Post-Game Talk: On the back of a Chris Tanev OT goal, Vancouver defeats Minnesota in the play-in

[Breakers]

Yay
finally get to see him

 

[Fatass]

Anyone else think Juolevi showed well, albeit in very limited minutes. He was poised with the puck, good at holding the line in the offensive zone.

And he’s a big boy who plays heavy.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

The main issue is that they are built to kick some ass and ragdoll teams. Much like Washington. Even if we managed to get through the Blues, we would likely come out limping.

It would definitely be the ultimate test, that's for sure.

The counter argument
I don’t remember the last time we beat Dallas

 

[HockeyWooot]

attending a scott road celebration at the top of my bucket list

I’ve lived in Asia for a decade now, but I grew up in North Delta.

Scott Road celebrations really brings back memories.

 

[NorCalhockey]

Still feel a bit surreal
Who would had thought we would win it in 4 after the terrible game 1

I put that down to a young team playing their first playoff game. Yeah, yeah I know this series was a “qualifier”, but I’m calling it a playoff series.

 

[canuckster19]

A Canucks tradition.

It’s not a Canucks playoffs without Scott Road and 72nd Street!

I worked at that Shell station a long time ago.

 

[HockeyWooot]

Yay
finally get to see him

I caught that too! I’m keeping my enthusiasm in check, but I do think he can play at this level. How he plays in his own zone with more minutes, will determine how he goes.

 

[canuckster19]

I’ve lived in Asia for a decade now, but I grew up in North Delta.

Scott Road celebrations really brings back memories.

Yep me too, Heath, Chalmers, Burnsview and NDSS, you? This was back before all the highschools were turned into 8-12s

 

[Ozone]

I like Stecher’s heart too, but there’s a reason why he only played 9 minutes. His lack of skill defaults him to a defensive role, but he’s so light that heavy hockey is a challenge for him.

I hear ya, but I think the 'default' has hurt his offensive confidence..
I could be wrong, but I saw a 'sky's the limit' offensive potential at the start in his play and attitude..

Or maybe that was the cold medication..

I always felt his potential was somewhat squashed after a handful of games here.

 

[Wayward Son]

The counter argument
I don’t remember the last time we beat Dallas

 

[VancouverJagger]

VJ, you are overlooking what he actually did on the ice in order to support your feeling about this player. Myers sucked.

He was markedly worse in this series than he was in the regular season. It wasn't even close. Did you need more plays where forwards covered for his mistakes to make it obvious? He was so poor in the neutral and defensive zones. He relied almost completely on his strength and not his brain.

'Solid'... He was the furthest thing from it. We are watching different games. I almost feel like posting his every mistake in the GDT would wake people up to what he is actually doing on the ice.

The last 3 games I didn't see a ton of high quality scoring chances for the wild. Even today I thought we did a pretty good job of shutting them down (granted I missed portions of the game while playing babysitter).

I feel like Myers tends to get noticed for all the wrong reasons..........even when he's doing a decent amount of right. Hard not to be focused on his parade to the penalty box. I bet if you ask the wild they would say he's not super fun to play against.

 

[HockeyWooot]

Yep me too, Heath, Chalmers, Burnsview and NDSS, you? This was back before all the highschools were turned into 8-12s

Hey bud, Pinewood - Seaquam actually.

Ah no kidding, I didn’t know they’re all 8-12 now.

 

[NorCalhockey]

I don't think anyones mentioned Hughes' ice time but he played almost half the game.

His 27:31 on ice was more than anyone else on the Canucks and only slightly behind Brodin and Dumba (29:01 and 27:47).

Pretty clear who our number 1 dman is, and he's a rookie.

Yeah, it’s amazing that Hughes is getting thrown out there like a seasoned vet, getting lots of minutes and tough opposition matchups. Bravo QH43!

 

[member 328930]

What do you think Nolan Baumgartner was saying to TM57?

I thought he was trying to give him advice about his penalties and Meyers said “ I didn’t touch him !?” From there NB just sort of shrugs it off and tells him it ok.

 

[The Stig]

Happiest I’ve been as a Canuck fan in a decade.

even if we go no further , was cool to see the boys all fired up.

I'll remember you said this, mister grumpy pants

 

[Josepho]

Anyone else think Juolevi showed well, albeit in very limited minutes. He was poised with the puck, good at holding the line in the offensive zone.

He's obviously had some physical limitations over the years but you can definitely see his brain is still there. That fake dump-in was a really interesting play that I don't think a lot of players would think of doing.

I'm still not particularly optimistic, but him turning into a player would help out our defence majorly. He's looked better than I expected.

 

[canuckster19]

Hey bud, Pinewood - Seaquam actually.

Ah no kidding, I didn’t know they’re all 8-12 now.

Yeah it killed the NDSS football program, which is a shame, my only good memory of highschool was playing highschool football, the rest was forgettable.

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

Is that how the picks from 16-31 will go? The next 8 pick from 16-23 will be the losers of round 1 based off regular points? Then 24-27 will be those who lose in round 2?

Well 2-9 are set in stone.

The next 8 will be teams that are eliminated in this pre-playoff round.

So that's 10-17...

Then there has been a lot of upsets so the Nucks are higher up in the points for teams in the 1st round. Hawks, Yotes, Flames, Habs would all be below if they all get knocked out in the 1st round.

If odds go as we expect the Nucks pick would be around 20th now.

 

[AzNightmare]

Great series with incredible learning opportunities for every game:

-Learnt what it feels like to get completely shut out, every scoring opportunity needs to be fought and earned
-Learnt what it feels like to be passive with a big lead, that it's never safe until the final buzzer
-Learnt how to play a solid defensive game and shut down the other team
-Learnt how to not give in when losing, and keep fighting the whole way

 

[PG Canuck]

I'll remember you said this, mister grumpy pants

Give it til game 1 next week

 

[Wayward Son]

If you listen closely, you can hear Edmonton crying from here

 

[JiffyPB]

If you listen closely, you can hear Edmonton crying from here

Does this mean we restart our proud tradition of going to the Oilers boards after a win?

 

[BB06]

Hughes is slowly creeping to that level we saw EK65 at in 2017. I’m excited to see where he goes.

 

[Wayward Son]

Does this mean we restart our proud tradition of going to the Oilers boards after a win?

Absolutely not. lol

 

[HockeyWooot]

He's obviously had some physical limitations over the years but you can definitely see his brain is still there. That fake dump-in was a really interesting play that I don't think a lot of players would think of doing.

I'm still not particularly optimistic, but him turning into a player would help out our defence majorly. He's looked better than I expected.

For sure. I’ve accepted he won’t justify the 6OA selection, but am still hopeful he will become an NHL defensemen. I certainly don’t expect it, but I won’t rule it out either.

From what I’ve seen, he does have a strong transition game. Even if he is just a reliable low event player but with a strong transition game, I’ll take that. It’s such an important part of the modern game.

The Canucks adding Hughes has single handedly shot up their team quality of transition from 2nd last to middle of the pack. To have another young dman increase this further would be invaluable.