Post-Game Talk: Oilers def. Canucks in season opener, 5-3 (Pettersson, Miller, Kuzmenko)

[David Bruce Banner]

6-4 Canucks

Kuz x2
Petey
OEL
Miller
Pearson (EN)

 

[rypper]

I was at that game. One of my favourite chants.

I remember watching it and Shorty kind of dancing around the injury and where Sami got hit.

The camera goes to Salo on the stretcher holding his nuts and every man alive knows that face. Unmistakable look of someone who's been bagged.

 

[Vector]

 

[Ruthervin]

Lol sorry I meant Joshua. I keep thinking of that god damn Joshua Jackson from Mighty Ducks. :-p. @VanJack

 

[Ruthervin]

I know I’m a negative Nelly, but that defence is genuinely terrifyingly bad.

I heard that Chychrun guy down in Arizona is available. :-p

 

[M2Beezy]

7-5 Canucks, goals by Pettersson, Miller, Brock Boeser, Podkolzin, Kuzmenko, Horvat, Garland and Hoglander

 

[mriswith]

7-5 Canucks, goals by Pettersson.

 

[Petey O]

Also looking for

Aman, Stillman and Poolman

to link up for a goal.

If we don't see this on the scoresheet at least once this season, I will be very disappointed.

 

[EpochLink]

Another season of Canucks hockey ya'll.
We should start off better than last season.

 

[Wayward Son]

It's hard to even try and predict something with the D lines both teams are rolling.

Either way, I'm excited.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

I won’t predict the score but Pettersson is going to have a breakout season. He looks like he’s on a mission this year and the team has the offensive depth to support him. I think this is the year he moves into the top 10 Center group.

 

[Petey O]

This is the 4th straight year we've opened against Edmonton and 5th year in 6. And the 9th straight year we've opened against an Alberta team. Last time we didn't open against an Alberta team was SJ in 2013.

It's like the Philly NYE game tradition, except bad. And still happening.

Yeah, it actually makes me look less forward to the season opener. It's boring to play the same team to open the season every year.

Give us a unique team in the season opener. Doesn't even have to be from the east or anything like that. How about Seattle?

 

[Tact]

I really hope it’s a successful season and we make the playoffs

 

[Hansen]

for whatever reason the team has continually refused to use Boesers most lethal weapon on the PP, his one timer

I get it if his wrist was off with it for a while, but he was so good with it in his rookie year. So much p***yfooting around with him and Petey when you have two deadly one timers on either halfwall. It was almost a joke how often Edler would look off Brock for the pass, and a good remark recently from someone that Peteys clapper is used more as a threat than a weapon. I miss the days when Jason Garrison would willingly and joyously shoot into the block, hurt yourself if you want, we’ll get it through eventually

I dont like our philosophy for the PP for these reasons largely

Stillman - Burroughs is probably our most physical pairing since Alex Edler was in his early 20s

 

[ThreeOfAPerfectPair]

Trying to make sense of your winger depth chart. Which guys prefer to play or are better on their off wing?

 

[Baby Pettersson]

for whatever reason the team has continually refused to use Boesers most lethal weapon on the PP, his one timer

I get it if his wrist was off with it for a while, but he was so good with it in his rookie year. So much p***yfooting around with him and Petey when you have two deadly one timers on either halfwall. It was almost a joke how often Edler would look off Brock for the pass, and a good remark recently from someone that Peteys clapper is used more as a threat than a weapon. I miss the days when Jason Garrison would willingly and joyously shoot into the block, hurt yourself if you want, we’ll get it through eventually

I dont like our philosophy for the PP for these reasons largely

Stillman - Burroughs is probably our most physical pairing since Alex Edler was in his early 20s

The Gary Bomb!

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

Cory Stillman scores 2 goals for us.

 

[CanucksSayEh]

Yeah this isn't the first time they've had Hog in there over Pod, not sure why.

I like Hog but Pod seems like the much better choice, I wonder what the coaches are seeing.

Going forward is anyone's guess, but Hoglander has been the better scorer to date.

2 PP goals in pre-season. He deserves the spot until someone else does.

 

[Ruthervin]

In my opinion, Tony Stewart is fat.

 

[I Hart Conor Garland]

In my opinion, Tony Stewart is fat.

How do you think he will play tomorrow night?

 

[Ruthervin]

How do you think he will play tomorrow night?

Whelp,

If the 2020 bubble was of any indication, he'll sing the praises of Ryan Reaves and then send him a creepy DM after the game requesting to smell his feet.

 

[David71]

I wanna see a Burroughs vs Stillman rematch

in practice maybe

 

[Vector]

With Hughes seemingly ready to play it seems Rathbone will be a healthy scratch. Actually makes sense given that there's probably a mandate to go after the Oilers and that's the whole reason for Stillman's existence.

 

[logan5]

I don't recall seeing Garland playing the net spot on the Canucks power play. I been hoping to see this for a while because he is so shifty and quick, the goalie is going to moving around quite a bit trying to keep track of him, so the goalie will be out of position when Garland makes his passes to the slot or wings. That's the theory anyway. Boeser should get some good looks with Garland being a righty. The goalie won't be able to see passes out to Boeser.

 

[Johnny Canucker]

I don’t know who wins but McDavid and His sidekick get 3 points each.