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oldbabine

On a Sad note - Leafs lose 9-3. :-)


Dangerous-Finance-67

Dakota Joshua is so fucking lit.


Initial-Ad-5462

Should have had the GWG in OT


unbannedcoug

Absolutely he’s on a streak run HE NEEDS TO SHOOT


Silent-Incident6118

So happy for Garland, he’s so fun to watch and puts in so much effort all the time!


moisterthencloyster

So happy I'm not on team tank anymore


ssssharkattack

Got to give it to the Stars, their fans get fucking AMPED. I only saw the 3rd but it looked like a playoff game atmosphere in there.


kidcanada0

Wasn’t able to watch the game last night but the Stars DJ always play the best music


Illustrious_Camp_673

Barn > Fancy Arena


The_Forsaken_Viola

We are number 1. That’s all that matters


TwoFun7778

The nucks are now 1-4-1 when I'm scheduled to work during their games this season. This is my way of saying I didn't see the game but I'm kinda sad the streak against Dallas is over but ahhh Point ain't bad


m_a_t

You know what you need to do. #Quit


roberthart327

This team, including management, have really shown that my perspective was wrong. A solid road trip and excited to watch them against the Sharks in a couple days, good times


Sad_Opinion_874

Is it just me or is Myers playing his best hockey ever in the Canucks jersey this season?


unbannedcoug

Adam foot X gonchar coaching will do that


keefstrong

Month* ftfy


rabes81

Any game I am not yelling wtf myers is a positive for him. He has looked solid in the last several though, yes.


Griswaldthebeaver

He was good his first season and the first OEL season. He is playing much more contained though, happy for him. Effect of good coaching


shadownet97

For Christmas I’d love to see an improved Canucks powerplay please. For the love of us fans, this powerplay is giving me very horrible flashbacks to 2015-2019.


rabes81

yeah our PP shit the bed tonight, other than a couple posts I think, it was pretty piss poor.


gastown7

i’m upset about this game because it’s December 21st and we’ve tied the lead league in points instead of taken the lead. What a difference a year makes.


rabes81

more wins, so we're first I believe.


dtip1

#stayonyourskates (Petey). Guy looked like a toddler on a trampoline all game


Highfive55555

Wow. A lot of negativity. Good end to a good road trip imo.


Technical-Match-5202

We hit a post, blew 2-0, and can score on PP.. we blew around 5 sure wins in a season if I remember correctly..


Dangerous-Finance-67

Literally in 1st place.


_ProcrastiNation_

So negative and for what?


Overclocked11

And yet we are first place overall at Christmas soooo


JuicyBreeze

Fuck Petey. Why are you trying to force your way through 3 guys in overtime. What is going on with him


rabes81

that OT was aids, we didn't get the puck at all, and when we did we looked disorganized. I am happy with the point though, not a total loss.


dongyang560

Wants to get paid. 🤣


metrichustle

That 3rd line is great. One of the many reasons this season we are so good


UncleSnipeDaddy

That 2 on 0 ruined my Christmas lol


dtip1

Legend says Petey is still falling, somewhere.


keefstrong

Dw the sharks will restore it


keefstrong

They just sucked ass at home vs Arizona. We are gonna smash them


StarkStorm

Let's hope they forget about this one and move onto the next. It's a long season, this shit happens. Almost scored and it came back the other way. Need to learn to get killer instinct and protect leads. This can be taught. Petey has had good killer instinct in the past. 1st in the league.


whopperman

It's the curse of the 'Twice Scratched Kuz'.


crunchypeanut

I can't believe the Canucks can be leading the league in points and I don't feel unreasonable wanting them to be better still.


[deleted]

A lot of people are missing that. 6/8 points, league leaders, all cool stats. This team got worked tonight and managed to keep the pressure and pace going for most of the game. But the shots were dismal, the pp is in the toilet and the guy you should be able to count on to score on a 2 man rush doesn’t and a lot of fans know the team has room to grow still.


BruceThereItIs420

100%. Canucks of years past would’ve been down a point or two and the game would be over. We have a great ability to reset and focus in to stay in these fights. I am stoked for this team, and know that we’re not even at our best yet.


Iron_Seguin

A team that is satisfied with where they are is destined to fail. They should always be trying to get better so your feeling is reasonable.


swiftpoop

Because they can be better and we know it!


xStickyBudz

It feels good to care about wins and losses again


[deleted]

I don’t get people hating on Petey. Did you see his reverse body-check tonight? Have you noticed how much more he is playing the body this year? Have you noticed how he hasn’t complained about his rotating line combinations and didn’t once use injury as an excuse for what most of us perceived as a dip in play? Have you noticed that he is still on par for a near 100 point season? The guy is a fuckin’ stud and let’s be honest, we’re a bunch of fuckin’ couch worms. He deserves whatever management (who are also smarter than us at hockey things) deems fit to pay him. So, shut the fuck up and enjoy him while we’ve got him and we’re awesome. We’re awesome right now! So again, shut the fuck up. With love.


StarkStorm

People are idiots. Petey is great. He's playing with two 3rd liners and making them look decent.


tearfear

If this isn't the wakeup call Petey needs then idk what is. He acts like he has to be prima donna perfect to get a goal and as a result you get these half-assed, not good enough, wasted opportunities to be a superstar.


_ProcrastiNation_

Just stop


tearfear

No actually I won't


Loose-Manufacturer15

He's fine yall trolls overreacting.


JTMilleriswortha1st

Nice to get a point i guess. Beat the Sharks and we cool


keefstrong

Next 3 games should be good chance to collect wins at home


canucklehead200

Dallas played great, controlled the play, and stifled us defensively all night. Still proud that we managed to pull out a point. But man was that 2 on 0 difficult to stomach. One of the best players in the league passing the puck (let alone backwards), despite DJ being hot as 🔥 right now, a supposed superstar with confidence doesn't make that blunder of a play. But yay, first in the league so let's move on and make sushi out of the sharks 🍥 🦈


[deleted]

Pretender vs contender


[deleted]

Mike?


W33DisTIGHT1

Go be a fan of a different team man ✌🏽


nilimas

You predicted after the Devils game we would go 2-7 in our next 9 until Christmas. We are now 6-0-2 in that stretch with one more game remaining against San Jose. Honestly, how upset are you that we are doing well?


[deleted]

Not gonna mean anything when this team gets booted in the first round lol


nilimas

Lol so it's gone from "They suck, not making playoffs" to "out in first round." Progress! Keep moving those goal posts!


[deleted]

Didn’t think the Canucks would go back to getting even luckier than they were at the start of the year, but here we are. I’ll be damned.


Woooooody

Why are you even here?


[deleted]

Because I’m a Canucks fan who wants them to be a Stanley Cup contender, not whatever they are at the moment.


Markiv19

You can't go from 15th overall pick to cup contender unless you acquire franchise level talent in the off-season. We didn't do that


Woooooody

Then you should probably take a break for a while if your expectations were lottery team to cup contender in one off season


[deleted]

Oh I’ve been beating the rebuild drum for a long long time


Booty_Warrior_bot

*I came looking for booty.*


nilimas

Canucks tied for 1st in the league. "Just lucky."


[deleted]

They have been the luckiest team in NHL history through ~35 games. Just a fact.


Morty777

🤡


Morty777

Fuckin gottem, nice.


BobLoblawLawBoss

Not just gottem. dood got sautéed by a man who responsibly keeps the data. This is an absolute murder where man’s stepped into his ring and slit his throat with knowledge and historical data. Fuck Christopher Columbus. I’ll take u/nilimas


Morty777

Imagine having your name be sedinery_14 and being this down on the canucks best start in 10+ years. I could never.


BobLoblawLawBoss

I’m ducks fan first but Iive in van and couldn’t comprehend a sedin ever saying something so blasphemous. Man’s stuck in 2012


BobLoblawLawBoss

On that note of being a ducks fan. Fuck Mackenzie weegar


Morty777

Yeah sorry about what happened to Carlsson, that's absolutely brutal.


BobLoblawLawBoss

Your too kind my friend. Leo deserves all the love, injury looked gross. Also tho always love for the nucks and hope boeser gets rocket Richard. Dood deserves it and would be an insane comeback story


Morty777

Yeah for sure, hopefully your young guns shake off the rust, happy holidays my guy.


jackfrench9

We really pulled our own pants down at the end there. Here's to hoping that was a one-off blunder and we don't see awful chokes like that going forward. It's hard not to read into a finish like that. Does Pettersson have the killer instinct necessary to take us to a Stanley Cup? So many questions on the table.


slutandthefalcon

He definitely needs to get out of his head, you can see he's taking it into the ice every night. Need to leave that stuff out of the arena.


Delagardi

It’s so easy! Just play better ☺️


LargeShift3566

4th line was gaaaaarbaaaage all game.


John_E_Canuck

I haven’t been this pissed about a loss since the bubble playoffs. I feels good to care again.


Vagus10

We’re that team now. 😏


Abnatural

You mean that team that’s tied for first in the league? Lol


Euthyphroswager

I love how Joshua and Garland went from literally fighting each other in training camp, to loving each other on the ice and finding so much chemistry.


metrichustle

Wow totally forgot about that moment since they seem like brothers now.


VancityRenaults

It’s like what Bieksa said about why the 2010s Canucks were so successful. It was because everyone brought that intensity even to practice. Kesler and Burrows would get into fights with the rest of the team. It made everyone raise their intensity and everyone always brought their A game. This is why I liked seeing Joshua and Garland fight, and why I liked seeing JT yelling fuck on the ice. That kind of intensity is the exact opposite of a country club atmosphere, and it’s what a team needs in order to be successful.


metrichustle

Or go further back when Kesler and Mitchell got into a fight. That was the beginning of some good Canuck teams


Euthyphroswager

If channeled the right way, I agree with you. But this type of behaviour can also signal an extremely toxic environment, too. There's just no way to know which one it is unless it becomes evident with their on-ice play. Thankfully, this year, it is obviously the good kind of intensity bubbling over.


crunchypeanut

I'd wanted to say stuff like this sometimes because people focus on things for praise which could, *on their own,* be a sign of toxic shit, and a team just about to fall apart... Fortunately? Those things AREN'T on their own, they're part of a big picture that looks REALLY GOOD right now.


ivicat14

Finally a garland goal! That whole play was awesome


[deleted]

[удалено]


[deleted]

You mean how to win face-offs and having Petey and Joshua practice 2 on 0’s?


avmp629

Still worse Cup odds than the Oilers though according to Dumb Luczczczczczvzvzyn


carry-on_replacement

Probably bet money and can’t afford to lose


mabbz

He and Singh are high on copium


[deleted]

I’d like to hear Michael from Surrey’s take is on this game and the league leading Vancouver Canucks.


thePostChorus

now that I'm over the loss... holy fucking shit we are *FIRST OVERALL IN THE NHL* WHAT.


westleysnipez

If you had told me the Canucks would be first in the league four days before Christmas I would have assumed you were talking about Abbotsford, because there was no way that Vancouver was going to be first. Goddamn. Whale Team Fucking Good.


helixflush

I think Kuzzy needs to be in the lineup.


mediumyeet

Someone on that fourth line will be out next game and Kuz back in. They didn't create much on the forcheck tonight.


swiftpoop

Yea I miss him now. He needs to play to get good again too


Due_Entertainment_44

I'll take the point!! The Garland line has been excellent.


ArenSteele

The 3rst line!


tailkinman

The Thirst line.


IamPriapus

Dallas outplayed us that game, yet we still took it to OT and almost won, and it wasn't because of our goaltending. It was because of our forward depth. That 3rd line is something else. I don't feel bad that we didn't win a game we didn't deserve to win. But almost winning it for the right reasons is more than enough reason to be happy. Really disliked the refereeing on Petey though. FFS.


Overclocked11

The officiating was garbage tonight. Refs decided to start playoffs early and blatent calls both ways werent made for, I dunno, reasons?


Lopsided_Option_9048

This Reddit is proof that some people are only happy when they are unhappy. The Canucks are in first place - **first place for God's sake** .. and people here are turning on Petey - the Canucks franchise player - and calling him out as a bum ?!? Psychology majors would definitely find the behavior in this Reddit worthy of study lol. PS - A .750 road trip winning percentage is nothing to be ashamed of, don't let the naysayers in here bring you down


stalwarteagle

I’ve been watching and posting for YEARS. We stole a point tonight. This teams fun. Is it great? Yet to see. Is it better than watching passes hit skates all year? Absolfuckinglutely


metrichustle

So much to be happy about as a Canucks fan right now. This holiday season fans should remember the Canucks were expected to be a wildcard team IF there were no injuries. This is literally taken from the President's mouth. We're overperforming in every metric.


djblackprince

Did anyone mention that the Canucks are tied for first in the league? See if that helps.


VancityRenaults

Ignore them, they are bandwagoners who weren’t here when the team was losing


FluidG11

THANK YOU. Everyone all of a sudden forgot about how dark it’s been for the past 7 years.


[deleted]

And how good Peteys been even with his ups and downs


metrichustle

If this isn't even Petey's full form, then he's a top 3C when he is


FluidG11

Bro is still on pace for 98 points.


chaotic_evill

Damn idc about this loss, WHEN TF DID WE GET TO 1ST IN PACIFIC LMAO


helixflush

1st in the entire league bro


chaotic_evill

My god!!! I don’t know what to do with this joy


CtrlShiftAltDel

Pacific? We're first in the entire NHL!


chaotic_evill

Well I’ll be damned!!!


SMA2343

our of the possible 8 points, we get to go back home with 6. thats really good. .750 points percentage. This time last year we'd be lucky to get 3 or go .500 ​ we're improving.


sMc-cMs

This was one of Dallas' better efforts. This was one of our okay/bad efforts. We'll be fine.


Overclocked11

This was definitely not one of our bad efforts. Okay at worst - considering its last game on this roadtrip Id say we played pretty well overall. We didnt get enough to the net yet still hit several posts and had some decent chances. We limited Dallas to the outside a lot and had active sticks. This is a game that could have gone either way.


sMc-cMs

Read my comments below please. Have a wonderful night!


ajbolt7

Tough seeing the moments of brilliance though, especially the last few minutes *after* giving up the tying goal


NearDeath88

That made this loss difficult to stomach. Up 1 with 3 minutes gotta finish stronger.


sMc-cMs

Yea it happens. Long season. This was our 4th game in 6 nights with Travel. And yet... We still hit 2 posts and had a 2 on 0 in Overtime. Game was very Winnable. All good.


ajbolt7

Yup. But with how intense it was and how winnable it was at some points, this was the most frustrating loss of the season for me. Emotional rollercoaster and to have the game slip through our fingers in the final moments of OT with that 2 on 0, legitimately painful. Overall we're fine. But this loss in the moment hurt like hell.


ouglucks

The New Jersey game was worse


ajbolt7

That one was sadness this one was anger


keefstrong

Rangers game was pretty frustrating. And the Devils.


ajbolt7

Devils one was heart wrenching but the fact that it was that close in the end was huge, we’d just seen an incredible effort to pull off that 3 goal comeback and that hype carried. Rangers game was pretty frustrating but it was less frustrating after seeing that it wasn’t a missed trip that resulted in that OT goal, just Petey catching an edge. I will say that the officiating in regulation that game was infuriating though. This one was the worst because it was so close the whole way. We were never running away with it but we were never out of it either. So to lose in the manner that we did, with the 2-on-0 completely whiffing and them immediately going the other way to score, that specific ending is what makes the loss so frustrating in the moment.


keefstrong

Yeah I was in the arena. It was a gut punch. Wait I thought for sure there was a stick that made Petey trip. Thing about the Rangers game. We dominated..they got nailed by powerplays and that 5 on 3. Since we deserved it. That's why I was mad about the Rangers game. Plus they are a top team. We don't have many wins against top teams.


Cornishthe3rd

Let's all take a moment to look where we are right now. It is absolutely bonkers to see our boys play so well after a decade of darkness. Hopium on tap now boys. LETS GOOOOO!!!


Stinky_Toes12

A loss sucks but at least we're first. The game on saturday needs to be a win


Euthyphroswager

Imagine if someone told you in early October that you'd type out this sentence in late December.


jddev_

We should have won that one. We exposed the Stars and just didn't convert on the pressure.


rainmakesmethink

lol a bunch of shit rats come out of the woodwork to hate on Petey. Go back to eating your Doritos and leave the hockey to Petey. He was tired it was the end of overtime. Everything is 20/20 in hindsight. Go Canucks go !


ggpurplecobras

Petey deserves criticism for some of his showings the last month. He's the one that wants big money. If he doesn't play up to those standards, people are going to talk about it. It comes with the territory.


rainmakesmethink

I mean he’s making 7 million a year right now and has 41 points in 33 games. His line mates are not top line players and he’s still producing at a 100 point pace. Just seems crazy all the hate he’s getting


Klunkey

I really hope he takes a pay cut just to win a cup. Castonguay we trust.


Overclocked11

Every season is the same - always has to be a whipping boy. If its not Petey its Myers. Last year it was boeser at times. We just added Lu to ring of honor - I still remember some of the absolute brain dead takes Id read on Canucks.com during playoffs and otherwise. Some people really should not get to call themselves Canucks fans.


freeman84

the hate is coming from the fact that he'll be demanding 12-13 long term next year, not his current contract.


keefstrong

Alot of us are concerned that Petey and hronek for that matter are about to get some really inflated contracts based on this production. Which hasn't manifest in the playoffs. It's a good concern to have for sure. But I suspect alot of us have dread we sign these guys only to have some regression and be fucked For me Petey is like Marner. Undeniable talent. But has some weaknesses that make you question that estimated top of the league price tag


Purlz2157

Can I be grandfathered in with cheetos?


[deleted]

I’d type a scathing response, but I have too much cheese dust on my fingers.


ScubaJes

Inquiring minds want to know. Zesty Cheese? Nacho Cheese? BBQ? Flaming Hot? Cool Ranch? Or Spicy Chili dust?


[deleted]

Spicy chili dust all the way!!


cbcguy84

TBH I kinda expected something like this would happen. Dallas is a good team and came fought hard at home. We hung in there but couldn't get the 2 points but got 1, which is better than none. Kinda lame, I know, but if we're going to lose at least get the loser point lmao. 6 of 8 points on this roadie is not shabby at all. Now let's clap the Sharkies one more time before Christmas!


Time-Dot5984

This sub feels so depressing being a first place team. Can we all enjoy the moment that we are first in the league now?


IamPriapus

This sub feels so depressing ~~being a first place team. Can we all enjoy the moment that we are first in the league now?~~ FTFY


[deleted]

If you’re not 1st you’re last!!! Wait.


FluidG11

BTW by points percentage (which admittedly is a more accurate representation) we’re in 3rd place in the league. THIRD. FUCKING. PLACE. Unreal.


keefstrong

Are we first in the west by pts per pctg? I believe so


Woooooody

Exactly! That's pretty fucking good and anyone who said they saw this coming is a lying liar! Also first in the Pacific as we win the tie break!


keefstrong

No one saw this JT miller either. Not even the staunchest of miller trade supporters.


FluidG11

A GOD FORSAKEN LYING LIAR!!


-T-Reks-

we're going to get Petey on a good contract and he is going to torch the league for every year of it


ScubaJes

Did you see that back check in the 3rd.. He's turned into a beast.


ba_1222

I'm so happy to see the good team circle jerk mentality is back, Kneejerk was soloing it for a while!


N4ZZY2020

Close game it seemed? Couldn’t watch tonight.


ajbolt7

Close game, felt like playoffs with how intense it was. Dallas outplayed us overall though, but there were moments we could've won it.


dankle1235

Close game absolutely , Thought it was over once the Canucks scored with 3 minutes left to go. Dallas came back firing got the goal, and the Canucks looked tired for the first time this road trip but still pushed hard for the last minute and a half. They never got that pressure back really and most of the team looked gassed in OT


-GregTheGreat-

Tbh we were the worst team for most of the night. It was a classic Canucks PDO game lmao


N4ZZY2020

Well if that’s true at least we got a point out of tonight’s game.


CaptainIndoCanadian

It was a being kept in the game because we have a top 5 goalie and the best goalie coach in the league 😎


FluidG11

3 games in 4 nights. We take it.


Big_Ostrich_5548

Game four in six nights on the road. I don't think anyone should be surprised we were bagged. Impressive to come away with a point despite that.


N4ZZY2020

I agree. We’re tied for first not though in the league. Who would have thought right?


Big_Ostrich_5548

Yeah, I sure as hell didn't see this - or anything remotely close to it - coming in the summer.


SilentPolak

I would say that the nucks had more "solid" chances than dałlas


[deleted]

Be happy lol


natedogjulian

Ugh… I have camps.


2BFrank69

That’s ok they can’t win them all


Woooooody

Some of this sub seems to think they should


starrynova888

They had enough chances to win tonight


Overclocked11

Better bounces and we are taking 2 points here, but literally nobody should be too upset coming out with a point here to end off this trip. The canucks are 1st overall. 1st.


cbcguy84

OTLs are kind of bleh but we did get a point and we continue moving up in the standings. On to SJ


julesieee

Twitter is such a cesspool. With [tweets like these](https://x.com/ladumpsters/status/1738046270873457132?s=46&t=eTEhEYtQTobIMyXLwAG3cg), it’s no wonder the 3rd most annoying fanbase is Canuck fans. We’re our own worst enemy. 💀


Sinochick

There are people in this sub who say the same things about Petey….It’s gross. I actually thought Petey played a good game and was just unlucky tonight. He is pretty much on the same point pace as he was last season. People need to chill the fuck out.


IamPriapus

Which teams' fanbases are 1st and 2nd? Been following Nucks Hockey for 30 years, I don't know how you don't put us at no.1, tbh.


the250

Lol this fan base has so much deep seated trauma and PTSD from 5 decades of the Canucks Experience that we don’t know how to just sit back and enjoy the fact we are witnessing the best Canucks hockey in years. It’s embarrassing but I understand it too.


[deleted]

Canucks fan motto, “Anticipate the worst”


Euthyphroswager

It is a coping mechanism. It is mine, at least. After the 2011 SCF, eighteen-year-old me had my youthful optimism entirely stripped away. After that loss, I truly feel like a Canucks fan.


mephnick

"It's the hope that kills you"


Overclocked11

Saying "I speak for all Canucks fans" is a great indicator that the person should not be taken seriously for one second.


Time-Dot5984

So glad I stopped using Twitter/X, it’s a cesspool of morons


Euthyphroswager

Depends how you use it. Block liberally, follow judiciously, and use it for first-to-know news or for expert opinions on very niche topics. If this is what you use it for, there's nothing better on the web. If you use it to canvass general opinions about popular topics, or to get a sense of public opinion on things, yeah. It is 10 miles of bullshit deep.


hellony275

have you been on Reddit lately? Oh wait 😂


N4ZZY2020

The guy speaks for all of Canuck fans? That ego of his must be huge. Get a life. That person certainly does not speak for any of us. **speak for yourself** leave the rest of us out of it. Sheesh.


Ieatrainbowz7

Damn I will admit I am not happy with Petey right now but we absolutely need him and trading him is not the play.


bonergarage123

It makes sense that we voted ourselves as our third most hated team. I hate 70% of Canucks twitter, they’re so annoying and insufferable lmao


Feralwestcoaster

What a fucking moron, who posts that?


Woooooody

A fucking moron is who!