Post-Game Talk: 8-0-1 - Canucks def. Kraken - 5-2 (Podkolzin, Hoglander, Motte, Garland, Pearson)

[Scorvat]

Decided to look at the standings this morning...and we are much closer to the playoffs than I thought. Obviously still a hill to climb but all the teams we are chasing are just as "blah" as we are. Feels like it'll be between us, Oilers, and the Jets for that final spot.

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Dallas is ahead of us as well

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Decided to look at the standings this morning...and we are much closer to the playoffs than I thought. Obviously still a hill to climb but all the teams we are chasing are just as "blah" as we are. Feels like it'll be between us, Oilers, and the Jets for that final spot.

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At least we're in the fight now. That should definitely put a bit more pep in the step of our players who have no appetite for a rebuild / want to play meaningful games.

 

[F A N]

Dallas is ahead of us as well

Technically they are not. We are 3 points up on them but them have 5 games in hand.

 

[supercanuck]

Dallas is ahead of us as well

Five games in hand!

 

[VasilyHoglander]

Whatever gets you thru the night, as John Lennon sang

Ok stay uneducated, I don’t have the time and the crayons to explain to you

 

[strattonius]

We are good.

My initial response was to a poster saying we will all get Covid, with the implication that it is inevitable.

I was just letting him know that I do not believe it is inevitable as some places are taking different apporaches, such as Hong Kong for example where there is almost no community spread.

To follow-up on what you discussed, I do believe the vaccination rate in Hong Kong is quite low relative to here but the citizens do have access to the Pfizer vaccine - I feel like you threw a lot of China facts at me when I brought up Hong Kong and didn't really see the relevance relative to the conversation I was having.

With how the virus is mutating I don't think it's a stretch at all to say we will all inevitably get covid.

What is so triggering or upsetting by that notion? It's not a morbid proclamation saying all of our lives are at risk. It's the reality that with the disease mutating to over 50 protein spikes, it will be the most transmissable illness on the planet - it probably already is. Omicron has shown encouraging signs of an endemic stage of the illness. That is, extremely high tranmissibility and low morbidity.

And regarding Hong Kong. If you believe their recorded 7 cases per day is accurate, I'm with Canucker on this one - that is absurdly inaccurate information..it's corrupted. I recall watching a covid cases tracker early in the pandemic and it was the same case in mid 2020 - somehow the virus decided to completely avoid a country of 3 billion people.

 

[wonton15]

I wish they would put Podkolzin in for at least one interview and give him easy questions. We need to hear that deep Russian voice

 

[Icebreakers]

Decided to look at the standings this morning...and we are much closer to the playoffs than I thought. Obviously still a hill to climb but all the teams we are chasing are just as "blah" as we are. Feels like it'll be between us, Oilers, and the Jets for that final spot.

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Id rather not make the playoffs than play Vegas in round 1.

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

 

[maroon 6]

Decided to look at the standings this morning...and we are much closer to the playoffs than I thought. Obviously still a hill to climb but all the teams we are chasing are just as "blah" as we are. Feels like it'll be between us, Oilers, and the Jets for that final spot.

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I think Anaheim will drop to this pack as well

 

[supercanuck]

Id rather not make the playoffs than play Vegas in round 1.

What if Demko rattles them again?

 

[likash]

What if Demko rattles them again?

To be honest i'm more afraid of the AVS who can smoke us despite their shaky goaltending and the Flames who have the style and players to snuff us out.

 

[sting101]

Afraid??

 

[likash]

Afraid??

Terrified?

 

[Indiana]

Terrified?

Mortified?

 

[Zaddy91]

Id rather not make the playoffs than play Vegas in round 1.

Tell that to the players.