Post-Game Talk: Canucks 4 Islanders 3 (Hunt Miller Hoglander Podkolzin)

[thenextone]

Win one , lose one. Win one , lose one. Win one , lose one.


There’s a very good chance we are going to

Miss the playoffs
Get a shitty mid range draft pick.
Not trade players due for a raise and lose them for nothing next year.

would definitely be the case with the prior regime, but we should wait and see what this one has in store …

 

[VanJack]

Fortunate to get a result tonight against a team in their first game back after a five game road-swing where they crisscrossed the Continent.

But hard to get used to seeing a Barry Trotz coached team that's this loose in its own zone.....but not having to face Barzal was a huge advantage for the Canucks.

Now it's on to TO on HNIC, which is shaping as a potential lopsided game. Leafs coming off an ugly home ice loss 5-1 against the lowly Sabres. And Leafs are still steamed about getting 'Demkoed' in their last trip to Rogers Arena. It could be an all-out blitz by the Leafs.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Fortunate to get a result tonight against a team in their first game back after a five game road-swing where they crisscrossed the Continent.

But hard to get used to seeing a Barry Trotz coached team that's this loose in its own zone.....but not having to face Barzal was a huge advantage for the Canucks.

Now it's on to TO on HNIC, which is shaping as a potential lopsided game. Leafs coming off an ugly home ice loss 5-1 against the lowly Sabres. And Leafs are still steamed about getting 'Demkoed' in their last trip to Rogers Arena. It could be an all-out blitz by the Leafs.

Much as I would love to beat the Leafs, isn’t there a crazy stat that the home team has won almost every matchup between those two teams for several years? Tall order incoming, but massive game to keep our slim playoff hopes alive.

 

[DL44]

Fortunate to get a result tonight against a team in their first game back after a five game road-swing where they crisscrossed the Continent.

But hard to get used to seeing a Barry Trotz coached team that's this loose in its own zone.....but not having to face Barzal was a huge advantage for the Canucks.

Now it's on to TO on HNIC, which is shaping as a potential lopsided game. Leafs coming off an ugly home ice loss 5-1 against the lowly Sabres. And Leafs are still steamed about getting 'Demkoed' in their last trip to Rogers Arena. It could be an all-out blitz by the Leafs.

Or they get Demko'd again on national TV.

Either or.. heh..

17-9 needed for 94...

 

[Reverend Mayhem]

Much as I would love to beat the Leafs, isn’t there a crazy stat that the home team has won almost every matchup between those two teams for several years? Tall order incoming, but massive game to keep our slim playoff hopes alive.

I miss the stretch from 2006-14 where we never lost to them.

 

[Svencouver]

Win one , lose one. Win one , lose one. Win one , lose one.


There’s a very good chance we are going to

Miss the playoffs
Get a shitty mid range draft pick.
Not trade players due for a raise and lose them for nothing next year.

if it was win one lose one they wouldnt be 7-3 in their last 10

 

[theguardianII]

I was looking forward to comparing the Islander's best player vs Pettersson, but the Islanders were missing Barzal, their best forward.
Then there was Chara missing. Even at his age he is putting out over 18 min a game.

So the comparison ended. I thought "how would it played out if Vancouver was missing Miller and Myers/OEL or even Schenn?"
I guess the outcome would have been the same except NYI would have won.
It was curious that there was no mention after the game that the Islanders played without their best player, just how the team dug down and beat NYIs'

Still just another game closer to the enactment of "the plan"

Oh ya, it was great to see Hog and Pod score

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

Not too bothered by winning or losing.

Just really enjoyed seeing Hoglander and Podzolkin contribute offensively! These guys show moments where they effectively demonstrate high hockey IQ. Hopefully the confidence and experience comes and allows both players to become consistent threats offensively.

 

[theguardianII]

Win one , lose one. Win one , lose one. Win one , lose one.


There’s a very good chance we are going to

Miss the playoffs
Get a shitty mid range draft pick.
Not trade players due for a raise and lose them for nothing next year.

The GM's name is ALLVIN with and capitol A
Not Benning with a small iq

 

[Vector]

Just happy the kids scored. Really cheering for the little guys.

 

[Breakers]

Boeser is the most hot and cold player

2 or 3 games ago he is skating the puck out through the neutral zone and is having zone entries at will setting up long offensive zone time shifts.

then you have this game where he isn’t skating and is making things 10x more complicated than they need to be with turnovers.

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

The GM's name is ALLVIN with and capitol A
Not Benning with a small iq

ok so i admittedly know next to nothing about the swedish language other than hockey names and late-2000s balearic revival dream pop, but i feel like i've never seen a swedish name with a V in it before, other than johan garpenlov, which looks super russian to me but what do i know?

otoh, you were supposed to pronounce nic wallin, juha widing, and weinhandl's last names with a V sound (i'm guessing wennberg too, just nobody does it right)

so... shouldn't we be writing his name ALL WIN?

 

[wonton15]

Pods is so likeable. How do you not root for this kid

 

[Nazzlind]

ok so i admittedly know next to nothing about the swedish language other than hockey names and late-2000s balearic revival dream pop, but i feel like i've never seen a swedish name with a V in it before, other than johan garpenlov, which looks super russian to me but what do i know?

otoh, you were supposed to pronounce nic wallin, juha widing, and weinhandl's last names with a V sound (i'm guessing wennberg too, just nobody does it right)

so... shouldn't we be writing his name ALL WIN?

that's surprising since -qvist is a common ending among Swedish players

Lundqvist, Hornqvist, Boqvist, etc.

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

I was looking forward to comparing the Islander's best player vs Pettersson, but the Islanders were missing Barzal, their best forward.
Then there was Chara missing. Even at his age he is putting out over 18 min a game.

So the comparison ended. I thought "how would it played out if Vancouver was missing Miller and Myers/OEL or even Schenn?"
I guess the outcome would have been the same except NYI would have won.
It was curious that there was no mention after the game that the Islanders played without their best player, just how the team dug down and beat NYIs'

Still just another game closer to the enactment of "the plan"

Oh ya, it was great to see Hog and Pod score

Barzal has struggled as much as EP this season (has 1 less point than EP)..I don't think its a given they would have won if he played.

 

[JanBulisPiggyBack]

that's surprising since -qvist is a common ending among Swedish players

Lundqvist, Hornqvist, Boqvist, etc.

arvidson!

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

that's surprising since -qvist is a common ending among Swedish players

Lundqvist, Hornqvist, Boqvist, etc.

lol duh

 

[Icebreakers]

Barzal has struggled as much as EP this season (has 1 less point than EP)..I don't think its a given they would have won if he played.

He has 1 less point in 11 less games... thats a huge difference.

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

He has 1 less point in 11 less games... thats a huge difference.

Judging by his scoring rate this season, he'd likely have an extra 6-7 points...Not what I'd call 'huge'..This has not been a good season for Barzal.

 

[AppleHoneySauce]

He has 1 less point in 11 less games... thats a huge difference.

He is also their highest point getter and their biggest playmaker which is kinda a big need when your a lower scoring team like the islanders.

 

[Icebreakers]

Judging by his scoring rate this season, he'd likely have an extra 6-7 points...Not what I'd call 'huge'..This has not been a good season for Barzal.

Hes on pace for around his career average of 70points/82 games. Hes on pace for 68 points/82 games.

His struggles have been overblown, that team is terrible offensively.

 

[quat]

Interesting how unpleasant I find it still seeing Jason King in the room. Ha ha.

Here to post about that amazing pass reception by Garland. Blind, on his backhand skating away from Hoglander. Just outstanding spatial awareness on his part, followed up with a great pass to Hoglander on the doorstep. Kudo's to Hoglander as well, as the pass was a little in his skates so Garland could get it to him around the defender. Huge skill there to catch it and followed with a quick release. I'd really like to see both these players on the club next season.

 

[IslandBeast]

Interesting how unpleasant I find it still seeing Jason King in the room. Ha ha.

Here to post about that amazing pass reception by Garland. Blind, on his backhand skating away from Hoglander. Just outstanding spatial awareness on his part, followed up with a great pass to Hoglander on the doorstep. Kudo's to Hoglander as well, as the pass was a little in his skates so Garland could get it to him around the defender. Huge skill there to catch it and followed with a quick release. I'd really like to see both these players on the club next season.

Garland is so good man. I like Hoglander's skill set as well, gotta hold him for now

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

Interesting how unpleasant I find it still seeing Jason King in the room. Ha ha.

Here to post about that amazing pass reception by Garland. Blind, on his backhand skating away from Hoglander. Just outstanding spatial awareness on his part, followed up with a great pass to Hoglander on the doorstep. Kudo's to Hoglander as well, as the pass was a little in his skates so Garland could get it to him around the defender. Huge skill there to catch it and followed with a quick release. I'd really like to see both these players on the club next season.

i thought the same when i saw the highlight, that was an awkward angle to catch the pass and getting that shot off is harder than it looks

 

[mossey3535]

Gotta give Podz credit, he has earned back a lot of his icetime under Boudreau. I thought the treatment was unnecessarily harsh (and still is with Hogs), but he's adapted. Love seeing him get rewarded for that effort!