Post-Game Talk: Canucks def. Oilers - 5-2 (Horvat x2, Miller x2, Mikheyev)

[platotld]

deli ripped ?? looks like it. I like deli meat's game.

 

[nucksflailtogether]

What could he have possibly said to bleep that long?

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

am i right?

 

[RutherPlan]

Canucks just need better goaltending performances. That's the main factor this year on why Canucks are suffering in the standings.

On another note, reading the Oilers game day thread is an absolute treat.

 

[Hit the post]

(NSFW: some profanity in video)

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Canucks just need better goaltending performances. That's the main factor this year on why Canucks are suffering in the standings.

On another note, reading the Oilers game day thread is an absolute treat.

Mark Spector’s Sportsnet article was pretty golden as well. Hard to tell who was more shook they lost to the Canucks - the Oilers or Spector.

 

[VanJack]

Mark Spector’s Sportsnet article was pretty golden as well. Hard to tell who was more shook they lost to the Canucks - the Oilers or Spector.

Mark Spector’s Sportsnet article was pretty golden as well. Hard to tell who was more shook they lost to the Canucks - the Oilers or Spector.

That's the NHL for you. Oilers were coming off an emotional comeback win against the Stars on the road an 'big D' and were home and well rested, just waiting for the Canucks.

As we all know, the Canucks and Kraken went to a shootout Thursday night, and the the team climbs on a plane and gets into Edmonton around 3 a.m. And the Edmonton airport is at least 45 minutes from downtown, so who knows what time they got into their beds?

Oilers should have won this one going away.....but inexplicably after the first 10 minutes or so, the Canucks were the better team. Teams shat should be tired just seem to find a way. We've seen supposedly 'tired teams' do the same thing to the Canucks at Rogers Arena. Go figure.

 

[mossey3535]

You know, that when this Canuck teams gets superlative goaltending , they're a handful for any team. Last night Delia gave the Canucks the kind of goaltending they were getting last year from Demko, when they went on their run under Boudreau.

Outshot 10-0 in the early going, I counted at least six for seven eye-ball-to eye ball chances that Delia closed the door on. When the score was 2-1, he made at least three 10-bell saves, including a breakaway. A goal there, and the game is probably out of reach for the Canucks.

So how knows? Maybe when Demko returns and if he recovers his form, this entry of the Canucks could go on a run again. They're probably going to need last year's 32-15 record down the stretch just to squeeze in.

It was a nice story but his chances of reproducing this in even the short term are pretty minimal. The guy is .888 in the AHL for goodness sake.

 

[theguardianII]

A surprise! And not a surprise.

Boy did Edmonton look fat. Maybe they had their team turkey dinner early and it stuck.

Having watched a few Oiler games that was easiest the .... can't think of the right word, half game?

It definitely looked like they thought they won in the first period. Splitting up their power house line shows the Edmonton coaches didn't think the game would be too much of a challenge.

The hockey Gods gave Miller his gift. Weird goal.

Two in a row does not make a season but the time off now at home will be much less stressful.

Season Greetings

 

[VanJack]

it's still hard to figure why the Canucks play some of the best games on the road. Even in the games they've lost, they've been a tough out.

But on home ice? Some real stinkers in the first 30 games of the season. And unless that improves dramatically in the second half, the playoffs are out of the question, since it gets a lot tougher to win on the road as the season winds down.

But as of now, the Canucks are back at .500, but still five points adrift of the eighth and final playoff spot.

 

[theguardianII]

But as of now, the Canucks are back at .500, but still five points adrift of the eighth and final playoff spot.

6 points out. they have 33 pts, last WC spot has 39 pts.

Last year at 33 games they were 3 points out.

15 wins and 18 losses. Ya, good enough for .500 in the NHL.

 

[Petey But Really Jim]

6 points out. they have 33 pts, last WC spot has 39 pts.

Last year at 33 games they were 3 points out.

15 wins and 18 losses. Ya, good enough for .500 in the NHL.

Number one!!!!!

It’s such loser mentality we have here for our team. It’s unfortunately been pounded into us. We start 0-5-2 and it’s like OH NO but we settle in around Gary .500 and it’s like some collective sigh of relief that we have found our home again.