NHTyrany Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 (edited) If we keep out-chancing teams, the Wins will come back. It appears as though the gods are simply compensating for that W streak. I like the fight in the dog. The Nucks are showing heart and with some reinforcements, this should be a great match. The Oils on the other hand are still fragile, despite the recent win and I hope we send them back to naval gazing or whatever they have been preoccupied with. GCG Edited January 25, 2022 by NHTyrany 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BPA Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 27 minutes ago, -Vintage Canuck- said: Here is a closer look at the Lunar jersey the Canucks will be wearing during warm up: Holy crap. The warm up jerseys are being auctioned off for over $1000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasCanuck Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 22 minutes ago, Coconuts said: Man, some of you are pretty $&!#ty when it comes to DiPietro. I wish they'd been firing pucks at you instead. Third NHL appearance, 4-5th stringer, hasn't played much because of the taxi squad business. Lay off. People forget other goalies who struggled in their first few NHL games, trying to get the rhythm with it moving much faster than the AHL. Cory Schneider and Thatcher Demko, both sucked in their first few games. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 4petesake Posted January 25, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Goal:thecup said: Kung Hei Fat Choy 2022 EDITION (Chinese New Year is February 1st, but this is the last Home Game before then.) CANUCKS VS OILERS PREVIEW TV: Sportsnet Pacific Radio: SN650 MATCH-UP INFO Tonight marks the third of four meetings between the Canucks and Oilers this season: Oct. 13 (3-2 SOL), Oct. 30 (2-1 L), Jan. 25 (home), Apr. 29 (away). Vancouver is 3-6-1 in their last 10 games vs Edmonton (2-2-1 in their last 5). The Canucks have a 108-120-19-13 all-time record in 250 games against the Oilers. Vancouver holds a 60-52-12-6 record at home against Edmonton. Among active Canucks skaters Oliver Ekman-Larsson leads the team in career points vs Edmonton with 29 points (12-17-29) in 41 games. Thatcher Demko has faced the Oilers 11 times (3-7-1), posting a .918 SV% and 2.84 GAA. QUICK NUMBERS Brock Boeser has nine points (6-3-9) in his last 13 games. Bo Horvat has seven points (6-1-7) in his last nine games. J.T. Miller has 11 points (5-8-11) in his last 10 games. Quinn Hughes has 10 points (0-10-10) in his last 12 games. Elias Pettersson has eight points (5-3-8) in his last 13 games. Tanner Pearson has eight points (3-5-8) in his last 11 games. Thatcher Demko has posted a .932 SV% and 2.06 GAA in his last 12 games (9-3-0). LAST MEETING - OCT. 30/21: VAN 1 vs EDM 2 Brock Boeser spoiled Edmonton's shutout bid with his 100th career NHL goal at 19:53 in the third period...J.T. Miller and Bo Horvat registered the assists on the play...Conor Garland tied a Canucks season-high with in shots (6)...Tucker Poolman led the team in blocked shots (3)...Luke Schenn and J.T. Miller each had four hits...Bo Horvat won 16 of 23 face-offs...Thatcher Demko made 28 saves. LAST GAME PLAYED - JAN. 23/22: VAN 1 vs STL 3 Tanner Pearson opened the scoring at 16:30 in the first period, assisted by Alex Chiasson and Elias Pettersson...Brock Boeser led all skaters in shots (6)...Luke Schenn led the team in hits (6)...Quinn Hughes logged 28:55 to lead all skaters in TOI...Michael DiPietro faced 17 shots in his season debut. LAST 5 vs EDMONTON Oct. 30/21: VAN 1 vs EDM 2 Oct. 13/21: VAN 2 at EDM 3 (SO) May 15/21: VAN 4 at EDM 1 May 8/21: VAN 3 at EDM 4 May 6/21: VAN 6 at EDM 3 RECENT CANUCKS MILESTONES Bruce Boudreau - 1000 GC, Jan. 23 vs STL Elias Pettersson - 100 assists, Jan. 23 vs STL Conor Garland - 200 GP, Jan. 13 at TBL Thatcher Demko - 100 GP, Jan. 11 at FLA Elias Pettersson - 200 GP, Jan. 11 at FLA Brad Hunt - 200 GP, Jan. 11 at FLA Oliver Ekman-Larsson - 800 GP, Jan. 1 at SEA Matthew Highmore - 100 GP, Dec. 30 at ANA CURRENT INJURIES Guillaume Brisebois - 10 games Travis Hamonic - 14 games Brady Keeper - 41 games Brandon Sutter - 41 games NHL COVID-19 PROTOCOL Spencer Martin - 1 game J.T. Miller - 2 games Thatcher Demko - 2 games Bo Horvat - 3 games Conor Garland - 4 games Jaroslav Halak - 5 games Total man games lost (due to injuries or illness): 204 games ******************************************************************** Both teams are at 40 points but the Oilers have 4 games in hand; a look at the standings shows just how many teams are around 40 points roughly half way through the season, and that means the Hunt for a Playoff Spot is Full On: Reveal hidden contents Western Central GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF HOME AWAY S/O L10 STRK 1 Colorado 40 29 8 3 61 .762 23 26 167 118 +49 18-2-1 11-6-2 3-0 9-0-1 W7 2 St Louis 42 25 12 5 55 .655 22 23 147 116 +31 16-4-2 9-8-3 2-2 7-3-0 L1 3 Nashville 43 26 14 3 55 .640 20 25 134 118 +16 13-7-0 13-7-3 1-1 6-3-1 W2 4 Minnesota 38 25 10 3 53 .697 17 21 149 115 +34 14-3-1 11-7-2 4-3 6-2-2 W3 5 Dallas 39 21 16 2 44 .564 14 19 115 120 -5 14-4-1 7-12-1 2-1 6-4-0 W3 6 Winnipeg 38 17 14 7 41 .539 14 16 111 114 -3 10-6-1 7-8-6 1-4 4-4-2 OT1 7 Chicago 42 15 20 7 37 .440 8 12 99 137 -38 8-8-3 7-12-4 3-1 4-3-3 L1 8 Arizona 40 10 26 4 24 .300 7 10 89 152 -63 5-13-1 5-13-3 0-4 4-5-1 L2 Pacific GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF HOME AWAY S/O L10 STRK 1 Vegas 42 25 15 2 52 .619 20 22 146 125 +21 13-10-2 12-5-0 3-1 5-3-2 W2 2 Anaheim 44 21 16 7 49 .557 14 18 130 126 +4 13-7-4 8-9-3 3-3 4-6-0 W2 3 Los Angeles 43 21 16 6 48 .558 17 19 121 118 +3 13-10-2 8-6-4 2-2 5-4-1 OT1 4 Calgary 37 19 12 6 44 .595 16 17 120 94 +26 6-4-4 13-8-2 2-0 4-6-0 W1 5 San Jose 42 21 19 2 44 .524 14 20 115 131 -16 11-9-2 10-10-0 1-1 4-5-1 L2 6 Edmonton 37 19 16 2 40 .541 16 17 122 126 -4 11-8-0 8-8-2 2-0 3-5-2 W1 7 Vancouver 41 18 19 4 40 .488 13 15 103 116 -13 8-8-2 10-11-2 3-3 4-4-2 L1 8 Seattle 41 13 24 4 30 .366 12 12 110 148 -38 9-13-2 4-11-2 1-1 3-7-0 W1 Legend GP - Games Played W - Wins (worth two points) L - Losses (worth zero points) OT - OT/Shootout losses (worth one point) PTS - Points P% - Points Percentage RW - Regulation Wins ROW - Regulation plus Overtime Wins GF - Goals For GA - Goals Against DIFF - Goal Differential HOME - Home record AWAY - Away Record S/O - Record in games decided by Shootout L10 - Record in last ten games STRK - Streak GO CANUCKS GO! 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Popular Post Coconuts Posted January 25, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 25, 2022 11 minutes ago, VegasCanuck said: People forget other goalies who struggled in their first few NHL games, trying to get the rhythm with it moving much faster than the AHL. Cory Schneider and Thatcher Demko, both sucked in their first few games. Yup, the Markstrom we initially got certainly wasn't the one who carried the Canucks on his back. Lots of tenders struggle off the hop, stepping into the NHL is no small thing. 5 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester13 Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 5 minutes ago, Coconuts said: Yup, the Markstrom we initially got certainly wasn't the one who carried the Canucks on his back. Lots of tenders struggle off the hop, stepping into the NHL is no small thing. I think it's more about the small thing being Dipietro's size. It's quite clear that unless he has a growth spurt there's a slim chance he makes it to the NHL and sticks. His profile may say he's six feet, but he plays much smaller and unfortunately gives up lots of the net as a result. Size doesn't matter as much in the NHL, but it still does for goaltenders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanucksJay Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Important thing is, are Miller amd Demko back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Just now, CanucksJay said: Important thing is, are Miller amd Demko back? Most likely, yes. But we should find out in an hour or so. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86Viking Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 29 minutes ago, BPA said: Holy crap. The warm up jerseys are being auctioned off for over $1000. Gross! Waste of $$$ !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Goal:thecup Posted January 25, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 25, 2022 How 'bout another round of applause for a repeat of this: (Check out the smirk heading for the box.) From: https://www.hockeyfights.com/fights/n262653 7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBatch Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 10 minutes ago, Jester13 said: I think it's more about the small thing being Dipietro's size. It's quite clear that unless he has a growth spurt there's a slim chance he makes it to the NHL and sticks. His profile may say he's six feet, but he plays much smaller and unfortunately gives up lots of the net as a result. Size doesn't matter as much in the NHL, but it still does for goaltenders. Don't tell Mike Vernon that...lied about his size his entire career...Won some cups as a starter - two different teams. Agree it matters more now. But it wasn't always like that. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 This is a must WIN game. Wishing Demko and JT would back. GCG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GB5 Posted January 25, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 25, 2022 45 minutes ago, NUCKER67 said: Why so defensive? Not all goalies become good NHL goalies. He's too small, doesn't matter how much they develop him. Unfortunate for him, good guy and all that. You do know that Dipietro is bigger than Halak right? Halak has had an excellent career. Most goalies take years to become NHLers. Look at Markstrom, he didn't break through until around 26 or so. Khudobin is smaller and took a decade or so to be established, he is a great goalie. Pretty sad to write off a hard working young player the way many on here have..... 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewbieCanuckFan Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 3 minutes ago, GB5 said: You do know that Dipietro is bigger than Halak right? Halak has had an excellent career. Most goalies take years to become NHLers. Look at Markstrom, he didn't break through until around 26 or so. Khudobin is smaller and took a decade or so to be established, he is a great goalie. Pretty sad to write off a hard working young player the way many on here have..... That was more due to Florida's goalie development than anything. Vancouver's goalie development has been strong going back to when Nonis was GM I ain't writing DiPietro off. Even a fringe guy like Eddie Lack only retired early because of injuries. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester13 Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 12 minutes ago, IBatch said: Don't tell Mike Vernon that...lied about his size his entire career...Won some cups as a starter - two different teams. Agree it matters more now. But it wasn't always like that. Times have changed, for sure. I was quite shocked to hear that he's bigger than Halak, so maybe MD does have the size but just needs to be taught how to play bigger. He plays really small. I'm rootin' for him, but I'm not that hopeful as I once was, hearing how much he's struggled in the A so far. Maybe he'll get there, but the organization definitely shouldn't bank on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 (edited) 32 minutes ago, Jester13 said: I think it's more about the small thing being Dipietro's size. It's quite clear that unless he has a growth spurt there's a slim chance he makes it to the NHL and sticks. His profile may say he's six feet, but he plays much smaller and unfortunately gives up lots of the net as a result. Size doesn't matter as much in the NHL, but it still does for goaltenders. Maybe, but that doesn't make the dumping I've on him I've seen since last game cool either. I understand folks want the team to make the playoffs, and that every two points matter, but franky it's just a $&!#ty way to act. If he doesn't make it he doesn't make it, most prospects don't, but seeing folks harp on a guy who came in and gave it his best during a scenario that almost never happens at this level doesn't sit well with me. Smaller tender or not, he's still one of our prospects and he gave it his best. That's all anyone could reasonably have asked under the circumstances. Edited January 25, 2022 by Coconuts 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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higgyfan Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 8 minutes ago, GB5 said: You do know that Dipietro is bigger than Halak right? Halak has had an excellent career. Most goalies take years to become NHLers. Look at Markstrom, he didn't break through until around 26 or so. Khudobin is smaller and took a decade or so to be established, he is a great goalie. Pretty sad to write off a hard working young player the way many on here have..... Ian Clarke addresses the importance of 'length' in a goalie, which is not necessarily related to tall or short. "You can have a very tall goalie that is very uncompetitive and therefore, they’re not long” said Clark. “You can have a shorter goalie, that is extremely competitive, that has more length. You can have a goaltender that’s very tall but has poor flexibility for example and they lack length because the length must also be flush to the ice. When a goalie is extending their leg if they don’t have the flexibility to keep their knee flush to the ice and really seal everything down, really that length has no value.” https://canucksarmy.com/2021/07/25/teach-technique-weekend-ian-clark-canucks-high-aku-koskenvuo/ Interesting article on Aku Koskenvuo, who Clarke is excited about the goalies potential. He obviously played a big role in drafting Aku. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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