stawns Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 1 hour ago, Canuck You said: Yepp, Agreed...Only if Podz could do a magic trick and get in the line-up cause clearly Mik and Hogz can do no wrong! I love podz and would love to see him get some games in, but really, what's he don't to think he'd make any kind of impact on the game any more than Mik or Hogz? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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24K Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 3 minutes ago, Rip The Mesh said: Either lost a bet or is being punished for that I don't want to get on that flight statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip The Mesh Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 2 minutes ago, 24K said: Either lost a bet or is being punished for that I don't want to get on that flight statement. My bet would be keeping things light. A happy team is a sccesful one, generally 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Crossbar Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Rip The Mesh said: Stupid poll. They've all changed in different ways, good and bad. It's not about "most". And that could all change again in the second round if we get there. They also left out Lindholm, whose stock keeps rising. Edited May 2 by Dr. Crossbar 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted May 2 Author Share Posted May 2 2 minutes ago, Dr. Crossbar said: Stupid poll. They've all changed in different ways, good and bad. It's not about "most". And that could all change again in the second round if we get there. They also left out Lindholm, whose stock keeps rising. Why link to it, if it's a stupid poll? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted May 2 Author Share Posted May 2 Looks like Nashville is recalling a defenseman from the AHL, Kevin Gravel. Schenn is out, as is Stastney. Canucks need to capitalize on this. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthMelvin Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 Rick on Petey :" He should ease up on overthinking. " IMO Petey is a just shell of Petey. This kid is not in the game. Could be cuz he's balding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaBamba Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 I’m in Alberta working now and they’re all praying they get Vancouver. Kinda shows that a 3rd party view of this series sees us as a the easier path. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RJCF96 Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 18 minutes ago, Dr. Crossbar said: Stupid poll. They've all changed in different ways, good and bad. It's not about "most". And that could all change again in the second round if we get there. They also left out Lindholm, whose stock keeps rising. I really hope we can find a way to retain Lindholm. ???-Miller-Boeser Pettersson-Lindholm-Hoglander Joshua-Suter-Garland PDG-UFA/Aman-Podkolzin Hughes - Hronek Zadorov - ??? Soucy - ??? Demko Silovs To retain Lindholm, we have to let a few UFAs walk and likely trade Mikheyev as a cap dump. I think Blueger, Lafferty, DeSmith and Cole will walk as UFA. Myers if he is willing to stay at a discount, would love to bring him back. Zadorov to me is a player we must bring back, I think he is very valuable member to this blueline. See if we can sign Tanev from UFA for below market value if he is interested in returning. Right now I still have Hronek on the Top Pair, but I could see the Canucks ship him out for picks and fill the void with another UFA signing. I would also like to see if the Canucks can target 1 or 2 top 6 wingers in Toffoli/Marchessault to play with Petey. Preferably Toffoli, as he has chemistry with Lindholm. We could experiment Hoglander as top LW and have a line of Lindholm between Pettersson and Toffoli. In net, I would like us to sign another depth goalie with NHL experience below 1 million as back-up. We have to go into next season with the mindset that Demko would either need to start fewer games or he will be out for 3-6 weeks and we need to have 2 NHL capable back-up goalies in net to get us through. Preferably, we carry 3 goalies all season and just give the 2 back-ups more starts to lower Demko's workload. My priorities in the pending UFA: Zadorov Joshua Lindholm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashian Kassian Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 JT is so awesome. And only getting awesomer. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted May 2 Author Share Posted May 2 2 minutes ago, LaBamba said: I’m in Alberta working now and they’re all praying they get Vancouver. Kinda shows that a 3rd party view of this series sees us as a the easier path. Any insight as to why they think that? Pettersson being invisible? Lack of top line and secondary scoring? Goaltending issues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24K Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 2 minutes ago, PhillipBlunt said: Any insight as to why they think that? Pettersson being invisible? Lack of top line and secondary scoring? Goaltending issues? I guess no Demko. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted May 2 Author Share Posted May 2 3 minutes ago, Rip The Mesh said: Hopefully Pettersson doesn't need too much coddling to get going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted May 2 Author Share Posted May 2 1 minute ago, 24K said: I guess no Demko. Interesting. Seems that if any team has Skinner's number, it's Vancouver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 10 minutes ago, Rip The Mesh said: I wish they would free Hughes from staying up top.......5 v 5 he makes so much happen when hes skating in the ozone, why not let him do it on the pp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaBamba Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 3 minutes ago, PhillipBlunt said: Any insight as to why they think that? Pettersson being invisible? Lack of top line and secondary scoring? Goaltending issues? It’s Definitely EP I’ve worked in Alberta as a canucks fan for many years. It was always the”Sedin Sisters” now torch has been passed to EP. I will never hear the end of him getting knocked down after that goal the other day. Everyone calls him a derogatory term for someone who is attracted to the same sex. Relentlessly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyfan-observer Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 34 minutes ago, Rip The Mesh said: Change it up a bit during the game to throw a few wrinkles if things are not working well - Brunette and company came from the Lemaire days in early 2000 and are very structured tactically. Just hope Petey's line can have a more significant impact given the Pred's top D probably on the Miller line right now. In the playoffs you do need 2-3 lines to have some success - as Dallas and Edm has shown so far, everyone is chipping in. Hope for a good result tomorrow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DeNiro Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 32 minutes ago, Rip The Mesh said: I mean we’re kinda past the point of him “playing through it”. Some accountability needs to be shown. Maybe he needs some tough love. Would dropping him to the 2nd unit really be the worst thing? We’re way too easy to defend with Petey in his usual spot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Crossbar Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 (edited) 37 minutes ago, RJCF96 said: I really hope we can find a way to retain Lindholm. ???-Miller-Boeser Pettersson-Lindholm-Hoglander Joshua-Suter-Garland PDG-UFA/Aman-Podkolzin Hughes - Hronek Zadorov - ??? Soucy - ??? Demko Silovs To retain Lindholm, we have to let a few UFAs walk and likely trade Mikheyev as a cap dump. I think Blueger, Lafferty, DeSmith and Cole will walk as UFA. Myers if he is willing to stay at a discount, would love to bring him back. Zadorov to me is a player we must bring back, I think he is very valuable member to this blueline. See if we can sign Tanev from UFA for below market value if he is interested in returning. Right now I still have Hronek on the Top Pair, but I could see the Canucks ship him out for picks and fill the void with another UFA signing. I would also like to see if the Canucks can target 1 or 2 top 6 wingers in Toffoli/Marchessault to play with Petey. Preferably Toffoli, as he has chemistry with Lindholm. We could experiment Hoglander as top LW and have a line of Lindholm between Pettersson and Toffoli. In net, I would like us to sign another depth goalie with NHL experience below 1 million as back-up. We have to go into next season with the mindset that Demko would either need to start fewer games or he will be out for 3-6 weeks and we need to have 2 NHL capable back-up goalies in net to get us through. Preferably, we carry 3 goalies all season and just give the 2 back-ups more starts to lower Demko's workload. My priorities in the pending UFA: Zadorov Joshua Lindholm I'd like to retain him from a perfect scenario perspective but I think he's been a luxury for us. I'm not sure if he's in the cards beyond this season. I do think we'll offer him a contract but I can't see us being able to afford him. We do need to trade Mikheyev for sure. I agree with you on Zad. I think we can do it. There is a way to make it work with Hronek, Zad, and Joshua. Imo, Myers will need to take a discount to stay. I'm not big on the idea of Tanev. I don't hate it, I just think we're going in a different and better direction as far as D investments. If we're forced to look elsewhere, sure, but we have our top pairing set, so there's no need to keep figuring that out. Bring back Z as a priority for sure. I do agree the goaltending situation will need to be look at more closely. We're fortunate to have Silovs and DeSmith, Tolopolo as well. Silovs is ready to backup, imo, and is earning his shot. We'll most definitely need to manage Demko's games closely next season. I think we'll be good in net but agree we need to keep the pipeline stocked. It's going to be interesting how all of this plays out but we're not in such dire financial straights that we can't make it work. We're not building a winner like this only to destroy it the next year. Our management is smarter than that. Edited May 2 by Dr. Crossbar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whcanuck Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 18 minutes ago, LaBamba said: It’s Definitely EP I’ve worked in Alberta as a canucks fan for many years. It was always the”Sedin Sisters” now torch has been passed to EP. I will never hear the end of him getting knocked down after that goal the other day. Everyone calls him a derogatory term for someone who is attracted to the same sex. Relentlessly. I feel your pain, that’s not cool. I’ve never lived in British Columbia or have never even visited so I’ve only met other Canucks fans sparingly. My wife is from the Pittsburgh area, so we live in a Pitt suburb. Pens fans are pretty cool with the Canucks because of the connections between the two teams, ie Tocchet, JR, Gonchar etc. My buddy at work is a big Pens fan, and he’s really pulling for the Canucks in the playoffs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKSR Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 5 minutes ago, DeNiro said: I mean we’re kinda past the point of him “playing through it”. Some accountability needs to be shown. Maybe he needs some tough love. Would dropping him to the 2nd unit really be the worst thing? We’re way too easy to defend with Petey in his usual spot. Yup, maybe it's time to 'shelter' him a bit more. Get him on the 2nd PP unit, and move him down the roster to have him face weaker competition. It looks bad, but if it is explained carefully by Tocchet that they're doing this to free him up more, then hopefully he understands. Other teams can decide where they want to match up, but these 4 lines would be really difficult to truly match up against. Do they let Petey go since he's with PDG/Lafferty? What if Petey breaks out because of the weaker competition? But do they waste a matchup of their best defensive units against that line? It raises a lot of questions for the opposition. Suter-Miller-Boeser Mikheyev-Lindholm-Hoglander Joshua-Blueger-Garland PDG-Petey-Lafferty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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