[GDT/PGT] Vancouver Canucks @ Calgary Lames | February 17, 2021 | 7 p.m. PT | SN1, SNP

[luckylager]

4 minutes ago, Pickly said:

Man if anybody ever makes that comparison they are delusional. Iginla is arguably one of the best players to never win a cup and one of the best “heart and soul” players of all time. I don’t care what anybody thinks even if he was a Flame. Guy was an absolute beast and beauty and was a consummate professional on and off the ice. From the infamous “Iggy!” heard around the world to him bringing out the entire Flames team to shake Trevor Lindens hand during his last game ever he will forever hold a place in my heart and should for all real Canadian hockey fans. 

Agreed. 

Back when Anson Carter decided he was a big deal I started dreaming about Iggy on the Sedin line.

I did all that hippydippy visualization yet it still never happened, to my great disappointment.

 

I catch grief for this all the time, but Iggy was my favorite non-Canuck in that era. He really stole me forever when he beat the hell out of Lacavelier in the SCF. 

Just a good salt of the earth, old fashion beauty with unreal finish.

 

Really happy to hear he's coaching his son's team. The sport really needs guys like Iginla to become coaches. Former superstars. Skill guys. Not a bunch of guys who had to be changed in order to have careers, but guys that made opposition coaches think about how to counter their deployment.

 

Brindamour is the only current NHL coach that was a notable player, and I like the way he has Carolina playing.

 

Anyways. I'll shut up now.

[AlwaysACanuckFan]

56 minutes ago, debluvscanucks said:

Game at a glance

Markstrom sporting the defeated look while laying on the ice

[Provost]

1 minute ago, Googlie said:

Is it any surprise that our new leader in # of takeaways this season, with 15. Is Hoglander?  Next up is Petey, Pearson and QH with 10 apiece.

 

Per 60 minutes, though, surprisingly, the leader at 4.32 is, .......Loui.  Yes.  Hogz is at an even 3.00 per 60 mins.  Go figure.

Sample size... Loui’s number is meaningless because he has played too few minutes and stats like that are too volatile to mean anything without enough minutes played.

[oldnews]

4 minutes ago, VancouverHabitant said:

I have to disagree with you there.  Loui is always the responsible one that's also covering for the d-men, so he puts himself in a position more often where he HAS to make defensive plays.  

 

Loui's been better for my money then Roussel and Jake in the last few games.  

I don't disagree regarding his positioning - my point is that that is virtually all he is bringing.  There are circumstances where positioning is not enough.

I think Roussel has been much better lately - so I can't share that perspective with you - and where Jake is concerned, Jake also generally gets to the right areas of the ice, particularly in his zone (something Green has obviously emphasized with him since Utica) - but at least with Jake there's the possibility he's going to lay the body, or drive the net...With LE it's as though he's entirely content to do nothing beyond gaining a zone exit (and even there, when it's necessary to get his nose dirty, he's spotty - and when you're 35 and making 6 million, my expectations are not on par with a young 24 yr old).

Edited February 18, 2021 by oldnews

[Honky Cat]

20 minutes ago, oldnews said:

The principal thing that convinced me Juolevi was a good pick - even if 'risky' - is that his bread and butter is his hockey intelligence (about as 'safe' a basis as there is imo).

 

He may have been slight - but the brain is the most important 'muscle'.

Good to see he got 19 minutes..thats a sign of confidence from the coaching staff.

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, Googlie said:

Is it any surprise that our new leader in # of takeaways this season, with 15. Is Hoglander?  Next up is Petey, Pearson and QH with 10 apiece.

 

Per 60 minutes, though, surprisingly, the leader at 4.32 is, .......Loui.  Yes.  Hogz is at an even 3.00 per 60 mins.  Go figure.

Don't tell that to @oldnews 

[Guest]

Just now, oldnews said:

I don't disagree regarding his positioning - my point is that that is virtually all he is bringing.  There are circumstances where positioning is not enough.

I think Roussel has been much better lately - so I can't share that perspective with you - and where Jake is concerned, Jake also generally gets to the right areas of the ice, particularly in his zone (something Green has obviously emphasized with him since Utica) - but at least with Jake there's the possibility he's going to lay the body, or drive the net...With LE it's as though he's entirely content to do nothing beyond gaining a zone exit (and even there, when it's necessary to get his nose dirty, he's spotty).

Harm reduction oldnews!  Harm reduction my friend.  

 

Insite = Loui 

[-Vintage Canuck-]

 

[J.I.A.H.N]

You know, everyone's talking about Hogs, Juolevi, and Brock, which is just fine

 

But Pettie had a great game tonight.......he was moving more

 

and the Miller goal killed Calgary

[-Vintage Canuck-]

[Elias Pettersson]

Tkachuk - 10 points 

Hoglander - 9 points 

Hoglander is already a better player than Tkachuk. Podkolzin will be as well. And Juolevi. 
 

Petey, Quinn, Boeser, Miller, Demko, BO. 

 

The kids are gonna be alright...

 

[oldnews]

2 minutes ago, Honky Cat said:

Good to see he got 19 minutes..thats a sign of confidence from the coaching staff.

Yeah - and he's been getting sub 50% ozone starts - and some pk duties this season - so clearly Green doesn't feel the need to shelter him.

[Convincing John]

13 minutes ago, oldnews said:

The principal thing that convinced me Juolevi was a good pick - even if 'risky' - is that his bread and butter is his hockey intelligence (about as 'safe' a basis as there is imo).

 

He may have been slight - but the brain is the most important 'muscle'.

His resurgence is the biggest surprise this year. I basically mourned his death. I’m just so happy for the kid. Very soft spoken, seems humble. it’s hard not to cheer for a guy that’s quietly climbed out of the gutter. You can almost see the rain clouds above his head evaporating. That boy was cursed.  

[oldnews]

3 minutes ago, VancouverHabitant said:

Don't tell that to @oldnews 

I've posted that numerous times in recent GDTs.

[ruilin96]

9 minutes ago, oldnews said:

It's too bad one of Hughes or OJ weren't a RHD - the two of them coulda made a helluva future pairing otherwise.

 

But whatever - having them on separate pairings - 6 of 1, really.

One on each pair works just fine. It is good to have a stud on each pair, I like what I see in Juolevi, he can definitely be a very good top 4 D in 2-3 years.

[Provost]

53 minutes ago, CanucksJay said:

Myers had a solid game as most of our guys tonight. 

 

Serious question. Which 3 dmen do we protect in the entry draft and who is exempt? 

 

 

Schmidt and whoever we pick up for cheap from other teams who can’t protect their own guys.

 

[TNucks1]

1 minute ago, Elias Pettersson said:

Tkachuk - 10 points 

Hoglander - 9 points 

Hoglander is already a better player than Tkachuk. Podkolzin will be as well. And Juolevi. 
 

Petey, Quinn, Boeser, Miller, Demko, BO. 

 

The kids are gonna be alright...

 

even though i hate tkachuk, completely different styles at the game

[J.I.A.H.N]

36 minutes ago, -Vintage Canuck- said:

 

Nope, my mother's 93rd birthday!

 

 

Edited February 18, 2021 by janisahockeynut

[billabong]

Best game they have played since they played WPG a few weeks back

 

great to see Schmidt redeem himself 

 

Miller with a much needed snipe for his confidence 

 

another strong, physical game from juolevi 

[KelownaCanucksFan]

59 minutes ago, Devron44 said:

Canucks just hitting home runs with rookies year in and year out 

Yet people want the GM fired