Post-Game Talk: GM 2: Flames def. Canucks - 3-0

[PetterssonSimp]

This is the first time the Canucks have started the season 0-2 since 2009-10.

#TeamTank seeing an improvement

 

[iFan]

About Petey, is it true that he grew another 2 inches and is now 6 foot 4? The Canuck website shows the exact same info for him as last year. If it's true, that may be affecting his timing/shooting. Just wondering.

I haven’t heard anything about him growing 2” just that he put on 15lbs over the summer.

 

[Hit the post]

This is the first time the Canucks have started the season 0-2 since 2009-10.

Is that a good sign?

Canucks finished tied for 5th overall in the league that year.

So there's hope!

 

[BassMason]

Do adults typically continue growing in to their 20s?

He's Alien.

 

[Hit the post]

I haven’t heard anything about him growing 2”

Easy there buddy. This is a family friendly board.

 

[sting101]

Newell Brown is out to lunch.

Top pp unit needs to be loaded up..fuking Josh Leivo was a go to guy....brutal

Tanev wow that was bad. Worst game ive seen him play in awhile

Petey Boeser need to get going. Our top line is junk so far

Ice was terrible as was our passing.....better wake up

 

[geebaan]

Newell Brown is out to lunch.

Top pp unit needs to be loaded up..fuking Josh Leivo was a go to guy....brutal

Tanev wow that was bad. Worst game ive seen him play in awhile

Petey Boeser need to get going. Our top line is junk so far

Ice was terrible as was our passing.....better wake up

Hey, remember that fairy tale everyone was only gonna get better? Nobody even figured in a guy like Tanev in that kind of equation.

 

[EpochLink]

This is the first time the Canucks have started the season 0-2 since 2009-10.

I remember that, we lost to Calgary in the first game of the year too.
Followed by loses to Colorado and Columbus, we started of 0-3 that year.

 

[Johnny Canucker]

TJ Miller is not worth a high first round pick. Not a chance.

 

[geebaan]

TJ Miller is not worth a high first round pick. Not a chance.

Look, its 2 games. I didn't like the trade either, but its 2 freaking games. Maybe judge him by the end of the year at least.

 

[Josepho]

Hughes having 13% OZone starts is completely bizarre.

 

[CherryToke]

Hughes having 13% OZone starts is completely bizarre.

Travis Green things.

 

[megatron]

Look, its 2 games. I didn't like the trade either, but its 2 freaking games. Maybe judge him by the end of the year at least.

My issue with the trade is that the timing wasnt right. You dont trade futures for now pieces when you are still a lottery team. The trade is a recipe for perpetual mediocrity.

 

[Megaterio Llamas]

I haven’t heard anything about him growing 2” just that he put on 15lbs over the summer.

They did say he seemed a little taller. Probably more like half an inch. He does seem a little heavier to me.

 

[VibinCanuck]

People finally realizing Green is a garbage coach yet?

All it took was the team finally having some expectations or standards put on them

 

[PuckMunchkin]

Holy crap Hughes is shifty.

A pass misses him and he turns around and is able to catch the puck before its out of the oZone.


Can we please stack all our talent on one PP and let those guys play it for 90% of the time? We do not have 2 units worth of offensive players.

People finally realizing Green is a garbage coach yet?

All it took was the team finally having some expectations or standards put on them

Im definitely starting to lose my patience for Green.

 

[Megaterio Llamas]

Can we please stack all our talent on one PP and let those guys play it for 90% of the time? We do not have 2 units worth of offensive players.

I'm not sure if Travis Green can ever wrap his head around this concept. The impulse to deploy shit on the power play is strong in him.

 

[iFan]

TJ Miller is not worth a high first round pick. Not a chance.

I like JT Miller and think he’s a great fit for the top 6 but that 1st we gave up is a bit scary as if it’s a top 10 pick this year, it’ll likely be a high pick the following year.

 

[I am toxic]

I've got a bad feeling about this.

 

[Megaterio Llamas]

One of Mr aquilini's shortcomings that often gets overlooked is his seeming willingness to spend $4 million on fourth line checkers yet always cheaping out on his head coach. A stronger personality than Jimbo must one day drum into his head that good coaching is important.

 

[The Drop]

TJ Miller is not worth a high first round pick. Not a chance.

 

[PuckMunchkin]

Oh.

Absolutely loved the HNIC broadcast team. No dad jokes etc.

 

[Canuckle1970]

Since we're talking about coaching, anybody else keeping an eye on Buffalo's good start with Ralph Krueger now coaching? I know, it's way too early, but maybe Buffalo got fortunate here.

And with our home opener on Wednesday, we play the Kings who will have played in Calgary the night before. And......yeah!......... we'll finally get last change. There's always blue skies behind the clouds.

 

[Pip]

Also hope to see Ferland play against his old team like it'a a playoff game. When he wants to, he can be an absolute menace. There aren't many other guys in the league that knock people down as often as Ferland does when he hits them. Gets full value for hits on his stat sheet.

 

[VanJack]

It's 'win or else' for Green this season. And based on some of the recent interview clips I've seen of him, the pressure is definitely building. There isn't a coach in recent NHL history who can survive three years out of the post-season. Even Willie's record wasn't that bad.

I have no idea how this season's additions Myers, Ferland and Miller will work out. So far it's been a mixed bag. But given Jimbo's dismal track record of UFA signings and trades, it pays to be skeptical until evidence surfaces to the contrary

What really worries me though is that just about every knowledgeable hockey insider is saying that 'as Petterson goes, so go the Canucks'. And that's the sad but true reality of the situation......this is an unreasonable amount of pressure to put on a 20-year old kid.

On just about every other team with young players, there'd be some veterans around capable of picking him up until he gets un-tracked. But when your 'veterans' are comprised of guys like Beagle, Schaller, Sutter and Eriksson, well they're not capable of picking anyone up.