Post-Game Talk: Wild def. Canucks - 6-3 (Pettersson x2, Highmore)

[VanillaCoke]

lol the canucks can't even get out of their zone.

all the zone time in teh offense zone was all perimeter.

Basically the Wild when they want even without Folingo and Greenway, can pin the the canucks along the boards, and the canucks are too slow and weak to even get off the boards.

Very accurate and telling that we're still pathetically weak and small even without two of their strongest players.

I think Garland is gone for basically this reason.

 

[mriswith]

We rely on Demko to be otherworldly, and while he's been sick he hasn't been his usual elite self, so the flaws in the roster stand out.

I'm glad our new management gave Demko major kudos because he probably won't get the recognition he deserves for this season. And it indicates that they understand what he's covering up.

 

[bbud]

Ah well they made it interesting for a while. Might’ve even made the playoffs if they fired Benning and Green sooner.

Yes it should have happened end of last year have to give them full marks for fight they have put up since BB came aboard

 

[Vector]

And now my watch has finally ended…

…

But my new off-season rumour watch has just begun!

 

[Breakers]

Why were Myers and OEL out right after they gave up the 4th, then why was Hunt and OEL out for the 5th? If Bruce is back next season he cant f*** up these personnel deployments green-style

I believe even the announcers questioned that decision

They said “is Myers double shifted”

Very stupid deployment

 

[Breakers]

We rely on Demko to be otherworldly, and while he's been sick he hasn't been his usual elite self, so the flaws in the roster stand out.

I'm glad our new management gave Demko major kudos because he probably won't get the recognition he deserves for this season. And it indicates that they understand what he's covering up.

He looks so tired
Like completely exhausted

 

[VanillaCoke]

Bro Boudreau must have been drunk sending Myers out again and again knowing he didn’t have it tonight

Quite a few sus tank moves from him the last couple weeks

 

[RebuildinVan]

Playoffs dream is toast now.....time to commit to cheering extra hard against the Leafs

 

[PavelBure10]

I don't blame Demko for being tired there. His first "Full" season as a starting goaltender, he was bound to breakdown. Consider this season as a learning curve. Onto next year.

 

[mossey3535]

6 hole after the criss-cross with Myers forgetting to swtich?

Could have squeezed it I guess.

I believed Shorty when they said 5 hole, I'll look at it again

 

[mathonwy]

 

[bbud]

I believe even the announcers questioned that decision

They said “is Myers double shifted”

Very stupid deployment

He was playing tons last few games and who were we going to put on more?

 

[Metalwood]

I hate the Wild. So happy they will be screwed by the cap recapture.

 

[Hammer79]

Demko had to be bubble demko for them to have any chance at this but that kind of goaltending is not sustainable.

Yeah, people can crap on Myers all they want, Demko needs to shut the door when we are up 3-2. A lot of meh goals on him tonight.

 

[Breakers]

Yeah, people can crap on Myers all they want, Demko needs to shut the door when we are up 3-2. A lot of meh goals on him tonight.

Nah I’ll crap on Myers

 

[wonton15]

As expected by eye test: Myers, Miller, OEL -3.

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

Nothing changed aside from coaching. This is a deeply flawed team that needs elite goaltending and a 100% effort most nights to get the wins. The players bought in but the reality is this team has too many players that are trash.

I bet that they finish under 70 pts next year if they roll with the same roster and coaching.

 

[JiffyPB]

Lmao. Wasn't Corey Hirsch the guy who argued on TV that they weren't tiring goalies by playing this much. How athletes today are in so much more shape and can play all these games. Now he goes on radio and admits Demko's tired?

With that workload, no kidding.

 

[CherryToke]

Bruce has lost his mind.. Petan in the shootout and then follows that up with double shifting the disaster giraffe

 

[Hammer79]

Nah I’ll crap on Myers

That's fine. Clearly though, Demko wasn't near 100%. That Halak injury sunk us because it took away a day off Thatcher needed.

 

[bbud]

Yeah, people can crap on Myers all they want, Demko needs to shut the door when we are up 3-2. A lot of meh goals on him tonight.

Part of that is on coaches there Martin was up not like he isnt a good option and hadnt played well Demko looked tired tonight and was still decent just not his all star self.

 

[tantalum]

For being so big it always amazes me just how easily Myers is separated from the puck along the boards. He might as well be an undersized D-man with poor foot speed against a heavy forecheck.

Some other poor performances as well but a lot of the last couple of games is just some regression tot he mean I think. They’ve had amazing ES goaltending and of late a very high team shooting percentage. I think Drance said compared to the underlying numbers they were 6 goals more than esl3cted and 6 less goals against than expected of late. At some point things were going to break the other way for a few games. Sure it would have been nice for that to start at, say, game 83 of the year but that would have been something unusual I think.

 

[Hammer79]

Part of that is on coaches there Martin was up not like he isnt a good option and hadnt played well Demko looked tired tonight and was still decent just not his all star self.

If he was on top of his game, it ends 3-2 tonight.

 

[mouz135]

Ok JR, season is over. Time to tear it down!

 

[Dab]

Team hit a wall, Demko let in a couple softies and the Wild outmuscled the canucks and kept them to the perimeter.