Post-Game Talk: Game #36: Canucks lose 3-2 to the Wild in the shootout
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I think Richardson has the tools to be good at the shootout. I'd like to see him get the opportunity.
Booth can't lift the puck.
Kassian can handle it but I'd like to see more.
Dalpe should get a shot considering Cam Ward's opinion on his release.
Booth can't lift the puck.
Kassian can handle it but I'd like to see more.
Dalpe should get a shot considering Cam Ward's opinion on his release.
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We did not play well in the third period, which is the biggest disappointment for me.
But managing losses by getting the OTL point actually moved us up in the standings.
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San Jose has come back down to earth like they always do.
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finally torts realizes that the nucks suck at shootouts. he should try mixing the shooters a bit. no more kesler/higgins. same old same old. give dalpe/richardson/booth a shot.
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I didn't watch the game, but saw the highlights.
We need to find a way to win that one. We had a 2-1 lead heading into the third. Luongo probably should have gotten the tying goal, but why do shootouts hate us so much? Since 2005, I don't think shootouts have liked us that much at all. Could be confirmation bias though.
We need to find a way to win that one. We had a 2-1 lead heading into the third. Luongo probably should have gotten the tying goal, but why do shootouts hate us so much? Since 2005, I don't think shootouts have liked us that much at all. Could be confirmation bias though.
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listening on the radio it sounded like Luongo gave up the worst goal in history.
watched it now, was probably stoppable but still a good goal.
Frustrating part here is the missed chances to score and then doing NOTHING in the shootout.
Especially how they keep using the same handful of guys in the shootout.
Put Kassian in, booth or hell try a guy like Dalpe or Weise.
they're 2 for 18 this year, can't get much worse.
watched it now, was probably stoppable but still a good goal.
Frustrating part here is the missed chances to score and then doing NOTHING in the shootout.
Especially how they keep using the same handful of guys in the shootout.
Put Kassian in, booth or hell try a guy like Dalpe or Weise.
they're 2 for 18 this year, can't get much worse.
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Lu should've had that goal but he gave them a chance to win the shootout stopping atleast 4 good scoring chances in OT.
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typical boring wild game...they really haven't changed a bit and just glad that they're not in the division anymore so we don't have to endure too many more of those games
not going to get too mad about the shootout...at the end of the day it's still a skills competition that means nothing in the playoffs, is highly dependent on luck, and looking at the standings there are alot of good western conference teams with 5 or more shootout losses (ie vancouver, chicago, san jose, anaheim, phoenix, even minnesota)
hard to nitpick too much after that winning streak and not bad to at least get a point in a potential trap game
not going to get too mad about the shootout...at the end of the day it's still a skills competition that means nothing in the playoffs, is highly dependent on luck, and looking at the standings there are alot of good western conference teams with 5 or more shootout losses (ie vancouver, chicago, san jose, anaheim, phoenix, even minnesota)
hard to nitpick too much after that winning streak and not bad to at least get a point in a potential trap game
The Canucks made the game boring. Plug up the center of the ice all game long and block shots from the outside. Sit on a one goal lead and barely forecheck. I am not sure what game you were watching, but that was the most boring display of hockey I have seen a team create in a long time.
Your free to discuss on your own board how exciting your team is.
For someone complaining about our forcheck or lack of, the hits column were pretty even.
But if forcheck hitting is your definition of excitement, then maybe were going nowhere.
And if we sat on a 1 goal lead im not sure why our fanbase was upset at missed breakaways by daniel and open nets by chris higgins to put the game away.
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Wasn't a terrible effort, but the team looked a lot like a team on the first game of a road trip with an earlier start. Everything was just a bit slow/off. Passes weren't crisp and guys were a half step late getting to hits and loose pucks. Still, the Canucks could have easily won this game if they'd buried one of the chances they'd had early in the third: that shot by Higgins was about an inch and a half from getting past Harding's skate.
Team looked good for the first half of the third and then Higgins misread that 3 on 2 when he was backchecking -- he took the middle of the ice instead of the third man and didn't realize it for a second. Luongo slightly overplayed the pass and it snuck through. That's a goal I'd like to see Luongo save, but he made up for it by getting them the extra point in the final 10 minutes when Minnesota was all over the Canucks.
Not a great game, but you take the point and re-calibrate.
Team looked good for the first half of the third and then Higgins misread that 3 on 2 when he was backchecking -- he took the middle of the ice instead of the third man and didn't realize it for a second. Luongo slightly overplayed the pass and it snuck through. That's a goal I'd like to see Luongo save, but he made up for it by getting them the extra point in the final 10 minutes when Minnesota was all over the Canucks.
Not a great game, but you take the point and re-calibrate.
I know this is the Canuck's board, but I am engaging in a civil discussion on about a post that was made.
I am sure many Canucks fans would agree with me that the "boredom" factor was not simply a product of the Wild's style of play, but was greatly influenced by how the Canucks played and executed the game. Specifically their lack of aggressiveness on the forecheck and the way they defend by clogging up the center of the ice and relying on shot blocking. Nothing wrong with this - Canucks do it well, and are obviously successful at it (standings), but it can make the game boring.
I am not following the point about hits being even and the forecheck - sorry. Typically aggressive forechecking leads to a game that most people would label as exciting. Lots of scoring chances both by having worn out dmen, as well as the high risk nature leading to odd man rushes the other way.
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Your posts are fine.
The Canucks generally run an aggressive forecheck, though, which is likely why you're getting some pushback. To me it just looked like a game where neither team was "on" so there was a lot of awkward scrambling around in the neutral zone. That tends to be what Canucks games look like this season when the team isn't quite on its game.
I didn't see much from the Wild that was very exciting, either, but the Wild's Fenwick ratings have plummeted since the first month of the season, so they probably tried to simplify their game last night against a hot team. That would be my guess, anyway. Either way, I agree that the game felt plodding.
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