Post-Game Talk: Devils 2 @ Canucks 1 | Sunday. Hometown Hockey. CBC.

[The Stig]

So the Canucks are 6-2-2 in their last 10. 1 point out of a playoff spot. Like it or not, the Canucks are in the thick of everything. Are closer to the top of the Division than the bottom.

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[yvrtojfk]

2-1 NJD. Schneider makes 13 saves.

 

[Zombotron]

I was predicting this game would be preceded by Henrik's 1,000-point ceremony. Damn.

 

[Ryan Miller*]

Hoping for another big night from the Granlund-Sutter-Megna line, and for Eriksson to do something, anything.

 

[Nick Lang]

Time to get a win. This seems like a great time hockey wise to get Boucher in. A couple days of practice and settled in for a home game after hopefully getting settled a bit.

 

[Nucker101]

Play Boucher

 

[PG Canuck]

Going to be a boring one.

 

[GranGod*]

I'll be doing an in person AMA next to the SN truck at 4pm. See you all there!

 

[M2Beezy]

3-1 Devils in ANOTHER boring snoozer. Baertchi with our goal

 

[GranGod*]

3-1 Devils in ANOTHER boring snoozer. Baertchi with our goal

Never heard of him. I think Baertschi will have a good game tonight as per usual. Granlund with 1+1.

 

[VanillaCoke]

Play Boucher

And rodin.

 

[KeninsFan]

Going to be a boring one.

Yes but at least it's not vs. Minny

 

[PG Canuck]

Yes but at least it's not vs. Minny

NJ was absolutely painful to watch against Calgary when they had the lead. Had all 5 players back in their half of the ice when Calgary was in their own zone.

At least Minny is 6th in the NHL in scoring.

 

[GranGod*]

NJ was absolutely painful to watch against Calgary when they had the lead. Had all 5 players back in their half of the ice when Calgary was in their own zone.

At least Minny is 6th in the NHL in scoring.

That's a great point! Dumba!

 

[KeninsFan]

NJ was absolutely painful to watch against Calgary when they had the lead. Had all 5 players back in their half of the ice when Calgary was in their own zone.

At least Minny is 6th in the NHL in scoring.

Nucks are probably the most boring of the 3. Too biased to tell, personally.

 

[PG Canuck]

Nucks are probably the most boring of the 3. Too biased to tell, personally.

I would agree. The Canucks are now 'that' boring opponent.

 

[GranGod*]

I would agree. The Canucks are now 'that' boring opponent.

Comes down to a coach that gets out-coached every single game.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Much as I was want to see Boucher (and Rodin) get in this game, I can't see Willie changing it up. Megna just had a multi point game (credit where it's due, he was good in Philly), and I don't know that he will sit one of Chaput or Gaunce.

 

[Horse McHindu]

So the Canucks are 6-2-2 in their last 10. 1 point out of a playoff spot. Like it or not, the Canucks are in the thick of everything. Are closer to the top of the Division than the bottom.

If I have to choose between "like it or not," I choose 'like it.'

With the emergence of Bo Horvat, I am of the opinion that the Canucks (and their fans) shouldn't be praying and hoping for a tank of some kind.

That's not to say that they should start burning picks to make a stronger playoff push, but the days of "wishful tanking" should be over in my opinion.

With Horvat here, the Canucks don't need to "fall, tank, and pray" that they land the next Connor McDavid or Auston Matthews.

Canucks should compete as hard as they can, fall somewhere in the middle of the draft, and with good scouting, get the next Ryan Kesler, Claude Giroux, or Anze Kopitar to complement Bo Horvat.

Competing hard and drafting another Horvat > Tanking and *possibly* landing the next McDavid.

 

[geebaan]

If I have to choose between "like it or not," I choose 'like it.'

With the emergence of Bo Horvat, I am of the opinion that the Canucks (and their fans) shouldn't be praying and hoping for a tank of some kind.

That's not to say that they should start burning picks to make a stronger playoff push, but the days of "wishful tanking" should be over in my opinion.

With Horvat here, the Canucks don't need to "fall, tank, and pray" that they land the next Connor McDavid or Auston Matthews.

Canucks should compete as hard as they can, fall somewhere in the middle of the draft, and with good scouting, get the next Ryan Kesler, Claude Giroux, or Anze Kopitar to complement Bo Horvat.

Competing hard and drafting another Horvat > Tanking and *possibly* landing the next McDavid.

Cause if theres one thing Benning has done, is hit on all his first round picks

 

[VanJack]

Game promises to the a snooze-fest....Devils playing their third game in four nights....they'll be dumping it out and dumping it in....and Canucks just don't have the offensive skill these days to beat the trap.

A 2-1 score for somebody sounds about right.....another game watching the Sedins drive the first-unit pp into the ground; and the fourth line of Skille, Gaunce and Chaput hacking and whacking out there.

Oh the pulsating excitement of it all.

 

[JuniorNelson]

Who runs Tryamkin, this game?

 

[Horse McHindu]

Cause if theres one thing Benning has done, is hit on all his first round picks

Benning seems to have more success with later picks anyways (i.e. Demko, Boeser, etc., seem to be trending upwards).

Will Juolevi be as good or better than Tkachuk? The jury is still out on that one.

Even with Virtanen, it's still too early to tell whether he'll be a bust or not. PWF's typically take longer to develop.

I think my point still stands though. Given the emergence of Horvat, the Canucks shouldn't be trying to tank and pray. Compete as hard as you can, instill work ethic and drive in the players, and draft another Kesler/Horvat type guy in the draft with a mid 1st.......or dare I say, a Giroux/Kopitar kind of guy if you get lucky.

None of this hocus pocus tanking. We don't need it, given the emergence of Horvat. If this team gets another Bo Horvat calibre guy at center, we're set.

 

[Jack Burton]

Who runs Tryamkin, this game?

Hall

 

[VanJack]

Hall

Not Hall....inadvertently did the Canucks a big favour by blasting Larsen in the last game....forced Willie to put Stecher on the first pairing with Edler and also on the first unit pp.

It's about the only way he ever makes a lineup change--when he's basically forced into to.