Post-Game Talk: GAME #12: VAN 5, LAK 3 | 49 SOG, 4 PPGs, BB6 hat trick, and an 8-3-1 October, hot DAMN

[Zombotron]

Continued from GDT
GDT: - GM 12: Vancouver Canucks @ Los Angeles Kings - 7:30PM PST - SN360

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[M2Beezy]

Man I love this team

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

I want to believe

 

[Angry Little Elf]

We’re exciting again. It’s a great feeling. My old man has been a Canucks fan since he came to Canada in 1977. He’s really excited to be watching good hockey. Seeing my dad happy makes me happy

 

[82Ninety42011]

How's that PP looking .

 

[82Ninety42011]

We’re exciting again. It’s a great feeling. My old man has been a Canucks fan since he came to Canada in 1977. He’s really excited to be watching good hockey.

Tell your Dad I feel his pain been a fan myself since 82.

 

[Bankerguy]

as much as i love this team, the lack of production from Ferland is alarming

i'd like to see the Canucks upgrade Virtanen or Leivo or Pearson for a winger who's more solidified as a top 6 winger...
Kapanen or someone like that. i want a lock for 20 goals and 50 pts and staple him to Horvats wing

Ferland was supposed to be that guy.

 

[Dump Itch]

as much as i love this team, the lack of production from Ferland is alarming

i'd like to see the Canucks upgrade Virtanen or Leivo or Pearson for a winger who's more solidified as a top 6 winger...
Kapanen or someone like that. i want a lock for 20 goals and 50 pts and staple him to Horvats wing

Ferland was supposed to be that guy.

12 games in and you've given up on him. Nice.

 

[DonnyNucker]

as much as i love this team, the lack of production from Ferland is alarming

i'd like to see the Canucks upgrade Virtanen or Leivo or Pearson for a winger who's more solidified as a top 6 winger...
Kapanen or someone like that. i want a lock for 20 goals and 50 pts and staple him to Horvats wing

Ferland was supposed to be that guy.

We are scoring 5 goals a game lately. Who cares if Ferland is scoring lol. He was always a tweener with physicality

 

[F A N]

If this team can stay healthy this team is dangerous.

 

[Canuckle1970]

I'm just going to enjoy these good times. There will be some duds down the road, but right now, this is sweet.

 

[Zombotron]

Okay - dump ass on Anaheim and San Jose too, start November on the right foot

 

[David71]

damn captain horvat dropping bombs post game left and right.

Horvat on people saying Pettersson needed to start scoring: "Yeah and then he goes bar down tonight. For all those people saying that, just shoved it right back in their face. It's 82 games for a reason and he's just getting started." #Canucks

 

[Bankerguy]

We are scoring 5 goals a game lately. Who cares if Ferland is scoring lol. He was always a tweener with physicality

yea but when our pp slows down and scoring dries up, it would be nice having a more proven scoring threat on the 2nd line with Bo.

 

[Bankerguy]

12 games in and you've given up on him. Nice.

no i havnt! its not panic mode... i hope he gets going

 

[NuxFan09]

yea but when our pp slows down and scoring dries up, it would be nice having a more proven scoring threat on the 2nd line with Bo.

That's when I'd move Miller down with Pearson and Horvat. That was a very good line in preseason and at the very beginning of October. Pettersson and Boeser are talented and dynamic enough that they can figure it out on their own if the scoring goes dry.

 

[David71]

Horvat on what Hughes adds to the PP: He's a great player. Makes great plays, finds ice. Finds Petey and Boes when they need to be found. He's always is telling me to show my stick at the top as a young guy telling me that I'm going to listen to him and it's been working so far.

 

[David71]

That's when I'd move Miller down with Pearson and Horvat. That was a very good line in preseason and at the very beginning of October. Pettersson and Boeser are talented and dynamic enough that they can figure it out on their own if the scoring goes dry.

then who would u put to play alongside petey and boeser? if miller is moved down to the second line? jake?

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

yea but when our pp slows down and scoring dries up, it would be nice having a more proven scoring threat on the 2nd line with Bo.

Do you really want me to post Baertschi and Ferlands point totals side by side from the last two years?

 

[DL44]

How LA was still within 2 goals in the third was astonishing..... fantastic overall 200 ft game for 60 mins. A couple flash against the grain goals and a PPG.

Score didn’t represent the difference in the teams.

Kopitar is still a stud. Carried the whole team on his shoulders and singlehandedly kept them within range.
First time the best player went off against us... Edler - Myers a tough night... but it was forced by a still fantastic player.

On to the next one.

 

[NuxFan09]

Don't screw with this forward lineup:

Miller - Pettersson - Boeser
Pearson - Horvat - Virtanen
Ferland - Sutter - Leivo
Schaller - Beagle - whoever

That top 6 not only has great chemistry but each line's underlying numbers have been great. If we need to rotate guys in then tinker with the bottom 6.

This is why I wish they'd just leave Gaudette in Utica. I love the guy, and I'm sure he'll pan out, but there's just no place for him right at this very moment. Plus, it's not like he's too good for the AHL anyway. He's right in that phase in his development where a good whole season playing a big role in the AHL would be perfect.

 

[shottasasa]

as much as i love this team, the lack of production from Ferland is alarming

i'd like to see the Canucks upgrade Virtanen or Leivo or Pearson for a winger who's more solidified as a top 6 winger...
Kapanen or someone like that. i want a lock for 20 goals and 50 pts and staple him to Horvats wing

Ferland was supposed to be that guy.

I've been watching Horvat's line closely the last few games and I was really impressed with them tonight. They absolutely dominated the Kings. Virtanen in particular was great along the walls and breaking up passes in the neutral zone, something he's been doing very well this year. He's also passing and keeping possession more consistently. Pearson has been excellent along the boards as well. When this line got cycling they were absolutely dominant.

As for the ice time for Virtanen, Ferland, and Ericsson, none of these guys are on special teams and typically their lines don't get called on for the first shift after special teams as their linemates play quite a bit special teams. In a game like today, that means they get so little ice time.

 

[NuxFan09]

then who would u put to play alongside petey and boeser? if miller is moved down to the second line? jake?

Ferland? Leivo? And yes, maybe Virtanen (I've been intrigued for awhile about the idea of playing him on his off wing). Maybe none of those options are ideal but that was the whole point of me saying that Boeser and Pettersson are good enough to figure it out while Miller reinforces the 2nd line.

 

[Bankerguy]

Do you really want me to post Baertschi and Ferlands point totals side by side from the last two years?

i know what they did in the past but Sven's in Utica and Ferland isn't on pace to match last years production

anyways, i hope someone emerges as a legit top6 winger (in terms of production) for Bo

 

[krutovsdonut]

damn captain horvat dropping bombs post game left and right.

Horvat on people saying Pettersson needed to start scoring: "Yeah and then he goes bar down tonight. For all those people saying that, just shoved it right back in their face. It's 82 games for a reason and he's just getting started." #Canucks

that's a bit chirpy. has he been holding back on us until the team can walk the walk?