Post-Game Talk: GAME #80: Canucks 4 vs. Sharks 2 (Pearson x2, Granlund, Stecher ENG)

[me2]

"Extend Markstrom another 3 years after this, Demko needs more time"

Yeah Demko's gonna love waiting 4 more years until he's 27 to get a shot at starting.

welcome to the life of a young NHL goalie. If he ends up better he'll win the starters spot, if he not better he doesn't deserve it.

 

[Canucks LB]

On the second replay it looks like, he knocked it from his glove

 

[Paulinvancouver]

While I don't agree with his valuing I definitely am with the mindset that a number of players should be removed.

The main goals should be:

1) Remove as many of Sutter, Spooner, Eriksson, Schaller as possible and don't add more roadblocks for the young guys.

2) Remodel the defense. Tanev and Edler cannot be the top pair moving forward when they can't be in the lineup together consistently. Seriously look at what you can get for Tanev and if you get a good offer I would 100% move on.

3) Get Horvat a winger that is actually worth a damn. One of Pearson/Baertschi along with a quality top six forward would be a huge jump. No more Eriksson, Schaller or whoever the heck else.

4. Hutton and Stecher have kow ceilings and inexplicably seem to have value this year. Sell high.

 

[ChilliBilly]

That should be a goal.

,Going to go with 50-50

 

[TruKnyte]

Should be no goal, which means it'll be a goal.

 

[Bleach Clean]

SJ is smart to challenge there.

 

[Canucks LB]

Weird one

 

[bbud]

Stripes and Buttman doing there best for game as usual .

 

[TruGr1t]

Put yourself in his position. The closer he can get the Canucks to the playoff bar, the better he looks. (Even though they are officially eliminated)

I like to think every disparate part of this terribly run organization isn't individually solely out to keep their jobs in some sort of warped pro hockey Hunger Games.

There is no justification for playing a veteran defenseman like this in the last few games when it doesn't impact the outcome of the season. He's playing him ~30 mins per night. Come on.

 

[Canuckle1970]

unbelievable...we rarely win these.

 

[ChilliBilly]

Probably the right call but is marginal as you’re ever going to get

 

[TruKnyte]

unbelievable...we rarely win these.

We only win them when it f***s us over somehow.

 

[Blue and Green]

Jones never had full control of the puck. Correct call.

 

[Cupless44]

We are getting destroyed. Can’t even sustain any pressure

Willie would be proud

But yet they come back with a goal to make sure they always get stupid wins in the last 5 games to lower draft position every year

 

[ChilliBilly]

unbelievable...we rarely win these.

We only win them when they’re meaningless we don’t need points right now

 

[WTG]

I notice Travis ****ing idiot Green played Edler 18 minutes through 2 period again in meaningless games like a ****ing idiot.

Can't blame him really, It would be against his own interest to actually do what's good for the team and rest Edler.

Travis's record with the Canucks is already sub .500, if he wants to get another gig in the NHL after the Canucks gig having a losing record won't help him.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

Happy for Pearson
He’s had a rough season

 

[geebaan]

I love this effort level now that it only hurts us. f***ing awesome.

 

[Oliewud]

7 goals in 17 games with the canucks for pearson

 

[The Drop]

Loui Eriksson... lol

Our new Hamhuis.

 

[Gaunce4gm]

Is Tanner Pearson the winger that Horvat needed all year? And the winger that he'll succeed with next season? Or is this a late season anomaly a la Jussi Jokinen?

 

[me2]

7 goals in 17 games with the canucks for pearson

unsustainable s%, but it was unsustainably low in LA at 0%

 

[TruGr1t]

It's impressive how the Canucks can win in an unappealing way. Like players nobody cares about, scoring in games nobody cares about, but it screws up the future. Impressive. They somehow did it three years in a row.

 

[The Drop]

This is awesome

 

[Cupless44]

f*** off Granlund