Post-Series Talk: Vancouver Canucks defeat the Nashville Predators 4-2

[rypper]

Saros was starting to get in my head, feeling unbeatable. Between that and how Silovs was playing you knew it would have to be a real lucky one to score .

 

[Grifter3511]

He did very little. Nashville rarley got a shot on net harder than a pass.

Surprise surprise, BMH here to shit on everyone and everything that's not his favourite team.

Silovs didn't make a ton of tough saves, but there were a lot of screens and in close chances, bounce plays, where he swallowed the puck and never let out a rebound. That's a good sign.

 

[HockeyWooot]

GG Nashville. There’s a reason the Preds were the top team in the second half of the season, they played well.

Some may look at the low scoring and shot totals and call the series boring, in reality the series was a battle that was tightly fought to the end with not much given up by either team.

 

[Oliewud]

Pretty sure there were plenty of 'refs you suck' chants from Preds fans. Pp chances doesn't need to equal if one side is more deciplined. The last cross check was a cross check.

And the cross check on garland was what? A good hockey play?

 

[MNRube]

Not the result they wanted, but an impressive season from Nashville

 

[mandiblesofdoom]

I know from an outsider's perspective this series was godawful to watch, but as a Canucks fan, it was intensely exciting and stressful to watch.

I liked it. Two teams not giving up any opportunities.

 

[Oliewud]

I liked it. Two teams not giving up any opportunities.

Yup. This was a commitment to defense, anybody who can't see that doesn't understand the game.

 

[Szechwan]

Absolute meat grinder of a series, both teams had to earn every inch of ice. Preds showed very well imo, and with some key additions up front are going to be a wagon next year.

 

[WTG]

This series could have easily gone 7. Have to give the Preds a lot of respect. Class organization with some of the classiest fans in the NHL

Agreed, Nashville fans are class.

 

[Hammer79]

Agreed, Nashville fans are class.

Except on their reddit

 

[lawrence]

edit. What I wanted to say, was meant to be in the Canucks only forum.

 

[Gnashville]

Congrats to the Deranged Oreo Dolphins….er um Vancouver Canucks.

I can't believe how much I heard Nyquist's name. Need more talent.

How do they acquire talent? Free Agents laugh at Trotz, they are near the top of most no trade lists, the franchise has only drafted in the top 10 once in 2 decades. They are stuck in the 15 to 25 drafting range never bad enough to get real game changing talent

 

[Svencouver]

Preds were a tough out. GG

 

[eviohh26]

Preds were no push overs. Solid team. Ended up being a battle of defense . I thought it was a very physical series the first 3 games. I feel overall the series could have gone either way.

 

[DFAC]

How do they acquire talent? Free Agents laugh at Trotz, they are near the top of most no trade lists, the franchise has only drafted in the top 10 once in 2 decades. They are stuck in the 15 to 25 drafting range never bad enough to get real game changing talent

Probably the UFA route. I'd go hard at a Reinhart or Stamkos. I think adding 30-40 goals would make them a real threat next year.

 

[Gnashville]

Probably the UFA route. I'd go hard at a Reinhart or Stamkos. I think adding 30-40 goals would make them a real threat next year.

Neither would consider Nashville lol.

 

[lawrence]

GG preds. I think It would have ended sooner if Petterson is 100% and we had a healthy Demko. But injuries are part of the game. Everyone has them, I know. Preds played very well and did what they could, strategically to try to win.

 

[eviohh26]

I've never seen a playoff series in my entire life where the other team tried their best to injure our players.

it also felt like the refs didn't do us any justice. Typical Canuck reffing. But thats just me. I'm glad we got through round 1. Lets hope for the best.

I wouldn't take it that far. They had a target on Hughes as they should. They got away with a bit more than the Canucks but it was a hard fought series. Only things I was not entirely happy about was running DeSmith and Hitting Pettersson after they got goal .

 

[TruGr1t]

Credit to the Preds, that was horribly annoying.

 

[biturbo19]

That was one heck of a grinding, defensive structure stalemate of a series. Certainly not the prettiest hockey ever. Quite the slog to get through. Both teams just falling into their defensive structure and waiting for the other team to make mistakes to capitalize and counterattack...and very few instances of that actually happening. Very few major mistakes or breakdowns to jump on either way.

Real stressful, nail-biter of a series. Through the majority of pretty much every game.


Hard fought series. Vancouver having some of their high end talent and their depth show up at critical moments was just narrowly the difference. Especially while trying to overcome multiple goalie injuries in a tightly contested, "cards close to the chest" series like this.

 

[EastVillageBlues]

Wow, Silovs out dueled Saros.

Is this kid for real?

 

[lawrence]

I wouldn't take it that far. They had a target on Hughes as they should. They got away with a bit more than the Canucks but it was a hard fought series. Only things I was not entirely happy about was running DeSmith and Hitting Pettersson after they got goal .

the hits on Hughes were clean, It was more the full out hit on Casey Desmith in game 3, than the Nashville player, who slammed into Sil0vs in game 5 like a newbie who can't stop on his own.

 

[DS7]

Good series preds !

 

[BB79]

Except on their reddit

No one has class when they're on Reddit

 

[Jay26]

Congrats Nuks.

Not sure what that game from the Preds was, good lord that was bad.

Neither team played great in that whole series. Definitely the strangest series I've ever watched.