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#441 jonny

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Posted 20 September 2017 - 07:45 PM

They'll be leading the team this year.

#442 LJ

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Posted 20 September 2017 - 07:46 PM

I think the Sedin's are pretty done now and have been for awhile.


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#443 jonny

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Posted 20 September 2017 - 07:50 PM

Ain't done yet but they are merely good players now and are no longer fantastic.

#444 VicHockeyFan

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Posted 07 October 2017 - 03:23 PM

So the Canucks will not even sell out their home opener tonight vs. Edmonton.  That's kind of sad.  


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#445 Mattjvd

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Posted 07 October 2017 - 03:59 PM

So the Canucks will not even sell out their home opener tonight vs. Edmonton. That's kind of sad.


That is kind of dissapointing.

#446 jonny

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Posted 07 October 2017 - 04:13 PM

The Canucks are not even going to play Boeser. Instead, they will play sad sack over the hill vets. This club is either totally clueless about what the fans want to watch or simply arrogant beyond reproach.

#447 jonny

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Posted 07 October 2017 - 04:18 PM

I don't think I'll pay to watch them in person this year. For years we were sold a bunch of BS about retooling on the fly. This year they begrudgingly admit they are rebuilding, yet put their best prospect in the press box for their bloody home opener! I'm so sick of it I don't think I'll bother watching tonight.

#448 Mattjvd

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Posted 07 October 2017 - 04:55 PM

I don't think I'll pay to watch them in person this year. For years we were sold a bunch of BS about retooling on the fly. This year they begrudgingly admit they are rebuilding, yet put their best prospect in the press box for their bloody home opener! I'm so sick of it I don't think I'll bother watching tonight.


I would not be happy if he is the 13th forward. Only 2 of Vanek, Gagner, and Burmistrov need to play on any given night. Rotate through them, but keep Jake and Brock playing

#449 AllseeingEye

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Posted 07 October 2017 - 05:54 PM

Not terribly surprising re: slumping ticket sales as pundits have predicted for weeks and months that support this year was going to be tepid; ticket brokers have been saying for some time they are bracing for weak demand this year. Not a huge surprise really. Remember too Vancouver fans aren't shy about balking at showing their support; I well remember the days not so very long ago when the team would draw 9-10,000 fans.

 

Problem is they're 'sort of' committed to rebuild mode without coming right out and saying so. Not sure what the strategy is either going out and signing the Gagner's and Burmistrov's and Wiercoch's of the world. Their biggest worry right now is goal-tending as neither Markstrom nor Nilsson (especially) is a sure thing starting NHL goalie. I already barked last year about the silly 6-year Erickson contract which will hang around their necks like the proverbial albatross.

 

At least they have a few bona fide prospects in the system unlike too many other years. But yeah going to be a long year.....


Edited by AllseeingEye, 07 October 2017 - 06:02 PM.


#450 LJ

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Posted 07 October 2017 - 07:07 PM

So far so good tonight.


Life's a journey......so roll down the window and enjoy the breeze.

#451 VicHockeyFan

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Posted 07 October 2017 - 08:57 PM

Well let’s start planning the Stanley Cup Parade route.
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#452 jonny

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Posted 07 October 2017 - 09:11 PM

Well I complained about Green's decision but it worked out. Dorsett played very well. Holding McDavid to zero points is an accomplishment.

Edited by jonny, 07 October 2017 - 09:11 PM.

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#453 Mattjvd

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Posted 08 October 2017 - 06:48 AM

Yeah, not bad. I was impressed with the quality of play. I know they are in a rebuild, so I only ask that there is effort and the games are entertaining this season.

#454 Mattjvd

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Posted 04 November 2017 - 08:32 PM

Brock Boeser's hat-trick tonight makes him the youngest Canuck to record 3 goal in one game in 27 years. Last time was 20 year-old Trevor Linden in 1990.
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#455 VicHockeyFan

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Posted 04 November 2017 - 08:43 PM

Canucks are 6-4-2 and 3rd in the west.


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<p><span style="font-size:12px;"><em><span style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">"I don’t need a middle person in my pizza slice transaction" <strong>- zoomer, April 17, 2018</strong></span></em></span>

#456 AllseeingEye

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Posted 05 November 2017 - 08:49 AM

The key here is that Green is reducing the team's reliance on the Sedin's by slashing their ice time to half or less than what they've been accustomed to in recent years; last night both were down to ~ 8:30 apiece - and both only had two short shifts in the critical third period in a close game against a top opponent. This has allowed the kids - Horvat, Boeser, Virtanen - to shoulder more responsibility and hasten the evolution of the team from the Sedin era. All good developments IMO. If the goal-tending can hold up - Markstrom was outstanding last night - this just might be a real interesting season. Either way it bodes well for the future.


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#457 jonny

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Posted 05 November 2017 - 08:52 AM

7-4-2

#458 Bingo

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Posted 23 November 2017 - 07:43 AM

Boeser is leading all rookies with 21 points in 19 games. He has eleven goals including  2 goals in each of the last 2 games.

He is 29th in league scoring.  :cheers:


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#459 johnk

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Posted 23 November 2017 - 11:28 AM

Tuned in last night and, wow!, Boeser can shoot the puck. I think they may have turned the corner. Keep the Sedins another year to mentor the kids. Horvat is going to be a top centreman in this league one day. They are certainly more fun to watch than the past few years.
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#460 VicHockeyFan

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Posted 23 November 2017 - 11:45 AM

They'll need to keep their foot on the gas pedal, for sure.

 

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