WCQF: Vancouver Canucks vs Nashville Predators (VAN Leads 3-2)

[Dust]

I don't know why so many people are trolling in here, the worst Nucks poster that was guilty of most of the main board shenanigans was that JackJohnson guy who I think has been long banned. Just enjoy the hockey guys! I hope this series picks up because it's been kind of sleepy compared to some of the others so far.

 

[syz]

For sure. Canucks’ MO this season has been dictating play from the start scoring first, with a good win percentage when they do.

So far they have not met the same standard

Only fear now is that if they push for it too hard and end up getting caught and DeSmith lets one in then it's back to the same old shit again.

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

No worries. Canucks win that one 9/10, credit to Nashville for being opportunistic & selling out to block shots.

Canucks PP needs to get going & I think you consider Silovs in game 3, those rebounds tonight were bad.

Onto the next

 

[Angry Little Elf]

For sure. Canucks’ MO this season has been dictating play from the start scoring first, with a good win percentage when they do.

So far they have not met the same standard

Honestly reminds me of Colorados first playoffs during the Mackinnon era. A lot of inexperience showing in the Canucks core

 

[Three On Zero]

Maybe this changes a bit without Demko in net but I feel like the Canucks should just go agro at the start of the game and stop waiting to be losing before making a push like the first 2 games.

I legit have no idea what Nashville would do if they went down 2 goals. I mean maybe they'd actually have to push back and would succeed, in which case... welp. But step 1 is to at least prevent them from being able to turtle, as it has always been with turtles.

Demko likely makes the save on the 1-0 and 2-0 goal. Would have completely changed the game, Nashville getting that gift on the 1st shot allowed them to settle into a more defensive role

 

[trilobyte]

Predators probably a bit surprised that the game went so much the way they wanted it played.
Tochet the old Flyer will be thinking of how to break that up with getting into the middle where the higher threats are generated.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Only fear now is that if they push for it too hard and end up getting caught and DeSmith lets one in then it's back to the same old shit again.

Kinda like early season Oilers, push hard and then your goalie gives up a bad goal and it completely deflates the team.

Canucks are the better team, and if DeSmith can give them even .900, they should win this series pretty easily.

 

[TheNumber4]

DeSmith was probably distracted on that first goal with the LETS GO CASEY chants.

*Womp Womp*

 

[VainGretzky]

DeSmith was probably distracted on that first goal with the LETS GO CASEY chants.

*Womp Womp*

So it wasn't Casey at the bat it was Casey off the bat

 

[Baby Pettersson]

why was the arena waving their towels cheering as their team lost home ice advantage?

Kind of a silly thing to say no?

We have good fans that would rather try and support and hype the team up for the road trip.

What, do you expect us all to riot or something?

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Kind of a silly thing to say no?

We have good fans that would rather try and support and hype the team up for the road trip.

What, do you expect us all to riot or something?

Thats reserved for the finals if you make it that far.

 

[Pass the Saitl Sauce]

Honestly reminds me of Colorados first playoffs during the Mackinnon era. A lot of inexperience showing in the Canucks core

Canucks have a good team but this was always the Canucks biggest issue going into the playoffs imo (Atleast before the Demko injury)

 

[Three On Zero]

Kind of a silly thing to say no?

We have good fans that would rather try and support and hype the team up for the road trip.

What, do you expect us all to riot or something?

In this economy? No one can afford to riot these days!

 

[syz]

DeSmith was probably distracted on that first goal with the LETS GO CASEY chants.

*Womp Womp*

Easiest ways to get scored on in the NHL:

chant something
do the wave

 

[Three On Zero]

I keep having to check to make sure that Vancouver isn’t down 2-0 in this series. I would expect that to be the case by some of the responses here in a 1-1 best of 5 series

 

[Zirakzigil]

Friendly reminder this is a thread about the Canucks vs Predators, the Oilers are not involved here. Next reminder may not be so friendly. ​

 

[Three On Zero]

To you Nashville fans lurking in the background, good game! It’s been a low event but entertaining couple games. Time to play some playoff hockey in your barn! Onto game 3

 

[ijuka]

84 shot attempts; 18 shots on goal. That's an insane number.

For example, Panthers had 75 shot attempts, 37 on goal. That's a more typical number.

 

[westcoastpred]

why was the arena waving their towels cheering as their team lost home ice advantage?

They were switching sides to support the mighty Nashville Predators

 

[Armourboy]

Predators probably a bit surprised that the game went so much the way they wanted it played.
Tochet the old Flyer will be thinking of how to break that up with getting into the middle where the higher threats are generated.

Problem is that isn't how we wanted it played. That 5-10 minutes in the 2nd is what we have done all season. This hang back, block shots, and play defensive is something we haven't seen us do all season.

This is not normal.

 

[Wry n Ginger]

Canucks in 5.

Suck it haters.

 

[CanucksSayEh]

why was the arena waving their towels cheering as their team lost home ice advantage?

Still gotta wear the dress, even if you get stood up at the alter. Those things are expensive.

 

[Rowlet]

why was the arena waving their towels cheering as their team lost home ice advantage?

Some HF posters:

Why don't the Canucks support their team when they're losing?

Also Some HF posters:

Why do the Canucks support their team when they're losing?

 

[trilobyte]

Problem is that isn't how we wanted it played. That 5-10 minutes in the 2nd is what we have done all season. This hang back, block shots, and play defensive is something we haven't seen us do all season.

This is not normal.

Interesting. I only caught the 3rd period, and all I saw was what looked like an incredibly focused protect the lead strategy. Kind of like old NYR coach Tom Renney's "5 In The Picture" emphasis on clogging the middle with shot blocking bodies.
Even that last PP for the Predators looked like an effort to not give the puck away (though I thought the players didn't even do that well and it became a very confused looking PP).

I am guilty of seeing only 1/3 of the game.
What the Predators were doing was incredibly effective, though. The Canucks had no answer to it when I was watching it.

I'm looking forward to seeing more of, if not all, Game 3.

 

[Bounces R Way]

I like this Predators team. You can tell they play for the logo and not the nameplate. Blocking shots is what teams that believe in each other do.

Not a Canucks fan whatsoever but Pettersson frustrates me. It's really not that he's floating or mailing it in. His game just fails to mature. He doesn't get inside on guys, he doesn't play with enough pace, and he gets pushed off the puck constantly. I think he's talented enough to be an 8 figure player but he doesn't do the things you need to do be an offensive catalyst consistently enough.