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Angry Goose Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Interesting take by Pierre Lebrun on TSN1040 this morning. It probably won't lessen the anger Canuck fans are feeling right, but it provides some context. Sums up well how I feel about the highs & lows about sports in general Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck2288 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 For as awful as the non existent D system has been how is it that Rafferty is still not back in the lineup? He had 1 bad game !!!! If we sat out every player for 1 bad game only Hogs would be in the lineup 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24K PureCool Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 3 minutes ago, SILLY GOOSE said: Interesting take by Pierre Lebrun on TSN1040 this morning. It probably won't lessen the anger Canuck fans are feeling right, but it provides some context. Sums up well how I feel about the highs & lows about sports in general Care to give a summary? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck2288 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Benn was terrible these last 2 games no sugar coating it, loved the fact he stood up for Hughes but he is not a top 6 nhl d man time to get Rafferty and oj in for Chatfield and Benn 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck2288 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Pearson must come off the top 6 get motte in there why can’t Green see this 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post canuck2288 Posted February 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 5, 2021 Get Mac back in the lineup seems like the only guy other than hogs and motte willing to throw a hit 2 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HC20.0 Posted February 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 5, 2021 3 minutes ago, canuck2288 said: For as awful as the non existent D system has been how is it that Rafferty is still not back in the lineup? He had 1 bad game !!!! If we sat out every player for 1 bad game only Hogs would be in the lineup Rafferty is an offensive minded defenseman. I feel like he’d cause more headaches to our blue line if we slot him in. Juolevi on the other hand, should be put back in. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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canuck2288 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Players forget anything Green, Baumer and Brown have ever told you to do Its only way to success oh and try skating east-west instead of north, south and reverse oh and hit somebody, anybody you bloody wusses one more thing, drive to the net instead of button hooking every rush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck2288 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 3 minutes ago, HC20.0 said: Rafferty is an offensive minded defenseman. I feel like he’d cause more headaches to our blue line if we slot him in. Juolevi on the other hand, should be put back in. Right now he can not be any worse than Chatfield or Benn Chatfield started well but has really dropped off imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedinyoureyesontheprize Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 2 minutes ago, canuck2288 said: Players forget anything Green, Baumer and Brown have ever told you to do Its only way to success oh and try skating east-west instead of north, south and reverse oh and hit somebody, anybody you bloody wusses one more thing, drive to the net instead of button hooking every rush You must be a really sought after NHL coach with your deep insights. What else you got in mind? 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustRich Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Setyoureyesontheprize said: . Edited February 5, 2021 by JustRich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post oldnews Posted February 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 5, 2021 @Boudrias Quote The venting going on after these loses appears more to do with a expectation/hope that the Canucks could return to playoffs again this year. The fact that Markstrom and Demko played at a level that covered up many of the d-side weakness’s on the club. No one should be overly surprised that they are struggling somewhat now. This is a process and likely another 2 year term. Worse case scenario they cannot salvage their season and are finished early. I am hoping management stays the course and is not panicked into bandaid efforts to try and save the season. Run the prospects thru instead of any Hail Mary’s. The plusses to date are Hogs, Motte, and Chatfield. It seems every game Chatfield does a little more. He is something else. Wwould like to see Juolevi back in at some point. The negatives appears to be to be how much the puck is being turned in the d-zone but also in the neutral zone. Canucks are struggling on possession time. Players are taking a fraction of extra time on decision making and it is costing. Practises would be working on this but they haven’t had many. . There is no 'defense' for the kind of turnovers they've been committing - so I'm hesitant to reduce their present struggles to 'defense' - which they, in general, are entirely capable of playing. The absence of Tanev certainly reduces the quality/ability of their top end shutdown unit. True that they are struggling on possession - they have a number of young players that give up territory, plain and simple - and are likely to for some time to come - but they've overcome that in the past by working harder, working smarter and taking advantage of the high end opportunities they are capable of producing. I'm not going to rip them though - because the mistakes they are making are for lack of a better word, peewee mistakes that sink NHL results. Anyhow the principal reason I'm responding to that post is because I believe/agree that they should accept the course of what transpires this year. On a certain level I think have taken similar 'transition' steps to those they took a few years ago. I'm ok if this group doesn't excel in the present circumstances - I think the Marky/Demko e.d. thing somewhat dictated a different timeline - so if anything I'd probably take the opportunity to move players like Roussel, Benn - and do away with the bonus cap up front this season. I also believe they are a real wild card team - enough talent (and respectable foundation) to compete - but too young to be expected to. If I were going to make any moves it would be to dump a bit of cap - and not necessarily replace it. If they could move guys like Roussel, Benn - perhaps even a Gaudette for a Nick Paul type young player that makes the bottom six stronger while not spending that bonus cap - great. They could even surprise people - because really, right now they are getting sub-par performance from EP, Miller, Hughes, Horvat, and Gaudette looks like he's not really sustaining the step forward he appeared to take....So, whatever the reasons for that - whether it be a temporary confidence and concentration funk, or just the inability to handle this kind of schedule/circumstance - regardless, I'd be making transition moves this season. The problem, however, is that they, once again, serve dual masters - so you have both an ownership that may not be too keen on another transition year, and a fanbase that has little concept of context, and unrealistic, raised expectations of contending inthe short term. Whether Benning would have the security/patience to do what I'm suggesting - is highly debatable. But lots of teams have had these kinds of ebs and flows - and if they do have a poor season and wind up one spot above Ottawa in the north - you never know - that could result in drafting precisely the kind of defenseman that would fill out this group very nicely in the future. So I have 'belief' in this group - they are capable of turning it around, but I'm also not particularly attached to short term results. 1 5 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Angry Goose Posted February 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 5, 2021 9 minutes ago, 24K PureCool said: Care to give a summary? You look at additions/subtractions to the roster- the result on the ice shouldnt be this bad. Although the Canucks arnt playing well as a group, their leaders clearly arnt playing well enough and they drive the bus. Pointed to TOR, COL and TB and developing winning teams is a process. Said TOR's young elite players are still learning how to play team D and until they win a playoff round, it's still a step they need to figure out. COL/TB have had ups and downs in their process to where they are now. PL says it has taken time (10 years in TB for example)/can be a long process. IMO, that's how sports goes. Canucks are one of his top 3 teams to watch 4 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post -DLC- Posted February 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 5, 2021 Hope there's some good luck brought our way too.... 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetterssonOrPeterson Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 (edited) Our team just needs stability. I feel like with the new faces especially on our D-core and Goaltending + The limited preparedness to build chemistry (short-offseason, no pre season) put this whole team in limbo. Pretty much just thrown into the fire and told to perform. Although, the same excuse can be said for all the teams around the NHL. Edited February 5, 2021 by PetterssonOrPeterson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post oldnews Posted February 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 5, 2021 Virtanen had a decent game imo. 0% ozone starts 41.2% corsi (really, only Boeser and Edler had comparable, 'respectable possession' numbers, aside from the 4th line. 4 hits. I think that he's probably the best option to keep on the Motte Beagle line - they've all been very good together. Chatfield imo was one of the brighter spots in the lineup as well, particularly in such a fire drill - he battled well. For me, the things that can be done - might be to strengthen Sutter's wing. Gaudette has been getting killed - and Roussel has been spotty at best, with plenty of braincramps - I'd get Mac back in and Gaudette out. Not much that can be done about Hughes right now - there is no ideal partners presently - but I thought he looked very good at times (among his share of getting beaten) - but in particular he (and Chatfield) had some great battles with guys like Tavares - who is exceptionally hard to handle. Hughes actually outbattled and outpositioned Tavares a number of times, which is what I think caused Tavares to take the 'discreet' cheapshot penalty he did - and the Laffs to take a couple runs at him. If the team doesnt' manage to produce results in the next stretch - I'm going to miss the likes of Gud and Kassian - because I wouldn't mind having a guy like that in the lineup for incidents like those bottomfeeding Simmonds antics near the end of the game. Obviously they need to simplify their puck movement, but not gonna snowtire that one again. 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Roger Neilsons Towel Posted February 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 5, 2021 Hoping the boys have a big bounce back game. Dig deep boys! These are important points and I don’t know if I can stomach another blowout to the Leafs. Go Canucks Go! 5 2 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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