JuniorNelson
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I have some minor quibbles (with Markstrom mostly) but the team looks so much better on the road. Green deserves a lot of credit. It's great they found a way to get past special teams awkwardness.
Post-Game Talk: Canucks 4, Red Wings 1. Wait, what?
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Apparently Blashill was furious with his team after this one.....outshot by 2-1 margin in their own building and without Howard it could have been 7-1....beautiful building, but wow, all those empty red seats.....Canucks sure ain't the draw they used to be.
Virtanen with his best career game....this kid's speed is at the elite level....gave the Wings d-men fits all night and basically carried the Sedin line....just needed a coach like Green who believed in him but still holds him accountable.....you could see that Vanek really wanted to score against the Wings who traded him last year, but being held down by linemates Burmistrov and Gagner who are doing nothing....I know Gagner has a three year deal, but it is impossible to believe that either Goldobin or Boucher wouldn't bring as much or more to the table right now.
On to Minny, a Canuck road-kill graveyard over the years....but the Wild are hurting with injuries, so who knows?....Canucks basically dominated two struggling teams in the Sabres and Wings, but they'll need a herculean effort in the last game of their five-game roadsie.
Virtanen with his best career game....this kid's speed is at the elite level....gave the Wings d-men fits all night and basically carried the Sedin line....just needed a coach like Green who believed in him but still holds him accountable.....you could see that Vanek really wanted to score against the Wings who traded him last year, but being held down by linemates Burmistrov and Gagner who are doing nothing....I know Gagner has a three year deal, but it is impossible to believe that either Goldobin or Boucher wouldn't bring as much or more to the table right now.
On to Minny, a Canuck road-kill graveyard over the years....but the Wild are hurting with injuries, so who knows?....Canucks basically dominated two struggling teams in the Sabres and Wings, but they'll need a herculean effort in the last game of their five-game roadsie.
I gotta say, pretty impressive trip thus far from the Canucks. The way they whimpered out of their homestand, I really thought they would have fell flat on the road.
I also have to say that it is really exciting not to have to watch the Sedins constantly. The Canucks are slowly earning back my interest the way they are going.
I also have to say that it is really exciting not to have to watch the Sedins constantly. The Canucks are slowly earning back my interest the way they are going.
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Been tied up all day. Good to see them pull out a win in Hockeytown.
You think Sven is coming out of his early season with these two goals? Or lucky bounces? Either way... confidence!
Nice to see Jake on the board and getting PP time. A point for Brock.
I think we all knew we were getting a project in Pouliot. Not expecting anything from him right away but hoping he can improve steadily esp in his own zone.
On to Minnesota... playoffs, baby!
You think Sven is coming out of his early season with these two goals? Or lucky bounces? Either way... confidence!
Nice to see Jake on the board and getting PP time. A point for Brock.
I think we all knew we were getting a project in Pouliot. Not expecting anything from him right away but hoping he can improve steadily esp in his own zone.
On to Minnesota... playoffs, baby!
Team is looking surprisingly solid. Were clearly the best team in this game.
Good
Tanev - best player per usual. Work in his own end is as good any Canuck I've seen. Takes people off the puck , gets it up the forward continually. Just blankets players in his zone.
Horvat - very heavy player to compete against. Kept plays alive in the offensive end leading to goals or opportunities and bull rushed the puck thru the neutral zone. Very good at establishing puck possession
Baertschi - could see he was starting to heat up and was getting chances. Today he finished off some of those chances. When he is skating well and getting himself room becomes effective player
Gudbranson - don't know what people expect here if they say he was bad. He was solid. Went to the body and made people pay going to the net. Moved the puck up well and broke up plays at his line. His play in the first was dominant and helped establish a tone for the team.
Markstrom - still wonder about the glove hand high side but also made some critical saves
Virtanen - team still needs to find ways of exploiting the speed from neutral zone in. Virtanen also need to try to pick spots with his shots rather than just trying to get it on net. But in this game was clearly an offensive force. Just leave him with the Sedins and let things develop. Have to live with the good and the bad. Don't think going over the "x's and o's during the game helps much. Probably just confuses him and is better worked on in practice
Dorsett - providing the team with a strong forecheck, some scoring, grit and very sound defensive play. Always has been a better player than some give him credit for but right now chances going in.
Del Zotto - played a ton and generally did fine. Handling traffic around his net better than anticipated and so far having a good season. Makes excellent passes out of his end and recovers back on defense very well.
Bad
Sutter needs to be skating (his strongest asset) to be effective. Thought he lugged a bit and was very blah.
Gagner - sort of just there. Not doing anything atrocious but, in the end, contributing too little. Could get the same play out of many players making a lot less money
Others
Burmistrov - can't fault the effort but gets bounced out of the play too easily.
Hutton - playing better in his end which is key to his development
Boeser - again very sharp with the puck and getting in position to score. Thought he again tired in the third.
Pouliot - he is surviving out there which at this point that is encouraging. However, makes too many difficult plays and needs to keep it simple. Prone to turnovers at his blue line and jumps up and gets caught too much.
Granlund - again did a lot of little things to break up plays. Like to see him played at center and Sutter moved to the wing. Much more chance they will get some offense out of his line
At the moment this is a very motivated and well organized team.
Good
Tanev - best player per usual. Work in his own end is as good any Canuck I've seen. Takes people off the puck , gets it up the forward continually. Just blankets players in his zone.
Horvat - very heavy player to compete against. Kept plays alive in the offensive end leading to goals or opportunities and bull rushed the puck thru the neutral zone. Very good at establishing puck possession
Baertschi - could see he was starting to heat up and was getting chances. Today he finished off some of those chances. When he is skating well and getting himself room becomes effective player
Gudbranson - don't know what people expect here if they say he was bad. He was solid. Went to the body and made people pay going to the net. Moved the puck up well and broke up plays at his line. His play in the first was dominant and helped establish a tone for the team.
Markstrom - still wonder about the glove hand high side but also made some critical saves
Virtanen - team still needs to find ways of exploiting the speed from neutral zone in. Virtanen also need to try to pick spots with his shots rather than just trying to get it on net. But in this game was clearly an offensive force. Just leave him with the Sedins and let things develop. Have to live with the good and the bad. Don't think going over the "x's and o's during the game helps much. Probably just confuses him and is better worked on in practice
Dorsett - providing the team with a strong forecheck, some scoring, grit and very sound defensive play. Always has been a better player than some give him credit for but right now chances going in.
Del Zotto - played a ton and generally did fine. Handling traffic around his net better than anticipated and so far having a good season. Makes excellent passes out of his end and recovers back on defense very well.
Bad
Sutter needs to be skating (his strongest asset) to be effective. Thought he lugged a bit and was very blah.
Gagner - sort of just there. Not doing anything atrocious but, in the end, contributing too little. Could get the same play out of many players making a lot less money
Others
Burmistrov - can't fault the effort but gets bounced out of the play too easily.
Hutton - playing better in his end which is key to his development
Boeser - again very sharp with the puck and getting in position to score. Thought he again tired in the third.
Pouliot - he is surviving out there which at this point that is encouraging. However, makes too many difficult plays and needs to keep it simple. Prone to turnovers at his blue line and jumps up and gets caught too much.
Granlund - again did a lot of little things to break up plays. Like to see him played at center and Sutter moved to the wing. Much more chance they will get some offense out of his line
At the moment this is a very motivated and well organized team.
If Minny puts their back up goalie in we are sure to lose.
Its a nice start, and it shows what sensible coaching can do. I still think this is a bottom 10 team overall, but you gotta enjoy the try in their game. I think when Gaunce is ready to play, Gagner will have to take a seat.
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Also beat Ottawa in their own barn,and come to think of it,we almost beat Ottawa here in Vancouver as well...Expectations have probably never been lower in franchise history than they are now......Fortunately,Green has them playing a style that has the team forcing the play,as opposed to Willie's stifling defensive game (which was boring as hell).
I've seen a lot of really bad Canuck teams through the years,and this squad and coaching staff are not one of them..
WinterEmpire
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Just a big change(compared to years passed) that I've noticed by the Canucks on this road trip is that 9/10 you get a player in the slot with the puck, they're ripping it on net. A lot less holding on to the puck and trying to get in too close or set up extended plays.
Its a nice change, and really fits the personall for the most part. I wonder if it can be effective all season long.
Its a nice change, and really fits the personall for the most part. I wonder if it can be effective all season long.
I just skimmed through this thread looking for opinions on these players and your analysis summed my thoughts up as well, almost exactly. Specifically jake having a great game but his shot will define wether hes an energy player or a goal scorer.
Loved his play but he took quite a few shots that did not seem to have his full attention or effort, some games he will only get 1 shot on goal he has to start making those count. But otherwise I liked him all season.
Also very much agree on baertschi, people were hard on baertschi almost unfairly. Like jake he was not producing but he was creating tons of opportunities just failing to capitilize. That is typically a good sign and when i give players leeway if they are creating chances. Of course eventually they need to bury those and sven did tonight. Also agree on horvat, like last year when a few posters were hard on him (and i was in one game last week) he has generally been very good, a bull on the puck and working to create chances like early last season.
The bolded on brock though I am not sure I agree with. I dont know if he was tired or they had the lead and typically the team in general just defended. I seen some people mention him floating. I feel like some need to accept what brocks play style is, a very smart player with a lethal shot, he finds openings on the ice and is usually in the right place and has a great shot to score goals or make plays when he finds those spots. He is not going to be a fast forward driving the play hunting down pucks on his line, at least not at this current stage unless something changes. I see a james neal type player currently. Horvat will have to be the driver on that line.
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It's absolutely hilarious how the narrative changes to this after wings against arguably the two worst teams in the league. Let's continue this discussion at game 60 of the year.
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I’ve always been a huge fan of Tanev but his game this year is on a whole new level for him. He’s so impressive and is almost robotically executing the right play every single time.
It is hard to draw conclusions on this game especially, the wings looked like they could care less playing Vancouver, it was one of the worst games by a team I have seen so far this season.
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He's scored the most goals.
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It's probably for the best that you weren't around for the first period, Del Zotto seemed to have at least a half dozen small brain seizures in his own zone and generally seemed hungover or something. I thought he actually picked it up a little later in the game. I'm not that concerned about being out of the running for the tankard just yet, it's early enough that we can enjoy a few wins now. We'll make a strong move in that direction soon enough I think. I hope.
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What do find hilarious Dim Jim?...If you read my post I explained HOW they've won this year compared to the beginning of last year...If it still just looks like the same ol' to you as last year,and you're predicting a 10 game losing skid coming up...then carry on.
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