Post-Game Talk: Big Z’s Revenge | Canucks def. Flames | 4-3 | Hughes, Lafferty, Mikheyev, Pettersson

[cc]

I don't know why tochet likes juulsen so much. He can block shots ok but I think that's about it. He's sub par on every other meaningful skill

 

[wonton15]

I think someone here speculated this before, but it does feel like they’re showcasing Karlsson a bit. What if Calgary is sorta interested in Karlsson and we dressed him to showcase?

Tanev for Myers, Karlsson, 2nd (higher pick because cap)

(i wish)

 

[DS7]

Is Juulsen the new Aaron rome / Jayson Megna

 

[Josepho]

Is Juulsen the new Aaron rome / Jayson Megna

i would kill to have aaron rome as one of our depth options

 

[arttk]

Fun fact, you know that Meyer's has more assists this year (10) than any of Anderson, Hanifin, or Weeger. Maybe that Meyers guy can really play this game LOL

Maybe some team will fall for it and trade for him at the deadline

He was right. They took away his goal :/

He got an assist, good enough!

 

[TruGr1t]

Hronek sort of reminds me of prime Ehrhoff. Not quite as good a skater.

 

[Flik]

Maybe some team will fall for it and trade for him at the deadline


He got an assist, good enough!

 

[ProviesGhost]

Ugly win. They’re just not as sharp as they were 6-7 games ago. Sounds like 43 and 17 got softly benched at the end of the game (post game show).

 

[Brookbank]

Hoglander got welded to the bench again. Karlsson had more ice time. Hogs has 7 even strength goals yet cant get ice time

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

I hope we can swap Garland with Barrie
4.5m pending UFA

So there’s no way the Preds do it

 

[ForecheckBackcheck]

Canucks are 8-2-1 at home this season. And really should be 9-2 given the horrible reffing in the Rangers game. And we have a 5 game homestand coming up. Time to bank some points.

The fact that we are 16-8-1 after some brutal travel to start the season is huge. The boys have done an incredible job.

 

[Lat]

I hope we can swap Garland with Barrie
4.5m pending UFA

So there’s no way the Preds do it

Why would the Canucks have any interest in Barrie? I think we have enough defensive liabilities as is that need to be sheltered.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

Noooo

Yeah Petey

Why would the Canucks have any interest in Barrie? I think we have enough defensive liabilities as is that need to be sheltered.

Connor Garland makes 4.9m until you and I both die

 

[krutovsdonut]

that was very entertaining. not perfect but a decent energy effort. i think they like zadorov.

 

[AlainVigneaultsGum]

Fun game. Quinn is an animal.

Z was steady. Not particularly noticeable one way or the other. The cacophony of cheers/boos when he got the empty netter was pretty funny.

Man I love this team

 

[Buresflyingelbow]

Man I hate Tyler Myers, how does management and Coaching staff not see this shit show like everyone else?

I’m so sick of watching this guy and he’s right up there with Gudbranson for me as a complete waste of a roster spot.

 

[wonton15]

Soucy, Cole, Zadorov, Hronek (Willander Bruz)

Allvin completely rebuilt the D in a single year, whereas Benning can’t put together a better list in his entire decade of error. Simply amazing how badly Benning stripped this franchise and fanbase

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

GUYS GUYS
I think I know why Juulsen played over Friedman tonight

Had we dressed Friedman over Juulsen, we would had zero, yes, ZERO Canadians in the line-up

 

[Flik]

GUYS GUYS
I think I know why Juulsen played over Friedman tonight

Had we dressed Friedman over Juulsen, we would had zero, yes, ZERO Canadians in the line-up

 

[thecupismine]

Nice to walk away with a win, but the team made it a lot harder on themselves than it needed to be. Some quick notes:

Demko: Was a little scrambly in his net tonight. Often overcommiting to the shooting angle, and it really cost them on the second goal. Giving some Luongo vibes with his puck handling as well.

Myers: Needs his minutes honed in. He was great for a couple weeks, but as his minutes have creeped up we're getting chaos giraffe back. Zadorov should help here. Also, his work on the PK tonight was absolutely abysmal.

Penalty kill: Watching the difference between the Knights/Flames and the Canucks on the PK should be a wake-up call to the players and coaching staff. They're permitting way too many chances when the other team sets up, and are giving up the line super easily to allow for the setup.

Powerplay: Been off for a couple games now. The coaching staff seems enamored with Hronek's shot here, and I don't really understand why. He's made it more difficult to enter the zone, the movement has dissapeared, and the team is overall way more predictable as Hronek is just there for the shot. Upside of the shot isn't worth it compared to how much more flexible Kuzmenko is here.

Good bounceback game from the team's top players (especially Petey who was great tonight), but there's a lot of tightening up that's needed. I think the team is firmly entrenched as a team that should make the playoffs, but there's a ways to go to enter that top 4 group in the conference.

 

[Josepho]

GUYS GUYS
I think I know why Juulsen played over Friedman tonight

Had we dressed Friedman over Juulsen, we would had zero, yes, ZERO Canadians in the line-up

Friedman is Canadian too and also Myers identifies as one despite being born in Texas.

 

[valkynax]

Man I hate Tyler Myers, how does management and Coaching staff not see this shit show like everyone else?

I’m so sick of watching this guy and he’s right up there with Gudbranson for me as a complete waste of a roster spot.

But he got us Juolevi.

 

[Kryten]

7 minutes on PP, 1 of those a 2 man advantage, 3 shots including Peteys post. That is not good enough. Flames had 10 minutes of PP, 8 shots and 2 goals

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

Friedman is Canadian too and also Myers identifies as one despite being born in Texas.

As Don Cherry once said “No, Myers is one of you people” just like me

 

[Vector]

I think someone here speculated this before, but it does feel like they’re showcasing Karlsson a bit. What if Calgary is sorta interested in Karlsson and we dressed him to showcase?

Tanev for Myers, Karlsson, 2nd (higher pick because cap)

(i wish)

Reports are that the Flames aren't really looking for picks in their big ticket free agents but prefer young NHL-ready players. I don't think it's a coincidence that Karlsson has played his first two games against the Flames when there are other call-up options.