snowman955 Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 2 minutes ago, Rip The Mesh said: Now that's a Great response from our Captain! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post WHL rocks Posted December 21, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 21, 2023 I like Kuz as much as anyone here. Love his attitude and smile and his personality and really love it when he scores.. I kinda think this might be good for Kuz to sit out and think about things and watch the other players forecheck hustle and play 200 ft games. Two straight games he's out.. Tocchet is giving him tough love and I think it'll work. I think toward the end of the season Kuz will be playing the way RT wants him to play.. Kuz will know that's the only way to get toi so he'll have to make changes. It's not like Kuz doesn't know how to do the things RT wants.. it's that he refuses to do those things. Sitting out for a while might get him to change his mind.. By the end of the season we'll have a well rounded player.. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 5 minutes ago, Captkirk888 said: Is this your superstitious mind at work? you thinking that every time you say that, the Canucks win? Because this is the third game in a row. the Canucks are winning, so what ever works for you I guess. GCG! GCG! All I will say. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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WHL rocks Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 6 minutes ago, Dr. Crossbar said: "There is absolutely no disconnect between the coaching staff, management, and our camp. We communicate daily..." -- Dan Milstein Ya I saw this couple of hours ago.. I don't think Kuz is the type of guy to cause a big problem. I think he'll take it in stride and learn that he's gotta change the way he plays to get on the ice. He's not the type to go public complaining and being upset. He seems like a nice guy with a positive personality.. He'll get thru this and come out of it a better player.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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conquestofbaguettes Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 16 minutes ago, tas said: guaranteed mom has to wake him up to get ready. [Yells down to basement] Thhhhooooommmmaaaaaasssssss! You're gonna be late!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewlowned Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 I know it's hard to argue for any lineup changes when the team is trucking along so well, but whenever Kuzy goes back into the top 6 I'd like to see this: Kuzmenko - Petey - Hoglander Mikheyev - Miller - Boeser Joshua - Blueger - Garland Lafferty - Suter - PDG/Aman Kuzmenko is the most skilled goal-scorer on the team. In some ways, I think he might have even more killer goal instinct than Boeser. He should play with Petey, who is wicked creative and can make unbelievable passes. Kuzmenko is also an underrated passer and super offensively creative himself. Hoglander is the puck retriever and battles along the boards, while having enough skill to skate and read the play with the other two. Obviously, this line feels a bit scary defensively, so Kuzy and Hogs need to be both solid and reliable defensively for this to work. Boeser and Miller have been stellar together, so keep that pair, but add in the speed and puck retrieval from Mikheyev. Boeser's pace has increased significantly from last year, but adding in even more speed could have this be a wicked forechecking and breakout line. Third line is a beauty right now so no change. Fourth line has some speed, great forechecking, solid physicality, and great defensive reliability and PK players. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHL rocks Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 11 minutes ago, Rip The Mesh said: Thanks for posting this. I don't see a lot of Quinn post game interviews in the media. Don't know why.. maybe I'm just missing them and watch EP or Zad or any number of other players.. I think he's more of a low key Captain and has lots of guys in the locker room stepping up taking interviews post game.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Crossbar Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 Just now, WHL rocks said: Ya I saw this couple of hours ago.. I don't think Kuz is the type of guy to cause a big problem. I think he'll take it in stride and learn that he's gotta change the way he plays to get on the ice. He's not the type to go public complaining and being upset. He seems like a nice guy with a positive personality.. He'll get thru this and come out of it a better player.. Agree with you. The last time Kuz addressed it to the press, he had a really great attitude about it, was professional, and understood what Tocchet was doing. He didn't seem upset at all. I'm glad they have a plan with him and there's purpose in this. Joshua was in Tocc's doghouse and look at him now. Kuz will figure it out. It's the media that have been spinning this into hysterics. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip The Mesh Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 2 minutes ago, WHL rocks said: Thanks for posting this. I don't see a lot of Quinn post game interviews in the media. Don't know why.. maybe I'm just missing them and watch EP or Zad or any number of other players.. I think he's more of a low key Captain and has lots of guys in the locker room stepping up taking interviews post game.. Yah, agree. What a Captain though. Does the interview dog tired and sweaty. Not sure what the process is for selection. Whoever sais, oh, ok. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHL rocks Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Dr. Crossbar said: Agree with you. The last time Kuz addressed it to the press, he had a really great attitude about it, was professional, and understood what Tocchet was doing. He didn't seem upset at all. I'm glad they have a plan with him and there's purpose in this. Joshua was in Tocc's doghouse and look at him now. Kuz will figure it out. It's the media that have been spinning this into hysterics. Ya Joshua and Hoglander both went thru this earlier in the season.. Both of them are playing some amazing hockey now. Both big parts of the team.. Hogs used to throw the puck to middle of ice from the boards when he was in a puck battle. ... lately I don't see that a lot.. the puck has to stay along the boards unless you gain full possession and are able to make a clean pass to a teammate.. he would throw it to middle of ice making a high risk play... sitting out and watching from a different perspective helped him.. Kuz will learn and get better from this too. Edited December 21, 2023 by WHL rocks 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tas Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 13 minutes ago, WHL rocks said: Thanks for posting this. I don't see a lot of Quinn post game interviews in the media. Don't know why.. maybe I'm just missing them and watch EP or Zad or any number of other players.. I think he's more of a low key Captain and has lots of guys in the locker room stepping up taking interviews post game.. henrik sedin established a captain's tradition of speaking to media after losses and allowing his teammates to speak to the media after wins (goddamn, the twins are just unbelievable right?). perhaps quinn is following in those footsteps. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip The Mesh Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 9 minutes ago, Dr. Crossbar said: Agree with you. The last time Kuz addressed it to the press, he had a really great attitude about it, was professional, and understood what Tocchet was doing. He didn't seem upset at all. I'm glad they have a plan with him and there's purpose in this. Joshua was in Tocc's doghouse and look at him now. Kuz will figure it out. It's the media that have been spinning this into hysterics. Hope you are right (I think) Can't discount the possibility there's something in the works and they don't want him injured. It's been a long road trip and you'd think he would have shouldered a part of the load, depending on the team. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nucker67 Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 How nice is it that the Canucks are 22-9-2 and have a player like Kuzmenko in their back pocket, as an option if they choose. They don't even need to play him, and they still win games. Nice to have some depth. Who knows, maybe by playoffs, Kuz will be dialed in, the X Factor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gawdzukes Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 6 hours ago, stawns said: Out here in the perimeter, there are no stars Out here, we is stoned immaculate . . . I'll tell you this No eternal reward will forgive us now for wasting the dawn (one of my favorite lyrics all-time) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHL rocks Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 28 minutes ago, tas said: henrik sedin established a captain's tradition of speaking to media after losses and allowing his teammates to speak to the media after wins (goddamn, the twins are just unbelievable right?). perhaps quinn is following in those footsteps. This interview was after the win vs NSH. So I don't think that theory holds.. Quinn is a quiet guy. He has a lot of guys that can handle the media. Miller EP Boeser are all having good season so media goes to them a lot too.. Cole and Zad are really good with the media too so the media goes to them a lot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker67 Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 Not sure exactly how the cap rules work, but could the Canucks technically put Kuzmenko on LTIR and have Hank and Danny spend full time with him, teaching him? It would keep Kuzmenko on the team, but out of the spotlight. The Canucks could free up $5.5 in cap, and maybe make a trade for another winger? It sounds like this cap move could be a bit illegal, but we've seen some of the shit other teams do to skirt the cap rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bure10Kuzmenko96 Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 2 minutes ago, Nucker67 said: Not sure exactly how the cap rules work, but could the Canucks technically put Kuzmenko on LTIR and have Hank and Danny spend full time with him, teaching him? It would keep Kuzmenko on the team, but out of the spotlight. The Canucks could free up $5.5 in cap, and maybe make a trade for another winger? It sounds like this cap move could be a bit illegal, but we've seen some of the shit other teams do to skirt the cap rules. Nope, can't put a non-injured player on LTIR 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kilgore Posted December 21, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 21, 2023 44 minutes ago, WHL rocks said: I like Kuz as much as anyone here. Love his attitude and smile and his personality and really love it when he scores.. I kinda think this might be good for Kuz to sit out and think about things and watch the other players forecheck hustle and play 200 ft games. Two straight games he's out.. Tocchet is giving him tough love and I think it'll work. I think toward the end of the season Kuz will be playing the way RT wants him to play.. Kuz will know that's the only way to get toi so he'll have to make changes. It's not like Kuz doesn't know how to do the things RT wants.. it's that he refuses to do those things. Sitting out for a while might get him to change his mind.. By the end of the season we'll have a well rounded player.. Its going to be all in or bust with Kuz. No in between. But I like that Tocchet is forcing the issue now, rather than let it slide along. It will either be as you say, "By the end of the season we'll have a well rounded player.." or, if it goes on any longer this way I can see JR/PA pulling the trigger quickly. They won't wait for the TD. Based on their past behaviour, they correct problems swiftly. They won't let a commodity like Kuzmenko stew on the bench or press box. They'll want to get rid of the distraction to our great progress this season. Also, there's a tipping point for Kuz and his agent as well. They play nice now, say all the right things, but that could flip on a dime and like Garland's agent they'll make a request to be moved. Its really all up to Kuzmenko. Its really kind of bizzare that he's not able to fit into Tocc's system. He's such an affable guy, seems so willing to learn. great attitude. So he must be trying. Yet watching the game last time he played I was watching specifically for how much "truculence" he brings. I saw him more than once back off from work on the boards on the forecheck. While the angry elf goes right in there, doesn't give up on the puck, Kuz takes a look, and says "yeah........no" and slows up. Its like he's never learned to mix it up at all growing up as a young player in Russia. Is the learning curve too steep for him? I guess we'll find out. 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR7 Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 6 minutes ago, Nucker67 said: Not sure exactly how the cap rules work, but could the Canucks technically put Kuzmenko on LTIR and have Hank and Danny spend full time with him, teaching him? It would keep Kuzmenko on the team, but out of the spotlight. The Canucks could free up $5.5 in cap, and maybe make a trade for another winger? It sounds like this cap move could be a bit illegal, but we've seen some of the shit other teams do to skirt the cap rules. No, he would have to be injured for that... What they could do is hold him out of the line up long enough that they could send him to Abby on a conditioning stint without putting him on waivers. But of course Kuzy would have to agree 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Crossbar Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 47 minutes ago, Rip The Mesh said: Hope you are right (I think) Can't discount the possibility there's something in the works and they don't want him injured. It's been a long road trip and you'd think he would have shouldered a part of the load, depending on the team. Well ... true ... you never know. I'm just taking it the way I see it from Kuz himself and Milstein ... it matches up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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