Post-Game Talk: Predators def. Canucks - 4-2 (Highmore, Ekman-Larsson)

[M2Beezy]

Another east coast game as we take on the suprisingly good Nashville Predators led by Bennings nephew. Demko with the start and PbK BACK in the lineup at the expense of someone. Gonna be watching the game with @Paulinbc so you will get DOUBLE commentary. LINES

Pearson Miller Brock Boeser
Pettersson Horvat Garland
Podkolzin Richard Chaisson
Motte Lammikkoo Highmore

Hughes Schenn
OEL Myers
Hunt Juulsen

Demko
Halak

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[Melvin]

 

[VanillaCoke]

Reserved

 

[Love]

 

[Nomobo]

Another east coast game as we take on the suprisingly good Nashville Predators led by Bennings nephew. Demko with the start and PbK BACK in the lineup at the expense of someone. Gonna be watching the game with @Paulinbc so you will get DOUBLE commentary. LINES

Dickinson Miller Brock Boeser
Pettersson Horvat Garland
Hoglander 73 Podkolzin
Motte Lammikkoo Highmore

Hughes Schenn
OEL Myers
Hunt Juulsen

Demko
Halak

They moved it?

 

[David71]

hunt should sit out.. but too bad burroughs is hurt. change the powerplay. man having two dman on the point is such a waste. petey on the left side brock front net? wth

 

[CalderSchmalder]

4 - 3 Canucks

1st Period
1:00 - Jan Bulis (1) - Markus Näslund, Brendan Morrison
5:55 - Scott Hartnell (3) - Shea Weber, Vernon Fiddler
16:13 - Taylor Pyatt (4) - Daniel Sedin, Sami Salo

2nd Period
3:35 - J.P. Dumont (2) - Mikko Lehtonen, Shea Weber
6:40 - Martin Erat (4) - Paul Kariya, Kimmo Timonen

3rd Period
18:20 - Brendan Morrison (2) - Jan Bulis, Mattias Öhlund

OT
2:32 - Lukas Krajicek (1) - Ryan Kesler, Matt Cooke

 

[Reverend Mayhem]

4 - 3 Canucks

1st Period
1:00 - Jan Bulis (1) - Markus Näslund, Brendan Morrison
5:55 - Scott Hartnell (3) - Shea Weber, Vernon Fiddler
16:13 - Taylor Pyatt (4) - Daniel Sedin, Sami Salo

2nd Period
3:35 - J.P. Dumont (2) - Mikko Lehtonen, Shea Weber
6:40 - Martin Erat (4) - Paul Kariya, Kimmo Timonen

3rd Period
18:20 - Brendan Morrison (2) - Jan Bulis, Mattias Öhlund

OT
2:32 - Lukas Krajicek (1) - Ryan Kesler, Matt Cooke

This is just a copy pasta of a boxscore from some Saturday night in October of 2006.

 

[CalderSchmalder]

This is just a copy pasta of a boxscore from some Saturday night in October of 2006.

 

[BWJM]

Hopefully BBQ Bruce sprinkles some magic on the boys and we go into break on a good note.

 

[theguardianII]

Preds should win, rested, at home and fighting for a playoff berth. Vancouver isn't taken for granted too many times anymore. For years it was they faced backup goalies, not so much anymore.
Even Bruce can't make this group a winner. They need, like 26 wins in the rest of the season and 2 teams to bomb for a chance at a divisional top 3.

Lose today and by the end of allstar weekend there will be a change

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

This is just a copy pasta of a boxscore from some Saturday night in October of 2006.

Remember that game where Burrows leaped into Jason Arnott? Was that 2008 or 2009?

LOL.

Found it! Air Burrows!


Good memories in Nashville.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

 

[Reverend Mayhem]

That hit functionally ended Dumont's career. Also, I'm not sure what PM Bouchard did in his Quebec days but Burrows really hated that guy.

Remember the Kesler did this memes though?

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

Last time we played the Preds, we were lucky insofar as we caught them on the second half of a B2B...Shoe is on the other foot this game..They're the rested team, we're not.

Good game by the Canucks last night..lots of hustle, playing BB style hockey...I'm assuming Demko's in tonight...Would be nice to end on a winning note, going into the All-Star break.

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

Good to see Pearson back in the lineup..Generally takes players a game or two to get back up to speed.

Forward group is 100% healthy..is it not?

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

Preds should win, rested, at home and fighting for a playoff berth. Vancouver isn't taken for granted too many times anymore. For years it was they faced backup goalies, not so much anymore.
Even Bruce can't make this group a winner. They need, like 26 wins in the rest of the season and 2 teams to bomb for a chance at a divisional top 3.

Lose today and by the end of allstar weekend there will be a change

12-4-4...He's obviously doing something right..?

 

[wonton15]

Our faces when Pod gets in… but Hog comes out.

 

[Reverend Mayhem]

1 other notable Canucks-Preds moment, I was a fresh-eyed 12 year old and the Canucks were falling out of the playoff race. The game was heading into overtime, and I was getting home from basketball and I ran to the radio to turn it on. They were already doing post-game, David Legwand scored like 6 seconds into OT.

 

[jd22]

That hit functionally ended Dumont's career. Also, I'm not sure what PM Bouchard did in his Quebec days but Burrows really hated that guy.

Remember the Kesler did this memes though?

Kessler* did this!

 

[theguardianII]

12-4-4...He's obviously doing something right..?

While he gets credited with the surge in wins ocne he was hired, fans were likely seeing the Hawthorne Effect", a phenomenon that often happens as a result of any perceived positive change.
Those first wins Bruce didn't even have any practices of chance to change systems so while he does deserve credit the last 11 games are a more true showing of where the group is at vs other teams. Many of those wins were coming against teams that were suffering with reduced rosters and the Nux had a full healthy team.

 

[Reverend Mayhem]

Kessler* did this!

I know you are joking, I'm like just a few "Kessler" or "Connaughton"'s away from a nervous breakdown.

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

While he gets credited with the surge in wins ocne he was hired, fans were likely seeing the Hawthorne Effect", a phenomenon that often happens as a result of any perceived positive change.
Those first wins Bruce didn't even have any practices of chance to change systems so while he does deserve credit the last 11 games are a more true showing of where the group is at vs other teams. Many of those wins were coming against teams that were suffering with reduced rosters and the Nux had a full healthy team.

I would agree, to an extent, that some of the wins when BB was initially hired, were on adrenaline...

Why are the last 11 games (where, at a certain point, we were missing 5 key regulars, including both starting goalies,..a skeleton lineup).. a true indication of the team..?..looks like you did a bit of a cherrypick there.

BB took an underachieving roster, and got them playing cohesively...In a 'new coaches bump' you usually get guys that are not that good, punching above their weight...That can only last so long....Not the case here, this isn't a talentless roster (we still have underachieving core players)...I think this team still has a lot more to give.

Again, if there had been a coaching change to a winning vet coach before the season..The Canucks would be comfortably in a playoff spot right now..Not a contender, but a solid playoff team.

 

[M2Beezy]

Thanks Mr C, the op is now UPDATED

 

[sandwichbird2023]

hunt should sit out.. but too bad burroughs is hurt. change the powerplay. man having two dman on the point is such a waste. petey on the left side brock front net? wth

Yea I hate the new set up, completely takes Miller (our best and most productive player) out of the play. EP and Hughes just passing it around on the perimeter and neither are a threat to score from their spot. OEL is completely ineffective at his spot as well. I'm not sure if this is just the coaches trying to balance 2 PP units but I don't think its going to work in the long run.