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Cousin Strawberry wrote: ↑Sat May 18, 2024 10:12 am I have heard Ekholm was quite sick for game 5 and was seriously struggling hence the low ice time. Hopefully it's still in his system as he's by far their best dman.

There are rumours of Tiny Troy Stretcher getting in the lineup too. Please, god of gods...make this happen

Carl Yagro wrote: ↑Sat May 18, 2024 11:07 am Skinner and Stecher? Yes, please!

McJesus & Crysaddle will be playing horizontal all night at 5v5, I'm sure.

Carl Yagro wrote: ↑Sat May 18, 2024 11:23 am Yeah, they announced Skinner was back in the pipes. I'm not sure about this move on their part, but hey, I like it!

Raile wrote: ↑Sat May 18, 2024 12:11 pm we make ace lineup changes while they make poor ones. works for me

MJN wrote: ↑Sun May 19, 2024 9:22 am With the success of younger starts winning cups the perception of the prime years of players has shifted, to my recollection it was closer to 27-30 were the best years for players. Given contracts and the amount of hockey played at a younger age it seems like that bracket of age has dropped a bit.

The reason why I bring it up is, to me it looks like a young team that doesn't yet know how to handle adversity and push back of a panicking opponent. There was also a premium on previous stanley cup winners as mentors for budding teams which the canucks lack. The absence of maturity is showing.

To me this is also what Pettersson is going through. He dreamed of making it in the NHL and he has. The reality of getting punched in the face every time you show up for work has to be an eye opener and being a millionaire in your early 20's is going to take some time for him to adjust. It is common for players to struggle the first year after signing a big contract. He has to be become something he has never been before and I don't know where you would really get prepared for that kind of life. The older I get the younger 24/25 seems.

MJN wrote: ↑Sun May 19, 2024 9:22 am With the success of younger starts winning cups the perception of the prime years of players has shifted, to my recollection it was closer to 27-30 were the best years for players. Given contracts and the amount of hockey played at a younger age it seems like that bracket of age has dropped a bit.

The reason why I bring it up is, to me it looks like a young team that doesn't yet know how to handle adversity and push back of a panicking opponent. There was also a premium on previous stanley cup winners as mentors for budding teams which the canucks lack. The absence of maturity is showing.

To me this is also what Pettersson is going through. He dreamed of making it in the NHL and he has. The reality of getting punched in the face every time you show up for work has to be an eye opener and being a millionaire in your early 20's is going to take some time for him to adjust. It is common for players to struggle the first year after signing a big contract. He has to be become something he has never been before and I don't know where you would really get prepared for that kind of life. The older I get the younger 24/25 seems.