Canucks 2023-2024 season
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SpringVelocity
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Maxpri
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I wouldn’t say the first game was luck at all. A really solid 3rd and lots of grit, good leadership.
Corey_lax
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Nah. They can’t block 35 or whatever shots for the next 3+ games. Those guys are gonna be sore. And I don’t think we were lucky on game 1.
We need Petey to wake up. Man he doesn’t look interested for a guy that wants to play for a contender. In hindsight, we probably shouldn’t have signed his contract until summer because he sure fell off after his contract was done
Aces
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Just being realistic. History proves thst no team has gone far without excellent goal tending. and the star players producing.Lol... Capt.negitive with his co captain...
Other than Miller and Hughes I don’t see the others doing much
Aces
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Agreed.
Dogbreath
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All those blocks might get them through this series but not much further.
That's human nature-give people a reward and they slow the pace; OTOH management was under pressure to 'get the thing done'.
I wonder when Tocchet is going to unload on the players to step up the pace because you know it's going to happen-although given the mix of middling talent they have it may not make much of a difference.
kingblazer84
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Petey is softer then micorwaved margarine... not good at all. Pretty concerned going forward in this series now especially going into nashville.
sly_karma
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Better night for EP40 last night, he seemed more engaged. Better yet, we saw Boeser get among the points. Easy to trot out the old truism, "Our best players need to be our best players", but playoffs mean nonstop heavy marking on the top two forward lines. Routinely we see scoring down to a trickle from the marquee players as they are smothered by opposition D and the league direction to officials to throttle back on the whistle.
It's not easy to score goals in today's NHL, a whole bunch of tiny things have to go exactly right. Even harder for top line forwards to shake off the heavy blanket and play their true game, every opposing coach works hard to match lines and stifle the snipers.
So you'd have to consider game 3 a genuine triumph for the Canucks. They got scoring from the top lines, and very little given away in return. They were able to impose their will on an opponent trying to do exactly the same thing. But it won't happen all the time, it just can't.
Unless the league makes fundamental changes to the structure of the playoffs (ha!), they'll continue to be a war of attrition where the team with the best third and fourth lines gets to take Stanley home.
It's not easy to score goals in today's NHL, a whole bunch of tiny things have to go exactly right. Even harder for top line forwards to shake off the heavy blanket and play their true game, every opposing coach works hard to match lines and stifle the snipers.
So you'd have to consider game 3 a genuine triumph for the Canucks. They got scoring from the top lines, and very little given away in return. They were able to impose their will on an opponent trying to do exactly the same thing. But it won't happen all the time, it just can't.
Unless the league makes fundamental changes to the structure of the playoffs (ha!), they'll continue to be a war of attrition where the team with the best third and fourth lines gets to take Stanley home.
SpringFever552
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Canucks got a lucky win last night, they are playing a better 200 ft game now demko out, took a play out of preds game of playing diwn low and blocking shots
The oilers have scored 17 in 3 games, with your comment re playoff hockey, I guess they think they're still in reg season..
Drink
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Other than the first 10 minutes really liked the Canucks defensive commitment over the first 2 periods. The 3rd not so much as the last 2 minutes were tough on the old guy. Give the Preds credit where credits due but as mentioned the Canucks got lucky at times during the 3rd with Preds misfiring. Welcome to the playoffs Quinn as he was consistently being targeted. Beast game from Miller and Zadorov, EP40 improved but still not driving play 5 on 5. DeSmith needs to improve his rebound control in the slot as well. Game 4 Preds will be all in.
