Jamie McLennan on the Canucks loss to the Flames, the NHL product this season and more
TSN NHL Analyst and Former NHLer Jamie McLennan joined the guys and recapped the Canucks loss to the Flames last night and the defensive issues we are seeing around the league.
a team contemplating a rebuild kicked the canucks around on their home ice. the young guys are giving all they have. the veterans are no shows save a couple of them who don't know any other to play. canucks are not a serious franchise.
Can the canucks invest in more review sessions now to get players to understand where they need to be in Foote's system? If all teams are facing a lack of proper on-ice practice time, maybe this off-ice review could help?
I'm still shocked that fans are blaming the players. Were we born yesterday? Did we actually believe the Canucks with that roster with all the injuries was going to beat teams like Florida or Winnipeg or even Calgary? This is a personnel and depth issue. Yes, ownership is the number 1 culprit, but welcome to corporatism in the 21st century. The last time we had an owner we didn't despise was when the Griffiths family owned the team. Damn Grizzlies.
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this team is cooked. we're just watching one of the best franchise talents we've ever had gonna be traded soon. just pull the bandaid off and get it done
Time to fire JR, Allvin and his 16 assistant gms. Absolutely terrible from signing 11.6, trading for chytil, letting zadorov, walk giving up a 1st for MP when they could've signed him for free, destroying the center depth and defense and are now more than likely to lose hughes because of their incompetence
Trade Hughes. Trade demko, trade anyone over 32 and only keep players 30 yrs old if the have short contracts. Keep young guns gather as many 1st and 2nd round picks as you can. 3 years from now we have a young up and coming team, instead of a patch work team with older slower players just to miss a wildcard spot.
Let's face it — Canucks suck. They are now only one or two spots from being the worst team in the entire NHL, and the worst team in the Pacific Division. Last night's game was a joke. They just showed up because they had to. They have the most over-rated, over-paid player in the NHL in Elias Petterson. His point production this season so far is seriously poor and doesn't look like he will ever get better than this. The lack of production from other players is just as bad. The new Women's Professional Hockey League which debuted the other night with Vancouver Goldeneyes is much better hockey than Canucks. it's far more entertaining and the fans get their money's worth. This Canucks season is all over. No playoffs this year once again.
how many losses will it take for Aquilini and management to realize that it is time to face the truth: a rebuild. Hughes is probably gone and this team is incredibly mid. Without Hughes, I don't think it is possible for management to deny a rebuild anymore
imo, the (crazed) compacted schedule is a big factor in the 'lack of structure' or the 'play w/o puck' J McC mentioned. The lack of practice time just has to be a factor it would seem, surely does make some common sense. Van has got to have had the worst sched so far, even w/o considering the West coast near-isolation factor. Every team gets 3 or 4 really nutty sections of sched, Van's was nutty fr the start.
I hate to say it but just look at the nucleus of many teams in the NHL and you see one or two top Canadian players and a lot of highly skilled European players that look incredible with the puck on their sticks—but can they play defense? can they take the heavy traffic? can they actually check,can they actually play defense when it gets right down to it? NO.WHEN YOU HAVE A TOP 10 CANADIAN CENTER AND A TOP 2d-man you get Colorado Avalanche.You get top 10 centermen in the league and you have McKinnon,Celebrini,Bedard,McDavid ,Scheifele.Canucks need players that are Canucks—as in Canadian.Skip the Euro-floaters like EP40.
I'm seriously doubting Rutherford and Alvin. Giving away Silovs when Demko is a shell of his former self. Bringing in Kane and losing Suter. These are all terrible moves that are hurting the team.
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a team contemplating a rebuild kicked the canucks around on their home ice. the young guys are giving all they have. the veterans are no shows save a couple of them who don't know any other to play. canucks are not a serious franchise.
This team is hard to watch
We’re in 30th place time for a rebuild we would need to go 38-21 to get 96 points which is probably what will be needed for the wildcard
Can the canucks invest in more review sessions now to get players to understand where they need to be in Foote's system? If all teams are facing a lack of proper on-ice practice time, maybe this off-ice review could help?
Vancouver Canucks need a new owner
Rutherford: We won't consider a rebuild
Canuck players: Hold my beer
Get rid of grumpy Hughes, send Petterson back to Sweden, and get some Canadian kids in that line up.
Season over. If that's the effort you get for a n easy 2points. it's over. Stop buying tickets…. Stop spending money… They deserve to suffer.
Canucks management “We aren’t rebuilding we are close real close one piece away from elite team.”
Who ever said let’s help the Coilers and pick up Kane should be fired immediately
I'm still shocked that fans are blaming the players. Were we born yesterday? Did we actually believe the Canucks with that roster with all the injuries was going to beat teams like Florida or Winnipeg or even Calgary? This is a personnel and depth issue. Yes, ownership is the number 1 culprit, but welcome to corporatism in the 21st century. The last time we had an owner we didn't despise was when the Griffiths family owned the team. Damn Grizzlies.
Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones,
Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones,
Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones,
Now shake dem skeleton bones!
The toe bone's connected to the foot bone,
The foot bone's connected to the ankle bone,
The ankle bone's connected to the leg bone,
Now shake dem skeleton bones!
The leg bone's connected to the knee bone,
The knee bone's connected to the thigh bone,
The thigh bone's connected to the hip bone,
Now shake dem skeleton bones!
Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones,
Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones,
Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones,
Now shake dem skeleton bones!
The hip bone's connected to the back bone
The back bone's connected to the neck bone,
The neck bone's connected to the head bone,
Now shake dem skeleton bones!
The finger bone's connected to the hand bone,
The hand bone's connected to the arm bone,
The arm bone's connected to the shoulder bone,
Now shake dem skeleton bones!
Dem bones, dem bones gonna walk around
Dem bones, dem bones, gonna walk around
Dem bones, dem bones, gonna walk around
Now shake dem skeleton bones
this team is cooked. we're just watching one of the best franchise talents we've ever had gonna be traded soon. just pull the bandaid off and get it done
They are down to maybe 2-4 losses and the seasons over
Ive canceled Sportsnet BECAUSE of the Canucks. Not worth paying to watch a team this agitating to watch.
I’m really just so disinterested at this point
Been about 3 seasons where they clearly don’t know what to do with the puck when they’re on a rush, or a Powerplay
Minimal chemistry, nobody’s in synch
Time to fire JR, Allvin and his 16 assistant gms. Absolutely terrible from signing 11.6, trading for chytil, letting zadorov, walk giving up a 1st for MP when they could've signed him for free, destroying the center depth and defense and are now more than likely to lose hughes because of their incompetence
Time to trade our first round pick for a top 6 centre to just miss playoffs. Great franchise 👏
Trade Hughes. Trade demko, trade anyone over 32 and only keep players 30 yrs old if the have short contracts. Keep young guns gather as many 1st and 2nd round picks as you can. 3 years from now we have a young up and coming team, instead of a patch work team with older slower players just to miss a wildcard spot.
They been in Reverse ever since these two arrived first fired Bruce and started trading and letting the core walk away.
This season is one full of apathy.
Let's face it — Canucks suck. They are now only one or two spots from being the worst team in the entire NHL, and the worst team in the Pacific Division. Last night's game was a joke. They just showed up because they had to. They have the most over-rated, over-paid player in the NHL in Elias Petterson. His point production this season so far is seriously poor and doesn't look like he will ever get better than this. The lack of production from other players is just as bad. The new Women's Professional Hockey League which debuted the other night with Vancouver Goldeneyes is much better hockey than Canucks. it's far more entertaining and the fans get their money's worth. This Canucks season is all over. No playoffs this year once again.
how many losses will it take for Aquilini and management to realize that it is time to face the truth: a rebuild. Hughes is probably gone and this team is incredibly mid. Without Hughes, I don't think it is possible for management to deny a rebuild anymore
The product is sooo boring
imo, the (crazed) compacted schedule is a big factor in the 'lack of structure' or the 'play w/o puck' J McC mentioned. The lack of practice time just has to be a factor it would seem, surely does make some common sense. Van has got to have had the worst sched so far, even w/o considering the West coast near-isolation factor. Every team gets 3 or 4 really nutty sections of sched, Van's was nutty fr the start.
I hate to say it but just look at the nucleus of many teams in the NHL and you see one or two top Canadian players and a lot of highly skilled European players that look incredible with the puck on their sticks—but can they play defense? can they take the heavy traffic? can they actually check,can they actually play defense when it gets right down to it? NO.WHEN YOU HAVE A TOP 10 CANADIAN CENTER AND A TOP 2d-man you get Colorado Avalanche.You get top 10 centermen in the league and you have McKinnon,Celebrini,Bedard,McDavid ,Scheifele.Canucks need players that are Canucks—as in Canadian.Skip the Euro-floaters like EP40.
I'm seriously doubting Rutherford and Alvin. Giving away Silovs when Demko is a shell of his former self. Bringing in Kane and losing Suter. These are all terrible moves that are hurting the team.
Kevin LetThemIn – great contract by the Canucks! What a siv!
So sad. How far they have fallen
Disinteresting and irrelevant in the city
Canucks fans and Leafs fans suffer so damn much. At least Canucks fans had 1994 and 2011.