Popular Post -DLC- Posted November 9, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 9, 2022 We won. All I care about. Do more of that. Flames have dropped 6 in a row. St. Louis 8? Ottawa 6 Vegas is on fire Teams will get hot/cold...it's over the season that it all counts. People will SCREAM at me about how we win/lose...but it doesn't matter. Points are awarded for wins, even ugly ones. And teams can find their way through stringing wins together and working things out. 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold Drunken Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 (edited) 7 hours ago, Strawbone said: I appreciate your subtle, nuanced takes, I really do For sure, he never overreacts, nor is he ever overly dramatic either (wink)......... I vote for him to replace Dan Murphy, can you imagine how hilarious and uncomfortable those interviews would be? Edited November 9, 2022 by Harold Drunken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrwipeout Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 well per usual ive been working nights so cant watch some games but....im happy for the win and feels good to see Rathbone back in the lineup....hes been good this year...keep him or at least burroughs or dermott....stillman has played himself out of the lineup for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VforVasili Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 1 hour ago, EddieVedder said: Yea that was unexpected. Lots of nuck fans in attendance i guess. Because they only come once a year the arena is usually close to 50% Canucks fans. Sometimes even more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HorvatToBaertschi Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 11 hours ago, Crabcakes said: Ya he looked good as Mikheyev went around him like a turnstile Looked good in his battle against Garland on goal #3 as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker 67 Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 This season, I'm not getting too excited when they score and win a game, I'm not getting too upset when they lose. I have low expectations for the Canucks. Even if they go on a run and get into a wildcard spot, this isn't the team that's going to really do anything. Rathbone, Stillman, Poolman, Myers, OEL - these Ds are not helping much, if at all. JR/PA have a lot of work to do, and it could take years. I'm assuming they're going to play the patience game and maybe make a trade or two by the TDL. I just hope they don't give up on players like Podkolzin and Hoglander to try and get rid of bad contracts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-DLC- Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 3 minutes ago, NUCKER67 said: This season, I'm not getting too excited when they score and win a game, I'm not getting too upset when they lose. I have low expectations for the Canucks. Even if they go on a run and get into a wildcard spot, this isn't the team that's going to really do anything. Rathbone, Stillman, Poolman, Myers, OEL - these Ds are not helping much, if at all. JR/PA have a lot of work to do, and it could take years. I'm assuming they're going to play the patience game and maybe make a trade or two by the TDL. I just hope they don't give up on players like Podkolzin and Hoglander to try and get rid of bad contracts. You don't understand sports if you don't understand how momentum/confidence play a huge part. Go on a run and it starts coming together. We just showed that our strength is to outscore the opponent...even IF our d isn't strong. That's the name of the game...outscore your opponent and get the 2 points. We've also shown pushback that is encouraging. Although I'd love it if Schenn didn't have to do the bulk of the fighting, he's very capable. Playoffs weigh heavily on goaltending and scoring....if Demko finds his form again (I'm sure he will), who knows. You don't and I certainly don't. Tell me we can't outscore our opponents with Petey, Bo, Miller, Mik, Kuz, etc. That's a lot of firepower when they're on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKSR Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 So.....1 win away from a playoff spot.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vancan2233 Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 17 minutes ago, Harold Drunken said: Can you elaborate and provide some context to when and where he said "defenseman don't matter". And what information you are using to refer to Yeo as a "scumbag"? Just curious that's all. I think the statement if that is what he is refering to was. " The defence is not the problem, this d core would do fine under a structure system!" The scumbag statement is all in his head. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 7 minutes ago, vancan2233 said: I think the statement if that is what he is refering to was. " The defence is not the problem, this d core would do fine under a structure system!" The scumbag statement is all in his head. how is that a 'scumbag' statement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vancan2233 Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 7 minutes ago, NUCKER67 said: This season, I'm not getting too excited when they score and win a game, I'm not getting too upset when they lose. I have low expectations for the Canucks. Even if they go on a run and get into a wildcard spot, this isn't the team that's going to really do anything. Rathbone, Stillman, Poolman, Myers, OEL - these Ds are not helping much, if at all. JR/PA have a lot of work to do, and it could take years. I'm assuming they're going to play the patience game and maybe make a trade or two by the TDL. I just hope they don't give up on players like Podkolzin and Hoglander to try and get rid of bad contracts. We will see, this road trip is going to be a telling story. Tor, Bos, and Buf three games in 5 nights would be a test for even the top teams in the NHL. If they play like last night they are toast. Play like they did in the third they have a chance. This puts management into tough decision , if they lose most the games do they blow things up, even though the last part of the road trip is a huge test. if they play 500 hockey off this road trip then what? The playoffs are still along and difficult take. Do they still make huge changes with the players showing more promise? Would this be the best time to do trades when value of players would be going up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vancan2233 Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 15 minutes ago, JM_ said: how is that a 'scumbag' statement? Mean statement to make for sure. BB can only do so much with his top D men not making smart decisions on the ice. It's not a structure thing, it's what is going on between the ears of the players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iinatcc Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 8 hours ago, JamesB said: My takeways: 5. Great to see the win for Bruce. LIke most of CDC I think Rutherford's criticisms are off the mark and Rutherford should take a lot of the blame for the poor start. Maybe he was just strategically trying to motivate the team, but I think it was a cheap shot.This team is not good enough but that is on JR (and Benning), not Bruce. Maybe this team needs a coach that has a system that plays low event hockey ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandmaster Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 (edited) Was listening to the folks on 650 and they mentioned the divide of “structure”. BB tried to get them to play in a different style that management wants but it is not working. They can’t seem to do it. BB looks like he is giving up on the idea and going to the 2 forecheck system like they did in the 3rd where they seem to thrive. This is how they played last season when he arrived and they were more successful. It is quite the pickle for BB. High pressure forecheck versus conservative defensive play. That seems to be the difference. I would say let BB do his thing to win games. Edited November 9, 2022 by grandmaster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 (edited) 12 minutes ago, vancan2233 said: Mean statement to make for sure. BB can only do so much with his top D men not making smart decisions on the ice. It's not a structure thing, it's what is going on between the ears of the players. dunno, I mean he's not wrong tho. Overall team defensive play has had a lot of bad positioning and lapses. These guys are two of the oldest dudes in the game. I wouldn't be surprised at all if JR told Bruce what he was going to say before the interview. Or if he didn't I doubt JR says anything in public that he doesn't say directly to Bruce. I think scumbag would be reserved for sandbagging your coach, which I don't think is the case here. Edited November 9, 2022 by JM_ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester13 Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 Super impressed with Bear. He is a great addition to the right side. Rathbone had a good game as well. He can get the puck out of our zone better than most. OEL and Myers are really struggling this year for some reason. Trade one or both for scraps, if possible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 10 minutes ago, grandmaster said: Was listening to the folks on 650 and they mentioned the divide of “structure”. BB tried to get them to play in a different style that management wants but it is not working. They can’t seem to do it. BB looks like he is giving up on the idea and going to the 2 forecheck system like they did in the 3rd where they seem to thrive. This is how they played last season when he arrived and they were more successful. It is quite the pickle for BB. High pressure forecheck versus conservative defensive play. That seems to be the difference. I would say let BB do his thing to win games. To some degree, you can do both. Make simple, structured, safe defensive plays in your own end, forecheck like hell to keep it at the other end as much as possible. One of the big issues is a lack of personnel on the back end able to bridge that. You need guys on the back end capable of playing smart defense, being in position etc AND able to get the puck up to the forwards (who also need to play with structure to support that). We don't really have that beyond a couple guys. And we don't play in a manner that mitigates those issues. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuck-lifer Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 Entertaining game! 4-1-1 is a good turn around after our start and we could be in a playoff position tonight with in win. unreal. Garland had a real strong game and who are our top +/- ? Mikheyev (speed) and Schenner(tough) both 'hard to play against'... i think JR mentioned that attribute once or twice. Bear has been a nice additional. Not perfect but thought OEL and him were a good pairing previously. Would like to see Burroughs in over Rathbone just to shore our defensive game. or dare I say sit Myers.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 4 wins so far- 1 of them against a team over .500 Only 6 points out of the play offs, in a division that sucks; excluding Vegas and Seattle who are over .600 5 points out of the second wild card spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 How the hell did we win is the question 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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