eviohh26
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I dont see the Oilers. Where are the Oilers?
Vancouver led the league in points at Christmas, Can they continue this run into the New Year?
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canuckslover10
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I feel like what gets lost is that you could regress in PDO without regressing in wins. Win more close games, shoot more, etc.
So the demise of the Canucks due to the regression was always exaggerated.
dellzor
Bo Horvat's Head
dellzor
Bo Horvat's Head
I swear no one mentioned PDO when the Bruins went on their tear during the regular season lol
Chairman Maouth
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No no, when the imaginary PDO stat regressed the Canucks were supposed to be a bottom feeder. That’s how these fake stats work!
Classic PDO win over the Redwings. Totally unsustainable.
Am I doing this right?
Am I doing this right?
Wayward Son
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We’re doing well enough that a certain fan base has seemingly exhausted their list of excuses for how we can’t keep winning and left the thread.
Only took *checks notes* 55 games.
Only took *checks notes* 55 games.
Ferraro said it last night when Lindholm scored their 4th goal of the night.
The Canucks are destroying teams 5 on 5 and that's why I'm feeling really good about the playoffs.
The Canucks are destroying teams 5 on 5 and that's why I'm feeling really good about the playoffs.
TropicOfNoReturn
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It seems as though NHL fans oft forget the somewhat obscure rule disqualifying teams from winning the Stanley Cup if they have a PDO that is too high. Similarly, and perhaps more obscure, is the rule stating that if a player on a team has too high of a shooting percentage, that also disqualifies the them.
Cited here:
46.15 Excessive PDO – Should a team's regular season PDO exceed 1050, that team will be ineligible to win the Stanley Cup, regardless of the outcome of the games in which they participate.
and
50.12 Unsustainable Shooting Percentage - When any individual player on a team has a regular season shooting percentage higher than 33%, that team will be disqualified and hence ineligible from winning the Stanley Cup
The infamous case of these rules actually being enforced was in 1928 when the Montreal Maroons advanced to the Stanley Cup Final against the New York Rangers. The Maroons went on to win that series, based on actual on-ice results, and capture the Stanley Cup with Babe Siebert scoring a series-clinching goal late in game 5 (the Final was a best-of-3 back then). Unfortunately for them and their fans, these rules, which had been buried in the rulebook, were brought to light. It turns out that Siebert's teammate Hooley Smith had a shooting percentage of 33.4%. Even more egregious, the team collectively had a regular season shooting percentage of 18.6%. Most appalling, and what ultimately ended up costing the Maroons the Stanley Cup, was their team regular season PDO of 1051.
This entire ordeal likely couldn't happen today with the speed of information transfer we now have, but one can see how in 1928 the coaches and players perhaps were not even aware of these rules - and how the Maroons were allowed to play all the way to the Stanley Cup Final before NHL President Frank Calder had to rightfully rip the Cup out of the hands of Maroons captain Dunc Munro.
Cited here:
46.15 Excessive PDO – Should a team's regular season PDO exceed 1050, that team will be ineligible to win the Stanley Cup, regardless of the outcome of the games in which they participate.
and
50.12 Unsustainable Shooting Percentage - When any individual player on a team has a regular season shooting percentage higher than 33%, that team will be disqualified and hence ineligible from winning the Stanley Cup
The infamous case of these rules actually being enforced was in 1928 when the Montreal Maroons advanced to the Stanley Cup Final against the New York Rangers. The Maroons went on to win that series, based on actual on-ice results, and capture the Stanley Cup with Babe Siebert scoring a series-clinching goal late in game 5 (the Final was a best-of-3 back then). Unfortunately for them and their fans, these rules, which had been buried in the rulebook, were brought to light. It turns out that Siebert's teammate Hooley Smith had a shooting percentage of 33.4%. Even more egregious, the team collectively had a regular season shooting percentage of 18.6%. Most appalling, and what ultimately ended up costing the Maroons the Stanley Cup, was their team regular season PDO of 1051.
This entire ordeal likely couldn't happen today with the speed of information transfer we now have, but one can see how in 1928 the coaches and players perhaps were not even aware of these rules - and how the Maroons were allowed to play all the way to the Stanley Cup Final before NHL President Frank Calder had to rightfully rip the Cup out of the hands of Maroons captain Dunc Munro.
Chairman Maouth
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A good analogy is that the previous GM had no blue print , filled up the roster with square pegs when it was full of round holes and doubled down on his errors. The current management actually had an idea of what they wanted the team identity to be, decided on the core 4, started replacing all the square pegs with round ones and weren't afraid to get rid of the pieces that didn't fit.
5 vs 5 play right now is incredible. Just need to get the PP back on track and with their 4 lines all clicking they should be all set for the playoffs. Soucy returning will certainly help the D but Julusen’s emergence as a top 4 D and elite PK’er has been a huge positive surprise.
The Vancouver revival has been remarkable, particularly since they did it without a bunch of high draft picks, and demonstrates the advantages of balance and chemistry as opposed to simply loading up with marquee names.
We Vegas fans congratulate the Canucks and wish them the very best of continued success ...... in winning the President's Cup.
We Vegas fans congratulate the Canucks and wish them the very best of continued success ...... in winning the President's Cup.
Because Benning had Roussel, Beagle, Eriksson, Myers, OEL, Sutter, Holtby, etc using up all the cap savings from having those other players on discounts. Can't go far with a 12m dollar fourth line or 14m second pair.
EpochLink
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No offense to Bo Horvat but he was not the greatest ‘motivator’ on the team in regards to relying up the troops. Also, add to the fact the previous coaches were ass water.
Give it up to Hughes, the core players and the coaching staff to put the Canucks where they are right now.
I don't think anyone cares about winning the Pres trophy at all. Winning the division is massive though. Avoiding Vegas/Edmonton in round 1 is huge, as the West will be a gauntlet this year.The Vancouver revival has been remarkable, particularly since they did it without a bunch of high draft picks, and demonstrates the advantages of balance and chemistry as opposed to simply loading up with marquee names.
We Vegas fans congratulate the Canucks and wish them the very best of continued success ...... in winning the President's Cup.
I'm looking down the barrel of the gun that is St. Louis and frankly there seems to be no easy opponents.
I'd like to avoid everyone in the west, but that's not an option. Nothing against the Blues/Kings, as they could very well knock us out, but I'd much rather play them than the Oilers or Vegas.
Hoping LA somehow squeaks into that spot
Maybe we could start a cheer like "We want L.A.!" or something like that? Has that ever backfired?
StickShift
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Whoever is a wildcard in the west is going to be coming into the playoffs on a high and will be a tough out. There is no easy series.
Personally, I would love to see Vancouver and Seattle play a series so they can truly kick-off that rivalry.
Personally, I would love to see Vancouver and Seattle play a series so they can truly kick-off that rivalry.
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Raistlin
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Id want LA any day, that is unless they fix their goaltending. canucks play a game of disruption via keepaway with their possession monsters kind of like the Kings in their prime. St louis is a counterpunch team that relies on goaltending from when we play them, thats not an ideal matchup from vancouver point of view.
