Post-Game Talk: GM 21 | Penguins def. Canucks | 5-4 (Raty, Suter, Hughes, Pettersson) | Just short.

[Bourne Endeavor]

Yup, people can blame Silovs but you're kidding yourself if you think this bottom 4 isn't garbage

Unfortunately, both statements can and are accurate. Our bottom four is woefully inconsistent at best and Silovs simply isn't NHL ready.

At this point, unless Demko is a very long time off I think Tocchet just has to accept Lankinen plays pretty much every game barring the occasional night off. He can have a break when Demko gets back.

 

[Leif Rohlin]

I would love a gamble sweater tbh
Yep, if hronek is out more than six weeks gotta start planning for next season.

Yeah I'm pretty much thinking we're done, unless we can pull a Vegas.

 

[mathonwy]

Sure would be nice if we had Tanev or Forsling in the line up right now.

 

[VanJack]

A few nuggets from this night. Hughes continues to be all-world. Simply wouldn't bet against him winning back-to-back Norris Trophies. He looks even better than he did last year, if that's even possible.

And Raty lights the lamp and plays a strong two-way game. And I really hope they give Sasson more minutes, and maybe even move him to the middle. One of the few forwards with enough speed to back up the defensemen. But it's harder to do, playing on the wing.

 

[God]

Silovs is f***ing horrible.

I hope Hronek is ok.

That hooking call on Garland might be worse than Quinn Hughes' major penalty.

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

This is like that 2007-2008 season where nothing was going our way early on and it just snowballed into a shit storm. Just a complete write off of a season.

or could be like the 1993-94 season where nothing was going our way all year and then there was a miracle deadline trade to plug the lineup’s massive holes on D and we squeaked into the playoffs, caught fire in game five and

 

[AwesomeInTheory]

To be fair, there's not many good goalies in the league this year.

There's Helle who is the only true elite in his own tier... then you have guys like Vasi, Daccord, Stolarz, Gustavsson and Oettinger. The rest are mediocre

Yeah, I get that.

Silovs looked a little better in the playoffs and is looking very rough. You'd think that having the offseason and more time with Ian Clark and the rest of the Canucks coaching staff would've seen him at least stay at the same level or so, no?

 

[arttk]

Yeah, I get that.

Silovs looked a little better in the playoffs and is looking very rough. You'd think that having the offseason and more time with Ian Clark and the rest of the Canucks coaching staff would've seen him at least stay at the same level or so, no?

He really need to play a ton of games in the A and show that he can put up above average svp. He’s just not ready to be a backup.

 

[Jack Burton]

I honestly don’t know what to say but I do know I need more beer to ponder this situation I have found myself in.

 

[Vector]

Tonight’s Game

• Gifted Penguins goals in the 1st period
• Liked the fight to come back

Silovs

• Is struggling
• Needs to be bigger in the net and battle
• The goal mouth stuff has been going in all year
• When you don’t have confidence, you sink in your net
• Can’t run Lankinen too much
• Was never a consideration to play Lankinen back-to-back

 

[mathonwy]

or could be like the 1993-94 season where nothing was going our way all year and then there was a miracle deadline trade to plug the lineup’s massive holes on D and we squeaked into the playoffs, caught fire in game five and

Bure bure

 

[PuckMunchkin]

Oh shit.. hope he is ok.


Was it ever confirmed which shoulder he has had trouble with before?

 

[VanJack]

Then need to flip Silovs and Tolopilo.....at least they need to see what they have in the system.

Unfortunately there are goalies who can be career backups, and those who just can't. It takes a special mind-set to sit on the bench for two weeks, and then come in cold and perform.

DeSmith proved he could do it.....and Lankinen has made a career of it. But Silovs just may not be that guy.

 

[supercanuck]

or could be like the 1993-94 season where nothing was going our way all year and then there was a miracle deadline trade to plug the lineup’s massive holes on D and we squeaked into the playoffs, caught fire in game five and

Criag Janney was once trade for Louis Debrusk

 

[Zaddy91]

Brutal

 

[thecupismine]

With goalies with a minimum of 4 games played this year, Silovs before today was allowing ~1.4 goals more than expected per 60, which was 2nd worse in the NHL behind Tampa's backup (1.8).

Today's game will do him no favors, though I doubt he gets to number 1.

For those wondering, Lankinen and Silovs have about the same expected GAA at 2.55.

By the analytics the team is one of the stingiest in the league, but as we all know that's coming at the cost of offense in the bottom 4 given no one can move the puck up to the forwards.

 

[LordBacon]

Sure would be nice if we had Tanev or Forsling in the line up right now.

Too bad we never had the chance to acquire those guys.

 

[Wisp]

uh. that was a frustrating one. just needed one more save.

if that's the worst of the Canucks goaltending situation i suppose you just have to take it. Not like much more can be done to effectively cover Demko's absence than what has already been done.

Silovs is 23. He's waiver eligible, some seasoning in Abbottsford and he'll be fine. Or we'll be fine. Unfortunately he's not ready to be an NHL regular.

 

[sandwichbird2023]

Myers is just so so bad. I can't believe we extended him for THREE seasons! Assuming he finish his contract here, that is NINE seasons he plays with the Canucks. The thought of it makes me want to puke.

 

[David71]

Ffs.

the hockey gods always do this to the canucks. yah hronek aint playing. desharnais your up. silovs is f***ing garbage. needs another year in the AHL. call up the topolio to backup lanks.

Hughes Hronek




















Soucy Myers
Juulsen Brannstrom














Silovs


After the top two players, it turns to crap rather quickly.

Although he'll be rusty, Demko couldn't come back quick enough.
This defense looks like it should have Gudbranson and Sbisa added as the 5th and 6th defenseman. I really hope Allvin has something up his sleeve to upgrade this dreadful defense.

Beautiful goal by Hughes, and a nice push at the end, but this team won't win with this lower tier defense. It's atrocious.

i think sbisa and guddy be better than juulssen/myers/soucy.

 

[I Hart Conor Garland]

Myers is just so so bad. I can't believe we extended him for THREE seasons! Assuming he finish his contract here, that is NINE seasons he plays with the Canucks. The thought of it makes me want to puke.

Eight. His first contract was five years times six million.