Post-Game Talk: WCQF [GM3] Canucks defeat Predators | 2-1 (Miller & Boeser) | In DeSmith We Trust

[CpatainCanuck]

The shot totals are not really indicative of the game.

True. The Canucks controlled most of the game. Very few good scoring chances for the Preds until the last 10 minutes.

 

[Chairman Maouth]

Well-played and well-coached road game. We have them on their heels.

And how about DeSmith?

 

[Vector]

The dope thing about the playoffs is that one game doesn’t inform the next. Canucks won and it doesn’t matter nor indicative of what will happen on Sunday.

 

[ForecheckBackcheck]

Time to go read the Oiler's board meltdown over our unearned win with only 12 shots. I can imagine the takes already.

 

[Ginger Papa]

Missed the game traveling home, but happy with the result.

That had to be stressful my Canucks family. I can only imagine

 

[Tables of Stats]

Jesus. that's a one in a hundred win. can't do that next game. what's our strategy?

Recovering from the flu would be my guess.

 

[M2Beezy]

2 down 14 to go

Man I love this team

 

[Flik]

Well-played and well-coached road game. We have them on their heels.

I think I watched a totally different game than you tonight.

 

[JimmyJiveJones]

The shot totals are not really indicative of the game.

The game i watched was pretty even. And of course when ur up 2-0 ur gonna defend the lead not take unnecessary chances........

 

[crazychimp]

What a game by DeSmith I doubted him before but he just proved me and many others wrong.

This was basically playing the Preds style hockey in game 2. The names I keep hearing the most are O’Reilly and Evangelista these past few games. They need to take some runs at those guys similar to what they’re doing to Hughes.

 

[PavelBure10]

DeSmith was huge tonight standing on his head. Boeser with a huge goal and many
great plays to move the puck up the ice. Cole and Blueger were heros for heroic blocks they made tonight, so important for the win. It was ugly but I will take it.

Got to get more shots next game. Either way I am stoked.

 

[TruKnyte]

Time to go read the Oiler's board meltdown over our unearned win with only 12 shots. I can imagine the takes already.

I mean, they wouldn’t be entirely wrong. Not sustainable to win games and only getting 12 shots on net

 

[Josepho]

i think that might be the ugliest win ive ever seen

 

[Ace of Hades]

Time to go read the Oiler's board meltdown over our unearned win with only 12 shots. I can imagine the takes already.

"PDO PDO rabble rabble rabble"

 

[ottawarenegader613]

Canucks were lucky to escape with that victory against the Preds. The Canucks better not play that sit back strategy again or else it could be an early exit for the team. They are not the mid to late 90s New Jersey Devils.

 

[Another Empty Netter]

The forwards saved a lot of energy by only needing to take 12 shots to win the game.

Yes it’s the conservation of greatness principle - they’ll be even better next game

 

[Svencouver]

The PP is back baby.

That was the entire game story.

We go 2/3.

They go 0/5 (great PKing from us).

Feels good to win on special teams for a change

 

[Reverend Mayhem]

The dope thing about the playoffs is that one game doesn’t inform the next. Canucks won and it doesn’t matter nor indicative of what will happen on Sunday.

Regardless hopefully they get their skates back. That was the very definition of a survive, not thrive win.

 

[Nuckles]

Scary towards the end. This team probably needs to score more than twice to secure wins without Demko in net moving forward. Also gotta be way more disciplined.

Fingers crossed history repeats itself from 2011 vs Nashville, it has so far

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

I aged about 57 years since the start of the third period.

This for me, too. That was some real brown trousers / puckered sphincter hockey.

Sometimes you paint a portrait, and sometimes you paint a barn. The W is what counts, and DeSmith came up big (and we siphoned a little bit of the puck luck Nashville seemed to have in Game 2).

But man. That was hairy.

 

[Flik]

Someone send the team 5 cases of nyquil asap, and a ton of meth too

 

[DimitriL07]

Funny thing is non Canucks fans gunna bash us for the defensive game, but when we dominate last game ppl applaud the Preds efforts

 

[Josepho]

I mean, they wouldn’t be entirely wrong. Not sustainable to win games and only getting 12 shots on net

it's also not sustainable to lose games and only allow 12 shots on goal so it evened out for us

 

[Nucker101]

"PDO PDO rabble rabble rabble"

 

[SopelFanThe3rd]

Was a gutsy effort honestly. DeSmith, Cole, Zadorov, Blueger, Lindholm, Miller and Boeser were really great. Myers too.