Post-Game Talk: Pre-Season GM 7: Canucks 5 @ Edmonton 2 - Cracknell the Defender Edition

[The Stig]

Stop posting lineups!

 

[Horse McHindu]

Hutton has to be on this team. The kid is gold.

Seriously.

What impresses me the most is how he calm and poised he looked even after he screwed up royally on Edmonton's 1st goal. The kid just bounced back and has had a heck of a game.

 

[canuckking1]

JV 3 shot. 3 Points, 3 hits and all done in a 9:56 TOI

 

[Baby Pettersson]

Been kind of meh about Virtanen this preseason. But it looks like he turned a corner this game and is playing like a real NHL player. Very impressed.

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

Hands up if you saw Hutton matching McDavid in preseason points

 

[VeteranNetPresence]

Vey has gotten golden opportunities all pre-season and hasn't done jack!

 

[Peen]

Been kind of meh about Virtanen this preseason. But it looks like he turned a corner this game and is playing like a real NHL player. Very impressed.

Exactly. I saw a fourth line banger. Now I see an NHL player.

 

[me2]

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Has less than 10 minutes of ice time though.

Seems like he has backed off the hitting and I like it, felt he was becoming way too focused on it, I don't think playing with 4th line plugs is good for him. Playing with Bo has been great for him, much more focus on possession and scoring.

 

[Josepho]

ugh stop sitting mccann WD

 

[NoShowWilly]

Horvat can be the mentor for the youngsters. grueling Dallas Eakins diets for everyone!

 

[NoShowWilly]

ugh stop sitting mccann WD

i think he is testing how mccann plays in limited minutes.

 

[docbenton]

Bartkowski is like what we hoped Keith Ballard would be when we traded a 1st+ for him...pretty happy so far.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

ugh stop sitting mccann WD

Not much preseason games left, gotta squeeze something out from Vey

 

[Baby Pettersson]

If Vey makes this team... so help me.

 

[Mudshark50]

Been kind of meh about Virtanen this preseason. But it looks like he turned a corner this game and is playing like a real NHL player. Very impressed.

Had to find his NHL game and gain some confidence at this level.

The Coilers can do that for a lot of young players.

 

[NoShowWilly]

Bartkowski is like what we hoped Keith Ballard would be when we traded a 1st+ for him...pretty happy so far.

we hoped Ballard would be a 30+ point defenseman. Bartkowski is a blackhole offensively.

 

[WTG]

I cannot believe Hutton has made Sbisa look like a NHL defenseman

 

[Josepho]

SBISA WHAT THE **** ARE YOU DOING my god

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

Sbisa looks like an Italian version of Malkin

 

[The Stig]

If Vey makes this team... so help me.

He could be a 13th. Hasnt earned regular games. McCann will probably get a look first

 

[shortshorts]

bisa wat u doin.

 

[Powder]

at Sbisa going after Pouliot instead of the open puck. Veteran play. Toughness.

 

[Win One Before I Die]

Can we stop beating the dead horse known has Vey and move on? There is no logical reason why Vey makes the team over McCann despite contracts...

 

[opendoor]

Good scrum work by Sbisa there.

 

[pahlsson]

lol sbisa completely gives up on the play to retaliate