[GDT] Vancouver Canucks vs Dallas Stars, Rogers Arena, March 28 7pm PST, the Winning Starts Here & Roll Into the Playoffs Game

[Rocket-68]

A Random Hockey Story

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You know what’s cooler than 50 goals in an NHL season? Sixty goals in a season. By hitting the 60-goal mark, an NHL player reaches truly rarified air. Only 23 players have scored 60 or more goals in a season. That means many acclaimed lighters of the lamp have not done so. Others have done it multiple times. These are the 23 members of the 60-goal club.

Reggie Leach (one time)

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Bobby Clarke is the foremost Flyers legend of the 1970s. Bill Barber is the team’s franchise leader in goals. Leach, though, has a couple things going for him. One, he is one of a handful of players to win the Conn Smythe for a team that didn’t win the Cup, which he did in the 1975-76 season, when he managed 19 goals in 16 playoff games. Two, that same season he became the second player to have a 60-goal campaign. Leach had 61, which is a franchise record for the Flyers.

Steve Shutt (one time)

 

Canadiens legend Maurice Richard was the first player to have 50 goals in a season, but he never hit 60. To be fair, seasons were shorter in his heyday. Shutt did hit 60 goals for the Habs, though. The Hall of Famer had 60 goals exactly in the 1976-77 season, including nine game winners.

 

Guy Lafleur (one time)

When Shutt had 60 goals, Lafleur had 80 assists and 136 points, both of which led the NHL. The next season, 1977-78, Lafleur joined the 60-goal club himself. His 132 points helped him win his third Art Ross in a row, and his second Hart.

 

Dennis Maruk (one time)

This list is full of icons, and a couple notable names below that level. Then, there’s Maruk. If nothing else, he’s the only former Cleveland Baron on this list. Playing for the Capitals in the 1981-82 season, Maruk had 60 goals to go with 76 assists. Scoring was awfully high back then, though, so the Cap only finished third in goals (and fourth in points).

 

Lanny McDonald (one time)

McDonald stuck around long enough to win a Cup and hit 500 goals exactly. He owes a lot of that number to the 1982-83 season. Playing for the Flames, the Hall of Famer wasn’t exactly sharing the wealth. He only had 32 assists, but his 66 goals were quite impressive.

 

Bernie Nicholls (one time)

 

Nicholls retired with 475 goals and 1,209 points. He was a great player, though he isn’t in the Hall of Fame. Even so, his 1988-89 season with the Kings is one of the all-time, “Wait, what?” campaigns. Nicholls didn’t just hit the 60-goal mark, but the 70-goal mark. Only eight players have ever done that.

 

Teemu Selanne (one time)

 

 

Want to make an impression as a rookie? How about you step into the NHL and score 76 goals? That’s what Selanne did in the 1992-93 season. Playing for the Jets, the Finn put the NHL on notice with a whopping 76 tallies. Obviously, he won the Calder.

 

Luc Robitaille (one time)

 

Robitaille won himself the Calder once as well, and he was regularly a 50-goal guy. Once, though, he hit 60. In 1992-93, the Kings icon had 63 goals, and he added 62 assists for good measure. A certain notable NHL legend was playing with Los Angeles by that point, which probably helped.

Alexander Mogilny (one time)

 

Selanne’s 76 goals? They only left him tied for the league lead on that front. Yes, three different NHLers had their sole 60-goal seasons in 1992-93. Guess what? We aren’t done with this year! Mogilny is not in the Hall, but he did notch 76 goals for the Sabres, 11 of them game winners.

Jaromir Jagr (one time)

Jagr is a legend. He is fourth in career goals and fourth in points. Five times, he won the Art Ross. However, Jagr never led the NHL in goals, and he only had more than 60 once. His totals are built on, well, excellence, but also the fact he played 24 seasons in the NHL. Jagr had 62 goals in the 1995-96 season, which was peak neutral-zone trap, so maybe we should be more impressed.

Alex Ovechkin (one time)

Based on the era in which he’s played, Ovechkin has a strong argument as the greatest goal scorer in NHL history. The Russian seems determined to finish with the most goals ever; he’s currently second, and if he succeeds, there will be no argument. Ovi has hit 50 goals a whopping nine times, including 65 in the 2007-08 season. It was the first time anybody had scored 60 or more goals in over a decade.

 

Steven Stamkos (one time)

 

Stamkos has captained the Lightning to two Cups and led the NHL in goals two times. That includes when he had 60 goals in the 2011-12 season. Alas, by dint of spending his career in the shadow of Sidney Crosby and Ovechkin, he’s been overlooked. The Hall of Fame awaits the best player in Tampa history eventually.

 

Auston Matthews (one time)

Matthews is the one guy on this list we are confident will hit 60 goals again. The Maple Leaf center is the heir apparent to Ovechkin as the best goal scorer of his generation (though only the second or third best player). Matthews has led the NHL in goals multiple times already including when he notched 60 goals in the 2021-22 season.

 

David Pastrnak (one time)

“Pasta” has been a 30-goal scorer time and time again. He’s headed toward the Hall, and in recent years he’s started to get his due. Pastrnak led the NHL in goals with a mere 48 in 2019-20, but the Bruin also had 61 goals in the 2022-23 season, though he didn’t lead the NHL that time around.

 

Connor McDavid (one time)

Pasta’s problem? McDavid decided he wanted to really rack some goals up. The Oiler has lived up to his pre-draft hype, and then some. Truly, he is a generational talent. Five times he’s led the league in points, and he has three Harts already and he’s not even 30 yet. The 2022-23 season is also the one time he led the league in goals, scoring a whopping 64.

 

Jari Kurri (two times)

We move onto the guys who have done the 60-goal thing twice. Kurri, who retired with 601 goals, pulled it off in back-to-back seasons with the Oilers. The Finn had 71 goals in 1984-85 and 68 in 1985-86. Scoring was not at a premium, but that’s still impressive. Of course, Kurri had help from a certain center who we’ll get to when this list comes to a close.

 

Steve Yzerman (two times)

“The Captain,” as he is forever known in Detroit, became a defensive dynamo. He would even win a Selke during the days of Detroit being a perennial Cup contender. Before then, though, Yzerman was racking up points and goals as he took the team out of their “Dead Things” era. He too had back-to-back seasons with over 60 goals, notching 65 in 1988-89 and 62 in 1989-90. Wow, spanning two decades!

Pavel Bure (two times)

Bure’s career was hindered by injury, but he made the Hall because when he was healthy, he was incredible. “The Russian Rocket” returns up to the 1992-93 season, when he had 60 goals for the Canucks. He did the same thing the next season. Bure came oh-so-close to moving up this list. He had 58 and 59 goals for the Panthers in his last two healthy seasons.

 

19 of 23

Brett Hull (three times)

 

The sole member of the three-timers club! Hull did not settle for a mere 60 goals. In 1989-90, 1990-91, and 1991-92, he had over 70 goals each time. Actually, in that middle season with the Blues, Hull had 86 goals. Only one player had ever had more goals in a year. You know who he is, yet we’ll keep beating around the bush.

Phil Esposito (four times)

The four-timers club opens with the first player to ever have 60 goals in a season. In 1970-71, Esposito had 76 goals, and the next year the Bruin had 66. After “only” 55 goals the next season, he had 68 and then 61 goals. That ended a six-season run of leading the NHL in goals.

Mario Lemieux (four times)

Did Lemieux have over 60 goals in the 1992-93 season? Of course he did! In fact, the Penguins icon had 69 goals…in only 60 games. In 1995-96 he had 69 goals in only 70 contests. For his other two seasons, we have to go back to the ‘80s. During the 1987-88 season “Super Mario” had 70 goals, and then the next year he had 85.

Mike Bossy (five times)

At this point, the goal-scoring prowess of Bossy is well-known, having found his incredible success reiterated upon by hockey historians (and lists like this). And yet, somehow maybe Bossy is still underrated? He’s one of two players with over 60 goals five times. Bossy had 69 goals in 1978-79, 68, 64, and 60 in the seasons between 1980-81 and 1982-83, and capped it off with 61 in 1985-86. This was his final healthy season. It is part of the narrative, but Bossy retired at 30 after only 10 seasons. He still scored 573 goals in his career. Even given five more seasons of health, Bossy easily could have joined the 800-goal club.

Wayne Gretzky (five times)

This is the only guy to end a list of this sort with. Until Ovechkin catches him, and we should probably still say “if” on that front, Gretzky is the all-time leading goal scorer in NHL history. For four seasons in a row, 1981-82 through 1984-85, he had over 70 goals. That includes an 87-goal season and a 92-goal season, a single-year record that will never be beaten. In 1985-86, Gretzky had a mere 52 goals, as he decided to go ahead and set records with 163 assists and 215 points. Then, “The Great One” would hit 62 goals the next year. Nobody has ever lit the lamp quite like Gretzky.

 

Source: https://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/every_nhl_player_to_score_60_or_more_goals_in_a_season/s1__40159449#

 

Overview

Well, the Canucks are coming off of a disappointing loss to LA Kings earlier in the week leaving many band-wagoners catching a case of the vapors and lamenting everything from "poor effort" to "gunmen on the grassy knoll". The Canucks are 7-2-1 over the last 10 games with precisely 10 games left in their schedule. Barring a massive collapse that would please a few of the wet blankets trolling this forum, they should easily win the Pacific Division and with a solid 7-2-1 over the next 10 games should win the west. 

 

The home stretch run starts now and standing in their way to a solid finish are the Dallas Stars, they with an 8-2-0 record over the last 10 games with a one Christopher "I wish I was a Canuck" Tanev in tow. The wins must start now, against this good team, against all the teams ... let's go Boyz! Stop the Stars 5 game win streak!

 

While the playoffs have been a foregone conclusion for a while, a win over the Stars clinches a post-season berth without having to rely on what happens elsewhere. 

 

How about that JT "sometimes announcers call me TJ" Miller dude! Leads the team in points with 91 closing in on 100 points to join a very rare group of former (and current) Canucks plus surpassed 200 hits for the second time in a row. WOW! JT, while we like how you play, tone it back just a bit as you are needed every game and not in the infirmary. 

 

Quotes of the day:

"We knew it was going to be like a playoff game and we battled, but yeah, frustrating," said forward Sam Lafferty, who snapped a 12-game drought when he scored against Los Angeles. "(The Kings) are a great team. We know what to expect, and pretty much every game from here on out is going to be like that, so I think we're gearing up. We're trending in the right direction. It just wasn't our night."

 

"We've been at the top of the league the whole year, and this is a time we can take pride in that, but we're certainly not satisfied," Canucks forward J.T. Miller said. "It's more of a game-to-game process for us. I don't love losing games, but when other teams are banging their sticks when that last puck is cleared out, they knew they just beat a good hockey team, and that says a lot."

 

Media

You know the drill, BUY A TICKET and go support our Boyz, bring your Signs, VUVUZELAS, Accordians, etc , and see if we can't raise the decibel level to 140dB's.  Otherwise go to your local watering hole to support your team and swill some beer.

 

TV: Sportsnet Pacific, 

Radio: SportsNet 650

Streaming: lots on various Reddit threads, here are a few sites (results may vary)

https://reddit.nhlbite.com/live

https://nhlwebcast.com/

https://v2.sportsurge.to/nhlstreams

https://nhlstream.net/

 

By the Numbers

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Source: https://www.quanthockey.com/nhl/teams/vancouver-canucks-players-2023-24-nhl-stats.html

 

Source: https://www.quanthockey.com/nhl/teams/dallas-stars-players-2023-24-nhl-stats.html

 

What the Bookies are Saying

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Dallas Stars vs. Vancouver Canucks Prediction, Odds, NHL Picks [3/28/2024]

Last updated: Mar 28, 2024, 7:33AM | Published: Mar 27, 2024, 9:33AM

By Kevin Hansen

 

NHL action continues on Thursday at 10:00PM ET as the Dallas Stars lock horns with the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena.

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Dallas Stars

 

Vancouver Canucks

 

 

 

 

Matchup Info

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Da Roster

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Juuls probably sitting out but then that is Tocchet's call now isn't it. I hope they put him in for Cole for this game.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Da Zebras

 

Now for some fun stuff

Mother of all Elbows Bure on Churla (More of this today, just this side of a penalty)

 

Vancouver Canucks vs Minnesota North Stars Brawl 1986

 

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[Rocket-68]

Reserved.

 

Apologies, lost track of the days.

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[Rip The Mesh]

Recently;

Not that rercently:

 

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[Heretic]

Should have a playoff feel to it.

Go Canucks GO!

[Rip The Mesh]

 

[Bounce000]

Preparing for the STANK in Vancouver

[AlexanderM]

I'm expecting a very good effort tonight!!

[IBatch]

IMO, Dallas had a slight edge on play last year, goaltending was the difference (Vegas).    They are playoff impressive.     Good test.  Big Test.  That guy who does Family guy in a straight coat.    No essays.   This Dallas club, reminds me of the one who won a cup minus Darian Hatcher and Craig Ludwig (and returned and lost the second try).    Go Canucks Go!  We can beat them.  In the post season too. 

 

Edit:   Don't think our team has many weakness's either.     Truly hope we get to play Dallas in the post season. 

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[Captain Hughes]

4-2 canucks I score the winner

[Ghostsof1915]

I just want a win. Will Silovs get a game in?

[-dlc-]

Love the GDT!

 

I'm going on Sunday...might have to trade my cowbell for an accordion!  (LOL my cousin  used to play one and she was pretty good).

[Bure10Kuzmenko96]

27 minutes ago, Rip The Mesh said:

 

[Nucker67]

Joshua back? This would be great news, they need his heft.

 

Hoping to see Zadorov hand out a massive hit on Benn

[Rip The Mesh]

Great read;

[Hairy Kneel]

11/7

Juul's on the 4th line please.

[Rip The Mesh]

 

 

    

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[Ghostsof1915]

[Rocket-68]

1 hour ago, -dlc- said:

Love the GDT!

 

I'm going on Sunday...might have to trade my cowbell for an accordion!  (LOL my cousin  used to play one and she was pretty good).

 

Now that would be a sight to see! Deb slinging the Accordian around jazzing up the crowd! LOL

 

As an aside, I used to play when I wore a much younger man's clothes (yes ripping off a song lyric) ... came 3rd in the world at the AFNA Festival in LA back in 1986 in the open class. Songs I played were Flight of the Bumblebee by Rimsky Korsakov and La Campanella by Franz Litsz.

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[CanuckMan]

Won’t be an easy game. They sure have a lot of scoring depth with all those 20 goal scorer’s. 

[Bure10Kuzmenko96]

20 minutes ago, Rocket-68 said:

 

Now that would be a sight to see! Deb slinging the Accordian around jazzing up the crowd! LOL

 

As an aside, I used to play when I wore a much younger man's clothes (yes ripping off a song lyric) ... came 3rd in the world in the AFNA Festival in LA back in 1986 in the open class. Songs I played were Flight of the Bumblebee by Rimsky Korsakov and La Campanella by Franz Litsz.

Damn, that's awesome

[Captain Hughes]

I'd feel alot better about tonight if lindholm was playing @RU SERIOUS

hope this isn't long term he is vital if there is gonna be a cup run. 

[IBatch]

1 hour ago, Rip The Mesh said:

Great read;

The issue I have with "era adjusted", is why wasn't say Lidstrom, the best defenseman in the 90's too?   He was younger.   And it's really simple to say that guys who didn't have to go through hooks and holds and as Gallagher just said, go and sit infront of the net now when that used to be pretty freaking brutal.    How would players manage that today.   You could have a discussion now, with the opposing defense, where for decades you'd be coming home with bruises.   Quite a few. 

 

Not to sound like a broken record, but after the lockout a whole bunch of guys in their mid 30's had a huge bump in production.  Alfie had his best seasons.  Zubov went from his usual 50 points to 71.   Sakic.  Whomever was left from the 80-90's really.   Naslund didn't keep it up.  The Sedins went got their groove on.    Iginla was traded for Joe New but wasn't the better player at the time.    But became probably the best player of the 2000's.     For me anyways, if a player starts like bullet and keeps it up throughout their career they are in their own catagory.   The only one in club history to do that are QHs and Bure.  

 

You can't just take numbers compare unless your going by percentages.   And even that doesn't tell the whole story.   Not really.     Shit essay!    
 

Anyways hell yeah QHs is having a special season, so was JT Miller two years ago.   And today.   And EP last year.    Luongo had one to.   As did the Sedins and Naslund.    Nice that they are getting recognized for it.   

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[-dlc-]

27 minutes ago, Rocket-68 said:

 

Now that would be a sight to see! Deb slinging the Accordian around jazzing up the crowd! LOL

 

As an aside, I used to play when I wore a much younger man's clothes (yes ripping off a song lyric) ... came 3rd in the world in the AFNA Festival in LA back in 1986 in the open class. Songs I played were Flight of the Bumblebee by Rimsky Korsakov and La Campanella by Franz Litsz.

That is so awesome. Also....that sounds really tough to play (Flight of the Bumblebee). 

 

I love this.

[Goose]

Alright boys, help my late night walk home post game show podcast listen a good one-get the W!

[JayDangles]

1 hour ago, Ghostsof1915 said:

I just want a win. Will Silovs get a game in?

He will probably get 1 or 2 games in, but not until van has officially clinched