Post-Game Talk: WCSF GAME #2: Canucks 5, Knights 2 (Series tied 1 - 1)

[TruKnyte]

Maybe people should stop wasting his time

He's got games to lose and fans to disappoint, no time for this foolishness

I say we just spam his twitter account and get him off his game.

 

[I am toxic]

Territorially and shot wise it wasn't too good but a win is a win. Liked the jam the team played with and the way most everyone was giving up their bodies to block shots and scramble the puck out of danger. Some real nice goals and near goals. Thought it was kind of rope a dope game with some good counter punching

Good

Markstrom - just huge - how long before Vegas starts running him

Pettersson - not just offensively, where he was something special, but also great two game. Delight to watch and maybe as good playoff game as Canuck forward has played. Maybe some can remember better but right off the top I can't (maybe Kesler against Nashville?)

Edler - was a horse all game. You forget sometimes there is physical element to his game. Real heavy Swede influence in this game

Miller - going to say he did more good than harm but there are still times when his errant passes put the team in tough position. Thought he might screw up the play coming out of his end on the open net goal but was more controlled there.

Stecher - was moving the puck well all game. And that seems to be a key here. You dilly dally with the puck or start moving the puck back into your zone and the Vegas forecheck eats you up. Saw Hughes do more of this in this game as well. Carrying the puck into their forecheck is simply not going to work.

Gaudette - that to me was the best Gaudette has looked. Showed very good speed getting to loose puck and carrying the play into the Vegas end. Great energy and was producing chances. If anything gave you some hope for the future in this game, I think it was Gaudette

Motte - great on the PK and basically carried the 4th line.

Horvat - back to being a monster. Killed it on the dot and good around the net. Strong game by Horvat

Sutter - not always great and skating is beginning to look more laboured. Still he was crucial on the PK and in a defensive role 5 on 5.

Bad

Virtanen - back to being mostly brain dead. Just seems to stall out and ends up not getting pressure on the puck in any zone. By the time he sees the play its too late to be effective. In the offensive zone he wrong sides the opponent by not getting on the defensive side. Often he will stop in the middle of the play, realize an opposing player on his side is getting the puck and then take a couple of tentative towards him, have the puck passed by him and end up well behind the play. In his end, Virtanen is not able to get down low along the boards to help the defense, prevent passes out to his point man or get any pressure on the point man when he does get the puck. Offensively, it is the same old take the puck in wide arc around the net and pass it back to the point (same thing we've seen for years). Rarely takes the puck to the net. Guess this a long winded way of saying he just isn't much very good hockey player. You just wish that he could sustain some level of play that would help the team. Getting Tuck out of the game seemed the only positive to me.

Others

Fantenburg/Benn - had their issues but somehow got by. Mostly in survival mode

Tanev/Hughes - continue to get pounded. Need to use wheels to get space and move the puck quickly out of the zone. D to D and out. Spending way too much time in their zone although that is not totally their fault. Adjusted to the forecheck a little better in this game but still lot of work to be done here.

Beagle - thought he looked a little gassed - having Motte out there with him was a Godsend.

Toffoli - can see he is not up to speed yet but he was going to the right spots and was deft with the puck . Having him on the PP ahead of Boeser helped

Reffing again very iffy. Ref is looking directly at the puck Boeser bounced off the boards and seems impossible to believe he couldn't see that. If his eyesight is that poor he needs to get his butt out of the game.

Linden in Game 7 of the '94 Cup Final. Broken ribs, down 2-0, scores. Down 3-1 ,scores. On the ice to the dying seconds.

By dying seconds, I mean those seconds at the end of that series where my heart died.

If talking goalies . . .

 

[Jovofan]

He can carry Markstrom's coffin, because that's about all the action he's going to get otherwise.

He can be the Kay Whitmore updating the number of wins left on the whiteboard. 11 more!

 

[wonton15]

There's no way that's actually Marchessault lol imagine being in the dressing room / having a post game meal and out of everything, you choose to reply to fans on ig

 

[Ozone]

Fourth highlight of the night:

Pettersson throwing the glove back.

Wow. Class and Confidence...

 

[Svencouver]

O Deliver us to the promised land, king of kings

 

[David71]

like i said earlier, the big boys came to play. having toffoli back in it changes the dynamic of the team. do the shutting up on the scoreboard. reaves was irrelevant. markstrom was dailled in. petey 15pts in 12 games. he IS NOT HUMAN AT ALL. 3 pts kid keeps getting better. hughes quiet night which was expected. Jordie benn/fantenberg physical and blocking shots. wow the entire team blocked alot of shots.

 

[PG Canuck]

There's no way that's actually Marchessault lol imagine being in the dressing room / having a post game meal and out of everything, you choose to reply to fans on ig

It's definitely him but I'm not sure what post that is on. Might be old.

 

[David71]

two m

O Deliver us to the promised land, king of kings[/QUOTE
2 Kings and an alien

 

[LuckyDay]

 

[iloovRMB]

Thank you, Manny.

Winning faceoffs are so key. Praise Gillis for bringing Manny into this organization?

Praise Steve Nash’s sister

 

[crazychimp]

O Deliver us to the promised land, king of kings

Almost choked on my water after seeing this

 

[David71]

that delay of game penalty was clearly bullshit. hope greener/benning go to the league about kelly sutherland's calls...

 

[Ozone]

As a side note: I think it's fairly safe to say that the majority of highlight reel goals scored in these playoffs are leaning heavily in our favour.
Thank you Nucks!

 

[Angry Little Elf]

It is JM, blue check mark and 50k followers

 

[Star Ocean]

Thank you Burke for calling out Smith’s late hit on Pettersson. Garbage f***ing play.

Is pettersson ok?

 

[604]

Yeah, either some weird delay, or she was preoccupied with something else everytime she was asked a question.

Think she had lag issues.

Even when commenting on video she was slightly late.

 

[I am toxic]

As a side note: I think it's fairly safe to say that the majority of highlight reel goals scored in this playoffs is leaning heavily in our favour.
Thank you Nucks!

Well, that and Marcha . . . March . . . Marchan . . . eff me, I can't say it with all the bile in my throat.

 

[Angry Little Elf]

Is pettersson ok?

Yeah. Just barely missed his head

 

[Ace of Hades]

If Pettersson plays like this consistently, I would definitely put him on Mackinnon's level within a year.

 

[Ozone]

Well, that and Marcha . . . March . . . Marchan . . . eff me, I can't say it with all the bile in my throat.

"Eight" times is enough.. a 'bunch' too munch..

Edit: With happy Toffi back...
It's a whole new ballgame.

 

[PG Canuck]

So, Marchessault is completely rattled.

That's good.

 

[David71]

Yeah. Just barely missed his head

that play deserves a review from dpos

 

[I am toxic]

Saying this from the safety of our board... but...

How sweet it is to have young stars that are big gamers in the playoffs and always come up big when it matters, huh?

Not quite as young, but this is what it felt like in '94. Bure was lethal, Linden determined, Courtnall and Adams and Ronning would come up big if you shut down Bure. Hell, I think even Babych potted one in the SCF*.


*yep, Game 5

 

[Fatass]

93 shot attempts against. 93!

Is that good or bad? Sounds bad, but your exclamation mark kind of makes it appear good.