This means a lot to me coming from the king of roster postings.

- boonerbuck

Pumpin yer tires bro 😂👍

I think it comes down to how much other teams improved or didn't.
If the division plays out similar to last year, they'll be in.
...but I'm not sure the west/division will be as bad as last year.
- RealityChecker

Arizona and Vegas are the only other teams that improved in the Pacific.

I think it comes down to how much other teams improved or didn't.
If the division plays out similar to last year, they'll be in.
...but I'm not sure the west/division will be as bad as last year.
- RealityChecker

It's really hard to imagine the Oilers being as bad, then again I don't expect the Sharks or Flames to be as good.

BTO was my 1st concert. Back-ups were Bob Seger & the Charlie Daniels band. Seger inly had out his 1st album at the time. CDB hadn’t done Devil went down to Georgia yet. They were booed off the stage in their 1st song. Apparently Vancouver wasn’t ready for the fiddle. There was a huge puuf-a-thon waiting it out for BTO 😜💨💨
- Nighthawk

heart played at my school gym in 72, what they called a sock hop no one knew who they were of course and I thought their pretty good and they have a chance to make it and lo and behold , they played some zep covers to a tee.

Arizona and Vegas are the only other teams that appear to have improved in the Pacific.
- belcherbd

fixed.

Arizona and Vegas are the only other teams that improved in the Pacific.
- belcherbd

Jets and Sharks took big hits.

Adults who use the word "Legit" before a word in almost everything they say need to be left in the remote woods alone for a few weeks to grow up.

End of rant.

I think it comes down to how much other teams improved or didn't.
If the division plays out similar to last year, they'll be in.
...but I'm not sure the west/division will be as bad as last year.
- RealityChecker

To your and golfing's point, it's about injuries to key players. If we can get through the first half without significant man-games lost then we will be set up nicely for the second half grind. But if a key dman or forward goes down early to an injury then it's going to be a long season again.

And that just comes down to luck; good or bad.

heart played at my school gym in 72, what they called a sock hop no one knew who they were of course and I thought their pretty good and they have a chance to make it and lo and behold , they played some zep covers to a tee.
- Bettmanhatesus

We had sock hops in high school also lol

Saw Heart at Empire Stadium as back-up to Supertramp along with Blue Oyster Cult.

To your and golfing's point, it's about injuries to key players. If we can get through the first half without significant man-games lost then we will be set up nicely for the second half grind. But if a key dman or forward goes down early to an injury then it's going to be a long season again.

And that just comes down to luck; good or bad.
- bloatedmosquito

You mentioned December.
I'd say middle of January to middle of February has traditionally been the make or break part of the season for the team.

We had sock hops in high school also lol

Saw Heart at Empire Stadium as back-up to Supertramp along with Blue Oyster Cult.
- Nighthawk

Love Supertramp. Heart, not so much. I'm neutral on BOC.

You mentioned December.
I'd say middle of January to middle of February has traditionally been the make or break part of the season for the team.
- RealityChecker

I'm hoping we win a bunch of games real early to kind of get a head start on the rest of the conference. Have some wins in your back pocket so the inevitable slide come March can be absorbed.

We need our best players to play their best right from the get go if the team wants a playoff spot. And I'm looking at BB specifically. I'm hoping Mr. Juice doesn't show up to camp again.

To your and golfing's point, it's about injuries to key players. If we can get through the first half without significant man-games lost then we will be set up nicely for the second half grind. But if a key dman or forward goes down early to an injury then it's going to be a long season again.

And that just comes down to luck; good or bad.
- bloatedmosquito

Comes down to depth like it does for every team. Injuries happen & if to a key player many teams would suffer. As for PO’s it’s about consistency & continuity in our case. Come PO time many surprises can happen.

I’m liking our roster & want to see us force the play more. I always harp on D leading the break outs better. The scoring ensues.

Love Supertramp. Heart, not so much. I'm neutral on BOC.
- bloatedmosquito

Overall it was a fantastic concert. Gone are the days of back-up bands making it a better experience.

Comes down to depth like it does for every team. Injuries happen & if to a key player many teams would suffer. As for PO’s it’s about consistency & continuity in our case. Come PO time many surprises can happen.

I’m liking our roster & want to see us force the play more. I always harp on D leading the break outs better. The scoring ensues.
- Nighthawk

Not like the canucks experience. No team in the league does. Our team is an outlier in regards to suffering through injuries.

Working in Kamloops at Domtar til mid-late October. Only on here probably on weekends til the shutdown starts. Going to be hard to keep up on everyones wonderful postings lol

Not like the canucks experience. No team in the league does. Our team is an outlier in regards to suffering through injuries.
- bloatedmosquito

Yep you have that right. This season maybe luck favours us for a change.

I'm hoping we win a bunch of games real early to kind of get a head start on the rest of the conference. Have some wins in your back pocket so the inevitable slide come March can be absorbed.

We need our best players to play their best right from the get go if the team wants a playoff spot. And I'm looking at BB specifically. I'm hoping Mr. Juice doesn't show up to camp again.
- bloatedmosquito

I think we need goaltending to show up right away, give the team some confidence.

I think we need goaltending to show up right away, give the team some confidence.
- golfingsince

So true. If we could count on solid goaltending right away then it would allow for the new players to get accustomed to the playbook.

I'm not sure I would put money on Marky repeating last year's performance. But I hope I'm wrong.

Love Supertramp. Heart, not so much. I'm neutral on BOC.
- bloatedmosquito

Really? When Heart turned into a pop radio band in the late 80's for sure I could see it but have you listened to the early Heart stuff? The band was tight then producing some great music bro. Ya BOC is hit/miss and Supertramp produced some great stuff.

Comes down to depth like it does for every team. Injuries happen & if to a key player many teams would suffer. As for PO’s it’s about consistency & continuity in our case. Come PO time many surprises can happen.

I’m liking our roster & want to see us force the play more. I always harp on D leading the break outs better. The scoring ensues.
- Nighthawk

This is it. In years past we just didn't have it post-injuries but now when Tanev, Baertchi, Edler and Sutter go down we have players who can carry the load. Big difference now.

So true. If we could count on solid goaltending right away then it would allow for the new players to get accustomed to the playbook.

I'm not sure I would put money on Marky repeating last year's performance. But I hope I'm wrong.
- bloatedmosquito

I'm hoping Marky has it and that Demko keeps pushing him. Rivalries like that make a team so much better. Instead of dreading who he has to look to a coach can make a choice between two viable options.

This is a really big year for goaltending decisions, it must be handled appropriately.

So true. If we could count on solid goaltending right away then it would allow for the new players to get accustomed to the playbook.

I'm not sure I would put money on Marky repeating last year's performance. But I hope I'm wrong.
- bloatedmosquito

I'm not sure I have faith in a repeat either but some of the goalie "experts" seem to think he's the real deal.

Harman Dayal had a good piece the other day interviewing Kevin Woodley about Markstrom and he seemed to suggest the changes that were made last year to his style were the reason he improved.

https://theathletic.com/1...imself-as-a-quality-no-1/

A lot of this may sound like jargon to those not familiar with goaltending, but in simpler terms, Markstrom’s revolutionized how he tracks the puck by making a series of smaller, physical changes to his style. It’s led to more controlled movements because he’s processing and seeing the developing play and puck a lot better, as opposed to before when he was playing catch up and relying on his physical stature to bail him out. He’s essentially more proactive than he is reactive now.

“Some might point to the early goals that used to plague him as a sign of mental issues but I always saw those as technically driven and those issues have been fixed,” Woodley claims.

This is it. In years past we just didn't have it post-injuries but now when Tanev, Baertchi, Edler and Sutter go down we have players who can carry the load. Big difference now.
- LordHumungous

My take as well & why this season will be tons of fun.

I'm not sure I have faith in a repeat either but some of the goalie "experts" seem to think he's the real deal.

Harman Dayal had a good piece the other day interviewing Kevin Woodley about Markstrom and he seemed to suggest the changes that were made last year to his style were the reason he improved.

https://theathletic.com/1...imself-as-a-quality-no-1/
- belcherbd

To be honest I think his confidence has more to do with it than anything else. He's more confident in his game, he really seems to falter more when he tries to step outside of himself