Post-Game Talk: Canucks def. Preds - 4-3 (SO) (Pettersson, Podkolzin, Joshua - Petey SO Winner)

[M2Beezy]

Well folks it all comes down to this, Preds and Nucks playing a meaningful game in March. If the boys can buckle down, get the puck in deep, give it their best, they stand a good chance of getting that ever so crucial 26th spot in the league.

GO CANUCKS GO

Projected Canucks lineup:

TBD (To be Determined). Now determined here it is:

Kuzmenko Pettersson Beauvillier
The Chosen One Miller Brock Boeser
Joshua Miller Garland
Podkolzin Beagle Aman
Dries

Hughes Juullssen
Briesbois Vector
Wolanin Burrows
Myers

Silovs
Demko

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[SeawaterOnIce]

Canucks are on cruise control as we are pretty much secured a playoff spot but we need to keep momentum with us. Expectations are huge in this city right now and another 2nd round exit would be unacceptable.

Going to be tough. That Weber-Suter pairing looks phenomenal. Really need the Sedins to break them down low on the cycle and for Kesler to actually produce offense. Getting sick of his stone hands act.

 

[VanillaCoke]

reserved

 

[alternate]

Hronek better be playing. Spray him with whatever they sprayed JTM with and get The Future on the ice already.

 

[rypper]

Hronek better be playing. Spray him with whatever they sprayed JTM with and get The Future on the ice already.

Must resist....dirty ... jokes.

 

[Ginger Papa]

Hronek better be playing. Spray him with whatever they sprayed JTM with and get The Future on the ice already.

 

[lawrence]

must win game for the Canucks.

 

[LordBacon]

Year end win streak here we go

 

[Hoglander]

It's going to be like a playoff game.

 

[Lindgren]

The over/under on Hughes's ice-time is 28:46. Which do you take?

 

[Gurn]

The over/under on Hughes's ice-time is 28:46. Which do you take?

I'd take the over.
No point in letting the others play extra minutes and seeing if they can handle it.
MUST WIN!!!!

 

[M2Beezy]

I'd take the over.
No point in letting the others play extra minutes and seeing if they can handle it.
MUST WIN!!!!

MUST WIN

 

[credulous]

nashville actually have an outside shot at the playoffs with the way winnipeg and edmonton are playing. i'd expect them to compete hard

pLaYoFF atMOsPheRe here we come

 

[wonton15]

Reserved for future development opportunities

 

[bandwagonesque]

RESERVED​

 

[Jyrki]

It's going to be so tight, guys. I wonder if it'll remind me of some kind of game?

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

I feel like there’s going to be an emotional letdown here and the team is going to be flat. The Leafs on HNIC with opposing fans invading the building versus game 62 against Nashville in front of a mostly empty barn is going to be a stark difference.

 

[4th line culture]

Meaningful games in march. Feels good. Playoffs here we come

 

[Nucker101]

Looking forward to another 30 mins Hughes and 23 min EP night while guys like Pod and Krav get the scraps.

Pod is playing less than what he was with Bruce here and people were pissed at Bruce for that lol.

#Development

 

[Hit the post]

I feel like there’s going to be an emotional letdown here and the team is going to be flat. The Leafs on HNIC with opposing fans invading the building versus game 62 against Nashville in front of a mostly empty barn is going to be a stark difference.

Kind of like the wild house party at Mr C's house compared to the one person that showed up to my party.

 

[tantalum]

I'd take the over.
No point in letting the others play extra minutes and seeing if they can handle it.
MUST WIN!!!!

The canucks have one of the best play driving D-men in the league in Hughes. He's going to play and play a lot regardless of where the team is. Hell, you can use the EXACT same reasoning you have to see if he can continue to handle it given they will likely need him this much moving forward.

On the others...Bear already gets elevated time and most of the other don't really need to be appraised at more ice time than they have seen. I mean if you are looking to cut ice time it wouldn't be from Hughes but rather from Myers (and before injured OEL). Those are the positions that are going to be open.

Hughes is 8th in average icetime for D-men. Seems about right. Pettersson is 26th amongst forwards. If anything seems a bit low.

The complaints about playing your best players a lot is really strange. Your best forwards are going to play 20 minutes a game with spikes to 24/25 minutes. Your best D-man is going to play ~25 minutes a night on average. When you have a bunch of guys on the IR and farm players struggling to keep heads above water, the times for the best players will naturally rise as well..again no matter what phase the team is in. Want to destroy a room? Cut the ice of your best performing players.

 

[Hit the post]

The canucks have one of the best play driving D-men in the league in Hughes. He's going to play and play a lot regardless of where the team is. Hell, you can use the EXACT same reasoning you have to see if he can continue to handle it given they will likely need him this much moving forward.

How this guy progressed at all frankly amazed me (eg., Travis Green, etc.,). A truly amazing player that I underrated a ton.

 

[tantalum]

How this guy progressed at all frankly amazed me (eg., Travis Green, etc.,). A truly amazing player that I underrated a ton.

Truly. He has really not had any true coaching. This is him figuring things out on his own. Maybe this new staff can get him to that next level in the next 12-18 months. Honestly, the same goes for Pettersson.

 

[Hit the post]

Truly. He has really not had any true coaching. This is him figuring things out on his own. Maybe this new staff can get him to that next level in the next 12-18 months. Honestly, the same goes for Pettersson.

It's what Horvat had to deal with (and he's pretty ordinary compared to those two; but had enough personal strengths/mental fortitude to stick it thru - eg., being thrown in the deep end of the pool under Willie D). Organization under the previous regime had a horrible way of dealing with prosects. Sink or swim was their motto.

 

[Chairman Maouth]

I feel like there’s going to be an emotional letdown here and the team is going to be flat. The Leafs on HNIC with opposing fans invading the building versus game 62 against Nashville in front of a mostly empty barn is going to be a stark difference.

Reported to mods for lack of enthusiasm.

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Jesus Christ I need the back story to that. Are soccer trainers embellishing now too by smoking dudes in the ass? Has soccer gotten that ridiculous?