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

[Canucks LB]

WE DID IT
WE f***ING DID IT
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

 

[Johnny Canucker]

Congrats on winning the series, guys. I've said it repeatedly...I miss our teams facing off against each other now that the realignment has really limited the matchups.

Good luck in the next round. And should you run into Dallas, Vegas, or Colorado, please do me a favor and beat the crap out of them. Seriously, make sure there is nothing left of them but a puddle.

Bertuzzi didn't guarantee this series win this time

 

[JiffyPB]

Even funner fact:

 

[NorCalhockey]

I seriously can't believe they won it. I can't. I feel like I'm dreaming, like this couldn't have possibly happened. This DOESNT happen. This team has been so Jekyll and Hyde all year and I really thought that after Winnipeg and Game 1 we were getting the ugly Canucks who couldn't put it together and couldn't execute. But this team showed resilience I have never seen them show. So many times this year we've lost leads, we've crumpled, we've come out flat in the 3rd, we've given up. Not today. Every single f***ing player down to Eriksson, Beagle, Motte, Sutter, everyone who's been a pariah came out and shifted into a higher gear. They came back from DEFICIT after DEFICIT and found a f***ing way.

This was a monumental win. I feel like we just won the cup. I really think this was bigger than just the series. This is a team that proved to me, and more importantly, proved to themselves that they can be winners. This is the next step between a talented, but raw young group with lots of unproven players with chips on their shoulders and a true playoff contender. It has been nearly a decade since I've been this happy to be a Canucks fan.

This Canucks team showed tons of guts and character to win when they were behind by 2 goals at one point. Props to the Canucks!

 

[John Johnson]

God DAMN that feels good. Now I can just sit back and enjoy these last few round robin games until the real playoffs start.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

f*** lottery
That is for losers

 

[VancouverJagger]

Look at the D minutes this game...........Huggy Bear leading the way with over 27 minutes (almost 3 minutes more than anyone else). LOVE TO SEE THAT. OJ with 6 and Stetcher with just over 9. Green really rode is top 4 this game - clearly doesn't trust rookies although in this game can't say I disagree with the minutes allocation there.

Quinn Hughes is a superstar folks...........and he's ours..........all ours.

#thisneverhappenstous

 

[The Stig]

Omfg I love it! AHHHHHH

 

[Johnny Canucker]

f*** lottery
That is for losers

Do we know where we draft now? Is this pick ours?

 

[Cogburn]

Man I like how we stack up against all the teams too
Calgary, Arizona, Dallas, Chicago I like us
Colorado and St. Louis I think we can beat
Vegas I worry about

I also think the Canucks played the only real playin series, we are ready to go baby

Dallas/St Louis just has a tame round robin

They get to play for the privlidge of being smashed beneath the Mighty Canuckernaut.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Was that the video of Hughes falling to us in the draft.

 

[SixtyFour]

That's so cute

 

[Chairman Maouth]

Brothers.

 

[SelltheTeamFrancesco]

Canucks play winner of Stars/Blues game on Sunday

Good win, Hughes was awesome

Hughes is unbelievable right now.

 

[Royal Canuck]

9 long years, and finally (sorta), a playoff series win.

Great game from Horvat tonight, had lots of chances and couldn't bury, but came up huge when the team needed him most, seemed like his drive might've drifted a bit over the tail end of the season and in Game 1, but he brought it tonight. Pearson too.

Best game of the series from Hughes, a couple mistakes but he made up for them big time.

Nice to see the team pick up Markstrom on an off night.

Round 2... or Round 1? Either way, it's nice to be playing important hockey again.

 

[NHL1674]

Bertuzzi didn't guarantee this series win this time

See, that was where he went wrong.

 

[EpochLink]

WE DID IT
WE f***ING DID IT
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

It’s been a long time brother, a very long time.

 

[MikeK]

Look at this. I love it. I said it before but this was such a huge win for the franchise. Can't put a price on this experience. We all needed this.

 

[PuckFather]

So does this mean there's not gonna be another tank thread? I am disappointed.

 

[Blue and Green]

Hughes and the top two lines really dominated play tonight. Probably good for team confidence and morale that the skaters bailed out Markstrom in an important game for a change instead of the other way around.

 

[Ozone]

JTM9 is absolute gamer, even taking production out of the equation

Yep.
He was a little up and down early this series, but blocked huge shots, made great plays off the score sheet, and has a massive desire. Leader.

 

[Johnny Canucker]

Imagine if we can get OJ48 and JR3 as NHL regulars

 

[Rowlet]

Do we know where we draft now? Is this pick ours?

the pick is gonna go to New Jersey

 

[Svencouver]

This one video has made the past 5 years worth it

 

[NorCalhockey]

Jesus christ hughes is in freaking 5th in points behind McDavid, Aho, Nugent-Hopkins and Toews...

Holy smokes!!! I’ve posted before on HF Vancouver boards that your scouts are doing a heckuva job!