GDT: [GM68] Canucks vs Capitals | Sat. Mar 16th, 7:00pm | SNP | Jockeying for Position

[Vector]

 

[valkynax]

Wish we were done moving so I could continue working on my Black Legion

Let your pile of shame grow higher

The Ruinous Power DEMANDS it.

 

[Bourne Endeavor]

Perfect time to get Myers back in. Juulsen's had some rougher games, especially last night.

 

[nucks88]

For the rest of the season I don't care if they win or lose, I just want no injuries. That hit on Miller was frightening.

Well at least the refs , the League and the PA had his back.....not to mention Canuck's management and coaches...

 

[tantalum]

Should give Cole some rests

Mikheyev goal streak incoming

What's amazing is that Mik had a 33 game goal drought spanning nearly 3 months. But somehow has 11 goals on the season.

 

[Vector]

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Garland most aggravating teammate to play against, confirmed. First Joshua, now Hronek.

 

[wonton15]

Fix the PP, and fix Pettersson being inconsistent as hell, and we’re winning way more than we’re losing.

Honestly, why did we build such a robust coaching staff but not have a PP coach? This can change the tide of the game.

 

[SelltheTeamFrancesco]

In fairness to Pettersson his whole line was awful. Suter had a couple nice defensive plays but still was not good. There is also, no reason they should have gotten outplayed by Duhiame-Mittelstadt-Drouin as badly as they did. The Pettersson line should have dominated yesterday.

 

[Hit the post]

League had suspended both players before realizing it didn't happen during an actual game. Kelly Sutherland remarked "I just saw a Canucks player & automatically assumed guilt & made a phone call to Buttman"

 

[Peen]

I just think Colorado is the one playoff matchup in the west I see as an automatic L for us. I didn’t feel that way pre-TDL but they bought a whole line and that line killed us yesterday. I don’t think much of Georgiev but they’ve shown they can win with a subpar goalie.

I don’t really care for playoff seeding. Seems like every matchup is going to be a war in the first round. But, my hope would be that someone else deals with Colorado before we’d have to face them - if we make it to that point.

edit wrong thread but whatever

 

[ihaveyuidonttouchme]

have we tried podz with petey yet? or is that a wishful thinking...i want to see podz puck pursuit mentaliity to help out peteyalong with hogs

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

I just think Colorado is the one playoff matchup in the west I see as an automatic L for us. I didn’t feel that way pre-TDL but they bought a whole line and that line killed us yesterday. I don’t think much of Georgiev but they’ve shown they can win with a subpar goalie.

I don’t really care for playoff seeding. Seems like every matchup is going to be a war in the first round. But, my hope would be that someone else deals with Colorado before we’d have to face them - if we make it to that point.

edit wrong thread but whatever

I thought last two Canuck /Av’s games could’ve gone either way..The Jets had a stinker against us last game,but they were completely dominant against us the game before that…

If we met the Jets in the conference final..I think they could have our number (moreso than Colorado or Dallas).

 

[Peen]

I thought last two Canuck /Av’s games could’ve gone either way..The Jets had a stinker against us last game,but they were completely dominant against us the game before that…

If we met the Jets in the conference final..I think they could have our number (moreso than Colorado or Dallas).

That jets game was a mirror of the avalanche game. Even game that felt playoff-y (scoreline wasn’t reflective but the flow of play was in both games) and then got killed in the third.

Describing that game as dominant seems revisionist. VAN played a shitty third with those two Juulsen pinches in the 3rd. And they got caught up in the penalty stuff

I’m just not a big fan of the WPG key players.

 

[SopelFanThe3rd]

Vasily isn't all that silly

 

[Tact]

Maybe we should try switching Garland and Suter.

Hoglander - Pettersson - Garland
Mikheyev - Miller - Boeser
Podkolzin - Lindholm - Suter
PDG - Blueger - Lafferty

If that 3rd line can be somewhat of a shutdown line, great.

 

[StreetHawk]

I just think Colorado is the one playoff matchup in the west I see as an automatic L for us. I didn’t feel that way pre-TDL but they bought a whole line and that line killed us yesterday. I don’t think much of Georgiev but they’ve shown they can win with a subpar goalie.

I don’t really care for playoff seeding. Seems like every matchup is going to be a war in the first round. But, my hope would be that someone else deals with Colorado before we’d have to face them - if we make it to that point.

edit wrong thread but whatever

Barring Nash surpassing one of the top 3 in the Central or VAN sliding down to a WC spot and doing the cross over,, only have to face one of Win, Dal, Col. Can't get ahead of yourself and think about round 3 right now.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Barring Nash surpassing one of the top 3 in the Central or VAN sliding down to a WC spot and doing the cross over,, only have to face one of Win, Dal, Col. Can't get ahead of yourself and think about round 3 right now.

I think you mean Round 1, if we aren’t getting ahead of ourselves.

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Just win this game. I think the team needs to get one with DeSmith in net on this stretch to build everyone’s collective confidence.

 

[BoHorvat 53]

Barring Nash surpassing one of the top 3 in the Central or VAN sliding down to a WC spot and doing the cross over,, only have to face one of Win, Dal, Col. Can't get ahead of yourself and think about round 3 right now.

Yeah, I think getting through Vegas is going to be the biggest hurdle. If we can beat them, it means we've gotten our shit together to the point that COL should absolutely be beatable (hell, if we don't let off in the last 21 minutes we almost certainly go on to win)

 

[StreetHawk]

Yeah, I think getting through Vegas is going to be the biggest hurdle. If we can beat them, it means we've gotten our shit together to the point that COL should absolutely be beatable (hell, if we don't let off in the last 21 minutes we almost certainly go on to win)

End of the day, PO are about matchups. Your PP vs their PK, PK vs PP, 5 on 5, forecheck, etc. Regular season, even the H2H would mean nothing.

 

[Hit the post]

time for CHAOS...

M2B shouts: Arioch! Arioch! Blood and souls for my lord Arioch!

 

[VanJack]

I just think Colorado is the one playoff matchup in the west I see as an automatic L for us. I didn’t feel that way pre-TDL but they bought a whole line and that line killed us yesterday. I don’t think much of Georgiev but they’ve shown they can win with a subpar goalie.

I don’t really care for playoff seeding. Seems like every matchup is going to be a war in the first round. But, my hope would be that someone else deals with Colorado before we’d have to face them - if we make it to that point.

edit wrong thread but whatever

Colorado probably helped themselves as much or more than any team in the NHL at the TDL.....getting Mittelstadt and Duhaine up front; and Sean Walker on the blueline to replace Byram, was a stroke of trading genius.

Unfortunately I think the Canucks would be seriously in tough against either Denver or Vegas. The one and only caveat would be in goal. If Demko returns to form and the Canucks can get to Georgiev then the series becomes a toss-up. Similarly, Aiden Hill hasn't been nearly as good this season for Vegas as he was in last year's playoffs.

 

[Vector]

 

[LordBacon]

There can only be one bearded god on this team

 

[Hit the post]

There can only be one bearded god on this team

edit: nah, I'm too classy to leave that post like that.