Post-Game Talk: [EX3] Canucks lose to Kraken | 1-3 (Garland)

[Nucker101]

Imagine if they got rid Boeser and signed Barbashev how different the lineup would look.

That and replacing Myers with a legit top 4 dman.

Team would suddenly look pretty decent.

 

[Hit the post]

A shame really as Boeser seems like a really nice person but the Canucks are a "business".

 

[MS]

Yeah shift by shift that line is quite inconsistent

They’re working hard and doing some good things but it’s a big difference for young guys from the AHL.

Both Bains and Sasson are taking their licks and coming back for more looking confident though, while sadly Podkolzin is timid and trying to hide out there.

 

[Hit the post]

That and replacing Myers with a legit top 4 dman.

Team would suddenly look pretty decent.

Progress at least. We've got one-half of a decent top four. It's the other half that needs alot of work.

 

[wonton15]

Boeser is so soft on both sides of the puck. How is it possible to be this slow and unintentional

 

[ephmrl]

Canucks don't have anyone else who can work the boards quite like Joshua. Need him on the roster purely for that.

 

[Petey O]

Boeser is so soft on both sides of the puck. How is it possible to be this slow and unintentional

12,650,000 on two players who make the team consistently worse is what stands between mediocrity and a playoff team.

 

[Peen]

I had a list of things they had to do before the season started and a list of things they should do during the season.

I had reshaping part of the fwd group as one of the in-season things. When you still have fish to fry from the off-ssn to do list, it makes getting to those other things less likely/more difficult.

Can only realistically fry so many fish

 

[SelltheTeamFrancesco]

Wolanin that was ugly

 

[Josepho]

a subpar clear from wolanin

 

[wonton15]

Dries should not see any NHL time this year with our forward options lol

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

a subpar clear from wolanin

Yeah..right up the middle of the ice.

 

[moiderer]

The combo of the Wolanin clear, the tackle on Joshua, and the Dries sliding flyby looked as hilarious as last year's PK.

 

[Hammman]

My one glimmer of hope for Boeser is that he's in his first preseason game playing against a bunch of players on game 2 (or 3?). Not much of a glimmer though.

 

[cc]

Wolanin with the giveaway almost right up the middle. Any thoughts of wolanin maybe making the big squad is fading. He hasn't shown nearly enough imo which is disappointing considering his age and how prominent he was in the ahl

 

[wonton15]

I'm not as worried when we have Petey and Hughes in the lineup to control possession better, but man our 2nd and 3rd lines have nothing sustained* going offensively

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

Boeser and Miller are playing their first pre season game
I’ll cut them some slacks

 

[CanucksSayEh]

It's evident that the decision to sign Boeser was not a pure hockey decison. The management group probably felt obligated to extend him for good PR and to keep the dressing room happy.

Not saying it was the right decision but it would have taken major stones to part ways with him considering his off-ice matters.

Boeser was 1 year removed from what seemed like a big bounce back from his rookie injury, leading the team in scoring, and played great all around in the CAD division. Still had 23 goals in his down year following.

His extension made sense at the time, trading him then would have been pretty bold. Hard to blame management for the Boeser situation, he was much worse than expected last year, with seemingly no major physical issues.

 

[Peen]

re cutting slack

It's different when you're a ppg+ player coasting like Draisatl and to a lesser extent JT and then when you're Boeser and need to be coming out guns blazing proving yourself.

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

Boeser and Miller are playing their first pre season game
I’ll cut them some slacks

Agreed.. a wee bit early to be losing your shit in their first game of the pre season.

 

[Peen]

incredibly boring period

 

[arttk]

Yeah PDG on the 2nd line is not a good idea

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

Only 2 goals in 170 minutes of pre season hockey..yikes

 

[Nucker101]

Canucks making offense look hard

 

[DFAC]

Agreed.. a wee bit early to be losing your shit in their first game of the pre season.

We’ve literally been saying the same thing about Brock year after year… when are you guys gonna accept his heart just isnt it anymore