GDT: [GM67] Vancouver Canucks vs Utah HC | Sun, Mar. 16th | 5pm | SNP | These Games Are Too Meaningful!

[wonton15]

Mancini continues to impress, you can see how he made the Rangers out of camp

 

[Canucks LB]

Glad we scored but seriously guys, what's the fix for our SOG problem that goes back to last year? Is it more on Tocchet or is it the players? Hughes deserves so much better than a team he has to do everything for. We desperately need to build a group that can generate.

The fix is better players

No offence to our guys, but we need two maybe three top six wingers

 

[alternate]

I liked that BB looked for a shot on that 3-2.

 

[quat]

The fix is better players

No offence to our guys, but we need two maybe three top six wingers

And a monster Centre

 

[valkynax]

May...be this is part of the plan?

Have so few SOG to the point that the goalies will get super worried a out their sv% eating shit the moment they let even one puck through?

 

[LemonSauceD]

Look at this shit and ppl blame Tocchet. Team is full of guys who can’t hit the net if it were 50ft wide.

 

[MS]

Crazy talk MS he's a 65 pt per 82 career. No way you get a player like that for 4 mill

i get the frustrations but that's just the reality of the market

He was bordering on being an ES liability for 2 years. Then he checked in and competed last year for the first 40 games and was fantastic. Then the bad habits crept back in and he was getting called out by management before the end of the year. And this year he’s back to being crap.

His success also seems to be totally connected to JT Miller and he can’t seem to find chemistry with anyone else.

I had tried to defend him for a while but seeing him back to bailing on puck races because he doesn’t want to be hit is nauseating.

There is absolutely no way you can give this guy term at $7 million+ right now. It would be insane.

And yeah, if you gave a cheap Olofsson Boeser’s minutes he could probably pop the same 25 goals and 45 points.

 

[Canucks LB]

Mancini continues to impress, you can see how he made the Rangers out of camp

He has skating, his edge work is good, he has size, looks like a pretty prototypical defensive defenceman.

I’m impressed

 

[Bgav]

i do worry the canucks might see mancini development to add willander in a package for a centre.

Highly doubt it. They ve been saying willander is untouchable since the day he was drafted

 

[Kryten]

Glad we scored but seriously guys, what's the fix for our SOG problem that goes back to last year? Is it more on Tocchet or is it the players? Hughes deserves so much better than a team he has to do everything for. We desperately need to build a group that can generate.

Both. Need systems that carry the puck in instead of dump and chase. Need players who can do that with speed and strength

 

[Canucks LB]

Look at this shit and ppl blame Tocchet. Team is full of guys who can’t hit the net if it were 50ft wide.

Tochett system deserves some blame for sure, but let’s be honest man we need more talent upfront, a lot more

 

[ziploc]

He has skating, his edge work is good, he has size, looks like a pretty prototypical defensive defenceman.

I’m impressed

If Mancini, EP2, and Willander are all players, we are sitting pretty. You need at least seven quality dmen in today's NHL.

 

[Bgav]

Kinda feels impossible this team can score the next one lol

 

[Canucks LB]

Highly doubt it. They ve been saying willander is untouchable since the day he was drafted

Very true, I’ve been thinking, it’s not the end of the world if we decide to trade him.

But it absolutely has to be for another elite prospect, and it has to be for a centre.

 

[Jay26]

The fix is better players

No offence to our guys, but we need two maybe three top six wingers

I agree, but I can't help but put some of the blame on the scheme because this problem goes back to last year when we had a good forward group (unless you subscribe to the theory that they were, in fact, lucky like many were saying).

 

[Chairman Maouth]

 

[bbud]

Highly doubt it. They ve been saying willander is untouchable since the day he was drafted

You can have both the future looks good

 

[MS]

That hit an Utah stick and was not an icing. PVR’ed it and it was dead obvious.

 

[Canucks LB]

Garland is awesome man

 

[Jay26]

Look at this shit and ppl blame Tocchet. Team is full of guys who can’t hit the net if it were 50ft wide.

Again, I agree, but you can't say we had a shitty forward group last year and this problem extends all the way back then. Remember how much chirping our team got for being PDO kings and we were pondering if it was a purposeful strategy by the coaching staff to hold on for high% chances?

Anyway, just considering everything. I definitely won't argue that we have a talent deficiency up front right now.

 

[Canucks LB]

Willander should be here next week, what do you do with him?

Who is the actually taking out?

 

[Canucks LB]

Resign forbort

Just massive on our penalty kill

 

[moiderer]

I agree, but I can't help but put some of the blame on the scheme because this problem goes back to last year when we had a good forward group (unless you subscribe to the theory that they were, in fact, lucky like many were saying).

Last year we were actually really good with getting in-zone chances and high quality scoring chances, but were terrible getting rush opportunities.

Now we're getting rush opportunities after tweaking the system but can't do anything in the ozone. Top 6 performance this season (at both C and W) has been horrible so I'd try to fix that before pointing any fingers at the system.

 

[Bgav]

Forbort is pretty awesome

 

[MS]

Willander should be here next week, what do you do with him?

Who is the actually taking out?

He doesn’t have to play every game and neither does Mancini.