Mikael Backlund guarantees Game 6 win

[hockeykicker]

So should he have said we have no chance? And dont give me this he should have said nothing stuff, make a statement and go with it. If the canucks are upset then they should have been playing hard in the first place.

 

[Uncle Scrooge]

Pressure will be on Calgary for sure.

But there's nothing wrong with comments like these.

 

[Phil McKraken]

Obviously. For sure. Good group of guys. Battle. You know.

I heard that Calgary will have to play a focused 60 minutes and that Vancouver is a team you can't give any chances.

 

[JAS 39 Gripen]

Pfft..."OH, how could he say that!!!?!?!? RABBLE RABBLE RABBLEE!!!!". You guys/girls comes of as South park-characters, you know that right? Last time I heard him guarantee something it was: scoring 2 goals in the semis vs Russia in the WJC. Ofc he scored 2 and won us the game.

 

[Mighty Chin]

Before this comment, I don't think the Canucks were going to try very hard in game 6 but now they'll likely be playing with fire.

They're facing elimination, this has no bearing on anything.

This is true. Personally I think they are just flying back to Calgary to pick up Alex Burrows.

 

[Cynick]

Quotes like this amp up the intensity for the next game... and hockey fans of the 28 other teams win big time! Looking forward to it.

 

[Ozy_Flame]

At least he didn't say Math is difficult. That would have really cost him the playoff series.

 

[CraigsList]

He's fired up and has been one of the most consistent players in this series. I think he has the right to say that.

But hey, it's better than him making a fool out of himself by saying the Sedins are irrelevant.

 

[Dick Whitman]

It just adds more incentive, I think. Was wondering what others thought of these kind of situations.

Being on the brink of elimination is incentive enough, don't you think?

 

[idontwatchockeyatall]

The Canucks should be using something else for motivation.

You know, like the fact that they are one loss away from hitting the golf course. What Backlund said is Ferelavant.

hope someone puts a sticker next to the flames dressing room before game 7 with a pic of Backlund saying "uhhhhh were going to win game six gaurenteed "

acting like this dosent fuel the fire is a joke.....these are the things you don't say after you just got outplayed by 2 ginger swedes

 

[idontwatchockeyatall]

He's fired up and has been one of the most consistent players in this series. I think he has the right to say that.

But hey, it's better than him making a fool out of himself by saying the Sedins are irrelevant.

you comparing two art ross winners to some ahl player who takes 6 strides before every hit (charge)

 

[amin723]

wouldn't you if you were playing the Canucks?

I don't understand and never will understand why this sort of talk riles people up. Is he supposed to say that he thinks they'll lose?

 

[CraigsList]

you comparing two art ross winners to some ahl player who takes 6 strides before every hit (charge)

No? I'm comparing Backlund's remarks far more better than Bieska's. You know, the one who has been getting wrecked by that "AHL" player.

 

[Ticonderoga]

I'm glad he said this, it just show the confidence they have in themselves.

 

[MuffinMerc]

I believe him.

 

[Reign Nateo]

He's got nothing to lose. Win and he's a hero, lose and no one will remember anyway.

 

[Reign Nateo]

wouldn't you if you were playing the Canucks?

Lol even Caps fans hate us?

 

[Sun God Nika]

Quotes like this amp up the intensity for the next game... and hockey fans of the 28 other teams win big time! Looking forward to it.

This. Im gonna watch game 6 for sure

 

[Tont]

This means nothing. How does it give the Canucks added incentive? They'll be plenty motivated on their own for Saturday, an oppenent saying they're going to win is not going to change anyone's mindset.

 

[Le Tricolore]

A modern day Mark Messier.

 

[IntangiBo]

Well I prefer that over "I hope we go out there and not lose"

I'd like everyone in the flames to say we are going to win game 6, if there is one thing this flames team has done, it's believe.

Not losing is winning.

 

[CanucksForLife]

who's baglund?

 

[skillhockey]

That's not a guarantee. It's what players should think and he just said it. Lot of noise out of nothing.

 

[IntangiBo]

This means nothing. How does it give the Canucks added incentive? They'll be plenty motivated on their own for Saturday, an oppenent saying they're going to win is not going to change anyone's mindset.

I'm not sure how it helps us, but I've been hearing everyone explain that Bieksa's comments about Ferkland have given the Flames extra incentive.

Any "guarantee" that doesn't actually guarantee anything is stupid. Now if he guaranteed a win by promising to repay every ticketholder if they lost I'd be impressed.

 

[Pure West]

Daniel Alfredsson guaranteed a game 6 and 7 win back in 04 (they lost). Daniel Sedin guaranteed a game 7 win in the cup finals in 2011. Look how those worked out. I still find it strange that Messier is lauded as a god because his team happened to win when he guaranteed. I think this kind of talk happens a lot more than people realize and is a non-issue.