WCSF: Vancouver Canucks [PAC1] vs Edmonton Oilers [PAC2] - Edmonton wins 4-3

[3rd liner]

Is Hughes playing? Is Miller playing? Is Lindy playing?

[Paulie Walnuts]

Hughes is not on Makar level. Not even close. Makar is electric. I didn’t know Hughes was playing.

[midniteowl]

Looking at their PP, betcha they wish they still have Kuzy.

[Vedder]

I think Hughes is obviously banged up. He’s usually quite a bit more dynamic than this, but I agree not on Makar’s level.

[Zary's-Mustache]

The deserve to win meter is shockingly close. 60 to 40.

I would have guessed 90 to 10.

[Inferno]

Originally Posted by atb

It’s mind bending this team had 109 points, they look awful

I think if they had Demko they would be playing different. Silovs has been ok but he's still a third stringer. You don't take the same risks you do when your starter is playing. Eventually they're going to have to do it though.

[Manhattanboy]

Hughes must be hurt. Almost a liability out there.

[Paulie Walnuts]

I really don’t think we see Vancouver come out on fire. This is Tocchet hockey. He talked about killing the game and making it slow, and trying to play to 2-1 wins when he came last season.

[NewFan]

Canuck's only chance is Nurse and Skinner score own goals.

[butterfly]

Originally Posted by Manhattanboy

Hughes must be hurt. Almost a liability out there.

Regehr played with one leg and nobody knew. Gotta go for it or else you're absolutely a liability unless you let someone else play.

[memphusk]

What a disgusting display of give a #### from Vancouver in that first period. Its game 7. Have some pride.

[flylock shox]

Canucks look so slow and tentative again. Altitude sickness all over again, but at sea level.

With their top goal scorer and Vezina quality goalie out they have their excuses lined up if they lose, but you'd hope that would make them play with less pressure. No sign of that though.

[Tron_fdc]

Seems to me Tocchet has them completely focused on defense. That’s it. No forecheck, try to generate a turnover in the neutral zone……and dump it back in?

[Mathgod]

Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague

If you want an actual explanation, Tocchet constantly talks in his press conferences about holding the puck rather than throwing it at the net on low percentage shots. By holding onto it, they reduce the chance of a puck off a shinpad leading to a rush the other way and increase the pressure over time, with the hope that a scoring chance will pop up. So the goal is high danger chances as opposed to shots.

Obviously this is not working very well right now but it literally is intentional. They're not scared to shoot, their coaches are telling them not to. And when they do shoot, not to miss (that also isn't working).

Sure, that is a valid approach, but they're taking it to a detrimental extreme. Skinner was pulled earlier from this series for being a sieve. The Canucks need to be testing him, not giving him the night off like they did in game 6. Or are they trying to lull him to sleep?

[Enoch Root]

Yeah, Hughes is probably banged up, like everyone, but you have to make plays. If you can't, get off the ice

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

Originally Posted by Inferno

I think if they had Demko they would be playing different. Silovs has been ok but he's still a third stringer. You don't take the same risks you do when your starter is playing. Eventually they're going to have to do it though.

I think this is the case but really I dunno, just... you're missing your top scorer and starting goalie, just giver and see what happens. No one is going to blame them if they lose in that situation but might as well go for the gusto rather than trying to grind out a 1-0 win.

[midniteowl]

Tocchet hockey is terrible!

[All In Good Time]

Originally Posted by 3rd liner

Is Hughes playing? Is Miller playing? Is Lindy playing?

Bet 365
I wonder how much they are getting to throw this?
And
Edmonton is so bad that it’s still 0-0

[butterfly]

Originally Posted by midniteowl

Tocchet hockey is terrible!

Don't say that! He made it out of the first round...once before!

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by Mathgod

Sure, that is a valid approach, but they're taking it to a detrimental extreme. Skinner was pulled earlier from this series for being a sieve. The Canucks need to be testing him, not giving him the night off like they did in game 6. Or are they trying to lull him to sleep?

Yes, Skinner was pulled. Why? Not enough saves. Why? Only high danger chances.

The object of the game isn't getting the most shots,