GDT: [GM37] Vancouver Canucks @ Seattle Kraken | Thur. Jan 2nd | 7:00pm PST | SNP | New Year, New Team

[Kryten]

 

[sting101]

is JT playing tonight?

Dont think so

 

[SillyRabbit]

Honestly, it’s feeling like a start of a new rebuild. Pettersson has disappeared for a year now and is way to weak mentally, Miller hasn’t looked the same this year, Demko is done, Boeser is likely gone.

Honestly this was what was supposed to happen.

The damage that the Benning regime did wasn't meant to be fixed in just a couple of years.

Many people thinking long term correctly identified that by the time the Canucks turned things around, they'd have to trade guys like Pettersson and Boeser because they wouldn't be able to contend during their primes.

But then Miller turned out to be way better than we expected.

And then Hughes turned out to be better than we expected (nobody was expecting him to be the best defenceman in the entire league).

And then Demko turned out to be a Vezina caliber goaltender.

And all of a sudden we thought we could contend. And had things shaken out differently last season, we could've made a run.

But the reality of things is that the Benning era was always going to take the better part of a decade to recover from and there's a chance that we end up having to rebuild with a new core before we can consider ourselves contenders again.

That being said, I will be very sad if we lose Hughes, he's just such a joy to watch.

 

[bbud]

Lanks holding the fort win the 3rd boys

 

[Johnny Canucker]

Well. Leading Seattle going in to the 3rd. We know how this ends.

Seattle 4- Vancouver 2

Too bad Jake DeBrusk wasn’t playing tonight. We could have used him.

 

[Bobby9]

That sucks for Demko but he hasn’t looked 100% since he got back, someone mentioned it above but I don’t think he ever really recovered.

Def not mentally. He’s toast unfortunately

Honestly, it’s feeling like a start of a new rebuild. Pettersson has disappeared for a year now and is way to weak mentally, Miller hasn’t looked the same this year, Demko is done, Boeser is likely gone.

You are correct. This core we so short lived but they’re cooked.

 

[Zippgunn]

I absolutely feel for Demko. This does not bode well for his future. This could be the beginning of the end for him.

The end started last playoff...

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Blaming Juulsen genuinely is weird behaviour

Juulsen does enough dumb shit, doesn’t need to be blamed for incidental contact that’s only injuring one guy.

Yeah - it’s a freak accident.

I just feel badly for Demko that he seems to have freak shit continually happen to him. He’s like the Sami Salo of goaltenders.

 

[Peen]

Miller #4 in ES ice time for centers right now. Sasson ahead of him by three seconds.

Tocchet hates these guys man lmao

 

[supercanuck]

Hopefully it's just precautionary for Demko.

 

[Tables of Stats]

Def not mentally. He’s toast unfortunately

I'd need to do some looking to prove or disprove this idea, but I wouldn't expect goalies to come back midseason after missing all of the preseason and look their best. Goalies are already volatile at their best, anything that sets them outside of their usual routine is only going to increase the chances that they underperform for a season.

 

[Bgav]

Miller #4 in ES ice time for centers right now. Sasson ahead of him by three seconds.

Tocchet hates these guys man lmao

one 5 on 5 goal in 26 games, no effort. I don't blame the rickster

 

[CanucksSayEh]

Myers wheelhouse is so big, nobody can set him up for 1 timers.

 

[Kryten]

one 5 on 5 goal in 26 games, no effort. I don't blame the rickster

Even if taken out of context, hard to know who this is talking about with this team

 

[Nucker101]

Myers wheelhouse is so big, nobody can set him up for 1 timers.

i swear he always aims wide too, i wouldnt pass it to him anyway

 

[Regress2TheMeme]

Hopefully it's just precautionary for Demko.

Hopefully he just got spooked by something weird and it's not actually that bad.

 

[calnuck]

Yeah - it’s a freak accident.

I just feel badly for Demko that he seems to have freak shit continually happen to him. He’s like the Sami Salo of goaltenders.

It is but it isn’t. Something like that happens because dude has no idea where he is or who’s with him on the ice. He’s lost out there

 

[wonton15]

Good night sweet prince

 

[MS]

Blaming Juulsen genuinely is weird behaviour

Juulsen does enough dumb shit, doesn’t need to be blamed for incidental contact that’s only injuring one guy.

It's not 'blaming him' as much as it's just a WTF about our worst player who shouldn't be playing clumsily crashing into our injury-prone goalie. It's just kind of symbolic for a guy who tries really hard but keeps screwing up.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Wary of saying anything remotely jinx worthy, but I’ve liked Brisebois tonight.

 

[PavelBure10]

At this point I would honestly trade Miller. Get KAM or Schneider, and a few pieces and parts that could help us in the future. If you can get a centerman back, a young stud defenseman, top pick or high prospect like Othmann/Perrault. Could be a win for the state we are currently in.

Start working with Pettersson letting him know he is the future. Maybe get him a shrink.

Maybe cash out on Boeser too. For prime assets.

I hate these ideas but at the state we're in, I don't see the choice.

 

[drax0s]

Powerplay. Time for Myers to shine!

 

[Bubbles]

Where's the Canucks EBUG?

 

[bh53]

Garland better not be injured

 

[bbud]

Lol f you kracker