Post-Game Talk: Game #25: Blackhawks 2, Canucks 1 - Six goals? Nah, one goal will do fine...
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Back to Luongo as the scapegoat? C'mon...
Keep pushing, it's a team full of vets and there's no reason to panic yet.
Keep pushing, it's a team full of vets and there's no reason to panic yet.
Probably cant reward him right away after sitting him, but I would really like to see a PP with kassian in front of the net, henrik, daniel, kesler at one point, edler at the other.
yoss
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I'm with you on that one Bill. If they were playing poorly I might panic but there's 82 games in a season. Time to get on a roll and put a string of wins together.
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GCL blackout in both the UK and through my US VPN. Watched extended highlights instead. Am glad I didn't invest 2 hours of a Sunday morning in that one. Blech.
When I watch us play top teams like that the lack of young, offensive depth on the Canucks compared to those teams is concerning. Each team has their top players, after that the Canucks have a lot of grinders where these teams are rolling out fast, energetic, young and skilled players. We spend a lot of time handling other teams forwards.
Luongo played well, can't blame him. Just not well enough to steal it. But I honestly don't think he's got that in him anymore so this is what we have to work with. No excuse though, just couldn't get many great chances against Chicago. Keith is just such a good skater he can eliminate the Sedins almost himself.
Basically, right now we just don't stack up against the top Western teams.
Luongo played well, can't blame him. Just not well enough to steal it. But I honestly don't think he's got that in him anymore so this is what we have to work with. No excuse though, just couldn't get many great chances against Chicago. Keith is just such a good skater he can eliminate the Sedins almost himself.
Basically, right now we just don't stack up against the top Western teams.
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stampedingviking
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Christ on a crutch, it's like CDC in here with all the Luongo hate, anyone would think he let in five last night. 
Yet again he gave our team a chance to win that yet again they didn't take.
The offence is awful, they couldn't score in a brothel, the twins really do need to show up against a top team once in a while, Burrows, Kesler, Hansen and Higgins are now (have always been?) top third liners, but they really should be putting some of the chances they had away. Every game they make the opposition goalie look great. Time to trade some of the above?
The defence make not give up all that many chances, but what they do give up are gilt-edged, they really need to tighten up.
Yet again he gave our team a chance to win that yet again they didn't take.The offence is awful, they couldn't score in a brothel, the twins really do need to show up against a top team once in a while, Burrows, Kesler, Hansen and Higgins are now (have always been?) top third liners, but they really should be putting some of the chances they had away. Every game they make the opposition goalie look great. Time to trade some of the above?
The defence make not give up all that many chances, but what they do give up are gilt-edged, they really need to tighten up.
Meh. Just look at LA the year they won the Cup and what Quick was able to do for them in the regular season. For his salary, Luongo needs to be providing similar type of impact in those low scoring, tight games.
I'm one of the people that defends his performance in the SCF because in that case, the team truly couldn't score enough to even give him that one goal margin. That's not really the case here. Luongo is just straight up blowing tight games on a regular basis.
Christ on a crutch, it's like CDC in here with all the Luongo hate, anyone would think he let in five last night.
The offence is awful, they couldn't score in a brothel, the twins really do need to show up against a top team once in a while, Burrows, Kesler, Hansen and Higgins are now (have always been?) top third liners, but they really should be putting some of the chances they had away. Every game they make the opposition goalie look great. Time to trade some of the above?
The defence make not give up all that many chances, but what they do give up are gilt-edged, they really need to tighten up.
No hate! Just saying we really need the big guy to steal a game or two every once in a while
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Lonny Bohonos
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No hate! Just saying we really need the big guy to steal a game or two every once in a while
After every game. Lol
The story of the game tonight is that Chicago's core was better than Vancouver's core.
Which will not change anytime soon.
Which will not change anytime soon.
ScottishCanuck
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I don't expect people to either. Because it's NOVEMBER. There's still a lot of hockey to be played yet, and while things aren't looking good at the moment there is still time to turn things around. Stranger things have happened.
Hossa wasn't even playing yesterday.
Yeah but we did not have diamond Dave booth in our lineup.
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Gillis is in a real pickle. The team needs scoring depth...but the only way he gets it is by trading the handful of good prospects the team has.
You just knew at some point the Hawks would pour it on. Loading the top line the way the nucks do won't bode well for them in the playoffs.
Mr Duncan Keith....love him or hate him...he steps up and plays like a boss when it counts.
You just knew at some point the Hawks would pour it on. Loading the top line the way the nucks do won't bode well for them in the playoffs.
Mr Duncan Keith....love him or hate him...he steps up and plays like a boss when it counts.
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Okay let's look at what Quick did:
In games where LA scored 1 or fewer goals, Quick's record was 3-13-6. So even the mighty Jonathan Quick who was runner up for the Vezina that year didn't do so well when his team didn't score.
y2kcanucks
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No hate! Just saying we really need the big guy to steal a game or two every once in a while
So you're just saying that we need Luongo to be better than the last few Vezina winners (because I only checked back the past 3 years) in their Vezina winning years. No big deal right?
Here is Kassian just chillin' after being benched (photo courtesy of the always entertaining _EllieNuck_ (https://twitter.com/_EllieNuck) :
y2kcanucks
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Here is Kassian just chillin' after being benched (photo courtesy of the always entertaining _EllieNuck_ (https://twitter.com/_EllieNuck) :
That pic was taken before last nights game...
