[GDT/PGT] Vancouver Canucks vs Montreal Canadiens | January 23, 2021 | 4 p.m. PT | CBC, SN, CITY, TVAS

[stawns]

1 minute ago, appleboy said:

Anyone that has been paying attention new that we were a long way off. We ran last year depending on the kids. This year the kids have started slow. That is normal. This is actually a weaker team then we had last year.  There is 11.5 mil in cap space that is dead.  That would have been a top six forward and a solid D man. 

There is much yet to fix.

I'd say the team is on par with last year, talent wise.  They do have a leadership vacuum with Marky and Tanev gone, however.

[Violator]

When will green or the players take this seriously.

[PhillipBlunt]

1 minute ago, b3. said:

This team doesn’t play hard, our opposition gives NHL effort. Our team looks like they are on cruise control. Mix that with zero defensive structure and endless turnovers. You get exactly this.

But it has nothing to do with coaching, supposedly. 

[HKSR]

Can we just go out and reacquire Luke Schenn? We know he works well with Hughes...

[Petey40]

FIRE GREEN

[Maginator]

1 minute ago, b3. said:

This team doesn’t play hard, our opposition gives NHL effort. Our team looks like they are on cruise control. Mix that with zero defensive structure and endless turnovers. You get exactly this.

Cant agree with you more.

 

We dont play for the win, we play to attempt a come back and cross our fingers.

[Dannydog]

1 minute ago, Qwags said:

Honestly, I'm not even sure it's a coaching issue. Green can only do so much with that useless of a bottom 6.

Beagles line played in montreals end more often then the loto line did.

 

[BertaNuck]

Sprinkle the salt on this thread

 

[Jaimito]

1 minute ago, Maginator said:

Yes.

 

This is going to be a long, long, long year.

It is a short season. They will have all summer to recover. 

[b3.]

Just now, PhillipBlunt said:

But it has nothing to do with coaching, supposedly. 

Firing Benning is the solution to this.

[-NucksFan]

Corey Perry,Corey Perry,COREY PERRY 

 

[kanucks25]

1 minute ago, debluvscanucks said:

Led by who?   Oh that guy you want to bench.  

Anyone who thinks EP should be benched needs to turn off their TV and walk away.

[Coconuts]

1 minute ago, N7Nucks said:

20 of them are Virtanen's fault, the other 5 because of Beagle and Sutter somehow. Don't ask, it's just what we do. Blame the bottom 6 even though pretty much all the goals against are directly due to the blueline and our top 6.

They're losing these games as a group, our top guys have certainly been suspect defensively too. That showed last game big time. 

 

Baumer, Green, and Brown need to go. Many Canucks fans expected a step back, I don't think many expected this. When you give up that many goals in such a short span of time something isn't working. Either they're not coming prepared, they're not being prepared properly, or the effort level isn't where it needs to be and none of these things is acceptable. 

 

You can only move so many players in and out, sooner or later it's on the coaching staff as well. 

[Canuckfanforlife82]

If Benning goes you just know Green is gone as well. General managers usually like to pick their own coach.

[Ghostsof1915]

Toronto is needing forwards. 

 

Jake for Liljegren and a 3rd? 

[J-Strap]

12 minutes ago, Twilight Sparkle said:

once again scored on 4 or more times >_<

Look on the bright side...at least we are doing something consistently

[-DLC-]

4 minutes ago, stawns said:

Start by cutting ice time of players going half assed.......petey, hughes in particular.  Play the players actually putting in the effort and playing with some heart.  Show the team that you earn your ice time, not get it gifted to you because you were a high draft pick.

Half assed?  

 

Put your glasses on.  Just because they're off, doesn't mean there isn't effort there.  How many posts has Petey hit?  Broken sticks.  YES he's off right now....but who performed for us in the playoffs?  (Hint:  see above).   

 

You let them figure it out because they've earned it and they're more likely to do that on ice than off. 

 

You've been trying to prove a point with Petey, Brock (and now Quinn) for some time.   It's very much a "what have you done for us lately?" deal but you somehow don't put Jake on that same platform.

[AlexBurrows14Yu]

They played much better and with more heart when they were losing 2-0.

as soon as they tied it they played bad again. 

[DIBdaQUIB]

2 minutes ago, stawns said:

no, it's on the players.  People need to stop with excuses for poor play and poor efforts.  Greens job is to put the systems in place, work on them in practice.......it's up to the players to execute......coaches can't go out and play

 

The system had to make sense if the players are going to buy in and they need to match the talent available. It is also the coaches job to motivate and prepare the players to play. This team is disjointed and lacking preparedness and commitment.  Gotta believe some of that is on coaches.

[PositionOfPower]

1 minute ago, kanucks25 said:

Benning is responsible for the roster.

 

Green is responsible for getting the most out of said roster.

 

Neither is doing a great job.

Agree the Gm brings the players in the coach's job is to place a system to fit their strengths. Green like willy D is too stubborn to adjust.