BPA Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 3 minutes ago, Ghostsof1915 said: Did JT Miller just throw his ex-coaches and ex-captain under the bus? He said it's fun to come to the rink again, and it was previously a sh!tshow. Woah. Don’t think so. Things are fun when the team is winning. That’s all. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook007 Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 5 minutes ago, Ghostsof1915 said: Did JT Miller just throw his ex-coaches and ex-captain under the bus? He said it's fun to come to the rink again, and it was previously a sh!tshow. Woah. Think he was talking about himself, but whatever he means, something has changed big time... And if this is what it took, then credit to management for making the changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BPA Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 1 minute ago, spook007 said: Think he was talking about himself, but whatever he means, something has changed big time... And if this is what it took, then credit to management for making the changes. You know what also helps?? Having a true #1 goalie back. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJockitch Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 15 minutes ago, BPA said: The argument is that if Canucks trade Miller it signifies “rebuild” and to expect a few more years of losing. And the young core of “EP40, Hughes, and Demko” will want out because they don’t want to be in a rebuild. Unless Canucks can fix the D…with or without Miller, I still don’t see them making the playoffs at all. Demko is a hell of a goalie when healthy and on his game. He is our chance for success in regular and post season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Pettersson Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Ghostsof1915 said: Did JT Miller just throw his ex-coaches and ex-captain under the bus? He said it's fun to come to the rink again, and it was previously a sh!tshow. Woah. Did you just make that last statement up for clicks? He never said those words. He said it's a more fun place to be in right now, which is 100% true... Edited March 14, 2023 by Elias Pettersson 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
You Mad Bro? Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 The lack of respect for the Mars bar in this thread is astounding 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 2 minutes ago, Elias Pettersson said: Did you just make that last statement up for clicks? He never said those words. He said it's a more fun place to be in right now, which is 100% true... I'm going by a notice I got on my phone. Did someone quote him out of context? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singing chef Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 1 hour ago, grumpyone said: Happy Pi day everyone Clever, very clever. Thanks for sharing this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat land fish Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 19 minutes ago, sassbs said: I feel like there were two factions of the Canucks. Team Miller and team horvat. I think that was probably the case. The real test will be next fall when they come back can they maintain the current level of buy in. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BPA Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 5 minutes ago, Ghostsof1915 said: I'm going by a notice I got on my phone. Did someone quote him out of context? Lol. That’s like MAGA getting info from Facebook. So it must be true. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BPA Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 2 minutes ago, Muttley said: Well there was one thing that became a disaster. It does seem more fun to come to the rink again. Seems to be the sentiment of a few players. Winning makes everything better. If Canucks had a healthy Demko playing at the #1 goalie that he is capable of, I would dare to say that the Canucks would be in the wildcard spot. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook007 Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 39 minutes ago, BPA said: You know what also helps?? Having a true #1 goalie back. 100%.... think I've said that in at least 5 or 6 post around the various threads... If Demko had been playing all season, we wouldn't have been out of the chase yet... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck You Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Litmus test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oregon.Duck Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Any word on Mc¯\_(ツ)_/¯ playing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 35 minutes ago, BPA said: Lol. That’s like MAGA getting info from Facebook. So it must be true. Worse, updates from Sportsnet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuck-lifer Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 1 hour ago, Elias Pettersson said: We were a goalpost away from potentially winning the cup in 1994. We were a goaltender away from potentially winning the cup in 2003. We were the cup favourites in 2011 but somehow still managed to lose even with a pretty complete team. So, we had our shots. Winning isn't just about having the best team. You need some luck as well. We had a window to really break the team down and do some type of a rebuild after 2014. Unfortunately, even with some high top 6 picks we managed to screw that up, along with some of the worst trades in franchise history. So, that window is gone now. However, through all of those blunders, we still managed to collect enough high picks to draft 3 core players to build around. Which is what we are doing now. A full rebuild would mean losing those core players that we spent so much time drafting and developing, so at the end of the day we are not in a situation to rebuild. However, we are in a situation where we can retool on the fly. Which is what JR/PA are doing right now. They didn't do much in the first few months but are quite active now and are not yet finished. I'm excited to see the finished product. I think we are about 2 years away from seeing that. Did a compare between 2008-9 and 2023 Canucks On paper our top 6 F is comparable as well as Demko vs Luongo Their core at the time- Sedin, Sedin, Kesler, Bieksa, Mitchell, Luongo Ours- Pettersson, Kuzmenko, Miller, Hughes, Hronek, Demko By 2011 Canucks flipped half their D with 2 excellent signings and an iffy trade as we all know. We need to do the same They had more grit then the current team but we have Hughes. We need some successful signings and trades obviously but not all is lost as we have our core. 2008-9 Canucks 2023 Canucks Sedin- 27 Sedin - 27 Burrows 27 Kuzmenko- 26 Pettersson- 23 Beauvillier- 25 Raymond- 22 Kesler- 24 Demitra- 33 Boeser- 25 Miller- 29 Mikheyev- 27 Hansen- 22 Wellwood- 25 Bernier- 23 Podkolzin- 21 ? Garland- 26 Pyatt- 27 Johnson- 32 Hordichuk- 28 Kravtsov- 22 Aman- 22 Joshua- 26 Edler- 22 Bieksa- 27 Hughes- 22 Bear- 25 Ohlund- 31 Salo- 33 OEL- 31 Hronek- 26 Obrien- 25 Mitchell- 31 Dermott- 25 Myers- 32 Luongo Raycroft Demko ? Key Adds 2010-11 Samuelsson Top 6 W Key add in 2 years 3rd line C Hamhuis Top 4 D Top 4 RD Ehrhoff Top 2 D Top 4 LD Rome Top 6 D Top 6 W Malhotra 3rd line C Top 6 D Ballard Top 6 D Top 9 Grit Torres 3rd line Grit Key losses Demitra Key losses in 2 years Bernier Myers Ohlund Dermott Mitchell Boeser Obrien Garland Wellwood OEL buyout 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Angry Goose Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 1 hour ago, BPA said: You know what also helps?? Having a true #1 goalie back. I dont think Demko right now (if he is truly playing better) could have made up for the systems play under Boudreau. It was an incoherent gong show in the d zone under him. Far too aggressive, which led to coverage mistakes and just a lot of mistakes in general. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Kneel Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 1 hour ago, karvalegov said: What is on second then ? What's on second, I Don't Know is on third... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BPA Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 14 minutes ago, Angry Goose said: I dont think Demko right now (if he is truly playing better) could have made up for the systems play under Boudreau. It was an incoherent gong show in the d zone under him. Far too aggressive, which led to coverage mistakes and just a lot of mistakes in general. I think Canucks would be close. But it also needs a better D core than what we have at the start of the season. That was an area that everybody knew Canucks needed to improve upon during the summer but management failed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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