GDT: [GM55] Canucks vs Maple Leafs | Sat, Feb. 8th | 4:00pm | HNIC | East vs West

[LuckyDay]

RIP the consistent Safeway donut Goliath

Oh noes, is the Safeway bakery fresh doughnut not a thing anymore?

Is it confirmed, Hughes isn't playing?

yes
multiple headlines i just read

MPetey and DPetey have seriously made the Hughes absence so much more palatable. Not having to watch Juulsen and Desharnais go boards and out or turn it over all game is nice.

2 Peteys = 1 Hughes

 

[LuckyDay]

Like every game against the Leafs, it can be either the absolute best game of the year or absolute worst. Hate the Leafs.

Need a big game from EP40, playoff environment with a loud crowd and last game before the 4 Nations. At least if he could pop one in on the PP, it might get him going.

Playing TO is like a Dickens novel

Bolts fan from Seattle who's up here for tonight's game! Obviously I'm cheering for the Canucks since you're playing the Leafs.

What's the correlation?
We know we hate the Laffs. What about you?

I wonder if Pettersson should see a psychiatrist, so we can get him doing some rounds of Zoloft, Aripiprazole, and Clonidine. That'll fix him up.


Stay away from Granville street after the game. Bridge and tunnel crowd. Gastown has a better vibe. Yaletown is not too bad either.

What about the Sports Psychologist who help design the Flying Skate logo?

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

Playing TO is like a Dickens novel


What's the correlation?
We know we hate the Laffs. What about you?

The Leafs are universally hated. Hell, even the Leafs fans hate the Leafs.

 

[Baby Pettersson]

Bieksa said it best. We found our next Tanev on D with M Petey.

 

[LuckyDay]

Let's see if hughes chooses to play in that gimmick Olympics over resting for a playoff qualifying run

If he chooses 4 nations you might as well trade him because he's as good as gone

Sadly I agree. It will tell alot of he decides to stay back to get healthy to benefit the Nucks or not. We will see where his heart lies.

i don't think there's any way quinn passes up a chance to play with jack. i don't think that means he isn't committed to the canucks though

I don't think Quinn is like Kesler in this case. I think he likes it here. It's his team.

 

[dellzor]

I hope Petey finds his game... don't really want mgmt to trade him

 

[rypper]

If he doesn't play tonight he shouldn't have a say in it. He should be told you rest up for 2 weeks. If he has a hissy fit about it, time to figure out what he brings in a trade. Sorry, but if you can't play for your team, you shouldn't be playing for your country. Particularly not for the US when its turning into a crap show.

This seems like a really really really good idea.

 

[dez]

Elias Pettersson, Centre

• Had a conversation yesterday after the Sharks game and showed him power play video
• Pettersson said “man, I need to move my feet”; Tocchet is happy that he doesn’t need to say anything
• Already knows what he needs to do

I feel like the bolded was a quote from last year reporting aswell.

 

[SillyRabbit]

Hughes will probably play in the bullshit Four Nations tournament and will reaggravate his injury forcing him to sit out a few weeks afterwards.

The fact that Tocchet and the team are still tiptoeing around this is insane.

The fact that Hughes himself hasn’t made the call already and said he’s not going is insane.

Hughes playing in the 4 Nations is irresponsible, shortsighted and foolish.

And anyone defending it is simply too afraid to criticize Hughes because of how important he is to the team.

I love Hughes and praise him constantly, but he is not immune to criticism. This would be a monumentally terrible decision.

 

[logan5]

Good lord, Jenifer really has some terrible fashion sense. That outfit is dreadful.

The fact that Tocchet and the team are still tiptoeing around this is insane.

The fact that Hughes himself hasn’t made the call already and said he’s not going is insane.

Hughes playing in the 4 Nations is irresponsible, shortsighted and foolish.

And anyone defending it is simply too afraid to criticize Hughes because of how important he is to the team.

I love Hughes and praise him constantly, but he is not immune to criticism. This would be a monumentally terrible decision.

Playing with his brother at this tournament increases our chances of re-signing him. Short term pain for long term gain.

 

[Kryten]

The fact that Tocchet and the team are still tiptoeing around this is insane.

The fact that Hughes himself hasn’t made the call already and said he’s not going is insane.

Hughes playing in the 4 Nations is irresponsible, shortsighted and foolish.

And anyone defending it is simply too afraid to criticize Hughes because of how important he is to the team.

I love Hughes and praise him constantly, but he is not immune to criticism. This would be a monumentally terrible decision.

Blame the NHL and IOC for not having a real best on best tourny for 11 years and now half assing one

 

[Lenny Levino]

If he doesn't play tonight he shouldn't have a say in it. He should be told you rest up for 2 weeks. If he has a hissy fit about it, time to figure out what he brings in a trade. Sorry, but if you can't play for your team, you shouldn't be playing for your country. Particularly not for the US when its turning into a crap show.

Cringe take. First of all, he might be almost back to healed. Why take a chance? Also, representing your country is more important than playing in the NHL. There's 82 season games every year in the NHL but a best on best tournament happens like once a decade these days.

Hope he plays for the US in the Four Nations.

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

"Unforgettable month of November."

Womp womp.

 

[Canucker]

Cringe take. First of all, he might be almost back to healed. Why take a chance? Also, representing your country is more important than playing in the NHL. There's 82 season games every year in the NHL but a best on best tournament happens like once a decade these days.

Hope he plays for the US in the Four Nations.

Even cringier take. Representing your country in a goofy tournament like this is most definitely not more important than your career.

 

[Lenny Levino]

All I know is I hope EP25 continues to make it impossible for them to play Forbort over him when Hughes is eventually back

There is zero reason playing Forbort over EP25. Even if EP somehow turns out to be less consistent (hasn't shown it so far), you've got way more upside playing the younger guy who can potentially became a much better player than Forbort in the future.

 

[bbud]

Well let's see the road canucks)

 

[pahlsson]

“4pm” start

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

Even cringier take. Representing your country in a goofy tournament like this is most definitely not more important than your career.

Agreed.

The World Hockey Championship has more prestige than this bullshit tournament. No one really remembers the 2004 or 2016 World Cup of Hockey.


LOL at Aquilini getting booed. Must hurt his ego.

 

[logan5]

The US anthem on an oboe. Classic.

 

[wonton15]

Aquilini getting bood hahahahhaah

 

[December5th]

obama put metal on himself meme

 

[PavelBure10]

Love the boo's for Aqualini.

 

[Kryten]

Quinn hates ownership and Britain confirmed

 

[Dirtyclapper]

Myers!

 

[LemonSauceD]

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