Post-Game Talk: Heritage Classic: Canucks lose 4-2 to the Senators - Blame The Closed Roof

[canuck4life16]

if we going for top 10 pick.....which player can help us in 2014 draft?

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

There is nothing to be positive about right now. Just excited to see what happens at the deadline.

I'd say there's a chance nothing happens.

 

[King of Anarchy]

End of an era.

 

[Finkle is Einhorn]

The travesty will lie in the return. Just you wait.

But seriously, what's the alternative? Keep him for two more seasons and watch him walk for nothing? Trade him as an upcoming UFA before then for a fraction of what he can get now? That "travesty" of a return will never get better than it will be come Wednesday.

 

[John Bender*]

I would quite honestly love to see this team lose out every game from here. I am much more interested in a good draft pick than wins.

 

[bure 96]

If Daniel is injured for any considerable period of time this season is definitely over.

LOL, as if Daniel has been doing anything positive over the last 22 games. This might actually improve the team because it takes him off Henrik's line and Kesler onto the "1st line".

 

[deadinthewater]

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End of an era.

That's what people were saying after 2012. Why not actually wait and see what happens first?

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

if we going for top 10 pick.....which player can help us in 2014 draft?

Lots of info in the draft thread. Wingers like Ehlers, Virtanen, Perlinni, Ritchie etc. No sure fire guys around 10 though but good prospects.

 

[petrishriekandgo]

What chances? Henrik looks beyond slow out there. He's always a step behind the play and has 0 impact on anything.

I thought Hank looked great out there, the whole Sedin-Burrows line until Danny went down looked strong. Some good jump, chances and persistence... I was expecting some Sedinery.

Then Danny went down and it all went to ****.

So... any word? Look like a torn groin/hamstring to me... maybe even a hip.

 

[mrmyheadhurts]

Feel awful for Lack, just awful. Torts lost me today.

 

[vanuck]

It really does seem like a pretty symbolic loss doesn't it? The last big game that this core will play and they went out with a whimper. Losing in the Finals completely broke this franchise from top to bottom.

Deadline will be very interesting, I expect a lot of changes.

I don't buy it. Losing in the final didn't seem to break Crosby or Malkin and the Pens.

 

[Outside99*]

The first period did the Canucks in.

Positives: Whitecaps starts next Saturday!

Nvm...

 

[KDizzle]

I'm excited about the future, guys.
Screw this year. It was lost from the moment Gillis failed to "re-tool" anything in the offseason.

Now begins the real re-tooling.

 

[y2kcanucks]

Called it in the offseason that we'd miss the playoffs, Canucks have shown a clear decline since the cup finals, many didn't want to believe it and the few who called this got crap on here but told yeah so ****ers hahaha honestly not even mad losing is expected now with this team. Trades have to happen now and we'll get worse but if the trades are made right and this team improves it drafting then we should make a come back in a few season, sometimes you have to take a step backwards to get better and this is where we're at.

Yup me too, which is why it doesn't bother me so much since I've been expecting this.

 

[CherryToke]

I would quite honestly love to see this team lose out every game from here. I am much more interested in a good draft pick than wins.

that will probably happen if we trade Kesler.

might as well sit Henrik out the rest of the year if that happens.

 

[vanarchy]

R.I.P Gillis

 

[Butcher]

LOL, as if Daniel has been doing anything positive over the last 22 games. This might actually improve the team because it takes him off Henrik's line and Kesler onto the "1st line".

As noted in the game thread, that just means that teams will shift defensive assignments to cover who they see as the greater scoring threat. Regardless of production, the Sedins have still been facing the top shut down pairs. Losing Daniel hurts the team.

 

[canuck4life16]

I don't buy it. Losing in the final didn't seem to break Crosby or Malkin and the Pens.

yeah even Detriot nor Boston did break down.....so it something else completely

 

[Finkle is Einhorn]

I don't buy it. Losing in the final didn't seem to break Crosby or Malkin and the Pens.

The team came right out and admitted that the followup game against Boston in 2012 sent them into a spiral. Why is it so hard to believe?

 

[mrmyheadhurts]

I don't buy it. Losing in the final didn't seem to break Crosby or Malkin and the Pens.

What does that have to do with this Canuck team? They aren't the Pens and they have been on a downward slide since the Finals, which has accelerated quickly this season. That loss just ruined everything: Players lost confidence, coach lost confidence, Gillis tried to turn them into Bruins 2.0. It's been misstep after misstep since the loss.

 

[petrishriekandgo]

I don't buy it. Losing in the final didn't seem to break Crosby or Malkin and the Pens.

Because their GM gives them a chance every year with shrewd moves. Gillis' moves have mostly just been giving the team chumps.

 

[thekernel]

if we going for top 10 pick.....which player can help us in 2014 draft?

Ho Sang, couldn't hurt to have more dynamic wingers.

Top 10 isn't a realistic spot for this team to be drafting though. More like 8 to 18, considering there's still a small chance of the playoffs. You can't really "go for a top 10 pick" when you have a shot at the playoffs. Although it's not like the Canucks play is convincing of that fact.

 

[quat]

The Nucks should have had a penalty on their second goal. Blaming the refs is stupid

What? Blame incompetence when it's there. The Sens had every reason to be pissed at the refs for that missed call as did the Canucks for about seven other stupid misses and weak penalty calls.

The reffing against this team has been worse than the general junk the rest of the league faces, and all of it needs to be fixed.

 

[YouppiKiYay]

I'm looking forward to next season. I had low expectations coming in, they got high in December but now I'm just accepting that it's a transition period.

I sat through the Keenan and Messier years willingly, I'll sit through this too.

Indeed, I agree.

 

[Bgav]

Toronto will make the playoffs and we won't.