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

[mathonwy]

Suter has been alright, but you need to get petey going, good idea

Suter is driving Miller crazy.

Miller is working his tail off only for Suter to do absolute jack all.

 

[Szechwan]

Pretty much only the Miller line is going, which has been rare on this team.

I'm mostly just pissed off this team is leaving Silovs out to dry.

 

[CpatainCanuck]

Lol the Sedins were miles ahead of Pettersson.

The Sedins were late bloomers. At age 26 in the 2006/07 playoffs they had 4 and 5 points respectively in 12 playoff games.

 

[Rotang]

Can we please try Petey with Garland and Joshua

That line is getting tough matchups and I honestly trust Lindholm more in those minutes than EP. Which is something I did not expect to be saying, but here we are.

 

[WTG]

1.08 xG vs .92 xG

Underlying numbes are actually a lot closer than ppl would think

 

[affyerLV]

Put Blueger with Joshua and Granlund please.

 

[MS]

Struggle != quitting on the team.
If he actually quits on the team then he would be traded because there is no way for thw rest of the team to accept anyone that has quit on the team. This is such a crazy exaggeration.

I've seen lots of players struggle. Pettersson quit on the team.

I wish I could still find that video where we won a game in OT and the players are celebrating and jumping off the bench and Pettersson was sitting there blankly staring off into space and didn't even move.

 

[cc]

I'm not looking to move EP or anything but I do acknowledge that if player signs himself to a big contract, he opens himself up to more scrutiny and criticism. It comes with the territory of signing that contract.

The same thing happened with Miller but he ended up matching or exceeding his contract thus far. I really don't blame fans for being critical of his play. There will naturally be a higher expectation for him.

 

[Canucker]

Not if you are a red blooded Canadian! Just skate around and the fans will defend to death

I dunno…Bo took a lot of heat at times here. Sometimes warranted, sometimes not.

 

[ForecheckBackcheck]

Sometimes I wish the NHL had a similar "termination for poor performance" option that the rest of us employees are subject to. I.e., you could formally warn and put a clearly underperforming player on a performance improvement plan, and if they fail to demonstrate objective improvement, you can move to terminate the contract without penalty.

Could sure help inspire some less insipid performances!

Slightly tongue in cheek, of course.

 

[arttk]

Naslund deserved it. He was an awful captain. So overrated... sorry. Nice guy but just a total nonchalance I couldn't stand.

There you go, look at how people still think about our Swedish players

 

[StickShift]

Petey needs to hit the gym in the offseason, now that he has his first taste of what real playoff action is like. He'll be fine in the long run, I think.

Doesn't help us this year, but it is what it is in that respect.

He needs to not go back to Sweden. He needs to spend a summer training with other NHL stars. Go to the Crosby/MacKinnon camp. Get yourself out of your bubble.

 

[SillyRabbit]

Part of this goes back to the discussion that was had around the Captaincy. Where Miller was out because when he's frustrated, he shows it by "trying to hard" and just doing total Bozo things.

Pettersson was out because when he's frustrated...he sulks. And it doesn't show any real outward signs that he's actually even "trying". He just looks like a zombie right now. The body language is terrible. You can visibly see the confidence is shot and he's retreating into doing very little to avoid messing up.


Which is how we ended up with Hughes, pretty much by default.

Hughes needs to step up here.

If he’s the Captain, he needs to lead by example.

I’ve said all season that Miller clearly looks like the emotional leader of the team and that’s remained true in the playoffs.

 

[M2Beezy]

Will we get 20 shots this game?

If theres 2 overtimes maybe

 

[Kryten]

This forum is vicious to anyone who underperforms at any given moment.

False. Canuck fans are obsessed with effort level. Scrubs are hailed as heros if they give a shit. You dont try, you get rightfully roasted

 

[arttk]

I've seen lots of players struggle. Pettersson quit on the team.

I wish I could still find that video where we won a game in OT and the players are celebrating and jumping off the bench and Pettersson was sitting there blankly staring off into space and didn't even move.

That’s call f***ing depression, that’s not called quitting on the team, it’s borderline quitting on life

 

[Canucks LB]

THANK YOU!! SN

Just shoot the puck!!

 

[PavelBure10]

Bieksa and the panel calling out Pettersson. Shoot the puck and get back.

 

[canucksfan]

It feels like whoever wins this game takes the series.

 

[Canucker]

Are you really surprised that the forum is critical of a player who gave the team an ultimatum that he wanted to play for a "winner" to stay in town, only for the team to be near the top of the league the entire season in spite of him? And now up 2-1 in a series in spite of him as well?

He really hasn't ingratiated himself well with the city to have leeway when he struggles like this.

No arguments here…he’s epically underperforming and deserves every bit of heat hes taking.

 

[CpatainCanuck]

Naslund deserved it. He was an awful captain. So overrated... sorry. Nice guy but just a total nonchalance I couldn't stand.

I'm not liking Pettersson's level of chalance either...

 

[Bobby9]

Can we please try Petey with Garland and Joshua

Why drag them down with the heartless anchor

 

[pomx]

https://x.com/mrbooth07/status/1784719908389187782?s=46&t=CeQycTEMi0y2AZlfBX9uPw

 

[SiZ]

It feels like whoever wins this game takes the series.

I don't know. It's at a weird start time on the road. As critical as I am this game, they could come back strong at home.

 

[arttk]

I dunno…Bo took a lot of heat at times here. Sometimes warranted, sometimes not.

I mean the worse was oh he is not playing well, need to play better. Nobody questions his character, look at how people are questioning Petey’s character.