[News] Buff out 2-4 weeks

[Geeoff]

Originally Posted by mikeecho

Not directed at you and I hate to derail the convo, but Winnipeggers need to get past the idea that the "whiteout" is just for playoff games.

Every game coming up is going to be clutch. It doesn't matter if the home Jerseys are blue... Figure it out like back in the day.

http://youtu.be/gn5a37rNFC4

I think Winnipeggers are capable of choosing how they cheer for their team.

[JohnnySkittles]

Damn. Buff was having a fantastic season too.

[Meers]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

Has Miller really been that good? His and Lack's stats are virtually the same.

Yeah, their stats have been similar so far this season. But the difference in workload is critical .

As a back-up with limited starts, both this season and last Lack has sparkled and not represented a drop off from Vancouver's starter.

But when the workload ramped up for him in the second half of last season, after Luongo was traded, Lack fell apart. The five goals he let in against St. Louis and Buffalo since Miller's injury, suggest he's headed in that direction again.

A lot of it is mental. Lack's personality - goofy, supportive, team-first - is perfect for a back-up. But, it's not a starter's mentality.

As for Markstrom, he simply doesn't have the mental toughness to play in the NHL at all. After posting stellar numbers in the AHL this season, he let in three goals on his first four shots against the Sharks. The same thing happened with him on the Panthers. Put him on the NHL stage and he wilts.

Markstrom's flameout means more workload for Lack, which I suspect will translate into plummeting numbers.

For that reason, I think the Canucks are done.

[Northendzone]

in the last week or so the hockey news suggested the jets would win the 2019 stanley cup - perhaps this injury means they get a lottery pick and they win the cup at least one year ahead of schedule

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

Has Miller really been that good? His and Lack's stats are virtually the same.

I think the issue in Vancouver is less that Miller is much better than Lack, but that Lack is much better than Markstrom. The Canucks have to either ride Lack into the ground or risk having Markstrom bury them within five minutes.

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

Originally Posted by Resolute 14

I think the issue in Vancouver is less that Miller is much better than Lack, but that Lack is much better than Markstrom. The Canucks have to either ride Lack into the ground or risk having Markstrom bury them within five minutes.

Meh, I watched the highlights of that Sharks Canucks game though and while Markstrom wasn't good, it wasn't really his fault. The Canucks defence was atrocious on all three plays, and the only one you really could blame him for was the third (bad rebound) at which point he was probably rattled. So I'm not inclined to judge Markstrom on those grounds.

I don't understand how that team is in the playoffs based on my limited viewing of them lately.

[Resolute 14]

True, but the Canucks defence is riddled with injuries, adn wasn't terribly good to begin wtih. They need a goalie to overachieve behind them, and that won't be Markstrom.

[mikeecho]

Originally Posted by Geeoff

I think Winnipeggers are capable of choosing how they cheer for their team.

You would think, but having lived in Winnipeg for 25 years... I would respectfully disagree

[Buff]

That's funny, I don't remember getting hurt. Now I'm out? Why doesn't anybody talk to me first?

[Jets4Life]

Originally Posted by Resurrection

that was the only time ever Jets fans did a white out in regular season as it could have been the last game ever for the jets 1.0

There is always a slim chance that this could be the last season for the Jets 2.0. You never know when an Asteroid will hit the earth, and wipe out all living organisms.