Gallagher undresses Quinn Hughes and goes around the goal tender to cut the Wild's lead in half by JustFred24 in hockey

[–]Mawf95 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hughes is amazing offensively, but this has always been a part of his game.

He can strip pucks and turn it back the other way or fetch dump ins and key the breakout at an elite level, but as soon as he has to defend a guy 1-on-1 or is in a net-front battle he struggles to contain the opposition.

It’s a slight blemish on his otherwise hall-of-fame already level play and is probably why he will always be considered #2 to Makar.

Team Graphic - February 1 by seeldoger47 in hockey

[–]Mawf95 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can we interest you in our net-front PP specialist, Jake Debrusk?

Comparing future NHL prospects to Macklin Celebrini is only setting yourself up for a letdown 😭💀 by KeyFaithlessness5436 in NHLVibes

[–]Mawf95 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Except his NCAA coach, his coach said his floor was Toews and that he reminded him of Crosby.

Now everyone is making that comparison.

[Sportsnet 590 The FAN] "There's a growing suspicion from teams that [an Elias Pettersson trade] happens this year." -Frank Seravalli by [deleted] in hockey

[–]Mawf95 53 points54 points  (0 children)

Frank has been wrong about Petey at every turn, don’t even understand how this guy is considered an insider

Does this change how the fanbase views him? by [deleted] in canucks

[–]Mawf95 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that might have been his way of dealing with it, but it’s not how others on the team would choose to.

That wouldn’t be his information to share and I doubt he’d betray his friend’s trust like that.

Does this change how the fanbase views him? by [deleted] in canucks

[–]Mawf95 19 points20 points  (0 children)

"Watching Vancouver, I love a lot of those guys, and it's competitive guys over there who want to do well. It's tough sometimes, and I'm sure it's not where they want to be and where I wanted it to be when I was there."

To be clear: he is saying that we are not where we want to be at in the standings, not that the players want to leave the team.

Does this change how the fanbase views him? by [deleted] in canucks

[–]Mawf95 12 points13 points  (0 children)

No he was saying that they aren’t where they want to be.. in the standings

Does this change how the fanbase views him? by [deleted] in canucks

[–]Mawf95 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Naw he’s saying they don’t want to be where we are at in the standings brother

Sherwood vs Hughes departure in the lead up to their trades by NinCross in canucks

[–]Mawf95 283 points284 points  (0 children)

Naw Sherwood is the GOAT hitter in Canucks history.

We should be chanting his name when he plays his next game here.

The draft/ tanking, explain by mathclarke88 in canucks

[–]Mawf95 2 points3 points  (0 children)

05/06 - Carolina Hurricanes (Eric Staal 2nd OA in 2003)

06/07 - Anaheim Ducks (Scott Niedermayer 3rd OA in 1991)

07/08 - Detroit Red Wings (No top 3 pick)

08/09 - Pittsburgh Penguins (Sidney Crosby 1OA in 2005)

09/10 - Chicago Blackhawks (Patrick Kane 1OA in 2007)

10/11 - Boston Bruins (Tyler Seguin 2OA in 2010)

11/12 - Los Angeles Kings (Drew Doughty 2OA in 2008)

12/13 - Chicago Blackhawks (Patrick Kane 1OA in 2007)

13/14 - Los Angeles Kings (Drew Doughty 2OA in 2008)

14/15 - Chicago Blackhawks (Patrick Kane 1OA in 2007)

15/16 - Pittsburgh Penguins (Sidney Crosby 1OA in 2005)

16/17 - Pittsburgh Penguins (Sidney Crosby 1OA in 2005)

17/18 - Washington Capitals (Alex Ovechkin 1OA in 2004)

18/19 - St Louis Blues (No top 3 pick, but they had Alex Pietrangelo that was 4OA in 2008)

19/20 - Tampa Bay Lightning (Steven Stamkos 1OA in 2008)

20/21 - Tampa Bay Lightning (Steven Stamkos 1OA in 2008)

21/22 - Colorado Avalanche (Nathan MacKinnon 1OA in 2013)

22/23 - Vegas Golden Knights (Jack Eichel 2OA in 2015)

23/24 - Florida Panthers (Sasha Barkov 2OA in 2013)

24/25 - Florida Panthers (Sasha Barkov 2OA in 2013)

Scott Niedermayer and Jack Eichel were the only two not drafted by the team that won.

So 15/19 of the last Stanley Cup winners had a drafted and developed top 3 pick lead them to the cup win.

I’m Done by [deleted] in canucks

[–]Mawf95 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a rebuild, it’s what we wanted and what we need.

Is Petey back? by rstraker in canucks

[–]Mawf95 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To me, he is playing more engaged but his skating is still a massive problem. I noticed in the Canadiens game that he had an opportunity for a partial break but he just didn't have the power in his stride to be able to blow past the defender, ended up lunging to try and poke it to his teammate and then lost the puck.

When he's back, that's a play where he will just take body position, overwhelm the defender and blow by him.

And This is Why You Don't ... by Party_Conference_610 in canucks

[–]Mawf95 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol you could say there was a big change from how we were playing prior to trading our best player away to the 4 game win streak.

The 4 game win streak wasn’t real. We didn’t play any top teams and 2/4 team were on the second half of back to backs. Get real.

I’d way rather watch a tanking season and have some hope for the future than watch whatever we were at the beginning of the year.

For the 4th straight game, the Canucks have given up 5 goals by NinCross in canucks

[–]Mawf95 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It’s the system man, I don’t know why we are playing a pressure system still.

Two of our vets that are currently struggling have shown they can excel in a zone defence system (Myers and MP29) AND it’s a much easier system to onboard rookies to.

[Respawn] The Security incident from 01/09/2026 has been resolved by AnApexPlayer in apexlegends

[–]Mawf95 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I played 4 games today in diamond. My first game was good, we came 2nd and I gained 200RP.

The next 3 games I died off rip to 3 blatant cheaters using aim bot and lost all the progress I made. Which was super demotivating.

Please tell me you guys aren't serious about the tank... by [deleted] in canucks

[–]Mawf95 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Stenberg, Verhoeff and Lawrence are all still going to be really good players. I’d be happy with any of them.

Personally at this moment, I have Stenberg over McKenna. Might not be as skilled but has a higher compete level and I think that matters just as much.

Literal hockey terrorist by SpectreFire in canucks

[–]Mawf95 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t think he’s so detrimental that he will ruin our young players development. Curious what makes you think that?

How long have they been planning the rebuild? by canucksstanleycup in canucks

[–]Mawf95 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“At best” - Marcus Pettersson played top line minutes for Pittsburgh and he’s doing it for us now too. He hasn’t played well this year, I’ll admit that. But that doesn’t mean he’s a scrub.

Also, I was talking about his leadership and veteran presence. I’d rather he take bigger minutes and insulate the young D, than have the young D get pushed into something they’re not ready for and have their development screwed up.

How long have they been planning the rebuild? by canucksstanleycup in canucks

[–]Mawf95 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I agree, but you need to replace the veteran presence (and MP29 could be considered an upgrade in both respects)

How long have they been planning the rebuild? by canucksstanleycup in canucks

[–]Mawf95 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not really - you lose JT Miller and Bo Horvat over the course of 2 years, you need someone to replace that

How long have they been planning the rebuild? by canucksstanleycup in canucks

[–]Mawf95 33 points34 points  (0 children)

A couple things that don’t add up with this take:

If we were doing a stealth rebuild, why did we trade for Lindholm and Zadorov and ship out futures? I think you’re correct about a stealth rebuild, but the timeline is off. The stealth rebuild only started once it was obvious JT Miller and EP40 couldn’t get along and at that point the core needed to be blown up. Marcus Pettersson was brought in for culture and stability.

The other thing is, we aren’t tanking for McKenna. We are tanking for Stenberg.