Post-Game Talk: GAME #5: Canucks 6, Habs 5 (S/O) (Boeser x2, Horvat x2, Motte)

[Breakers]

Imagine paying a goalie 8 Figures

 

[M2Beezy]

Edler and Hamonic out next game would mean:

Hughes Chatfield
Benn Schmidt
Juolevi Myers

Cant see how wed lose with that lineup. If Schmidt goes down, then:

Hughes Chatfield
Benn Rafferty
Juolevi Myers

 

[mouz135]

I feel like Pettersson has hit a bit of a slump. Hopefully he regains his form soon because the team could really use it

 

[sting101]

Nate Schmidt has been the canucks best Defenseman this season.

this is really not saying much

 

[VanJack]

Canucks team defense is laughably atrocious. How Gallagher finds himself eyeball to eyeball with Holtby with less than four seconds left, is mind boggling.

They might be fun to watch....but expecting this team to make the playoffs in the Northern Division with this team defense is pure fantasy.

 

[JumpierPegasus]

Schmidt is such a freakin workhorse, and remained a +2 despite all his minutes

Super impressed so far

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

Pearson belongs in the bottom 6.

Team has a Bottom 9

 

[vanarchy]

Edler and Hamonic out next game would mean:

 

[Pip]

At this point Hamonic being out would improve our chances of winning

 

[sting101]

I feel like Pettersson has hit a bit of a slump. Hopefully he regains his form soon because the team could really use it

really? what makes you think that?

 

[Wall of Wonder]

Canucks defense needs alot of work. 5 goals against each in 3 of 5 games sigh.

 

[canuckking1]

Pros and cons 5 games into the season

pros
-Horvat looks rejuvenated
-Boeser looks rejuvenated
-Miller still looks like his elite
-Schmidt has been solid
-Hoglander looks like a serviceable top 6 forward

Cons
-Pk terrible
-D coverage terrible
-Hamonic awful
-Pettersson forgot how to play hockey
-Hughes couldn't defend a parked car

 

[bbud]

I learned two things from this game

1) we signed Travis Hamonic, apparently

2) Travis Hamonic is just absolutely godawful. Holy jeebus, bring back Jordie Benn.

As it goes too many of the forwards left d hung out to dry most of the night as well.

 

[PM]

Did Hamonic finish the game? Seems like Edler may be out a bit. Not sure if Hamonic being out actually hurts us though. I can see why Flames fans were happy to see him go. He left his game in Long Island.

 

[The Vasili Jerry]

You know how usually you're thinking in your head, "well at least we still have player x and player y to come back into the team." Well, this is it. If you're hanging your hopes that Benn will make this team look good then oh boy.

 

[Satoru Gojo]

Greens had a good run here but I don't think he's the right coach going forward

 

[supercanuck]

You would think with 3 1st unit PPGs and 1 EVG for his line that Petey would have someone gotten at least a secondary assist.

 

[StreetHawk]

This defense is a tire fire lol

Chatfield was a lot more solid than expected

Lucky that they have 6 PP instead of 6PK. Would have put more pressure on the D to make up for the 15 minutes Edler missed.

 

[thewall]

What a fun game, the best part is we still have 2 more to go before the end of the weekend. NOTE TO HABS, stay out o the box. I think both teams makes it in the playoffs. Good night Canucks fans, Its really late here in Northern Ontario.

 

[Get North]

Benn could realistically replace Edler's impact so far this season. Not too worried about Edler being out, but our forward group needs an injection of talent like Podkolzin or a Miller esque trade.

Hoglander being pushed in the top 6 is unfair to him even if he looks ready for the NHL.

 

[vanarchy]

Even when Miller isn't carrying the team on his back he's perfectly adequate. Dude is so god damn reliable.

 

[ahmon]

Pros and cons 5 games into the season

pros
-Horvat looks rejuvenated
-Boeser looks rejuvenated
-Miller still looks like his elite
-Schmidt has been solid
-Hoglander looks like a serviceable top 6 forward

Cons
-Pk terrible
-D coverage terrible
-Hamonic awful
-Pettersson forgot how to play hockey
-Hughes couldn't defend a parked car

3 of the bolded is affected with the departure of Tanev

 

[Josepho]

I am very much enjoying the Canadian Division.

 

[Tonystretcher]

Edler and Hamonic out next game would mean:

Hughes Chatfield
Benn Schmidt
Juolevi Myers

Cant see how wed lose with that lineup. If Schmidt goes down, then:

Hughes Chatfield
Benn Rafferty
Juolevi Myers

Blocked and reported.

 

[PM]

Maybe it’s time to split up the lotto line? Put one of Boeser or Miller with Horvat. Make it so the other team has two lines to worry about outside the power play.