When Hughes was out, there were times where I felt like the PP was actually moving the puck around well, and this suggests to me that a lot of guys on that first unit are simply deferring to Hughes (hence they're not going low). Or maybe we have a bunch of really stupid hockey players.
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When Hughes was out, there were times where I felt like the PP was actually moving the puck around well, and this suggests to me that a lot of guys on that first unit are simply deferring to Hughes (hence they're not going low). Or maybe we have a bunch of really stupid hockey players.
vancouver needs more finishers. no playoffs. chytil out offense is weak. boeser has checked out/hasnt produced since miller left . time to send his ass to the airport and let him walk. one play hughes was tapping his stick for a opportunity and he was mad. target lawson crouse this summer big strong body.
Man, so tight..
Meaningful games in March!
Meaningful games in March!
Hughes acts a lot like JT did yet no says anything. Not saying Hughes sucks as a captain just finding it interesting watching it unfold where one player got constant heat for it.
Always good to ruin the health of your best players in pursuit of . . . mediocrity purgatory, where the team neither makes the playoffs nor drafts in the top 5 or so
And by always good, I mean something else. I have to speak in code to throw the astroturfers and shills off my scent
And by scent, I mean stench
What are you talking about?
im assuming the stick smashing and some comments he made after the game but i dont think its anything like jt miller
When you're gifted six minutes of PP time in the third period; but can't generate anything, well that's all she wrote.
Utah now owns the season series against the Canucks at 3-0-1. Throw out the Chicago game, and the Canucks are one of the lowest scoring teams in the NHL since the changeover in the calendar year.
You can probably chisel that into their epitaph for the season.
Utah now owns the season series against the Canucks at 3-0-1. Throw out the Chicago game, and the Canucks are one of the lowest scoring teams in the NHL since the changeover in the calendar year.
You can probably chisel that into their epitaph for the season.
Management and coaching sees Hughes, both on and off the ice, in the same hemisphere as Crosby (according to Drance)
Come on pg
Come on pg
what? how? he doesnt even mope or gets lazy.
My exact response to that post lol
I totally missed this one but the Canucks got swept in the season series? That's sad.
in all seriousness, why don’t we just play the trap? Like if we are gonna be an all defense team anyway and can’t score, might as well just embrace it. This like half way in between systems every game hurts me.
Bye.
Very frustrating game.
A rare one that I was at.
I really kind of felt we were in trouble given that it was a back to back against a quick team and we then lost one of our two fastest forwards.
It also felt like O'Connor got almost no ice-time.
Brock is, unfortunately, a complete liability out there. Every time the puck is sent near him he looks like a guy sleeping leaning on his mop and suddenly jolting and going, "I'm awake!"
There wasn't much to love from anyone out there.
Though I will say, missing a top 6er and in the second half of a back-to-back, our defensive play was mostly really solid. We didn't give Utah much at all. But they scored on their chances.
That late 4 minute pp was frustrating. Nobody took charge.
I was really confused by the lack of net presence. There were a couple of times where a guy up high (D or Petey) took and both wingers were flared out to the sides for down low options. Like, someone has to go to the f***ing net.
Either way, the good news is with 15 games left we get to have more mood swings. It's a fun time even if we're a worn out and undermanned team.
I do worry about the fact that we play Vegas x2, Dallas, and the Avs in the last 6 games.
St Louis is coming on strong.
I actually wouldn't be surprised if Minnesota falls out and there are two spots up for grabs.
AI-generated Chytil description.
Playing NHL hockey twice in less than 24 hours against a team that has not played NHL hockey twice in less than 24 hours is challenging. Team sucked but no need to downplay it.
Wow! Flyers and the Penguins both have more goals scored than the Canucks this year
If they can get in with everything that's happened it would be an accomplishment, I hope they do but losing faith aswell.
Tocchet is doing his job and any coach would do the same.
It's up to management to procure the assists required on the ice, coaches can only deal with the hand they are dealt.
Last season was a mirage and Canucks have seen it before they fundamentally need to get better at constructing a winning team but ownership lacks patience.
Defence at the cost of offence. Playing to not lose instead of to win.
Every now and then there might be a sound bite of negativity but negativity doesn't sell tickets or hope.
As was so strongly pointed out with Miller's absence the players have human issues/emotions so why wouldn't Hughes feel despair about his career evaporating?
They are really clamping down because if they can get loser points they have a chance at WC2 or at least they can sell that HOPE to get fans suckered into buying tickets.
With tie breakers the Canucks are DFL there.
But hey, they are still in the WC2 spot for another 12 hours depending on whether Calgary gets a loser point or a win.
Hughes playing half a game really means the team needs only 2 other dmen of caliber.
Last game, Chicago, looked to me like pond hockey, this game looked like desperation, they tried the intimidation thing but that didn't work with these young guys
When has any player said anything negative while still on the team? Very rarely.
Every now and then there might be a sound bite of negativity but negativity doesn't sell tickets or hope.
As was so strongly pointed out with Miller's absence the players have human issues/emotions so why wouldn't Hughes feel despair about his career evaporating?
The team has been for months, hence sub 20 shot games.
They are really clamping down because if they can get loser points they have a chance at WC2 or at least they can sell that HOPE to get fans suckered into buying tickets.
With tie breakers the Canucks are DFL there.
But hey, they are still in the WC2 spot for another 12 hours depending on whether Calgary gets a loser point or a win.
Hughes playing half a game really means the team needs only 2 other dmen of caliber.
Last game, Chicago, looked to me like pond hockey, this game looked like desperation, they tried the intimidation thing but that didn't work with these young guys
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except that after the break they also sucked when hughes was not in the lineup.
the bottom line is that they can't drive play consistently without hughes on the ice and they have no physical push without miller. it doesn't help that boeser has vanished since the tdl, but basically, despite being a coherent well coached team, they need things to go right for them to win hockey games.
Unfortunately you still need capable players in your top 6 to play low event shut-down hockey. Skilled guys who can skate the puck out of zone, maintain puck possession and also backcheck.
Evert team has B2Bs. Most of the time it's on the road. Having a B2B with no travel is as about as favourable as it's going to get when talking about B2Bs. The Canucks knew this was going to be their biggest game of the season so far and had to get it done. No excuses.
