danjr Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 By comparing to seasons of the past just for fun. How do you think we will fare? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brilac Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 I'm excited for this season! Maybe I will go to some games in Vancouver this season. I'm definitely looking forward to hockey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawbone Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 So excited for this season! Covid took a lot of the fun out of hockey these past couple years and now that it's (kinda) over, the players seem to be in much better spirits, rinks will be full, and this team will surprise! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wise Guy Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 First full season without Green, yahoo! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devron Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 I didn’t like the options so I went with 2011 hehe. I do get to prove some people right this year. Great team we have here. I was stoked about last year too but things got unraveled right from the start. Unfinished business ladies and gents 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Very excited. Even though I don't have super high expectations, I feel like we could be a team that surprises this year and explodes onto the scene. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 For me it's not quite 2006-07 when we got carried by Luongo and beat the Stars, only to get whooped by the powerhouse Anaheim Ducks... I'd say it's 2008-09 when we beat the Blues in the first round and lost to the upstart Chicago Blackhawks that year. This team has lots of future stars on it's roster already, it's just a matter of getting them experience and getting them used to winning in the NHL as opposed to the NCAA/KHL/SHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-23 Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 No expectations, can’t wait to see this top 9 in action. Going to score a lot of goals. Also hoping for a big year from Brock. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McBackup Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 It doesn’t map onto any of these teams completely, but I think the WCE is probably the closest. People only remember losing in the final, but the 2011 team was utterly dominant in nearly every aspect of the game. I don’t think we’ll see a team in Vancouver anywhere near that good again for a long time. The 94 team is heralded as plucky underdogs but I think people forget they finished first in the division the previous two years and really had an underperforming regular season. They were also deeper throughout the lineup. The closest would be the West Coast Express. A really strong top 6 masking deficiencies and question marks elsewhere. The biggest difference is they had stronger defense whereas this team has stronger goaltending. What’s really going to determine how this team does though is the rest of the division. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Kneel Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 I think we'll make the playoffs in a non covid 2015 style. But now Bo has some back up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Cup or bust! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker 67 Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Boudreau, Demko, Miller, Petey, Hughes, and this new Kuzmenko guy - anything's possible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysACanuckFan Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 My mind is thinking the 1994 version, but my heart is ready for the Kuzmenko - Pettersson - Mikayev Express edition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadcanucks Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 This team is unique to all other Canucks teams. Lots of questions that will be answered throughout the season...will Pettersson be competing for an Art Ross? Will Horvat emerge as a Selke candidate? Will Demko be a Vezina finalist? Will Hughes be in the Norris conversation? Will there be a Rocket Richard candidate emerging out of group of top nine? Probably the best top nine forward group the Canucks have ever assembled in its history. And I believe the defence with Hughes, OEL, Myers, Rathbone, Schenn, Dermott and Poolman as top seven will be better than what the prognosticators are saying. If the Canucks can stay healthy, then I can see them being the break out team of the year. Prediction: second round playoff exit for the Canucks this season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil_314 Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 (edited) 35 minutes ago, bigbadcanucks said: This team is unique to all other Canucks teams. Lots of questions that will be answered throughout the season...will Pettersson be competing for an Art Ross? Will Horvat emerge as a Selke candidate? Will Demko be a Vezina finalist? Will Hughes be in the Norris conversation? Will there be a Rocket Richard candidate emerging out of group of top nine? Probably the best top nine forward group the Canucks have ever assembled in its history. And I believe the defence with Hughes, OEL, Myers, Rathbone, Schenn, Dermott and Poolman as top seven will be better than what the prognosticators are saying. If the Canucks can stay healthy, then I can see them being the break out team of the year. Prediction: second round playoff exit for the Canucks this season. Re: Horvat (and by extension Lazar), if they can have Kesler and Malhotra-type impacts we can definitely be much stronger defensively. The other core guys' (Petey, Hughes, Demko, Brock) questions and potential will likely be met but without that defensive beast Petey and Miller won't be freed up fully to do their thing offensively. Agreed that our top-9 is very strong, and if Hughes as RD solidifies the top pair, due to trickle down effect the D-group should be stronger (still hope we give De Haan a contract if DeKeyser doesn't work out, but maybe Dermott could be that answer in the top-4?). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Re: OP, I think 2011 is still optimistic (as close as OEL and Hughes are IMO to Edler - Ehrhoff, we still need to find the Hammer to Myers' Bieksa, and that 3rd line shutdown C [possibly Horvat?]. If we have those e.g. in Horvat and Dermott/ new 2nd pair LHD, then we can probably contend). Edited September 23, 2022 by Phil_314 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanucks25 Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 (edited) The WCE option is a good fit. Exciting offense but a few glaring holes likely means no real noise in the playoffs if we even make it. Edited September 23, 2022 by kanucks25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogs & Podz Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 (edited) 17 minutes ago, kanucks25 said: The WCE option is a good fit. Exciting offense but a few glaring holes likely means no real noise in the playoffs if we even make it. Wce had arguably a slightly better D. But there's no question that Demko is far better than Cloutier. We have a deeper forward roster as well. This current team is better built for a successful playoff run imho. This teams built more like the 94' team if we're comparing eras. Edited September 23, 2022 by Hogs & Podz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrago Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 I must be an eternal optimist cause I always go into the season expecting good things, which I can usually keep up till at least Christmas, unfortunately it was squashed last year by November although it did come back a bit later in the season. I hope and believe this team can get off to a good start this year and hopefully keep it up, I see no reason this team should miss the playoffs. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris12345 Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 I love the start of the NHL. Love hockey. Canucks....low expectations. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RU SERIOUS Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Hmmm......... not a fan of any of the options as I think none apply, so I can't vote for any of them but believe they'll make the playoffs by 5-8 points to spare and essentially be a better 2023 version of last years late season team - which is exactly what they are - as JR has done exactly what JB has done in the past & left him with by tinkering with a couple of peripheral 3rd/4th line players and left everything else the same pretty much. From there, it's too early to predict - but of course we all hope they go on a run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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