Post-Game Talk: Canucks WIN. Def. Kraken - 5-4 (Mikheyev x2, Kuzmenko, Pettersson, Garland)

[geebaan]

I’m not defending Demko, but he was the reason we were a thing last year. Yes he’s struggled, but good teams find ways to win.

Colorado won a f***ing cup with Kuemper.

 

[Nucker101]

Despite how the goal trickled in, it was still a breakaway

Not to mention the other 2-3 grade A chances Seattle could've easily scored on.

 

[VancouverJagger]

The sad thing is we are still gonna be in win now mode.........we clearly need a retool. This falls squarely on management and using what little cap we had on a forward and not addressing our MASSIVE glaring need on D.........

 

[Vector]

Disagree. The overall play of the ENTIRE team has cost them wins, they’ve been bad from top to bottom except for Pettersson, Kuzmenko and Podz.

Burroughs has been good too.

 

[Love]

Studnicka will fix a lot of these problems we’re seeing

 

[Huggy43]

Canucks are going full Bedard.

…Only to lose the draft lottery!

 

[Baby Pettersson]

I have been watching a decent amount of hockey, what I am seeing is the league is passing the canucks by again at the start of the year like early last season when green got canned. Sub par teams are playing hard with renewed optimism, energy levels, and excitement, and like last year this core is coming out playing like its game 50 of the season.

They cant seem to match the pace or effort level of any team right now.

Exactly. Canucks look like they don't give a damn what happens. Entire teams skates like they are in quick sand and constantly just give up on every play.

 

[Pip]

Not to mention the other 2-3 grade A chances Seattle could've easily scored on.

Yeah I don’t think Demko is the reason we are losing at all.

 

[PuckMunchkin]

Like we gave up 2 goals in the last minute.
What the hell man.

Well you see... We gave up the 1 goal. And the we got a bit sad for a moment and thats when we like to give up a 2nd goal.

 

[MS]

Burroughs has been good too.

Not tonight, although he’s being asked to play #3 minutes while babysitting an AHLer.

 

[DFAC]

Hey that McCann guy is pretty good… 5 goals already, we should trade for him!

 

[me2]

Last year we couldn't afford to trade demko because he was too important to the team. This year we can't afford to trade him because he's too important to the tank.

 

[Canuckle]

Don't worry guys, we made a trade for Studnicka...

 

[Slapshot_11]

Do you think his injury last season has anything to with demkos poor start

 

[MS]

Seattle looks like a well-coached team with well-organized breakouts.

We look the opposite.

 

[tantalum]

I’m not defending Demko, but he was the reason we were a thing last year. Yes he’s struggled, but good teams find ways to win.

Colorado won a f***ing cup with Kuemper.

And this isn’t an unusual thing with goaltenders. Ups and downs. Periods of unsustainable play at both ends of the spectrum.

I also wonder how much the off-season surgery is affecting things.

 

[God]

i hated the sj jerseys when i saw them, but they look far better on ice

 

[canucksfan]

Two things that I thought would result in a bottom 5 finish for the Nucks were an injury to Hughes and Demko. Hughes is injured and it shows how important he is because he's the only one that can transition the puck. Demko might as well be injured because he needs to play like a top 3 goalie in the league for the Nucks to have a sniff at the playoffs.

 

[Nucker101]

Is this defense the worst in the league right now? Or do they have the Yotes/Habs beat? Habs have some young guys who look decent. Yotes without Chychrun but they still have Ghost

 

[Vector]

Not tonight, although he’s being asked to play #3 minutes while babysitting an AHLer.

Yeah I just mean over the whole season. He’s been playing like a #4 but is being asked to do way more than that.

 

[Baby Pettersson]

Hey that McCann guy is pretty good… 5 goals already, we should trade for him!

I'm actually starting to believe the Canucks are just cursed.

 

[canuckking1]

Torts really has Flyers without Giroux and Courtier 5-2? Damn

 

[JumpierPegasus]

Disagree. The overall play of the ENTIRE team has cost them wins, they’ve been bad from top to bottom except for Pettersson, Kuzmenko and Podz.

Give us even average goaltending and we are roughly at 0 goal differential and have won a few games this year

 

[Canuckle]

Riddle me this, Habs have 4 wins, Canucks have none

 

[PuckMunchkin]

I'm actually starting to believe the Canucks are just cursed.

No such thing as curses!