Canucks News N Notes 2020-2021

[Tciso]

I think I see your point, with the number of 3-in-4-nights, but maybe I'm just a baby of a traveler, but I think eliminating all travel in those 3 in4 stretches is a huge boon for the Canucks.

Maybe I'm inured by all the times they've gone like Ny-Columbus-Edmonton-Vancouver-Calgary-Vancouver and called that a 3 game roadie

This is actually a great experiment for us. We have chatted for years how we would like to see the Canucks travel schedule reduced with more back to backs with the same team, in the same town... and now we are getting our wish. It will be interesting to see how it turns out, injury wise.

It’s also nice to see other teams travelling more than us. I can’t remember if that’s ever happened before either..

I'd like to see a poll of the player's thoughts on the new travel schedule, after the season ends. I would think a lot of them might like not having to travel as much as they do right now. It also might help the "socially isolated" teams like Vancouver, Dallas or Winterpeg to attract talent if the players know it's not such a grueling travel schedule.

[Topper]

Jan-Feb 25 games in 47 nights
March-April 27 games in 61 nights
May 4 games in 8 nights

Brutal stretch
Jan 28 home
Jan 30 in Winnipeg
Feb 1 in Montreal
Feb 2 Montreal

A lull late March early April
off March 25 - 30
March 31 home vs Calgary
off April 1, 2
in Edmonton April 3 (the start of a 7 game 12 night road trip)
Winnipeg April 4

Average is a game every second night (56 games in 112 nights). Five back to backs.

Playing the same teams two to for games in a row or 4 times over 2 weeks, will be brutal rivalries and vendettas.

2018-2019, average was a game every 2.25 days.

[Todd Bersnoozi]

Canucks allowed to play home games at Rogers Arena after all

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canucks ... 43IAt3yC7E

Hulk Horgan & Health Minister Dix put Dr. Henry in her place. They Nucklehead fans like us.

[Madcombinepilot]

Canucks allowed to play home games at Rogers Arena after all

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canucks ... 43IAt3yC7E

Hulk Horgan & Health Minister Dix put Dr. Henry in her place. They Nucklehead fans like us.

All that angst for nothing.

[Cousin Strawberry]

Jan-Feb 25 games in 47 nights
March-April 27 games in 61 nights
May 4 games in 8 nights

Brutal stretch
Jan 28 home
Jan 30 in Winnipeg
Feb 1 in Montreal
Feb 2 Montreal

A lull late March early April
off March 25 - 30
March 31 home vs Calgary
off April 1, 2
in Edmonton April 3 (the start of a 7 game 12 night road trip)
Winnipeg April 4

Average is a game every second night (56 games in 112 nights). Five back to backs.

Playing the same teams two to for games in a row or 4 times over 2 weeks, will be brutal rivalries and vendettas.

2018-2019, average was a game every 2.25 days.

When you break it down like that it looks brutal as fuck.

Teams that can transition the puck up ice quickly will fare better than those that fumble and fuck around in their own end....like VCR last year...stetcher! (and Tanev to a lesser extent...LOL)

Vancouver should be set up in their top 4 but the bottom pair is an unknown. Rathbone is the one piece that could come out of nowhere and be a huge boost if he instantly lives up to his potential but that is highly unlikely and I highly doubt the team throws him to the wolves like that unless he surprises the hell out of everyone (like QH did)

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[Mickey107]

Players that manage what off-time they do get will have an advantage.

Of course trying to stay clear of injuries will be paramount but that will very much be determined by on-ice awareness. Always is but it could be more difficult with a condensed schedule.. How the officiating is instructed to manage this season could obviously be a factor too.

Canucks did pretty well with the playoffs in the summer but this is much harder. Every game is not do or die so staying focused at all times will be very hard.

Really good team leaders, "and I think we have a few", will help. Could be easy to fall out of the playoff race but also easy to get right back in.

I think coaching may possibly play the biggest factor ever.

[Cousin Strawberry]

Less time furiously defending their slot by transitioning up the ice quick will be a huge advantage and why the addtion of Schmidt is a critical upgrade for Vancouver. Tanev was a steady eddy dman but lets face it, he was average at best handling the puck. Stetcher treated it like a fuckin hand grenade so losing him is addition by substraction as long as the kids coming in are competent replacements.

Holtby/Demko are a wash with Marky even though the out of town hockey pundits have been identifying this as a step back.

Up front losing a rental is fuck all. Toffoli is too slow to justify that price tag.

I suspect Jimmy has at least handshake deal ready to go for when Ferk goes onto the LTIR. (wont count him out fpr the playoffs though). Im guessing a winger and a dman

[ESQ]

Brutal stretch
Jan 28 home
Jan 30 in Winnipeg
Feb 1 in Montreal
Feb 2 Montreal

Nhl.com has that Winnipeg game on the 29th, so I believe that is the only back-to back involving travel. I think in a normal year there are 8 or so B2Bs with travel in the middle.

[5thhorseman]

Canucks allowed to play home games at Rogers Arena after all

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canucks ... 43IAt3yC7E

Hulk Horgan & Health Minister Dix put Dr. Henry in her place. They Nucklehead fans like us.

All that angst for nothing.

It would be nice to see a statement from the province. So far it's just the league saying it's what they "believe".

[Cherry Picker]

They should rotate the rookies, the elderly, and the average skaters, using the taxi squad to full extent. For instance on defence:

Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Myers Hughes Myers Hughes Myers Hughes
Schmidt Juolevi Schmidt Edler Schmidt Juolevi
Rafferty Edler Benn Rathbone Benn Rathbone

Resting rookies gives them time to practice with the taxi squad and look at film to improve their games. Resting the older vets keeps their legs fresh. Hughes, Schmidt and Myers are the only experienced defensemen that are great skaters. They may be able to play every game. They should do the same rotating out with forwards. Players like Sutter, Loui, Beagle, Roussel, Pearson and any rookies should be sat every third or fourth game just to keep their legs strong in such a condensed schedule. Even the great skaters should be watched closely and given a day off here or there. Green should be switching three or four players each game.

[Hockey Widow]

Quinn Hughes has opted out of the upcoming season. Horvat considering it.

[Strangelove]

Quinn Hughes has opted out of the upcoming season. Horvat considering it.

Okay, so who are we looking at in the 2021 Entry Draft?

Dude?

[Megaterio Llamas]

Okay I'm just going to go ahead and pretend I didn't read that.

Everything is going to be alright.

[rats19]

Okay I'm just going to go ahead and pretend I didn't read that.

Everything is going to be alright.

Yah it is screwing me up too..

[Cousin Strawberry]

Wids did you get into the sherry already?