The Official 2014/2015 Canucks & NHL Thread

[spoon.ek9]

lol

[willystyle]

Miller doesn't look close to playoff form. Unless Lack shits the bed for a few games, there's no reason Willie D should split the games between two goaltenders. I say Lack is starting, and it's up to him to lose that job.

[Ch28]

Originally Posted by willystyle

Miller doesn't look close to playoff form. Unless Lack shits the bed for a few games, there's no reason Willie D should split the games between two goaltenders. I say Lack is starting, and it's up to him to lose that job.

Yup

Been saying that for awhile now. Miller is just way too inconsistent to be a starting playoff goaltender. Look at what happened last season with St. Louis

[Tegra_Devil]

Originally Posted by willystyle

Miller doesn't look close to playoff form. Unless Lack shits the bed for a few games, there's no reason Willie D should split the games between two goaltenders. I say Lack is starting, and it's up to him to lose that job.

....and so starts the goalie controversy lol

[Cr33pUh]

Originally Posted by willystyle

Miller doesn't look close to playoff form. Unless Lack shits the bed for a few games, there's no reason Willie D should split the games between two goaltenders. I say Lack is starting, and it's up to him to lose that job.

For some reason, I feel like not playing for two months has to do something with not looking close to playoff form.

Just a gut feeling tho.

[willystyle]

Originally Posted by Cr33pUh

For some reason, I feel like not playing for two months has to do something with not looking close to playoff form.

Just a gut feeling tho.

I made that comment because the commentators suggested the possibility of splitting the games between two goaltenders.

[RiceIntegraRS]

it doesnt matter what the reason is. If Miller isnt in playoff form then he shouldnt play, i dont wanna see the Canucks piss away games in the playoffs to see if hes not 100%. Good thing about Lack is that if he has a bad game, he usually bounces back with a great performance

[fliptuner]

Originally Posted by Tegra_Devil

....and so starts the goalie controversy lol

Nah, that would only apply if he was playing lights out ...but since it's 5-3 Oil right now, it's not even a remote issue.


DAMNIT!!! Missed Gino's tribute?!?!!?

[winson604]

Originally Posted by ICE BOY

Nah, that would only apply if he was playing lights out ...but since it's 5-3 Oil right now, it's not even a remote issue.


DAMNIT!!! Missed Gino's tribute?!?!!?

YouTube

Side note, anyone see how Benn wins the scoring title tonight? Daamn

[spoon.ek9]

wow baertschi

[Tegra_Devil]

good job sven

[dL]

Start Baertschi-Bonino-Vrbata in playoff. Love that line!

dL

[bobbinka]

dat shift

[spoon.ek9]

OT winnar

[cow20xx]

Oh edmonton lol

[pastarocket]

Let the playoffs begin!
Go Canucks go!!!


-can't wait until game 1 on this coming Wednesday.

[Ch28]

lol @ miller being in net and Canucks giving up 5 goals to oilers

[pastarocket]

Originally Posted by Ch28

lol @ miller being in net and Canucks giving up 5 goals to oilers

Miller looked slow in getting up to his goalie stance tonight after getting down low to make saves. Is that knee holding up?

He needs more practice for sure. I didn't expect much from him after not playing for 7 weeks.

[XplicitLuder]

hasnt every game been like that ^ lol its scary how many we give to oilers

[AzNightmare]

Wow.. Wtf happened to scoring in the league??

87 pts is good enough to win Art Ross??

[radioman]

Originally Posted by AzNightmare

Wow.. Wtf happened to scoring in the league??

87 pts is good enough to win Art Ross??

Basically on par with last year. Sid was the only guy to get over 90.
Had he not had injuries this year it might have been a repeat.

[Not really racist!]

[pastarocket]

Originally Posted by AzNightmare

Wow.. Wtf happened to scoring in the league??

87 pts is good enough to win Art Ross??

It's the parity of today's NHL. Goaltenders are playing better. Coaches are showing their teams how to play better on the PK.

That means fewer points from players, especially the power play points.

The league stats on penalty kill show 23 teams with more than 80% on the PK. (bold numbers below)

1
MINNESOTA
82 46 28 8 100 42 20 22 .610 2.77 2.42 1.16 15.8 86.3 30.8 27.6 .778 .297 .844 .875 .519 .667 49.9
2
VANCOUVER
82 48 29 5 101 42 21 21 .616 2.88 2.68 0.96 19.3 85.7 29.9 29.8 .771 .447 .773 .882 .650 .524 46.7
3
PITTSBURGH
82 43 27 12 98 39 21 18 .598 2.65 2.49 1.07 19.3 84.8 31.6 29.3 .673 .303 .735 .882 .587 .485 49.1
4
CAROLINA
82 30 41 11 71 25 15 10 .433 2.23 2.67 0.76 18.8 84.7 30.8 27.3 .611 .174 .708 .759 .423 .250 53.0
5
COLORADO
82 39 31 12 90 29 17 12 .549 2.55 2.72 1.00 15.0 84.6 27.9 33.2 .676 .311 .696 .852 .600 .418 50.8
6
NY RANGERS
82 53 22 7 113 49 23 26 .689 3.02 2.28 1.31 16.8 84.3 31.5 29.5 .820 .375 .853 .973 .625 .656 46.7
7
MONTREAL
82 50 22 10 110 43 25 18 .671 2.61 2.24 1.19 16.5 83.7 28.5 30.1 .821 .419 .714 .865 .611 .585 52.1
8
ST LOUIS
82 51 24 7 109 42 23 19 .665 2.92 2.40 1.17 22.3 83.7 30.9 27.2 .783 .417 .808 .842 .660 .556 53.4
9
TAMPA BAY
82 50 24 8 108 47 30 17 .659 3.16 2.51 1.28 18.8 83.7 29.6 27.9 .761 .417 .833 .943 .622 .606 49.7
10
CHICAGO
82 48 28 6 102 39 19 20 .622 2.68 2.27 1.19 17.6 83.4 33.9 30.2 .761 .361 .897 1.000 .596 .586 52.0
11
OTTAWA
82 43 26 13 99 37 21 16 .604 2.83 2.54 1.08 16.8 82.9 31.0 32.1 .587 .444 .696 .821 .533 .522 48.2
12
BOSTON
82 41 27 14 96 37 22 15 .585 2.55 2.45 1.04 17.8 82.0 31.0 29.9 .674 .308 .742 .871 .512 .471 53.6
13
WINNIPEG
82 43 26 13 99 36 20 16 .604 2.72 2.49 1.12 17.8 81.8 29.7 28.7 .653 .333 .676 .789 .543 .500 48.9
14
WASHINGTON
82 45 26 11 101 40 20 20 .616 2.89 2.43 1.09 25.3 81.2 29.5 28.9 .860 .205 .867 .875 .526 .486 51.2
15
ANAHEIM
82 51 24 7 109 43 21 22 .665 2.78 2.70 1.03 15.7 81.0 30.0 28.9 .766 .429 .813 .938 .590 .643 51.6
16
LOS ANGELES
82 40 27 15 95 38 23 15 .579 2.66 2.40 1.16 19.0 80.9 30.9 27.0 .659 .317 .724 .771 .545 .435 51.3
17
DETROIT
82 43 25 14 100 39 21 18 .610 2.82 2.57 1.04 23.8 80.9 29.6 28.3 .595 .450 .882 .839 .523 .528 51.5
18
NASHVILLE
82 47 25 10 104 41 24 17 .634 2.76 2.46 1.27 16.2 80.8 31.9 28.3 .711 .455 .741 .771 .630 .529 48.9
19
DALLAS
82 41 31 10 92 37 17 20 .561 3.13 3.13 0.98 19.0 80.7 31.2 29.9 .644 .324 .750 .763 .357 .611 51.8
20
CALGARY
82 45 30 7 97 41 21 20 .591 2.89 2.60 1.07 18.8 80.6 27.5 29.2 .694 .435 .889 .923 .455 .591 47.4
21
NEW JERSEY
82 32 36 14 78 27 14 13 .476 2.15 2.55 0.94 19.3 80.6 24.5 30.7 .533 .216 .593 .781 .235 .438 47.3
22
TORONTO
82 30 44 8 68 25 19 6 .415 2.51 3.13 0.80 15.9 80.4 29.2 33.5 .677 .176 .762 .826 .375 .382 49.0
23
COLUMBUS
82 42 35 5 89 33 15 18 .543 2.77 3.02 0.88 21.7 80.2 28.9 33.4 .730 .333 .815 .833 .417 .558 49.3
24
FLORIDA
82 38 29 15 91 30 17 13 .555 2.42 2.60 1.02 16.3 80.0 30.7 29.6 .697 .306 .789 .750 .386 .541 48.6
25
SAN JOSE
82 40 33 9 89 36 18 18 .543 2.73 2.76 0.93 21.6 78.5 31.6 29.7 .707 .268 .786 .800 .500 .500 51.9
26
NY ISLANDERS
82 47 28 7 101 40 22 18 .616 2.99 2.73 1.08 18.7 78.0 33.8 28.3 .592 .545 .667 .781 .607 .476 49.2
27
PHILADELPHIA
82 33 31 18 84 30 20 10 .512 2.58 2.72 1.01 23.4 77.1 29.4 30.3 .688 .220 .731 .864 .475 .341 51.1
28
EDMONTON
82 24 44 14 62 19 13 6 .378 2.35 3.37 0.67 17.7 76.7 28.4 30.0 .471 .167 .435 .630 .333 .273 48.2
29
ARIZONA
82 24 50 8 56 19 9 10 .341 2.01 3.26 0.62 20.0 76.7 29.2 33.2 .424 .204 .522 .824 .385 .259 51.8
30
BUFFALO
82 23 51 8 54 15 10 5 .329 1.87 3.28 0.62 13.4 75.1 24.2 35.6 .528 .087 .563 .647 .500 .246 44.

[Tegra_Devil]

give in to your overlords!

[Jmac]

Well, the refs have also swallowed their whistles, especially on obstruction. '11-'12, '12-'13, '13-'14, and now, lowest of all, '14-'15 have had fewer power plays awarded than the dead puck era.