Post-Game Talk: [GM47] Canucks defeat Blackhawks | 2-0 (Suter & Hughes) | Kuzdemko!

[VanillaCoke]

Boeser is probably getting traded, what do you guys think ?

kaprizov is going to be great here

 

[Angry Little Elf]

Open the tank thread.

Trade miller for an 8th round pick

 

[EpochLink]

We've been spoiled by Brock/Petey/Miller. They aren't gonna put up five points each every night lmao. Keep em together for now. If Kuz keeps it up, try him with Petey again.

Depth scoring is great, isn’t it

 

[Indiana]

Saving Private Kuzmenko

TCB baby

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[logan5]

Yeah the last 2 periods were boring, but as I explained to a not very knowledgable Oilers fan mkatcherin00 on the main boards, you have manage your energy through an 82 game season if you want to maintain a plus .700 point percentage.

 

[AlainVigneaultsGum]

Depth scoring is great, isn’t it

I'm not used to it. Feels good though.

 

[alternate]

Ugly, boring game.

Maybe I'm being greedy, I know Demko got the shutout, but I didn't like the own zone play tonight, especially in the first two periods.

Miller really fighting the puck tonight. And no Bozo moments in response. Shows how disengaged he was in this one.

2nd line our best line tonight. Love to see Kuze smiling. Figure Pew Pew is getting PP1 time cuz they're looking ahead to life after 96. Whether Kuzmenko stays or is dealt, best for business if his game rounds into shape.

Demko was excellent.

PK is...good. well, at least average but I will take it.

With that win and WPG's loss, back to top dawg in the league. What a time to be alive!

 

[Play]

Open the tank thread.

Trade miller for an 8th round pick

Still too early

 

[oceanchild]

It’s a tough market… now we are complaining about the quality of our wins… sorry the boys put up a W that wasn’t a 5 star circus with Elephants and a trampese. I personally think them being able to maintain leads and run out the clock is something important to practice and have confidence in.

 

[canuckking1]

Difficult to reconcile the team in the 1st period with the rest of the game. Is it a systems thing when playing with the lead, or does the team just slack off?

Looked like they had all day to move up ice in the 1st and then couldn't find any room in the 2nd or most of the 3rd despite a few chances generated from neutral zone turnovers that created some odd-man rushes.

And yes, break-up the Lotto line.

It’s definitely the system. It starts with shift length, even when they have numbers, they'll dump it in and make a quick change if the shift goes beyond 30 seconds

 

[EpochLink]

It’s a tough market… now we are complaining about the quality of our wins… sorry the boys put up a W that wasn’t a 5 star circus with Elephants and a trampese. I personally think them being able to maintain leads and run out the clock is something important to practice and have confidence in.

These types of games will come handy down the road, I’ll take it

 

[alternate]

It’s a tough market… now we are complaining about the quality of our wins… sorry the boys put up a W that wasn’t a 5 star circus with Elephants and a trampese. I personally think them being able to maintain leads and run out the clock is something important to practice and have confidence in.

Can't ignore that they gave the BlackhAHLks multiple good looks. Demko was up to the challenge, and clearly they had it in cruise control, but the process wasn't on point tonight.

 

[TruGr1t]

It’s definitely the system. It starts with shift length, even when they have numbers, they'll dump it in and make a quick change if the shift goes beyond 30 seconds

Shorty mentioned Tocchet was ripping them later in the game for taking lengthy shifts. Frustrating you have a team that curb-stomps the opposition in the first period, and can't even clear the zone in the second/third.

 

[logan5]

I hope Kuzmenko can string some good games together, then trade him as soon as someone calls. He is someone who will disappear in the play-offs. so let's invest that 5 million in someone who will contribute when it really counts. Same with Boeser.

 

[DimitriL07]

Yeah the last 2 periods were boring, but as I explained to a not very knowledgable Oilers fan mkatcherin00 on the main boards, you have manage your energy through an 82 game season if you want to maintain a plus .700 point percentage.

Canuck/Oilers fan you mean

 

[VanJack]

The NHL can humble you at the best of times.......just didn't see any possibility of a 2-0 game on the night.

But while the Canucks tilted the rink in the first period; they were surprisingly under siege at times in the second and third. If Chicago had any kind of offensive players, they'd probably have gotten this game to OT at the very least.

Besides Kuzmenko's inspiring play and Demko's goose-egg, the highlight of this might have been the PK which shut out the Hawks in five opportunities. The PK is now at more than 80 percent for the season--which is a long way from last season's tire fire.

Kind of surprising how much the Canucks miss Soucy when he's out of the lineup. The defense pairing looked a bit discombobulated most of the night.

I think the Canucks are eagerly anticipating the all-star break. Two more games against the St. Louis and Columbus and they can shut it down for a badly needed rest and re-set..

 

[oceanchild]

Can't ignore that they gave the BlackhAHLks multiple good looks. Demko was up to the challenge, and clearly they had it in cruise control, but the process wasn't on point tonight.

I get it, and as fans it’s what we do.

Just trying to soak in the actual winning part and enjoy it.

I think it has more to do with it being impossible to be on point for 82 games. They just keep finding a way to win though.

 

[Zombotron]

The PK is now at more than 80 percent for the season--which is a long way from last season's tire fire.

f*** yeah

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

Cancuks played 1 period of hockey and 2 periods of practices

 

[JAK]

Miller really fighting the puck tonight. And no Bozo moments in response. Shows how disengaged he was in this one.

Miller really can't win can he?

He controls his emotions, you say he's disengaged.
He lets his emotions out, you call him a bozo.

 

[Indiana]

Cancuks played 1 period of hockey and 2 periods of practices

"Cancuks" - secret Oiler fan exposed! Tar him!

 

[Bgav]

Oilers dummies are living in rattlesville

 

[bobbyb2009]

Ugly, boring game.

Maybe I'm being greedy, I know Demko got the shutout, but I didn't like the own zone play tonight, especially in the first two periods.

Miller really fighting the puck tonight. And no Bozo moments in response. Shows how disengaged he was in this one.

2nd line our best line tonight. Love to see Kuze smiling. Figure Pew Pew is getting PP1 time cuz they're looking ahead to life after 96. Whether Kuzmenko stays or is dealt, best for business if his game rounds into shape.

Demko was excellent.

PK is...good. well, at least average but I will take it.

With that win and WPG's loss, back to top dawg in the league. What a time to be alive!

Yeah, we are getting greedy. Let's just be happy we are on this incredible run. We just keep getting points.

There was the thread on the main board at Christmas asking if the Canucks could keep this up after Christmas. The team is 9-2-1 since then. This is bat shit crazy stuff

 

[Szechwan]

If you can pitch a shutout on an off night, you're doing alright. Not every win can be pretty, take your 2pts and move on

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

Oilers fan “ Chicago dominated the 2nd”

The 2nd was sloppy but lmao I did not feel threaten by Chicago for a single second