★[PGT] Vancouver Canucks vs Florida Panthers • Dec 14, 2023 • (Roberto Luongo Night ROH Induction)★

[Junkyard Dog]

1 minute ago, Captain Hughes said:

Loving the Garland Blueger Joshua line. It needs a name 

Blue ballers.  

[BIGGESTCANUCKSFANEVER]

 

[Rip The Mesh]

 

[Sergiomomesso]

18 minutes ago, WHL rocks said:

20 WINS in 30 Games. 

 

WoW

 

Tied with VGK for most wins in the NHL. 

 

NYR 19 

BOS 18

COL 18

Top of the list for regulation wins with 19. Finally a team that can shut it down after 40. Even though the shots were high. Almost zero second chances given to Florida. Never saw this team box out and tie up sticks like they were doing all night. 

[Karma-Kazi44]

I swear Boeser is the most subtle scorer. He never looks like that sniper. Then you have players like Matthews and my David who are always looking super dangerous and taking shots from all over. Love Boeser. Lovw the way this team is playing! Go Canucks!!!

[Canuckfanforlife82]

3 minutes ago, HKSR said:

Who is the 2nd pairing now?  Myers and Zadorov were the big minute guys tonight.  I see good chemistry between those 2.  Splitting them up would be a mistake.  Are you thinking finding a partner for Cole?

Yes but that’s what I am saying. On a great team like Vegas. Those dmen would be on a third pairing. Not your second pairing. It’s the depth we are trying to obtain right now that we don’t have. We have a lot of thirs pairing dmen. I am saying one more top dman in case we get injuries. We are one injury away from being in trouble and I mean on Hughes or Hronek. 

Edited December 15, 2023 by Canuckfanforlife82

[BIGGESTCANUCKSFANEVER]

 

[NewbieCanuckFan]

7 minutes ago, Barn Burner said:

Yeah. I couldn't believe my ears, either. 

 

Like, wtf? 

 

They have crap D and goaltending. 

 

There's no way in hell those guys win a cup. 

 

They're a one trick pony, meaning top loaded offense. 

Might sneak in the playoffs but as we Canuckfans all know, having one *SUPER* line (West Coast Express) isn't enough for the playoffs.  *AND* we had a better blueline (Ohlund & Jovocop with still gas in their tank) at the time.

[Devron]

3 minutes ago, Barn Burner said:

Some people were "whining" about Juulsen being in the lineup, but man, he's been rock solid, and he's only getting better. 

 

Hronek, ??? and Juulsen. 

 

Hughes, Soucy and Zadorov. 

That’s cause he sucked but he’s played very well for a stretch here. Can’t wait for Soucy to come back! What a game! 

[Smashian Kassian]

The core of this team has bought into Tocchet's standard. And Tocchet's standard is one that's trying to build a championship level team. 

 

Even when they aren't playing at their best they know it & are accountable. Its extremely encouraging.

 

Great game tonight, after they scored it didn't feel like Florida had any chance to win. 

[HKSR]

1 minute ago, Canuckfanforlife82 said:

Yes but that’s what I am saying on a great team like Vegas. Those dmen would be on a third pairing. Not your second pairing. It’s the depth we are trying to obtain right now that we don’t have. 

You mean a team that has allowed only 4 goals against in the last 4 games and is 2nd overall in the entire NHL?  Gotts give credit where it's due man.  Zadorov and Myers, and Cole and Juulsen have been extremely solid defence pairs.

[Hairy Kneel]

4 minutes ago, HKSR said:

Who is the 2nd pairing now?  Myers and Zadorov were the big minute guys tonight.  I see good chemistry between those 2.  Splitting them up would be a mistake.  Are you thinking finding a partner for Cole?

Nice to give Huggy a break

[Googlie]

1 minute ago, Canuckfanforlife82 said:

I like Juulsen’s physicality. He steps up and hits.

 

And he got a couple of good shots off tonight.   He doesn't score much,  but has a cannon of a shot --- many of his assists in Abby were scores off rebounds from his shots from the point.   He's been deferring a lot to Cole so far, but was good to see him unleash a couple 

[PhillipBlunt]

21 minutes ago, Jaimito said:

 

 

 

 

 

Drance is a stain and needs to be called out as such. 

[Canuckfanforlife82]

3 minutes ago, HKSR said:

You mean a team that has allowed only 4 goals against in the last 4 games and is 2nd overall in the entire NHL?  Gotts give credit where it's due man.  Zadorov and Myers, and Cole and Juulsen have been extremely solid defence pairs.

Yes but there is a reason they haven’t been put on the top dman pairings before they came to Vancouver. You can’t tell me if Hronek or Hughes gets injured that  Myers or Zadorov can step in and take those minutes.

Edited December 15, 2023 by Canuckfanforlife82

[NewbieCanuckFan]

3 minutes ago, Canuckfanforlife82 said:

I like Juulsen’s physicality. He steps up and hits.

Son of a b....yet *ANOTHER* player I'll have to eat crow on.  Didn't think this guy was good enough for even our farm club in Abby.  Serves me right for questioning the wisdom of the coaching staff. 

[Shekky]

[Smashian Kassian]

20 wins in 30 games

2nd in the NHL overall

1st in goal differential

1st in regulation wins

 

But "regression".. they said.

[Barn Burner]

6 minutes ago, Rekker said:

Juulsen and Cole pairing has been found money

 

Damn right. Juulsen has developed into a rock steady D, who makes minimal mistakes and hits hard. And... he's a RD. 

 

Who cares if he doesn't score points. 

 

Cole, overall, has been excellent, and he too, plays a hard game. 

[HKSR]

Just now, Canuckfanforlife82 said:

Yes but there is a reason they haven’t been put on the top dman pairings before they came to Vancouver. 

We don't need a top pairing defenceman when the bottom 2 pairs are as solid as these guys are defensively.  Hughes and Hronek are still the top defensive pair in the league.  We just have a very solid supporting 4 below them now.  Not to mention Soucy will eventually be back too.

[Crimson JH]

15 minutes ago, HKSR said:

That's a quick sketch while watching the game??? That'd be my masterpiece lol

Thanks! lol, here a Timelapse video. I had to hold my phone to record it since during the Timelapse.. The image orientation changed  midway through the video. So I had to manually rotate it, or else you’ll be watching it sideways at the beginning…  

 

 

Also, I had to speed it up a bit to conserve the file memory size. Basically, it took me a whole 1st period and intermission to complete the sketch. Halfway through the 2nd, I worked on the graphic editing to put the old paper textures in, resizing the image, and exporting it to a png file. 
 

All that done, while watching the game, and taking part in commenting on GDT!

[Rip The Mesh]

[Rekker]

2 minutes ago, Smashian Kassian said:

The core of this team has bought into Tocchet's standard. And Tocchet's standard is one that's trying to build a championship level team. 

 

Even when they aren't playing at their best they know it & are accountable. Its extremely encouraging.

 

Great game tonight, after they scored it didn't feel like Florida had any chance to win. 

Canucks were up 3 to 0 and saw Tocchet reaming out Brock for something, I think it was for not being in position for a Hughes out pass. Love his consistency, great coach.

[BIGGESTCANUCKSFANEVER]

 

[billydakid]

1 minute ago, Barn Burner said:

Damn right. Juulsen has developed into a rock steady D, who makes minimal mistakes and hits hard. And... he's a RD. 

 

Who cares if he doesn't score points. 

 

Cole, overall, has been excellent, and he too, plays a hard game. 

Still don't think Juulsen has proven he can be an every day player but he's improved. With Soucy coming back, this time for Juulsen will only help him and the team. We know there's always injuries to D in the playoffs, so his improvement is important.