Post-Game Talk: Canucks 2 @ Coyotes 1 | Quietest GDT of the year?

[The Drop]

Rintoul just stomping on team tank on 1040.

Doesn't have a soul anyway

 

[Addison Rae]

Anything can happen in a seven game series, have some faith.

Uh, no when's the last time a sub 90 point team with terrible possession results knocked off a top seed? This team played the worst playoff team in the past 5 years last year and lost.

 

[Ozone]

You are right. If you look at '94, that was a Cinderella type run, but they had players like Linden, Bure, Adams, Brown, Momesso, MacLean, Courtnall, Ronning - a collection of players that ramped up their game in the playoffs.

Exactly. What an amazing time to watch the team.

This is a perfect example of 5th gear and pure heart. Also, great management move to get some of those incredible heart and soul guys.

 

[StIllmatic]

Biega just tried to speak to the media, but teammates started barking so loudly for the bulldog, he couldn't. #Canucks

Love Biega. Definitely should be in the lineup everyday.

 

[Addison Rae]

Unfortunately, this is the issue.

Playoff Hockey takes place in '5th gear'. The Sedins max out in 4th...

Henrik Sedin has 58 points in his past 62 playoff games, the issue with the team in the playoffs is not the Sedins.

 

[The Drop]

Henrik Sedin has 58 points in his past 62 playoff games, the issue with the team in the playoffs is not the Sedins.

If anything, had they played the Sedins more last year we prob win

 

[WTG]

Rintoul just stomping on team tank on 1040.

He doesn't even understand team tank.

acording to rintoul thinks teAm tank wants to trade the sedins....

 

[Addison Rae]

If anything, had they played the Sedins more last year we prob win

Yeah, not to get into that debate again but the Sedins played more minutes in the season finale meaningless game against the Oilers then they did in game 1 of the playoffs. Garbage coaching was one of the main reasons we lost that series.

They lost to the worst playoff team in the past 5 years, year after year the Canucks got hard matchups in the playoffs finally last year they drew an awful team and got beat, this team would get destroyed by any playoff team in less than 6 games.

 

[NuxFan09]

This team is so unlikeable.

Super glad when they miss the playoffs and select 13th.

It's odd that some people say this. With all though I find this team more likable than a lot of recent teams. It's the management and coaching that's unlikable to me.

 

[TheWolf*]

Henrik Sedin has 58 points in his past 62 playoff games, the issue with the team in the playoffs is not the Sedins.

The Sedins are not clutch playoff performers. They have put up points by virtue of the fact that they play on the 1st line and 1st PP unit for what has been, good teams. I don't remember many games or series where the Sedins were the reasons the team won.

People talk about the Kesler series against Nashville as an example of a player ramping up his game in the playoffs. Kesler was the same amped up player in the 2010 Olympics. Linden, Bure & Co routinely had performances like Kesler in playoff series.

I love the Sedins, but they just don't have the ability to take over like these other players do.

(With that, I have said my peace. I am sure Mr. and Mrs. Mod don't want this thread turning into a Sedin Playoff thread).

 

[TheWolf*]

He doesn't even understand team tank.

acording to rintoul thinks teAm tank wants to trade the sedins....

I think Kendrick ordered the code red.

 

[WTG]

I think Kendrick ordered the code red.

Let's dispel with this fiction that Jim Benning doesn't know what he's doing. He knows exactly what he's doing.

 

[Ozone]

Henrik Sedin has 58 points in his past 62 playoff games, the issue with the team in the playoffs is not the Sedins.

Bringing up Hank's point total doesn't help your argument. I love Hank too, but c'mon man, is this really your guy when push comes to shove in the playoffs?

 

[Addison Rae]

The Sedins are not clutch playoff performers. They have put up points by virtue of the fact that they play on the 1st line and 1st PP unit for what has been, good teams. I don't remember many games or series where the Sedins were the reasons the team won.

People talk about the Kesler series against Nashville as an example of a player ramping up his game in the playoffs. Kesler was the same amped up player in the 2010 Olympics. Linden, Bure & Co routinely had performances like Kesler in playoff series.

I love the Sedins, but they just don't have the ability to take over like these other players do.

(With that, I have said my peace. I am sure Mr. and Mrs. Mod don't want this thread turning into a Sedin Playoff thread).

Again Henrik Sedin has 58 points in his past 62 playoff games, that's not just becaue they play top line minutes that's a garbage argument, you're suggesting that the Sedins score a lot simply because they play a lot of minutes? Absolutely ridiculous.

Kesler may skate around fast bang the boards with hits here and there and have a good game face, but he was nowhere near as good in the playoffs as the Sedins were. Hilariously enough Kesler's Nashville series gets a ton of praise yet Henrik Sedin set a franchise record for points in a series the next series in fewer games, yet people still mention "beast mode" Kesler's series.

The Sedins have given the Canucks first line results in the playoffs from 2008/2009 onwards, the problem is aside from Kesler and Burrows nobody was giving good 2nd line results.

 

[Nomobo]

Uh, no when's the last time a sub 90 point team with terrible possession results knocked off a top seed? This team played the worst playoff team in the past 5 years last year and lost.

The top seed team may not be there in the end. Everything else aside, I'd much rather watch one round of playoff hockey than sit here and cheer for losses as so many are doing. I'll cancel my cable subscription rather than do that.

 

[Ozone]

I think Kendrick ordered the code red.

Objection!

 

[Addison Rae]

Bringing up Hank's point total doesn't help your argument. I love Hank too, but c'mon man, is this really your guy when push comes to shove in the playoffs?

Henrik Sedin is an offensive player, offense is his best asset obviously to support my argument I'm going to use points because uh it's what he's paid to do. He finished 2nd in playoff scoring while captaining a team to game 7 of the finals, does 1 game really make a guy a winner or loser?

 

[TheWolf*]

Again Henrik Sedin has 58 points in his past 62 playoff games, that's not just becaue they play top line minutes that's a garbage argument, you're suggesting that the Sedins score a lot simply because they play a lot of minutes? Absolutely ridiculous.

Kesler may skate around fast bang the boards with hits here and there and have a good game face, but he was nowhere near as good in the playoffs as the Sedins were. Hilariously enough Kesler's Nashville series gets a ton of praise yet Henrik Sedin set a franchise record for points in a series the next series in fewer games, yet people still mention "beast mode" Kesler's series.

The Sedins have given the Canucks first line results in the playoffs from 2008/2009 onwards, the problem is aside from Kesler and Burrows nobody was giving good 2nd line results.

If the Sedins are such high end playoff performers, why is it that no one seems to understand this? Why is it that no one can see it?

 

[Addison Rae]

The top seed team may not be there in the end. Everything else aside, I'd much rather watch one round of playoff hockey than sit here and cheer for losses as so many are doing. I'll cancel my cable subscription rather than do that.

No one's telling you to not cheer for them, cheer all you want I have absolutely zero issues with it. But this idea of "anything can happen in the playoffs" is garbage.

 

[Ozone]

Again Henrik Sedin has 58 points in his past 62 playoff games, that's not just becaue they play top line minutes that's a garbage argument, you're suggesting that the Sedins score a lot simply because they play a lot of minutes? Absolutely ridiculous.

Kesler may skate around fast bang the boards with hits here and there and have a good game face, but he was nowhere near as good in the playoffs as the Sedins were. Hilariously enough Kesler's Nashville series gets a ton of praise yet Henrik Sedin set a franchise record for points in a series the next series in fewer games, yet people still mention "beast mode" Kesler's series.

The Sedins have given the Canucks first line results in the playoffs from 2008/2009 onwards, the problem is aside from Kesler and Burrows nobody was giving good 2nd line results.

Jay was absolutely right in his post.

There is nothing wrong with defending '4th gear'. Just realize what we are saying with the '5 gear'.

 

[TheWolf*]

Henrik Sedin is an offensive player, offense is his best asset obviously to support my argument I'm going to use points because uh it's what he's paid to do. He finished 2nd in playoff scoring while captaining a team to game 7 of the finals, does 1 game really make a guy a winner or loser?

He was the captain of a team that went to game 7 of the finals, he did not "captain" it the way you put it.

You can mock people for crushing on beastmode Kesler - but this is the sort of player that helps a team win in the playoffs.

 

[TL12]

If the Sedins are such high end playoff performers, why is it that no one seems to understand this? Why is it that no one can see it?

I can see it.

 

[Addison Rae]

If the Sedins are such high end playoff performers, why is it that no one seems to understand this? Why is it that no one can see it?

I never said that, stop putting words in my mouth. I suggested that they've provided 1st line results and aren't the problem in the playoffs, counting stats along with advanced stats back that up.

 

[TheWolf*]

No one's telling you to not cheer for them, cheer all you want I have absolutely zero issues with it. But this idea of "anything can happen in the playoffs" is garbage.

Well this we can certainly agree on.

 

[Ozone]

Henrik Sedin is an offensive player, offense is his best asset obviously to support my argument I'm going to use points because uh it's what he's paid to do. He finished 2nd in playoff scoring while captaining a team to game 7 of the finals, does 1 game really make a guy a winner or loser?

This sounds more like a '3rd gear' argument.

I get, and love, your passion...but c'mon mang.