Good to see the excuses fly after the first game. Should be a fun season.
- Marwood

Emotionally attached fans, not surprising.

Yeah it said '17 draft. Noah Dobson was drafted in '18.

I'm talking about the guy you said was a top 5 defender in the '17 draft. Valimaki.

Hughes isn't the best defender in his own zone, he is also still a lot better defender than 75% of NHL defensemen. He's in the top 10% for defensive men in scoring every year also.
- manvanfan

Thanks for pointing out 1 of my few errors on selecting draft eligible players. It is nice knowing that someone follows all my opinions.

As far as most of your comment goes

Thanks for pointing out 1 of my few errors on selecting draft eligible players. It is nice knowing that someone follows all my opinions.

As far as most of your comment goes
- Reubenkincade

All good, you're respected here a lot more.

Good to see the excuses fly after the first game. Should be a fun season.
- Marwood

https://youtu.be/TB54dZkzZOY

All good, you're respected here a lot more.
- VanHockeyGuy

I get a kick out of how strong people defend some of the shiny players for their shortcomings, like Hughes, Pouty Miller, Boeser, Hoglander and how quickly they come to the defense of these shiny players, but if you defend a solid player like Horvat, Myers or Pearson, you are frowned upon.

I get a kick out of how strong people defend some of the shiny players for their shortcomings, like Hughes, Pouty Miller, Boeser, Hoglander and how quickly they come to the defense of these shiny players, but if you defend a solid player like Horvat, Myers or Pearson, you are frowned upon.
- Reubenkincade

Who really cares though right?

Who really cares though right?
- VanHockeyGuy

It's one game...



But this club is soft AF.

It's one game...



But this club is soft AF.


- LordHumungous

Yup, yet people vigorously defend them.

Thanks for pointing out 1 of my few errors on selecting draft eligible players. It is nice knowing that someone follows all my opinions.

As far as most of your comment goes
- Reubenkincade

The hot takes you were spreading were so laughable and you still presented yourself as if you knew what you were talking about.

You don't give out the hot takes anymore because so many have come back to be a joke years on.

It's one game...



But this club is soft AF.


- LordHumungous

Without his meds, he doesn't really know what's going on.

Good to see the excuses fly after the first game. Should be a fun season.
- Marwood

I think Boudreau is pushing for the team to stay positive and confident despite an early setback, nothing wrong with that.

I think Boudreau is pushing for the team to stay positive and confident despite an early setback, nothing wrong with that.
- NorthNuck

If you're aiming to be a playoff team, you should be pissed off and angry that you let a game where you were up 3-0 slip away with 5 unanswered goals and how pathetic your special teams are, not 'staying positive'. If you're going to ride or die with this core, then it's time they put their big boy pants on and actually acted like a playoff team, not the soft AF mediocre bubble team that just can't get over the hump they are right now.

Canuck followers after the first game of the season.

Canuck followers after the first game of the season.


- bloatedmosquito

Miller's NMC doesn't kick in until this summer.

Canuck followers after the first game of the season.


- bloatedmosquito

The emotionally unattached that are trying to keep it together.



One game, onto the next one.

Emotionally attached fans, not surprising.
- VanHockeyGuy

You’ll get there 😉

You’ll get there 😉
- Shuswap Wap

Lol, actually no I won't. There's lots of entertaining sports on right now. I think VAN will do okay, but we'll see by the X-Mas break. Time to head south and enjoy the winter.

If you're aiming to be a playoff team, you should be pissed off and angry that you let a game where you were up 3-0 slip away with 5 unanswered goals and how pathetic your special teams are, not 'staying positive'. If you're going to ride or die with this core, then it's time they put their big boy pants on and actually acted like a playoff team, not the soft AF mediocre bubble team that just can't get over the hump they are right now.
- DariusKnight

Meh. 1 game.

I get a kick out of how strong people defend some of the shiny players for their shortcomings, like Hughes, Pouty Miller, Boeser, Hoglander and how quickly they come to the defense of these shiny players, but if you defend a solid player like Horvat, Myers or Pearson, you are frowned upon.
- Reubenkincade

I’m not sure Horvat is solid…

Horrific game from Bo, Hughes and Sluggy: absolutely no way we should sign Bo as his skating is really starting to deteriorate. Boeser has no place on this team and it’s pretty clear Kuzy is a far superior player.

Not all bad. Defense was solid and the Russian kids played well. If we had some finish it would have been 6-1 half way through the game and a different story

I’m not sure Horvat is solid…

Horrific game from Bo, Hughes and Sluggy: absolutely no way we should sign Bo as his skating is really starting to deteriorate. Boeser has no place on this team and it’s pretty clear Kuzy is a far superior player.

Not all bad. Defense was solid and the Russian kids played well. If we had some finish it would have been 6-1 half way through the game and a different story
- CanuckDon

Always good having competition, he did play well. I'm sure he'll improve as the season goes on. Good problem for the Canucks.

Always good having competition, he did play well. I'm sure he'll improve as the season goes on. Good problem for the Canucks.
- VanHockeyGuy

Well what the (frank) do we do with Boesers absurd contract 🤷‍♂️

Well what the (frank) do we do with Boesers absurd contract 🤷‍♂️
- CanuckDon

I'm sure they can move him if/when it gets to that point. I think Mikheyev will also be a good addition.

If you're aiming to be a playoff team, you should be pissed off and angry that you let a game where you were up 3-0 slip away with 5 unanswered goals and how pathetic your special teams are, not 'staying positive'. If you're going to ride or die with this core, then it's time they put their big boy pants on and actually acted like a playoff team, not the soft AF mediocre bubble team that just can't get over the hump they are right now.
- DariusKnight

We need less PP's. Our Powerplay is basically like being a man down. Puck goes around the perimeter to Ep, Miller or Hughes until we lose it. Kuzmenko and Bo barely factor in. EDM put pressure on those 3 players and shut us down. King needs to stop living in 2011 and realize these players need a better strategy.

We can't criticize certain players on this team.
- Reubenkincade

That’s a constant though, picking out the bad.

We need less PP's. Our Powerplay is basically like being a man down. Puck goes around the perimeter to Ep, Miller or Hughes until we lose it. Kuzmenko and Bo barely factor in. EDM put pressure on those 3 players and shut us down. King needs to stop living in 2011 and realize these players need a better strategy.
- Retinalz

They had the 9th best PP last year, but okay.. definitely don't overreact