Post-Game Talk: Stars def. Canucks - 3-1 (Miller) | Not Clinched

[Grumbler]

Stop finding excuses for this team. Its many games in a row now we lost vs contenders that take us seriously. This is of SERIOUS concern for the managers if their plan is to get far into the playoffs.

 

[Nucker101]

Honestly? I'm less worried about Vegas even if they do get everyone back game 1. They've been incredibly sloppy themselves. We don't match up well against LA whatsoever. That's the team I'm a bit more worried about.

Do we really match up well vs Vegas either though?

 

[LemonSauceD]

Pettersson was good tonight. Don’t know what others were watching.

 

[potatowejj]

Tocchet really galaxy braining himself with these line combinations.

That 3rd line was the best in hockey until Joshua went down. Play them together to spur the chemistry for the playoffs!

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

I don’t think Dallas is some sort of Juggernaut team..Canucks matched up with them quite well..(5v5)..It’s not like they had us on our heels for extended times..

More of a case of Canucks shooting themselves in the foot, and a very inept power play.

Problem is this is a constant theme.

Game is close but shoot themselves in the foot and produce nothing on the PP.

Special teams will be the difference in the playoffs.

Coaching staff has had plenty of time to figure it out. They haven’t.

So unless the expectation is that Demko will be healthy and stand on his head, this team is not looking good regardless of who they play.

And especially if it’s Vegas.

 

[ahmon]

Our top players just really don't have the cohesion that you see in other really high end pps.

I always see 5-6 passes on the perimeter - that doesn't move the opposing pk players at all, and we spend all that time to generate grade B chances.
Just look at the 6-5 at the end, we passed it like for a good 20s and it resulted in a forced shot by Hughes from the blue line with the other team set to defend it. Whats the point of even passing then? just shoot prayers and waste less time.

You watch the pp on the Avalanche/Oilers/Leafs and its night and day.


Top players lack killer instinct.

And the team has too many soft forwards and mistake prone dmen, that playing a physical defensive game will not work.

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

I thought Dallas got better at 5v5 as the game went on, they were the better team. I thought the Hintz and Duchene lines stood out, no Canuck line really stood out

In a playoff series you could flip a coin as to who could take it

Canucks can play much better than what they’ve demonstrated recently.

 

[Bourne Endeavor]

Honestly, I think not fixing the pp will literally cost us the postseason.

Oh, that's a given. I don't know whether it's Tocchet, Yeo or the boys themselves but they aren't even trying to do much different despite it constantly failing. At some point, you just have to throw out the current setup and move on if it isn't working.

 

[quat]

Funny how 10 minutes ago everyone was talking about how evenly matched we are with them and then they score a goal on a BS penalty and an empty netter and suddenly we are a tier below them and have no hopes of contending

What an overreaction in the game thread

Well, they did play well, but just not as good as the Stars. Blaming the reffing when the Canucks can't score on their chances and their PP is toothless isn't wise.

There's issues with the team and we're seeing them. It's great to see them dominate for stretches, as they are capable of playing well. They're not likely to overcome many opponents without fixing their problems.

 

[Nucker101]

In a playoff series you could flip a coin as to who could take it

Canucks can play much better than what they’ve demonstrated recently.

Probably the team with better special teams would take it

 

[TruKnyte]

Our top players just really don't have the cohesion that you see in other really high end pps.

I always see 5-6 passes on the perimeter - that doesn't move the opposing pk players at all, and we spend all that time to generate grade B chances.
Just look at the 6-5 at the end, we passed it like for a good 20s and it resulted in a forced shot by Hughes from the blue line with the other team set to defend it. Whats the point of even passing then? just shoot prayers and waste less time.

You watch the pp on the Avalanche/Oilers/Leafs and its night and day.


Top players lack killer instinct.

And the team has too many soft forwards and mistake prone dmen, that playing a defensive game will not work.

It’s just very soft, lots of attempts at getting point shots through and going for deflections which teams adjusted for ages ago. It’s like Tocchet had one good idea and how he doesn’t know what to do anymore.

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

Honestly? I'm less worried about Vegas even if they do get everyone back game 1. They've been incredibly sloppy themselves. We don't match up well against LA whatsoever. That's the team I'm a bit more worried about.

Size and speed of Vegas will blow this team away unless Demko turns into Bubble Demko.

Close games decided by special teams?

I’d take any team over Van right now.

 

[Orca Smash]

I thought we were in this game and it was tight checking and closely played.

Some crappy reffing at the end followed by a bonehead goalie pull cost us, IMO.

We cant keep saying this and losing, we played well, but the refs and bad luck cost us.

Top teams need to close out games to. And I thought the refs were brutal again. But the PP on our end was dreadful and missed chances again.

 

[SelltheTeamFrancesco]

this is how I’m running the top six until everybody is healthy.

Joshua Miller Boeser
Garland Ep40 Hoglander

This is what I wanna see, let’s try this for a bit

I am okay with this. I think Lafferty-Lindholm-Mik has some chemistry. And then put Suter-Blueger-Pod together.

 

[eviohh26]

Stop finding excuses for this team. Its many games in a row now we lost vs contenders that take us seriously. This is of SERIOUS concern for the managers if their plan is to get far into the playoffs.

Quit making excuses for pathetic reffing. Canucks could have played better sure. But that 1st Dallas goal was bullshit. The non boarding call was also bullshit.

 

[Bourne Endeavor]

Do we really match up well vs Vegas either though?

Debatable? Right now, we're okay against them mostly because they cheat a lot offensive. Hard to say what they'll look like if Stone plays and when Hertl draws in. Could be scary or the chemistry could be a mess.

 

[TruKnyte]

Probably the team with better special teams would take it

I’d put it at 60% for the stars and 40% for us if we keep playing like this.

 

[Lawzy]

I am once again asking you for a powerplay goal.

 

[aquaweenie]

Tocchet really galaxy braining himself with these line combinations.

That 3rd line was the best in hockey until Joshua went down. Play them together to spur the chemistry for the playoffs!

Bluegar is garbage.

JT Miller should be playing with Joshua

 

[Nucker101]

Debatable? Right now, we're okay against them mostly because they cheat a lot offensive. Hard to say what they'll look like if Stone plays and when Hertl draws in. Could be scary or the chemistry could be a mess.

I feel like their top players(Eichel, Stone, Theodore) always play very well against us

Cannot say the same about Petey, Miller vs them. Hughes is so good now that I’m not really worried about him vs anyone

 

[TruKnyte]

I feel like their top players(Eichel, Stone, Theodore) always play very well against us

People might be sleeping on Vegas. Have a feeling they’ll turn it on in the post season.

 

[DimitriL07]

We create a decent amount of chances but we barely have any consistent finishers. So many missed chances game after game.

 

[B-rock]

Quit making excuses for pathetic reffing. Canucks could have played better sure. But that 1st Dallas goal was bullshit. The non boarding call was also bullshit.

What difference would a call make though? The power play is trrrible. 1st unit is useless and 2nd unit is even worse.

 

[Jay26]

Pettersson was good tonight. Don’t know what others were watching.

People are looking for results. Big goals in these games against conference rivals. We get this sentiment of "he played well, looked good" a lot.

 

[Rick Rocket]

Our pp is ultra predictable