Post-Game Talk: 3/17/18 | Sharks 5 @ Canucks 3

[Chairman Maouth]

Canucks Game Day: Will the Canucks ever score again?

The Vancouver Canucks will be desperate to score a goal, any kind of goal as they host the San Jose Sharks on Saturday, having gone three straight games without finding the twine.
TV: CBC. Radio: Sportsnet 650, 7 p.m.

THE BIG MATCHUP​

Canucks offence vs. history​

It’s been 212:09 minutes since the Canucks last scored a goal. If they go one more period and an additional three minutes Saturday without putting one in the net, it will set a new franchise record for playing time without scoring. In other words, they need a hero to escape a historic run of futility. Who will step up? Who is capable? Bo Horvat has 18 goals and Daniel Sedin has 21. After that, their next highest scorer in the lineup is Jake Virtanen with eight.

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CANUCKS’ GAME-DAY LINES
Brendan Leipsic—Bo Horvat—Jake Virtanen
Daniel Sedin—Henrik Sedin—Sam Gagner
Darren Archibald—Brandon Sutter—Tyler Motte
Reid Boucher—Nic Dowd—Nikolay Goldobin

Defence pairings
Alex Edler—Chris Tanev
Michael Del Zotto—Troy Stecher
Alex Biega—Derrik Pouliot

Starting goalie: Jacob Markstrom

SHARKS’ LINES
Tomas Hertl—Logan Couture—Mikkel Boedker
Evander Kane—Joe Pavelski—Marcus Sorensen
Timo Meier—Chris Tierney—Kevin LaBanc
Barclay Goodrow—Eric Fehr—Melker Karlsson

Defence pairings
Joakin Ryan—Brent Burns
Marc-Edouard Vlasic—Justin Braum
Brenden Dillon—Dylan Demelo

Starting goalie: Aaron Dell

POWER PLAY
Canucks: 20.9% (12th)
Sharks: 21.2% (9th)

PENALTY KILL
Canucks: 77.5% (24th)
Sharks: 85% (1st)

SICK BAY

Canucks
LW Loui Eriksson (upper body) out for season
LW Markus Granlund (ankle) out for season
LW Brendan Gaunce (lower body) week to week
LW Sven Baertschi (shoulder) out for season
RW Brock Boeser (back) out for season

Sharks
C Joe Thornton (knee) week to week
RW Joel Ward (shoulder) week to week
LW Evander Kane (undisclosed) day to day
LW Joonis Donski (upper body) day to day

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This GDT is a designated No Tank Zone​

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[yvrtojfk]

f***, think we win this one.

 

[Ryp37]

 

[NoShowWilly]

2nd time in 3 years where Tanev comes back to stablize us when all we have to look forward to is the bottom.

 

[BROCK HUGHES]

2nd time in 3 years where Tanev comes back to stablize us when all we have to look forward to is the bottom.

Omg why dont they just shut him down for the year like Guddy.
What is the sence of playing him now.Some one please throw some tic tacs on the ice,,im sure he will trip over one of them.

 

[SgtToody]

Leipsic ends Canucks drought before the game's 8-minutes old; they push SJ to OT before losing 3-2.

 

[pgj98m3]

Leipsic ends Canucks drought before the game's 8-minutes old; they push SJ to OT before losing 3-2.

By your avatar I can see you enjoy crushing Canuck dreams.

 

[ATypicalCanadian]

I'd have liked to see Tanev shutdown. There is no point at this stage of the season to play him besides the excuse coaches say about playing meaningful games to end the season or whatever is.

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

Tanev back in tonight (all Canuck fans can cringe in unison when he gets crunched in the corner boards)...Obviously,he'll make a difference on the back end,but its hardly going to help the Canucks score.

Having said that,I have a gut feeling that Canucks might pull this one off...which doesn't serve anybody at this point.

Evander Kane..4 goals last night..Yikes.

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

No Ben Hutton tonight (foot infection).

 

[M2Beezy]

Gonna be ugly. 4-0 Sharks no goals by OUR guys

 

[Grantham]

What’s the point of this game again?

As soon as we were mathematically eliminated from the playoffs last game, I lost all interest

 

[RebuildinVan]

Horvat with 2

 

[VanJack]

A trap game for the Sharks after a big win in Calgary last night?.....so after his four-goal explosion last night in Cowtown, Kane is a game-time decision with some kind of injury?......Jimbo will be disappointed that he won't be able to scout his big UFA signing on July 1st.....Sharks are still desperate for points, and the Canucks are dusting off the golf clubs......do the Canucks set a franchise-futility record for scoreless minutes, and on HNC , no less?.....oh the drama of it all.

 

[EpochLink]

I think by game time we will be all drunk and can give 2 f***s about this game

Ya feel me

 

[M2Beezy]

I think by game time we will be all drunk and can give 2 ****s about this game

Ya feel me

I was last night. Woke up today and was pleasantly suprised i didnt post here last night

 

[EpochLink]

A trap game for the Sharks after a big win in Calgary last night?.....so after his four-goal explosion last night in Cowtown, Kane is a game-time decision with some kind of injury?......Jimbo will be disappointed that he won't be able to scout his big UFA signing on July 1st.....Sharks are still desperate for points, and the Canucks are dusting off the golf clubs......do the Canucks set a franchise-futility record for scoreless minutes, and on HNC , no less?.....oh the drama of it all.

No Evander Kane fits in the Bay Area, hes with the Home boys so it fits his lifestyle

 

[PG Canuck]

What happens first:

Tanev gets injured or we score

 

[Icebreakers]

Trade Tanev pls. Useless player to our franchise long term. Get high picks for him.

 

[RobertKron]

No Evander Kane fits in the Bay Area, hes with the Home boys so it fits his lifestyle

Jesus christ

 

[Eddy Punch Clock]

Trade Tanev pls. Useless player to our franchise long term. Get high picks for him.

This is possibly one reason they're not just shutting him down for the rest of the season. Get as much of that injury prone stank off of him that they can.

of course if he gets injured again.....

 

[Icebreakers]

Tanev is more injury prone than Sami Salo lol.

Salo in his 7 prime years in Vancouver averaged 67 games per season. Ages 28-36

Tanev since hes been a regular in the NHL, prime years age 24-29, is averaging 61 games per season.

and this is me adding 11 games on his total this year so im assuming he finishes the season healthy.

 

[NoShowWilly]

Hopefully he goes to the world championship, kills it, gets traded for a top 15 pick, we win #1, pick Dahlin, Evan Bouchard falls, we get him, his game translates, Tryamkin comes back over, stecher takes a step, Juolevi lives up to his draft position, and our defense suddenly looks promising.

 

[VanCanFanEDM]

go sharks!

 

[RobertKron]

Tanev is more injury prone than Sami Salo lol.

Salo in his 7 prime years in Vancouver averaged 67 games per season. Ages 28-36

Tanev since hes been a regular in the NHL, prime years age 24-29, is averaging 61 games per season.

and this is me adding 11 games on his total this year so im assuming he finishes the season healthy.

The thing with Salo wasn’t so much the amount of games missed as it was the sheer number, variety, and comedy of injuries. Dude got bit by a venomous snake. Dude tore his Achilles starting off to run playing floorball. Ruptured testicle.

Also, I’d wager that the team itself played more games in those years so the numbers might be different if it was games missed rather than games played.