Vancouver led the league in points at Christmas, Can they continue this run into the New Year?

[Baby Pettersson]

PDO baby!

 

[snag]

Canucks are ranked somewhere around 14th for remaining strength of schedule, they’ve already gone through the hardest part.

Edmonton on the other hand has played the easiest part and still sits at .500, things only get harder for them going forward. They rank in the top 5 for hardest schedule remaining

????

NHL Strength of Schedule Rankings

Strength of Schedule Played and Strength of Schedule Remaining for all 31 NHL teams.

powerrankingsguru.com

 

[Baby Pettersson]

they seem to play the Sharks every other game

How has it worked out for the Oilers playing the Sharks?

 

[VivaLasVegas]

Anybody could have done that turnaround with all those recent OA 1sts that Vancouver have gotten lucky with.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

How has it worked out for the Oilers playing the Sharks?

lost once, like the "powerhouse" Canucks

 

[kranuck]

for what it’s worth, most fans know that the Canucks will regress and won’t finish 1st in the league. Fans have had a rough couple of years, so just let them enjoy this small victory

Why do so many Canuck fans act like this?

Weak. Weak shit.

 

[VanillaCoke]

ride that pdo train right to the playoffs

 

[Canucks LB]

for what it’s worth, most fans know that the Canucks will regress and won’t finish 1st in the league. Fans have had a rough couple of years, so just let them enjoy this small victory

It was actually eight years of complete shit, and even if we regress, were still gonna be a top 10 team this year.

It’s been an amazing season, and I’m sure every Canucks fan is loving it.

 

[CherryToke]

????

NHL Strength of Schedule Rankings

Strength of Schedule Played and Strength of Schedule Remaining for all 31 NHL teams.

powerrankingsguru.com

That site is trash. It only uses strength of opponent which is adjusted as the season goes lol.. What about games played, back to backs and road games?

 

[Three On Zero]

Why do so many Canuck fans act like this?

Weak. Weak shit.

Because it’s realistic, team still has some big holes to fill defensively before taking them seriously

 

[Brock Boeser Laser Show]

What's with all the salty Oilers fans in this thread? Too stubborn to give this Canucks team any credit?

 

[Three On Zero]

It was actually eight years of complete shit, and even if we regress, were still gonna be a top 10 team this year.

It’s been an amazing season, and I’m sure every Canucks fan is loving it.

I was just going back to the Covid playoff wins

 

[Canucks LB]

Because it’s realistic, team still has some big holes to fill defensively before taking them seriously

Instead of always looking for the negatives, how about focussing on the positives?

Trust me, it feels nice

 

[nucksflailtogether]

I hope the OP isn’t a Canucks fan.

Cause cringe.

I don't think so and I think most brag threads are cringe.

Canucks being in first place at this point is absolutely shocking to everybody across the nhl, no matter what PDO or other stuff you chalk it up to.

 

[Canucks LB]

What's with all the salty Oilers fans in this thread? Too stubborn to give this Canucks team any credit?

It’s because we swept them so far this year.
There’s nothing wrong with banter, as long as it’s respectful

 

[Brock Boeser Laser Show]

Because it’s realistic, team still has some big holes to fill defensively before taking them seriously

Soucy coming back will be a nice boost. He's third best defenseman on this team when healthy and eats a lot of tough minutes.

Still would like to see them add a Tanev or Larsson type to round out the defense.

 

[Three On Zero]

Instead of always looking for the negatives, how about focussing on the positives?

Trust me, it feels nice

The teams I follow are 1 & 3 in league standings. Lots of positives

 

[Coffey]

I don't think so and I think most brag threads are cringe.

Canucks being in first place at this point is absolutely shocking to everybody across the nhl, no matter what PDO or other stuff you chalk it up to.

Yea he is. I checked his history.

Nasty.

 

[Rubi]

Happy to see the Canucks doing so well this year. Its overdue.

 

[Little Psycho]

jinx thread

 

[Megustaelhockey]

A very strange flex considering that the Rangers, Bruins, and Stars have 104612796 games in hand on the Canucks.

Also, it's December.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

They are 100% going to regress. Canuck fans can laugh and mock the PDO stats all they want but they quite literally always regress back towards the mean. No team in history has had a PDO remotely close to where they are right now.... I mean hell the Bruins last year had a historic PDO year and this years Canucks still blow that number out of the water. So yes, some regression is coming.

That being said, they've done well enough and created enough of a gap that making the playoffs for them is basically a lock at this point. Winning the West or winning the Pacific will likely be a challenge but they should have a decent chance at that as well. It'll be interesting to see what the management does at the deadline. I'd be cautious about going to all in this early on in the "window" for them, since we dont even know if the window is really opened yet. But at the same time given the contract status of a couple guys and the age of a key piece in JT Miller, this might also be the best year they get so its a fine line and tough balancing act they face.


Should be interesting to see what they do.

 

[jackjohnson]

They were supposed to regress by now

Nope as the chart indicates, we are progressing

 

[Hammman]

A very strange flex considering that the Rangers, Bruins, and Stars have 104612796 games in hand on the Canucks.

Also, it's December.

Which is also a strange comment to make when the Canucks are still second in points percentage.

 

[jackjohnson]

Canucks looking down on these peasant teams.

Canucks looking down at NHL standing before Christmas: