Post-Game Talk: [GM33] Canucks lost to Senators | 4-5 OT | Boeser(2), Hughes, & DeBrusk | We Suck In OT

Isi

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We stole a point there. That was ****ing putrid beyond Hughes & PDG. That was a classic Miller game: all offense and no defense.

We've got 1 defender and then we've got 5 defenders who barely deserve more than bottom pairing minutes. The shift shortly after we tied up at 4-4 summed it up, we were actually able to generate a forecheck turnover which allowed for Pettersson & Garland to get to work, and so they set up a zone entry, so they start throwing the puck around, looking for a high quality chance etc etc. And then the puck made it's way to the blue-line which I think was Desharnais and (definitely) Forbort. So Desharnais goes to pass it to Forbort, and blows the pass and Forbort isn't able to fix things up and the zone entry ends.

I don't know how the **** we ever score goals when Hughes isn't on the ice. I mean, I know we barely create anything, but man, that was a ****ing awful display



I don't know how the hell we make a trade to fix this, because obviously it can't be a rental D. We can't blow more assets on rentals because we'll be in the exact same spot this time next year. So if we can't get a D with term/term control, don't ****ing bother.
 

Bourne Endeavor

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Myers and desharnais and forbort


Embarrassing offseason decisions from this management

Toss Heinen on that list too, albeit for different reasons. I don't mind him as a player but spending 2M on a luxury instead of shopping for a better defenseman was a really boneheaded decision. Even Myers I would be fine with... if he's our 5th.

I just can't comprehend how they looked at this defense, even on paper, and thought, "Yep. That's Stanley Cup worthy."

And if their thought process was, "Eh, we'll fix it mid season with a trade." That's... a really stupid philosophy because now every team in the league wants to rip us off.
 

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Toss Heinen on that list too, albeit for different reasons. I don't mind him as a player but spending 2M on a luxury instead of shopping for a better defenseman was a really boneheaded decision. Even Myers I would be fine with... if he's our 5th.

I just can't comprehend how they looked at this defense, even on paper, and thought, "Yep. That's Stanley Cup worthy."

And if their thought process was, "Eh, we'll fix it mid season with a trade." That's... a really stupid philosophy because now every team in the league wants to rip us off.

Only thing I can think of is they want to use this season as transition before players like Willander and Pedey are ready?

Although at this point it looks more like wishful thinking than anything else.
 

Johnny Canucker

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Hopefully we can stop hearing all this bullshit “contender” talk. I never wanna hear that word again. We aren’t even a playoff team lol.
 

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I think at this point you have to consider trading one of Pettersson/Miller and hope you can get several great pieces that can potentially bolster the line up.
 

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