WCQF | Vancouver Canucks vs. Nashville Predators | Series Talk

[kanucks25]

Not that I'm rooting against a 16-0 run but I really look forward to a Tocchet post-game presser after a loss.

Seriously though, we've way overachieved this season, to me we're playing with house money. A 1st round exit would suck but it would depend on how we lose for me to worried about it going forward. That said, I do expect us to win

 

[SelltheTeamFrancesco]

Canucks in 3 the Preds forfeit after getting smashed for 3 games.

 

[Hammer79]

Nashville has pretty good depth scoring but ours is better. In fact we are better in every single area and statistical category. If our pp scores like it usually does against them than this should be a pretty quick series in our favour. On defense is where we really out match them imo, after Josi, nothing special offensively and none are all that great defensively.

I'll give them a game because our PP has been stationary lately. Hopefully not Game 1, because that would be stressful.

 

[Hammer79]

isn't that good?
I guess depends if you wanted Canucks to play against Nashville or be 1st in the West.

Jets game means nothing now. I would have rather played the Kings, but they should beat the Preds. It would have been nice to have home ice in the conference final, but we don't know that the Stars will be there.

 

[alternate]

Should be a fun series. Good matchip but shitty travel. Pumped to see how this core brings it.

 

[logan5]

I'll give them a game because our PP has been stationary lately. Hopefully not Game 1, because that would be stressful.

My theory is that they have been holding back their A game power play for the play-offs. We should see a completely different looking power play in the play-offs - ie not stationary.

 

[Hammer79]

My theory is that they have been holding back their A game power play for the play-offs. We should see a completely different looking power play in the play-offs - ie not stationary.

I think that this team started playing too cautious in front of deSmith and Silovs. They might have been scared of short handed goals.

 

[CanucksMJL]

Nashville finishing the season 4-5-1 is not "hot at the right time". Nucks in 5.

 

[Peter Griffin]

Taking my boys to game 2 for both their first playoff games. Can’t wait!

 

[F A N]

Nashville has a lot of old favourites of previous and current management teams.

 

[Pennask]

Sweep!!!

 

[wonton15]

I’m very curious to see what Pettersson shows up. Everything about him screams clutch playoff performer, but will he flip a switch? Man I’m excited

 

[bossram]

I think this is the best matchup for round 1, though every path is very difficult in the West.

The Preds' underlying numbers have been scorching in the back third of the season, but running through their schedule, I think they are a little juiced up by playing a lot of the bottom-feeder teams in that time, and all their games against Vegas when they were a skeleton crew.

They are a fast pace, high volume chance for/against team. If the Canucks are successful, it will be because the Preds' played right into the Canucks neutral zone structure, got bogged down, and the Canucks counterpunched. If the Canucks can slow the pace down (and they generally have in most games), this should be a good matchup for them.

 

[oceanchild]

Think this is going to be alot tougher than folks think. Nashville is a real gud team.

Canucks in 7!

A Norris caliber dman, a Vezina caliber goalie and some solid characters on the team,
A good D group and some guys that can put up points.

If we play well we win with certainty, if we stumble we will be in trouble. This is all about how we play and I’m interested to watch.

I hope Tocchet is whipping up some playoff magic.

 

[oceanchild]

Jets game means nothing now. I would have rather played the Kings, but they should beat the Preds. It would have been nice to have home ice in the conference final, but we don't know that the Stars will be there.

Let’s win a round first before we start to worry about home ice in round three. It’s a gauntlet this year and our reward for winning round 1 (if we do) can be Edmonton or Vegas.. round three js a long and hard road.

 

[Jay26]

Nashville finishing the season 4-5-1 is not "hot at the right time". Nucks in 5.

I'm talking about a bigger sample size than 10 games....

 

[VanJack]

Vancouver is the biggest mystery in these playoffs, simply because it's been so long since they actually made it.

Teams that break through for the first time, can often go in diametrically opposite directions. Either they compete hard but bow out quickly. Or they get on a roll and score a couple of series upsets.

Tocchet says he isn't concerned about his team lack of playoff experience. But history shows that battle-hardened playoff experience does matter.

I know that teams are winning the Stanley Cup these days with pretty pedestrian goaltending. But that won't be the case with the Canucks. They'll go as far as Demko can carry them.

 

[JT Milker]

This thread has we want Florida vibes.

 

[StickShift]

I don’t think the series will be easy—but if the Canucks are truly the team they believe they are, they should be able to win this series.

I think we are really going to notice the size and physicality of Zadorov, Soucy, Hronek, Cole, and Juulsen on Nashville’s forwards—and I think we have the forward depth to win any matchup at home or on the road. Keep up the strong 1st periods and they should have a clear path to victory in each game.

 

[rypper]

I'm not too proud to say I don't know what these numbers mean.

 

[GranvilleIsland]

I'm not too proud to say I don't know what these numbers mean.

It means you've saved yourself a ton of money over the years.

 

[Bobby9]

My theory is that they have been holding back their A game power play for the play-offs. We should see a completely different looking power play in the play-offs - ie not stationary.

LMAO.

 

[supercanuck]

Prediction: Canucks in 6.

I keep saying this, hoping that it will come true, but his is where EP truly breaks out. He just needs to start using his wrist shot, and snap it top corner again (health permitting).

 

[Bobby9]

So, who on the team shows up in this round?

 

[Peter Griffin]

So, who on the team shows up in this round?

Pettersson.