If petey can look like a 3rd liner in the game I'll call it a win
Ya, many posters and the bought media keep saying it is only 3 games but ignore the last 40 or so from last year, if that's the case every game if another first, the next time will be the first time.
It is early but they are already getting to the point of needing to play better than last season, close but not quite there yet.
This Florida team thrives on
"evil, wicked, mean and nasty". Even not having Tkachuk and Barkov combined with a much shorter summer due to winning the cup they are playing like beasts.
Most of this Florida team was assembled by Talon's plan and/or set up by his "you have to get bad before you get good" which set up for many trades.
If it turns into a bar fight some of the Canucks will look good but if it turns into a boxing match the Canucks may be in trouble. big trouble.
Florida could take them out behind the barn and open a big can of whoop ass on them.
That Allvin/Tocchet interview showed that Allvin has relied on Tocchet to retool the team to Tocchet board guys.
Miller looks like he is pacing himself, Pettersson looks like the weight of the world is on his shoulders and it is too much, Myers is once again being over used, Boeser has "try" but he is only as good as the other line mates. Garland has always been a "lone ranger" for most of his career, last year he looked his best but it was still only his second 20 goal season at 5 million but he does dart around a lot.
DeBrusk is a complimentary player.
Too many complimentary players, too many workers and not enough lead hands.
Team identity and chemistry were destroyed and are now lacking.
A lack of scoring so one of the best goal scorers signed gets benched and one of the big defence signings is watching from the rafters. Wasted money on defence, 6.75 million
Seriously some players on this team look like they are easing up if Demko isn't playing, at least the players that have fat contracts.
This could be a defining game, but then until they win every game is.
Florida is rolling, they are due to lose one, Canucks are due to win one