York Newbury: Canucks lose again, this time to the Stars

Thanks NYN

Stupid refs cost us again.

It was a good game, the reffing was poor, but they've gotta figure out the PP and stop taking careless penalties against the good playoff teams. They had a chance to win that game, they played well enough and had some good looks.

From Twitter/X

"Since the All-Star break, the #Canuck are 29th on the PP at 14.3%. This team has been close in pretty much every game since the break and in a lot of the games they have lost, this is the difference. If they turn this around, and that's a big if, they are a hard team to beat."

From Twitter/X

"Since the All-Star break, the #Canuck are 29th on the PP at 14.3%. This team has been close in pretty much every game since the break and in a lot of the games they have lost, this is the difference. If they turn this around, and that's a big if, they are a hard team to beat."

Ya they've played well lately – especially at 5 on 5... they turned that into a strength throughout the season. The power play though has definitely been costing them. Not sure the reason for the big drop off, seems like they're overthinking it and in their heads about it, especially Petey.

Ya they've played well lately – especially at 5 on 5... they turned that into a strength throughout the season. The power play though has definitely been costing them. Not sure the reason for the big drop off, seems like they're overthinking it and in their heads about it, especially Petey.
- NewYorkNuck

They just need to dumb it down, to be honest, they're always looking for the pretty play. Sometimes you just need to blast the puck at the net and then crash the paint with as many guys as you can to bang home loose pucks. It's not pretty, but it's effective when you aren't scoring anything at all.

Thanks Yorkie.

Jeff Paterson
@patersonjeff

In 11 games in March, #Canucks are 7-3-1. They have scored 30 goals and allowed 20.

League rankings:
GF/game (2.73): 24th
PP (13.8%): 28th

GA/game (1.82): 1st…and next best is LAK at 2.15

Clearly they've lost their scoring touch, well, everyone but Miller. Who continues to put up numbers. Pettersson, Boeser and the secondary scoring has all but disappeared.

Thanks NYN

Stupid refs cost us again.
- VANTEL

11.6 mil...

Clearly they've lost their scoring touch, well, everyone but Miller. Who continues to put up numbers. Pettersson, Boeser and the secondary scoring has all but disappeared.
- Pacificgem

Miller is by far our best player. Not close.

Miller is by far our best player. Not close.
- LordHumungous

I just checked March scoring, Miller has 10 points, Pettersson has 9, so it's closer than I thought. At any rate, Miller is the best forward, no question, between him, Hughes and Demko on any given night any one of those guys are the teams best players. Petey had some good looks last night, his line was good, just didn't finish.

It certainly wasn't a travesty of a game, they could've won, just gotta get the PP going and clean up the PK.

Thanks another close one not doing enough though.

One word, Special-teams.

It’s on RT to practice it.

I just checked March scoring, Miller has 10 points, Pettersson has 9, so it's closer than I thought. At any rate, Miller is the best forward, no question, between him, Hughes and Demko on any given night any one of those guys are the teams best players. Petey had some good looks last night, his line was good, just didn't finish.

It certainly wasn't a travesty of a game, they could've won, just gotta get the PP going and clean up the PK.
- Pacificgem

I think they will clean this things up eventually but PO's are looming and some issues are popping up down the stretch here. Plus Demko if he is back by let's say Apr 6th or so will need a few 'seasoning games' to get ready for PO's. This club needs consistency before PO's or it's gonna be a sound first round thrashing.

Miller is by far our best player. Not close.
- LordHumungous

Agreed, he is the guy when we play Vancouver who seems the most dangerous to me.
A very very good player.

Thanks another close one not doing enough though.

One word, Special-teams.

It’s on RT to practice it.
- Quinn's Quest

I've been hearing that RT calls Garland 'Gar' in the room...can you confirm?

The sky is always falling in Canuckland, so much drama on Twitter right now.

On a side note, Vegas jumped over the LA Kings for a top three spot in the division. Which bumped the Kings down into a wild card spot. Nashville took a humiliating pounding at the hands of the upstart Arizona Coyotes, their kids are starting to figure this out as they filter into the lineup. Josh Doan with another great outing and Cooley with the hatty!!

Agreed, he is the guy when we play Vancouver who seems the most dangerous to me.
A very very good player.
- Rang

Reminds me a bit of Kesler in his prime where he literally carries the play out there. While Boeser is catching up to the play and Petey is getting up from falling down watching Miller skate by lol

Leafs look great by the way. My pick out of the east.

They just need to dumb it down, to be honest, they're always looking for the pretty play. Sometimes you just need to blast the puck at the net and then crash the paint with as many guys as you can to bang home loose pucks. It's not pretty, but it's effective when you aren't scoring anything at all.
- Pacificgem

Pat Quinn used to complain the Leafs were trying to " pass the puck into the net"
You are right, particularly at playoff time, crash and bang works better than the pretty passing play.

The sky is always falling in Canuckland, so much drama on Twitter right now.

On a side note, Vegas jumped over the LA Kings for a top three spot in the division. Which bumped the Kings down into a wild card spot. Nashville took a humiliating pounding at the hands of the upstart Arizona Coyotes, their kids are starting to figure this out as they filter into the lineup. Josh Doan with another great outing and Cooley with the hatty!!
- Pacificgem

Bought a box of the new Callaway Chrome Tour balls apparently this is the first time Callaway has offered the public the actual balls the pros use. Total new design to be closer to the ProV1s and such gonna be an interesting comparison to get out soon if it would ever stop fucking snowing here.

I think they will clean this things up eventually but PO's are looming and some issues are popping up down the stretch here. Plus Demko if he is back by let's say Apr 6th or so will need a few 'seasoning games' to get ready for PO's. This club needs consistency before PO's or it's gonna be a sound first round thrashing.
- LordHumungous

If you look at the recent history of all the top teams, they're all going through some inconsistencies right now or in the recent past. Everyone acts like this is unique to the Canucks, it's not.

The Bruins have lost three of their last four games.
The Panthers have lost six of their last seven games.
The Leafs have lost four of their last seven games.
The Jets have lost their last five games.
The Avalanche were hot but just lost two in a row.
The Rangers are hot, they've won nine of their last eleven games.
Dallas is hot, they've won six in a row.

Bought a box of the new Callaway Chrome Tour balls apparently this is the first time Callaway has offered the public the actual balls the pros use. Total new design to be closer to the ProV1s and such gonna be an interesting comparison to get out soon if it would ever stop fucking snowing here.
- LordHumungous

I played yesterday with a bunch of Canucks in Glendale, it was a beautiful 26 degrees Celsius. Shot 79 with one stupid double on an easy par five F**K, three birdies though...as for the golf balls, yes, I'm a low spin player but I tried the new Chrome Tour X, that thing is great!!

Clearly they've lost their scoring touch, well, everyone but Miller. Who continues to put up numbers. Pettersson, Boeser and the secondary scoring has all but disappeared.
- Pacificgem

The defensive turnaround from last year is remarkable. Funny how stingy this team is when looking back... but ya, they need to find that beginning-of-year shooting percentage again. The Lindholm trade is looking worse as they aren't scoring a lot... at this point would have been better to use those assets for Guentz or Toff

The sky is always falling in Canuckland, so much drama on Twitter right now.

On a side note, Vegas jumped over the LA Kings for a top three spot in the division. Which bumped the Kings down into a wild card spot. Nashville took a humiliating pounding at the hands of the upstart Arizona Coyotes, their kids are starting to figure this out as they filter into the lineup. Josh Doan with another great outing and Cooley with the hatty!!
- Pacificgem

It's such a crap shoot right now as to who will play who... gonna be fun to scoreboard watch these next couple weeks

If you look at the recent history of all the top teams, they're all going through some inconsistencies right now or in the recent past. Everyone acts like this is unique to the Canucks, it's not.

The Bruins have lost three of their last four games.
The Panthers have lost six of their last seven games.
The Leafs have lost four of their last seven games.
The Jets have lost their last five games.
The Avalanche were hot but just lost two in a row.
The Rangers are hot, they've won nine of their last eleven games.
Dallas is hot, they've won six in a row.
- Pacificgem

Oh for sure nothing is 'indigenous' to just the Canucks only lol many other teams have inconsistencies going into the PO's.

I don't think the Bruins are a deep PO team but FLA could be. Leafs I think are going to surprise in the PO's and while the Jets are very good will fizzle out. Av's still have the potential to go deep IMO. And while most folks aren't talking much about how good the Rangers and Stars are in reg. season I think they are capped at the 2nd round or conference finals if they make it that far. Dallas always seems to find a way out kind of like the San Jose of past years lol.

Either way it's gonna be fun to see Van in the PO's. Will be interesting to see their first round draw lol.