They suck. Their former manager(s) was worse than our current one. They have two of the best players in the league, and are still managing to be an absolute dumpster fire.
And they’ve won one less game then we have.
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They suck. Their former manager(s) was worse than our current one. They have two of the best players in the league, and are still managing to be an absolute dumpster fire.
Yeah even Burke, McKenzie & Ferraro are all saying the same thing now about the Canucks - got a good young group to work with now and are going to get better from here on out - something to that effect.BCExpat wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2019 10:43 amI completely agree with you on the state of the Canucks when it comes to their rebuild. They have a great core group going forward and they will have a fairly high draft pick this season. Also, they can add a UFA or two and they will be a playoff team next season. Hell, in another year, you might be able to entice McDavid when he has had his fill with the Oilers and demands a tradeSKYO wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2019 10:33 pmBob McKenzie:
And Sabres 8 years with no playoffs, both tank gods in their franchises, search up TANK and you'll find the Oilers and Sabres as examples.The Edmonton thing is epic, because it's 13 years. I mean, one playoff season in 13 years, and that includes four years of Connor McDavid.
It's almost frightful to think about.
I mean the canucks are just ending their 5th year under Benning, 4 with NMC Sedins, and they got more points this season than both of those teams.
And the Canucks are only going to get better from here on out, we're progressing in the right direction, JB low-key silently adding decent depth to surround his new core of Petey, Boeser, Horvat, Gaudette, Hughes, Juolevi, Woo, Demko, DiPietro.
But this offseason is going to be a hard test for JB to add another sniper up front & a right dman booming shot to help out the team moving forward, playoffs are everything next year for this franchise!
Good observation on Jets lack of controlled exits, why it's imperative to have more talent on defense, see the best teams have at least 2 if not 3 quality scoring dmen with a couple two-way dmen and a pure defensive dman or two.But the numbers for Winnipeg’s top-nine forwards are gruesome. Stars like Blake Wheeler, Patrik Laine and Mark Scheifele have seen their numbers absolutely crater. I can’t express enough how rare it is to find this degree of substandard performance with high-end players.
The Jets are only getting about 43 per cent of the scoring chances with their best players on the ice, and the two skaters who are probably the most critical in determining how successful Winnipeg will be over the next few weeks – the aforementioned Scheifele and Laine – are the two that are bleeding the most.
So what broke Winnipeg? That’s the million-dollar question and really would require comprehensive, dedicated video review.
To my eye, one of the things this Jets team has struggled with increasingly over the second half of the season is their ability to exit the defensive zone with control. It seems that the forwards are rarely in position for clean exit passes from the blueline, which forces the defence to carry out or throw the puck off the boards into the neutral zone. Neither option is truly preferable. What tends to happen is the opponent retrieves a loose puck and restarts an attacking sequence. Not only does this lead to increased defensive zone time, but it mitigates the offensive firepower in the Winnipeg lineup.
https://www.tsn.ca/the-jets-appear-fund ... -1.1285071
Good stuff you mined from tsn.SKYO wrote: ↑Thu Apr 04, 2019 2:46 pm Jets falling a part.
Good observation on Jets lack of controlled exits, why it's imperative to have more talent on defense, see the best teams have at least 2 if not 3 quality scoring dmen with a couple two-way dmen and a pure defensive dman or two.But the numbers for Winnipeg’s top-nine forwards are gruesome. Stars like Blake Wheeler, Patrik Laine and Mark Scheifele have seen their numbers absolutely crater. I can’t express enough how rare it is to find this degree of substandard performance with high-end players.
The Jets are only getting about 43 per cent of the scoring chances with their best players on the ice, and the two skaters who are probably the most critical in determining how successful Winnipeg will be over the next few weeks – the aforementioned Scheifele and Laine – are the two that are bleeding the most.
So what broke Winnipeg? That’s the million-dollar question and really would require comprehensive, dedicated video review.
To my eye, one of the things this Jets team has struggled with increasingly over the second half of the season is their ability to exit the defensive zone with control. It seems that the forwards are rarely in position for clean exit passes from the blueline, which forces the defence to carry out or throw the puck off the boards into the neutral zone. Neither option is truly preferable. What tends to happen is the opponent retrieves a loose puck and restarts an attacking sequence. Not only does this lead to increased defensive zone time, but it mitigates the offensive firepower in the Winnipeg lineup.
https://www.tsn.ca/the-jets-appear-fund ... -1.1285071
Canucks currently have a few two-way dmen in Edler, Hutton and Stecher, their only scoring QB type is Hughes a young talented rookie, that situation needs to be rectified via trade or UFA after the Canucks season is done.
All the more reason to sign Karl...aw nvm lolUncle dans leg wrote: ↑Thu Apr 04, 2019 8:11 pmGood stuff you mined from tsn.SKYO wrote: ↑Thu Apr 04, 2019 2:46 pm Good observation on Jets lack of controlled exits, why it's imperative to have more talent on defense, see the best teams have at least 2 if not 3 quality scoring dmen with a couple two-way dmen and a pure defensive dman or two.
Canucks currently have a few two-way dmen in Edler, Hutton and Stecher, their only scoring QB type is Hughes a young talented rookie, that situation needs to be rectified via trade or UFA after the Canucks season is done.
I see the same issues in canuckland. Controlled zone exits. We are like a washing machine of turnovers leaving the zone... How fucking effective can any team we play be when their d pinches up? It must be like in the 80% range on us turning it over on a breakout
If he does go to bid. How high do you go?
I got a sneaking suspicion it won't be much more than Drew Doughty's contract, $11M-$11.5M AAV, the .5 just so he one ups DD to become the highest paid dman in the league. His signing bonus alone he & his family could live off of for the rest of their lives lol, let alone his yearly salary during his 7yrs to setup his great, great grandchildren's lives.
Not into smoking but like the message.
This injury is hurting his market value, unless he has a huge postseason he could wind up under $10 mil.SKYO wrote: ↑Fri Apr 05, 2019 12:34 pmI got a sneaking suspicion it won't be much more than Drew Doughty's contract, $11M-$11.5M AAV, the .5 just so he one ups DD to become the highest paid dman in the league. His signing bonus alone he & his family could live off of for the rest of their lives lol, let alone his yearly salary during his 7yrs to setup his great, great grandchildren's lives.
Ducks on ROWRoyalDude wrote: ↑Fri Apr 05, 2019 7:27 pm If Anaheim wins their last game tonight and we lose our last game tomorrow the records will be tied
35 wings, 37 losses, 10 wins each. Who wins this tie break in the standings?
Chicago wins tonight and we can't catch them. We will tie Philly if we tomorrow and Philly loses tomorrow but Flyers will end up with more wins if we tie them. The only possible change is if Anaheim wins tonight and we lose tomorrow???
Then a dash up the 'ol gash