Post-Game Talk: [GM31] Canucks lose to Wild in SO| 1-2 (Blueger) | Acceptable

[cc]

These afternoon games are such a curse. I feel like you can assemble an AHL team to play against the Canucks and they will still find a way to lose.

 

[canuckking1]

Hughes played 4:17 of the 5 OT minutes. That's insane

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

PP and petey let us down

Disagree
I think he was our best forward in the 3rd period

Miller was pretty meh this game

 

[Hoglander]

Fought the puck all game. Bobbled it regularly, and passes were rarely on the tape. Part of that was the Wild playing well and pressuring, but overall, nucks played sloppy. BS morning game, wtf? Brought their C game, and still picked up a point. I'll take it.

 

[MS]

I'm struggling to think of a single interesting or exciting thing that happened in this game from either team's perspective.

 

[cc]

So maybe a light practice where the team just passes the puck around is in order considering how bad it was today.

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

I'm struggling to think of a single interesting or exciting thing that happened in this game from either team's perspective.

The Minny goal horn which signified the end of this atrocity.

 

[oceanchild]

I protest the acceptable declaration in the title. Minnesota is a marginal team with internal strife and we should have won this game easily given the power plays.

My concern has little to do with Minnesota and much to do with our team having a hard time maintaining a standard of play. With the randomness of hockey, your going to lose games… but we need to execute.

 

[VanJack]

I'd like to know what the Canucks record is when they start an Eastern road-trip with basically a morning hockey game. I can only guess how atrocious it is.

So that's the Canucks excuse....but what about the Wild? This was like watching two teams in a mud-wrestling match at center ice. Even OT was a complete dud.

The biggest losers, other than Canuck fans who spent three hours on Sportsnet they'll never get back, were the paying customers at the Excel Energy Center.

Rarely have I seen the top players on the Canucks look worse. An almost invisible night for Hughes, Miller and Pettersson. Even Boeser struggled in his old home town.

Oh well, a point in Minnesota is like a victory. So it's on the Chicago. where it can't seriously get any worse, can it?

 

[Vector]

I'm struggling to think of a single interesting or exciting thing that happened in this game from either team's perspective.

Joshua gets really excited when they score. There’s that.

 

[Huggy43]

Thing I’m most disappointed in is investing a Saturday morning watching that.

 

[Flik]

Thing I’m most disappointed in is investing a Saturday morning watching that.

Silver lining; there's still plenty of the day left to redeem it!

 

[StreetHawk]

God, afternoon games suck. Every single one we play is terrible.

Meh. Got a point when nothing was working, move on.

Cause we never have them. Just not used to them. Eastern teams have them all the time once the nfl is finished. Only good part of these early games is that teams get a good nights sleep. Fly to Chicago and have a team meal and rest up for the next game. Repeat and head to Nashville after the Chicago game.

 

[eviohh26]

Back to Back Morning games. Fak off will ya .

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

Taken 3 out of a possible 4 points from the Wild this season..I'll take it.

 

[Nikolajs Sillers]

Some weird stars of the game. JEK on the zeros and third star of the game

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

i am just mad because if the opponent is wearing throwback late 80s/early 90s colours we should be rocking the flying skate

 

[AlainVigneaultsGum]

I'm struggling to think of a single interesting or exciting thing that happened in this game from either team's perspective.

Juulsen running into Cole.

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

I protest the acceptable declaration in the title. Minnesota is a marginal team with internal strife and we should have won this game easily given the power plays.

My concern has little to do with Minnesota and much to do with our team having a hard time maintaining a standard of play. With the randomness of hockey, your going to lose games… but we need to execute.

Again, these types of early (different time zone ) games are usually an automatic loss for the Canucks...De Smith made some key saves in the 3rd.

Wild are now 7-3-0 in their last ten, under their new coach

 

[oceanchild]

Again, these types of early (different time zone ) games are usually an automatic loss for the Canucks...De Smith made some key saves in the 3rd.

Wild are now 7-3-0 in their last ten, under their new coach

We are a work in progress, no doubt. I get that we have struggles with early games and different time zones. These are natural. But we have also developed a bit of a habit of coming out of the gates slow and having to relay on exceptional goaltending. This is something we need to resolve, as games get tougher and when the playoffs start (and we play better teams with more frequently) we will find ourselves in holes constantly. This team is learning to win, and defining itself. I think you can control some elements of that process but not all. One area you can control is being ready at game time for the games. Both teams started the game at the same time.

 

[God]

Minnesota is forever cursed to be the most boring team imaginable. Woof.

 

[andora]

I'm struggling to think of a single interesting or exciting thing that happened in this game from either team's perspective.

Its because it happened in the intermission with G-Ma's story

 

[The Optimist]

Some weird stars of the game. JEK on the zeros and third star of the game

He did have 8 shots which was basically a quarter of the Wild's chances. And didn't he have the shootout winner?

 

[Nikolajs Sillers]

He did have 8 shots which was basically a quarter of the Wild's chances. And didn't he have the shootout winner?

Zuccarello?

 

[kanucks25]

Based on the comments here, glad I missed majority of this game.

Caught the last few mins of reg + that exhilarating OT + SO.

Take the point and run.