Happy Elimination Day everyone!
Post-Game Talk: Canucks def. Kings - 3-2 (SO) - Quinn has Arrived
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Well, when Kesler was roughly 22 (in 2006), he signed a contract with another team (Philadelphia). So he technically didn’t want to play here, or was at least prepared to leave for more money. Vancouver just matched it.
This game is something out of Rod Serling's Twilight Zone. One of the few NHL teams worse than the Canucks with a coach behind the bench, who has a chance to stick it to his former team and officially eliminate them.
Looking at the remainder of the schedule after tonight, this might actually be only winnable game. Too bad the only team that can likely catch the Canucks is Anaheim. If Markstrom had played the last couple of months like he's played the last two games the Canucks might have had a legit shot at the first overall pick.
It's like Groundhog Day...another long losing streak to end a dreary campaign. I suppose the braintrust will try to put the best positive spin on things at the season wrap-up. But the reality is, their best player is a 20-year rookie who's currently on an 18-game goal-less drought.
That's what makes the Quinn Hughes watch so fascinating. If he shows major flashes in the last five contest, the Canucks might actually go into the off-season with a glimmer of optimism.
Looking at the remainder of the schedule after tonight, this might actually be only winnable game. Too bad the only team that can likely catch the Canucks is Anaheim. If Markstrom had played the last couple of months like he's played the last two games the Canucks might have had a legit shot at the first overall pick.
It's like Groundhog Day...another long losing streak to end a dreary campaign. I suppose the braintrust will try to put the best positive spin on things at the season wrap-up. But the reality is, their best player is a 20-year rookie who's currently on an 18-game goal-less drought.
That's what makes the Quinn Hughes watch so fascinating. If he shows major flashes in the last five contest, the Canucks might actually go into the off-season with a glimmer of optimism.
I am toxic
. . . even in small doses
I think without even asking them, you could guess that they are pros and will do what the coach tells them to do. But I also think everyone is human, and prefer understanding what the coach wants rather than uncertainty.
Mr. Canucklehead
Kitimat Canuck
I'm pretty sure it is somewhere - it's Jim Hughson and Craig Simpson of CBC.
Found it:
Fire Benning
diaper filled piss baby
Melvin
21/12/05
Willie is a bad coach but that team of fossils was going to be terrible this season regardless. Blaming the season on him is a bit much.
Hit the post
I have your gold medal Zippy!
He is though like adding kerosene to an already out of control fire.
Melvin
21/12/05
Like I'm 99% sure they were finishing last regardless of their interim coach. It really doesn't matter.
Diogenes92
Registered User
3v3 is actually a test of speed and skill. Thus we don't see the likes of Matt Martin and Milan Lucic in overtime.
Pretty sure if any team offered to double any player on the teams salary they'd all leave.
me2
Go ahead foot
3v3 is random number generator with almost no correlation to the teams overall standings or 5v5 record.
There's no reason not to sign an offer sheet when you're young tbh. It's a win win. You want your current team to want you enough to match, if not then you get money on another team that wants you.
Melvin
21/12/05
It's a good showcase for bad hockey players who do a lot of dipsy doodling and sick danglez bro and other things that don't actually work during real hockey when defense exists.
Someone like hunter Shinkaruk would be great at 3v3
VanillaCoke
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When I think of bad hockey players, Gudbranson, Del Zotto, and a bunch of other slugs and non-shooters, non-passers and non-stick handlers come to mind.
How often do they show up on 3v3?
6GP, 3.31/.893
Yep, it sure was important to get him to the NHL as soon as possible. Combined with his 16 games in Utica this kid will likely finish the season having played 25 games or less.
Yielding to the pressure of his camp (family and agent) to get him to the NHL may not turn out to have been such a brilliant move. Not the way you want to develop a promising keeper. They need to play as much as possible.
Hansen
tyler motte simp
And somehow McCann and Virtanen were made out to be the villains because they were forced into the NHL by the team and took minutes from veterans
Melvin
21/12/05
There are different ways to be a bad player. A guy like Goldobin is also bad, despite being "skilled."
3v3 is just ridiculous. It reduces the highest level of hockey in the world to basically shinny. I don't care who is good at shinny.
TruKnyte
Give me the meds now
me2
Go ahead foot
This is a few days old, but here are the best 3 v 3 teams ranked on 3 v 3 wins vs losses, The # is their current position on the overall table.
| 15 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1 | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 5 | Washington Capitals |
| 9 | Nashville Predators |
| 17 | Arizona Coyotes |
| 7 | Winnipeg Jets |
| 18 | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 22 | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 25 | Buffalo Sabres |
| 11 | Vegas Golden Knights |
| 24 | Edmonton Oilers |
| 26 | Anaheim Ducks |
| 27 | New York Rangers |
| 3 | Boston Bruins |
| 12 | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 13 | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| 20 | Colorado Avalanche |
| 8 | New York Islanders |
| 23 | Vancouver Canucks |
| 30 | Los Angeles Kings |
| 29 | Detroit Red Wings |
| 14 | St. Louis Blues |
| 21 | Florida Panthers |
| 28 | New Jersey Devils |
| 10 | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 19 | Minnesota Wild |
| 2 | Calgary Flames |
| 4 | San Jose Sharks |
| 16 | Dallas Stars |
| 31 | Ottawa Senators |
| 6 | Toronto Maple Leafs DNQ |
Tables of Stats
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You play to the league you have not the league you want. As it stands bad teams and teams that think they have OT figured out will try to take games to the extra frame. That's the reality of the NHL and even good teams will often play for the single point if the game is tied late in the 3rd.
You can't take anything meaningful from stats without these points because teams know that they exist and play accordingly.
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I'd also like to see the math that bears out 3-on-3 OT and the shootout as being coinflips. I'm not saying you're wrong but you've made this assertation a few times and I'd like to see your proof.
PredsForPresidents
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Lol awesome. I forgot how much I loved those jerseys. They're wearing them for bunch of games next year right?
