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Topper wrote: ↑Tue Dec 10, 2024 10:11 pm Most of the game, Vancouver considered it a win if they were able to get the puck out to the neutral zone.

Zone entries and dump and chase were a disaster.

First goal, St Louis defender was frozen out of the play in fear of a too many men.
Second Canuck goal was an own goal by St Louis

One does have to appreciate the that Parayko was the one who put it into his own net after he was the one who lost an edge that resulted in that atrocious call on Boeser.

But overall the Canucks looked messy tonight.

Just not seeing the Canucks as a legitimate threat to win the cup this year. We’ll see what Allvin and Ruth are truly made of this year, their thinking. I gather we will see the same old same same management moves we’ve seen over and over by the scared and pressured GM’s in this very disappointing Aquilini tenure

Megaterio Llamas wrote: ↑Tue Dec 10, 2024 9:59 pm Quinn Hughes played 30 minutes.

Not a good sign, Tocchet keeps that up we will see a similar Quinn Hughes we saw in the playoffs against the Predators, deflated and rendered useless.

Believe this is the first time the Canucks have gotten at least a point when I started a GDT.

You are welcome to go again Thursday…

rats19 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2024 8:23 am You are welcome to go again Thursday…

Not sure if they want me to though, I appear to be a bad luck curse for them.

theman wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2024 8:39 am

rats19 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2024 8:23 am You are welcome to go again Thursday…

Not sure if they want me to though, I appear to be a bad luck curse for them.

We all are, this year...

Are we really surprised with that defense though?

I mean come on man. That's a minor league group and Hughes

Over my time here posting on CC, I think I have started 5 GDTs and my record is 0-4-1. Yikes, that is the '80s level Canucks performance.

Topper wrote: ↑Tue Dec 10, 2024 10:11 pm Most of the game, Vancouver considered it a win if they were able to get the puck out to the neutral zone.

Zone entries and dump and chase were a disaster.

First goal, St Louis defender was frozen out of the play in fear of a too many men.
Second Canuck goal was an own goal by St Louis

Most of the time, the goal was to get it out to the neutral zone. That can't be the goal most of the time. When they were passing, it wasn't precise. Except Hughes. Always except Hughes.

I get benching Brannstrom as a healthy scratch (assuming he's healthy), he's not good enough to be comfortable and he can probably learn a bit watching the occassional game from the box. But it is also pretty clear that he actually tries exits with possession and makes it happen a fair amount.

Desharnais = pylon.

Soucy, my man, why? Turning away from the shooter in OT looked like a play a guy on the take would make. He had an angle to disrupt a shot with his stick, but he was realllllllly making sure there wouldn't be a completed pass by the guy 5 feet from the goalie to another guy 5 feet from the net who was already blanketed by a Canuck.

Juulsen, my man, passing practice. Please. The times it wasn't "off the glass" it was passes in feet, hard passes where area passes would do. He's got good company in this, but he wins the prize last night.

On the plus side, Hoglander looked like an NHL player for the first time in a while, the team turned it up when they had no other choice, and Demko made the kinds of saves you need to stay in a game, Garland buzzed all night (but see shorty), and Petey and DeBrusk continue to point up points even though its sort of a good shift bad shift thing. Also, PP moved puck well.

UWSaint wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2024 11:28 am Also, PP moved puck well.

Recently I've only been able to watch brief bits of games, but I watched most of last night and was very pleasantly surprised to see this.

Watching a PP was actually exciting for once!

Hoglander and the 2015 1st will be dangled for the next Hronek.

Speaking of the 1st we gave up for Hronek, Pellika is ranked 23rd on the recently put together top nhl team affiliated prospects list by ESPN. Willander (drafted ahead of Pellika) didn’t make the list, which was a top 50 list. Not good…so Canuck

Chef Boi RD wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2024 2:45 pm Hoglander and the 2015 1st will be dangled for the next Hronek.

Speaking of the 1st we gave up for Hronek, Pellika is ranked 23rd on the recently put together top nhl team affiliated prospects list by ESPN. Willander (drafted ahead of Pellika) didn’t make the list, which was a top 50 list. Not good…so Canuck

Pelllika is a Branstrom

Cousin Strawberry wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2024 4:18 pm

Chef Boi RD wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2024 2:45 pm Hoglander and the 2015 1st will be dangled for the next Hronek.

Speaking of the 1st we gave up for Hronek, Pellika is ranked 23rd on the recently put together top nhl team affiliated prospects list by ESPN. Willander (drafted ahead of Pellika) didn’t make the list, which was a top 50 list. Not good…so Canuck

Pelllika is a Branstrom

You might want to retract that statement, he’s turning out to be a very good prospect, read his latest scouting reports

So was Brannstrom. His nickname was Erik Franchise