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

[wonton15]

I think I’ll go watch some gardening videos to up the excitement level of this Sunday

 

[Bourne Endeavor]

Made adjustments. Eliminated the Canucks ability to move the puck up the ice.
Meanwhile Tocchet is running the same schemes and same player combos.

Case in point. This is the least effective Hughes has been all season. Nashville has completely eliminated that aspect of our game. Instead of adjusting to a different zone entry approach or even moving Hughes around to try catching Nashville napping, he just keeps deploying the exact same thing hoping they'll "figure it out"

 

[SiZ]

you are tanking the game

Game's already lost. They need to wake up for the series

 

[Red]

2 shots down 2 goals in the 3rd period is actually embarrassing

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

Just play the lotto line for the rest of the playoffs.

Ain’t producing shit.

Might as well go down swinging.

 

[Jay26]

Lol there's no way they aren't sick. We played like gang busters all season long, only to get neutered by the weakest western conference team?

Yeah but one problem all year was not nearly enough shots and volume of chances. It's just at another level now because, well it's the playoffs. The Canucks don't have the speed or strength to overcome the intensity and generate. The skill alone isn't nearly enough.

 

[Szechwan]

The thing that makes me think they're battling something is that even the usual high energy guys have struggled.

Then what is it?......I know people are wringing their hands about Pettersson, but they're getting nothing out of Blueger, Mikeyev, Lafferty, Di Guiseppe, Suter and even Hoglander.

I don't care how well they defend, you can't go anywhere when the offense from the bottom of the roster is completely AWOL.

That's what makes me think there's something to the flu thing. Even Joshua looks gassed out there and he's almost always going.

 

[TruKnyte]

Honestly this may be our worst game the entire season. And the issue is they aren't trying to change anything.

Been like that most of the year. No idea what the coaches are being paid for

 

[VanillaCoke]

Where in the rules does it say anything about knee hinge? It’s “distinct kicking motion” and from the replay he propelled it forward by moving his foot in that direction. You can see it in the second replay on this.

Forsberg extends the lead | NHL.com

VAN@NSH R1, Gm4: Forsberg records the goal off his skate

www.nhl.com

Why would his back leg move forward if he wasn’t propelling the puck with his foot. Ie. a kicking motion?

It can't be explained any better if you cant grasp it im sorry.

The puck hits forsbergs heel/skate.

To be a kick you have to Toe punt it in in an overtly obvious way. Propelling it in with your skate while your back leg moves forward a couple inches is not "distinct" nor really a "kicking motion"

Thats it. Thats all there is. Been interpreted that way for several years, partially to increase scoring.

 

[Nomobo]

there's no reason to not run the lotto line now

You want to drag Miller and Boeser down?

 

[Chaos Giraffe]

I want to go back to December.

So does Taylor Swift.

 

[AD16]

The topic of discussion has been our goaltending all series. Should be the forwards. Pathetic effort from them all series. But to be honest, my suspicion is that they’re just not as good as we all thought they were. This is likely their best, which is of course is simply not good enough.

 

[helloconga]

got lucky to steal one game in nashville. if canucks keep playing like this it’s nashville in 6.

hopefully the boys can come back home with a better effort. i still believe in these guys. canucks in 7. petey needs to step up or we are done for.

 

[alternate]

A line shuffle!!

 

[Orca Smash]

They were up 2-1 winning this series but came out this game feeling sorry for themselves I guess because there banged up and demko is out. Just not much effort and don't seem to want to play.

 

[Red]

Makar completely taking the game over earlier today just makes me sad to watch this

 

[CpatainCanuck]

Lol there's no way they aren't sick. We played like gang busters all season long, only to get neutered by the weakest western conference team?

Actually the Canucks were mediocre at best for the last 32 games of the season.

Many of us wondered if they could flip it into another gear for the playoffs.

 

[EpochLink]

5 minutes left in the game, we adjust?@!

f*** OUT OF HERE

 

[Bourne Endeavor]

Holy shit. Lindholm out with Miller and Boeser!? Too bad it's with 5 minutes left

 

[Bobby9]

Tocchet doesn’t like changes.
Hughes doesn’t like contact.
Petey doesn’t like hockey.

 

[AzNightmare]

Where in the rules does it say anything about knee hinge? It’s “distinct kicking motion” and from the replay he propelled it forward by moving his foot in that direction. You can see it in the second replay on this.

Forsberg extends the lead | NHL.com

VAN@NSH R1, Gm4: Forsberg records the goal off his skate

www.nhl.com

Why would his back leg move forward if he wasn’t propelling the puck with his foot. Ie. a kicking motion?

If you watch closely, the puck actually went off his front skate.
It's not so much his back leg moved forward. But he delayed his front leg so the puck would hit the skate. Perfectly legal.

His back leg caught up to his front leg because of this.

 

[EpochLink]

WHY ADJUST WITH 5 MINUTES LEFT, where was this earlier

 

[biturbo19]

Why do they look like they're on the f***ing PK? Come on. Apply pressure.

 

[TruKnyte]

WHY ADJUST WITH 5 MINUTES LEFT, where was this earlier

And watch, it’ll probably be back to the same old next game

 

[SiZ]

Tocchet has no answer to defensive teams