Post-Game Talk: GAME #58: Canucks 0 @ Ducks 1: Sorry, scoring had gone away...

[Sergei Shirokov]

Two awful teams who'll be golfing by early April. Without Edler and now possibly without Tanev, this Canuck blueline is AHL-quality.

So for a tankist, this is a perfect result. Lose to one of few teams in the NHL that are actually worse. Hopefully the swoon continues, and Benning will be forced to be a seller.

Nothing will force Benning to be a seller. Its just not how this group works.

Its literally taken the draft being in Vancouver for them to decide acquiring/holding onto draft picks might be a good idea.

 

[timw33]

Yup. This is what our team looks like if you trade Tanev OR Edler.

This is what happens when you spend an entire draft's worth of picks and don't acquire a single legitimate top-4 NHL defender, and also draft way too few quality defenders. It's not like help is on it's way currently excelling down on the farm in large quantities.

 

[Hit the post]

Lol Shut out by the freakin Ducks, Embarrassing. Power play is 1 for the last 22. Leivo not clicking on PP (great 5 on 5, struggles on pp) Goldy should slot in on the first unit. Pp shouldn’t be this bad with EP, Boeser & Horvat on it.

Doesn’t help the power play that the only offensive D on the team are just plain offensive.

 

[polarbearcub]

Can’t win em all but we were the far better team and that counts as a moral victory that the boys can feel good about if they stick to playing like that they will win their share of games. The last minute has me convinced without a shadow of a doubt that Quinn Hughes will transform the team with his zone entries alone. Right now we are dumping the puck in with a minute left to go down a goal and it’s not working.

Petterson threw the puck in 3 times blindly just giving it to the ducks

 

[Motte and Bailey]

Rock Bottom.

2 points out of a playoff spot = rock bottom now

 

[LordBacon]

Hoping for more embarrassing loses so jb gets fired by the end of the season

 

[Motte and Bailey]

Petterson threw the puck in 3 times blindly just giving it to the ducks

I noticed that and wonder if it was the play the coaches drew up for them. I don’t think it’s Petey’s First instinct to flip that coin 3 times in a row but I could be wrong.

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

2 points out of a playoff spot = rock bottom now

Everyone has games in hand on us.

If we can't get points against a team that won 2 of 20 games then I don't know what reason there is to pay attention to the playoff race anymore. Unless you think this team is magically going go on a heater & beat a bunch of good teams.

 

[Hit the post]

2 points out of a playoff spot = rock bottom now

Six points up on the last placed team in the west (who have played two fewer games than us).

 

[ChilliBilly]

Just as well. We were the better team, but damn i hope we don't make the playoffs. All of our hope is on young guns. They need at least one , if not 2 years of seasoning.

Johnny canucker is just plain annoying. Stop falling for his posts. He sure as hell isn't a canuck fan.

Our D certainly is a prob. But we have Hughes, Juolevi and Tryamkin to add. We have 5 -6 maybes as well, like Sautner Brisebois McEney ... we really might have an NHL team in 1 -2 years.

We have done way better than predicted, and that's with a goaltending disaster after Marky.

May the horrible bloody lottery gods finally have sympathy on VCR and we get Hughes or Kakko 0r Cozens ......

 

[Lonny Bohonos]

a goalie in his NHL debut

Many a hockey card has noted how giving the Canucks are.

 

[I am toxic]

We just got beat by a team with no coach, and a goalie who had never started in the NHL.

And when I say beat, I mean shut out.

By a goalie who has never started in the NHL.

And when I say that, I mean it was against a team with something like a minus 54 goal differential.

 

[timbermen]

I noticed that and wonder if it was the play the coaches drew up for them. I don’t think it’s Petey’s First instinct to flip that coin 3 times in a row but I could be wrong.

I think it's the PP coach, they've been dead last in the league since jan.18 and he plays every one from Granlund to Schaller over Virtanen on the PP all season long.

 

[PetterssonSimp]

Canucks inability to transition really kills any ability to forecheck! If we are gonna clamour together over Big Mac type players in this lineup then use them for what they are made for! Getting in on the forecheck and punishing some defenceman!
Canucks PP still needs work! Nice to see someone get a slap shot from the point thru tonight but the lack of net front presence on this team is just annoying! Horvat isn’t a net front guy! Get him into the bumper and try to get some centre pressure on the PP instead of constantly forcing the one timers! If the umbrella is their set up why the hell is Leivo floating around the slot! Use his big ass infront of the damn NET!!! Get some screens! Also why can’t any defenceman find a lane for a low wrist shot into the goalies feet? Seriously he’s a god damn rookie tender and they had zero rebound chances! They created no second opportunities all night!

The Canucks need to learn how to dump and chase properly. Using Petey to dump the puck is exactly the wrong thing to do though! Lines 2-4 need to learn soft dumps into the corner and win a god damn board battle!

 

[member 290103]

Clearly not better Johnny.

Johnny wishes. He may even pray about this I think.

 

[Star Ocean]

No Pettersson points. You may wanna keep watching to see if the Calder slips away, in true canucks fashion.

Carter hart will win it, wont he.

 

[Motte and Bailey]

Everyone has games in hand on us.

If we can't get points against a team that won 2 of 20 games then I don't know what reason there is to pay attention to the playoff race anymore. Unless you think this team is magically going go on a heater & beat a bunch of good teams.

They played well tonight, could’ve easily won the game with a single bounce or two. I think the hockey gods wanted Anaheim to win this for Julie “The Cat” Gaffney tonight. Yes I think the Canucks have shown they can beat any team in the league or at least play winning hockey against any team in the league. All we need is a nice 4-5+ game win streak and our chances of playoffs will skyrocket. Hoping Edler is back soon because he’s such a huge part of the group and we need him badly.

 

[moog35]

Everyone has games in hand on us.

If we can't get points against a team that won 2 of 20 games then I don't know what reason there is to pay attention to the playoff race anymore. Unless you think this team is magically going go on a heater & beat a bunch of good teams.

It’s not like they got dominated but the Ducks. They deserved to win and ran into a hot goalie. Not that embarrassing

 

[Motte and Bailey]

Six points up on the last placed team in the west (who have played two fewer games than us).

I don’t get your point. Just because it’s a tight race doesn’t change the fact that we are currently near the top of that race.

 

[pgj98m3]

Just as well. We were the better team, but damn i hope we don't make the playoffs. All of our hope is on young guns. They need at least one , if not 2 years of seasoning.

Johnny canucker is just plain annoying. Stop falling for his posts. He sure as hell isn't a canuck fan.

Our D certainly is a prob. But we have Hughes, Juolevi and Tryamkin to add. We have 5 -6 maybes as well, like Sautner Brisebois McEney ... we really might have an NHL team in 1 -2 years.

We have done way better than predicted, and that's with a goaltending disaster after Marky.

May the horrible bloody lottery gods finally have sympathy on VCR and we get Hughes or Kakko 0r Cozens ......

Joulevi has yet to prove he can play above the AHL level and I’m afraid my Tryamkin sweater is going to become a curiosity.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

Carter hart will win it, wont he.

Not a chance if EP finishes way above PPG

 

[PetterssonSimp]

They played well tonight, could’ve easily won the game with a single bounce or two. I think the hockey gods wanted Anaheim to win this for Julie “The Cat” Gaffney tonight. Yes I think the Canucks have shown they can beat any team in the league or at least play winning hockey against any team in the league. All we need is a nice 4-5+ game win streak and our chances of playoffs will skyrocket. Hoping Edler is back soon because he’s such a huge part of the group and we need him badly.

Bounces? Lol this team literally did everything in its power to gift that shutout to Boyle! Zero people in the lanes! No one screening! No second opportunities on any shot! If anything Boyle should be thanking the Canucks for being such a shit team in front of the net for this one. The Ducks didn’t really even need to defend. They did more of their defending in the offensive zone not allowing the Canucks to transition with the 2 forechecker game plan that constantly kills Vancouver.

 

[pgj98m3]

I don’t get your point. Just because it’s a tight race doesn’t change the fact that we are currently near the top of that race.

And almost as close to the bottom.

 

[Motte and Bailey]

Canucks inability to transition really kills any ability to forecheck! If we are gonna clamour together over Big Mac type players in this lineup then use them for what they are made for! Getting in on the forecheck and punishing some defenceman!
Canucks PP still needs work! Nice to see someone get a slap shot from the point thru tonight but the lack of net front presence on this team is just annoying! Horvat isn’t a net front guy! Get him into the bumper and try to get some centre pressure on the PP instead of constantly forcing the one timers! If the umbrella is their set up why the hell is Leivo floating around the slot! Use his big ass infront of the damn NET!!! Get some screens! Also why can’t any defenceman find a lane for a low wrist shot into the goalies feet? Seriously he’s a god damn rookie tender and they had zero rebound chances! They created no second opportunities all night!

The Canucks need to learn how to dump and chase properly. Using Petey to dump the puck is exactly the wrong thing to do though! Lines 2-4 need to learn soft dumps into the corner and win a god damn board battle!

I would like to see them try Erik Gudbranson as the net front presence similar to when Boston successfully did it with Zdeno Chara, another big bodied defenseman

 

[The Optimist]

It’s not like they got dominated but the Ducks. They deserved to win and ran into a hot goalie. Not that embarrassing

Results matter. That was an embarrassment.