2020/2021 Around the League Thread | Playoff Edition

[Hit the post]

As much as there is much finger pointing that Tampa was in cahoots, it's a testament to how much depth they've built on that team to survive a season without Kucherov and missing Stamkos for a big chunk as well.

And missing some guy named JT Miller who’s our best forward many nights.

 

[CanuckleBerry]

absolutely love the way panthers play.

Just imagine if we pounced on Quenville when he was available. This is why the best coaches in the league are worth the money.

Best game I’ve seen in years,
credit to both teams for their efforts

Hells yes. Helps me remember why I am a hockey fan first, Canucks fan second.

 

[Reverend Mayhem]

Best game I’ve seen in years,
credit to both teams for their efforts

I really, really enjoyed the MIN-VGK game. I can't remember the last time I saw a 1-0 game that exciting.

 

[tantalum]

Lightning played the cap game and won. Canucks have played the same game and won as well. There is nothing wrong with what Tampa did. It's not like these players didn't have legitimate long term injuries. And it's not like other teams don't end up keeping guys on the injury list after they've recovered at various points in the season due to cap reasons. Is what it is. Perhaps other teams should be better at planning.

 

[StreetHawk]

I really, really enjoyed the MIN-VGK game. I can't remember the last time I saw a 1-0 game that exciting.

Something about watching a game where you don't have a joy/disappointment in whomever wins.

Overall, this is playoff intensity. First couple of games, everyone is trying to put their opponent through the glass.

I will say watching some of the TB/FLA game, that the refs need to take greater charge of the post whistle stuff and the tussling away from the puck. I didn't like the Jan Ruuta/Barkov even up call. should have been a FLA PP. Don't like the refs letting bottom 6 guys take top players with them to the box. All for battles along the boards and in front of the net. But, away from the puck, not so much.

Would be like giving LeBron/KD/Curry, etc coincidental fouls when a bench player shoves them and they get into it post whistle to get them into foul trouble.

 

[Hit the post]

Lightning played the cap game and won. Canucks have played the same game and won as well. There is nothing wrong with what Tampa did. It's not like these players didn't have legitimate long term injuries. And it's not like other teams don't end up keeping guys on the injury list after they've recovered at various points in the season due to cap reasons. Is what it is. Perhaps other teams should be better at planning.

Have no fear as we have the CBA expert on the Canucks payroll! Weisbrod to help Dim Jim.

 

[4Twenty]

I really, really enjoyed the MIN-VGK game. I can't remember the last time I saw a 1-0 game that exciting.

Really good hockey, and outstanding goaltending. Fleury's were flashy, but the puck was sticking to Talbot like glue.

 

[Vector]

Someone remind me why Vegas spent all that money on Robin Lehner?

Fleury is playing really, really damn well.

Because Lehner was significantly better than Fleury last year and 29 years old. Fleury is 36 incredibly inconsistent. This is also why they kept Fleury when they couldn't get value in a trade.

 

[mriswith]

Just imagine if we pounced on Quenville when he was available. This is why the best coaches in the league are worth the money.

Yeah absolutely. You really wonder what our team could do with someone like Quenneville.

Florida's the dream scenario for mismanaged franchises. Two years ago they were a bottom tier franchise in the league with a bleak outlook having spun their wheels for a decade. Caplocked by bad acquisitions, players consistently under-performing relative to expectations/country club atmosphere, years of asset mismanagement, basically all they had going for them was Barkov/Huberdeau/Ekblad and two of those looked destined to leave for brighter pastures soon in UFA.

An elite coach and an elite GM and two years later they're contenders. Phenomenal. Zito should be the unanimous GM of the year for the overhaul he did in under a year, everything he touched turned to gold and he dumped one of the three albatross contracts they had.

 

[I am toxic]

Yeah absolutely. You really wonder what our team could do with someone like Quenneville.

Florida's the dream scenario for mismanaged franchises. Two years ago they were a bottom tier franchise in the league with a bleak outlook having spun their wheels for a decade. Caplocked by bad acquisitions, players consistently under-performing relative to expectations/country club atmosphere, years of asset mismanagement, basically all they had going for them was Barkov/Huberdeau/Ekblad and two of those looked destined to leave for brighter pastures soon in UFA.

An elite coach and an elite GM and two years later they're contenders. Phenomenal. Zito should be the unanimous GM of the year for the overhaul he did in under a year, everything he touched turned to gold and he dumped one of the three albatross contracts they had.

I had advocated for Futa all along. Now I realize I had just misspelled Zito.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

Canes’s forward core is incredibly deep

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

Lightning played the cap game and won. Canucks have played the same game and won as well. There is nothing wrong with what Tampa did. It's not like these players didn't have legitimate long term injuries. And it's not like other teams don't end up keeping guys on the injury list after they've recovered at various points in the season due to cap reasons. Is what it is. Perhaps other teams should be better at planning.

What did we win exactly ?

 

[canuckking1]

Wouldn't be shocked if Preds upset the Canes. Saros has been playing 2011 Tim Thomas level since Feb

 

[Reverend Mayhem]

What a play by Forsberg. Johansen is playing with some sass tonight.

 

[canuckking1]

Love playoff hockey. I want to see my Canucks here

 

[RussianRacket]

Love playoff hockey. I want to see my Canucks here

With our core group of players, it won't be long till we are going deep every year

 

[Reverend Mayhem]

Oh Marchand, never change.

 

[Reverend Mayhem]

Classic reffing blunder to take them both. Not sure why Marchand does this, Bruins clearly lose that wash out.

 

[IslandBeast]

Picturing our guys trying to compete against a team with Chara, Wilson, Mantha, Ovie makes me cringe. We'd get chewed up and spit out.

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

Classic reffing blunder to take them both. Not sure why Marchand does this, Bruins clearly lose that wash out.

Just happened again. The f*** is this shit?

 

[Frankie Blueberries]

With our core group of players, it won't be long till we are going deep every year

Assuming Elmer and dumbass Weisbrod are both fired and a good GM is hired, you might be right!

 

[Reverend Mayhem]

Picturing our guys trying to compete against a team with Chara, Wilson, Mantha, Ovie makes me cringe. We'd get chewed up and spit out.

So? They're big. Cool. Chara can just barely skate at a passable NHL-level and Mantha is 3-ply. The other two, I would worry about.

 

[IslandBeast]

So? They're big. Cool. Chara can just barely skate at a passable NHL-level and Mantha is 3-ply. The other two, I would worry about.

So? They're big, fast, skilled and tough. The Canucks are slow, unskilled, small and soft. Not that cool

Mantha would be our 2nd or 3rd toughest player lol

 

[StreetHawk]

Picturing our guys trying to compete against a team with Chara, Wilson, Mantha, Ovie makes me cringe. We'd get chewed up and spit out.

Our best team in 2011 didn’t fare well either against a big team.

 

[Peen]

Dowd just won a faceoff against Bergeron and then blocked a shot.

Thought you had to pay $3MM for those qualities.