[GDT/PGT] Vancouver Canucks vs Toronto Maple Leaves | March 6, 2021 | 4 p.m. PT | CBC, SNP

[-Vintage Canuck-]

POSTGAME | Travis Green

 

[Kenny Blankenship]

42 minutes ago, Dogcrazy said:

Schmidt / Homanic are both downgrade on Tanev / Stecher.  Our D has definitely took a step back since last season.    

Reeeeeeeal cold take

[canuckleheads fan]

22 hours ago, TNucks1 said:

honestly should re-sign him to a year and expose him to the seattle

I think this is the plan, and why we're not seeing much of OJ. I think they recognize they have an NHL caliber defenseman, but if he doesn't get the games, I don't think they have to protect him.

[Smashian Kassian]

Idk if the Flames losing is good or not. EDM up 6 points with 2 game in hand. 

 

Gunna need a heater to climb back into this thing, this was a good start.

[Ghostsof1915]

4 minutes ago, Rick Blight said:

Smythe and the Leafs were the reason we did not get a 1967 expansion franchise.

Rejecting the Labatt deal was the 2nd strike but led to the NHL conceding us a franchise for 1970.

And, no I couldn't imagine the Vancouver Seals and their white skates. LOL

Well the team wouldn't have been owned by Charlie O. Finley, owner of the Oakland A's, so don't think white skates would be something Labatt's would have cared for.

[SergioMomesso]

3 minutes ago, Smashian Kassian said:

Idk if the Flames losing is good or not. EDM up 6 points with 2 game in hand. 

 

Gunna need a heater to climb back into this thing, this was a good start.

After watching a bunch of Nucks jump ship to Cowtown. I’m ok with them losing regardless of the point situation 

[Devron]

3 minutes ago, Smashian Kassian said:

Idk if the Flames losing is good or not. EDM up 6 points with 2 game in hand. 

 

Gunna need a heater to climb back into this thing, this was a good start.

It just needed to not be a 3 point game. I think we are back in this thing if we take 2 wins from Montreal but we’ll see. 

[bad alice french]

53 minutes ago, EddieVedder said:

Would love to see it tried.  Petey is developing into an excellent centre, but 649 just feels too soft and at times looks disastrous 5 on 5.  

 

Petterrson - Horvat - Virtanen

Hoglander - Miller - Boeser

Pearson - Sutter - Gaudette

Motte - Beagle- Mackewan

 

This setup looks way deeper.

Just looks more balanced. Much better if it works.

Rooster on the 4th as well till Motte gets back. Him and Mac agitating. Some offence there as well.

[SergioMomesso]

I’m ok with whatever happens from here until the end of the season. Just want the boys to get better and give us hope rolling into next year. And beat the Leafs and Flames. 

[canuckleheads fan]

1 hour ago, EddieVedder said:

Hamonics been really good since coming back.  Think his precense is underrated. He wont light it up but the guy is a warrior with solid set of hands and strong skating.  Probably the best alternative to Tanev we could have got.

 

Having been a fan of Schmidt since the beginning of the year, but hes played a lot better past 4 or 5 games.  Hes not pinching recklessly and seems more dialed in on the defensive end.  Still not worth 6 mill, but hes a top 4.

Is he worth $4 million? Because $6 million in Vancouver is like $4 million in Vegas, Carolina or Tampa.

[Devron]

5 minutes ago, SergioMomesso said:

After watching a bunch of Nucks jump ship to Cowtown. I’m ok with them losing regardless of the point situation 

Imagine this scenario. Montreal and Calgary out, Canucks somehow manage to sneak in.

 

The teams that stole our players and also the teams that fired their coaches. Imagine the narrative if that happened 

Edited March 7, 2021 by Devron44

[Rick Blight]

3 minutes ago, canuckleheads fan said:

I think this is the plan, and why we're not seeing much of OJ. I think they recognize they have an NHL caliber defenseman, but if he doesn't get the games, I don't think they have to protect him.

Number of games played has nothing to do with whether or not a player is exempt from the expansion draft. The only exemptions are players with less than 3 years pro experience. Number of games played is only to meet minimum availability requirements for the draft

* All first- and second-year NHL players, and all unsigned draft choices, will be exempt from selection (and will not be counted toward protection limits.

 

In addition, all NHL teams must meet the following minimum requirements regarding players exposed for selection in the draft:

* One defenseman who is a) under contract in 2021-22 and b) played in at least 40 NHL games the prior season or played in at least 70 NHL games in the prior two seasons.

* Two forwards who are a) under contract in 2021-22 and b) played at least 40 NHL games the prior season or played in at least 70 NHL games in the prior two seasons.

The only signed Canucks that are exempt from the draft are listed below.

 

EXEMPT	AGE	POS	CAP HIT	EXPIRY
Höglander, Nils	20	LW	$891,667	RFA (2023)
Lockwood, William	22	RW	$842,500	RFA (2022)
Focht, Carson	21	C	$821,667	RFA (2023)
Michaelis, Marc	25	LW	$700,000	RFA (2021)
Rathbone, Jack	21	LD	$925,000	RFA (2022)
Hughes, Quinn	21	LD	$916,667	RFA (2021)
Woo, Jett	20	RD	$860,833	RFA (2023)
Eliot, Mitch	23	RD	$822,500	RFA (2021)
Tryamkin, Nikita	26	LD	$0	RFA (2017)
DiPietro, Michael	21	G	$811,667	RFA (2022)
Silovs, Arturs	19	G	$788,889	RFA (2023)
Kielly, Jake	24	G	$700,000	RFA (2021)

[Sedinyoureyesontheprize]

Looks like Petey is the problem. Ship his ass out.  
 

 

[Devron]

1 minute ago, Setyoureyesontheprize said:

Looks like Petey is the problem. Ship his ass out.  
 

 

Sarcasm yes or no lol

[Ghostsof1915]

6 minutes ago, Devron44 said:

Imagine this scenario. Montreal and Calgary out, Canucks somehow manage to sneak in.

 

The teams that stole our players and also the teams that fired their coaches. Imagine the narrative if that happened 

You'd still get the usual suspects complaining. 

[Devron]

Just now, Ghostsof1915 said:

You'd still get the usual suspects complaining. 

Very true 

[Smashian Kassian]

13 minutes ago, SergioMomesso said:

After watching a bunch of Nucks jump ship to Cowtown. I’m ok with them losing regardless of the point situation 

 

Good point.

 

12 minutes ago, Devron44 said:

It just needed to not be a 3 point game. I think we are back in this thing if we take 2 wins from Montreal but we’ll see. 

 

Also good point. 2 wins for us & 2 losses for MTL/WPG/EDM and suddenly this thing is getting closer.

 

I don't know if we'll be able to do it, but it would be nice to get back into this thing so its not a total death march. 

[-Vintage Canuck-]

The Canucks increased their playoffs chances to 4.1% with a regulation win tonight. We were at 2.8% prior to today's game.

[Devron]

1 minute ago, Smashian Kassian said:

 

Good point.

 

 

Also good point. 2 wins for us & 2 losses for MTL/WPG/EDM and suddenly this thing is getting closer.

 

I don't know if we'll be able to do it, but it would be nice to get back into this thing so its not a total death march. 

Yep cheer till the end my friend. I won’t be on the tank crew I can tell you that 

[Smashian Kassian]

I love on Hog's goal how the Canucks basically overturned the refs call simply by celebrating.

 

Ref signals no goal - play on. Canucks start celebrating anyways, so the refs end up blowing the play dead.

 

Total power move by Hog & co.