Rindiculous Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 11 hours ago, MikeBossy said: So who does Edmonton start in net on Saturday? No one. I think a 6th skater would be better than their two sieves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AAA Posted October 12, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 12, 2023 1 hour ago, Jester13 said: Even Drance is speaking praise of last night... Quote Drance: Why Canucks’ demolition of the Oilers is exactly the start this team needed What a relief. After years of early-season disappointment, you couldn’t have asked for a better start from the Vancouver Canucks than the performance they put in on Wednesday night in their season opener at Rogers Arena. The scoreline was lopsided in the extreme, an 8-1 demolition of the Edmonton Oilers, and the storylines were feel-good and compelling. Of course it was Conor Garland, who was barely applauded by the fans during the pregame introductions in the wake of the news that his agent has permission to seek a trade out of Vancouver, who opened the scoring. Garland caught a brilliantly threaded Elias Pettersson cross at full speed and beat Oilers netminder Jack Campbell in tight with a ludicrous backhand finish to get the Canucks’ onslaught started. Then Brock Boeser, a frequent target of Canucks fan’s ire, went to work. He began with a perfect wrist shot to cap off an excellent forechecking sequence, followed it up with a goal off of a second rebound that cashed in a scoring opportunity Boeser had manufactured himself with a wonderful pass off of the rush, and finished with a wildly flukey back-heel kick that trickled past Campbell and had Vancouver’s first power-play unit howling with laughter. Boeser’s quick natural hat trick all but iced the game. By the end of the night, Boeser had scored a fourth, and with the clock slowly winding down, the Canucks had demoralized the Oilers. Edmonton closed up shop early in the third period. Frustrated, outworked and stymied, the Oilers lost all sense of discipline and composure. On consecutive shifts, Evander Kane and Leon Draisaitl chased superfluous hits on Pettersson, though ultimately Edmonton couldn’t even do that with consistent energy. Edmonton’s late parade to the penalty box was so needless that all that was left for the single best hockey-playing human on the planet to do was gin up some weak motivational grist by complaining that Vancouver had put their first power-play unit on the ice up 6-1 in the third period. Meanwhile, it was a snow day for the Canucks. And while the gaudy point totals (Pettersson, Boeser and J.T. Miller all concluded the evening with four points), the compelling storylines and the eye-popping blowout understandably captured the majority of the attention from a fan base desperate for a dash of meaningful hope, what mattered more and what’s more likely to stick than this team’s ability to trounce the league’s best was the fashion in which the result was produced. Vancouver’s commanding victory over the Oilers wasn’t really about power play excellence, or finishing luck. The Canucks didn’t even need their goaltender to steal one. No, this was rather more impressive than that, even if the Oilers’ form was dreadful. On Wednesday night the Canucks did something we’ve rarely seen this team do since they left the bubble: They won handily because of an accumulation of small, disciplined, hardworking contributions from just about everyone in the lineup. It was Anthony Beauvillier skating through a pinching Darnell Nurse to clear the zone when the Oilers, with the game still within reach, appeared to be pushing. It was Pius Suter, with a clever stick, deviously breaking up multiple Oilers attempts to string cross-seam passes through Vancouver’s penalty killers (passes that were all but automatic against this Canucks team last season). It wasn’t just about Pettersson’s passing, it was about the heavy hit he threw on Cody Ceci. It was Filip Hronek sliding expertly to break up a Connor McDavid rush when he’d been on the ice for over 100 seconds and his teammates had absolutely nothing left in the tank. And newcomer Sam Lafferty beating a check out wide off of the rush and drawing a key penalty. It was Thatcher Demko, so clearly ill that he was visibly battling to stay in the net between whistles, refusing to come out of the game. Vancouver’s starter finally relented and was pulled by Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet midway through the third period because, as Tocchet explicitly explained postgame, Demko had retched into his goalie mask. And it was definitely about Miller, who admitted postgame that he’d had this game on his mind for a while, the ghost of last season’s opening night debacle — in which the Canucks took an early 3-0 lead against the Oilers, and promptly blew it — clearly weighing heavily on him. In a hard match with McDavid on Wednesday night, Miller’s line with Phil Di Giuseppe and Boeser outscored the Art Ross and Hart Trophy favourite 3-0 at five-on-five and absolutely dominated play. You could genuinely and objectively argue that Miller and his linemates had more success in that matchup with McDavid on Wednesday night than just about anybody ever has since McDavid entered the league. For one night anyway, the Canucks looked like a team capable of rising to the occasion. Like a team capable of having “everything go right” for them over the balance of the season. “I don’t think we made a statement,” said newly anointed captain Quinn Hughes postgame. “But I feel real confident in the way we know that we can play. We have a structure that can help us win and that’s the blueprint. Maybe it’s not an 8-1 win, but we can win like that 3-1, 2-1, 5-2 and we should expect to do so.” It’s just two points and it’s just one game, but there are outcomes that matter more when they occur early in the season. This team has been so regularly overmatched with astonishing frequency early on in three consecutive campaigns that winning their first game, defeating the Oilers at home, and doing so in such decisive fashion has additional significance in this hockey market. This was a home opener, after all, that wasn’t really sold out. At cost, tickets were available on the day of the game, which is hard to fathom given the traditional passion for Canucks hockey in this market. Clearly the Canucks have some work to do to convince even hardcore fans that there’s something solid and worthwhile to grasp here. A result like Wednesday’s might be an indicator of the true talent level of this team and it might not be, it’s just one game. Regardless, however, an 8-1 win on opening night is the sort of statement win guaranteed to at least pique this city’s customary curiosity about the Canucks franchise. And what starts with curiosity can quickly become genuine excitement, particularly if they can sustain anything approaching the level of commitment and gumption Canucks players showed on Wednesday. “There was a little bit of ‘FU’ in our game after last year’s start,” Miller captioned of his side’s effort. That’s the thing. A little bit of ‘FU’ can go a long way, but an abundance of it can capture the imagination. What a relief, then, that this Canucks team isn’t just off to a good start. Through 60 minutes of the 2023-24 season, they’re off to a nearly perfect one. 1 1 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 5 minutes ago, AAA said: That's Drance? I am shocked. I really like the following excerpt from the article. "They won handily because of an accumulation of small, disciplined, hardworking contributions from just about everyone in the lineup." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Venture Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 Great team game!! Love that it's "the little things" that seem to be stabilizing the group. Forecheck, winning battles on the boards, puck support, and adhering to it all game. The PK looked good, no getting hemmed in their own zone, no "one and done" offensive entries, PP was lethal! Being up all game and being short a fwd contributed, but it was nice to see pretty evenly distributed ice time!! Let's see how it all looks on the road without last change, but last night was very encouraging!! Any word on Garland? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllGamesAreRigged Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 Bouchard and nurse @13.25 M McDavid never wins one in Edmonton 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BPA Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 Beautiful day today. Sun is shining. Canucks destroyed Oilers last night. Everyone is in a good mood. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyG Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 11 minutes ago, Rindiculous said: No one. I think a 6th skater would be better than their two sieves Cant blame their goalies on any of those goals really. Edmonton got outplayed straight up 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dr. Crossbar Posted October 12, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 12, 2023 We just looked like a much better, much more disciplined team. Hopefully Boeser can maintain form and continue to realize his potential after so many struggles. We need everyone to be their best. 1 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSAcanuck Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 15 minutes ago, AAA said: Ok has whoever kidnapped Drance given their ransom demands yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 2 minutes ago, Dr. Crossbar said: We just looked like a much better, much more disciplined team. Hopefully Boeser can maintain form and continue to realize his potential after so many struggles. We need everyone to be their best. The team did look much more disciplined in nearly every facet of the game. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taphouse Canuck Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 Is there some history between McWhiner and Hronek? It looked like the cry baby went after him all game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chickenspear Posted October 12, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 12, 2023 14 minutes ago, AAA said: 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSVII Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 1 hour ago, steviewonder20 said: From the Edmonton Journal and it pisses me off: ‘It’s just one game, and one game in early October doesn’t mean anything, but, man, did they look stale and detached. Remember, this was the Vancouver Canucks, not the Carolina Hurricanes or Toronto Maple Leafs, that undressed them on national television.” i want the Canucks to get more respect than that. Hey if it means losing to us hurts their ego even more, I don't mind. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 Demko has won every game where he's thrown up in his mask this season, if we can find a way to make him throw up every game we'll win the cup 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelPiLeo Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 First post in the first PGT in the new forum. Great win Canucks, can’t be happier to see the team to destroy the Oilers like that. The feeling of winning is so good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Coconuts Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 10 hours ago, Iron Man said: Also, not sure if someone mentioned this already, but Petey is now over a point per game in his career. Which is impressive considering how much time he spent being coached by Travis Green 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chickenspear Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 1 minute ago, Coconuts said: Which is impressive considering how much time he spent being coached by Travis Green He was 10 steps ahead of Coach Ghandi's "Move feet, move puck" mantra, and thus, was unaffected. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gizmo2337 Posted October 12, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 12, 2023 Around 18s in: "but winning against a team like that" Bahahahaha 1 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownUndaCanuck Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 The key now will be consistency. If we play the same way we did tonight and against Calgary I think we'll be top 3 in the division easily. I think Edmonton weren't on their game for sure but we can beat any team in the league playing this way. Injuries and consistency now, that'd key for our season. I think we've got structure, execution and coaching/goaltending down pat. Without getting too ahead of ourselves here, this is how teams in the 2nd round of the playoffs and deeper play... 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Posted October 12, 2023 Author Share Posted October 12, 2023 10 minutes ago, Coconuts said: Demko has won every game where he's thrown up in his mask this season, if we can find a way to make him throw up every game we'll win the cup Channeling his inner Glenn Hall. 28 minutes ago, Dr. Venture said: Great team game!! Love that it's " the little things " that seem to be stabilizing the group. Forecheck, winning battles on the boards, puck support, and adhering to it all game. The PK looked good, no getting hemmed in their own zone, no "one and done" offensive entries, PP was lethal! Being up all game and being short a fwd contributed, but it was nice to see pretty evenly distributed ice time!! Let's see how it all looks on the road without last change, but last night was very encouraging!! Are you trying to trigger my PTSD? Quote Any word on Garland? He came back late in the game, so I don't think there was anything wrong--maybe just a short term feeling sick or an equipment issue. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Ramone Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 2 hours ago, steviewonder20 said: From the Edmonton Journal and it pisses me off: ‘It’s just one game, and one game in early October doesn’t mean anything, but, man, did they look stale and detached. Remember, this was the Vancouver Canucks, not the Carolina Hurricanes or Toronto Maple Leafs, that undressed them on national television.” i want the Canucks to get more respect than that. That’s what you call bulletin board gold 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottyBoy Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Captkirk888 said: What a stupid comment How so? Fans hate both of them and are trying to get rid of them, both have agents that were allowed to work out trades....Why not hope for some picks and good vibes for the scapegoats? Apparently the sarcasm of it was lost on you as I've cheered both and defended them non stop Edited October 12, 2023 by ScottyBoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackcanuck Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 16 minutes ago, Coconuts said: Demko has won every game where he's thrown up in his mask this season, if we can find a way to make him throw up every game we'll win the cup Just found out Demmer threw up in his mask! Unreal, what a gamer! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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