GDT: [GM 10] Canucks vs. Devils | Tue., Nov. 1st, 7pm, Sportsnet 360 | Battle of the Hugheses/Reverse Retro Night

[Yultron]

From what I saw..It looked like Stillman and Bear are on the 4th pairing at practice today.

We will find out . Canuck Clay said he didn’t trade for Bear for him to sit but he is a fan so let’s wait and see what tomorrow has in store

 

[MS]

I’m a fairly new fan , so haven’t seen Luongo live. Was he a tier above Demko? In terms of terrorizing the opposition when they are riding a hot wave.

Only asking cause we already seen some high pressures games from Demko, the playoffs briefly and last year

Edit*
Sorry if I caused a commotion
I guess my question is was Luongo more capable of stealing a series than Demko?

What’s exciting is Luongo came to van when he was demkos age

Luongo literally stole a season in 2006-07, never mind a series.

He was a top-3 goalie in the NHL for a decade and is headed to the HHOF for a reason.

 

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Luongo literally stole a season in 2006-07, never mind a series.

He was a top-3 goalie in the NHL for a decade and is headed to the HHOF for a reason.

Woah, that’s amazing. What’s crazy is he was traded once before coming to Vancouver as well and even crazier ,Vancouver got him for 31 year old Bertuzzi and a first round bust.

And people here talk about “Canuck luck” uh what?

 

[Oliewud]

I’m a fairly new fan , so haven’t seen Luongo live. Was he a tier above Demko? In terms of terrorizing the opposition when they are riding a hot wave.

Only asking cause we already seen some high pressures games from Demko, the playoffs briefly and last year

Edit*
Sorry if I caused a commotion
I guess my question is was Luongo more capable of stealing a series than Demko?

What’s exciting is Luongo came to van when he was demkos age

we had a horrible team with no offense in 06-07 and luongo single handedly got us 50 wins. tells u all u need to know about louuuuuu

 

[credulous]

Woah, that’s amazing. What’s crazy is he was traded once before coming to Vancouver as well and even crazier ,Vancouver got him for 31 year old Bertuzzi and a first round bust.

And people here talk about “Canuck luck” uh what?

bertuzzi was a borderline star forward at the time. he put up like 70 points the season before he was traded. allen and auld were both solid nhlers

 

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we had a horrible team with no offense in 06-07 and luongo single handedly got us 50 wins. tells u all u need to know about louuuuuu

DAMN this guys f***ing epic.


LOUUUUUUUUUU

 

[wonton15]

Devils are fast and usually give us a really hard time with our shit defense. Should be an interesting one.

I think Studnicka might draw in for Dries. I wouldn’t expect Bruce to switch anything else up while we’re winning.

 

[Vector]

Taking Burroughs out for Stillman would be insanity.

Yet it would be the second time Boudreau has done it this season.

 

[MS]

Yet it would be the second time Boudreau has done it this season.

And it utterly failed the first time.

But at least I could buy that one as a maintenance day after he’d taken some big hits.

 

[Vector]

And it utterly failed the first time.

But at least I could buy that one as a maintenance day after he’d taken some big hits.

That one had some justification.

I’m not sure what the plan is for the upcoming game. Stillman is still on IR, despite practicing. OEL either got a maintenance day or is out. Couple different factors.

I read somewhere, might have been a Dayakl article, that said the Canucks don’t seem to realize how good Burroughs is but will likely get a decent mid-round pick for him at the deadline. I definitely agree with the first part.

 

[McDavid is too whiny]

Woah, that’s amazing. What’s crazy is he was traded once before coming to Vancouver as well and even crazier ,Vancouver got him for 31 year old Bertuzzi and a first round bust.

And people here talk about “Canuck luck” uh what?

It may be crazy that he got traded early in his career, but it’s one hundred billionty percent understandable. See, Mike Milbury is a legendary idiot in the game of hockey. Big moron lore. He had Lu all ready to take over in New York until a hotshot American goalie was a realistic first overall selection in the upcoming 2000 draft. Milbury selects said goalie, Rick DiPietro, first overall and proceeds to trade Luongo and Olli Jokinen to Florida for two players who ended up having lesser careers than Lu and Olli.

Just Mike Milbury doing Mike Milbury things.

 

[me2]

Taking Burroughs out for Stillman would be insanity.

I don't think Bruce sees it this way. He seems like he wants his RHD on the right and his LHD on the left. It would be Burroughs out for Bear. It's been his MO all season

 

[MS]

I don't think Bruce sees it this way. He seems like he wants his RHD on the right and his LHD on the left. It would be Burroughs out for Bear. It's been his MO all season

And it’s stupid.

A good player on his off side is better then a bad player on his natural side.

 

[Mione134]

Excited to see Studs get the opportunity he didn't get here. I'll be watching.

 

[canuckking1]

Devils had 53 shots and 7 Goals today. Canucks better not take them lightly.

 

[Grantham]

And it’s stupid.

A good player on his off side is better then a bad player on his natural side.

Exactly. Look at what Calgary is doing with Weegar. He's an RHD playing the left side with Tanev on their shut down pairing. Burroughs has been our best defensive defenseman. He's a big boy that can play the left side. Taking him out for Bear or Stillman is criminal.

Please Bruce, don't break my heart.

 

[VanillaCoke]

Devils had 53 shots and 7 Goals today. Canucks better not take them lightly.

They'll prob play like Pittsburgh vs us though

 

[arttk]

Luongo literally stole a season in 2006-07, never mind a series.

He was a top-3 goalie in the NHL for a decade and is headed to the HHOF for a reason.

Luongo pre injury was insane.

 

[me2]

They'll prob play like Pittsburgh vs us though

I don't think Pittsburgh are a good team. A few hot games to kick off and expectations for inflated. I think they are a bubble team at best.

 

[VanJack]

This Devils is no longer an 'easy out', particularly on the road. The went into Columbus and buried the Jackets
7-1, but also won a 1-0 game in Denver. So they can play it any way you want.

The key for the Canucks will be to jump on them early since the Devils are at the back end of a long road-trip. Have high hopes for the that line of Pettersson, between Kuzmenko and Mikheyev. There's a superb playmaker; a shooter and winger with breakaway speed. Shaping up as the Canucks top line.

 

[me2]

And it’s stupid.

A good player on his off side is better then a bad player on his natural side.

I'd try Bear on the left side before Burroughs.

 

[Vector]

I'd try Bear on the left side before Burroughs.

Why? Burroughs played the left side effectively last year and played a game or two this preseason there.

 

[canuckking1]

And it’s stupid.

A good player on his off side is better then a bad player on his natural side.

I remember vegas beating the breaks off us and having like 5 LHD in the lineup during the bubble playoffs.

 

[wonton15]

Horvat signing?

 

[David Bruce Banner]

Horvat signing?

Boeser and Rathbone trade.