GDT: [GM55] Canucks vs Red Wings | Thur. Feb 15th, 7:00pm | SNP | Don't Let'em Hit Yah With The Griddy

[Johnny Canucker]

They're gonna be fired up after getting pumped by Edmonton so this should be another close one.

Yah but also , f*** them.

 

[alternate]

I see Dakota getting injured as a bit of a silver lining. Assuming he's not out too long (and Tanner Pearson's surgeon doesn't get involved) it will give Tocchet the opportunity to try some different line combinations. This is good for this season, but could also shine some light on who to prioritize keeping come the offseason.

That said, hope it's more a 2-3 week timeline, not a 6-8 week one.

 

[Shareefruck]

So what's the deal with PDG? Have we just completely given up on him after his poor stint? He was a great complementary piece for decent chunks of two seasons. Seems like nobody is expecting him to return to form at some point.

 

[Bgav]

6-1 Canucks

 

[thekernel]

Finally, Lindholm's first home game

 

[andora]

are the canucks the first team to declare injuries as week-to-months

 

[Orca Smash]

Did Joshua play after his fight couldn't recall.

 

[Vector]

Did Joshua play after his fight couldn't recall.

It happened with a few minutes left so he just went to the dressing room.

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

I was Jagger Joshua was good.

 

[Orca Smash]

I was thinking about his hand as soon as that fight started, don't see many anymore but that hawk player was turning his head and I kept thinking all he has to hit is mostly helmet which won't be good for his hand.

 

[Regress2TheMeme]

So what's the deal with PDG? Have we just completely given up on him after his poor stint? He was a great complementary piece for decent chunks of two seasons. Seems like nobody is expecting him to return to form at some point.

His production has really dried up but he still passes the eye test for me. He plays within himself, keeps thigs simple and works hard. Even when he's not scoring he's still helping this team play the way Tocchet wants them to play.

 

[Three On Zero]

So what's the deal with PDG? Have we just completely given up on him after his poor stint? He was a great complementary piece for decent chunks of two seasons. Seems like nobody is expecting him to return to form at some point.

I think him being decent was more a product of how bad the overall team was. A mirage of sorts

 

[SopelFanThe3rd]

If Dak's hand is broken, that is very bad news.

If it was broken would it need to be "re-evaluated" though?

 

[Shareefruck]

I think him being decent was more a product of how bad the overall team was. A mirage of sorts

He was equally decent early in the season when the team was as good as it is now, though.

 

[Three On Zero]

He was equally decent early in the season when the team was as good as it is now, though.

Fair point

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

Finally, Lindholm's first home game

Would be cool to see him snap out of whatever he's in..He's a lot better than what he's demonstrated as a Canuck so far.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

I was Jagger Joshua was good.

You…what?

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Hopefully it’s just precautionary with Joshua. Sucks to see him come out especially after one of his best games of his career. Guessing Aman just slots in for the time being.

I’ll just re iterate - we need our All Stars to play like All Stars. Detroit’s going to be motivated, hopefully we are, too.

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

How many games have teams been upset or motivated or angry coming into vancouver blah blah.. be interesting to see our record

Coming into games, there are all sorts of mitigating/motivating factors for teams (isnt that what this thread is for..?)..If it annoys you that posters write about it, just move on to the next post .

 

[VanCity Millionaires]

This is what I was thinking.
Then we can also be a bunch of jerks.

Does this turn it into a circle jerk?

 

[Slapshot_11]

If Dak's hand is broken, that is very bad news.

Why would he be doing post game interviews if his hand was broken

 

[Yultron]

There's a limit to that forward depth when Aman is a regular even with a fully healthy line-up.

There’s Bains , Katlsson,Podkolzin , Sasson etc who we can recall if it’s an emergency

 

[andora]

Coming into games, there are all sorts of mitigating/motivating factors for teams (isnt that what this thread is for..?)..If it annoys you that posters write about it, just move on to the next post .

Why am i annoyed - what did i say that showed i am annoyed?

 

[LuckyDay]

are the canucks the first team to declare injuries as week-to-months

most indefinitely

Losing Joshua hurts but our forward depth is insane ,

We should be good

Would be a good spot for Podkolzin to fill in since he and Garland have shown some chemistry in the past but that goes against the management’s philosophy of calling legit prospects up when they’re ready for a full time role so I understand not calling him up.

that... really sucks. that's the only line that's going right now. luckily we know it's garland driving that offense and not joshua, but he's so good at the little things that it's hard to replace him.

Don't think so. Garland needs Joshua to give him room.
Garland is exciting to watch and he's a playmaking rat but he's easily manhandled. You can stop him easily just by giving him a bear hug. He'll spend more time fighting his way out of checks then making plays, just like Steve Kariya. With Joshua on his line, that doesn't happen. Joshua is like Bertuzzi or Probert on that line.

 

[Flik]

Wow, that really sucks about Joshua but we're finally facing a bit of adversity and have doing a relatively good job at handling it.

Hope he isn't out too long, he's been such a beauty this year.

 

[ziploc]

Why would he be doing post game interviews if his hand was broken

Because he doesn't speak with his hands?