Post-Game Talk: Canucks 3 @ Avalanche 1 - 6:00PM PST - SPAC (Warning Post #226)
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Mr. Canucklehead
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...this literally happened to Dan Hamhuis. This season.
Hopefully both players are OK. Nice to see the Kid Line ride again. Only took our moron coach 50 freaking games to try it.
me2
Go ahead foot
Who knows his contracts has long time to run. Do you think Benning signed him to $6m a year for three years expecting him not to be the starter for those years?
Josepho
i want the bartkowski thread back
Hutton may be iffy in his own end, but god damn, that guy sure generates more than he gives up.
Thought the Avs had good and up and coming team. I guess not. When you are clearly outplayed by the Canucks you got some pretty deep problems. Roy has a mess on his hands ATM.
Can't believe how bad Iginla has become. Remember Linden at the end and Iginla looks much the same. when players are on their last legs they often become pathetically bad. Think he was benched for the third.
In that context you wonder a little how much H. Sedin has got left. Really has not looked good over the second half of the season. Got to know when not to hang on to these players
The Good -lots of H's
Hutton - I think he is our best defenseman. We have no one packing the puck or moving it as well as Hutton. Hutton- Sbisa duo best in this game and does look like an acceptable NHL backline. Certainly they would be main line material on a team like the Avs.
Hamhuis - not as enthused as Garrett but his skating is much improved over earlier in the season. Lot more range in his play and he creating a enough of gap to allow him to make the play unlike earlier when he always seemed to be in traffic.
Horvat - showing the same kind of change in gear he showed at the latter part of last year. Has a very good understanding of when to jump into the rush and when to hold back. Really ripped that goal in tonight
Virtanen - one thing he does well is to cut back across the middle on the backcheck. So fast that the other team can't anticipate him cutting into the passing lane. He is creating a lot of turnovers in the mid ice area. Gets from the blue line to the net in warp speed but needs to finish better.
Markstrom - Covers up so much net. Still needs to work on the glove short side but he was critical in the win. Don't think Miller has been bad but Markstrom seems more on top of his game
Etem - thought the line with Burrows and Vey was good once again. Vey had few bad turnovers but the line tied up the Avs in their end. Etem has been a good pick up
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Loss of Edler and, to an extent, Sutter could be important tank factors if they are out long term. You also wonder if this might effect the trade of Hamhuis. Could see Fedun getting recalled.
Think some of the moms, especially Bartkowski's, were getting into the sauce. Certainly seemed to be enjoying themselves. Nice touv ch by the team here.
Can't believe how bad Iginla has become. Remember Linden at the end and Iginla looks much the same. when players are on their last legs they often become pathetically bad. Think he was benched for the third.
In that context you wonder a little how much H. Sedin has got left. Really has not looked good over the second half of the season. Got to know when not to hang on to these players
The Good -lots of H's
Hutton - I think he is our best defenseman. We have no one packing the puck or moving it as well as Hutton. Hutton- Sbisa duo best in this game and does look like an acceptable NHL backline. Certainly they would be main line material on a team like the Avs.
Hamhuis - not as enthused as Garrett but his skating is much improved over earlier in the season. Lot more range in his play and he creating a enough of gap to allow him to make the play unlike earlier when he always seemed to be in traffic.
Horvat - showing the same kind of change in gear he showed at the latter part of last year. Has a very good understanding of when to jump into the rush and when to hold back. Really ripped that goal in tonight
Virtanen - one thing he does well is to cut back across the middle on the backcheck. So fast that the other team can't anticipate him cutting into the passing lane. He is creating a lot of turnovers in the mid ice area. Gets from the blue line to the net in warp speed but needs to finish better.
Markstrom - Covers up so much net. Still needs to work on the glove short side but he was critical in the win. Don't think Miller has been bad but Markstrom seems more on top of his game
Etem - thought the line with Burrows and Vey was good once again. Vey had few bad turnovers but the line tied up the Avs in their end. Etem has been a good pick up
Other Points
Loss of Edler and, to an extent, Sutter could be important tank factors if they are out long term. You also wonder if this might effect the trade of Hamhuis. Could see Fedun getting recalled.
Think some of the moms, especially Bartkowski's, were getting into the sauce. Certainly seemed to be enjoying themselves. Nice touv ch by the team here.
clunk
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Seriously? Has the old fart suffered recent blow to the head or something?
Honestly think he's senile at 58 years old.
NuxFan09
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Seriously? Has the old fart suffered recent blow to the head or something?
It was so forced too. The media was trying to talk about someone else (I forget, I'd have to listen to the clip again) and he was like "Yeah and I thought the game changed when Dorsett....".
And here I thought the bromance between AV and Rome was bad.
Compare with that WD+Dorsett is practically Rome-old and Juli-eh
(Sorry I stole that last one from Simpsons)
drax0s
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His contract has one more year after this one. That's what passes for a "long time" now?
The only way it could be shorter is if it ended this year.As for why he signed him -- from what I've read it's part of their goalie succession plan. It was initially aimed at slowly easing Lack into a starter role and Marky showed more promise so Lack was moved. Benning rightly or wrongly sees benefit in a senior goalie helping to ease in the new guy to eventually take over. Based on that, and I'm extrapolating here - a succession plan is predicated on transitioning the "new guy" to a starter role. With Miller's contract ending the end of next year, Marky kind of has to take the reigns next year with Miller as a backup.
So yeah, my call is Miller is the backup next year (30 or so starts) and Markstrom runs the show. What's your call?
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Tv9924
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While you were throwing insults around, you forget that it was already tried this year...
Yeah i think so there was a few of them vrbata took a stick to the face too
OVerall disappointingly good game esp from Sbisa who keeps getting better and really set up the insurance goal. Bo is Bo and Sedins too really should of got one goal esp that 2-1 in the third
VasilyHoglander
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Sbisa's assist on Bo's goal. Shades of bobby orr!!our own erik karlsson?
I think my brain tumor just grew back when I saw your post...
swissexpert
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Sbisa GOAT!
Seriously, nice for him, I feel he'll have a long career as a solid bottom pairing guy.
Just ignore that he makes more money a year than Obama during a whole 4-year period
Seriously, nice for him, I feel he'll have a long career as a solid bottom pairing guy.
Just ignore that he makes more money a year than Obama during a whole 4-year period
Sbisa GOAT!
Seriously, nice for him, I feel he'll have a long career as a solid bottom pairing guy.
Just ignore that he makes more money a year than Obama during a whole 4-year period
Maybe if he could rush like this once a game...or multiple times a game...
me2
Go ahead foot
His contract has one more year after this one. That's what passes for a "long time" now?
In the current context absolutely. Markstrom should be a outright starter atm until proven he can't handle it, instead of the other way around. Miller lasting 1 uear and a couple of months as undisputed starter would be pretty embarrassing.
I hope so but damn that contract will be as bad as people feared if that happens.
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