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Well, here we are... last place overall and rudderless. Mushyocrity has set in, and there are no solutions forthcoming. As Canucks fans, we are not shocked, surprised, or ever really all that upset. We are so used to this. What started as a promising season with hopes of a playoff round or two has us waiting for the bucket with the lotion to drop.

On the horizon, we have Hoglander and Demko returning. They will not save us. Midseason shuffling will not save us. Hughes alone will not save us. Clarise Starling and her Smith & Wesson Model 13 .357 Magnum revolver will not save us.

Lately, we've been able to wait until after the new year to get despondent about the season, but Christmas came early this year! Santa has given us all coal, and then shit down the chimney.

So why do we watch? Well, for me, it's Friday night in the frozen wasteland of Nebraska. But why would people shell out big bucks to watch the historic Vancouver-Utah rivalry? Tonight's game will be a lesson in how much pride this team can muster. They've had their rest, so will they come out and make a statement that there's still some 'thing' worthwhile here? Will they show management that they've got a solid crew and can turn things around? One game won't convince anyone, but for now - it's all we've got.

I would feel more despondent if we were 10th last. Being last overall feels kind of good actually. Will we finally have some luck with the lottery?

Why do we watch? Well Hughes of course, and I kind of like cheering for the Bainses and Karlsons of the team. And maybe we can still get a good year out of Kane or Sherwood that they fetch something at the deadline. But I'm not going to be glued to the TV.

Why the earlier start time? Does anyone know?

If the Canucks are half as inspired as Cornuck's thread starter, we might have a chance.

Megaterio Llamas wrote: ↑Fri Dec 05, 2025 9:16 am Why the earlier start time? Does anyone know?

If the Canucks are half as inspired as Cornuck's thread starter, we might have a chance.

I believe it's to make it harder to get to the game or get home to watch it.

Cornuck wrote: ↑Fri Dec 05, 2025 8:31 am Mushyocrity has set in, and there are no solutions forthcoming.

Just a point of contention, I'm not sure dead last is Mushy-middle territory. That ship sank a while ago.

Now its more Bottomocrity? Lastplaceity? Fatladysingsit?

JelloPuddingPop wrote: ↑Fri Dec 05, 2025 9:25 am Just a point of contention, I'm not sure dead last is Mushy-middle territory. That ship sank a while ago.

Thanks to cap enforced parity, we can still reach mid-pack and fuck up our lottery chances! Have you not been watching this team??

Atlantiscity.

As Corn suggests, no one can save us, not even the Captain of this Titanic. The stewards of this sunken ship can shuffle all the deck chairs that they want at the bottom.

Mammoth stomping tonight.

But I do look forward to the 12-2-6 winning streak in the final 20 games to fulfill the mushiocrity mandate.

Cornuck wrote: ↑Fri Dec 05, 2025 9:30 am

JelloPuddingPop wrote: ↑Fri Dec 05, 2025 9:25 am Just a point of contention, I'm not sure dead last is Mushy-middle territory. That ship sank a while ago.

Thanks to cap enforced parity, we can still reach mid-pack and fuck up our lottery chances! Have you not been watching this team??

Its Friday, finally getting some nice snow fall, got the Xmas decorations out for a weekend of eggnog and shiny baubles.

You can keep your realism to yourself today. Take it and go!

I say good day sir! GOOD DAY!

Nice.

Don't shoot anybody, ok?

Out hunting
4-3 nucks

rats19 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 05, 2025 11:08 am Out hunting
4-3 nucks

For Beave?

So will this David Kampf ween ever score in the NHL? Hes a black hole out there.

Doc must be livid in Valhalla

Cornuck wrote: ↑Fri Dec 05, 2025 9:21 am

Megaterio Llamas wrote: ↑Fri Dec 05, 2025 9:16 am Why the earlier start time? Does anyone know?

If the Canucks are half as inspired as Cornuck's thread starter, we might have a chance.

I believe it's to make it harder to get to the game or get home to watch it.

You know that with everyone now on board with the tank the Canucks are gonna go on a winning streak? It’s how it works here.

Chef Boi RD wrote: ↑Fri Dec 05, 2025 2:27 pm You know that with everyone now on board with the tank the Canucks are gonna go on a winning streak? It’s how it works here.

Hey - I'm just starting threads to pump my GDT stats - I see a run coming!

Edit: Conor Garland returns to the #Canucks lineup tonight

Canucks projected lineup

Jake DeBrusk -- Elias Pettersson -- Linus Karlsson
Brock Boeser -- Max Sasson -- Conor Garland
Drew O'Connor -- David Kampf -- Kiefer Sherwood
Arshdeep Bains -- Aatu Raty -- Jonathan Lekkerimaki

Quinn Hughes -- Filip Hronek
Elias Nils Pettersson -- Tyler Myers
Marcus Pettersson -- Tom Willander

Kevin Lankinen
Nikita Tolopilo

Scratched: Lukas Reichel, P.O Joseph
Injured: Evander Kane (illness), Thatcher Demko (lower body), Filip Chytil (concussion protocol), Teddy Blueger (lower body), Nils Hoglander (lower body), Derek Forbort (undisclosed)

mammaries projected lineup

Clayton Keller -- Nick Schmaltz -- JJ Peterka
Daniil But -- Logan Cooley -- Dylan Guenther
Michael Carcone -- Jack McBain -- Lawson Crouse
Liam O'Brien -- Kevin Stenlund -- Kailer Yamamoto

Mikhail Sergachev -- John Marino
Nate Schmidt -- Sean Durzi
Ian Cole -- Maveric Lamoureux

Karel Vejmelka
Vitek Vanecek

Scratched: Barrett Hayton, Brandon Tanev, Nick DeSimone
Injured: Alex Kerfoot (lower body), Olli Maatta (upper body)

Status report
Hayton and Tanev each will be a healthy scratch for the second straight game after the forwards sat out a 7-0 win at the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday. … Kane is doubtful to play. The forward left a 3-1 loss at the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday because of a skate cut, and missed practice Thursday and the morning skate Friday because of illness. … Garland returns after missing two games because of an upper-body injury. … Demko, who last played Nov. 11, took part in a portion of practice Thursday. The goalie could return next week. … Hoglander is practicing, and the forward could make his season debut next week. He is working his way back following surgery for an injury sustained during the preseason.