Post-Game Talk: Ducks 3, Canucks 1

[MS]

its quite frankly, embarrassing, and clearly a ploy to prop up Benning assests.

Ding ding ding.

Been a consistent pattern since day 1 with these guys. Same reason Miller starts every game.

The icetime for the Horvat line tonight was a complete joke given their recent play. How on earth does Burrows only get 12 minutes?

Meanwhile Sutter at 20 minutes yet again and now up to a chewy -13.

 

[Yggdrasil]

Sometimes I question if Willie watches the games based on how he manages this roster.

Mind blowingly bad decision making.

is why he needs to be fired, hes a real crappy coach.

 

[WTG]

WD saying he wanted to 4th line to play more is absolutely ridiculous.

Then saying he probably should have given Horvat more icetime... Does he not know he was the one controlling the icetime?

 

[krutovsdonut]

i didn't notice sbisa much all game, in a good way. also didn't notice larsen much after the first goal. which is weird because larsen ended up playing 2 minutes more than tryamkin did.

 

[mathonwy]

i didn't notice sbisa much all game, in a good way. also didn't notice larsen much after the first goal. which is weird because larsen ended up playing 2 minutes more than tryamkin did.

Sbisa is playing some confident hockey these days.

I can't remember who but somebody at the break mentioned that Sbisa was seeing a sports psychologist which would absolutely explain why his play has become a lot more stable as opposed to the typical avalanche of mistakes we are used to seeing.

Too bad these idiots didn't figure this out BEFORE they gave him his raise.



Have I told you how I hate being a training wheel team for a n00b manager?

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

I remember Henrik making a great pass to daniel who was robbed and then sutter somehow whiffing his shot.

Loui Eriksson is someone who I would call horrible, was completely invisible.

You do know that Louis has been scoring a lot recently ...right

 

[M2Beezy]

Time to think about firing the President GM and the coach IMHO

Make Bowie a Assistant Captian and play him on the first PP unit

 

[Rotting Corpse*]

Kinda have to wonder about something being up with the entire 2nd intermission dedicated to talking up Sbisa and then he's randomly named 2nd star in a game where he did ... nothing that I can recall. Some kind of directive from the Canucks to pump this player's tires? For what purpose?

 

[Nucker101]

WD saying he wanted to 4th line to play more is absolutely ridiculous.

Then saying he probably should have given Horvat more icetime... Does he not know he was the one controlling the icetime?

It's not the first time he's said things like this, it's pretty funny.

 

[CherryToke]

WD saying he wanted to 4th line to play more is absolutely ridiculous.

Then saying he probably should have given Horvat more icetime... Does he not know he was the one controlling the icetime?

I appreciate you giving a summary of what he said because I can't listen to him. My doctor told me not to. any other noteworthy dumb comments from him?

 

[MS]

Kinda have to wonder about something being up with the entire 2nd intermission dedicated to talking up Sbisa and then he's randomly named 2nd star in a game where he did ... nothing that I can recall. Some kind of directive from the Canucks to pump this player's tires? For what purpose?

It would seem that way, yes.

 

[orcatown]

Canucks had no business being in that game late. Lots of rope a dope and good deal of luck saw them through much of the game. Depressing part is the youth (especially on defense) on the Ducks. When the Sedins are gone that Anaheim team might lay some horrific beatings on us.

Game revealed how deep and prolonged any rebuild (if it is ever actually pursued) is going to have to be.

Stecher continues to be very impressive. Rest of the defense pretty average. Larsen continues to look weak.

Sedins best of the forwards. Thought Baertschi and Horvat were also good. Rest look like the plumbers and fringe NHLers that most of them are.

 

[arttk]

Canucks had no business being in that game late. Lots of rope a dope and good deal of luck saw them through much of the game. Depressing part is the youth (especially on defense) on the Ducks. When the Sedins are gone that Anaheim team might lay some horrific beatings on us.

Game revealed how deep and prolonged any rebuild (if it is ever actually pursued) is going to have to be.

Stecher continues to be very impressive. Rest of the defense pretty average. Larsen continues to look weak.

Sedins best of the forwards. Thought Baertschi and Horvat were also good. Rest look like the plumbers and fringe NHLers that most of them are.

Never seen such a "I give up" post game report from you, ever.

 

[Breakers]

Horvat had such little ice time tonight so they can slow down his scoring.

If his scoring slows down they can sign him to a better deal.


Thats my theory

 

[Nucker101]

Horvat had such little ice time tonight so they can slow down his scoring.

If his scoring slows down they can sign him to a better deal.


Thats my theory

I wish they were that smart

 

[VanJack]

Ding ding ding.

Been a consistent pattern since day 1 with these guys. Same reason Miller starts every game.

The icetime for the Horvat line tonight was a complete joke given their recent play. How on earth does Burrows only get 12 minutes?

Meanwhile Sutter at 20 minutes yet again and now up to a chewy -13.

Listening to Willie on the post-game show, he seems genuinely surprised when the press guys point out the disparity in ice-times for guys like Horvat....I don't think he has a clue how the ice-times work out over a 60-minute game....Earth to the Canucks...it's a home game....you get the last change....isn't there some way of getting the Sedins away from Kesler, or forcing a better match-up and more minutes for your leading scorer?

 

[CherryToke]

Horvat had such little ice time tonight so they can slow down his scoring.

If his scoring slows down they can sign him to a better deal.


Thats my theory

as much as we joke about this what other reason is there that makes any sense? Is Willie actually mentally ********? I find that hard to believe.

 

[vcanuck]

WD is the dumbest coach the Canucks have had in a while... like real dumb.

 

[ProstheticConscience]

Meh.

You know what I noticed with this game? A bar full of people watching the NFL.

That's what.

Can't say I blame them.

 

[thepuckmonster]

You do know that Louis has been scoring a lot recently ...right

Shhh don't mention the obvious.

 

[Bgav]

Granlund TOI 18:45
Horvat TOI 15:03



Sutter led all Canuck forwards in ice-time.

Lmao wow

 

[thepuckmonster]

I mean it is beating a dead horse -- WD's decisions are questionable at best and abhorrent at the worst. I expected the score to be worse than it was, so I guess that's a positive.

At the end of the day it's one more hack at the tree truck that is WD's NHL career. I feel bad in a weird way because he does seem like a nice guy but it's clear that he can't adapt or understand fundamentals required to do his job. As crap as this team is the roster is better than their record if he would just play players in somewhat of a logical fashion.

 

[Hit the post]

Definitely not a fan of Sbisa, but he was good tonight. If he plays like tonight all the time (and made $2 million less), I'd be a fan.

Pretty much this...

 

[Rotting Corpse*]

Meh.

You know what I noticed with this game? A bar full of people watching the NFL.

That's what.

Can't say I blame them.

I moved to Vancouver in 2013 and this has always been the case on Thursdays and Sundays. Unless you go to the Black Frog when the Oilers are playing. Not a hockey town, unfortunately.

 

[opendoor]

Meanwhile Sutter at 20 minutes yet again and now up to a chewy -13.

Yeah, +/- obviously has major issues as a stat, but you can't help but notice that the Canucks' two big defensive oriented players who they paid a big price for in Sutter and Gudbranson are tied for the 3rd worst +/- in the NHL.