GDT: [GM62] Canucks vs Kings | Thur. Feb 29th, 7:00pm | SNP | True Canadian Winter

[geebaan]

I guess those young guys for the Kings are starting to turn out. That f***ing sucks for the division lol

 

[Reverend Mayhem]

Since the start of the year I’ve never liked the top six wingers. Boeser has done better than I thought and he’s been fine. However, they are too soft. Not built for playoff hockey IMO.

I like our bottom 6 wingers a hell of a lot more than our top 6.

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

Things have gone from everything going right to everything going wrong.

 

[SillyRabbit]

Since the start of the year I’ve never liked the top six wingers. Boeser has done better than I thought and he’s been fine. However, they are too soft. Not built for playoff hockey IMO.

I would question if we even have top six wingers besides Boeser?

We have:

#1C Miller
#1C Pettersson
#1LW Boeser
#2C Lindholm

None of the other forwards should be in the top 6 of a Cup contender.

 

[Nona Di Giuseppe]

He's been one of the better players this game.

Your narrative isn't reality and sounds just as stupid as when you wanted to waive boeser last year, ignoring all context again.

For real dude you're not seeing reality. You could easily watch this game and count half a dozen impact plays by lindholm.
All of which tocchet saw and will be on the tape tomorrow.
How many by mik or 12m man or whoever you like rn.

Lindholms overall body of work since joining the Canucks has been bad.

He played poorly in Calgary prior to the trade, and is continuing to do so.

He's been playing like a third liner. Look at his stat line, advanced stats, then actual games, then the results and circle back about "reality" and "stupidity".

 

[MS]

He's been one of the better players this game.

Your narrative isn't reality and sounds just as stupid as when you wanted to waive boeser last year, ignoring all context again.

For real dude you're not seeing reality. You could easily watch this game and count half a dozen impact plays by lindholm.
All of which tocchet saw and will be on the tape tomorrow.
How many by mik or 12m man or whoever you like rn.

I never ‘wanted to waive Boeser’.

I said he would clear waivers, and he would have, and when pressed you actually agreed with that statement.

Lol at your definition of ‘impact play’.

 

[Kryten]

I loved Hoglander tonight

 

[canucksfan]

I would question if we even have top six wingers besides Boeser?

We have:

#1C Miller
#1C Pettersson
#1LW Boeser
#2C Lindholm

None of the other forwards should be in the top 6 of a Cup contender.

We don’t. I think that was the problem targeting Lindholm and also the contracts of Mik and Garland.

 

[VanillaCoke]

By your logic Bains is on PP1 and JT Miller is on PP2.

They’ve been splitting who gets the first shift on the PP. There isn’t a PP1 right now.

It’s a year of shit play, not 3 weeks. He was terrible in Calgary, same as here, and was turning into a whipping boy by the time he left.

The guy is supposed to be an impact player, we paid the price for an impact player, and he’s been a soft timid ghost. Making the odd good defensive play while doing nothing to move the needle isn’t enough.

He's still on the pp with the franchise C.

So he's being deployed In all big situations offensively and defensively. Seems like that rather impactful.

Clearly tocchet disagrees with you.

 

[Nucker101]

I loved Hoglander tonight

Would've liked to see him get a shot with JT and EP

 

[VanJack]

What we're witnessing is the serious limitations of 'Tocchet hockey'. It's a system that requires an incredible amount of energy....and right now the Canucks just don't have it.

The other thing you notice is the number of smurfs up front. Maybe it's the absence of Joshua, but this forward is 'small' and physically underwhelming. Too often they're one and done in the offensive zone because the simply cant win a puck battle.

In the playoffs, it's return of 'big boy' hockey. And right now this Canucks team wouldn't last five games in any series.

But I suppose the 'positive' is that Rutherford and Allvin are obviously seeing the same thing. So there's still time to add some beef up front. But as of right now, I just don't see a long playoff run being in the cards for this group.

And it's the reason you don't blow your brains out by surrendering any more draft picks or top-end prospects at the TDL for short-term fixes.

 

[Nona Di Giuseppe]

By your logic Bains is on PP1 and JT Miller is on PP2.

They’ve been splitting who gets the first shift on the PP. There isn’t a PP1 right now.

It’s a year of shit play, not 3 weeks. He was terrible in Calgary, same as here, and was turning into a whipping boy by the time he left.

The guy is supposed to be an impact player, we paid the price for an impact player, and he’s been a soft timid ghost. Making the odd good defensive play while doing nothing to move the needle isn’t enough.

I wrote my post above before catching this, but it's 100% accurate. I watched a ton of Lindholm before his arrival; he's lost a step, doesn't carry the puck, doesn't drive play, and, as mentioned, is generally timid.

 

[VanillaCoke]

I never ‘wanted to waive Boeser’.

I said he would clear waivers, and he would have, and when pressed you actually agreed with that statement.

Lol at your definition of ‘impact play’.

Its just a joke that you complained about the flashy Kuzmenko and then we trade him for one of the best defensive rhs top six Cs in the league...

And you're (all) complaining he doesn't look enough like Kuzmenko?!?!

Wat.

 

[Nona Di Giuseppe]

He's still on the pp with the franchise C.

So he's being deployed In all big situations offensively and defensively. Seems like that rather impactful.

Clearly tocchet disagrees with you.

Look at the results, man. What kind of impact does it seem like he's making here?

 

[cc]

Mikheyev has no business playing in the top 6. Keep him in the bottom 6 and you'll see his play improve.

I would keep bains on the 4rth line or replace him with aman. He's just not ready yet

 

[LemonSauceD]

get mikheyev Lindholm off this team.

Bains experiment is OVER. Send him the f*** down.

Go back to pp setup from earlier this year…….

Don’t let suter play anywhere near the top 6.

Sit Cole and his tired ass.

Reduce Hronek’s ice time and put him back to the 2nd pp unit. Get rid of him if he’s asking more than $7M

DO NOT PUT PETEY WITH f***ING LAFFERTY.

Give Hoglander more ice time you twerps.

Get Lindholm and mikheyev off this team.

Do not put suter and Blueger togerher FFS

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

All the good will built up by Tocchet will be pissed down the drain if he rolls with the same line combos on Sunday.

 

[canucksfan]

Didn’t realize the Kings were playing their third game in four nights

 

[GranvilleIsland]

Didn’t realize the Kings were playing their third game in four nights

No that was the Canucks I don't care what the schedules say.

 

[Brock Boeser Laser Show]

Definitely need Joshua and Soucy back.

Bains experiment should be over. Good story but think I'd prefer to give Podz some games. I think Podz is more built for Tocchet system and against heavier teams.

 

[wonton15]

Kings were missing some top players and their scorer in Kempe too.

Mikheyev no goals in 30 games. Literally Loui Eriksson

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

Team has turned into a pumpkin

 

[Nucker101]

Definitely need Joshua and Soucy back.

Bains experiment should be over. Good story but think I'd prefer to give Podz some games. I think Podz is more built for Tocchet system and against heavier teams.

If this team misses those 2 this much then we're probably not a legit contender.

 

[LordBacon]

team better figure it out soon, this doesn’t make me confident going into the off season

 

[Brock Boeser Laser Show]

Team has turned into a pumpkin

I mean they have won Corsi battle in most of these 7 games. Probably deserve to be closer to .500 in this span.

I think this mini roadtrip will be a good rest to get back on track.