GDT: WCQF GM04 | Vancouver Canucks @ Nashville Predators | Sun. Apr 28th | 2:00PM PST | SNP/CBC | Don’t Panic

[Peen]

That wraparound should be reviewed

It didn’t go in but stuff like this is reviewed without the need for an official break. They’ll just call the refs over

 

[Svencouver]

This core is not young. This season is not 'about experience'. We're almost guaranteed to take a step back in terms of roster quality this year.

Everyone else looks good. Pettersson - just like he did almost all year - looks like a demoralized sack of shit who is scared to handle the puck.

Different players with different brains are going to play differently when the moment arises. I agree that Pettersson isn't good enough and that vulnerability could easily turn into an inability (just look at Marner), but this is the teams first real playoff series - for most other teams in the playoffs, it's their 3rd, fourth, or fifth go. Getting a Crosby or a Kane that can just step in and instantly perform and win is not typical. I'd also say that how good everyone has been is a mixed bag - I don't think anyone has been at their absolute best in this series other than maybe Boeser.

Roster quality is 50/50, we need to get the kinds of value Dallas is getting, and Tampa did get, out of young, cost-controlled, internal promotions. No matter how we get it - this team is still lacking in talent in the top 6 on the wing and likely needs a top 4 D. If this is the best our roster quality can be with this core then we're not winning anything.

 

[SopelFanThe3rd]

Hoglander was great last game.

 

[PavelBure10]

Hronek turning down the rumored 6.5million is outrageous. The guy has done literally nothing since the first 30 games. I find him extremely irritating as of late.

 

[VanillaCoke]

I think honestly I would look more intimidating on a rush then mikheyev right now

100% agree there you're atleast physically imposing !

 

[Jay26]

Anyone think game 2 psychologically affected them more than we think. Kind of like how the Minnesota game had a seemingly lasting impact? In that case it was all the penalties and the 10 goals against, in this case it's dominating possession and getting everything blocked and not even having 20 shots on net to show for it.

Idk, I'm just trying to make this all make sense.

 

[Rick Rocket]

I'm officially done with mikheyev. Get that f***er out of here

 

[Slapshot_11]

Hughes being injured or scared to play means having a hard time generating offense

 

[bbud]

I wonder if Canucks get any PP's this game

Not unless its a blatant dangerous play preds are holding obstructing all over f..kin weasel buttmans ass boys

 

[MS]

I'd put Petey with Garland / Joshua for a while and mix it up.

I'd put Petey on the 4th line and take him off the top PP unit and see if getting embarrassed wakes him up a bit.

They've been coddling him for months.

 

[Canucks LB]

100% agree there you're atleast physically imposing !

True that

 

[WTG]

Seems like every loose puck ends up a nashville stick. Crazy

 

[The Optimist]

Feels like the plan is to lull Saros to sleep and then score two quick ones in 12 seconds....

 

[StickShift]

Remember when we didn’t want to trade Hoglander for Guentzel?

 

[VanillaCoke]

I'm officially done with mikheyev. Get that f***er out of here

Welcome to the club, glad other members are finally joining

 

[MS]

Different players with different brains are going to play differently when the moment arises. I agree that Pettersson isn't good enough and that vulnerability could easily turn into an inability (just look at Marner), but this is the teams first real playoff series - for most other teams in the playoffs, it's their 3rd, fourth, or fifth go. Getting a Crosby or a Kane that can just step in and instantly perform and win is not typical.

Roster quality is 50/50, we need to get the kinds of value Dallas is getting, and Tampa did get, out of young, cost-controlled, internal promotions. No matter how we get it - this team is still lacking in talent in the top 6 on the wing and likely needs a top 4 D. If this is the best our roster quality can be with this core then we're not winning anything.

This is nothing to do with the playoffs with Pettersson.

This is what we saw all year. This is what we saw when he quit on the team for all of 2021.

 

[EpochLink]

Remember when we didn’t want to trade Hoglander for Guentzel?

But we can’t trade a 30/40 point player tho!

 

[Canucks LB]

I thought that was in for a second lol

 

[wonton15]

I'd put Petey on the 4th line and take him off the top PP unit and see if getting embarrassed wakes him up a bit.

They've been coddling him for months.

I would e-transfer Pettersson’s parents $5000 to spank him after this game and knock some sense into his Swedish meatballs.

 

[Regal]

Remember when we didn’t want to trade Hoglander for Guentzel?

Still wouldn’t for a rental Guentzel

 

[SopelFanThe3rd]

Canucks keep getting 10 shots and then they take it back again and they are left at 9 lol

 

[mossey3535]

Mik lackadaisically spinning around and not getting the puck out in his own zone is a huge issue. When he sucked earlier in the season he was dogging it on both sides of the ice.

Podz has no goals but this team needs an injection of enthusiasm. Maybe he could bring that. PDG and Lafferty are doing OK, but the team needs that spark more than them just sawing off their minutes.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

why are we so bad at tipping the puck in cross the red line

 

[Petey O]

This is nothing to do with the playoffs with Pettersson.

This is what we saw all year. This is what we saw when he quit on the team for all of 2021.

I'm tired of the excuses for him. There comes a point when the excuses run out, and a pattern starts to emerge.

 

[quat]

I don't know. There are clearly expectations, similar to the Rangers. Look how they struggled and didn't do anything in the playoffs until this season. Maybe it takes time? I have no idea whats up with Pettersson.