The Vancouver Canucks beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-0. D-Petey was great to watch, Thatcher Demko found his stride, Filip Chytil and Drew O’Connor the new Canucks looked great as well. OVerall, the Canucks did well to shut down Nathan Mackinnon and Cale Makar as they get a crucial 2 points in the NHL playoff race.
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I thought the score was 4-3 Avalanche. 4 goal posts vs 3 goals 😅
As long as it means no more Juulsen, all for it.
D Petey looked like a veteran d man out there. This kid is a diamond in the rough as he's playing with far more poise than he should have at his age. No panic, keeps things simple and plays much bigger than he is. That diving play he made was a sure goal by Makar and I'm not certain how he was able to react as quickly as he did. Hronek also looked like an elite d man. It was nice to see Brock finally get one as he's been missing far too many chances the past few games. Chytil has far more talent than I realized and he and O'Connor have a lot of speed. Demko was brilliant and I'm very happy for him as I can't imagine the uphill battles he's been faced with. Quinn not being in the lineup makes this win even more impressive. Soucy played great and it was awesome to see him protect D Petey. I'm anxious to see Mancini in the lineup sooner rather than later. According to John Shannon, many in the Rangers organization were devastated that Drury included him in the package for Miller. What is concerning is the fact that aside from EP40's face-off wins and d zone play, he wasn't noticeable at all in the offensive zone. Hopefully he had a good look at McKinnon and how a big contract player should play and carry himself. EP40 still needs to work on his strength as he falls down far too frequently for an NHL player. Boots to Blades was a long time ago.
Young Elias Pettersson #25 really impressed me last night. Very smooth skater and closes distance quick…played really well and physical too.
Hughes being out has forced everyone else to step up, now they just need the same effort when Huggie comes back and support him a bit.
just get rid of tyler myers now please
This is the type of Swedish player we need, who can play well and fight.
Zadorov but way more skilled
He gives me shades of Ohlund. Mancini will give you shades of Zaddy
Yes, it looks like more cohesive play going on now. And we finally got some decent defending and speed up front. And bubble Demko coming up really big. 😊
A gem! Ahhhhh that's so cute Deaner. What an absolute cutie pie the sneaky good Canucks have found. Enough with the girly superlatives. Its not the PWHL.
D-Petey reminds me of a young Ohlund, minus the offensive chops. IMO at his peak, he'll produce a little less than Edler. Hoggy had a damn good game as well. We were pissing the Avalanche players off because we were skating with them rather than chasing them. Chytil can skate so can O'Connor. If Pettersson can get his game going we might just be dangerous.
That was my first NHL game and im glad we won during the warm ups Höglander made eye contact with me which was unexpected since he is my 2nd fav player
Already knew from preseason d petey was a pain to play against . Kinda like garland he gets under others skin.
Detey in that fight looks like pavel bure.
I like that the dude who almost sounds like an April fools joke (“the Canucks draft.. Elias Pettersson.. again but he’s a D man EP!”) was a very smart draft selection
i thought d-petey was way too sloppy in junior to ever play an NHL game
Screw JT! 🤣😎😉 He’s yesterday’s news. Onward boys!
Canucks are an ahl team so don’t matter much 😂 😆
Drew O'Connor I wish we never traded for him he is the slowest player on the Canucks I haven't seen so many move that slow in a really really long time we traded one of our best forwards in the bottom six for this guy it would have been smarter to trade Dakota Joshua
Knowing Tocchet he'll send him to the AHL and bring back Juulsen
D-Petey is a keeper! Now I'm desperately hoping Petey is somehow bitten by the Chytil beetle and is infected with his speed and drive sparking the vintage alien we all know is in there somewhere to come out and join the rush the team is experiencing right now.
Beating the Avs is trivial. Time to think about Vegas, LA, Calgary, and Edmonton.
It's like DPetey has the icy demeanour of a goaltender. Super even keel, all business. Come to think of it, Hughes has that quality too.
What if d petey stole e peteys talent like space jam
Team's looking a lot better and more cohesive but good lord, the power play needs so much damn work. It was brutal watching that 5 on 3 and subsequent power play.
Right in karlssons leenis
D petey is rowdy
The Alien was amazing cough as well…
Nikita Petty 4 GO CANUCKS GO !
He got enough balls to give EP40 some