Post-Game Talk: [GM 26] Vancouver Canucks defeat Montreal Canadiens | 7-6 | Garland, Mikheyev(2), Horvat, Studnicka, Kuzmenko, & Pettersson

[OzCanuck]

Almost unbelievable how bad this team is defensively. But I guess Pettersson, Horvat and Hughes are having a lot of fun, filling the net with almost zero worry about playing defense.

Hughes filled the net...it was just the wrong one.

 

[arttk]

How the hell was Stillman +3 and nobody else was??


Every shift I saw this guy was treading water in his own zone trying not drown

Delia of course

 

[iceburg]

Is it just me or does it drive others crazy when so called professionals call him “Buce Budreau”

 

[Play]

Good game. No time to celebrate for me. Until next time.

Handshakes all around

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

Arizona, Hawks and the Ducks are all about to trade all their vets to start losing


welcome to 1985?

So are we , ill be happy with a top 5 picks! Draft is insanely good compared to the last one

 

[Tables of Stats]

If this was a game that a good version of the Canucks just played, I would have found it thrilling. As it stands, this team is exhausting.

 

[WTG]

Wasn't close tbh

 

[Play]

This is still a bottom 15 team in the NHL

 

[wonton15]

Our defense is so tragic but Stillman ends up +3 with 2A

Hughes own goal and Myers running around with his giraffe head chopped off. Just comedy

 

[Johnny Canucker]

In all seriousness anyone that has coached hockey at any level will see 3 huge issues.



all good skaters today are now employing linear crossovers to pick up speed in the neutral zone and once they do they are entering the zone purposely in the middle and dishing to the outsides. It’s called an “inside to outside track” and we simply don’t defend it. It allows the other 2 forwards to cross over and my god are we terrible at defending that zone entry.



our breakouts are terrible. We use the “out” or “reverse” breakout depending on who’s on the ice I’ve noticed. Maybe it’s done on purpose but you never hit forwards with speed so slower guys like JTM9, BB6, etc enter the zone and then button hook because the defensman can take away their lane. There’s no risk of getting beat outside. We literally never see them even attempt to beat outside because the defensman just stays on his inside edge and all they have is a chip in or button hook.




We don’t winger win face offs. Either we win clean or we lose them. Half the face offs are winger wins. We have actually gotten scored on 4 times this year that I remember based on a faceoff loss and a winger win / winger interference which they rarely call and boom in the back of the net.


Yes our roster sucks but there’s some small-ish tweaks that could help.

 

[DL44]

That was upsetting and then fun AF!

Throwback to the 7-6 win over the AVS a couple yrs ago... So great..

Are You Not Entertained!?

 

[Bougieman]

So here is my rank of players in the order that I think they are expandable

1. Myers
2. Garland
3. Pearson
4. Stillman
5. OEL
6. Boeser
7. Miller

Vlad Krutov and Kyle Wellwood will always share the team title for most expandable

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

Vlad Krutov and Kyle Wellwood will always hold the share the team title for most expandable

Krutov

 

[DL44]

So here is my rank of players in the order that I think they are expandable

1. Myers
2. Garland
3. Pearson
4. Stillman
5. OEL
6. Boeser
7. Miller

Contracts in account..
#1 Boeser please.. end.. full stop...

 

[Bougieman]

Krutov

lol sorry, I thought of him too, just as I hit reply, and went back and edited it

 

[Chairman Maouth]

 

[CanucksSayEh]

Delia is ****in shredded

 

[mathonwy]

Vlad Krutov and Kyle Wellwood will always share the team title for most expandable

 

[bbud]

That was upsetting and then fun AF!

Throwback to the 7-6 win over the AVS a couple yrs ago... So great..

Are You Not Entertained!?

The first was like go shovel snow lol

 

[Johnny Canucker]

Jason King should win the belt for defying biology by being the same age as Kevin Bieksa yet looking like his father.

The first was like go shovel snow lol

Speaking of snow, Canucks ice looked bad. Anyone else notice ? It’s been cold outside which helps …. Lots of concerts etc??

 

[HockeyWooot]

Lolwhut?

I live in Asia so don’t catch games live during the week, I saw 4-1 score on my lunch break. Didn’t see this coming lol

 

[Zaddy91]

Didnt turn game on.
Saw was 0-4 kept it off.
Saw 4-4 in 3rd turned on.
6-5 montreal turned it off.
6-6 turned it on.

Just an exhausting team.

 

[logan5]

I swear I saw Virtanen at Buy-Low-Foods at Kingsway and 10th today.

 

[PuckMunchkin]

We are barely beating the Arizonas and Montreals... Yikes... These have been the least confidence inducing two wins I can remember...


Kuzmenko being able to produce on the 3rd line is fantastic. His trade value should be sky high.
Elias Pettersson is really f***in good.
The wheels came flying off the Spencer Martin train... I expected it to happen but not this soon and not this spectacularly.
I'm really warming up to Studnika. The effort on that goal to break up the pass and then the patience and hands to score.

 

[DL44]

The first was like go shovel snow lol

Omg.. saw a score update of 0-4 and decided to skip the game to MNF... Then watch some YouTube videos..

Then buddy messages a group on WhatsApp and says.. It's Not Over!! And posts a 4-4 scoreboard pic from the game... So boom.. go to the PVR and back to watch it all unravel for the Habs beginning near the end of the 2nd... And wow..

Couldn't imagine sitting thru all 61 mins.. the emotions, lol...
I had at least the luxury of seeing 0-4 and then checking out till 4-4...

Posted at 5-6 that it was so Canucks to come all the way back from 4-0 to take the lead just so they can say they blew another lead... But.. nope... Great entertainment!

2 points banked...