Post-Game Talk: Capitals def. Canucks - 5-2 (Stecher, Baertschi)

[Soups On]

We play so much of our game glued to the boards which leads to pretty easy defense for the other team

It seems very counterintuitive when there is no one skating around and making themselves available for a pass. It's so static, so boring to watch.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

Yeah yeah, we know. You randomly turned on him after his first slump.

More seriously though, when is it acceptable to worry? Two goals in nine games including a 3v3 after a brutal pre season is not encouraging.

I call that 6 pts in 9 games
Also watching him getting his chances and creating chances game after game makes me a lot less worry. Slump happens especially to a sophomore who isn't the best skater

 

[Melvin]

I haven't seen every minute of every game especially with the eastern trip but as I said in pre game I am baffled at the "fun to watch" narrative. The canucks outside of EP have not been fun to watch. This game was terrible.

Please come back EP

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

It seems very counterintuitive when there is no one skating around and making themselves available for a pass. It's so static, so boring to watch.

Because half of the roster can't make a zone entry with the puck on the stick 5 on 5

 

[Canuckle1970]

The Canucks schedule is really brutal in October. Almost 2 weeks on the road, come back home and face 4 games in 6 nights, with 2 of them on the road, and back to back.

Then you hear the Caps have 3 days off after this and play Thursday & Saturday in Alberta. Sigh...the eastern teams really have it tough.

 

[krutovsdonut]

This. At the game .. they worked hard.. were in it.. just caps too much and bad reffing

looked to me like they quit after the ovi goal.

 

[Svencouver]

Because half of the roster can't make a zone entry with the puck on the stick 5 on 5

Juolevi and Hughes panning out would be colossal

 

[supercanuck]

Yep. Completely static in the offensive zone so chances are simply one and done. This coach also loves to play the 4th line when the team is down by a couple of goals in the 3rd

Them and Eriksson should have been stapled to the bench all of the 3rd. Just double shift the Horvat and Gaudette lines.

 

[Motte and Bailey]

3-4-2 regulation record.

*ducks*

Yeah let’s take the opportunity to knock OUR TEAM that just battled hard and kept it close against the Stanley Cup champions and went over .500 after playing a bunch of really strong teams by twisting the statistics to cast OUR TEAM in the worst possible light.

The only thing I have to say to that is GO CANUCKS GO!

 

[Zombotron]

You heard the tweenager. We speak English, comprendé?

Haha you guys are cool. Kan jag sitta här?

 

[thekernel]

Them and Eriksson should have been stapled to the bench all of the 3rd. Just double shift the Horvat and Gaudette lines.

It's early in the season, and I do think management is kind of treating it like a throwaway season. Don't want to drown the young guys in minutes for no reason.

 

[Melvin]

The Canucks schedule is really brutal in October. Almost 2 weeks on the road, come back home and face 4 games in 6 nights, with 2 of them on the road, and back to back.

Then you hear the Caps have 3 days off after this and play Thursday & Saturday in Alberta. Sigh...the eastern teams really have it tough.

They are going to Whistler tomorrow just to hang out. Isn't that nice.

 

[Zombotron]

Yeah let’s take the opportunity to knock OUR TEAM that just battled hard and kept it close against the Stanley Cup champions and went over .500 after playing a bunch of really strong teams by twisting the statistics to cast OUR TEAM in the worst possible light.

The only thing I have to say to that is GO CANUCKS GO!

Yikes, dude.

 

[Soups On]

Because half of the roster can't make a zone entry with the puck on the stick 5 on 5

Erm, I'm talking about when they're actually in the offensive zone but yeah you're not wrong. Breakouts are absolutely terrible and most players look clueless out there unless the puck is dumped in.

 

[canucks20]

I haven't seen every minute of every game especially with the eastern trip but as I said in pre game I am baffled at the "fun to watch" narrative. The canucks outside of EP have not been fun to watch. This game was terrible.

Please come back EP

EP changes the team so drastically it's insane.

 

[Motte and Bailey]

Yikes, dude.

GO CANUCKS GO!

 

[Melvin]

There are certain things that really, really needed to stop being a thing like three years ago.

Like Edler as the point man on PP1 and Sutter being the extra attacker.

I don't know why these are permanent things but they appear to be.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

EP changes the team so drastically it's insane.

Well, having EP back give us two lines instead of one that can create zone pressure
That's a massive difference

 

[Soups On]

Them and Eriksson should have been stapled to the bench all of the 3rd. Just double shift the Horvat and Gaudette lines.

Agreed. Put Motte on the Sutter line to replace Eriksson at that point.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

Erm, I'm talking about when they're actually in the offensive zone but yeah you're not wrong. Breakouts are absolutely terrible and most players look clueless out there unless the puck is dumped in.

And that is why everyone other than the top line kept chipping the puck in and hope to get it

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

Agreed. Put Motte on the Sutter line to replace Eriksson at that point.

Scratched Gud and Eriksson, put Leipsic and MDZ in, what can go wrong

 

[canucks20]

Well, having EP back give us two lines instead of one that can create zone pressure
That's a massive difference

He is also the most talented player on Vancouver by a wide margin

 

[nuxnuxnux]

I haven't seen every minute of every game especially with the eastern trip but as I said in pre game I am baffled at the "fun to watch" narrative. The canucks outside of EP have not been fun to watch. This game was terrible.

Please come back EP

Ep is the only thing fun to watch on this team

 

[Krnuckfan]

We are battling well against the defending Stanley cup champions. This is what a winning culture looks like.

Lol @ thinking the team with the worst record in the NHL the past 3 seasons has established some kind of winning culture.

Team generated 4 shots in the third period after they scored to bring it to within one. Got completely outclassed and looked like an ahl team going up against the reigning cup champs.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

Ep is the only thing fun to watch on this team

Meh, I like Bo and Goldy so far, even Brock is slowly looking more dangerous