spook007 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 3 hours ago, Miss Korea said: Want to know who is almost as good as McDavid at drawing penalties? Elias Pettersson. This is his chance to bounce back. I'd even suggest Garland is just about as good at it.... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanucksJay Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 I think we will see alot more penalties called this series. Canucks future will really depend on special teams. Looks like we've improved our pk. Oilers potent offense will get their chances and some PP goals but the canucks will need to answer when we get our pp chances. We'll need some timely goals on PP this round. Now here's an unpopular idea. If for whatever reason we look outmatched in the first couple of games and are getting blown out, (which I don't think will be the case) , the last resort would be to give Mcdavid the Hughes treatment from Nashville and run him for the remainder of the game. Everytime he has the puck, finish the check and lay him out. A forward needs to be draped all over him when he's flying through the neutral zone. While he's engaged and trying to pull away, Z then steps up and blind sides him a la Torres on Seabrook or Bertuzzi on Jackman. Mcdavid will be too difficult to hit one on one on open ice like Hughes. Only chance is to funnel him and have him engaged with a player while another one steps up on him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bishopshodan Posted May 5 Popular Post Share Posted May 5 We're gonna go through them like a hot knife through butter. Oilers and their fans are wankers. Wank-ers. Let's Fooking Go! 5 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whcanuck Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 17 hours ago, Vancan said: Those were great teams in the days. Really impressive was the 1990 without gretz. However those teams had more than mediocre goal tending and defense. With all due respect, that is not the case now. Fuhr was outstanding in the 80s and Bill Ranford was a brick wall in a Conn Smythe winning effort in 1990. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket-68 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 (edited) 15 minutes ago, CanucksJay said: I think we will see alot more penalties called this series. Canucks future will really depend on special teams. Looks like we've improved our pk. Oilers potent offense will get their chances and some PP goals but the canucks will need to answer when we get our pp chances. We'll need some timely goals on PP this round. Now here's an unpopular idea. If for whatever reason we look outmatched in the first couple of games and are getting blown out, (which I don't think will be the case) , the last resort would be to give Mcdavid the Hughes treatment from Nashville and run him for the remainder of the game. Everytime he has the puck, finish the check and lay him out. A forward needs to be draped all over him when he's flying through the neutral zone. While he's engaged and trying to pull away, Z then steps up and blind sides him a la Torres on Seabrook or Bertuzzi on Jackman. Mcdavid will be too difficult to hit one on one on open ice like Hughes. Only chance is to funnel him and have him engaged with a player while another one steps up on him. I remember both those hits, Torres always hit hard and seemed to be 50/50 on being just over the line ending in a penalty. That hit by Bertuzzi finished Jackman for the rest of the series. He was never the same afterwards. We need General Zeke to be somewhere between Bertuzzi and Torres but just this side of getting a penalty. Edited May 5 by Rocket-68 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whcanuck Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Never underestimate the “nobody’s giving us a chance” narrative. The Oilers are supposedly going to roll us this round. Good, keep saying stuff like that! I remember Montreal in 2021, every single round they supposedly had no business being there. Made it all the way to the finals before bowing out to a repeat Cup winner in TB. We can win this series, there is zero pressure on us! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballisticsports Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Oilers only chance is if the refs make this a open game with special teams deciding the game and make bad calls to give them a chance on the PP I believe we win the 5v5 game Does the NHL want to showcase McDavid or Quinn advancing? McDavid being around longer and always voted by his peers as the best, is more like soccer without Messi to showcase I just hope the game isn't managed and we get a great series with us being the victors 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petey the Puck Whisperer Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 why isnt this in canucks talk.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook007 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 3 hours ago, Bob Long said: So "Dom" from the Athletic says his model gives the Canucks a 26% chance. He was wrong about us sweeping the Oily's in the regular season. He was wrong about us winning the Pacific. He was wrong about us beating Nashville. So by that account we should be happy with his prediction 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook007 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 3 hours ago, -dlc- said: Thing is, he's often more a liability than an asset. Aye, but if it was for one reason only... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhoodlum Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 On 5/3/2024 at 8:21 PM, Alflives said: Empties have spoken: Canucks in 5. McWhiner Baby cries all summer. So much crying. That'll help with the drought then. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Googlie Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Meanwhile, down on the farm, Abby behind 2-0 with 5 mins left in the 1st Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip The Mesh Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 12 minutes ago, spook007 said: So by that account we should be happy with his prediction 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook007 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 1 minute ago, Rip The Mesh said: Can't wait to hear them all eat Crow, and explain why it dodn't go as they predicted. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket-68 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Almost everyone is picking the Coilers to beat our beloved Canucks ... woohoo, odds are swinging into a very nice bet ... on my beloved Canucks. GO CANUCKS GO!!!! https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/every-espn-analyst-picks-oilers-beat-canucks-messier https://canucksarmy.com/news/mark-messier-and-many-others-pick-the-oilers-to-beat-the-canucks-in-round-two 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanucksJay Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 28 minutes ago, Ballisticsports said: Oilers only chance is if the refs make this a open game with special teams deciding the game and make bad calls to give them a chance on the PP I believe we win the 5v5 game Does the NHL want to showcase McDavid or Quinn advancing? McDavid being around longer and always voted by his peers as the best, is more like soccer without Messi to showcase I just hope the game isn't managed and we get a great series with us being the victors Agreed on all fronts. After they let go of all the clutch and grab in the first round, if this round turns into a special teams event, we'll know what the league wants. However I think the canucks have built a team that can win with many different styles. Funny thing is, if Mcdavid gets injured, the league probably wouldn't want the oilers to advance anyway because there's nothing to market without Mcdavid. Nobody cares about a weak market like Edmonton without Mcdavid. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 5 minutes ago, Rocket-68 said: Almost everyone is picking the Coilers to beat our beloved Canucks ... woohoo, odds are swinging into a very nice bet ... on my beloved Canucks. GO CANUCKS GO!!!! https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/every-espn-analyst-picks-oilers-beat-canucks-messier https://canucksarmy.com/news/mark-messier-and-many-others-pick-the-oilers-to-beat-the-canucks-in-round-two That picture really needs a spoiler. I almost lost my lunch. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck73 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 If we can keep McDavid focused on us and talking to the refs we will have a shot. I'm hoping Zadorov can help straighten him out as McDavid blows by our forecheck... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grinch Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 1 minute ago, canuck73 said: If we can keep McDavid focused on us and talking to the refs we will have a shot. I'm hoping Zadorov can help straighten him out as McDavid blows by our forecheck... Zadorov can set the tone and make them scared to go into the corners 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Man Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 13 minutes ago, CanucksJay said: Agreed on all fronts. After they let go of all the clutch and grab in the first round, if this round turns into a special teams event, we'll know what the league wants. However I think the canucks have built a team that can win with many different styles. Funny thing is, if Mcdavid gets injured, the league probably wouldn't want the oilers to advance anyway because there's nothing to market without Mcdavid. Nobody cares about a weak market like Edmonton without Mcdavid. Mark my words- every contact with McWhiner will be called like in basketball. A hit like Big Nikita laid on Jossi will be 5 min and a game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoop Hogg Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 18 minutes ago, King Heffy said: That picture really needs a spoiler. I almost lost my lunch. Betcha can’t puke just once. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 22 of 23 ESPN analysts also picked the Panthers to beat the Bruins. Seems to be a lot of group think going on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rekker Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 7 minutes ago, Snoop Hogg said: Betcha can’t puke just once. Your killing it today Snoop, haha. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 1 hour ago, tas said: you're pulling the guy who just pitched the 1-0 shutout in an elimination game? everybody keeps telling me the regular season means nothing now, I guess that applies to desmith's performance against edmonton too. DeSmith played great against the Oilers, has experience against them and it's not like he played poorly against Nashville. The oilers are going to come out guns a blazing and CD might be the better option. If Silovs goes in against the high Octane and Oilers and gets shelled early in game 1, that would be bad, imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck You Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Shout out to YVR air traffic control. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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