Post-Game Talk: WCSF GM 4 | Oilers def. Canucks 3-2 (Garland, Joshua) | Thaaaaaaat sucked.

[bbud]

That was me. I truly believe that. It's not even being negative and pessimistic. I actually really respect how plucky our team is and how far they've come defensively. I just don't think it's feasible to play this way every game in the playoffs. You have to control some of your games. But they're getting by on scrapping and clawing and miraculous comebacks and 1 goal wins. You need to know how to do that in the playoffs but it can't be how you play EVERY game.

I just think the team is overmatched. They aren't quite ready.

Need a few tweaks yet no doubt but I won't give up we are tied up keep fighting

 

[MS]

Canucks dominated the third period when they actually pushed the pace. Why Tocchet waits so long to do it is very puzzling. This turtle style hockey isn’t sustainable.

It's score effects stuff that happens for basically every team in basically every close game.

 

[Leif Rohlin]

I blame the fair weather fans that quit on their team in the second.

The team quit in the 1st.

 

[cotillion]

 

[rypper]

Pickard's dad with an obvious "F--K" when they tied it up.

 

[604]

The panel is saying Draisaitl highsticked the puck before the goal. Not conclusive but it's in question. So close, not happy to see Canucks sit back after scoring. Where was this pressure the whole game?

Yep, we pressure, we score. We’re respecting the Oilers too much.

 

[mossey3535]

Petey was still skating gingerly there at the end but he got put with Garhua, Boeser, and Lindholm. That wasn't a difference in effort, but the guys on his line got the pucks and made smart plays and he looked good because of that.

FREE f***ING PETEY.

 

[SopelFanThe3rd]

I really need to stop working out on game days.
Every time I work out on game days, we lose.

I am done working out this week. The hell with it.
Take one for the damn team.

Waste of time anyway. Everything is so HEAVY ffs.

 

[Zanon]

Best of 3. Canucks got this.

 

[PG Canuck]

The loss is almost a good thing. Roster changes can occur now and we can get Hoglander back in. Soucy is back too. Tocchet needs to get Pettersson going, it’s his job, and he gives him Lafferty.

There’s a point in this timeline where the blame isn’t just on Pettersson, even though he deservedly gets the blame. Tocchet needs to adapt and he’s simply failing.

 

[thecupismine]

What a wild swing of emotions there at the end. This has been one heckuva series.

Proud of the boys for fighting back after a really awful first, but man, it feels terrible to give that up so quickly after tying it.

The only way the Canucks have been able to swing the tide this series (outside of game 1) is playing the crap out of Hughes. It was no coincidence the pressure ramped up the moment he started going out there every other shift. Literally no one else is competent right now at making a pass out of the d zone to a guy with speed, and its resulting in us playing uphill until his minutes go up.

Hronek's passing ability dissapearing, along with that softness at the end, is dissapointing and a big part of this problem because splitting them doesn't help (as we saw with that soft last shift). Unlike Petey, who has the built in linemates excuse (seriously, the number of times Lafferty chased the same guy as Ilya was infuriating & resulted in his ass getting benched), this dude is playing with the best dman in the world, and coming up with nadda.

Garland was an absolute stud all night. Silovs was great, that last goal was kinda stinky though. Miller was good defensively, but fairly weak otherwise today.

I have a wedding to go to Saturday that I'm flying into Vancouver for, so was selfishly hoping they'd finish this in 5 to make my life easier

 

[rypper]

Shut up, Luke.

 

[bbud]

Signed a few of those lol
Add all worth it except some lawyer owns a porche I bought him lol

 

[mathonwy]

On the plus side, Pettersson played two shifts late that makes you think he may actually start being a difference maker.

Petey was able to keep the puck in the ozone

 

[DFAC]

Sigh

 

[Vector]

Get rid of her.

But she's really hot!

 

[Kryten]

Dont care since we didnt deserve it, but great shame being a fan of a team who doesnt show up for most of most games

 

[dez]

Petey was able to keep the puck in the ozone

low bar

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

Bare minimum was to split the road and they did exactly that

The battles from down 2-0 in G4 with Oilers pushing as hard as they could

They should feel confident and good about themselves

 

[MikeK]

That 4 minute shitty pp did most of the damage. Oilers were intense and desperate. Woke up in the 3rd as a thank you to Silovs, but too little too late.

It really did. They had a total of 6 mins of PP early in the 1st and a real opportunity to shell that AHL goalie and take the Oilers and their fans right out of it. They blew it. This game should have been over in the first with the Canucks handedly in control but instead they gave the Oilers and the arena all the momentum after those brutal PPs.

 

[EpochLink]

Soucy back for game 5, home ice.
We came back 2 goals down, unfortunate it ended that way.
Onto game 5.

 

[Ninebreaker]

What if Garland plays D????!?

 

[arttk]

It was actually Boeser that failed to clear it lol.

His passing was really weak this game,a lot of soft stuff leading to turnovers

 

[SillyRabbit]

Petey was able to keep the puck in the ozone

My god the bar is in hell with Pettersson.

 

[Vector]

It's score effects stuff that happens for basically every team in basically every close game.

Can they maybe score effects in the first period when the score is tied 0-0? Like on the first shift and then keep it going.