until they play vegas in the 2nd rdAvs are too good
I thought Avs looked vulnerable down the stretch and that Hellebuyck would massively outplay Georgiev. Looks like the upset won't happen though.Not a fan of the way they are built. Not a lot of fast forwards, defense is below average and Helle has been horrid in the playoffs.
7 points in 4 games for Lehkonen.did anyone here actually take the jets?
It was himself. He's talking about himself.“A very smart hockey person”!!
… who is completely unaware of things like NMC and salary cap. lol
It's looking like Marner will be the scapegoat along with Keefe but Matthews is in the same boat but is getting a pass this year because of his amazing regular season. Both need a fresh start because they aren't wired to handle the pressure of playing in Toronto.Damn even the Sportsnet cheerleaders piling on Marner right now. Him throwing both gloves on the bench pretending to be mad didn't look very convincing to me. I'm not enjoying any of this AT ALL.
I think he knew what he was doing... Difficult to tank with players like Lehkonen.He would have done well with the scoring talents we have now. He was going to be a RFA the summer of the year he was traded but Hughes was in salary shedding mode and unfortunately chose the wrong guy to send out.
He should have waited an extra year. He got schooled by the Avs — live and learn, it was a rookie GM mistake.
Funny how Makar eludes the hits, as does Adam FoxMan Hughes is getting hammered out there. If Hutson becomes an impact player he'll be expecting the same
These are players simply not built for unforgiving playoff hockey. Odd that management after several years of playoff failure have not seen this.It's looking like Marner will be the scapegoat along with Keefe but Matthews is in the same boat but is getting a pass this year because of his amazing regular season. Both need a fresh start because they aren't wired to handle the pressure of playing in Toronto.
Hughes biggest problem is he is the only reason offence happens for the Canucks this second half of the season. If the Canucks gave other teams a reason to worry about other defensive pairings Hughes wouldn't be as easily targeted I'm sureMan Hughes is getting hammered out there. If Hutson becomes an impact player he'll be expecting the same
Well he was a massive star in the playoffs during his 19 year old season. All the Canucks top guys besides Miller and Boeser have been bad.Hughes is showing the down side of putting money on your smol star...
Size is still a real thing in the playoffs.
Well he was a massive star in the playoffs during his 19 year old season. All the Canucks top guys besides Miller and Boeser have been bad.
I don’t think “tanking” is part of Hughes’ vocabulary. If Hughes knew what he was doing, he would have waited to get a better read on exactly what he was trading.I think he knew what he was doing... Difficult to tank with players like Lehkonen.