GDT: WCQF GM04 | Vancouver Canucks @ Nashville Predators | Sun. Apr 28th | 2:00PM PST | SNP/CBC | Don’t Panic

[Slapshot_11]

Petey really got his contract and said I'm done now

 

[StickShift]

Nothing stopping the Canucks from taking this game.

 

[VanillaCoke]

Yes I think I’d do this, move Blueger up with Joshua/Garland, and just play PDG/Laff/Mikheyev like once in a blue moon.

This should happen. Its honestly kinda bad coaching, idk if tocc has a blind spot or something but gotta give ep a bone, and we know teddy works with josh and garlic

 

[rypper]

These Quest Trade commercials are insufferable smug.

Let me drive my Landover on this Icelandic spillway.

 

[Petey O]

Is anyone really that surprised rhat some of the core is struggling. What you expect from players who have never played in the playoffs. This run is all about getting experience for the core.

Yep. This is great experience either way. I'd obviously love them to go far, but even if they lose this series, this season was a success.

 

[Krispy]

It was not deflected

Goal was given to Jankowski who was infront of the net, so I suppose he deflected it.

 

[Flik]

Yep. This is great experience either way. I'd obviously love them to go far, but even if they lose this series, this season was a success.

It's all gravy!

Expectations are different next year though.

 

[kanucks25]

Petey really got his contract and said I'm done now

The thing is, didn't his poor play begin well before he signed the contract?

 

[Petey O]

It's all gravy!

Expectations are different next year though.

You have to give a young core a free playoff run to learn and get used to playoff hockey. Then the expectations start to ramp up.

 

[Baby Pettersson]

Literally one guy is struggling. And it isn't that he's struggling, it's that he looks like a complete zombie.

Demko also has been a ghost!

 

[wonton15]

The game is looser than games 1-3 for sure. Suter Miller Boeser are killing their match ups and owning the puck right now.

 

[VanJack]

The intermission panel is speculating that Hughes is playing hurt. I know one thing. I he keeps receiving this kind of forechecking punishment in his own zone, he won't be healthy or long.

 

[RobertKron]

The intermission panel is speculating that Hughes is playing hurt. I know one thing. I he keeps receiving this kind of forechecking punishment in his own zone, he won't be healthy or long.

I think the hits will make him healthier.

 

[mossey3535]

So not the greatest WC highlight pack for Silov IMO.

 

[Icebreakers]

The thing is, didn't his poor play begin well before he signed the contract?

14 points in 20 games after signing the deal. Huge drop off his 100 point pace.

 

[TruGr1t]

The intermission panel is speculating that Hughes is playing hurt. I know one thing. I he keeps receiving this kind of forechecking punishment in his own zone, he won't be healthy or long.

I believe there has been some speculation he’s got a shoulder issue dating back to late in the regular season.

 

[Zippgunn]

Petey after that wipeout after the Preds goal looked "stunned; like a duck hit in the head" to quote Abe Lincoln...

 

[Brock Boeser Laser Show]

Preds don't even try to make a play on the puck when Quinn has it. If you send two guys at a guy with the only intent of hitting him then it would be hard for even Bobby Orr to elude that.

Canucks need to make some planned breakouts to take advantage of how aggressive the Preds are when Quinn has the puck. Should have odd man rushes if we scheme it properly.

 

[Svencouver]

Literally one guy is struggling. And it isn't that he's struggling, it's that he looks like a complete zombie.

Classic overthinking. I saw it all the time with some of the kids I used to coach. If you start thinking too much while you should just be in automatic performance mode, everything you do slows down. It especially happens a lot when the stakes are the highest, and these types of players feel that they need to "think more" than usual, because their brain is usually their biggest asset and how they're used to winning. Talent comes in many forms, and some of those cerebral big brain type kids can really, really struggle when it comes to this stuff - especially when their peers outperform them and they just spiral into self-confidence issues. It's not like we have to speculate, either. Tocchet has said this is what Pettersson asks him for advice on, and this is what Pettersson says he is having problems with in interviews. He'll figure it out, it's just a matter of getting more mileage and experience.

 

[mossey3535]

Hopefully this is the start of a contending era for us, I think we're going to have to load manage Hughes throughout the season in the future.

 

[larek]

Big Z has been strong again in this game

Petterson looks lost

Hrudey has one big fat head!

Rookie G has been solid

 

[StickShift]

TNT panel picking apart Pettersson for blown coverage on the 1-1 goal.

 

[Nomobo]

Bieksa is the star of the panel.

 

[Flik]

The US feed did a good job breaking down the goal against us and major props for Colby Armstrong calling out Mikheyev as being a "robot"

 

[Hansen]

Petey needs to lose bis shit. Take a penalty, go Alex Semin and play the bongos on someone, scream into the crowd like hes lost his mind, f***ing anything to get the blood flowing