HKSR Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 Just now, stawns said: That's the kind of mindset that's going to lead to retaliation penalties. They absolutely cannot do anything undisciplined to give them more PP time than they're already going to get. You're equating being disciplined to being intimidate. It's not the same thing Again, I refer you back to 2011. The Canucks were not intimidated, but the Bruins sure got a lot of momentum and energy out of making the Canucks leaders look like punching bags out there. How do you think it made the rest of the Canucks feel having one of their leaders being punched in the face and not standing up for themselves? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKSR Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 Just now, stawns said: Are you saying the Oilers are nasty like the Bruins? I don't see thst Just need one or two... Corey Perry and Evander Kane come to mind. Nobody said to punch back, but grabbing their jersey and pulling them in close for a nice chat shows you're not gonna stand for it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 1 minute ago, HKSR said: Again, I refer you back to 2011. The Canucks were not intimidated, but the Bruins sure got a lot of momentum and energy out of making the Canucks leaders look like punching bags out there. How do you think it made the rest of the Canucks feel having one of their leaders being punched in the face and not standing up for themselves? Again, you think this Oilers team are intimidating, physically? They're going to do anything they can to goad the Canucks into retaliation penalties 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 Go Canucks GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Crossbar Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 No weak, fragile flag hockey! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
testycal Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 Really interested if Canucks want this game to be locked down and non free wheeling. Nashville series while stressful was good for the lessons learned as other than the 1 - 0 game Edmonton won over LA uncertain whether Edmonton really has the close checking game in them. My gut tells me go with close checking as their free wheeling players will not be happy and not accustomed to that.. if however they get first goal or two..could be a long night as they clearly always pile on after getting up on a team...playoff hockey folks..all the best 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKSR Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 2 minutes ago, stawns said: Again, you think this Oilers team are intimidating, physically? They're going to do anything they can to goad the Canucks into retaliation penalties I already replied to that question above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker67 Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 The Preds threw themselves in front of a lot of Canucks shots in that first round, blocking a lot and wearing down in the process. I'm not sure if the Oilers play the same way, do they try to block everything or do they rely on Skinner? Keep firing those pucks Canucks, and if you "accidentally" injure an Oiler standing in the way. So be it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Long Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 17 minutes ago, Rip The Mesh said: ^ this gets called a penalty on us tonight 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Crossbar Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 Can't play afraid. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWJC Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 Linden believes EP is “not in the fight”: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMMn9NVxQ/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Long Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 3 minutes ago, Nucker67 said: The Preds threw themselves in front of a lot of Canucks shots in that first round, blocking a lot and wearing down in the process. I'm not sure if the Oilers play the same way, do they try to block everything or do they rely on Skinner? Keep firing those pucks Canucks, and if you "accidentally" injure an Oiler standing in the way. So be it. they did block a lot of shots vs LA, so we need to not be afraid to fire shots into guys waiting for a perfect lane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC_Hawk Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 2 minutes ago, testycal said: Really interested if Canucks want this game to be locked down and non free wheeling. Nashville series while stressful was good for the lessons learned as other than the 1 - 0 game Edmonton won over LA uncertain whether Edmonton really has the close checking game in them. My gut tells me go with close checking as their free wheeling players will not be happy and not accustomed to that.. if however they get first goal or two..could be a long night as they clearly always pile on after getting up on a team...playoff hockey folks..all the best You NEVER play free wheeling hockey with Edm; they will kill you. You play lockdown on their top 2 lines and forecheck like mad; make their meh defense make mistakes and capitalize. If you play that game and stay out of the box, you win. Edm has 2 elite things; their top line and their PP. IF you minimize the damage those two do (cant stop them), you have a very good chance of winning. This series is a 50/50 split in my opinion, with the elephant in the room being officiating. Unfortunately we saw Edm get the weak ass calls in 1st series, so I think that will tilt the games in their favour. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 (edited) 11 minutes ago, HKSR said: Just need one or two... Corey Perry and Evander Kane come to mind. Nobody said to punch back, but grabbing their jersey and pulling them in close for a nice chat shows you're not gonna stand for it. What's that going to do? Do you think the oilers are going to say "boy, don't mess with them"? Who are the guys that are going to stand up? Miller, Zad, Myers, Soucy, Joshua.........the oilers would be more than happy taking those guys off the ice with Kane or Perry and letting McD and Drai go 4v4. You play hard between whistles and when the play is stopped you don't give them anything. "Standing up to them" plays right into their hands, imo. They need to keep this series 5v5 as much as possible Edited May 8 by stawns 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC_Hawk Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 5 minutes ago, Nucker67 said: The Preds threw themselves in front of a lot of Canucks shots in that first round, blocking a lot and wearing down in the process. I'm not sure if the Oilers play the same way, do they try to block everything or do they rely on Skinner? Keep firing those pucks Canucks, and if you "accidentally" injure an Oiler standing in the way. So be it. They rely on Skinner; that's why he is either the villain or savior each night depending on how he plays. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Long Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 1 minute ago, stawns said: What's that going to do? Do you think the oilers are going to say "boy, don't mess with them"? Who are the guys that are going to stand up? Miller, Zad, Myers, Soucy, Joshua.........the oilers would be more than happy taking those guys off the ice with Kane or Perry and letting McD and Drai go 4v4. You play hard between whistles and when the play is stopped you don't give them anything, imo. "Standing up to them" plays right into their hands, imo. They need to keep this series 5v5 as much as possible I'd like to see big Z just land a hard clean hit on old man Perry. Do that enough and he'll be a non-factor. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker67 Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 Just now, BC_Hawk said: They rely on Skinner; that's why he is either the villain or savior each night depending on how he plays. Might be good to plug Zadorov in front for the screen, create some havoc. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Man Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 8 minutes ago, Bob Long said: ^ this gets called a penalty on us tonight 5 and a game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 9 minutes ago, Nucker67 said: The Preds threw themselves in front of a lot of Canucks shots in that first round, blocking a lot and wearing down in the process. I'm not sure if the Oilers play the same way, do they try to block everything or do they rely on Skinner? Keep firing those pucks Canucks, and if you "accidentally" injure an Oiler standing in the way. So be it. Skinner is no Saros, who was incredible. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC_Hawk Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Bob Long said: I'd like to see big Z just land a hard clean hit on old man Perry. Do that enough and he'll be a non-factor. He's a non factor already because he cant skate anymore. Let him try to be the tough guy, then expose him. As Bieksa said back in the day " What do you do when one of toughest guys in the league that can't skate challenges you to a fight? You polite fully decline, then skate around him and score"...not that I'm saying Perry is even tough! Edited May 8 by BC_Hawk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 I gotta think Tocchet should be able to out coach this Knoblick 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC_Hawk Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 2 minutes ago, Nucker67 said: Might be good to plug Zadorov in front for the screen, create some havoc. Based on the success in odd man situations in the last series, me's thinks that may actually come to fruition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HarbularyBattery Posted May 8 Popular Post Share Posted May 8 4 minutes ago, Bob Long said: I'd like to see big Z just land a hard clean hit on old man Perry. Do that enough and he'll be a non-factor. reported for advocating elder abuse. 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 Just now, Bob Long said: I'd like to see big Z just land a hard clean hit on old man Perry. Do that enough and he'll be a non-factor. 100% agree. Good, clean hard hockey during play and skate away after the whistle. You don't have to "take" anything........don't even give them the chance with a scrum etc. If were talking about 2011, then that's what the Canucks tried to do.......get the Bruins to take penalties after the whistles yo let their potent pp control the series. When it didn't work, the Canucks got frustrated and fell apart 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip The Mesh Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 JT Miller will be on McDavid this whole series. They don't like each other. It will differ a little after the first two games in Vancouver, but not much / last change. If Miller takes that role to heart, we need Pettersson to be outstanding and Lindholm as well. My mind has a hard time comprehending how much ice time Quinn Hughes is going to throw down. We have Myers and Zadorov to do the intimidating and handle any fisticuffs that are needed. I see 0 reason to be afraid of the Slicks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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