GDT: GM04 | Vancouver Canucks @ Florida Panthers | Thurs. Oct 17th | 4pm PST | SNP | I Am Not Entertained

[JT Milker]

Forbort must have read our GDTs.

 

[Phrasing]

Brannstrom coming in force Hughes to the PK?

 

[Donuts]

Cant go 0-82

Might as well win now

10-0 canucks

EP, Debrusk, Heinen, Edler all get goals

 

[thecupismine]

I really liked Juulsen when he came in as a 7th d last year, as he appeared to realize he needed to simplify his game to stick. Thought the playoffs were an anomoly based on not seeing the ice much.

However, it looks like that stretch was the anomoly and that playoff form is just who he is. We can't be having the bottom pair make horrendous decisions that gift the opposition goals.

Continuously getting out of position to allow odd man rushes for a 50/50 shot at a hit is the equivalent of Sprong standing at the opponents blueline waiting for a breakaway pass, except the cherry picking might actually result in something meaningful while the hit is not much better than a pokecheck.

After they signed Forbert in the offseason I was hoping they'd bring in Brannstrom as a stop gap puck mover until they made a move at the deadline. Hopefully he shows well today, they just need him to play 13 minutes of sound ES hockey in relatively soft minutes (Hronek, Soucy, Myers, Vinny should be able to handle all the PK minutes with Hughes getting the last 10-15 seconds if necessary).

 

[Nick Lang]

Walking away from Zadorov was the right decision then, as it is today. It's a whole other discussion that signing Desharnais for 2 million is not a good allotment of salary, but signing a #5 defensemen that can pinch in as your #4 here and there who is turning 30 soon for 5 million aav with term is just objectively not a good idea.

5 mil for a third line LD. He's already found the bottom of the lineup there. Horrible signing lol. The only reason the Bruins can do it is they have a bunch of nobodies all throughout their forwards.

Florida is emmeshed in a Stanley Cup hangover, they'll be missing Barkov and probably Tkachuk.

Should be ripe or the plucking......but unfortunately the Canucks aren't 'plucking anyone' right now.

@SopelFanThe3rd I can see why you're not excited yet

 

[SopelFanThe3rd]

Am i the guy that no one picks for their team

LordBacon - MS - Vector third line shut down

 

[MS]

Brannstrom coming in force Hughes to the PK?

Interestingly Brannstrom was in Ottawa's regular PK rotations for the past two years, not that I would expect him to be put into that usage here straight away.

 

[LemonSauceD]

LordBacon - MS - Vector third line shut down

Who’s backchecking?

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

LordBacon - MS - Vector third line shut down

Please don't do LordBacon dirty by putting him with two aging dinosaurs.

 

[SelltheTeamFrancesco]

4-1 Canucks. Hoping to see Desharnais get back in the lineup. Also, keep Bains in the lineup.Thought he played well even thought they put him in a position to fail. Put him in the bottom six.

 

[Back in 94]

Pretty sad state of affairs when Hronek has more hits than the rest of the defense COMBINED. It just shows, players aren't willing to sacrifice their bodies right now this early in the season to win games. I think they have the Oilers mentality from last season to start slow and pace themselves, stay healthy and hope to catch fire in the second half.

On a side note I've been really impressed with his defensive game this season.

 

[Vector]

Please don't do LordBacon dirty by putting him with two aging dinosaurs.

My left knee and right foot don’t work right but I’ve got gumption and hockey sense.

 

[wonton15]

My left knee and right foot don’t work right but I’ve got gumption and hockey sense.

Sounds more like gout than gumption

 

[Vector]

Sounds more like gout than gumption

Old forklift injury, actually.

 

[SopelFanThe3rd]

bbud 4th line enforcer - healthy scratch

 

[Lupuls Grit]

Put me in coach! I picked up an assist in my oldtimers beer league game last night! Sure we had 8 goals and sure I dragged my line mates down but damnit, I have that Gary Lupul Grit Factor!