The Vancouver Canucks are officially not frauds.

[PuckG]

you don't even deny it because it's true.

Wow, if the Canuck conspiracy theorists are out already, we are going to have a loooong series ahead of us…

 

[BKarchitect]

You mean the team they beat 4-0 in the regular season….yeah no….

Regular seasons series records are less than meaningless.

Ask the Jets how that went.

 

[nucks88]

Now they face the best team in the league since mid-November.

Who have to face the division winner…..

 

[vcanuck]

Wow, if the Canuck conspiracy theorists are out already, we are going to have a loooong series ahead of us…

how is it a conspiracy theory if its true tho... you guys had half of our PPs in the entire series in one game vs the kings.

 

[nucks88]

Regular seasons series records are less than meaningless.

Ask the Jets how that went.

Stats are stats until they don’t fit the agenda….

 

[nowhereman]

Now they face the best team in the league since mid-November.

And the Oilers face the better team since October.

 

[RegDunlop]

Pretty cocky couple of fans already.
Perhaps you should see how things go before spouting off after winning one series.

 

[avsfan9]

You mean the team they beat 4-0 in the regular season….yeah no….

Jets beat Avs 3-0 in the regular season and kept them to 5 goals……but when oilers face good teams they usually don’t win.

 

[Aqualung]

Canucks fans coming out with the pre-planned excuses, I see.

No that excuse is reserved for the fact there’s no Demko.

 

[josra33]

Vegas is a good team? Nashville is trash?

Right? I don’t remember having threads about Nashville and the cap…

 

[TheNumber4]

I didn’t think they were frauds after the season. But after round 1 I do.

 

[BKarchitect]

Stats are stats until they don’t fit the agenda….

Ok…well the Canucks aren’t going to make the Finals. The Stars had more points. Guess this makes the Canucks frauds. Stats are stats until they don’t fit the agenda…

I can’t believe anybody would use a 4 game regular season sample as proof of anything. lol.

 

[Mr Positive]

No. They're just less frauds than Nashville were

Nashville got into the playoffs with that hot streak that was obviously not sustainable. They had already fallen back to earth by the time the playoffs started

 

[TruKnyte]

Meh, people will keep moving the goalposts unless we miraculously win the Cup. For me personally everything from here on out is gravy.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Why do people act like Nashville was a Capitals tier team or something?

They were the hottest team in the league in the last half of the NHL season, and they play an absolutely suffocating, stifling defensive game.

Please give the Preds some respect, because they deserve it.

I think talent-wise it's:

14) Predators
15) Islanders
16) Capitals

 

[Xirik]

They beat Nashville in what could be the same amount of games it takes Dallas to beat Vegas. Does that mean Dallas barely beats Vegas?

ones is the current cup champion and loaded way over the cap at the deadline while the other sold off players at the trade deadline.

bit of a difference in the teams Dallas and Vancouver played against.

 

[nucks88]

Ok…well the Canucks aren’t going to make the Finals. The Stars had more points. Guess this makes the Canucks frauds. Stats are stats until they don’t fit the agenda…

I can’t believe anybody would use a 4 game regular season sample as proof of anything. lol.

That’s what they play the games …lol…….

 

[JAK]

Meh, people will keep moving the goalposts unless we miraculously win the Cup. For me personally everything from here on out is gravy.

Please, if the Canucks won the cup, Toronto Media will downplay it as a down year for the NHL.

 

[BKarchitect]

That’s what they play the games …lol…….

 

[soothsayer]

That series against Nashville made it worse lol.

 

[BKarchitect]

The Canucks are probably the most pleasant surprise in the NHL this year but it appears one series win is causing a massive faux outrage complex amongst some fans that apparently nobody believes in the Canucks and is giving them just desserts as a Cup favorite who should handle McDavid and Co because they won the regular season series.

 

[Three On Zero]

ones is the current cup champion and loaded way over the cap at the deadline while the other sold off players at the trade deadline.

bit of a difference in the teams Dallas and Vancouver played against.

Yet Nashville was the better regular season team. Really can’t say there is a difference when they don’t play each other. To say Nashville is trash is wrong when they were the better team

 

[nucks88]

The Canucks are probably the most pleasant surprise in the NHL this year but it appears one series win is causing a massive faux outrage complex amongst some fans that apparently nobody believes in the Canucks and is giving them just desserts as a Cup favorite who should handle McDavid and Co because they won the regular season series.

Apparently you have no idea concerning this season and the amount of bullshit that has been heaped on the Canucks and their success ….. so maybe just sit this dance out….

 

[BKarchitect]

Apparently you have no idea concerning this season and the amount of bullshit that has been heaped on the Canucks and their success ….. so maybe just sit this dance out….

lol…this is completely manufactured outrage. Go to the Preds series thread. The vote pre series was Canucks 467, Preds 247.

The Canucks were favorite by a 2-1 margin which is massive. Congrats for taking care of business.

Oh my, you Canucks fans are dealing with so much bullshit as such a massive underdog in the playoffs….

 

[Brookbank]

They looked like first round fodder edging out another first round fodder.

This was written in March 24th genius. This was the Oilers claim to fame also. Hey we got hot bro!

The Nashville Predators might be the hottest team in the NHL right now. The Predators haven't lost a game in regulation since Feb. 15 to the Dallas Stars, and the team has now notched a point in a franchise-best 18-straight games.