Post-Game Talk: Canucks def. Preds - 5-2 | De(Smith)nied | Pettersson, Aman, Hoglander, Suter, Blueger
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Ya why the heck are we playing on a Monday morning? Not even a holiday lol.
There's a bunch of early games that day. Wierd ...
Laines work ethic and Tocchets demand of such won’t mix very well.
Plus that’s too much for Laine.
The crazy thing about the 19-0-0 is that every one of those wins was in regulation. It isn’t even like we coughed one or two up and then won in OT/SO.
I googled January 15th to figure out if it was some American holiday I wasn't aware of. Nope. Just stupid-ass scheduling.
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Unlike the past basically decade, we now have players outperforming their contracts. It has been a nice piece of work by Allvin to acquire that depth outside the draft, which is not usually particularly effective. I'd add some of that is certainly attributable to coaching.
The bill comes due this offseason, though.
The bill comes due this offseason, though.
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Josepho
i want the bartkowski thread back
It's MLK day. Still absurd to have a Canadian team playing at that time slot.
There's also one on President's Day (2/19) against Minnesota.
Chairman Maouth
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We are one point behind Vegas with the same amount of games played.
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Baby Pettersson
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I have a dream... Vancouver plays Columbus plays a matinee on my holiday
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Strange game. Nashville had lots of possession in the Canuck end (certainly equal to ours) so maybe the score was deceptive. Yet if the Canucks had convert all their chances could have been double figures.
Good
Hughes - back to looking like his old self. Much better effort around his net and showed off his skill in the zone exits. an ply in the neutral ice
Hronek - very good at blocking and deflecting shots. Player is so quick at reacting to danger and in creating space to create space. Thought he was the best d-man
Myers - Zadorov - Myers continues to compete hard for loose pucks and is pinning people out of the play. He is not allowing players to spin away from him as he was before or trying to do too much trying to cover up for others as he has done in the past. Helps to know that Zadorov can take care of business elsewhere.
Cole - very steady game. Juulsen was mostly ok but I wouldn't want to see him with some of our d-men of the last few years. Had some tough shifts in the second but going to body well
Pettersson - skill showing in this game but still not converting chances like you think he can. Too bad Kuzmenko's game has fallen off so badly since Pettersson needs some better talent on his wings.
Di Guiseppe - best game in a long while. Was reunited with Miller for a bit and hopefully that line can regain some of the chemistry of last season
Garland - rarely makes a mistake. Does the little things like tip the puck in or get his stick on puck to break up a breakout consistnetly. Also shadows top end players keeping them out of the play. Again some great set ups in this game. Joshua (who I thought looked a littel tired) should have moved the puck to Garland on the 2 on 1 (never a bad idea to move it to Garland) and I bet Garland would have served him up with a empty net goal
Blueger - might have been the first star. Just outstanding on PK and controling the puck for his line. a player that might be ready to break out. Could put Suter in near the same category.
Aman - by far his best game. Doing what he did last year. Using his skating to stay in lanes and support the puck in every zone. Think he has more to give than he has shown for most of this
year.
Hoglander - just on the one effort to get his stick down and on the ice for the deflection was enough to acknowledge him in this game. That was an important goal and Hoglander showed real athletic ability to make that play.
deSmith - at this point looks every bit a starting NHL goalie. Wonderful pick up by managment and key reason for the team's success. Too bad we don't have another goalie ready b/c right now we could pick up something valuable for him.
Hard on Kuzmenko to be again be sat but you can see what Tocchet wants and you wonder if Kuzmenko has that kind of game. Guy like Boeser has bought in (and give him credit for another workman like effort in this one) so maybe they can get Kuzmenko there. There is obviously an open spot on Pattersson wing and Kuz needs to grab it.
Good
Hughes - back to looking like his old self. Much better effort around his net and showed off his skill in the zone exits. an ply in the neutral ice
Hronek - very good at blocking and deflecting shots. Player is so quick at reacting to danger and in creating space to create space. Thought he was the best d-man
Myers - Zadorov - Myers continues to compete hard for loose pucks and is pinning people out of the play. He is not allowing players to spin away from him as he was before or trying to do too much trying to cover up for others as he has done in the past. Helps to know that Zadorov can take care of business elsewhere.
Cole - very steady game. Juulsen was mostly ok but I wouldn't want to see him with some of our d-men of the last few years. Had some tough shifts in the second but going to body well
Pettersson - skill showing in this game but still not converting chances like you think he can. Too bad Kuzmenko's game has fallen off so badly since Pettersson needs some better talent on his wings.
Di Guiseppe - best game in a long while. Was reunited with Miller for a bit and hopefully that line can regain some of the chemistry of last season
Garland - rarely makes a mistake. Does the little things like tip the puck in or get his stick on puck to break up a breakout consistnetly. Also shadows top end players keeping them out of the play. Again some great set ups in this game. Joshua (who I thought looked a littel tired) should have moved the puck to Garland on the 2 on 1 (never a bad idea to move it to Garland) and I bet Garland would have served him up with a empty net goal
Blueger - might have been the first star. Just outstanding on PK and controling the puck for his line. a player that might be ready to break out. Could put Suter in near the same category.
Aman - by far his best game. Doing what he did last year. Using his skating to stay in lanes and support the puck in every zone. Think he has more to give than he has shown for most of this
year.
Hoglander - just on the one effort to get his stick down and on the ice for the deflection was enough to acknowledge him in this game. That was an important goal and Hoglander showed real athletic ability to make that play.
deSmith - at this point looks every bit a starting NHL goalie. Wonderful pick up by managment and key reason for the team's success. Too bad we don't have another goalie ready b/c right now we could pick up something valuable for him.
Hard on Kuzmenko to be again be sat but you can see what Tocchet wants and you wonder if Kuzmenko has that kind of game. Guy like Boeser has bought in (and give him credit for another workman like effort in this one) so maybe they can get Kuzmenko there. There is obviously an open spot on Pattersson wing and Kuz needs to grab it.
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TruGr1t
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Shhh, not supposed to acknowledge Hronek has been better than Hughes for at least the past few weeks if not more. We need to sign him.
logan5
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The 2011 team was elite. Are you saying this team is elite?
I mean he wasn’t wrong tho. Boeser of last season we sure as hell would have needed to add.
Chairman Maouth
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Decent game, but even with the positive record lately, I still don't think we're playing our best game. I know we're scoring, but I still think we can be better, particularly on offence.
Remember when the answer was always we can be better on defence?
Remember when the answer was always we can be better on defence?
That was Pettersson's best game in a long time. Shooting a lot, looked fast. That goal was possibly his most legit "superstar" goal of the year, just creating a goal out of a 1 on 2 with speed and deception.
Overall the team's best 60 minute effort on the road since probably their last game in that building.
Overall the team's best 60 minute effort on the road since probably their last game in that building.
Yep, kind of a classic “russian” problem it seems. I hope they don’t give up on him, but on the other hand he might fetch a good return in an area where we need more help (other than scoring). Tough one.
I agree and yet we are leading the league in 5 on 5 goals so far.
Imagine if Kuzmenko ever regains his form from last year
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