“I can’t understand it. It’s not like it’s a surprise to them that another team that we had just beat 7-1 and who lost last night is going to come out, they’re going to be coming out flying and I told them in warm up again, I said they looked very serious,” Boudreau said after Saturday’s dispiriting loss.
“I’ve been doing this for a long time and you change things up in warm up, maybe you change the pregame ritual but I think quite frankly, in the end, it’s on the self, of getting ready for the game and understanding how hard you have to play and we didn’t play hard enough in the first period.”
He said he’s never coached a team that’s struggled as much as they have with their starts, especially after his team had been working so hard for so long.
“The last five games is the first time we’ve gone into a spin like this in 3.5 months since I’ve been here,” Boudreau said. “So trying to get a handle on it but at this time of year, it’s definitely not the way you want to play. We’ve been fighting for our lives for 3.5 months and now all of a sudden sort of make it easy for the opposition, whether it was Detroit, whether it’s whoever we’ve played, Washington, has come out in the first period and really taken it to us. I mean, that’s self readiness.”
I'm not sure Dayal is better. Different knowledge but the belief that a certain way is always the guarantee. - manvanfan
Just like me, you, and everyone else here that believes a certain way during a certain time. That doesn't jade me from reading an article and seeing what points they make, and seeing if they've even guaranteed anything at all. Hell, people interpret the idea of the articles wrong, people disparage/name the writer of the article wrongly with such assured guarantee-ness... we're all fallible, eh?
The next 7 games after Buff are against playoff teams (counting Dallas as they're right on that cusp with games in hand)... doesn't get any easier. - NewYorkNuck
Wow, Bruce gets get off while talking about his son with aspbergers, shame on sportsnet for not allowing a few extra seconds to allow a guest to finish off a topic very near and dear to his heart. - Reubenkincade
Shame, I didn’t watch right until the end, but the more I see him in the media the more I like him. Smart, funny, Uber competitive, humble but also confident. How these guys can’t get up to play for him I have no idea.
I think they were saving Sutter for a playoff return from LTIR... they'll probably have to do some fancy paperwork to get him back tonight - NewYorkNuck
How Benning managed to not have a right shot center on the team for the entire year is not only impressive but stupid
I would get rid of the 2 entitled fucks. - Reubenkincade
Everything should be on sale, the Ducks have now traded Manson, Lindblom and Deslauriers….that’s three trades with a Rackell trade coming soon. So most likely four. Canucks need to get five.
The Ducks as I said yesterday since Jan 1st are also 29th in the league, the Canucks are 10th. - manvanfan
Yes but this homestand has made it clear the time to sell is now. The Canucks need a youth movement, Miller and Horvat need to go along with someone on defence because Benning has/had far too much invested in a poor defence.
What happened to your lecture on Patience and the Process? - Reubenkincade
Have you watched the past four games? It’s a fluid situation. The Canucks have shown who they really are. Changes are needed and this is quite obvious now, it’s go-time.
