Iron Man Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 Winning the division was nice. It revitalized that feeling of competitiveness from the late 2000s to early 2010s. But we should aim higher now in terms of playoff success. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devron Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 Doesn’t matter to me. Edmonton can have it 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nurange Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 I see it as entertainment . Last year i was entertained every night [ Not so much the previous 10 years ] So all I want is for them to play well every night and let the chips fall where they may . Come april all i will want is the finals and the SC ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip The Mesh Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 Damn straight we'll win it again, and with a slightly higher margin. 24-25 is ours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maniwaki Canuck Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 We should care and try to win the division, but not at the cost of over-playing Demko. Home-ice does matter but isn't absolutely decisive. It's more about keeping the coil under our heel during the regular season and getting in their heads. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Biestra Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 Sure, I like banners in the rafters. May as well win the division...it's not gonna make them play worse in the playoffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
German Canuck Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 We make the playoffs but Oilers will win the Pacific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-dlc- Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 20 hours ago, HKSR said: Always strive for the top. Home ice is a very good reason why FLA won the cup. If game 7 was in EDM, we'd probably see mcdavid and the cup all over the place right now. I don't think where they played matter as Oiler fans invaded Florida's rink and it was hard to tell WHERE they were playing. Sure, home ice advantage generally does matter...but not always. Oilers were going to lose game 7 no matter what....for two reasons. They were over confident but also likely had the lingering feeling of failure nattering at them. Their season was so up and down that you never knew what you'd get with them. Florida was also NOT going to lose 4 in a row - just doesn't happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 34 minutes ago, -dlc- said: I don't think where they played matter as Oiler fans invaded Florida's rink and it was hard to tell WHERE they were playing. Sure, home ice advantage generally does matter...but not always. Oilers were going to lose game 7 no matter what....for two reasons. They were over confident but also likely had the lingering feeling of failure nattering at them. Their season was so up and down that you never knew what you'd get with them. Florida was also NOT going to lose 4 in a row - just doesn't happen. Or as the Toronto media had a habit of bashing over our heads as a reminder, the 1942 Leafs with the reverse sweep. But yes, it's EXTREMELY rare. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post -dlc- Posted July 7 Popular Post Share Posted July 7 Also, re Edmonton..... 2 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKSR Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 1 hour ago, -dlc- said: I don't think where they played matter as Oiler fans invaded Florida's rink and it was hard to tell WHERE they were playing. Sure, home ice advantage generally does matter...but not always. Oilers were going to lose game 7 no matter what....for two reasons. They were over confident but also likely had the lingering feeling of failure nattering at them. Their season was so up and down that you never knew what you'd get with them. Florida was also NOT going to lose 4 in a row - just doesn't happen. Nothing to do with fan bases. It had to do with last change and FLA deploying Barkov as needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 2 hours ago, -dlc- said: Also, re Edmonton..... But not a peep from the media telling you to support Canada's team. Funny that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mando27 Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 Canucks will make the playoffs, pacific is too weak. My heart wants us to win the div, but my brain says Edm probably takes it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devron Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 36 minutes ago, Mando27 said: Canucks will make the playoffs, pacific is too weak. My heart wants us to win the div, but my brain says Edm probably takes it. Whys it the pacific is too weak, And not that the Canucks are just good?, or are we still living in the world of overachieving still? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip The Mesh Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 (edited) This is just one person's take. Seems ok for some players buy way out it outer-space for some. Pettersson will not get 154 points. Some of the others are elevated as well...... Meh; OK I guess.... might be a touch high on Petey, but it's possible.. Edited August 16 by Rip The Mesh 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beni Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 1 hour ago, Rip The Mesh said: Meh; OK I guess.... might be a touch high on Petey, but it's possible.. Given Demkos Injury history I hope to hell they don't play him that much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boudrias Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 Winning the Pacific is a nice carrot as it yields some home ice advantage. But IMHO it is not the driving focus this coming season. Canucks should be focused on a regular season that preps the team for Cup play. That might require RT experimenting with different options. That might end up being more valuable than winning the division. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip The Mesh Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 7 hours ago, Beni said: Given Demkos Injury history I hope to hell they don't play him that much. I hope that as well. Though net minders tend to get a wee bit snarky when they're not injured and asked to take a game off. Nature of the beast. Hyper competitive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breadnbutta Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 Yes and yes. Home ice advantage is important. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Integra250 Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 (edited) 11 hours ago, Rip The Mesh said: Meh; OK I guess.... might be a touch high on Petey, but it's possible.. Edited July 8 by Integra250 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck You Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 AS long as we sign him, We're in good condition!!... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Crossbar Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 Was Edmonton playing like they were trying to win the division? Of course they were. Raise the standard even higher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 Can we? Yeah. Will we? I don't think so. I am expecting some regression and I'm expecting Vegas to bounce back a bit and Edmonton to have a better start than last season. I think we'll make the playoffs but it'll be as a wildcard team or as a second or third divisional seed. But you know what? That's fine, I don't care so long as they make the playoffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester13 Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 I think it'll be very close between us and the Coilers. If Tocc can find some line chemistry early, then I think we'll have a good shot at winning the division. We can't keep juggling guys around. Every time a guy went down with injury and it threw off the fwd or d lines, we went into a little slump of .500 hockey. Good health and chemistry will be the deciding factor, as we have a team that can win it all with how we play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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