The Vancouver Canucks are officially not frauds.

[GhostfaceWu]

how is it a conspiracy theory if its true tho... you guys had half of our PPs in the entire series in one game vs the kings.

Yeah its almost like if you get more than 15 shots a game and 5 grade A chances you force the other team to commit more infractions.

 

[WestCoast CyberG]

hahaha, Canucks proved nothing in the 1st round. Those 12 'shots on goal' win games were just terrible hockey. I hate both the Canucks and Oilers, but Oilers sweep easily.

Nashville’s entire strategy of blocking every shot towards goal is definitely cringe worthy hockey.

 

[Brookbank]

They beat a team that literally sold at the trade deadline,

Predators Acquire Anthony Beauvillier from Chicago

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

They beat a team that literally sold at the trade deadline, and still were essentially 1 or 2 bounces away from being eliminated right now


If they beat the Oilers, we can talk. Hell if they win a couple games against the Oilers that would go a long way quite frankly. Right now we're looking at an Oilers sweep, maybe 5 games.

They traded draft picks for Zucker & Beauvillier? What are you talking about, your literally wrong.

 

[BurnabyJoe7]

The PDO comments were never calling them frauds. That entire fanbase is a sensitive bunch if you're going to get upset that other fans don't think your team is special when you start the season on a PDO heater that has never been maintained for an entire season in the history of the sport. And every non-canucks fan that said that ended up being right.

The Canucks rode their PDO high for the first half of their regular season and their scoring dried up in the first round once they weren't shooting 20%. This is a phenomenon that a lot of canuck fans still can't wrap their head around and nobody appears to be able to help them understand it.

It would be like if oilers fans expect to maintain their combined pk and pp % of 150% for the rest of playoffs. Appreciate the heater you're on and ride the high, but you're a moron if you're going to argue it's sustainable.

 

[Grub]

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!

Honestly bud this is the first 2nd round since 2011, we’re just happy to be here.

 

[Szechwan]

The PDO comments were never calling them frauds.

Hilariously inaccurate. The Canucks were consistently called frauds by a huge number of posters all season long.

They may have been mostly rival fans, but it was a pretty consistent jab throughout the season.

 

[Raistlin]

I don't even want the Canucks to beat the Oilers in game 1 and 2. I want the wins in 3 and 4 in their barn. Then let's discuss who's a fraud.

 

[Rowlet]

Predators Acquire Anthony Beauvillier from Chicago

Zucker too

I don't even want the Canucks to beat the Oilers in game 1 and 2. I want the wins in 3 and 4 in their barn. Then let's discuss who's a fraud.

Canucks can do both

 

[Super Cake]

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

Why do people keep on bringing up regular season stats when regular season means jack shit in the playoffs?

I mean It is not just you, but i see many people bring up their regular season record vs teams to justify whey their teams might or might not win in a playoff series.

It just confuses me.

 

[lawrence]

the oilers are the real test

officating would be a huge test.

Honestly bud this is the first 2nd round since 2011, we’re just happy to be here.

Love being the underdog. Couldn't care less if the entire hockey world thinks its Edmonton in 4.

 

[lawrence]

Right now we're looking at an Oilers sweep, maybe 5 games.

Oilers in 3!!!! we are doomed! Oilers are too powerful for us! nooooooo gg guys, it was a great run while it lasted.

oh yeah and the oilers 13 shots on goal game 4 was so elite lmao

they absorbin your b.s like a sponge its quite hilarious.

 

[Breakers]

hahaha, Canucks proved nothing in the 1st round. Those 12 'shots on goal' win games were just terrible hockey. I hate both the Canucks and Oilers, but Oilers sweep easily.

Didn't you cats win a game with 13 shots on goal in your series?



thats right you did

 

[GOilers88]

If the Canucks want to have a chance they're going to have to score more than 1 or 2 goals a game.

Regardless of what people think of Edmonton's defense and tending, they score a lot of goals. They need to be able to keep pace.

Excited for this series.

Also. Jesus christ with the fraud shit. Find a new buzzword. Every team that gets eliminated is a fraud now, it's ridiculous.

 

[Nihiliste]

I didn’t think you were fraudulent before the playoffs but I do after the Nashville series. That was terrible hockey

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Can we all just acknowledge that for as much as the Caps and Isles didn’t belong in the playoffs in the East the same could be said about the Preds? Another of the worst playoff teams I’ve seen in a long time.

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

People forget Nashville was unreal after their epic loss to the Stars in February.

After that game they went 21-5-4 to finish the year and beat a lot of good teams in that run.

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

Can we all just acknowledge that for as much as the Caps and Isles didn’t belong in the playoffs in the East the same could be said about the Preds? Another of the worst playoff teams I’ve seen in a long time.

Preds finished ahead of LA, and are a much better team than WSH/NYI. They don't have offensive depth but played fantastic defense as a unit. Brunette got them playing very well.

 

[2for1PizzaPastuh]

Disagree.

Canucks were fortunate to win this series, could have gone either way. Nashville was easily the worst Western team in the playoffs and would have been defeated handily by LA.

 

[syz]

Can we all just acknowledge that for as much as the Caps and Isles didn’t belong in the playoffs in the East the same could be said about the Preds? Another of the worst playoff teams I’ve seen in a long time.

Every year we go into the playoffs thinking "yea Nashville's alright" and every year we're reminded that they don't have the scoring to actually do anything. They clawed their way to the finals with this strategy once but those days are long gone imo; you need to have legitimate threats and depth up front to make noise in the league right now.

1 round won since their SCF appearance despite being a goalie and defense factory. Go out and find some offense, please.

 

[Voodoo Child]

Because they beat Nashville and not…any Eastern team?

Who do they play next? Edmonton would be a banger of a series.

 

[nucks88]

Why do people keep on bringing up regular season stats when regular season means jack shit in the playoffs?

I mean It is not just you, but i see many people bring up their regular season record vs teams to justify whey their teams might or might not win in a playoff series.

It just confuses me.

Isn’t that true about all stats? Might as well not keep track of anything then. Everything is just based on probability.

 

[Oliewud]

The PDO comments were never calling them frauds. That entire fanbase is a sensitive bunch if you're going to get upset that other fans don't think your team is special when you start the season on a PDO heater that has never been maintained for an entire season in the history of the sport. And every non-canucks fan that said that ended up being right.

hahaha what a load of shit.

Can we all just acknowledge that for as much as the Caps and Isles didn’t belong in the playoffs in the East the same could be said about the Preds? Another of the worst playoff teams I’ve seen in a long time.

they had 47 wins, 2 less than edmonton. a norris trophy candidate and a jack adams candidate.

what the f*** are u talking about?

 

[Louskoolaid89]

All the credit to Vancouver. No Demko and Nashville forced them into a low event chess match trench war and they accepted it and applied themselves. The "buy in" and will to win is there. Should be an intresting series. I'm still not sold on Skinner with Edmonton so I'd give a possible goaltending advantage to Vancouver all though some serious fire power is coming there way. It's wasn't always pretty and exciting but, it was surely impressive. Good Job Vancouver! Now the Leafs are playing copy cat lol.

 

[ManofSteel55]

Imagine strutting around like this after winning one round. Act like you've been here before OP.