Canucks News n Notes 2019-2020

[Micky]

TSN Live https://www.iheartradio.ca/tsn/tsn-vancouver-1040

Jim Benning to start now.

[Todd Bersnoozi]

update

@BlakePriceTSN
BREAKING: Full interview with Jim Benning coming up at 3:00... But on Ferland's health, the Canucks GM confirms with us "It's not a concussion"..
12:27 PM · Dec 11, 2019

Good to hear, hopefully it's minor and he just tweaked something. That being said, there's no need to rush him. It's not like he has contributed much to help us this season anyways. We don't really need him, as we have other guys who can play a similar role. Let him take his time and maybe he can come back later in the season when we're trying to make the playoff push.

[Micky]

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The Actual TSN Jim Benning interview;
https://www.tsn.ca/radio/vancouver-1040 ... -1.1411754

[The Brown Wizard]

. Let him take his time and maybe he can come back later in the season when we're trying to make the playoff push.

Seeing as were already out of it I'd say the push is well under way. The time to win is now.

If the canucks are going to make it they're going to need Pettersson, Boeser and Horvat to start filling the net. So far we've enjoyed excellent depth scoring that has masked these 3 not having very good seasons production wise.

[UWSaint]

. Let him take his time and maybe he can come back later in the season when we're trying to make the playoff push.

Seeing as were already out of it I'd say the push is well under way. The time to win is now.

If the canucks are going to make it they're going to need Pettersson, Boeser and Horvat to start filling the net. So far we've enjoyed excellent depth scoring that has masked these 3 not having very good seasons production wise.

Pettersson, Boeser, and Horvat are all having their best ever seasons from a points per game standpoint. Goal scoring is a little down, but nothing terribly significant.

The Canucks have scored plenty; the problems are (1) their scoring is more erratic and (2) the early season ability to keep goals out of the net isn't there anymore. The latter is because Markstrom and Demko are looking less sharp and the PK missed Beagle and Sutter.

[Micky]

Brendan Batchelor
Morning skate lines for the #Canucks:

Pearson-Horvat-Leivo
Miller-Pettersson-Boeser
Roussel-Sutter-Virtanen
Schaller-Beagle-MacEwen

Fantenberg/Myers-Tanev
Benn-Stecher
Hughes-Chatfield

Gaudette not on the ice.
Tyler Motte! is taking part in #Canucks morning skate.
No Demko, Graovac, Edler or Ferland. Goalie coach Ian Clark is suited up this morning.

https://twitter.com/Canucks/status/1205 ... 0%3Fs%3D21

[The Brown Wizard]

. Let him take his time and maybe he can come back later in the season when we're trying to make the playoff push.

Seeing as were already out of it I'd say the push is well under way. The time to win is now.

If the canucks are going to make it they're going to need Pettersson, Boeser and Horvat to start filling the net. So far we've enjoyed excellent depth scoring that has masked these 3 not having very good seasons production wise.

Pettersson, Boeser, and Horvat are all having their best ever seasons from a points per game standpoint. Goal scoring is a little down, but nothing terribly significant.

The Canucks have scored plenty; the problems are (1) their scoring is more erratic and (2) the early season ability to keep goals out of the net isn't there anymore. The latter is because Markstrom and Demko are looking less sharp and the PK missed Beagle and Sutter.

Thats the thing Ewe-dub...I'm seeing these 3 all struggling to generate the same level of dominance they've previously demonstrated. Boeser and Pettersson especially are struggling under the defensive scrutiny. Bo I think is more just poor luck and his positive impact in games is still there

[Cornuck]

I think a lot of it comes from our heightened expectations, then seeing Brock miss some glorious opportunities against the leaves.

It's frustrating as we expect 2-3 goals every game from the top line. Of course that's not realistic, but we watch the games to see the stars shine and do their thing. We're happy when Leivo scores, but we're REALLY happy when Brock slams home a one-timer, Elias makes a nifty move and snipes a shot - or Quinn controls the puck and dishes off for a great goal. Human nature, right?

Pettersson is 15th in league scoring and Wiz thinks he's having a shitty year.

[The Brown Wizard]

I think a lot of it comes from our heightened expectations, then seeing Brock miss some glorious opportunities against the leaves.

It's frustrating as we expect 2-3 goals every game from the top line. Of course that's not realistic, but we watch the games to see the stars shine and do their thing. We're happy when Leivo scores, but we're REALLY happy when Brock slams home a one-timer, Elias makes a nifty move and snipes a shot - or Quinn controls the puck and dishes off for a great goal. Human nature, right?

Pettersson is 15th in league scoring and Wiz thinks he's having a shitty year.

He could be in the top 5 if he was getting away from the coverage a bit better and staying on his feet more.

Brock is clearly dealing with a confidence thing. His shots aren't coming off the stick with anywhere near the same snap and he isn't able to make those little lateral stutter steps he usually does to get clear in the slot.

Look...I get it. The young guys are still pretty good but we are 3 points back of a wildcard and could easily go 0-3 over the next games. We need our top guns to be cashing in to make the show and I want to see the damn playoffs this year!

[Micky]

Thats the thing Ewe-dub...I'm seeing these 3 all struggling to generate the same level of dominance they've previously demonstrated. Boeser and Pettersson especially are struggling under the defensive scrutiny. Bo I think is more just poor luck and his positive impact in games is still there

Wiz; You are panicking. I think because you see our playoff aspirations dwindling away. Not yet they aren't by golly, gee-wiz (no pun intended).
I'm also picking up on you feeling a need to replace what Ferland brings when healthy. That might be a thought but not yet.
The team is not the same without Edler and it shows.
In regards to slumping high end talent, ya, a bit but nothing that doesn't happen to everyone from time to time.
If there is one thing that concerns me, it's that Green, IMO, maybe over doing the line drills. The problem with that is that during games, are they
playing spontaneously or trying to do what they practiced. When it comes to the way Pete, Brock and Bo, I would not want that.
These guys will start throwing up big points again real soon.
Lam a ittle concerned about the goaltending right now.

Now, something I find funny;

Brendan Batchelor
Brandon Sutter declares himself a game time decision for the Canucks

back-up couch Suts

[Micky]

yikes

Vancouver #Canucks
Demko suffered a concussion at practice yesterday and DiPietro has been recalled, said Coach Green.

Demko concussion In practice yesterday. Possibly from a collision with Loui Eriksson or from a shot he took off the mask. Either way, he started feeling symptoms yesterday evening, we've been told
Ferland, who is not in concussion protocol, is seeing a specialist, said Coach Green. Gaudette did not skate this morning, but is good to go for tonight

[Doyle Hargraves]

Good job Louie

[UWSaint]

. Let him take his time and maybe he can come back later in the season when we're trying to make the playoff push.

Seeing as were already out of it I'd say the push is well under way. The time to win is now.

If the canucks are going to make it they're going to need Pettersson, Boeser and Horvat to start filling the net. So far we've enjoyed excellent depth scoring that has masked these 3 not having very good seasons production wise.

Pettersson, Boeser, and Horvat are all having their best ever seasons from a points per game standpoint. Goal scoring is a little down, but nothing terribly significant.

The Canucks have scored plenty; the problems are (1) their scoring is more erratic and (2) the early season ability to keep goals out of the net isn't there anymore. The latter is because Markstrom and Demko are looking less sharp and the PK missed Beagle and Sutter.

Thats the thing Ewe-dub...I'm seeing these 3 all struggling to generate the same level of dominance they've previously demonstrated. Boeser and Pettersson especially are struggling under the defensive scrutiny. Bo I think is more just poor luck and his positive impact in games is still there

I am not seeing that. Boeser's clean sheet against the Leaves was not because of defensive scrutiny. He's missing chances, but he's getting chances. And plenty of them. The problem is NOT what the opposition is giving him, its what he's doing with the opportunities. The shot is not dialed in. And even then, he's not that far off the goal pace he had last season (and is well ahead in points per game). Plus, he's playing the best two way game of his career. The problem is much more of a squeezing the stick variety than the opposition figuring out how to shut him down.

Same with Pettersson. His shots per game are up this season. And I haven't seen the shot attempts stat, but I would think they are considerably up (he's missed the net this year. A lot). As for withstanding checking, my eyes see a player doing far better dealing with that than post ASG last season. Yes, Pettersson falls down a bunch, but it isn't more than last year and it seems to be a bit of a thing to try to draw penalties (which he will get the reputation for and thus will stop being terribly effective). And it doesn't usually take him out of the play (or even result in a turnover) because he pops right back up. I'd rather have him develop more sturdiness and use the move he made the other night to give it to the player checking him, but all that's going to come. When they were 20, we drank heavily when the Sedins fell. By the time they were 25, they were as strong as Petr Forsberg or Jagr on the puck. And we were terribly sober.

Pettersson might not take that same path, but that kind of strength develops with maturity.

[Micky]

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Pre-game; Travis Green / Jordie Benn

https://www.nhl.com/canucks/video/prega ... /c-4812484

[Hockey Widow]

So Ferland doesn't have a concussion, just concussion like symptoms. Suspicious!!

Demko with another concussion. So maybe we trade him and sign Markstrom and get Dipietro ready for 3 years from now.