Post-Game Talk: [GM34] Canucks defeat Sharks | 4-3 (Boeser, Sherwood, & Pettersson(2) | A Christmas Miracle!

[VanJack]

The Canucksdesperately need Brannstrom back in the lineup. Sure he's going to lose his share of battles along the wall because of his size.

But he's actually capable of making a decent first pass and skating the puck out of his own zone. Watching some of the lumbering lummoxes in the Canuck bottom four is painful at times.

It's not much wonder the Canucks are struggling to score five-on-five goals. Nobody on the blueline, not named Hughes, can transition the puck. The forwards are dying on the vine for decent passes. It's basically just off the glass and out.....or a blind giveaway back to the point.

It's ugly folks.

 

[Diversification]

 

[Lupuls Grit]

My 5 year-old has discovered this movie and decided it is peak cinema. He’s not wrong.

We watch this as a family every year and have done so for the last ten years. My kids love it! Tonight, however, for the first time, I introduce my twin boys to Die Hard. It's time!

 

[VanJack]

I know Tocchet loves his PDG, but I think the Canucks really miss Max Sasson's speed out there.

Watching this young Sharks team jetting around the ice, you come to the painful realization that the Canucks are a slow hockey team......I mean reallllly slowwwww.

 

[Nucker42]

Easily Hoglanders best game in months. Got robbed too, he should have scored one.

 

[Hodgy]

I don’t think it was a coincidence that Pettersson scored his nicest goal of the year, perhaps, right after scoring. On his second goal he had the swagger he needs to have to succeed.


Hopefully the injury is minor.

 

[604]

Nice game. Going to evaluate all bad advanced stats as score effects.

Merry Christmas everyone!

(Now go get us a top 4 defenseman, or two, from the NYI…give up our 1st)

 

[Nomobo]

A close 'second' was the reporter who asked, "how important was it for Heinen to stand up for his team-mate?"

I mean what's Tocchet's going to say: "it really wasn't important at all, and we'd rather he had turned turtle out there".

Most of the questions asked during the post game scrums fall into the cliche or dumb category.
Almost insulting to the average iq person.

 

[Hit the post]

Solid game by Demko, he’s back.

Don't think goaltending has been that much an issue on the whole this season so far to be honest.

 

[The Optimist]

I know Tocchet loves his PDG, but I think the Canucks really miss Max Sasson's speed out there.

Watching this young Sharks team jetting around the ice, you come to the painful realization that the Canucks are a slow hockey team......I mean reallllly slowwwww.

On the flip side, PDG has been a nice addition with his heavy hitting forecheck and board battles. I personally wouldn't remove him from the line up.

 

[Regress2TheMeme]

On the flip side, PDG has been a nice addition with his heavy hitting forecheck and board battles. I personally wouldn't remove him from the line up.

I've been quite pleased with PDG since his call up. The guy has a real motor and he rarely makes a mistake. He just plays a very simple, smart game and doesn't hurt you.

 

[Breakers]

I can’t remember the last time Hughes and Pettersson were both the most dominant players TOGeTHER on a game.

Like they were far and away the best underlying numbers, points, etc etc

Just been so long

 

[Hit the post]

I can’t remember the last time Hughes and Pettersson were both the most dominant players TOGeTHER on a game.

Like they were far and away the best underlying numbers, points, etc etc

Just been so long

Not the fault of Hughes who is having a pretty dominant season (imho) considering he has to hold down the fort on the blueline (and with the injuries to players), it's not like he has a "JT Miller" to help carry the burden up front like another forward does.

 

[Breakers]

Not the fault of Hughes who is having a pretty dominant season (imho) considering he has to hold down the fort on the blueline (and with the injuries to players), it's not like he has a "JT Miller" to help carry the burden up front like another forward does.

Ohh yeah, Hughes far and away not even close best player, but the odd game Pettersson has been decent it just hasn’t coincided

It’s just been so long

 

[Quinning]

Watching 1+2 have become a family Xmas tradition for the kids and I. Sadly, they also insist on watching Home Alone 3-6 as well. (3 isn't actually that bad, but 4-6 are awful.)

3 is decent. 4 is an abomination. I didn't even know they made 5 or 6.

 

[Shareefruck]

When is Hronek expected to be back? When he is, he needs to carry his own pairing, IMO (especially given how well Hughes is doing on his own).

 

[Hit the post]

When is Hronek expected to be back? When he is, he needs to carry his own pairing, IMO (especially given how well Hughes is doing on his own).

I care less about him being able to carry his own pairing & more that it forces other inferior defensemen into playing fewer minutes on the roster.

 

[sting101]

Some good things for sure but beating a team with 2 teenagers in primary roles that just came off a 1st OA isn't much of a measuring stick

 

[Shareefruck]

I care less about him being able to carry his own pairing & more that it forces other inferior defensemen into playing fewer minutes on the roster.

Oh, that was exactly what I was trying to say-- I wasn't skeptical about his ability to carry a pairing. I want him to shelter Soucey.

 

[Lemmiwinks]

When is Hronek expected to be back?

He’s supposed to be out eight weeks, and it’s been about three so far. So we can expect him back in late Jan/early Feb.

 

[I am toxic]

We watch this as a family every year and have done so for the last ten years. My kids love it! Tonight, however, for the first time, I introduce my twin boys to Die Hard. It's time!

Yippee ki yay . . . you know the rest . . .

 

[beachcomber]

I know Tocchet loves his PDG, but I think the Canucks really miss Max Sasson's speed out there.

Watching this young Sharks team jetting around the ice, you come to the painful realization that the Canucks are a slow hockey team......I mean reallllly slowwwww.

Small and slow for years now. The Canuck way.

I can’t remember the last time Hughes and Pettersson were both the most dominant players TOGeTHER on a game.

Like they were far and away the best underlying numbers, points, etc etc

Just been so long

Chill, it is SJ, they can't do this against the contenders.

 

[I am toxic]

I've been quite pleased with PDG since his call up. The guy has a real motor and he rarely makes a mistake. He just plays a very simple, smart game and doesn't hurt you.

PDG is the Alex Biega of forwards - play him a couple games, rest him a couple games, rinse and repeat, and you will get a consistent NHL performance for minimum cap hit. Play him every game and performance will go from NHL to AHL level.

Really the perfect non top* six/four kind of layer to have in a cap world

*notice I did not hyphenate. Suck it hyphen nazis, all you get for xmas is a lump of cole**

** I know, right? Suck it spelling nazis, cole for you too

 

[DimitriL07]

Needa get some type of Hughes chants going. Ridiculous we don’t have any.

 

[CanucksSayEh]

It's too early in the season for MVP chants. Let it marinate a bit.