GDT: Canucks host Jets Feb 21- 7pm PST/10pm EST/Feb 22 4am CET/7am GST/11am HKT/2pm AEDT

[Ginger Papa]

Going to try something a little different to shorten it up as well as hopefully bring a bit more positive energy in. Once I figure out how to get the HUT Cards to fit on 1 Post I’ll use them again.

For those interested, I’ve added the GST Time Zone (Gulf Standard Time) for our HF Canucks Friend @Lonny Bohonos . I have room to squeeze in more if anyone else wants to Post or DM.

LW	C	RW	Forwards
TANNER PEARSON Rating: 73.7#38 LW​	BO HORVAT Rating: 74.8#34 C​	NILS HOGLANDER​	FL1 Rating Rating: 74.25#22 FL1​
J.T. MILLER Rating: 78.5#7 LW​	ELIAS PETTERSSON Rating: 77.7#14 C​	BROCK BOESER Rating: 74.1#41 RW​	FL2 Rating Rating: 76.78#3 FL2​
ANTOINE ROUSSEL Rating: 71.0#97 LW​	BRANDON SUTTER Rating: 70.1#131 C​	ADAM GAUDETTE Rating: 70.2#130 RW​	FL3 Rating Rating: 70.44#26 FL3​
LOUI ERIKSSON Rating: 69.7#123 LW​	JAY BEAGLE Rating: 68.4#163 C​	JAKE VIRTANEN Rating: 72.0#78 RW​	FL4 Rating Rating: 70.04#24 FL4​

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DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS	Defense
ALEXANDER EDLER Rating: 74.3#26 LD​	NATE SCHMIDT Rating: 75.5#18 RD​	DL1 Rating Rating: 74.89#15 DL1​
QUINN HUGHES Rating: 75.2#15 LD​	JORDIE BENN Rating: 70.9#101 RD​	DL2 Rating Rating: 73.04#17 DL2​
OLLI JUOLEVI​	TYLER MYERS​

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GOALIES
BRADEN HOLTBY Rating: 65.4#50 G1​	THATCHER DEMKO Rating: 66.3#42 G2​

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KYLE CONNOR Rating: 79.5#5 LW	MARK SCHEIFELE Rating: 76.8#19 C	BLAKE WHEELER Rating: 76.3#22 RW	FL1 Rating Rating: 77.55#7 FL1
ANDREW COPP Rating: 72.5#60 LW	PAUL STASTNY Rating: 74.8#36 C	NIKOLAJ EHLERS Rating: 75.7#20 RW	FL2 Rating Rating: 74.35#12 FL2
MATHIEU PERREAULT Rating: 71.1#96 LW	ADAM LOWRY Rating: 69.2#149 C	MASON APPLETON Rating: 69.5#123 RW	FL3 Rating Rating: 69.95#30 FL3
NATE THOMPSON Rating: 69.4#145 LW	JANSEN HARKINS	TREVOR LEWIS Rating: 70.1#114 RW	FL4 Rating Rating: 69.77#25 FL4

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DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS	Defense
JOSH MORRISSEY Rating: 74.1#29 LD	TUCKER POOLMAN Rating: 71.6#74 RD	DL1 Rating Rating: 72.82#27 DL1
DEREK FORBORT Rating: 70.5#109 LD	NEAL PIONK Rating: 75.3#20 RD	DL2 Rating Rating: 72.92#19 DL2
NATHAN BEAULIEU Rating: 72.1#72 LD	DYLAN DEMELO Rating: 71.8#69 RD

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GOALIES
CONNOR HELLEBUYCK Rating: 72.1#8 G1	LAURENT BROSSOIT Rating: 64.1#60 G2

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Let’s have some fun tonight and get off to a better start than those other 10 games people keep talking about

Hopefully we see the kind of effort that Hoglander brings

Start to rub off on guys like JT Miller

I also think that we’re due for some good luck around our net regarding bad bounces and own goals

So let’s hope for an intense, physical game

Where the Officials won’t interfere too much

Except where player safety is involved

And at the end of the game we’ll have something to celebrate

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[Mr. Canucklehead]

Nice work as always, GP!

Hoping for some goals, and for the Canucks to hit Forbort at every chance they get.

 

[Love]

Random stat: the only player on the Canucks current roster who has ever scored 30 goals in a season is Loui Eriksson

 

[moog35]

Get Mac in the lineup over Loui

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Get Mac in the lineup over Loui

Based on the practice lines yesterday, this seems to be the plan.

 

[RussianRacket]

Another night for the beautiful reverse retros? PLEASE

GO CANUCKS!!!!!

 

[thekernel]

Must-win game, to me. I don't think it's overselling it to say the season hinges on tonight's result. No more room for moral victories, no more room for getting shut out, no more room for allowing 5+ goals. This is it y'all

 

[WTG]

Another night for those ugly reverse retros? YUCK

GO CANUCKS!!!!!

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Another night for the beautiful reverse retros? PLEASE

GO CANUCKS!!!!!

Hopefully they get a win in them, or it’ll go the way of the Millionaires jerseys.

 

[RussianRacket]

except the millionnaires jerseys were legitimately awful. the reverse retros are beautiful.

 

[WTG]

except the millionnaires jerseys were legitimately awful. the reverse retros are beautiful.

This is a bad take.

 

[RussianRacket]

why are you following me around on here. bizarre behavior from you.

 

[WTG]

why are you following me around on here. bizarre behavior from you.

I'm just having a little fun.
Nothing malicious.

 

[bandwagonesque]

why are you following me around on here. bizarre behavior from you.

It’s your Old Spice

 

[Fatass]

Love these GDT OP’s. Their being so funny balances (almost) with the total sorrow watching us actually play.
We will score 2, but the boys from The Pig will put up 5.

 

[hellstick]

Ginger papa for MVP

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

Great GDT GP..
Even though we lost the game on Friday, it was good to see that the team is still continuing to play with more structure...It was essentially a one goal game.
Remains to be seen if tonights game is more of the same, or the game opens up a bit.?..PP is still sputtering.

The ice wasn't very good last game, hopefully the Rogers Arena ice staff rectify that.

 

[I am toxic]

 

[Hit the post]

Ginger papa for MVP

Hit the Post for the player to be named later.

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

Pretty much 21 games in and Toronto and Edmonton seem to be untouchable in the North Division. They have elite game changers in their their prime and both have amassed depth up front to outscore their opponents. As impressive as they are, I think they would be middle tier teams in their normal respective divisions. Their D may get tested once they face off against other top tier divisional leaders such as Tampa and Vegas.

I see Winnipeg and Montreal in the next tier with decent depth up front and on the back end. No real standouts, but they have the horses to win tight games. Calgary and Vancouver are eerily similar. Calgary has better defensive depth but something is really off with that team right now. Some players are just dogging it and there's a total absence of structure.

Vancouver needs to run the table against Toronto, Edmonton, Winnipeg and Montreal down the stretch to have a prayer. They have 2 regulation wins in 12 games against those opponents. I don't see it happening.

I just hope the coaching staff and management see this and just go full out on prospect/player development. Players like Benn, Roussel and Eriksson may not really really hinder the team, but we know what they are and this franchise doesn't seem to have them in their plans going forward. It irks me to see MacEwen and Rathbone sit out games for this reason.

 

[Pip]

Random stat: the only player on the Canucks current roster who has ever scored 30 goals in a season is Loui Eriksson

 

[M2Beezy]

5-0 Canucks goals by Pettersson Boeser Miller Horvat and the Hog

LETS GO CANUCKS!!!!

GO CANUCKS GO!!!!



DOWN THE JETS!!!!!

Man I love this team

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

 

[VanJack]

Must-win game, to me. I don't think it's overselling it to say the season hinges on tonight's result. No more room for moral victories, no more room for getting shut out, no more room for allowing 5+ goals. This is it y'all

Pretty well nails it....these games have gone from 'would be great to win' to pretty well 'must wins' if the playoffs are remain even a remote possibility.

Canucks are currently four games below .500. That means in the next 12 games they have to go 8-4 just to get back to .500 by game 33. And .500 is not going to be nearly enough to get a team above the playoff bar. And at that point, there's basically only 23 games left in the season.

The interesting thing to me is what the Canucks do once the playoff math gurus put away their slide-rules on the season. Will they start benching guys who are just playing out a string; bring up some younger guys; giving DiPietro some games? Or will they just go over a cliff with the same tired and ultimately unsuccessful approach, to appease some of the veteran players?

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Was actually a little surprised he didn’t get the previous game after a really strong showing against Calgary. But it’s definitely a good thing that both our goaltenders are playing some strong hockey right now.

Sounds like MacEwen in for Eriksson might be the only other change.