Post-Game Talk: #GAME 26: Canucks 4, Willie D. Kings 2: A win? Gaudette's first?! (Roadtrip 1-2-0)

[cabinessence]

How could they not get a second empty netter there? Just wouldn't be right for the Canucks to kick sand too much.

 

[yvrtojfk]

Would've been cool to go for 9 straight but Pettersson with 2 points w/ the game winner and Gaudette with his first makes me happy.

 

[Svencouver]

WE WANT THE PLAYOFFS

 

[Frank Garrett]

Randorf = win

 

[Icebreakers]

Kovalchuk is ass lol. He bobbled the puck like a billion times there. Everytime he had the puck either he killed the play or nothing happened.

 

[Hyzer]

WE WANT THE PLAYOFFS

I don't. We're are just going to get embaressed by real teams. We won against an awful team (standing wise) today.

 

[Dr Good Vibes]

Yeah Gaudette got his first ! Happy for the kid, he’s played hard. That was a messy game against the worst team in the league, but the Canucks are so injured...it was fun anyway.

 

[Addison Rae]

Everyones here! @Chairman Maouth @dim jim @Billy Kvcmu @Bad Goalie

EVERYBODY!!!!

hell ya dude just gave m2b his first beer he’s going crazy !

Billy is 3 beers deep he’s puking !

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

hell ya dude just gave m2b his first beer he’s going crazy !

Billy is 3 beers deep he’s puking !

Actually, I have to get up early tmr so No

 

[NoShowWilly]

hell ya dude just gave m2b his first beer he’s going crazy !

Billy is 3 beers deep he’s puking !

Sounds like a rager with all of you on your phones posting on hf.

 

[Addison Rae]

Actually, I have to get up early tmr so No

Damn able to post properly with all the beer in your system

man i love beer

 

[Svencouver]

I don't. We're are just going to get embaressed by real times. We won against an awful team (standing wise) today.

Its joke

 

[Addison Rae]

Sounds like a rager with all of you on your phones posting on hf.

Chairman’s just went upstairs with m2b’s mom...

 

[Canuckle1970]

So glad that they ended this ugly losing streak - didn't want that on the young guys' heads. So happy to see EP and Gaudette scoring, and a terrific game all around from Jake.

Kudos to Marky too for hanging in during the late 3rd period blitz.

 

[yvrtojfk]

Guad with the interview.

 

[WTG]

I think he missing the net quite a lot has something to do with his high sht percentage

But it's not just the goals, he's making a lot more happen on the ice. Also, his shooting percentage was inordinately low so far in his career for a forward. His current percentage might not be sustainable for him (though is pretty average for many), but I wouldn't be surprised if he maintained something above 10 as he improves as a player.

It's not really about his goal total this year, it's more his overall game. He just looks plain better out there all around.

Not to mention, his career shooting% is so low because he used to take so many low-chance perimeter shots in earlier years.

Yeah, you don't just go from being a career 7% shooter to being a 13% shooter in one season.
We have 140 games of data on Virtanen, let's not just throw that out over a 20 game sample size.

I mean, even without the doubled regular shooting percentage, it doesn't excuse the plays and defensive awareness Jake has been displaying this season that has been much improved comparatively to even last year.

Are you saying that Virtanen isn't improved compared to previous years?

Virtanen's always been a good possession forward.


Reality is that the shooting percentage will come down. The good thing is that people will now realize what a positive impact he has on the play when he's on the ice. But that's something he's already shown throughout his NHL career.

 

[settinguptheplay]

Sounds like a rager with all of you on your phones posting on hf.

Win.

 

[member 290103]

Stecher will never play again.

 

[Nucker101]

Hockey Gaud

 

[Lemmiwinks]

Reality is that the shooting percentage will come down. The good thing is that people will now realize what a positive impact he has on the play when he's on the ice. But that's something he's already shown throughout his NHL career.

Nice pivot from your original post.

I'll reiterate: the positives Virtanen has shown this year have little to do with his shot percentage. He's showing himself to be a smarter player. Tbh he's not shown this kind of positive impact before in his career.

 

[NoShowWilly]

Chairman’s just went upstairs with m2b’s mom...

Distract him by talking about unions.

 

[WTG]

Nice pivot from your original post.

Thanks?

 

[ddawg1950]

Phaneuf really is an under-rated passer.

His assist on the winning goal was tape to tape.

 

[Zombotron]

GOT 'EM!!!!!!!!

 

[WTG]

I'll reiterate: the positives Virtanen has shown this year have little to do with his shot percentage. He's showing himself to be a smarter player. Tbh he's not shown this kind of positive impact before in his career.

What about the end of last season?
People raved about him when the season ended last year.