GDT: GM 5 | Vancouver Canucks vs Montreal Canadiens | 7:00PM PST | SPAC

[Bobby9]

Tanev was so important to Hughes development.

 

[Lawzy]

I'm sure Petey will get it together but in the meantime this is hard to watch.

 

[Fire Benning]

Was a problem much of last year, too, honestly. But then he fixed it in the bubble.

Not really he was crazy effective at even strength last year in terms of controlling the play, limiting scoring chances etc he absolutely could have been more productive but his all around game was excellent.

 

[RussianRacket]

Players go through bad stretches, basically everyone does it. Our Petya is young and will have to work through it. It will come.

 

[Fire Benning]

too much gaming during offseasonn.

Jesus Christ

 

[Kryten]

We have the worst defense in the division. Gonna need to outscore our problems this year. Gotta ride our top-6 like never before.

I think we are middle of the pack in our division defensemenwise. We have the worst defensive coaching and systems in our division though

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

Another loss incoming.

 

[canuckking1]

Pettersson slumping couldn't have happened in a better year tbh. He's losing money and fast

 

[I am toxic]

Were not gonna win the stanley cup with defensive play like this

That's a wierd way of spelling w-i-t-h B-e-n-n-i-n-g a-s G-M

 

[Jeremy Hronek]

Hughes has so bad defensively this season.

 

[Johnny Canucker]

My god, has QH43 ever taken a step back. I hope this is temporary. Makar on the other hand..

 

[MS]

That was a soft play by sutter to start it. Don’t think I’d blame either defenseman

Yeah, Sutter’s play there not good enough.

Agreed. Those blaming Chatfield are off the mark on that play

It looked like he checked out mentally for a second and drifted toward the middle of the ice flat-footed.

Can get away with that in the AHL but not so much in the NHL.

 

[Bobby9]

Pettersson slumping couldn't have happened in a better year tbh. He's losing money and fast

He’s gonna be pissed when he can’t afford and model his new balenciaga shoes on IG

 

[polarbearcub]

Actually playing a pretty good game... just horrendous defensive lapses ...

 

[Canucks LB]

Somebody here said it best, this is a Vancouver Canucks without a goalie like Markstrom bailing the team out every few periods.

We needed one goalie to step up, And while both goalies have not been bad, neither has taken the reigns, both have been very average.

Not to mention the obvious Petey problem right now

 

[Johnny Canucker]

Hughes has so bad defensively this season.

That was the knock on him when drafted. I Hope last year wasnt the anomaly.

 

[Annihilator Gator]

Do we even have a defensive system?

 

[Indiana]

Give it away, give it away, give it away, now.

 

[Gaunce4gm]

Were not gonna win the stanley cup with defensive play like this

We’re drafting top 5 though!

 

[JiffyPB]

Hamonic Looks honestly just as bad as Gudbranson, I am actually shocked, I was definitely thinking he would turn it around here in Vancouver, it’s been how many games now, no training camp can’t be excuse anymore..can it?

He's a 3rd pairing guy the Canucks pretend is a Tanev replacement lmao

His hometown team in Winnipeg looked at him and passed as if Tucker Poolman is a stud and their defense isn't bottom 5 in the league . At least they correctly did their due dilligence rather than cling on to what a player was or was supposed to be a lifetime ago like Benning does.

 

[supercanuck]

We should unironically put Eriksson in the lineup over Roussel.

I was just thinking the same thing. How much worse can Eriksson compared Roussel right now? At least he would be defensive conscience for the line and would probably take less minors.

 

[Wayward Son]

Actually playing a pretty good game... just horrendous defensive lapses ...

I thought so too. While this style of play is entertaining, it's not getting us into the playoffs.

 

[DS7]

We have the worst defense in the division. Gonna need to outscore our problems this year. Gotta ride our top-6 like never before.

Sadly Green can't hear you over the sound of him starting the Beagle and Sutter line every time the opponent's top players are on the ice.

 

[Fatass]

Really poor back check by Hughes, lazy play.

Nice try Bert.

 

[MS]

Not really he was crazy effective at even strength last year in terms of controlling the play, limiting scoring chances etc he absolutely could have been more productive but his all around game was excellent.

Easy to control those numbers when you’re getting 62% o-zone starts.