The Canucks are quietly the only team to not win a game so far

[Buresflyingelbow]

Not very quiet out here.

 

[Coffey]

Not very quiet out here.

Are you guys doing this yet?





Also mandatory "f*** DALLAS EAKINS" comment

 

[Bank Shot]

This is crazy. I was told that the Canucks would be a force to be reckoned with this season.

 

[VivaLasVegas]

This is crazy. I was told that the Canucks would be a force to be reckoned with this season.

Amen. There didn't seem to be a shortage of preseason posts that the Canucks would be a force in the Pacific ..... and which has seemed to have resulted in a serious jinx.

 

[TheNumber4]

I'm glad the Oilers lost to Carolina and it was funny when Ryan Smith cried.

It’s okay. The Vancouver Riot was Hilarious to us.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

tonight's the night!

I can feel it and it's the right opponent

 

[Cloned]

Nah, a bad team is a bad team. Over 60 minutes they are still losing the games.
Some of us Canucks fans hope it gets bad enough that ownership/management finally loses confidence in this "core" and gets to a proper rebuild instead of this retool on the fly garbage.

But what does that look like? Do they trade Pettersson and Hughes?

 

[SK13]

But what does that look like? Do they trade Pettersson and Hughes?

Keep Hughes and Demko. They're signed to 2027 and 2026 respectively. They'd probably like to keep Petterrson too but he's only signed for two years and has threatened to leave already.

Horvat, Miller and maybe Boeser gotta go.

 

[Boeser Fan]

It’s okay. The Vancouver Riot was Hilarious to us.

I don't disagree seeing the individuals that participated get outed was quite entertaining. Remember Brock Anton?

 

[TheNumber4]

Come play with McDaddy Kane.

 

[Avsboy]

 

[Cats2TheCup]

Nah, a bad team is a bad team. Over 60 minutes they are still losing the games.
Some of us Canucks fans hope it gets bad enough that ownership/management finally loses confidence in this "core" and gets to a proper rebuild instead of this retool on the fly garbage.

This is one of very few sane takes I’ve seen from Canucks fans on the main boards. The cope, excuses and magical thinking are outta control otherwise.

I don't think mental weakness is enough of a reason. Are they mentally weak? Certainly, but even teams that are tanking and know they are shit and don't need to win are still beating them in the standings. I think the Canucks know that the wheels can fall off because it has so many times, and they don't actually know how to fix it because they don't have the personnel to do it. When they lost Tanev, Markstrom, and to some degree Edler and Sutter, they lost the guys that are stable and know defense and defending a lead as a science, not some voodoo that relies on mental strength and skating hard. They just don't have the guys on the backend who can quarterback the defense and simplify that side of the game for their forwards and goaltender. They don't react positionally with consistency; they are a mix of physical d-men and offensive d-men who are prone to chasing the play and don't see the ice very well as a six man defensive unit. They play nervous when they have to play defense not because they are mentally weak, but because they know they are structurally weak and they get lost in the play.

Lotta wizardry here . All the losing, bad defense or whatever “because they know they are structurally weak”, it all stems from them being literally the mentally weakest team in NHL history. Teams that are shit and tanking know they are better. Everyone does, except for one fanbase.

 

[Grifter3511]

This is one of very few sane takes I’ve seen from Canucks fans on the main boards. The cope, excuses and magical thinking are outta control otherwise.


Lotta wizardry here . All the losing, bad defense or whatever “because they know they are structurally weak”, it all stems from them being literally the mentally weakest team in NHL history. Teams that are shit and tanking know they are better. Everyone does, except for one fanbase.

I would say it stems from having the worst defense in the entire league, bar none. But that's just me.

OEL is what? A #3 at best these days? Myers is a 4-5? Literally every single other dman playing (hughes is injured) is, at best, a #7.

And above poster is correct. You can't rebuild or retool on the fly when you've been garbage for 8 years. You're retooling garbage into other garbage. It has to be a full blown rebuild. I mean, canucks are my second favourite team, but I'm enjoying this losing streak and hoping it continues so that maybe we can finally have some real change.

 

[Straight Fire]

They are quietly burning their own villages down.

 

[MMC]

Up 4-3 with 7 minutes left vs Seattle, looks like they might finally win

 

[MessierII]

Can they pull it off?

 

[super6646]

They've done it haha.

 

[Wateredgarden]

They're doing it. I was happy to go through this thread with you gentlemen.

 

[MMC]

Kraken get one back

 

[Soundwave]

 

[LaVal]

On a 1 game winning streak now. Things are looking up.

 

[SurferBroChad]

lettttssgooooooooooooo

 

[sting101]

Quietly were on a winning streak

 

[General Disarray]

Yes they quietly win!

 

[BluesyShoes]

This is one of very few sane takes I’ve seen from Canucks fans on the main boards. The cope, excuses and magical thinking are outta control otherwise.


Lotta wizardry here . All the losing, bad defense or whatever “because they know they are structurally weak”, it all stems from them being literally the mentally weakest team in NHL history. Teams that are shit and tanking know they are better. Everyone does, except for one fanbase.

What does mentally weak mean to you? You sound confused.