Popular Post Rocket-68 Posted February 23 Popular Post Share Posted February 23 (edited) Overview Well Frack! Just Win! Fire Bennin ... umm Rutherford! Canucks are playing "Chinese Fire Drill" hockey! BIGGEST LOSING STREAK OF THE SEASON!!!!! Arrrrgggggghhhh! Yet, Canucks still find themselves in First Place in the overall standings. There is no way to sugar coat it, the Canucks are mired in a small slump with the biggest culprit being the once vaunted Power Play which is 1-for-28 over the last 9 (NINE!!) games, although there are other areas fingers are being pointed at privately and publicly. "FIX THE POWER PLAY", screams pretty much every Canucks Fan in existence. The Bruins (34-12-12) are coming off a 3-2 overtime loss to the Calgary Flames on Thursday and continue a four-game road trip in this potential Stanley Cup Final preview involving the top team in the Eastern Conference and the top team in the Western Conference. Forward David Pastrnak is one point from 700 for his NHL career and is among a handful of players right now I'd consider for the Hart Trophy as the League's most valuable player. Although they have cooled down a little, the Bruins' season has been nothing short of impressive after losing key pieces in the offseason and managing to play at the level they have. The Canucks (37-16-6) are on a season-high four-game losing streak following a 5-2 loss at the Seattle Kraken on Thursday, and they're seeking revenge after losing 4-0 at the Bruins on Feb. 8. Vancouver has so many players who have been having career seasons, but when asked coach Rick Tocchet at the 2024 NHL All-Star Game what's been the key to their success, and he said "it's that they don't make the same mistakes twice." Playing the Bruins, they can't afford to make many mistakes or they'll find themselves on the wrong end of the scoreboard. Vancouver has 10 players with at least 10 goals and 13 with at least 20 points. That's the kind of depth you need to win games. OK, so lets start winning them! Source (for rest of article I borrowed 2 paragraphs from): https://www.nhl.com/news/boston-vancouver-toronto-colorado-highlight-weekend-schedule Quotes of the day: “Not much compete from the guys,” Vancouver coach Rick Tocchet said. “That’s on me. I’ve gotta take the blame for that. I didn’t get the guys to compete hard enough, so I’ll take the heat on this one. There were a lot of no shows tonight.” “Guys gotta understand that when the puck comes on our rim, we have a technique to do it and you have to have the B-A-L-L-S to get the puck out,” said Tocchet, spelling it out as if there was a toddler in the room. “You can't just go in soft and you can't ice pucks on a rim.” Have to admire Tocchet that, pissed as he was and he was angry, he didn't throw the team under the bus and took the bullet. He could have easily pulled no punches and laid the blame at the feet of some well deserved players but didn't. A Random Hockey Story ... not a hockey one, but a nice one, brought a tear to my eye Spoiler Author Edit: one of my favorite cartoon series / creator of all time, even to this day enjoy them once in a while In The Final Minutes Of His Life, Calvin Has One Last Talk With Hobbes. “Calvin? Calvin, sweetheart?” In the darkness Calvin heard the sound of Susie, his wife of fifty-three years. Calvin struggled to open his eyes. God, he was so tired and it took so much strength. Slowly, light replaced the darkness, and soon vision followed. At the foot of his bed stood his wife. Calvin wet his dry lips and spoke hoarsely, “Did… did you…. find him?” “Yes dear,” Susie said smiling sadly, “He was in the attic. “ Susie reached into her big purse and brought out a soft, old, orange tiger doll. Calvin could not help but laugh. It had been so long. Too long. “l washed him for you,” Susie said, her voice cracking a little as she laid the stuffed tiger next to her husband. “Thank you, Susie.” Calvin said. A few moments passed as Calvin just lay on his hospital bed, his head turned to the side, staring at the old toy with nostalgia. “Dear,” Calvin said finally. “Would you mind leaving me alone with Hobbes for a while? I would like to catch up with him.” “All right,” Susie said. “I’ll get something to eat in the cafeteria. I’ll be back soon.” Susie kissed her husband on the forehead and turned to leave. With sudden but gentle strength Calvin stopped her. Lovingly he pulled his wife in and gave her a passionate kiss on the lips. “l love you,” he said. “And I love you,” said Susie. Susie turned and left. Calvin saw tears streaming from her face as she went out the door. Calvin then turned to face his oldest and dearest friend. “Hello Hobbes. It’s been a long time, hasn't it, old pal?” Hobbes was no longer a stuffed doll but the big furry old tiger Calvin had always remembered. “It sure has, Calvin.” said Hobbes. “You… haven’t changed a bit.” Calvin smiled. “You've changed a lot.” Hobbes said sadly. Calvin laughed, “Really? I haven’t noticed at all.” There was a long pause. The sound of a clock ticking away the seconds rang throughout the sterile hospital room. “So… you married Susie Derkins.” Hobbes said, finally smiling. “l knew you always liked her.” “Shut up!” Calvin said, his smile bigger than ever. “Tell me everything I missed. I’d love to hear what you’ve been up to!” Hobbes said, excited. And so Calvin told him everything. He told him about how he and Susie fell in love in high school and had married after graduating from college, about his three kids and four grand-kids, how he turned Spaceman Spiff into one of the most popular sci-fi novels of the decade, and so on. After he told Hobbes all this there was another pregnant pause. “You know… I visited you in the attic a bunch of times.” Calvin said. “l know.” “But I couldn’t see you. All I saw was a stuffed animal.” Calvin’s voice was breaking and tears of regret started welling up in his eyes. “You grew up, old buddy.” said Hobbes. “I’m so sorry! I’m so sorry I broke my promise! I promised I wouldn’t grow up and that we’d be together forever!!” Calvin broke down and sobbed, hugging his best friend. Hobbes stroked Calvin’s hair, or what little was left of it. “But you didn’t.” “What do you mean?” “We were always together…. In our dreams.” “We were?” ... “We were.” ... “Hobbes?” ... “Yeah, old buddy?” “I’m so glad I got to see you like this… one last time…” “Me too, Calvin. Me too.” “Sweetheart?” Susie voice came from outside the door. “Yes dear?” Calvin replied. “Can I come in?” Susie asked. “Just a minute.” Calvin turned to face Hobbes one last time. “Goodbye Hobbes. Thanks… for everything…” .... ‘No, thank you Calvin.” Hobbes said. Calvin turned back to the door and said, “You can come in now.” Susie came in and said, “Look who’s come to visit you.” Calvin’s children and grandchildren followed Susie into the room. The youngest grandchild ran past the rest of them and hugged Calvin in a hard, excited hug. “Grandpa!!” screamed the child in delight. “Francis!” cried Calvin’s daughter, “Be gentle with your grandfather.” Calvin’s daughter turned to her dad. “I’m sorry, Daddy. Francis never seems to behave these days. He just runs around making a mess and coming up with strange stories.” Calvin laughed and said, “Well now! That sound just like me when I was his age.” Calvin and his family chatted some more until a nurse said, “Sorry, but visiting hours are almost up.” Calvin’s beloved family said good bye and promised to visit tomorrow. As they turned to leave Calvin said, “Francis. Come here for a second.” Francis came over to his grandfather’s side, “What is it, Gramps?” Calvin reached over to the stuffed tiger on his bedside and held him out shakily to his grandson, who looked exactly as he did so many years ago. “This is Hobbes. He was my best friend when I was your age. I want you to have him.” ‘He’s just a stuffed tiger.” Francis said, eyebrows raised. Calvin laughed, “Well, let me tell you a secret.” Francis leaned closer to Calvin. Calvin whispered, “If you catch him in a tiger trap using a tuna sandwich as bait he will turn into a real tiger.” Francis gasped in delighted awe. Calvin continued, “Not only that he will be your best friend forever.” “Wow! Thanks grandpa!” Francis said, hugging his grandpa tightly again. “Francis! We need to go now!” Calvin’s daughter called. “Okay!” Francis shouted back. “Take good care of him.” Calvin said. “l will.” Francis said before running off after the rest of the family. Calvin lay on his back and stared at the ceiling. The time to go was close. He could feel it in his soul. Calvin tried to remember a quote he read in a book once - it said something about death being the next great adventure or something like that. His eyelids grew heavy and his breathing slowed. As he went deeper into his final sleep he heard Hobbes, as if he was right next to him at his bedside. “I’ll take care of him, Calvin…” Calvin took his first step toward one more adventure and breathed his last with a grin on his face. Source: https://medium.com/@playmaker/in-the-final-minutes-of-his-life-calvin-has-one-last-talk-with-hobbes-4f6d76dc9cae Author: written by someone who posted it on Reddit here -> Click Here for Original Poster Media You know the drill, GO BUY A TICKET AND support our Boyz, bring your Vuvuzela Horns to blast directly into the Bruins bench. Otherwise go to your local watering hole to support your team and swill some beer. TV: Sportsnet Pacific, CITY TV Radio: SportsNet 650 Streaming: lots on various Reddit threads, here are a few sites (results may vary) https://reddit.nhlbite.com/live https://nhlwebcast.com/ https://v2.sportsurge.to/nhlstreams https://nhlstream.net/ By the Numbers Spoiler Vancouver is 19-5-2 in home games and 37-16-6 overall. The Canucks have gone 32-5-5 in games they score at least three goals. Boston has a 34-12-12 record overall and a 16-5-7 record in road games. The Bruins have a +38 scoring differential, with 194 total goals scored and 156 given up. LAST 10 GAMES: Canucks: 4-5-1, averaging 2.9 goals, 4.6 assists, five penalties and 12.3 penalty minutes while giving up 3.3 goals per game. Bruins: 4-3-3, averaging 2.9 goals, 4.9 assists, 3.4 penalties and 9.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game. Source: https://www.quanthockey.com/nhl/teams/vancouver-canucks-players-2023-24-nhl-stats.html Source: https://www.quanthockey.com/nhl/teams/boston-bruins-players-2023-24-nhl-stats.html What the Bookies are Saying Matchup Info Spoiler Da Roster Spoiler To be updated tomorrow once Tocchet figures out who the hell to bench Da Zebras Spoiler Now for some fun stuff Canucks vs Flyers huge brawl 1980 Edited February 24 by Rocket-68 Added Zebras 7 4 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HKSR Posted February 23 Popular Post Share Posted February 23 I don't think many of us are feeling too confident about this one... hope they surprise us. 1 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket-68 Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 (edited) 8 hours ago, HKSR said: I don't think many of us are feeling too confident about this one... hope they surprise us. Perhaps I am an eternal optimist or just a rabid Canucks fan that will always side with our team ... I, along with @Captain Hughes, predict a 4-2 win for our beloved Canucks ... Edited February 24 by Rocket-68 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker67 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 I have tickets to the BOS game and only a few weeks ago I was so excited to see this epic matchup, a possible preview of the 2024 SCF!!! Holy crap, Canucks will be lucky not to be one and done, if they get in. Hoping they surprise me and actually win tomorrow, but I have my doubts. 1 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helmetparade Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 I think this will be the best game ever played 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanuck Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Just beat this team and forget about the past week already. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pycnotic Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Just win, put the last week in the rear view, and put in the work and get the win. Powerplay has to get fixed it’s one of the main reasons they’ve lost lately 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Crossbar Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 We've been the #1 team in the league. We lost to Boston 4-0 in their building when we needed to make a statement and set the precedent for the second half. Beating Boston tomorrow in our building will go a long way in easing the recent concerns and frustration and absolutely set the right precedent for turning this team around. A win will also go a long way in showing the league, fans, and the players themselves that they were the #1 team in the league for a reason. This is a measuring game. A big test. Huge game. We need to make a statement. No excuses! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bardown Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 (edited) Big test Time to put the last few games behind them, be mentally and physically ready, and run Boston out of the Building Make it a statement game boys....Miller and Hughes will lead they way and drag Petey along.... Be fast, be physical, be aggressive and get in a few fights for good measure....tell the league you're serious Time to show up men Edited February 23 by Bardown 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 IF they don't respond after having their testicles stuck in a vice grip by the head coach - idk what to say. They have to win this game. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Obligatory rat related post 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip The Mesh Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Mildest one I could find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtemChubarov Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Finally found my way to the new site, time to start winnin again. None more of this blasted Ls 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c00kies Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 5-1 Bruins; Canucks score an own goal and Marchand gets a Hatty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Mr Wrong Posted February 23 Popular Post Share Posted February 23 Why do all trees in BC lean eastwards? Because Boston sucks! GCG 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip The Mesh Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Oh, No! There setting up the rack... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Crossbar Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 No weak west coast hippie hockey! Make the statement. We're #1 in the league. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtemChubarov Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Better put out a rat trap! Time to start winning again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rick_theRyper Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Biggest game of the season. For reals. Time wake up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Crossbar Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Measuring game! Suck it up! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowman955 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Our team needs more of what can be done. Not what we have seen. Take a piece of Garland s heart and use it. He certainly earned his money last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The Aquaman Posted February 23 Popular Post Share Posted February 23 Can’t wait to get Soucy and Joshua back, our team is finally feeling adversity this season. Lets see how we react. 1 2 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Nice intro Rocket. Well if there ever was a game I want the boys to rock this has to be the one. For so many reasons this game against the dreaded Bruins is the proverbial must win. Here's wishing nothing but the best to my all time favorite team on Saturday. Cheers! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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