Post-Game Talk: Preseason GM05| Vancouver Canucks lose to Edmonton Oilers in Shootout | 2-3 (Bains & Smith)
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Playing that D group against McDavid/Draisaitl is a recipe for disaster.
Miller is very obviously carrying some sort of minor knock.
Miller is very obviously carrying some sort of minor knock.
VintageBure
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Very close imo but I give Hughes the edge. Would have wanted Bouchard if we didn’t draft Hughes that draft
krutovsdonut
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suter is the only guy who automatically dressed all season when healthy last year and he has not been great in pre-season. that is a rock solid lineup of bubble guys and new guys.
Mr. Canucklehead
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Yeah, Miller is still feeling the effects from that one hit in camp.
I feel like not playing our full roster sooner is a recipe for disaster, but also see Laine..
I feel like not playing our full roster sooner is a recipe for disaster, but also see Laine..
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Miller is definitely either hurt or not playing due to personal reasons.
I had a feeling a few days ago, and now I’m pretty certain. It doesn’t really matter what they say—there’s no way he’s being rested for five preseason games. The question is whether it’s serious enough to keep him out of the regular season. I’m going to say no, because he’s still practicing.
I had a feeling a few days ago, and now I’m pretty certain. It doesn’t really matter what they say—there’s no way he’s being rested for five preseason games. The question is whether it’s serious enough to keep him out of the regular season. I’m going to say no, because he’s still practicing.
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Tocchet must be pretty confident that his main squad doesn't need a "primer" ahead of the season opener...cuz that's a brutal lineup he's icing. Not sure I even want to watch that.
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This has been the Canucks way for a while. Hold over a bunch of roster shrapnel longer than most in the pre-season. Not sure if they want longer looks at guys or just get the veterans more rest (a bunch of these guys have had enough looks, in my opinion). Meanwhile, the Oilers are basically playing their starting top-six.
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He's a full participant in practice. They're likely holding him out till the end of pre-season as he seemed to suffer a minor injury at the end of the scrimmage game in Penticton when he collided with another player around the middle of the ice. He came out for one last shift after that but he was hunching over and looked to be in pain.
Better to let him rest until the game on Friday, and if it were anything other than a minor tweak, he wouldn't be doing full contact in practice right now.
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Also the fourth line wingers/combos. Hope it doesn't come at the expense of the coherence of the main group to start the year.
This is why pre-season can really suck for the fans.....assuming that in Edmonton, the season-ticket holders are also forced to buy tickets for the exhibition games?......and that these games have regular NHL ticket prices?
Watching an NHL-ready lineup slaughter essentially an AHL team may be good for testing out the goal-horn; or to beef up the highlight reel package on YouTube, But most real hockey fans can see through this pre-season charade.
Last year the Canucks lost 11-0 in Calgary with hardly a single NHL player in the lineup. Probably won't be as bad tonight.....but what's the point?
Watching an NHL-ready lineup slaughter essentially an AHL team may be good for testing out the goal-horn; or to beef up the highlight reel package on YouTube, But most real hockey fans can see through this pre-season charade.
Last year the Canucks lost 11-0 in Calgary with hardly a single NHL player in the lineup. Probably won't be as bad tonight.....but what's the point?
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I will say it again...pre-season needs to be 3 games max.
This is just a total waste of time when we could be starting the regular season right now.
Hell, they can tack on a few more regular season games to make up for the pre-season games that would be lost. Or do a stupid play-in round.
This is just a total waste of time when we could be starting the regular season right now.
Hell, they can tack on a few more regular season games to make up for the pre-season games that would be lost. Or do a stupid play-in round.
Josepho
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In the NFL most teams are shifting towards only playing bubble guys in the preseason. It's largely pointless, but I still enjoy watching it.
I would change the veteran rule. I would say teams should have, say, 6 preseason games but ONLY the last 3 should have a veteran rule. The first three a team has should be mainly the lesser lights with vets sprinkled in as the coaching staff wants. After those three you make the bulk of your cuts and for the last 3 you have the guys who are going to be on the team, competing for a spot or will be your call ups.
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Some of each reason, probably. And typically the home team ices the stronger squad in preseason.
Hansen
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I'd rather DPetey as a 2c at this point.We are going into the season with Aatu Raty as our 1C (Pettersson 2C because he's trash)
from the reporters, he is going pretty hard in practice. I don't think he's injured, I think they just don't care about preseason and they think the value of preseason is in the practice and not the games. if anything, these games are just risks they have to manage.
yeah this lineup will get destroyed by McD and Draisaitl even if they are going at like 30%.
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