luckylager]

16 minutes ago, Brock Botanen said:

Tyler Minors needs to be more disciplined this series if we want to beat these guys

Hard disagree.

Myers needs to play exactly like he did vs Minny to keep the message consistent.

We're not a turn the other cheek playoff team anymore, that mentality brought us nothing but heartbreak. It's time to be assholes and make our opponents skate away with their heads down after getting abused.

 

Myers and his mean streak are key to setting the tone. Green won't be asking him to dial it down at all.

[Nucker 67]

Pettersson, Boeser, Virtanen, Gaudette, MacEwen, Hughes, Juolevi - all getting valuable playoff experience and on a winning streak. This (along with Horvat) is the future core of the team. They will always look back at this bubble experience, it'll make them even closer as a team moving forward. Not many are giving the Canucks a chance, the underdogs who I think will surprise. 

 

Fun Facts

- Canucks are back, and they might have the best team yet

- NJ (who had the Canucks #1), didn't get a Top 5 pick

- EDM didn't get a Top 10 pick and are missing the real playoffs - in their building

- TOR doesn't have a 1st and are missing the real playoffs - in their building

- Lafreniere will play in the East

 

[Maniwaki Canuck]

1 hour ago, Googlie said:

Good write up on the Blues web site:

 

https://www.nhl.com/blues/news/series-preview-blues-vs-canucks/c-318380332

 

They fear our speed!!!!!

They should.  We can play their game better than they can play ours.  If we can dictate a speed game half the time, hit their D while we're at it, and hold our own the rest, we'll be alright.

[Googlie]

12 minutes ago, luckylager said:

Myers and his mean streak are key to setting the tone. Green won't be asking him to dial it down at all.

But I am sure he will, at least to the extent of cutting out the after-takedown punches.  At least 3 of Myers 19 penalties (I know it wasn't that many, just seemed so) weren't going to be called until after the takedown, when Myers punched the player, and then the ref had no choice but to call it.  Be aggressive, check and takedown, clear the crease, but don't pummel the downed player.  Take a leaf from Sutter's book .... that's how it's done

[Pete M]

let's say, Nucks would have picked 9th if they lost to the Wild...them moving on to face the Blues will go a long way to giving our young group experience against the defending Champs...plus the 1st pick will be higher than 15th...and there's the possibility of them beating the Blues to make that 1st round pick well into the 20s...

the Wild can have the 9th pick cause we got JT Miller and are only giving up at minimum a 16th OA pick!

 

JT was picked 15 OA in his draft year.

Edited August 11, 2020 by Pete M

[luckylager]

7 minutes ago, Googlie said:

But I am sure he will, at least to the extent of cutting out the after-takedown punches.  At least 3 of Myers 19 penalties (I know it wasn't that many, just seemed so) weren't going to be called until after the takedown, when Myers punched the player, and then the ref had no choice but to call it.  Be aggressive, check and takedown, clear the crease, but don't pummel the downed player.  Take a leaf from Sutter's book .... that's how it's done

I really didnt mind any of his extracurricular penalties.

If our PK isn't dialled then sure, reel in the face punching, but until then I love the message it sends.

[JM_]

2 minutes ago, luckylager said:

I really didnt mind any of his extracurricular penalties.

If our PK isn't dialled then sure, reel in the face punching, but until then I love the message it sends.

as soon as the Wild realized Myers was being watched the diving began. I had no problem with the actual ones he took. 

 

 

[JM_]

12 minutes ago, Pete M said:

let's say, Nucks would have picked 9th if they lost to the Wild...them moving on to face the Blues will go a long way to giving our young group experience against the defending Champs...plus the 1st pick will be higher than 15th...and there's the possibility of them beating the Blues to make that 1st round pick well into the 20s...

the Wild can have the 9th pick cause we got JT Miller and are only giving up at minimum a 16th OA pick!

 

JT was picked 15 OA in his draft year.

this worked out better than anyone could have hoped. 

 

The loss of this years 1st is made a little easier in getting Hoglander in the 2nd round last year, he might even make next years roster with the looming cap crunch. 

[King Heffy]

2 hours ago, Brock Botanen said:

Tyler Minors needs to be more disciplined this series if we want to beat these guys

You promised you'd stop moaning about him if he didn't take another penalty after your post in the GDT last game.  He didn't.  Time to pay the piper.

Edited August 11, 2020 by King Heffy

[PhillipBlunt]

36 minutes ago, Robert Long said:

as soon as the Wild realized Myers was being watched the diving began. I had no problem with the actual ones he took. 

 

 

Exactly. The Wild were embarrassing. I’d take Tyler Myers and his willingness to use his size any day over Ryan Hartman and his wreckless gutless play. 

[luckylager]

1 minute ago, PhillipBlunt said:

Exactly. The Wild were embarrassing. I’d take Tyler Myers and his willingness to use his size any day over Ryan Hartman and his wreckless gutless play. 

[The Colt 45s]

23 hours ago, Kootenay Gold said:

And nobody has shot at your truck yet

Nope. I even have a Keep America Great Trump 2020 bumper sticker along with Don't Tread on Me license plates.  People around here generally leave you alone.