Do the Canucks Make the Playoffs - Place your bets and lets see!

[FireBenning]

I am betting they do.

They will sneak in to the post season, and surprise. I will not say they will win the cup, because I do think they need some improvements on the back end, or improvements from within.

However, as a long time Nucks fan I have seen one thing repeatedly in the years they went to the cup (other than 2011):

A) they squeaked into the playoffs
B) they found momentum from their goalies
C) they were underdogs with no one having expectations of them

Granted these are different teams but that situation can create real momentum for a team because they will have been playoff hockey for months, no one expects them to even make it, let alone, do anything if they do. They will be taken lightly.

D) Bruce there it is! has never won a cup, its been his knock. One of the greatest NHL coaches in regular season history. The Canucks have never won a cup. Does the curse of both break this year? hmmm

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[NoShowWilly]

Nope

 

[December5th]

im going to vote no. pacific seems better then i thought it would

 

[likash]

The picture will be pretty clear after january.

 

[Melvin]

No.

what are we betting?

 

[FireBenning]

The picture will be pretty clear after january.

ah come on! place your bet! You can't ride the fence like that! haha

 

[settinguptheplay]

No. But will garner enough positive momentum that spirits will be high heading into next season. Translated into Too Little Too Late!

 

[Dbossman]

Hell yeah we're probably going to squeeze into the wild card

 

[alternate]

No. Too fine a line needing to be walked and too many teams needing to be overtaken. But I will wager it's the most fun we fans have watching the team since 2011.

 

[hellstick]

Odds aren't on our side, so I'll take those odds. It's fun cheering this team on again, but playoffs are unlikely unfortunately.

 

[Angry Little Elf]

Maybe

 

[The Vasili Jerry]

With this defense? No chance in hell.

 

[Kreator]

NAH

 

[Hyzer]

We are a long term defender injury away from the lottery imo.

no we will not make the playoffs

 

[Nomobo]

My head says no but my heart says yes. Hearts are wild.

 

[AppleHoneySauce]

Voting no. We have bought some loses going by my extremely rudimentary 40-20 record from about 8 games. I still however have a hard time believing.

 

[LordBacon]

No, the honey moon phase isn’t gonna last long.

 

[likash]

Make a poll for us to vote.

 

[Reverend Mayhem]

I'm still going to say no, to save myself disappointment because the road ahead is grueling. But, I'd be fine with watching exciting hockey with lots of wins and continue this path of letting the youngens develop into more well-rounded players.

 

[mathonwy]

This thread could really use the consulting services of pollmaster mtb.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

I definitely want them to. And I think they’ll be in the fight.

But ultimately, I think they’ll fall short.

Would love to be wrong!

 

[Sinistril]

im going to vote no. pacific seems better then i thought it would

Pacific is not that good. Expect teams like Calgary to come down to earth soon.

 

[Jyrki21]

They will make it closer than anyone would have imagined possible a couple of weeks ago, but I would still say no. The current patch of games was identified as a soft part of the schedule in advance, so you have to temper your reaction to it a bit (again, especially with two of the 'wins' being tie games), and their depth is really going to be tested now.

Both Alberta teams were overachieving early, and the Canucks were underachieving, so a bit of regression was expected. In reality they are all kind of on-the-bubble teams for various reasons. While improvement from both Vegas and Seattle is likely in the cards, although I'm not quite too sure what to make of the California trio.

It's definitely good for the team to get its mojo back going forward, but I don't want them to make short-sighted decisions and miss some opportunities to build themselves further because they think they're on the right track. I hope Rutherford follows up on what he has said so far, because it would be very easy to take a wrong turn here in the excitement of the moment.

 

[racerjoe]

I say no.

however this is legit the most fun I have had watching the Canucks since 2014 with coach willie, when I thought we might still be a team run decently. Yes more than bubble hockey.

I love seeing how happy the guys are it’s so infectious and the chants of Bruce there it is after each goal. It’s a true breath of fresh air.

This gif seems so perfect given what we know from Aqua…

 

[Peen]

yes