[PGT] Kings at Canucks

[King Heffy]

2 minutes ago, Goal_thecup said:

Pure BS.

Bye.

Yep.  Guess he never saw Hedman, Landeskog, Holmstrom, the Samuelsson brothers, Kronwall just to name a few.  All Cup winners who brought a physical brand of hockey.  I blame Don Cherry.

[Goal_thecup]

14 hours ago, PhillipBlunt said:

Aquilini needs to talk to whomever manages the ice and get that shit tightened up. 

JR's Job?

[Kragar]

2 hours ago, -dlc- said:

 

Throwup Kings

[kilgore]

2 hours ago, -dlc- said:

 

 

 

Nikita Zadorov: “It’s their goal to don't play hockey and don't let the other team play hockey, pretty much."

 

Never heard that brand of hockey described better.

 

[Rekker]

15 hours ago, RU SERIOUS said:

A.K.A. a Lack of killer instinct (It's a Swedish thing we've seen around here for decades)

Stupid comment, and completely false. 

[Rekker]

14 hours ago, 27 Percent said:

I'm glad you said it. Its crazy how similar he is to every swede ever. Only one I've really play against that stereotype is Forsberg.

Stupid comment and completely wrong. Try changing your forum name and add the other 73 percent to your hockey sense. 

[Rekker]

7 minutes ago, kilgore said:

 

 

Nikita Zadorov: “It’s their goal to don't play hockey and don't let the other team play hockey, pretty much."

 

Never heard that brand of hockey described better.

 

What a beauty Zads is. 

[Rocket-68]

On a lighter note,

 

 

Canucks earning a bit of respect, from MoneyPuck today.

 

As a rabid Canuck fan, yes for real, we have had tough players of all nationalities that are not Canadian. Extend to the broader NHL, the list is long and illustrious. Start with Ulf Samuelson one of the most hated players ever but every GM would have loved to have him and his 2 rings on their team (note, Domi knocking him out with one sucker punch was smile inducing). 

 

Move on to Esa "I know 3 English words and can still have a full conversation" Tikannen. Dude oozed toughness when it mattered and pissed off everyone around him, including his teammates.

 

Zubov, Zetterberg, Elias, some dude named Ovechkin who once told Brashear he would handle his own shit and onto our Sedins who Torts railed at pundits that called then "soft" by saying "they play in the corners and below the hash marks right were the toughest areas to play in are".

 

Nationality doesn't matter, heart does. 

 

GO YOU M-FING CANUCKS GO!!

Edited March 26 by Rocket-68

[Jaimito]

 

2 day break. Stars playing in SJ tonight. 

[Bure10Kuzmenko96]

8 minutes ago, Rocket-68 said:

On a lighter note,

 

 

Canucks earning a bit of respect, from MoneyPuck today.

 

As a rabid Canuck fan, yes for real, we have had tough players of all nationalities that are not Canadian. Extend to the broader NHL, the list is long and illustrious. Start with Ulf Samuelson one of the most hated players ever but every GM would have loved to have him and his 2 rings on their team (note, Domi knocking him out with one sucker punch was smile inducing). 

 

Move on to Esa "I know 3 English words and can still have a full conversation" Tikannen. Dude oozed toughness when it mattered and pissed off everyone around him, including his teammates.

 

Zubov, Zetterberg, Elias, some dude named Ovechkin who once told Brashear he would handle his own shit and onto our Sedins who Torts railed at pundits that called then "soft" by saying "they play in the corners and below the hash marks right were the toughest areas to play in are".

 

Nationality doesn't matter, heart does. 

 

GO YOU M-FING CANUCKS GO!!

BuT bUt AlL oF tHeM aRe SoFt!

[Dr. Crossbar]

2 hours ago, AnthonyG said:

 

 

Vancouver played a nearly air tight defensive game in their own end and managed to expose LAK in the same area’s over and over. 
One bad line change with some miscommunication and a couple unfortunate bounces and thats really all LAK got for chances. VAN had quite a few attempts in close, just couldn’t get that fortuitous bounce.

 

 

 

5v5 we were still able to get in close for chances. LAK didnt feel threatening at all. Our PK was excellent, PP still needs some work

 

 

All situations

CF 58 CA 35

SF 23 SA 19

SCF 28 SCA 13

HDCF 14 HDCA 6

xGF 3.04

xGA 1.76

 

5v5

CF 41 CA 28

SF 15 SA 15

SCF 20 SCA 9

HDCF 10 HDCA 4

xGF 2.06

xGA 1.02

 

 

LAK had to work a lot harder to create offence than we did. We did not get outplayed.

 

Excellent post! Appreciate this over the emotional alarmism and negativity that blurs reality. Unfortunate things happen and the Kings capitalized. 

 

We need the PP to be better and we need to finish/capitalize on opportunities. 

 

 

Edited March 26 by Dr. Crossbar

[Jaimito]

locals can go watch him play in Abby.  Bunch of home games in first week of Apr. 

 

https://abbotsford.canucks.com/schedule

 

 

 

 

 

[Hammertime]

They are going to have to find a way to break through the trap. LA has beaten us so far this season by a score of 9-5 over 3 games. We are going to have to learn to win these games if we are going to go anywhere in the playoffs. Hopefully we are compiling some footage thankfully we have another opportunity to cut them to sheds before the season ends. 

[Hairy Kneel]

4 hours ago, PhillipBlunt said:

My sentiments exactly. Without Hughes, Hronek is nowhere near worth what he's looking for. I'm glad both the coaching staff and management are doing their due diligence regarding the player. 

Yes, we don't need a derivative 'fat' contract based on playing with a superstar dman.

[DeNiro]

2 minutes ago, Hairy Kneel said:

Yes, we don't need a derivative 'fat' contract based on playing with a superstar dman.

This management has shown they’re willing to walk away if the number isn’t right. You have to look at a player realistically and not just pay for points and goals.

 

They saw what Horvat was doing was not sustainable and that they would have to pay way too much for powerplay goals. 
 

Any D man that gets 8+ needs to be elite at both ends of the ice. Hronek is a good puck mover and matches well with Hughes but he’s not elite offensively and he’s just slightly above average in his own end.

[DeNiro]

8 minutes ago, Hammertime said:

They are going to have to find a way to break through the trap. LA has beaten us so far this season by a score of 9-5 over 3 games. We are going to have to learn to win these games if we are going to go anywhere in the playoffs. Hopefully we are compiling some footage thankfully we have another opportunity to cut them to sheds before the season ends. 

It sounds crazy but a player like Joshua could be key to a series like that.

 

In tight one goal games THE third line and more specifically Dak could be the line that breaks down their defensive wall.

[spook007]

4 hours ago, Darth Canuck said:

A few years ago, I helped my father in law build a temporary fence on the farm. We using large 4” nails, which were about 1/4 thick. 
 

I would rather put one of those nails under a torch and get it red hot and drive that red hot nail into my eye than watch LA Kings style hockey. Holy crap how on earth can any fan be happy to support such boring knuckle-dragging style. 

Kings second goal. Envision Count from Sesame Street…. 1, 1 deflection ha ha ha.. 2, 2 deflections ha ha ha… 3, 3 deflections ha ha ha… 4, 4 deflections ha ha ha…. (First off Cole, then 3 (!) off Soucy). 

(Brock’s goal was luck too, but he actually trying to pass to JT, only 1, 1 deflection)

Canucks controlled most of the game, and were playing hard 4 line hockey until that 3 minute span in the second.
Kings will not survive a 7 game series against us!!!

 

Go Canucks!!

 

[Frozen Water Walker]

Hey mods can we get idiot emoji added, there was someone on here bitching about BB, unbelievable.

[spook007]

4 hours ago, Johngould21 said:

72 games into one of the most successful seasons in Canuck history, and we've got folks on this board fretting over a 3-2 loss to a team like that. Two lucky bounces (deflections), and a sloppy change lead to two of their goals.

The voice of reason... thank you... god almighty, some folks....

[PhillipBlunt]

1 hour ago, Goal_thecup said:

JR's Job?

Nah, Aquilini loves his ice. 

[PhillipBlunt]

29 minutes ago, Hairy Kneel said:

Yes, we don't need a derivative 'fat' contract based on playing with a superstar dman.

Very succinctly put, Hairy. 

[PhillipBlunt]

25 minutes ago, DeNiro said:

This management has shown they’re willing to walk away if the number isn’t right. You have to look at a player realistically and not just pay for points and goals.

 

They saw what Horvat was doing was not sustainable and that they would have to pay way too much for powerplay goals. 
 

Any D man that gets 8+ needs to be elite at both ends of the ice. Hronek is a good puck mover and matches well with Hughes but he’s not elite offensively and he’s just slightly above average in his own end.

Yes indeed. 

[Goal_thecup]

22 minutes ago, DeNiro said:

It sounds crazy but a player like Joshua could be key to a series like that.

 

In tight one goal games THE third line and more specifically Dak could be the line that breaks down their defensive wall.

Yup; physical players can change the outcome of playoff games.  GDG!  (Go Dak Go!)

 

"Once we teach those savages to behave.."  lol

[Blitz-Pix]

37 minutes ago, DeNiro said:

It sounds crazy but a player like Joshua could be key to a series like that.

 

In tight one goal games THE third line and more specifically Dak could be the line that breaks down their defensive wall.

 

 

I think Joshua, Miller, Hoglander, Garland,  Blueger & Pods are keys to that style of game. They all control the boards and corners very well. 

They usually win puck battles and seem able to hold onto the puck longer, freeing up space for line mates to get open. 

 

Garland, Hogz & Blueger while smaller in stature are fierce along the boards and corners.   

  

  

Edited March 26 by Blitz-Pix

[IBatch]

1 hour ago, King Heffy said:

Yep.  Guess he never saw Hedman, Landeskog, Holmstrom, the Samuelsson brothers, Kronwall just to name a few.  All Cup winners who brought a physical brand of hockey.  I blame Don Cherry.

Don't blame him too much.   He was a fan of Canadian hockey, and the thing he kept saying over and over again was "don't give me a guy who can play 10 minutes a game and score 20 points from Europe"  - "we've got a hundred guys waiting their turn right here " (fist pump on the desk).    He was right.   And the guys that could play, he loved including Bure.     What he was opposed to, was fourth liners that didn't have any sand paper.    

 

You missed a bunch a bunch of guys.   That's ok.    And maybe he had a hate on for Russians, that was definitely true of a lot of guys who played in the 70's too.    The wall crumbled, the league expanded, and went to the former soviet union first.   They already figured out they meant business in the 70's and 80's during the Canada cups.