AND can we all agree its October
- kneughter

It's November in Japan

AND can we all agree its October
- kneughter

Sure we can. Hopefully we can agree more often.

NJ currently leading the league in goals
- bezz44

Moves like jagr

I never said he was on the fourth line, he wasn't on any line to end the game.
- Scooby_Doo

Why does demotion happen so often with Kassian? He's had 4 NHL coaches in 3 seasons. Its Kassian's most consistent trait. I guess thats the answer right there. He worked his way up last season when the Vets gave up and that was a rare step forward.... but he gets buried a lot.

Moves like jagr
- Yeti1181

I see you've bought yourself a higher end Yeti avatar (rent-to-own?). Me thinks someone's trying to impress Jus' sayin' is all...it's not like we can keep up with your high-society lifestyle, Yeti, geeze

Healy is nothing - at least MacLean is a radio weatherman.
- Troutback

Fixed

I see you've bought yourself a higher end Yeti avatar (rent-to-own?). Me thinks someone's trying to impress Jus' sayin' is all...it's not like we can keep up with your high-society lifestyle, Yeti, geeze
- Zogg

SEEELLLLFFFFFIIIIIEEEEE

Top = good…enjoy it while it lasts

Why does demotion happen so often with Kassian? He's had 4 NHL coaches in 3 seasons. Its Kassian's most consistent trait. I guess thats the answer right there. He worked his way up last season when the Vets gave up and that was a rare step forward.... but he gets buried a lot.
- boonerbuck

He is in consistent a lot.

Top = good…enjoy it while it lasts
- LeftCoaster

LA Kings 0-2

MTL 3-0

TOR 0-2

SJ and MINN 2 shutouts

CANUCKS 2-0

I'm not saying the Oilers out played the Canucks for half the game, I'm contesting that the Canucks BADLY outplayed the Oilers for more than that. Lots of PP time so I suppose they should have.
- Jeropotato

Edmonton out skated us big time. I don't think we will do well against the best the west has to offer. Higgins was our best player last night. Sedin line was our best line. Goaltending was not good. The defensive lapses were sad. We did enough to win but we were outskated by a younger faster team most of the game. If Edmonton gets their $hit together they will be dangerous.

Edmonton out skated us big time. I don't think we will do well against the best the west has to offer. Higgins was our best player last night. Sedin line was our best line. Goaltending was not good. The defensive lapses were sad. We did enough to win but we were outskated by a younger faster team most of the game. If Edmonton gets their $hit together they will be dangerous.
- thundachunk

We also got lucky on the Burrows hand pass.

We also got lucky on the Burrows hand pass.
- VANTEL

Richardson was my goat last night he looked horrible.

Richardson was my goat last night he looked horrible.
- thundachunk

We got lucky last night for sure, a lot of clean up needs to be done and as you said, we've got guys playing out of position (Richardson/Higgins) and our goaltending was shiddy!

We got lucky last night for sure, a lot of clean up needs to be done and as you said, we've got guys playing out of position (Richardson/Higgins) and our goaltending was shiddy!
- LeftCoaster

So far the first line looks good . Bonino belongs 2 nd line centre , I don't like Higgins and Burrows as second liners. Vey has looked good and Mathias Dorsett also. The rest have looked bad.

D has been solid except for Sbisa.

Miller will be backup within two months

The way the line-up should look…

Daniel Henrik Vrbata
Burrows Bonino Vey
Higgins Horvat Kassian
Richardson Matthias Dorsett


That Vey kid is really offensively talented, defensively not so much, I don't like him at center but on the wing he sure finds some open ice and he's not afraid to hang onto the puck.

Oh - and Burrows looks good….so far.

The way the line-up should look…

Daniel Henrik Vrbata
Burrows Bonino Vey
Higgins Horvat Kassian
Richardson Matthias Dorsett


That Vey kid is really offensively talented, defensively not so much, I don't like him at center but on the wing he sure finds some open ice and he's not afraid to hang onto the puck.

Oh - and Burrows looks good….so far.
- LeftCoaster

If Kassian is not going to play top 6 you need to trade him.

Package Markstrom Hansen Kassian and try to get a second liner.

Burrows Higgins Horvat would be a good third line

If Kassian is not going to play top 6 you need to trade him.

Package Markstrom Hansen Kassian and try to get a second liner.

Burrows Higgins Horvat would be a good third line
- VANTEL

Ya I don't have an issue with that, but, he was a solid third liner last year. He just seems like he doesn't really have it between the ears to be a consistent player. But man he's got all the tools to be successful.

Oh - I talked (PM'd) to Bieksa#3 and he said he forgot about setting his roster, so he should be on it today.

Ffs everyone stop complaining about goaltending. No goalie on the planet never let's in soft goals. It's all about winning and last I checked we won. I said it before the season started and I'll say it again good pp and good pk take the shackles off the twins and we'll be fine. Stop focusing on one of our best positions saying it will cost us the second line is what worries me but not her than that we are going to surprise this year in truly believe.

We got lucky last night for sure, a lot of clean up needs to be done and as you said, we've got guys playing out of position (Richardson/Higgins) and our goaltending was shiddy!
- LeftCoaster

They will chanting for Eddie soon enough in Rogers Arena. It will be a good test to see how Linden & Benning deal with yet another goaltender situation.

Ffs everyone stop complaining about goaltending. No goalie on the planet never let's in soft goals. It's all about winning and last I checked we won. I said it before the season started and I'll say it again good pp and good pk take the shackles off the twins and we'll be fine. Stop focusing on one of our best positions saying it will cost us the second line is what worries me but not her than that we are going to surprise this year in truly believe.
- The_Kuze

It is not all about winning. Look at how they won, and will that same formula work against teams that are not consistently winning top 5 draft picks.

Don't get fooled by the fancy book cover.

If that same formula works against the high end teams then we will shut up . We squeaked by the Mighty Oilers and the Mighty Flames. There is reason to be concerned.

That said we have 4 points

Ffs everyone stop complaining about goaltending. No goalie on the planet never let's in soft goals. It's all about winning and last I checked we won. I said it before the season started and I'll say it again good pp and good pk take the shackles off the twins and we'll be fine. Stop focusing on one of our best positions saying it will cost us the second line is what worries me but not her than that we are going to surprise this year in truly believe.
- The_Kuze

Not only that, you'd think that Canuck fans would be used to goalies who start out slow by now.

Not only that, you'd think that Canuck fans would be used to goalies who start out slow by now.
- Canuckleafer

Florida's Mr October

They will chanting for Eddie soon enough in Rogers Arena. It will be a good test to see how Linden & Benning deal with yet another goaltender situation.
- Marwood

It's early in the year, real good hockey doesn't start until mid November when the good teams start to separate themselves a bit. Miller hasn't played great as a whole in the first two games, but he did make some good saves late in the game last night.

They'll be fine with both this year, splitting the games, next year Lack should take the reigns and they'll trade Miller by the TDL. I don't see Benning as a guy that lets things sit and fester.