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Right? The Oilers love is heavy. These "experts" can't handle that they've all been wrong about our team.

Were we? I guess none of us were around to witness it, but I believe the proliferation of information sharing is proving to be a large detriment to stability.

Yeah, he's looked marginally better but let's be honest - absolutely nowhere close to what is expected of him. They say he isn't injured, and I doubt Tocchet would have made the comments he did unless that were true. There was talk of him being sick, so I'm guessing that might be playing a factor? I know when I'm sick, energy level goes waaaay down - and he certainly does appear to lack energy. With that said, it may well just be a total lack of confidence, which would also lead a player to perform poorly and hesitantly. Whenever these playoffs come to an end for our team, I'd be interested to hear if he really was battling a physical ailment.

Fico is a very polarizing figure who has been making big decisions on the direction of Slovakia - and lots of citizens disagree with his direction. Frankly, I think as the world seems to be dissolving where everyone is taking "sides" in various conflicts around the globe, the rate of assassination attempts on various leaders is going to go up. Twitter (X) has been alight with all sorts of propaganda and extremist viewpoints, and indicates to me a lot more people are taking an all-or-nothing approach to life and ideologies. I've never seen the world so fucked as it is today.

What else is new. Fans love to hate the Canucks, and with videos like the one circulating with the kid saying "f u _________" to cheering adults in the background doesn't help matters any. We were underdogs to MAKE the playoffs for many "expert" predictions. We were underdogs to beat Nashville by many "expert" opinions. We are heavy underdogs to beat Edmonton by many "expert" opinions. Certainly if the Canucks make it past Edmonton, we'll be heavy underdogs to Dallas. (Who I predict will beat Colorado). That's fine. Maybe it will help other teams to be overconfident. I believe we have a real chance against Edmonton: - We killed them in the season series - We will have to limit penalties, as Edmonton's PP has been on fire - Do our best to shut down their 2 top lines, as they don't have much else. - Play physical and with energy every minute. - Hopefully EP40 gets his shit together and actually contributes on the scoresheet. - Goaltending will be huge for both teams. I'm not going to say I'm *confident* that we will win, but I AM confident that we CAN win.

Petey is one hell of a player when he has confidence. But he seems to get hit hard when he gets into a funk. Like... really hard. Far harder than most. I'm getting old and losing track of time, but wasn't it just last season where for the first 20-25 games or more he was just awful. Poor plays, poor energy level, just not himself. Then all of a sudden he got out of it, and finished extremely well. Hopefully he can set himself mentally to be more consistent. If not, I fear the fanbase in Vancouver will get on his back right quick which will only exasperate the issue. You said you wanted to win, Petey. Now we have a winning team. Time to step up and make it happen for yourself.

I felt the team was trying to play TOO quick. What I mean by that is that although they were only marginally quick out there, they made rushed plays which ended up in turnovers and missed changes. I don't actually think they need to change much though. The energy was there. The intensity was there. The shots were there. Just make sure we park a dude in front of Saros at all times, and ffs - keep moving while on the PP! Everyone should be constantly shifting or they are easy to cover.

It wasn't that he wanted to leave. I totally get that; he felt he had a couple of years left to contribute, and wanted to go for a cup. If he told management that and said: "Please send me to a contender", it would have been A-OK. Still self-serving, but understandably so. However, demanding he be traded to a specific team gave the Canucks zero negotiating power. He put his own desires ahead of that of ownership, the team, the coaches, the GM, and the fans. It was a very selfish move, and it pissed people off. At least from my own perspective, I don't hate the guy. He gave his all to this team while he was in Vancouver. But he cannot expect to be remembered fondly when the very last thing he did is screw the team. Everyone forgives at different speeds. Some never do. That's a fact of life.

Well, they made it exciting in the end at least.

WHAT A COMEBACK. Nice. Good job, gentlemen.

ooooh this is actually getting interesting.

SILOVS!

ffs. We're really finding every possible way to lose against freakin' Arizona. We can only take solace in knowing Myers has a few games left as a Canuck.

Not going to lie. The play up to the 1st goal was poor, and that goal made me lose my faith we were likely to win - based on the fact it was starting to look suspiciously like our last game against them. The 2nd goal almost made me turn it off. It isn't that I'm a bandwagoner whatsoever - I just couldn't stand to see them flub another game in that manner. I'm glad I left it on. Still nervous.

Weak.