What does this mean? Do females not have the balls to pull off this? Just throwing thought bombs out there
Is to of the when cause
Ok, so this season Canucks are Horse sized Duck. They mystery continues.
Thought the Flyers had enough grade A chances where the game could have been even, but they shanked wide open chances, but also Lankinen seemed always to be in the right place, and forced them to be perfect, which of course they weren't. As others have pointed out, he was excellent in this game.
Felt the team D improved as the game went on (other than the odd breakdown) and the Canucks were smothering plays, particularly in the defensive end and on the PK. They have a sound strategy, that seems to benefit well with better puck movement, so as a fan, I'm pleased by that.
Realizing the tendency to be critical of players is a bit hair triggered and all these new players do have a level of quality to their games, but it may just take time to find that chemistry that makes the team better than the sum of it's parts. There's definitely something there with Sprong (for example), and as unthreatening as Heinen as been to date, he's not hindered Blueger or Sutter or Sherwood or whatever line he's played on.
Hogs and Garland look comfortable playing anywhere and when Joshua returns to the lineup, there's a number of good options available to improve the top 9. Looks like Virtanen fits in well with Miller and Boeser, as his speed on the forecheck adds an excellent dimension to that line.
I'm just so pleased to follow a team, that as a minimum is reasonably well run. Feels good not to be handicapped by management. Like. So good.