Post-Game Talk: WCSF GM 6 | Oilers def. Canucks 5-1 (Hoglander) | Anyone…anyone…Canucks?

[crazychimp]

 

[thekernel]

We were due for a game where weak goals sank us. The game was there for the taking otherwise

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

Joshua hasn’t done shit since game 1.
Call this guy out, he can’t just show up 1 game a series and expect not to be criticized

leave him alone, we need him for game one against dallas

 

[Sedinery]

Reffing was fine, no issues

Oilers wanted it more tonight

May the better team win Monday

 

[dez]

Imac is heated on his radio hit

 

[Luck 6]

After that game, I dunno, that was just a discouraging performance.

 

[EpochLink]

I want to hear another JT Miller apology.
That was ass water with toilet paper stank performance from him.

 

[credulous]

Bouchard has outplayed Hughes to an embarrassing degree. More disappointed in him than Pettersson.

if the canucks lose this series it'll be because miller, hughes and pettersson weren't the best canucks on the ice. miller has been okay but all three need to rise to the occaison and play great

 

[mossey3535]

The Canucks basically have 2-3 set plays on the PP, and they don't do anything else, nobody has dynamic positions, and they only try to setup Miller coming in off the left-side wall, or a one-timer for Pettersson on the far-right wall. If neither happens Hughes takes a shitty wrist shot from the point.

Teams figured out a long time ago that when you clog up those cross-ice lanes to Miller or Pettersson you just get a lame Hughes wrist shot that does nothing. This was like, well before the all-star break.

But if they REALLY REALLY WANT it, they'll score right?

We can win more board battles. That's definitely a thing. But on the PP for example, it doesn't necessarily lead to goals. They'll have to reset less which is a positive. But as you pointed out, then they're falling back on the same predictable plays.

You know what creates motivation and engagement in players? When they go out and what their coaches tell them to do leads to success. Tocchet got buy in because his system kept them in games. When you are going out and jusy defending and not getting ozone time, it wears on guys. They need coaching to show them the big picture and give them some breathing room.

 

[CanucksSayEh]

This team seems unable to have any guys that can control the puck down low.

 

[arttk]

But if they REALLY REALLY WANT it, they'll score right?

We can win more board battles. That's definitely a thing. But on the PP for example, it doesn't necessarily lead to goals. They'll have to reset less which is a positive. But as you pointed out, then they're falling back on the same predictable plays.

You know what creates motivation and engagement in players? When they go out and what their coaches tell them to do leads to success. Tocchet got buy in because his system kept them in games. When you are going out and jusy defending and not getting ozone time, it wears on guys. They need coaching to show them the big picture and give them some breathing room.

PP, that shit is pure coaching unless you have like SJ level talent.

I think we need to move Hughes to the left wall and have somebody like Miller or Boeser at the top.

 

[NeoCanuck]

I'll just say: this was the kind of game we all feared would happen at the beginning of the series. I'm glad it happened in Game 6 as opposed to Monday.

Have Tocchet make some special spaghetti to get the team going, and keep upsetting the narrative like they have all season long.

 

[Nick Lang]

We don't need a power play coach, we just need players willing to put in the effort.

You have an extra player on the ice and you're getting beaten to every loose puck and losing every battle along the boards. That says it all.

That too but it seems more like strategic failure than a lack of effort. We can't even gain the zone entry with any success. It looks like they haven't even been taught the basics sometimes, but that can't be the case can it? They certainly don't do the common things like getting back to simply shooting the puck and crowding the net like other teams do when they struggle. The 2nd PP unit sucks too.

 

[valkynax]

Reffing was fine, no issues

Oilers wanted it more tonight

May the better team win Monday

Yep, one of those rare games where ref was ok.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Good news - Cole wasn’t the worst player tonight!

Bad news - it’s because everyone else dropped to his level.

(…trying to keep the mood light)

 

[Baby Pettersson]

I know it doesn't change anything and we got our asses kicked but Edmonton still looks beatable. It's really going to come down to who wants to win more on Monday night.

 

[valkynax]

Good news - Cole wasn’t the worst player tonight!

Bad news - it’s because everyone else dropped to his level.

(…trying to keep the mood light)

The Reign of Error had massively, and I mean MASSIVELY, raised my capacity to tolerate any and all hockey related shit. Which is why I hardly get upset about what the team's doing now.

 

[arttk]

The Reign of Error had massively, and I mean MASSIVELY, raised my capacity to tolerate any and all hockey related shit. Which is why I hardly get upset about what the team's doing now.

What is pain?

 

[NeoCanuck]

Filip Hronek last 30 games including playoffs:
0 goals, 4 assists, -3.

Playing entirely with Hughes, that's sort of insane.
Absolutely has fumbled the bag.

 

[Angry Little Elf]

Filip Hronek last 30 games including playoffs:
0 goals, 4 assists, -3.

Playing entirely with Hughes, that's sort of insane.
Absolutely has fumbled the bag.

Hughes hasn’t looked good in the playoffs either. Hate to say it but it’s true

 

[Nuck Bonino]

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ESPN get it together

bulletin board material

 

[thekernel]

Bouchard has outplayed Hughes to an embarrassing degree. More disappointed in him than Pettersson.

Please, if it was Hughes that scored 3 goals off defender deflections we'd be nutting ourselves. It's just bounces at that point

 

[Orca Smash]

Imac is heated on his radio hit

What did he say?

 

[valkynax]

What is pain?

 

[Jyrki]

Hughes hasn’t looked good in the playoffs either. Hate to say it but it’s true

Got absolutely pounded during the Nashville series and is probably nurturing a bunch of injuries. Definitely doesn't have the step he had.