Post-Game Talk: GAME #69: Canucks 2 vs. Golden Knights 6

[GodBlessGiroud]

I hate Reddit so ****ing much, it's like a conversation hub for people who want to talk about things but don't actually care enough about the subject to do any research or anything. It's the water cooler of the internet.

Casual normie sports talk
Casual normie political analysis
Casual normie gaming

Reddit is a mess. Reddit was a mistake.



Also the game sucked 0/10 but will watch again because I'm a masochist

I hardly go on HFBoards at all (I think this account is several years (or months) old with no posts) but holy f*** its annoying on Reddit right now. Any criticism of Benning gets thumbed down and then hidden and I have 2 guys following me around calling me a paid bot and talking about how my anti-Benning arguments are like a computer wrote them. It's just....f***...

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

Jimbo’s gotta go.

He’s had five years to climb this mountain and all he’s done is circle the base and stab his flagpole into the dirt, declaring the mountain conquered.

 

[Fire Benning]

Canucks are 15-30-4 in March games in the last 4 seasons.

 

[Fire Benning]

Media (and fans) just not being negative enough...I guess

Yeah they should focus on the overflowing positive aspects of this team instead, all what..3 of them? Lol.

 

[Josepho]

im f***ing trashed at a club but i saw firebenning trending and I'm in years of joy

<3

 

[Fire Benning]

im ****ing trashed at a club but i saw firebenning trending and I'm in years of joy

<3

Love u

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

I tried

 

[orcatown]

Men against Boys. Good thing Vegas took their foot off the gas or this could have easily got into double figures. Right from the start had no problem driving the puck right into the Canuck crease and then banging away till they got it in the net. You can't stop that then you have nothing as a hockey team.

Good

Biega - far from perfect in his end but better than the rest (only one to escape with positive +/-) and contributed some offense. Maybe the best defenseman on the team right now.
So your fringe 7th d-man is your best d-man. Just brutal

Boeser - created some offense and maybe the most committed forward.

Bad

Gaudette - very scrambly in his end (often losing his check) and in way too much of a panic with the puck. Good to see Green didn't bench him as he needs ice time to find his way.

Pouliot - when the Knights pushed early he couldn't handle it. That is all you needed to see to know he just isn't NHL caliber. When Vegas backed off he was able to get some space to make plays but obviously he doesn't play well enough in his end when pressured. 4th round draft for nothing.

Stecher - tough game. Has taken too big of a load and seems to have little to give. Really sagged the last couple of games.

Eriksson - took one of the laziest penalties you'll see and was otherwise useless. Some leadership.

Pearson - looks like a Eriksson clone. Gets nothing done.

Goldobin - Vegas was too big for him. Shunted right out of the play and often dropped on his butt. Off-footed a lot of his teammates with poor passes. Sort of points out the difference in this game. Vegas is a big, skilled team and we have a smallish, mostly lesser skilled team. The Canucks have miles and miles, and years and years to go before they can be competitive with teams like Vegas. And the problem is that with our management the gap is likely to get bigger.

Ugly

Edler - that effort in the first period was miserable. Never wanted to take the man all game and showed zero composure under pressure. Looked absolutely unready to play and, as in the past, you have to worry about mental toughness. Seems to just fall apart at times.

Others

Virtanen - saw lots of aimless play but their was effort and had some dangerous shifts. At least he could keep up.

Demko - played well enough. Worked hard on not conceding rebounds and moved side to side on a couple of chances quite well. Only encouraging thing in this game. Needs to be used a lot down the stretch. Markstrom actually made some good saves before the dam broke. Really not to blame for the complete breakdown in the early going.

I wonder if there were any "Fire Benning" chants in the building?

 

[The Drop]

Someone get The Pauser and Troy from White Rock on the radio!!!

Pauser died.

 

[ErrantShepherd]

Yeah they should focus on the overflowing positive aspects of this team instead, all what..3 of them? Lol.

4, depending on how you feel about Marky and/or Hughes potential.

 

[ProstheticConscience]

Oh, and what a shock. The Canucks get absolutely dismantled on national tv yet again by Vegas. I really don't know which was sadder; the Canucks' play on the ice or the desperation of the announcing crew to find something positive about it. Cassie Campbell is so damn annoying.

And let's see...did anyone in blue have a good game...not really. D was pathetic as usual. F weren't much better. Young guys are slowing down, older guys never were really all that fast. Roussel continues to show well, Boeser had some life, Virtanen had a couple of decent shift here and there...but a whole lot of individual play and very little cohesion. Never any real competition on the ice for a genuine contender.

And that's year five and counting. Next.

 

[TeddyBare]

Didnt realize Markstrom has a pretty much identical stat line as last year
and should finish the season with about the same

2 shutouts
2.70 GAA
.914 sv%
60 starts

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

Didnt realize Markstrom has a pretty much identical stat line as last year

That is scary

 

[Bubbles]

Pauser died.

Damn, I'm out of the loop!

 

[geebaan]

Media (and fans) just not being negative enough...I guess

 

[ProstheticConscience]

Why you heff to get mad..it is only game.

Then why are you here? Why are any of us here? Why should anyone spend a dime of their money?

 

[geebaan]

Why you heff to get mad..it is only game.

I mean, even the 1040 hosts are ripping the CBC panel

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

Then why are you here? Why are any of us here? Why should anyone spend a dime of their money?

Because we’re fans..but at the end of the day,it’s only sport.

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

I mean, even the 1040 hosts are ripping the CBC panel

Par for the course since they lost the broadcast rights.

 

[Fire Benning]

1040 caller calling like it is, "Every year they promise you a steak and you end up with baloney"

 

[geebaan]

Par for the course since they lost the broadcast rights.

Right, that must be it. Couldn’t possibly be any other reason

 

[geebaan]

Hey

1040 caller calling like it is, "Every year they promise you a steak and you end up with baloney"

That was amazing haha

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

1040 caller calling like it is, "Every year they promise you a steak and you end up with baloney"

Tanbir from Surrey?

 

[clunk]

Because we’re fans..but at the end of the day,it’s only sport.

I agree it's only a sport, but a Stanley Cup would mean a LOT to many people. The entire city of Vancouver.... Canucks fans are used to making the playoffs and always coming up short. We want a cup, and the best way forward is with a competent GM at the helm.

I understand you're likely fine with the team just getting into the playoffs, being 'competitive' and entertaining throughout the season so you can crack a beer and relax every game night. I get that. However, that is not happening under Benning, nor will it ever happen under Benning. Even if you don't value a Stanley Cup, what is entertaining about watching this team? Really. Come on bud.

Year after year of this ****. I want to get back to our 2011 days. Class of the NHL. Innovative. Progressive. Insanely well run. We're not doing that with a GM who still thinks he's in the 1980s.

 

[Fire Benning]

Tanbir from Surrey?

No