The Vancouver Canucks Are Officially Not Frauds

[Brookbank]

Or pretenders.

The Canucks skeptics last crutch was that they would lose in the first round. Well.... they didn't. So no matter what happens from here, they were simply wrong. And those that got arrogant about it, using language like frauds and pretenders should apologize.

Edit: I almost forgot, PDO!!

 

[AlainVigneaultsGum]

Brock Boeser

 

[SEALBound]

They have some things to figure out still but they can be as dangerous as anyone.

 

[coopooter]

They looked like first round fodder edging out another first round fodder.

 

[MrHeiskanen]

They barely beat Nashville..

 

[dirtydanglez]

the oilers are the real test

 

[Killer Orca]

Silovs was our MVP this series we need the forwards to step up round 2 but were in round 2

 

[vcanuck]

the oilers are the real test

the only test the Canucks will face is the oiler referees.

 

[BWJM]

They barely beat Nashville..

Damn and I was rooting for Dallas tonight, but this guy ruined it for me

 

[Commander Clueless]

the only test the Canucks will face is the oiler referees.

I don't think it's a slight against Silovs to suggest that a rookie goalie against Connor McDavid and his band of merry men is a "test". "Test" is putting it mildly.

If this isn't a high scoring affair I will be incredibly surprised. And immensely disappointed.

 

[Three On Zero]

They barely beat Nashville..

They beat Nashville in what could be the same amount of games it takes Dallas to beat Vegas. Does that mean Dallas barely beats Vegas?

 

[BWJM]

They beat Nashville in what could be the same amount of games it takes Dallas to beat Vegas. Does that mean Dallas barely beats Vegas?

This guys maths… unlike MrFraud

 

[MrHeiskanen]

They beat Nashville in what could be the same amount of games it takes Dallas to beat Vegas. Does that mean Dallas barely beats Vegas?

Vegas is a good team? Nashville is trash?

 

[Petey O]

They barely beat Nashville..

Why do people act like Nashville was a Capitals tier team or something?

They were the hottest team in the league in the last half of the NHL season, and they play an absolutely suffocating, stifling defensive game.

Please give the Preds some respect, because they deserve it.

 

[Three On Zero]

Vegas is a good team? Nashville is trash?

Nashville was the better team this year

 

[iFan]

They barely beat Nashville..

without our star goalie or back up, playing our 23 year old AHL starting goalie

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

Before people say 'it was just a wildcard team' Nashville played extremely well this series, and have been one of the best teams in the league since the all-star break.

Yeah they don't have the greatest depth but a dangerous top line + star goalie, and the way they fronted shots & took away the middle, it definitely wasn't some average wildcard team, they play well as a group. They were nearly perfect protecting their crease tonight, until the last goal.

The Oilers will be a massive challenge but I love the fact we've been underdogs all year, bring it on.

 

[vcanuck]

I don't think it's a slight against Silovs to suggest that a rookie goalie against Connor McDavid and his band of merry men is a "test". "Test" is putting it mildly.

If this isn't a high scoring affair I will be incredibly surprised. And immensely disappointed.

as long as the refs call this series fairly, I don't see anything the oilers throw at the Canucks that they haven't seen before.

If they want to open it up, we have the fire power to make them pay (unlike the kings).

if it's a grinding series I think we've shown we can shut down teams.

I think people forget, the narrative before the playoffs was the Preds were one of the hottest teams heading in round 1 and was 'dangerous' opponent for us. We shut down their PP effectively.

 

[PuckG]

the only test the Canucks will face is the oiler referees.

Canucks fans coming out with the pre-planned excuses, I see.

 

[nowhereman]

They barely beat Nashville..

One of the best teams in the league since January?

 

[BlueDream]

They’ll lose to Edmonton.

But hey, it’s always a great look to brag about winning one playoff series. Just ask Toronto, that certainly will quiet all the doubters!

 

[nucks88]

the oilers are the real test

You mean the team they beat 4-0 in the regular season….yeah no….

 

[vcanuck]

Canucks fans coming out with the pre-planned excuses, I see.

you don't even deny it because it's true.

 

[BKarchitect]

I wasn’t aware people thought they were frauds. They had and are having an excellent season.

I think there is a big difference between being considered a fraud and being considered one of the top Cup contenders.

It’s perfectly ok to say the Canucks currently exist somewhere in the space between and it’s going to take more than one series one to dramatically alter the percerption.

 

[McRpro]

One of the best teams in the league since January?

Now they face the best team in the league since mid-November.