[GDT] Vancouver Canucks @ Boston Bruins, Feb 8 7PM EST (4PM PST) TD Garden, the Play 'em like it was Game 8 January 7, 2012 ... oh ya, Smash the Rat Too! Game

[Rocket-68]

31 minutes ago, Curmudgeon said:

 

Myers was in his second year with Buffalo in 2011 and Zadorov was 16 years old somewhere in Russia. Most of the current Canucks weren't even in Junior yet. Why would any of them care about what Marchand did thirteen years ago? Ancient history is ancient. Marchand can only haunt you if you let him. Seems to me the best revenge is two points in the wins column.

 

You are not a Canuck fan .... Marchand can jetisson himself into the Sun while licking the sweaty balls off of a Tannner Donkey and I would say "..... and?"

 

Edited February 8 by Rocket-68

[NucksIn50]

7 minutes ago, CanuckMan said:

Lol I’m not going to quote everyone since clearly a few people disagree and I don’t have the time to quote everyone. But I think the true and real test of finding out if the Canucks are for real IS BOSTON. Boston has been regularly the 1st or 2nd ranked team all season. How we play against them tomorrow and on the 24th will say a lot about how this team is built. Regardless of what you want to believe it or not. Boston is the one team hands on ahead of everyone else in the league. People are saying “I don’t care how they play against Boston the Canucks have already proven themselves”. Well that’s honestly leading to saying if the Canucks lose we don’t care cause they’ve done so and so. NO. My standards are a lot higher sorry to say. What will these same people say if the Canucks lose both tomorrow and the 24th? 
 

Hope the Canucks win 10000-1 tomorrow but realistically speaking this is going to be a close game and a true test against an actual cup contender. Hope the Canucks depth shines and we get what we hope for.

2 points up for grabs, Bruins are at home and just got spanked/embarrassed by Calgary. Losing tomorrow doesn’t prove anything in their barn, now if and it’s a big IF we lose tomorrow and we lose again to them on our home ice then I 100% agree with your “test” theory. 
 

I appreciate the enthusiasm but until the Canucks lose 3 games in a row this season which I’ll remind everyone we haven’t, the importance or how much emphasis is put on “beating Boston” in regular season means nothing in terms of playoffs , what it does do is gives a team another valuable 2 points. 
 

This Vancouver team is all business, 1 game at a time, reset and move on.

 

If Boston is the top team in the East then hopefully we get another crack at them in a Stanley Cup Final. Until then enjoy the ride and tomorrow is 2 points up for grabs, win or lose… that I assure you won’t hinder this team on a playoff run come April. 
 

Go Canucks! 

[Rip The Mesh]

                                Boston              goes                 down

      

[AlwaysACanuckFan]

9 hours ago, Shift-4 said:

And I thought I was excited about the last game!

 

Will have to escape office early to watch live.

 

Go Canucks Go!!!

Hopefully this doesn't happen 

[AlwaysACanuckFan]

2 hours ago, Canuck You said:

Let's fix his teeth this time!

 

By Dr Bean

 

[Goose]

There’s no way big Z is going to hit Marchand because physics.  Hoglander on the other hand is the perfect height for a nice open ice hit 

[Jaimito]

 

 

 

[DeNiro]

1 hour ago, PhillipBlunt said:

Edmundson would be good. Makes the defense even bigger and nastier. 

He’d be my choice.

 

Problem is I’m not sure the Caps will be sellers….

[Hairy Kneel]

Come out strong. Solid shifts,win the 1st.  Then win the game. 

[Jaimito]

9 minutes ago, DeNiro said:

He’d be my choice.

 

Problem is I’m not sure the Caps will be sellers….

You never know by then.

Now they are 7 pts back of WC2, 4 teams ahead of them.  

[Dr. Crossbar]

1 hour ago, Rocket-68 said:

Marchand can jetisson himself

 

33 minutes ago, DeNiro said:

He’d be my choice.

 

1 hour ago, NucksIn50 said:

I 100% agree

 

This!

[RomanPer]

3 hours ago, Rocket-68 said:

This deserves  Russian Giraffe ... as I am Russian/Ukranian but identify 100%Uke I can only give a prop.

 

Ukes kicking Russian ass ... SLAVA UKRAYIYA! GIRYOYA SLAVA!

Canucks kicking Bruins ass.

 

Staples!

Defense!

Flatten the RAT!

 

Ilya, score 4 goals brat!

 

Bro, you need to work on your Ukrainian a bit  

[RomanPer]

2 hours ago, CanuckMan said:

Just want to say, maybe some people in here need to get their vision checked but we’re lucky we won against the Canes. They were pressing all game and the 3rd period was all them. We didn’t provide any offence in the third period. Just playing dump the puck and kill the time. A top team dominates. I think we just have the right pieces that we get away. We have the depth to make up for the mistakes. But in no way were we controlling the last games. The Canes played a very heavy game and a lot of pressure in their end. 

 

Did we watch different games against the Canes? I guess it was the Canes spending 2 minute shifts in our zone, making full lineup changes in the process, not the other way around…

[CanuckMan]

2 minutes ago, RomanPer said:

 

Did we watch different games against the Canes? I guess it was the Canes spending 2 minute shifts in our zone, making full lineup changes in the process, not the other way around…

Did you miss the entire third period? They basically dominated us in the third. Can’t rem What the shots were but at one point it was 10-2 for the canes in the third

[RomanPer]

1 minute ago, CanuckMan said:

Did you miss the entire third period? They basically dominated us in the third. Can’t rem What the shots were but at one point it was 10-2 for the canes in the third

 

Shots? Most of them were from the perimeter. They definitely did not “dominate” us in the third. Also, the game is 3 periods long. Even if the Canes pushed in the second half of the 3rd because they were behind - it doesn’t make them “we weren’t controlling the game”.

[Rypien-Punch]

As much as I would like to see a Canucks player hurt Marchand, I would rather see them play a smart game of hockey where we out play and out class Boston. Show them why we are a championship caliber team. Dont give the refs any excuse to hand the game to Boston

[CanuckMan]

31 minutes ago, RomanPer said:

 

Shots? Most of them were from the perimeter. They definitely did not “dominate” us in the third. Also, the game is 3 periods long. Even if the Canes pushed in the second half of the 3rd because they were behind - it doesn’t make them “we weren’t controlling the game”.

All I saw was the Canes playing in our end and every time we’d get the puck we’d cross Center ice and dump it in and change.

[Rocket-68]

1 hour ago, RomanPer said:

 

Bro, you need to work on your Ukrainian a bit  

My grandma was born in Skala north of Odessa. Communist killed her family in front of her 10yr old eyes. She fled. My mother was born in Kuldja China. She saw horrors I can't describe. When asked what we are My mother said "Russian and Ukrainian." I asked why. My mother said "a pig born in a cows barn is still a pig. Your grandfather fought and died a proud Ukrainian. My bother died fighting to get us here as a Cossack as  a Russian. The Lord led us here to live as proud Russians. The Dungans gave us citizenship.

 

I wear Rocket 68 as a badge to honor my Mother .. a Proud Russian/Ukranian born in 1968. My cousins today are fighting the Russians in Ukraine and dying. Fuck the Russians.

 

GO CANUCKS GO!

 

 

Edited February 8 by Rocket-68

[Canuck You]

We are coming fucker!

 

[GrammaInTheTub]

6 hours ago, King Heffy said:

Anyone who injures Marchand should be a shoo-in for the Masterton.  It's a pity he was ok the other night.

For someone who holds the moral standards of one’s conduct to the level you do, I’m surprised by this comment. 

[hockeyfan-observer]

Think the match-up tonight may be pretty tight  - similar to the last Canes game as neither team wants to make any big error / give a man advantage.  Seems like this has been happening quite often when some of top teams meet (the Oilers + Vegas game last night had no space anywhere). 

 

Important for the Canucks to not fall behind too much too early so that they have to open up.  It's a road game so no need to entertain.

 

[King Heffy]

4 minutes ago, GrammaInTheTub said:

For someone who holds the moral standards of one’s conduct to the level you do, I’m surprised by this comment. 

I'm a utilitarian.  If he physically can't give anyone cheapshots, respectable players are safer and the game is better for it.  Since the NHL hasn't done their job and banned that gutless piece of trash for life, an injury is the next best thing.

[GrammaInTheTub]

2 hours ago, AngryGoose said:

There’s no way big Z is going to hit Marchand because physics.  Hoglander on the other hand is the perfect height for a nice open ice hit 

And he has thrown some nasty reverse checks, even at open ice, on bigger fellas than Marchand. Keep it clean and hope the chance presents itself. 

[GrammaInTheTub]

13 minutes ago, King Heffy said:

I'm a utilitarian.  If he physically can't give anyone cheapshots, respectable players are safer and the game is better for it.  Since the NHL hasn't done their job and banned that gutless piece of trash for life, an injury is the next best thing.

Haha! I don’t agree, but am still working to understand your stick-to-it-ive-ness. I hope we win with pure class and don’t seek to exact any justice and potentially ruin the great thing we have going. Cheers friend. 

[BarneyKook]

38 minutes ago, CanuckMan said:

All I saw was the Canes playing in our end and every time we’d get the puck we’d cross Center ice and dump it in and change.

 

I cant remember but what is our record holding leads into the third period?