[GDT] Home Opener! Minnesota Wild @ Vancouver Canucks | Tuesday, October 26th, 2021 @ 7:00pm PDT | Sportsnet One, SN650

[PetterssonOrPeterson]

11 minutes ago, HomeBrew said:

Tampa Bay also lost to Buffalo (1-5)… now I don’t feel so bad. We got this.

Tampa won back to back cups.... so I don't think they would feel absolutely devastated if they lose a few early season games.

[HomeBrew]

3 minutes ago, wallstreetamigo said:

Maybe. Still kinda concerning either way though, don’t you think?

The whole Lotto line is concerning right now. Among others as well, so he’s not alone. If he’s still playing like this when everyone else has finally found their stride, then I’ll be more on his case. But until then, I’m fine with his team leading points.

[HomeBrew]

3 minutes ago, PetterssonOrPeterson said:

Tampa won back to back cups.... so I don't think they would feel absolutely devastated if they lose a few early season games.

[Hairy Kneel]

5 hours ago, Shirotashi said:

Vancouver media at their absolute best again, asking the same Debbie Downer

question 16 different ways. If you want a textbook example on just how bad the media

is in Vancouver watch this 1 interview. Any enthusiasm EP had before the interview

is just leeched away by these people. The. Worst.

https://www.facebook.com/Canucks/videos/273959887949465/

Our media :

"Ok EP explain how you suck lately?" 

"Ok EP now that we have an idea of how you've sucked lately is it important to 'unsuck' yourself?" 

"Do you mentally suck more or physically suck more?" 

[YearoftheNuck]

11 hours ago, mll said:

 

I love it! I still have a scar from where my old boxing coach punched me in the jaw while wearing a diamond ring. It definitely got my attention and I never dared to let my guard down again. I’m not always the biggest fan of how Green deploys the rookies, but a little tough love in this tough sport is probably necessary sometimes. 

[YearoftheNuck]

11 hours ago, austy said:

 Looking forward to seeing the Lennox Pub guy that sits behid the Canucks bench,  I've missed that dude

Absolutely! He’s so much better than that Karen looking lady with the red hair that sits behind the Calgary bench lol

[YearoftheNuck]

10 hours ago, SergioMomesso said:

I even miss angry old lady Flames fan behind their bench

Oh man! This is so good! I just said basically the same thing as I was going through this feed chronologically, but your post was way better than mine lol!

[Ghostsof1915]

40 minutes ago, YearoftheNuck said:

Oh man! This is so good! I just said basically the same thing as I was going through this feed chronologically, but your post was way better than mine lol!

She doesn't even look like she's enjoying the game!

[FaninMex]

25 minutes ago, Ghostsof1915 said:

She doesn't even look like she's enjoying the game!

It is the Flames

[iwasbornafan]

Any one betting on the game?

[Rabbit]

There is the first home game, and expect Lotto line will be effectiveness.

Keep BO line which is the most dangerous at the time.

Highmore surprised me this season, he has chemistry with his teammates in the first few games of the season.

Hoping Motte back shortly, it will make Canucks four lines perfectly.

[Elias Pettersson]

Haha, I thought it was a joke.  We really can't use Eriks***'s name, CDC changes it to Player Name...  

 

CDC actually canceled a former player from the entire website...  

[DownUndaCanuck]

Huge game, big home stand against some very hot teams right now, just about all of them are playing better than us so we really need to bring our best game and hope the crowd helps.

 

We played average on the road trip against some bad teams and came out of it above .500 so hopefully we can play at a much higher rate this home stand and rack up some points.

 

I'm hoping Petey really comes to play with the crowd behind him but think Garland and Demko will steal the show yet again.

 

4-2 Canucks win.

[IBatch]

7 hours ago, Canuckster86 said:

Media is a nightmare in Vancouver...No player should have to talk to them, if anything the captain can talk for 5 min once a week to recap the team and his own play. Otherwise let the media talk to the Coach and GM mainly

Yes.   That's part of the coaches job so get that...these panels of players though.   When did that start and why?  If our media wasn't so inflammatory it wouldn't bug me either, actually makes me pine for the days Friedman was cutting his teeth (and down right awful for awhile anyways), because at least his questions although out there and often had little to do with anything going on, where safe and not loaded.  

 

No wonder the players like him and he became hockey's biggest insider.   He wasn't an a-hole 25-75% of the time.     Brian Burke did a great job of keeping the media honest.  As did Pat Quin before him.   Torts lol....in NYR had a running fued with one reporter even offering to kick his ass in an alley/fight him.   Reporter said sure - Torts re-torted he wasn't worth his time given "you probably got beat every day in school for your lunch money and I it wouldn't be a fair fight" or something.    Some of this is media gold, but when you read that players don't want to be in Canada because of high taxes and bad brutal media markets....maybe it's time that teams scaled it down.     20-30 seconds Between periods and after games same thing with one of the three stars and that's it.   And get rid of the panels except for maybe after a playoff series is over or something. 

[Ajax-]

7 hours ago, Googlie said:

Frustrating player, that's for sure.  More givaways in 6 games than Sbisa over a full season.  Can't win a D-zone faceoff.  Looks disinterested at times.

........ and yet, is tied for the team scoring lead with Garland.   But a change of PP personnel might just be the ticket for him

I truly believe he is frustrated and trying to do too much. Additionally he says all the right things but 1st line down to 3rd for most players would be a demotion 

 

Go Canucks go 

[Ajax-]

10 hours ago, Chronic.Canuck said:

Tomorrow's my 30th birthday and I'm going to the game with two of my best pals! SO STOKED!

 

Gonna try and make it down in time to watch the warmups which I've never been able to do before (of course my new job is sending me on site visits tomorrow but I should be able to leave work early).

 

I will start one chant (Go Canucks Go or otherwise) from the Larscheiders fan section for every upvote this gets. Mods you should probably pin this post 

Awesome

 

Skip the warm up and go get drunk with your buddies,  cheer drink and celebrate the return of live hockey

 

Go Canucks go 

[IBatch]

11 hours ago, wallstreetamigo said:

I actually wish the Vancouver media would put some tough questions to Green about his pet players once in awhile.

 

Still waiting for someone to ask him how he justifies putting Dowling on the PP over Podkolzin.

Well for one none of us are privy to what goes on in practice and behind closed doors.    And one could counter, it was Travis Green that fixed our PP, which was awful for years, by adding Brock Boeser (a rookie with a lethal shot i'm sure he saw during practice) to it.   Really who wasn't bored of the washing machine cycle spin game the Sedins endlessly did by then?   The league figured us out in 2011.    Took note, and it went from the number one PP to ... well by then 23rd.    By the time Brock  Boeser got injured, it went all the way up to 9th.

 

It's not like Travis Green doesn't have the willingness to actually play these guys.  What he won't do, is play them if he doesn't think they are ready.   He's trying to win a Stanley Cup.   At least he freaking better be.   As another poster pointed out, Dowling wins face offs.   

 

I'm sure, just like all of JVs 312ish NHL games, Podz will get a ton of chances given his draft slot.    Guys like Hogs, Motte and even Adam Gaudette have to really work for it.   Not like the early first rounders don't too, but they get a distinct advantage for being better at a younger age.   Wouldn't read too much into it, the season has barely started.   Just like Brock Boeser's rookie season...he wasn't on the first power play unit right away, and if he's going to bump a vet...then he needs to earn it as well. 

Edited October 26, 2021 by IBatch

[Ajax-]

10 hours ago, EdgarM said:

This is what irritates me about Green. Why is our main sniper(Boeser) on the 2nd PP as well as our more creative leading point getter(Garland)? 

I don't even mind Chiasson as a net front presence but are you putting him ahead of the likes of Garland and Boeser?

We all know that the #1 PP unit gets pretty much all of the PP time so how does this set up make any sense at all? Anyone?

 

GARLAND is not a net front presence nor is Boeser. 

I agree Pp1 gets the majority of time, like most teams. Let's give it some time to get going

 

Go Canucks go 

[IBatch]

9 hours ago, wallstreetamigo said:

Miller seems to not give a &^@#. That’s what my eye test tells me anyway.

Miller is what he is.   We shouldn't expect him to lead our club in scoring every season given who else is on the roster.   Also he's an asset that could be traded...but i doubt he will be this season.    In my experience, whenever i start hacking a player publicly on this forum he goes out and has a great game - so thanks for that Amigo (har har ).   I actually really enjoy reading your posts and also have a lot of similar viewpoints.   Have made a lot of "asset management" suggestions that we trade Miller while we can.   To me he's this teams version of Geoff Courtnall.    Always hoping for more...just does his job and after a couple hundred games he will have made a long term impact that maybe will be talked about for decades later. 

 

Miller IS a core player for us right now.   He's doing all the same things Horvat does ... i actually said when we traded for him we just added another Horvat, just one in his prime.    Last year wasn't good for any player on the team and i saw Miller seemingly deliberately making lame passes in a dangerous position, way after all the other guys cleaned that up (during our push pre-covid).    Maybe he's a big ego player.   I think he probably is.    But we need some of that too.    Willing to wait until this seasons done before really pushing to trade him. And i've done that enough as it is simply because maybe that's enough to improve our D.   Guys just too valuable to give up... So might as well enjoy him and all his 200ish games while he's here. 

[-DLC-]

My alarm's set for 7:00, got up at 5:50 am pretty much to.......... wait for the game.

 

So damn excited.  Nervous about the full house (would have preferred it stay at 50% capacity) but have my mask, sanitizer and cowbell all ready to go.

 

I'm hoping the crowd isn't lame...I'll do my part to try to energize (aka annoy) those around me.  Whatever, their problem (I'll give the CG staredown to anyone not feeling it).