Bob Long Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 1 minute ago, stawns said: On the pk, they need to almost play it like a 4-3 and take Drai right out of it. Teams do that with Petey, loading up two guys on his side who pop right out everything the puck comes to his side. would have been interesting to be able to watch the last practice and see if they were working on this kind of thing. I wonder tho, do you stick with what worked in Nashville, or get guys to adjust like this.... maybe stick with whats worked so far? dunno. Its a tough one, but we have some really smart PK guys in Bluegar and Lindholm, so maybe we see this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HKSR Posted May 8 Popular Post Share Posted May 8 I don't think the Oilers or their fans realize how physically painful its gonna be playing against our hulking defence core. They got a small taste in the regular season, but I honestly think the boys have gotten even meaner during these playoffs. Should be fun! 3 6 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick_theRyper Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 7 minutes ago, Rip The Mesh said: How does he play with gloves on! ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 4 minutes ago, Bob Long said: would have been interesting to be able to watch the last practice and see if they were working on this kind of thing. I wonder tho, do you stick with what worked in Nashville, or get guys to adjust like this.... maybe stick with whats worked so far? dunno. Its a tough one, but we have some really smart PK guys in Bluegar and Lindholm, so maybe we see this. I loved how they stood up at the line against Nashville on the pk and they did a great job overall, but Nashville was a team effort on the pp, the oilers, liked the Canucks are a one or two trick pony. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKSR Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 I said it before in another thread, and I hate to admit it, but this series feels like 2011 against Boston. Only this time the Oilers are like the 2011 Canucks and we are like the Bruins On paper, it looks like the Oilers talent will simply be too much for the Canucks, but when the game is played, the size and strength of our Canucks this year will likely suffocate them. Oddly enough, Silovs gives off Tim Thomas vibes too. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteyBoeser Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 Go Canucks Go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanucksJay Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 I actually don't know why we are the underdogs but I'll take it. Less pressure and more motivation for us to win We have better goaltending, better defense, deeper forward group, home ice advantage. Their future basically rests on 2 players. We have good enough talent to at least slow him down or rough him up. RT also had a great chat with Colin Campbell and we won't see them getting rewarded for their embellishment. All these things favor the Canucks. Let's let the world continue to think of us as underdogs and stun them starting tonight 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.Am.Ironman Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 If the Canucks are to have a shot we absolutely need to be hard to play against. Joshua, Myers, Zadorov, Cole and Soucy need to lay the body RESPONSIBLY. If we can do that cleanly I think we can do it. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaribouCanuck Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 8 minutes ago, HKSR said: I said it before in another thread, and I hate to admit it, but this series feels like 2011 against Boston. Only this time the Oilers are like the 2011 Canucks and we are like the Bruins On paper, it looks like the Oilers talent will simply be too much for the Canucks, but when the game is played, the size and strength of our Canucks this year will likely suffocate them. Oddly enough, Silovs gives off Tim Thomas vibes too. So Connor Garland is going to repeatedly punch McDavid in the face!? 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PhillipBlunt Posted May 8 Popular Post Share Posted May 8 Just now, HKSR said: I don't think the Oilers or their fans realize how physically painful its gonna be playing against our hulking defence core. They got a small taste in the regular season, but I honestly think the boys have gotten even meaner during these playoffs. Should be fun! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanucksJay Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 2 minutes ago, CaribouCanuck said: So Connor Garland is going to repeatedly punch McDavid in the face!? Lol that would be amazing So glad this team is not a bunch of sissies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 3 minutes ago, CaribouCanuck said: So Connor Garland is going to repeatedly punch McDavid in the face!? That's a sure way to lose the series 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conscience Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 What does a Pete even do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKSR Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 5 minutes ago, stawns said: That's a sure way to lose the series Yup our potent powerplay in 2011 totally took over the Bruins nastiness and physicality. Glad we won back then while taking all the abuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmkk Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 13 minutes ago, CanucksJay said: I actually don't know why we are the underdogs but I'll take it. Less pressure and more motivation for us to win We have better goaltending, better defense, deeper forward group, home ice advantage. Their future basically rests on 2 players. We have good enough talent to at least slow him down or rough him up. RT also had a great chat with Colin Campbell and we won't see them getting rewarded for their embellishment. All these things favor the Canucks. Let's let the world continue to think of us as underdogs and stun them starting tonight Defence wins championships! Toc is playing them the right way. Scoring will come. EDM can only rely on offense. Their defense is trash 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKSR Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 1 minute ago, mmkk said: Defence wins championships! Toc is playing them the right way. Scoring will come. EDM can only rely on offense. Their defense is trash It'll come down to Silovs. If he plays close to what Demko could do, we can take this series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarbularyBattery Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 2 minutes ago, mmkk said: Defence wins championships! Toc is playing them the right way. Scoring will come. EDM can only rely on offense. Their defense is trash thats pretty insulting to trash, do you have something personal against trash? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stawns Posted May 8 Popular Post Share Posted May 8 (edited) 7 minutes ago, HKSR said: Yup our potent powerplay in 2011 totally took over the Bruins nastiness and physicality. Glad we won back then while taking all the abuse. The oilers pp completely dismantled the second best pk in the league to the tune of 45%. Let's not pretend the Oilers pp is something normal. To have any success, the Canucks have to keep it off the ice.........full stop Edited May 8 by stawns 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Crossbar Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 Suck it up! Get behind our team! We are the better team! Let's go!!! 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mj vic Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 Damn it's 8:30 am and I'm already antsy. So stoked for tonight!!! Go Canucks Go! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HKSR Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 5 minutes ago, stawns said: The oilers pp completely dismantled the leagues second best pk in the league to the tune of 45%. Let's not pretend the Oilers pp is something normal. To have any success, the Canucks have to keep it off the ice.........full stop I don't disagree with you, but I don't want to see our boys back down from anything. Getting punched in the face? Don't sit there and take it. Team toughness is needed to win just as much as discipline on the ice. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmkk Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 11 minutes ago, HKSR said: It'll come down to Silovs. If he plays close to what Demko could do, we can take this series. Silovs has ice in his veins. The boys love him. We will have no problem scoring vs Edmonton's porous defence. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 1 minute ago, HKSR said: I don't disagree with you, but I don't want to see our boys back down from anything. Getting punched in the face? Don't sit there and take it. Team toughness is needed to win just as much as discipline on the ice. That's the kind of mindset that's going to lead to retaliation penalties. They absolutely cannot do anything undisciplined to give them more PP time than they're already going to get. You're equating being disciplined to being intimidate. It's not the same thing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 20 minutes ago, HKSR said: Yup our potent powerplay in 2011 totally took over the Bruins nastiness and physicality. Glad we won back then while taking all the abuse. Are you saying the Oilers are nasty like the Bruins? I don't see thst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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