Post-Game Talk: Canucks 5 @ Columbus 3 - Honey Badger gives no *****, 4 point night.

[The Jesus*]

Such a disservice to Burrows. Perhaps I missed the nuance?

Burrows allegedly made racial slurs to Tootoo and derogatory personal remarks about his family. Everyone hates burrows again, and people siding with Tootoo saying he is a reformed player.

Burrows = Avery, Tootoo = Burrows. At least that's what I think he was going for.

 

[orcatown]

Didn't see the whole game but did see most of last two periods.

Obviously Sedins and Hansen line carried the team.

Didn't think he was a star but Baertschi was better. Looked very quick a couple of times and that was Baertschi's game in Junior hockey. Gives you some hope at least.

Bart and Hutton seemed the best of the defensemen. Tanev as universally pointed out is struggling. Hamhuis is a shell of his former self.

Nice goal by Sutter. Does have speed

Vrbata looks like he has checked out since being moved off the Sedin line and Horvat line was not good.

Markstrom was incredible at times. One of the highlights of the year will be the diving save he made after seriously mis-handling the puck.

Both McCann and Dorsett played well. Dorsett is a warrior.

IMO we stole a game here

 

[gianni]

What's this I heard about Hansen beaking off at Torts?

I wouldn't be surprised. Jannik Hansen struggled big time, and had his worst season playing under coach Torterella. And I'm sure that Tort's archaic motivational tactics didn't help Hansen's confidence.

Jannik was arguably the worst player on the team that year.

 

[DapperZ]

Burrows allegedly made racial slurs to Tootoo and derogatory personal remarks about his family. Everyone hates burrows again, and people siding with Tootoo saying he is a reformed player.

Burrows = Avery, Tootoo = Burrows. At least that's what I think he was going for.

But all unsubstantiated and dropped by the league. He is a valuable part of the team. Sorry to get off the game topic.

 

[Regal]

Was struggling before the Keith hit, but let's just ignore that fact.

Yea, no he wasn't, it's called a slump. But keep banging that drum

 

[talenttracer]

Fatherhood

I wouldn't be surprised. Jannik Hansen struggled big time, and had his worst season playing under coach Torterella. And I'm sure that Tort's archaic motivational tactics didn't help Hansen's confidence.

Jannik was arguably the worst player on the team that year.

Hansen became the father of twins, that year, i'm sure that didn't help his game either.

 

[The Stig]

Was struggling before the Keith hit, but let's just ignore that fact.

Just because you think it, doesn't make it a fact

 

[Ozone]

Didn't see the whole game but did see most of last two periods.

Obviously Sedins and Hansen line carried the team.

Didn't think he was a star but Baertschi was better. Looked very quick a couple of times and that was Baertschi's game in Junior hockey. Gives you some hope at least.

Bart and Hutton seemed the best of the defensemen. Tanev as universally pointed out is struggling. Hamhuis is a shell of his former self.

Nice goal by Sutter. Does have speed

Vrbata looks like he has checked out since being moved off the Sedin line and Horvat line was not good.

Markstrom was incredible at times. One of the highlights of the year will be the diving save he made after seriously mis-handling the puck.

Both McCann and Dorsett played well. Dorsett is a warrior.

IMO we stole a game here

Vrbada needs to check out of town.

As usual, for most people reading this site (MOD posters MOD at you lately over Higgy comments), you always have seasoned insight and your posts are appreciated.


Note to self: buy new socks.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

What I'm afraid right now is that WD healthy scratch Virtanen so he can keeps this “winning line up"

 

[KeninsFan]

Hansen is the best 3rd liner in the league

Hansen is an elite 3rd liner, no doubt about it. Too bad we couldn't use his cap hit as a basis for the *other* bottom 6ers.

Markstrom was real good. Goalie controversy is gonna come up if Willie is serious about making the playoffs.

Tanev noticeably slow but man he is in perfect position to block shots.

Sedins-Hansen. Sedins are a lot more effective with a forechecker. They capitalized on a very poor CBJ defense, those cross crease passes don't make it against a playoff team.

Bae is getting better every game. He needs more freedom to operate in the o-zone. He's basically trapped in his lane of the ice under WD. He looks dynamite when he's crossing thru from RW->LW

I'm not worried about Horvat having a slow year. The skill is still there and he can make individual plays

Vrbata - for all the talk about Benning and having veteran guys to teach rookies why is Vrbata still on this roster? Doesn't look like he's trying...keep earning dem paycheques

 

[Ozone]

What I'm afraid right now is that WD healthy scratch Virtanen so he can keeps this “winning line up"

What I'm really afraid of: JV has a broken finger or three.

 

[VanJack]

Without Markstrom, this game is over in the second period.....Canuck blueline is a comedy of errors these days, and the wingers are just getting manhandled along the wall in their own zone...I'd come right back with Markstrom, but undoubtedly Willie will have Miller back in nets for Ottawa.....but unless this team finds a way to tighten it up and not turn the puck over in danger areas, it won't matter who's between the pipes.

 

[Jyrki21]

Seems to me Octavio Rivero and Cristian Techera could take a tip or two from Hansen about fighting through impediments.

 

[Ozone]

Without Markstrom, this game is over in the second period.....Canuck blueline is a comedy of errors these days, and the wingers are just getting manhandled along the wall in their own zone...I'd come right back with Markstrom, but undoubtedly Willie will have Miller back in nets for Ottawa.....but unless this team finds a way to tighten it up and not turn the puck over in danger areas, it won't matter who's between the pipes.

Exactly. He was, by far, the hero of this game. Hansen was great as well....but let's see this killer finishing instinct when the opposing coach is not named Torts.

 

[orcatown]

Vrbada needs to check out of town.

As usual, for most people reading this site (MOD posters MOD at you lately over Higgy comments), you always have seasoned insight and your posts are appreciated.


Note to self: buy new socks.

Appreciate the comments. But probably a little fault on both sides of that dust up.

 

[Samzilla]

But all unsubstantiated and dropped by the league. He is a valuable part of the team. Sorry to get off the game topic.

I was just making a joke.

 

[Ryp37]

Definitely stole that one, felt like a loss was coming all game

Sedins Hansen and Markstrom put the team on their backs tonight

 

[Ozone]

Appreciate the comments. But probably a little fault on both sides of that dust up.

Dust has a strange way of polluting good air surrounding it.

Anywho, carry on carrying on! There are some that enjoy a fresh breath of air every now and again...

 

[quat]

Agreed. The rest can walk home and think about their bads.

Late post: I felt Burrows was also very good in this game. He's had a solid season so far and I felt the Sportsnet guy who said "Burrows is good when he's not yapping", basically reinforcing the idea that Burrows had done something wrong with regards to Tootoo. Bothers me that this Burrows stereo type is continually reinforced by these idiots, who can't be bothered to think for themselves.

Fun game this evening, in all it's sloppy, terrible glory.

 

[LiveeviL]

Hansen is the best 3rd liner in the league

Hansen being good is what I except from him, but it isn't a given at all. So important to be able to put him on the top line and get what you ask out of him.

 

[Hyzer]

Vrbata sucks, Markstrom played like a god, and Hansen is GOAT

 

[thepoeticgoblin]

So when does Marky get back in you think? I'm curious to see how they handle goalie rotation this year considering they let Eddie rot last year until Miller went down.

 

[Huggy]

So when does Marky get back in you think? I'm curious to see how they handle goalie rotation this year considering they let Eddie rot last year until Miller went down.

Willie Desjardin is as bias towards veterans as you can be.

Expect maybe 10 starts for Markstrom

 

[me2]

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[thepoeticgoblin]

Willie Desjardin is as bias towards veterans as you can be.

Expect maybe 10 starts for Markstrom

Yup. I used Eddie as an example but could've used Bachman as well. Almost ran Miller into the ground already. Weird.