GDT: GM 1 | Vancouver Canucks @ Edmonton Oilers | 7:00PM PST | Sportsnet

[Cheeks Clapinski]

Miller has been poo so far

 

[Bettman Returnz]

Rathbone silky smooth! And Burroughs! Had no clue who this guy was but so far I like. Also, Hoglander has been real good too!

 

[Peen]

JT WIFF

He’s trying to hit double digits on whiffs today

 

[Svencouver]

big bozo energy this game

 

[Brock Boeser Laser Show]

Can we not shoot for the chest? Maybe try a corner? Just an idea

 

[PG Canuck]

What is Miller doing this game

holy shit man

 

[TropicalFruitGirl2]

Damn!

JT shanked that shot.
Hughes doing a good job getting the puck to him and Poolman.

Should be the other way around...those guys getting the puck to Hughes!

 

[Bankerguy]

JT miller is so bad tonight

 

[Johnny Canucker]

Blueline got burned on that pass.

2 breakaways given up so far.

Guess who the defensman was in the frame chasing Yamamoto. I’ll give you 1 hint. He’s a minus -1 tonight , and his brother said he’s elite.

 

[M2Beezy]

Missed mucha the game but pretty impressed with Rathbone and Burrows so far

 

[arttk]

New #44 is way better than RealGud.

That’s a low bar

 

[Canucks LB]

Shoot Chiasson to the moon, rather see Petan on that line than him.

or better yet, Try Hoglander

 

[Sedinery]

Pearson is just too slow too keep up with the pace

 

[ahmon]

Poolman looks really good. Exactly what we need.

Rathbone showing his talent there.

Highmore with a bad clear but sacrifice his body to block and get it out.

Canucks looks decent

 

[Vector]

I greatly dislike when commentators say “activated”.

 

[tantalum]

Miller looking about as focused to start this year as last. That’s not a good thing.

 

[kcunac]

Well, 2-man forecheck for puck pressure is the basis of Green's "system". But especially in the regular season it's a really difficult system to implement consistently.

We need F3 to be fairly deep and help clog the neutral zone. Hopefully F1/F2 pressure causes a good funnel in the neutral zone and they stand up at the blueline to deny entry or only allow a dump.

That's the way it's supposed to work. In past years the defence has sagged passively at the blueline, which lets the opposition regain the puck in the middle and build up enough speed for entry. This basically negates all of the work done up front on the forecheck.

We're lucky if we see one forward forecheck consistently. And under this system we don't clog the neutral zone and give the other team easy entry. Then because our our entire team is poor at defending we get hemmed in our zone.

 

[Peen]

If anyone is still wondering why Rathbone over Juolevi (and everyone else) that is why.

The only idiot who wonders this is that f***ing moron Jeff Veilette

 

[PG Canuck]

JT Whiffer

 

[bbud]

Burroughs and Rathbone looked good there

 

[PavelBure10]

Very impressed with Kyle Burroughs. To be honest I have never heard of him before signing with the Canucks, but he looks like a keeper.

 

[Hansen]

Kyle Burroughs could have just been a random dude they pulled off the street in Langley and here he is looking good playing in the NHL

 

[Jrtu]

Hoglander has been our best player with Demko right up there with him.

 

[MS]

Miller is full Bozo tonight. You could give him a pass in the preseason but he needs to pull his finger out at this point.

 

[Svencouver]

i know its game 1 but i am more encouraged by our bottom 6 now than i ever was last year so thank god for that