Post-Game Talk: [GM20] Canucks lose to Avalanche | 2-5 (Hoglander & Miller) | Ref Show

[Petey O]

Ian Cole shouldn't be your 3rd best D if you're trying to win, especially at his age.

Not his fault, but that's failure on management if they're actually trying to win. Still not sure if they are or not lol

Soucy is easily the "3rd best D" over Cole. But yeah, even Soucy shouldn't be your third best D. They clearly need at least one more bonafide two way top 4 guy. Problem is, many teams in the league have the same issue the Canucks have. The more teams they add, the harder it will be to have four actual top 4 guys in your top 4.

 

[alternate]

I'm not complaining about the Garland penalty. Pushes to the lower back when guys are skating into the corner are dangerous, even if it wasn't much of a push.

Makar was better than Hughes that period. Looked like Hughes bought into the hype a bit and tried to do a bit too much a couple of times.

Need some Petey magic asap.

Don't feel we are being out matched at all. Also don't feel we played our best. Games up for grabs imo.

 

[SillyRabbit]

Ian Cole shouldn't be your 3rd best D if you're trying to win, especially at his age.

Not his fault, but that's failure on management if they're actually trying to win. Still not sure if they are or not lol

Management has to sell off some futures/young prospects if they want to improve the D.

It's a tough pill to swallow, because that's something that Benning would do.

Main difference being that most of our team is having what might be their peak season so if there's a time to take a gamble, this season might be it, vs Benning selling off futures to desperately try to make the playoffs.

 

[andora]

Are you not seeing the great defensive and transition plays he makes consistently?

Shooooot!!!

 

[Nomobo]

Thought we deserved better in that period.

 

[Peen]

Ian Cole shouldn't be your 3rd best D if you're trying to win, especially at his age.

Not his fault, but that's failure on management if they're actually trying to win. Still not sure if they are or not lol

I have been thinking for a bit now that they shouldn't overly prioritize an RD.

Having stability behind Hughes is equally important in a way to me. If you're making a premium acquisition of that type, they are likely not going to play next to Hughes anyways.

Can always shift Cole to the right with Soucy on a bottom pairing and then go hard for a second pair LHD who you know can play a hard minutes matchup role.

 

[Tables of Stats]

Shooooot!!!

He's not going to be a volume shooter. He prefers to look pass if he's not confident that a shot will find the twine.

 

[andora]

He's not going to be a volume shooter. He prefers to look pass if he's not confident that a shot will find the twine.

Mine was a joke

 

[Petey O]

Management has to sell off some futures/young prospects if they want to improve the D.

It's a tough pill to swallow, because that's something that Benning would do.

Main difference being that most of our team is having what might be their peak season so if there's a time to take a gamble, this season might be it.

There's nothing wrong with "selling off futures" to improve now. The idea behind it isn't incompetent or wrong. It can be a positive for your organization.

The thing with Benning is: He was a terrible talent evaluator. When he tried to "improve now", he brought in mostly "meh" at best players, building them up as top guys all while bleeding assets for them at the same time. A competent GM would have legitimately improved the team.

 

[PavelBure10]

I can't wait to have Soucy back in the lineup.

 

[Peen]

I don't gamble but I wouldn't bet on the road team in altitude with some questionable officiating

And down 2-1 with a d core that's looked suspect the last bit

 

[Bojack Horvatman]

Rough period for Cole. Concern is that his play will fall off from getting overused at age 34. Should be getting load managed.

Overall though a good road period against a good team, unlucky to be down.

Tough to load manage with Soucy out. We really need to bring in another top 4D.

 

[quat]

Honestly, the Avs aren't a unlikable team. But their fans are so insufferable fragile I don't like them.

Their announcers have to be amongst the worst in the league. It's like there's just one team playing and they whine more than I do. They're terrible.

 

[oceanchild]

I wish Allvin would trade for this defenseman that he knows we need, sooner rather than later.

Very happy with the Canuxks play that period. The refs not so much.

Someone has to be willing to part with a dman worth bringing in. We are still in the first quarter of the season.

 

[m9]

Thought both the penalty calls were correct.

Fun period.

 

[SelltheTeamFrancesco]

Canucks really need Mikheyev to get fully healthy. That extra gear that he has will change the dynamic of the Pettersson line.

 

[oceanchild]

Need to put the lines in a blender here

PDG-Pettersson-Hoglander
Mikheyev-Miller-Boeser
Beauvllier-Blueger-Kuzmenko
Joshua-Lafferty-Garland

I’d run that personally

I would like to see Hog and PDG trade
Places. And put Beau with Pettersson and Kiz. I think Mikheyev Blueger Garland might be a great line and PDG lafferty Joshua is something I would like to see

 

[wonton15]

Canucks really need Mikheyev to get fully healthy. That extra gear that he has will change the dynamic of the Pettersson line.

That entire line is playing at 70% health. They don’t look great.

 

[WTG]

Their announcers have to be amongst the worst in the league. It's like there's just one team playing and they whine more than I do. They're terrible.

100% it's atrocious

 

[oceanchild]

I have been thinking for a bit now that they shouldn't overly prioritize an RD.

Having stability behind Hughes is equally important in a way to me. If you're making a premium acquisition of that type, they are likely not going to play next to Hughes anyways.

Can always shift Cole to the right with Soucy on a bottom pairing and then go hard for a second pair LHD who you know can play a hard minutes matchup role.

This has been something that i have been thinking about a lot. I know the coaches like having Right handed Dmen on the right side, but we have two Dmen that can play the right side and LHD are more abundant and cost effective. Plus if we trade for a solid number 3 LHD we can go after Tanev this summer and have a solid top for with Soucey and Bear as the last two in the top 6.

 

[wonton15]

Ferraro has a lot of trouble saying Nichushkin lol

 

[Nomobo]

Next power play should be ours.

 

[wonton15]

Brock just shoot that wtf

 

[dez]

Boeser is playing like ass so far.

 

[PavelBure10]

Shoot the puck Boes!!!