GDT: GAME #1! - Canucks vs. Ducks - part 2 - New Season, Same Canucks

[WestCoastExpress92*]

Great game so far! Can't wait for the 3rd.

Ditto

 

[Grub]

Our offense is just horrendous. But I'm not surprised considering were icing the same team as last year's King's series.

Besides the Sedins there's really nothing else there. When will AV learn to start incorparating skilled players instead of journeymen plugs (ebbett, etc).

 

[Samzilla]

Three things:

1.) Call up Schroeder...I don't care if that means we might lose Cam "3rd overall" Barker on the waiver wire
2.) Fire Arniel for ruining our prospects' development and confidence this year.
3.) Pray to god Kesler gets back to 100% pdq

 

[VanEric]

The Canucks are back! Just how we left them.

 

[GCM]

scrounging for positives

Garrison looks good
Hamhuis contributing offensively
Hansen looking good
Weise has made a lot of improvements in his play

 

[Results]

Thanks to Kelley Hrudey, I will be listening to the French or Punjabi feed next Saturday night.

Sweet pic you have there

 

[LevelingSolo]

I think Vigneault lost the room some time last season, and even if he hasn't its time for a change, they guy never has them ready to start the season

 

[VeteranNetPresence]

Tomorrow could be scary, edmonton can score like the ducks.

edmonton sucks

 

[Lard_Lad]

woop, well at least hockey is back..

I'm pretty sure what they did that period doesn't qualify as "hockey."

 

[John Bender*]

Thanks to Kelley Hrudey, I will be listening to the French or Punjabi feed next Saturday night.

Hrudey can't form sentences is coherent fashion during the intermissions, how do they expect him to on the fly during a game? Bizarre.

 

[TheDiver*]

Why am I not surprised? The Fourth Line is like our third/second line now, no changes made even though we had a humuliating defeat against the Kings.


Ebbett? Why is this plug even in our team. Can't win a single face-off... heck that second line is being used as a fourth line now.




Why did we send Schroeder back again?

Because he's an average player in the AHL.

 

[deadinthewater]

We just need 5-6 quick ones and we're right back in this.

 

[Hoggy]

Trade for a goalie!

 

[Pip]

we gotta be better, but it's not a big deal, just move on and be ready for the next game

 

[Orca Smash]

The ducks defense looks really good for some reason.

 

[Cocoa Crisp]

Lots of sloppy ugly hockey.

I suppose my positives are Volpatti, Garrison... errr... ? Hansen has been okay

Liked the traffic up front in the first period and the shots through traffic below the hashmarks. Also liked that the forwards were actually in a position to bang-in rebounds.

The rest:

 

[John Bender*]

I think Vigneault lost the room some time last season, and even if he hasn't its time for a change, they guy never has them ready to start the season

Hahaha. They won the President's Trophy last year dude. I am down on them tonight too, but fire the coach now? Cmon.

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

Our offense is just horrendous. But I'm not surprised considering were icing the same team as last year's King's series.

Besides the Sedins there's really nothing else there. When will AV learn to start incorparating skilled players instead of journeymen plugs (ebbett, etc).

Think i'm going to have to blame the coaching for this one.

Team is just not ready and that happens pretty much every October too.

 

[Evolu7ion]

Remember when the younger Rask stole the crease from the older Tim Thomas? Thomas stole it back and then Boston went on to win the cup with Thomas as the MVP.

Will history repeat itself?

 

[Tiranis]

Hamhuis contributing offensively

Hamhuis shouldn't be anywhere near a positives list today, even if he did contribute offensively. Horrible night for him. One of the worst games he has played in this jersey.

 

[Biggest Canuck Fan]

I think Vigneault lost the room some time last season, and even if he hasn't its time for a change, they guy never has them ready to start the season

While it is true that it is (very) early to be freaking out...the fact of the matter is that this team has been a horrible starter for years now. With the shortened season, another bad start will make things really tough to get home ice advantage to start the playoffs.

There is a lot of precedence to be worried about a slow start and the effects it may have.

I just want the team healthy and firing on all cylinders, but it seems the players are just not capable of doing so...

I have faith in the team but not the coach... it really is ridiculous cause no one here seems to be able to actually call it like it is aside from a few... as mentioned above AV ran his course last sping, but GMMG is lost in some wierd inifinite loop of loyalty.

Bottom line is the team is too small and not tough enough, and not deep enough. Ducks exposing this team mightely tonight. All you have to do is shove them around.

 

[Orca Smash]

edmonton sucks

I really hope our fans are not still this cocky.

I hope to god we win, and my optimism says we will.

But this fanbase also said the kings suck heading into playoffs.

 

[Balls Mahoney]

*Gasp* The first thing CBC gets to in the intermission is felatting the Laffs.

 

[13 others]

It's funny how fast people flip on Schneider. Do I need to remind you why he took over in the playoffs last year? After Luongo's umpteenth collapse. Luongo has been blown out tons of times. I'm not sure if Cory will be awesome by try to be a little objective, it's one game.

 

[Shredator]

Tomorrow could be scary, edmonton can score like the ducks.

I hope Yakupov amd Eberle and Hall and Nuge and Schultz all score. I want this to happen!