Wow Edler was an All-Star this year? Did that actually happen?
I was so stoked on the Flyers Pens game, honestly that kind of raw scoring ability throughout the lineup is something the Canucks desperately lack. Not to mention sick rookies. Phillys team is unreal, Coutourier, Schenn and Read. Canucks have who? Kassian? Schroeder? This is obviously me venting after a crushing loss but really I'm so sick of the way this team plays. Booth had a fucking awful playoffs, he looked so promising this regular season with some actual signs of being a "power" forward, although undersized. You think we would change our cycle game? You think we would fucking go after Brown instead of bear hugging him for nearly decapitating our captain? No. We sit back, make regular dump-ins and lose the game.
This is going to be a big off season. Im honestly in favour of trading Lou if we can, I can't imagine the thought of losing Schneider just to see him progress and Lou regress with our aging team. Schneider had a solid game, he wasn't tested as much as Quick but was dependable and had zero chance on the goal against.
We are a regular season team. And it helps that we play in the easiest division in sports. I want there to be a conference re alignment, maybe the Canucks can be tested and come together as a unit. So are we going to "flip the switch" now? Kesler looks like Ovechkin of last years playoffs, cruise in on the wing, load up a wrist shot from 30 feet out and either rifle it into shinpads or miss the net, those shots were going in against Nashville last year, and he was actually playing with some sandpaper, not flopping everywhere.
I feel sick.
/rant