Post-Game Talk: [GM6] Canucks defeat Predators | 3-2 (Mikheyev, Di Giuseppe, & Hoglander) | A Mighty Fine Start

[m9]

I think it's an interesting test to have all the games start at different times Tuesday. Obviously hoping to stagger the finishes so people can watch a bunch of different endings.

Will the games actually start on time though? Or are they incorporating every game starting 15 minutes late?

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

Was listening to the post game show, they brought up a great point about Kuzy that ppl tend to overlook.

Having Mikheyev back, a fellow Russian that speaks and understand English better, helps a lot in communication in between shifts with Petey. That’s a bigger factor than ppl think

 

[Baby Pettersson]

I love Twitter. Demko - do we really need him?

Demko to Edmonton for Drai

 

[JanBulisPiggyBack]

Demko to Edmonton for Drai

Draistl isn’t even the best player on his team!!!!

PASS

 

[Play]

Draistl isn’t even the best player on his team!!!!

PASS

plus they wouldn’t even take that, they would ask for DeSmith

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

I like what I'm seeing from DeSmith/Demko so far...Would be a definite plus if they can maintain that quality level of goaltending.

Goaltending literally killed us last season.

 

[DFAC]

I like what I'm seeing from DeSmith/Demko so far...Would be a definite plus if they can maintain that quality level of goaltending.

Goaltending literally killed us last season.

Can we get 30 starts from Desmith and 15- 20 wins?

One can hope…

 

[Hit the post]

Draistl isn’t even the best player on his team!!!!

PASS

But he can play drums at least.

 

[arttk]

Bullshit start time. I wouldn’t be surprised if it was done in attempt to throw the Canucks off.

Don’t worry they will have a bunch of stupid ass ceremony that the puck drop will be at 7pm

 

[Petey But Really Jim]

I like what I'm seeing from DeSmith/Demko so far...Would be a definite plus if they can maintain that quality level of goaltending.

Goaltending literally killed us last season.

That, and the rest of the roster not being near good enough outside of our handful of high end players. It's still the exact same problem this season.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Don’t look past the Preds like we did with the Flyers, please.

 

[Hit the post]

Don’t look past the Preds like we did with the Flyers, please.

I always looked past you in the Mod Squad (straight to the global Mods).

 

[alternate]

What's a mandatory day off? This a club decision, or is the league/NHLPA more active in monitoring practice time like in the NFL?

 

[arttk]

What's a mandatory day off? This a club decision, or is the league/NHLPA more active in monitoring practice time like in the NFL?

CBA

 

[Kryten]

What's a mandatory day off? This a club decision, or is the league/NHLPA more active in monitoring practice time like in the NFL?

Players are supposed to get at least four days off per month. Only two of the days can take place on the road and travel days don't count as days off. There's an exception if a team travels home after a night game and arrives by 2 a.m.

 

[valkynax]

I love Twitter. Demko - do we really need him?

I lost 30 points of IQ reading this crap.

Will this brain be permanent? Only damage will tell time.

 

[Play]

I lost 30 points of IQ reading this crap.

Maybe we can finally start to comprehend your posts now.

One of us.

 

[krutovsdonut]

What's a mandatory day off? This a club decision, or is the league/NHLPA more active in monitoring practice time like in the NFL?

like a pro-d day

 

[VanJack]

What a difference having Mikheyev on that line with Pettersson and Kuzmenko, instead of Garland.

You can see that Mikeyev is easing his way back into it, but his combination of speed and tenacity on the forecheck will make a huge difference. Could have at least two goals in the last game.

Preds will probably come out storming like a lot of teams try to do against the Canucks. But if they can weather the storm and avoid the penalty box, they should be alright.

It's possible the Canucks play in their OT game of the year.

 

[PuckMunchkin]

plus they wouldn’t even take that, they would ask for DeSmith

Hey I got that joke!

 

[Play]

Hey I got that joke!

No you didn’t

Edit

Not trying to be an a**hole, but I highly doubt you got the joke as it’s a very private inside joke

 

[WTG]

Just looked at some naturalstattrick numbers and yikes....

Team Season Totals - Natural Stat Trick

Canucks pretty much bottom in everything....
They need to find a way to get someone to take up that #4RHD role somehow and move Myers on. He's actually a blackhole and should be scratched. The season will probably hinge on him not playing many minutes. Can't wait for the deadline to make changes, something has got to give quick.

All that being said, still an ez dub on Tuesday

 

[Fatass]

We have a few elite players (Hughes, Petey, Miller, Hronek) but if these guys don’t carry the club we have no chance. We lack depth. At the end of a long road trip this is a recipe for a guaranteed L.

 

[JonathnTaylorTavares]

I was in a random restaurant in Nashville last night, only like 10 people in there. All the sudden 7 or 8 cars pull up and the whole Canucks team came in

Then I accidentally made eye contact with Brock Boeser while we were peeing

 

[VanJack]

That, and the rest of the roster not being near good enough outside of our handful of high end players. It's still the exact same problem this season.

The sad fact is that goaltending did kill the Canucks last season. Once Demko went down, the Canucks were left with the AHL tandem of Martin and Delia.

Playing behind that Canuck defense, they were dead meat. Who knows how the season would have turned out if Demko hadn't gone down and recovered his form? The Canucks ended up 13 points out of a playoff sport, so at the very least they'd have been a lot closer.

Now with Demko back in form and DeSmith giving the Canucks solid backup minutes, goaltending has gone from being the team's Achilles Heel to one of its strengths.

And we're about to find out how important goaltending is in the kind of game that usually spells doom for the Canucks--the final game of a tough five-game road-trip against a quality opponent in the Preds.