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Series Talk: WCQF: Vancouver Canucks vs Nashville Predators (VAN Leads 3-2)
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Playoffs are a different animal. You can expect player like Hughes and Pettersson struggle mightily. And no 2020 bubble against rusty opponents doesn't count.
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Your board has a meltdown after every loss against Vancouver, which happened a lot this year lol.
CantHaveTkachev
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I'll say Nucks in 6
I'll say Nucks in 6
BonMorrison
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Happy that my boys made it but they match up against the Canucks horribly; saw it several times this year. Would love a Game 7 upset but my head says Canucks in 6.
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Maybe against a team with playoff pedigree/success, Nashville isn’t one of them
Angry Little Elf
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Idk bruh. He came into a thread about the Canucks within five posts at like 1am saying that the Canucks would lose.
Don’t think it’s me who is rent free
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Its the 30th anniversary of the 1994 cup finals run, I could see them run skate blacks at home, I'd kill for skate whites away too.
As a Nashville fan I don't like this matchup, but then again there weren't any good options in the West this year. We struggled in the season matchups as Vancouver matched or exceeded our team speed, and the Garland line was problematic. Saros has been pedestrian at best lately, so unless he eats his Wheaties then I can't see this going past six games. Some Nashville fans will be upset saying it was dumb to have a season like this with a bunch of vets, but I am just enjoying that fact that we still get to watch hockey for at least another couple weeks and anything can happen.
That’s why Trotz signed ROR and Schenn and kept McDonagh. Josi, Sissons and Forsberg also did have a lot of success in 2017-2018 when they won the West and played 6 games in the finals.
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I by no means think Nashville is going to be an “easy out”, It’s just people are overstating this whole playoffs are a different beast angle for this series.
Nashville is a good team this year but they don’t play a heavy physical game like LA does, the notion that they are going to physically dominate Hughes/Pettersson is about as silly as saying the Canucks will sleep walk through the series.
These two teams are going into a series on a fairly even playing field.
Based on potential opponents Nashville IS the easiest that Vancouver could have drawn, but that works both ways. Vancouver is also the best opponent that Nashville could have drawn.
I think Nashville is more physical, I think Vancouver is faster. Nashville is probably more aggressive, which could be a problem for Nashville.
I don't think Nashville wins. I just don't know if we're there yet with talent. If we don't win though, it won't be because we lacked players with playoff success or experience, we have as much as that as anyone.
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@triggrman both these teams were being predicted to head into the golfing season and not into the playoffs. Let's have a clean fun series and best of luck to you and the rest of Smashville!
Nashville is a good team, a lot of their top players in Forsberg, Josi, Mcdonagh, ROR have strong playoff resume.
I think their depth (lack of) up front is what really separates these team - their top line really carried them.
Canucks have flaws too.
While our top pairing with Hughes can transition and dance with the puck, the second they are caught deep in the D zone they can struggle. Thats a key to the series, most canucks offense runs through Hughes.
We also have some mistaken prone DMan like Myers/Zadorov and inexperienced forwards up front.
On balance the canucks have the edge. but wouldn't surprise me if either team wins.
I think their depth (lack of) up front is what really separates these team - their top line really carried them.
Canucks have flaws too.
While our top pairing with Hughes can transition and dance with the puck, the second they are caught deep in the D zone they can struggle. Thats a key to the series, most canucks offense runs through Hughes.
We also have some mistaken prone DMan like Myers/Zadorov and inexperienced forwards up front.
On balance the canucks have the edge. but wouldn't surprise me if either team wins.
CascadiaPuck
Proud Canucks investor.
I think it could be a close one. Hope it’s a fun one either way. Cheers!
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No horse in the race. Canucks in five. They look really strong this year.
A lot of that physicality comes from Schenn, Lauzon, McCaron, Smith. Nashville from the games I watched are quite a clean team.
I think the canucks will hit a lot, we have some big monsters on the backend. And most inexperienced playoffs teams usually gets too excited and hit more than they should.
I would for sure add Jankowski and Sherwood to that. I'd also say that Forsberg and McDonagh can throw some weight around as well.
I'm anxious to see how/if Stastney plays. The kid can skate, and seems really defensively responsible.
I worry about Novak and Evangelista a lot. I worry that Lauzon tries to be too physical.
I worry about Saros big game ability. When he's on, he's fantastic but when he's not...
Angry Little Elf
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I forgot that mark jankowski plays for the preds. Glad he’s been able to have a career
Mez
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TBF. HFOil has a meltdown after every loss.
Mez
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Demko vs Soros should be interesting. If EP40 gets going again, I could see Nucks in 5 or 6. Really interested to watch this series.
I watched Nashville play against Winnipeg and they gave the Jets no room to move .
They were getting there offense of Winnipeg turnovers.
This is going to come Demko and Saros in a 7 game series
Iam taking Nashville because of there Stanley Cup experience.
This is going to be a really good series.
They were getting there offense of Winnipeg turnovers.
This is going to come Demko and Saros in a 7 game series
Iam taking Nashville because of there Stanley Cup experience.
This is going to be a really good series.
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