No need to flag, just tell him that someone in the Oilers thread just mentioned a Leaf's trainer's cousin's accountant and he'll be over there in a flash to straighten them out.
- CubanBuffet

Nice, much more effective. Guy must have a lot of free time to police multiple threads!

Kessel is a joke in the NHL. Even more so than Marchand. JV will be a good hockey player, he won't win any special trophies most likely, but he will be the guy you want in the playoffs to hopefully win a cup.
- Retinalz

Who the hell ever compared jake to kessel? That guy must have been high as (frank) !

Why are you mentioning Hicketts? Because of one single penalty?
- walshyleafsfan

Did you forget the game winning goal in game one?

No I read it properly .

I expected Virtanen to be on fourth line bangers before this tournament started. I have no idea what you were expecting from him, but I knew before it started , he is not suited for this style.

To see him on the top line the whole tournament was mind blowing. He is a banger , he had one goal this year prior. Again what were your expectations.

This team was not that good . They struggled every game.

I don't know what you were expecting but I seen him doing this before he played one minute.
- VANTEL

That's odd, considering you were among the:

"Send him to the WJC so he can "dominate"" crowd.

Did you forget the game winning goal in game one?
- VANTEL

I found him to be hit and miss..

The first one was a dive and he was pissed it was called so whacked the guys stick from his one hand.

Marners penalty was worse imo. He took a stupid undisciplined penalty by punching a guy in the face.
- Scooby_Doo

Really doesn't matter what you thought of the call....it was called and it broke us

I'm sad Virtanen didn't dominate this tournament. Now he'll never be Cody Hodgson...

Really doesn't matter what you thought of the call....it was called and it broke us
- Bullfrog77

No it didn't. Hickett made a stupid play by shooting it over the glass to go down 5 on 3. That was the penalty that broke them.

If he doesn't do that, or if Marner doesn't punch the guy ...no one blames Virtanen.

That's odd, considering you were among the:

"Send him to the WJC so he can "dominate"" crowd.


- Whiskey-Tango

Show me where I once said the word dominate. Please find that post

I'm sad Virtanen didn't dominate this tournament. Now he'll never be Cody Hodgson...
- nucks_94

Lucky Canucks fans today. We get the brain trust of the second worst NHL team over that last two decades coming in and mocking us about failure

No it didn't. Hickett made a stupid play by shooting it over the glass to go down 5 on 3. That was the penalty that broke them.

If he doesn't do that, or if Marner doesn't punch the guy ...no one blames Virtanen.
- Scooby_Doo

Exactly . They were holding their own 5 on 4.

The most selfish penalty was the Marner one.

No it didn't. Hickett made a stupid play by shooting it over the glass to go down 5 on 3. That was the penalty that broke them.

If he doesn't do that, or if Marner doesn't punch the guy ...no one blames Virtanen.
- Scooby_Doo

I think you're wrong on this one. Again hicketts penalty hurt but it was an effort play under pressure. Jake s clown show was just plain stupidity x2. He's done it every game of the tournament and he tripled down in the most important game they played. No comparison in my opinion

I think you're wrong on this one. Again hicketts penalty hurt but it was an effort play under pressure. Jake s clown show was just plain stupidity x2. He's done it every game of the tournament and he tripled down in the most important game they played. No comparison in my opinion
- Bullfrog77

The first penalty of the two was a dive. Same as Strome taking a dive

Lucky Canucks fans today. We get the brain trust of the second worst NHL team over that last two decades coming in and mocking us about failure
- VANTEL

The first penalty of the two was a dive. Same as Strome taking a dive
- VANTEL

Still was called....and screwed us out of our push to pull ahead

Virtanen will show how much he cares in the playoffs and take 3 horrible penalties. Idk why you think Kessel is a joke.
- Arctic_AARDVARK

Because he understands something about hockey...you...not so much. Worst poster on this site, honestly.

So Virtanen who is coming off an injury plays poorly for 5 games, takes a couple of bad penalties is now a bust?

This fuking place ..........


I expect it from the trolls but come on .
- fiveandagame

For sure Laffs fans have not much to cheer about so may as well cut down a non-laff prospect...



Typical of Laffs fans tho...

Still was called....and screwed us out of our push to pull ahead
- Bullfrog77

But Marners punch to the face to take us off the PP. The later seems more deliberate than the dive did.

Lucky Canucks fans today. We get the brain trust of the second worst NHL team over that last two decades coming in and mocking us about failure
- VANTEL

But Marners punch to the face to take us off the PP. The later seems more deliberate than the dive did.
- VANTEL

Besides if virtanen doesn't take those penalties...hicketts isn't on the pk having to try and clear the puck over the glass.

Virtanen will show how much he cares in the playoffs and take 3 horrible penalties. Idk why you think Kessel is a joke.
- Arctic_AARDVARK

The entire league and fans think he is a joke. Offensive skill with no heart and can't do anything without the puck. JV will put up some decent points for a 2nd liner and will hit like a truck 200+ times a season. The only thing I never liked about the JV pick was that we could have traded down and still gotten him and had an additional pick in 2014.

But Marners punch to the face to take us off the PP. The later seems more deliberate than the dive did.
- VANTEL

Not trying to let Marner off the hook either. I just think jakes clown show was the bigger issue.

But Marners punch to the face to take us off the PP. The later seems more deliberate than the dive did.
- VANTEL

I don't think theres any point in trying to validate which penalty was worse.

Marner's was passion/anger fueled retribution.

Virtanen's two were downright frustration and poor sportsmen like, in other-words, selfish.

I don't think either cost the Team the game, as they played and lost as a TEAM.

Besides if virtanen doesn't take those penalties...hicketts isn't on the pk having to try and clear the puck over the glass.
- Bullfrog77

All JVs fault. Now can we move on? I don't care about a stupid tournament .

What's next Spengler Cup.


I will gladly take JV on the Canucks. Now we need to stop complaining about what a bust he is and concentrate on finding him proper linemates aside from Higgins and Prust