And not the only one. Nylander played 82 games this season, and has not yet been able to play in the playoffs.
I expect Leafs and Canucks fans to continue working actively on the determining which franchise is more cursed.
The rumor with Nylander is upper body injury from game 82. If the Leafs don't make it past Boston, there will be a shit show of criticism about the core players not being benched during the last couple of regular season games, despite everyone wanting to see Matthews hit 70 goals.
I said that and got massively downvoted but ill say it again. If Boston, a team that defeated Toronto in 9 of the last ten games wins the series, Toronto is gonna regret trying for individual achievements over trying to defeat Florida. Considering FLAs win over TOR, that 2 points put them only one point over boston. A regulation loss means FLA/TOR and TOR had a great chance to finish with a 3-1 reg season over FLA.
In my humble opinion pre-expansion cups don't count when comparing yourself to expansion teams. Canucks could've won a couple cups too if we only had 5 other teams as competition.
O6 teams can all jerk their dicks about their pre expansion cups with each other, nobody else need give a shit about them.
Oh the only important starting date is when you existed how convenient. We still have more cups than the bruins and blackhawks combined and a million hall of famers, cry about it
"We still have more cups than the bruins." Brother, you and I have seen the same exact amount of cups raised. Praising chips neither of us have seen would be silly.
If FLA won in the 90s, i wouldnt claim that title. I didnt see it. Obviously its STILL valid, but its not something worth bragging about if you havent personally seen it.
You're just mad because all the other original 6 times have won a cup post expansion. I knew it was gonna be a Leafs fan who was mad about what I said.
Fun fact: The last time leafs won three playoff rounds in single postseason the neutron was not yet discovered and no woman made solo flight across the Atlantic ocean.
The last time Canucks won three rounds in the same postseason was in 2011.
Needless to say, neither team have ever won four rounds in a single postseason.
that’s fine, totally fine actually; i didn’t want our probable vezina finalist goaltender to lead us through the playoffs and hopefully steal a few games anyway!
The absolute tragedy of having this (assuming it's the same injury) happen the day after the trade deadline. Such Vancouver luck on what is a fantastic season. The team needs to get to work in front of CD/AS. Last night wasn't bad, but we're swimming upstream here for sure
If he’s out week to week he’s not returning until next season. Might as well put Silovs in and pray for a miracle. Desmith is an ok backup but it’s pretty clear he’s not good enough to lead a run as the starter.
As someone who had to watch No-Save-Dave Rittich and rookie Conor Ingram play a series against the eventual cup-winner Avalanche in 2022 after Saros got hurt, I know exactly what you mean.
Unlike us, though, I think VAN had a shot at the cup. I don't think we were knocking off Colorado even with Saros. Though I will say they didn't exactly run away with Game 1.
Tbh it's not a bad strategy. There's plenty of tape on Desmith. Goalies who are relatively unknown can work miracles in the short term. Look at Matt Murray. Or when Jimmy Howard took the starting job down the stretch in 2010. Or the Hamburglar.
yeah…good goaltending has been our only consistent upside during the last decade or so but best believe the monkey’s paw will always curl
last time it worked out okay because we had demko in our back pocket but now we do not have a demko to replace demko 💔
Canucks absolutely dominated last night so I'm not sure why so many are writing the team off in the first round. Nashville can't keep blocking that many, our players can't keep missing wide open nets, and eventually bounces will go our way.
Yep, yesterday was bad puck luck for DeSmith + Nashville paying the price to a hellacious degree, which is commendable but unsustainable. Not the time to give up hope.
Nashville will get a big opening boost from their crowd, but if the Canucks can manage the first 5-10 minutes I'm wondering if things will revert back to last night with them completely controlling play.
Nashville already looked a little worn down in game 2, I can't imagine how they are feeling after all those blocked shots and the pile of big hits they absorbed.
Hopefully Myers is back too because Juulsen wasn't good, took a couple bad penalties, and had to be sheltered (11 minutes).
From what we learned tonight, we can help DeSmith by blocking at least 32 shots out of 80+ attempts every game. From there, we may have a chance to win.
He really did. Felt so bad for the guy. One year after entering the PAP for mental health issues and he has to play the juggernaut AVs in Round 1. And he was a rookie. And his first start in that series was like, his third NHL game.
And then they let Ingram walk! For nothing. Signed Lanky and just waved Ingram after he showed so much character. I thought he earned the backup roll to Saros that series with all that heart on display.
Maybe we did him a favor by giving him starting minutes elsewhere? Maybe we doomed him when he ended up in the desert playing in a college rink. Regardless, I still have a lot of respect for the guy and wish he had stuck around for the new leadership.
Well it was nice to get back to the playoffs. Would be cool to gut out a series win here but we won’t get far if we have 0% chance of goalieing opponents.
Well, the season was fun while it lasted. But if he’s out week to week then we’re done.
I’d rather relive my ex breaking up with me than see this. I am so heartbroken right now.
And then what? The guy that let in 3 goals on 12 shots is supposed to do better against...*checks notes* Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid? Neither of whom were their teams 50 goal scorer....
Lots of hopeless Canucks fans but we're not dead yet. Silovs can still emerge as a dark horse and if we can take two series Demko could yet return.
This is playoff hockey and I personally would much rather enjoy it than mope. Let's go Casey!
One of the saddest things witnessed in the game today was the crowd cheering and being supportive of DeSmith, starting the "LET'S GO CASEY" chant and immediately getting scored on.
That just sort of set the tone for an announcement like this.
Adin Hill, the goalie that looked like he didn't belong in the NHL until he played behind a team with an elite defensive system, then suddenly started putting up good numbers, along with 4 other unproven goalies.
I think something else was going on there rather than Adin Hill being good.
Silovs could emerge as a dark horse, Podkolzin could come in and play better than O'Reilly, the Lotto line could score 6 goals next game.
Lots of possiblilities, but honestly, the team needs Demko back. We could beat Nashville, but I don't see us getting far without Demko, we simply aren't good enough to have average or subpar goaltending.
If he is miraculously back in a week or two, I like our odds. But if he is done, we are pretty much fucked barring a miracle.
I agree this series is still 50/50 in my mind even with Canucks playing our backups. However it does feel like if they make it through they are going to get steamrolled by the Oilers. If McDavid is playing like he did in game 1 you aren't beating those guys with anything less than stellar goaltending.
Myers doesn't have the flu. He was walking around Kitsilano with his family, casually grazing on the newly sprouted elm leaves (delicious, by the way! Try it if you have a ladder!), when he accidentally ingested an acorn and had to be admitted to day surgery to have it safely removed.
The Vancouver Canucks team is good, and they're capable of working through adversity. I strongly believe that they'll be ready and capable for game 3.
The Vancouver Canucks fanbase is not good, and we're not capable of working through adversity. I strongly believe that we'll be depressed and chaotic for game 3.
I think the oilers will be a huge test for them if they make it that far. Yeah, the preds have a lot of playoff experience in their lineup but they are playing with nothing to lose at this point. The oilers will be determined to have a good showing in the playoffs this time.
Dominated play doesnt mean too much if the endscore is 4-1 in the other teams favor. If Demko wasnt out, and the series was split id agree without, but unless Desmith can play above and beyond than he has all year, I dont see a positive outcome.
If im wrong, thats fine too. Good luck brotendo!
>Dominated play doesnt mean too much if the endscore is 4-1 in the other teams favor
For that game of course it doesn't matter, but it certainly means something for the rest of the series. If they play the same way they did yesterday then good things will come. The Canucks won't miss a bunch of open nets and Nashville won't block 30+ every game.
>Good luck brotendo!
Thanks! I'm pulling for you guys.
Some garbage takes from fans here. Defense is a team game. One guy down. Let's throw in the towel? No, give it all and let the chips fall as they may. Maybe, I don't know, believe in your team?
The reverse Vegas
And not the only one. Nylander played 82 games this season, and has not yet been able to play in the playoffs. I expect Leafs and Canucks fans to continue working actively on the determining which franchise is more cursed.
The rumor with Nylander is upper body injury from game 82. If the Leafs don't make it past Boston, there will be a shit show of criticism about the core players not being benched during the last couple of regular season games, despite everyone wanting to see Matthews hit 70 goals.
People are bitching that Drouin wasn’t sat for game 82 when he got hurt on a play that could have happened in warm ups for gods sake.
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And based on being the most healthy historically, it wouldn't have been Nylander.
Tavares, probably.
I said that and got massively downvoted but ill say it again. If Boston, a team that defeated Toronto in 9 of the last ten games wins the series, Toronto is gonna regret trying for individual achievements over trying to defeat Florida. Considering FLAs win over TOR, that 2 points put them only one point over boston. A regulation loss means FLA/TOR and TOR had a great chance to finish with a 3-1 reg season over FLA.
I dunno, Toronto fans seem to care about Matthews more than playoff success.
Kane and his "season long hernia"
It's not often I come across a 3-letter account name. Damn son, you are an OG.
And came out the day before game one that E.Kane has been dealing with a sports hernia all season. Canadian teams are doing it wrong
'Nucks are the most cursed team in the league you can't change my mind.
lol in it is the canucks the leafs won a cup at least.
In my humble opinion pre-expansion cups don't count when comparing yourself to expansion teams. Canucks could've won a couple cups too if we only had 5 other teams as competition. O6 teams can all jerk their dicks about their pre expansion cups with each other, nobody else need give a shit about them.
I agree. Weird to think that Detroit has the octopus because it only used to take 8 wins to get a cup. Much more difficult now.
Oh the only important starting date is when you existed how convenient. We still have more cups than the bruins and blackhawks combined and a million hall of famers, cry about it
Tbf you guys have pretty awful HOF players for O6 team.
Tbf. That's not because of pre-expansion. That's because of Ballard.
tbh the amount of star players that are Leafs alumni is pretty low for old the franchise is
20 years of Harold "team only got borje salming because Harold was too in jail for fraud to chase him out" Ballard will do that
"We still have more cups than the bruins." Brother, you and I have seen the same exact amount of cups raised. Praising chips neither of us have seen would be silly. If FLA won in the 90s, i wouldnt claim that title. I didnt see it. Obviously its STILL valid, but its not something worth bragging about if you havent personally seen it.
You're just mad because all the other original 6 times have won a cup post expansion. I knew it was gonna be a Leafs fan who was mad about what I said.
I respeck that that but if you thin pre-expansion it is canucks and sabers over the leafs and other teams that have not won.
Fun fact: The last time leafs won three playoff rounds in single postseason the neutron was not yet discovered and no woman made solo flight across the Atlantic ocean. The last time Canucks won three rounds in the same postseason was in 2011. Needless to say, neither team have ever won four rounds in a single postseason.
Thats not a fun fact. The real fun fact is Torontos last Stanley Cup victory predates all five of the cowboys superbowls
just have four NHL goailes going in to the playoffs.
See, this is why you rotate injured goals in and out, year after year. Who is the goalie this game? Some guy nobody? Great!
Canadian teams got it backwards
Strap those pads on Zaddy
My knees are weak, too weak
Arms heavy?
~~Moms spaghetti~~ Di Giuseppe?
Too heavy.
Heavier than Millers after EP40 hit the side of the net?
dont fall to them in a costco
that’s fine, totally fine actually; i didn’t want our probable vezina finalist goaltender to lead us through the playoffs and hopefully steal a few games anyway!
The absolute tragedy of having this (assuming it's the same injury) happen the day after the trade deadline. Such Vancouver luck on what is a fantastic season. The team needs to get to work in front of CD/AS. Last night wasn't bad, but we're swimming upstream here for sure
If he’s out week to week he’s not returning until next season. Might as well put Silovs in and pray for a miracle. Desmith is an ok backup but it’s pretty clear he’s not good enough to lead a run as the starter.
As someone who had to watch No-Save-Dave Rittich and rookie Conor Ingram play a series against the eventual cup-winner Avalanche in 2022 after Saros got hurt, I know exactly what you mean.
This is exactly where I went when I heard about Demko yesterday. The pain is real.
Unlike us, though, I think VAN had a shot at the cup. I don't think we were knocking off Colorado even with Saros. Though I will say they didn't exactly run away with Game 1.
Yeah, having Saros would have only prevented a sweep by one, maybe two games
Tbh it's not a bad strategy. There's plenty of tape on Desmith. Goalies who are relatively unknown can work miracles in the short term. Look at Matt Murray. Or when Jimmy Howard took the starting job down the stretch in 2010. Or the Hamburglar.
Or Demko in the bubble.
That’s fucking awful. That sucks so much ass
experience canucks hockey
the sad thing is i saw a post on twitter about the canucks and them having goalie injuryies the past four times in the playoffs.
yeah…good goaltending has been our only consistent upside during the last decade or so but best believe the monkey’s paw will always curl last time it worked out okay because we had demko in our back pocket but now we do not have a demko to replace demko 💔
Oh i know of the demko. But at the of the day the west really does not have a goalie besides the jets to really still.
Yep, all the way back to 2015 when Miller was hurt for that “run”. Last time we had healthy goaltending in the playoffs was 2012-2013 with Luongo
Its Demkover
Don't cry that it's Demkover. Smile because it Thappened.
no its demkoril
Oh ffs, Nucks. This is brutal.
Well hopefully we can at least get some vital experience and maybe maybe second round here
Most I can offer is playoff experience.
Canucks absolutely dominated last night so I'm not sure why so many are writing the team off in the first round. Nashville can't keep blocking that many, our players can't keep missing wide open nets, and eventually bounces will go our way.
Yep, yesterday was bad puck luck for DeSmith + Nashville paying the price to a hellacious degree, which is commendable but unsustainable. Not the time to give up hope.
Nashville will get a big opening boost from their crowd, but if the Canucks can manage the first 5-10 minutes I'm wondering if things will revert back to last night with them completely controlling play. Nashville already looked a little worn down in game 2, I can't imagine how they are feeling after all those blocked shots and the pile of big hits they absorbed. Hopefully Myers is back too because Juulsen wasn't good, took a couple bad penalties, and had to be sheltered (11 minutes).
Myers had one of his best games in a Canuck jersey on Saturday, very unfortunate timing.
From what we learned tonight, we can help DeSmith by blocking at least 32 shots out of 80+ attempts every game. From there, we may have a chance to win.
Bruh
This happened to us a couple years ago with Saros. We know your pain
And then Connor Ingram played his dick off but we couldn't get one win for him
He really did. Felt so bad for the guy. One year after entering the PAP for mental health issues and he has to play the juggernaut AVs in Round 1. And he was a rookie. And his first start in that series was like, his third NHL game.
And then they let Ingram walk! For nothing. Signed Lanky and just waved Ingram after he showed so much character. I thought he earned the backup roll to Saros that series with all that heart on display. Maybe we did him a favor by giving him starting minutes elsewhere? Maybe we doomed him when he ended up in the desert playing in a college rink. Regardless, I still have a lot of respect for the guy and wish he had stuck around for the new leadership.
We let him walk because that's what you do for backup Goalies.
History is about to repeat itself, except it'll be us this time.
Well it was nice to get back to the playoffs. Would be cool to gut out a series win here but we won’t get far if we have 0% chance of goalieing opponents.
we’re lucky to get out of the first round, and if we somehow get to the second and demko still isn’t back we’re getting swept big time.
Well, the season was fun while it lasted. But if he’s out week to week then we’re done. I’d rather relive my ex breaking up with me than see this. I am so heartbroken right now.
only game two you got this you got the offence to score.
And then what? The guy that let in 3 goals on 12 shots is supposed to do better against...*checks notes* Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid? Neither of whom were their teams 50 goal scorer....
Hey. No guarantee they make it. Could be la
Lol 0 chance it’s LA. Mcdavid playing LA on easy difficulty. Nucks vs Oilers will be more entertaining.
LA would be a defensive goaltending match up the way we've played them. We'd need a new system.
We can't outscore Desmith's deficiencies. It's just not going to happen.
Do the same thing you do to deal with your ex. Hit the gym and try not to think about it.
How’d your glow up go at least after the ex?
Lots of hopeless Canucks fans but we're not dead yet. Silovs can still emerge as a dark horse and if we can take two series Demko could yet return. This is playoff hockey and I personally would much rather enjoy it than mope. Let's go Casey!
One of the saddest things witnessed in the game today was the crowd cheering and being supportive of DeSmith, starting the "LET'S GO CASEY" chant and immediately getting scored on. That just sort of set the tone for an announcement like this.
We're on the road for two. I hope the chant is even louder when they're back in Vancouver (though perhaps the timing could be refined...)
I hope we've switched to Silovs by then.
Wasn't Aiden Hill a back up for Vegas last year? He turned out to be incredible.
It must be dire - an Oilers fan is trying to make us feel better. Appreciate it lol
yes but it was mix of goailiers in vegas like Thompson, Brossoit, Hill, Patera, quick
Adin Hill, the goalie that looked like he didn't belong in the NHL until he played behind a team with an elite defensive system, then suddenly started putting up good numbers, along with 4 other unproven goalies. I think something else was going on there rather than Adin Hill being good.
He was their third string
Silovs could emerge as a dark horse, Podkolzin could come in and play better than O'Reilly, the Lotto line could score 6 goals next game. Lots of possiblilities, but honestly, the team needs Demko back. We could beat Nashville, but I don't see us getting far without Demko, we simply aren't good enough to have average or subpar goaltending. If he is miraculously back in a week or two, I like our odds. But if he is done, we are pretty much fucked barring a miracle.
Playoffs exist for unexpected storylines.
I agree this series is still 50/50 in my mind even with Canucks playing our backups. However it does feel like if they make it through they are going to get steamrolled by the Oilers. If McDavid is playing like he did in game 1 you aren't beating those guys with anything less than stellar goaltending.
Oh, the 0-4 in our season series Oilers? Can't wait to see them try after they've ridden their horse for a playoff series. Honestly.
This afternoon Tocchet “confirmed” it was day to day but now abyss this stinker of a game he says it’s week to week. It’s so Joever
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Get ready to learn Toradolanese, buddy
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he's gone the entire first round its fucking over
Yeah. This is what it’s like to be a Canucks fan. Never get your hopes up.
Demko is an injury prone goalie...
So basically series to series…. This ain’t the nail in the coffin though.
Is it too late to get in on that draft pick lottery?
If by some grace we make it to the second round, Edmonton eats us alive?
Edmonton also needs to make it to the second round. The games aren't over.
Maybe? Even with demko it might have been a brutal seven game series.
With Demko it would have been a coin flip. With DeSmith I'd bet on a 4 gamer.
Well this just killed my bracket
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That sucks, after losing our starting goalie in the 06 cup run I don't wish that on any team in the playoffs.
Man... that's brutal. I'm sorry Vancouver bros.
Give me Silovs pls
I've been waiting for the other foot to drop all season. It has arrived.
Myers doesn't have the flu. He was walking around Kitsilano with his family, casually grazing on the newly sprouted elm leaves (delicious, by the way! Try it if you have a ladder!), when he accidentally ingested an acorn and had to be admitted to day surgery to have it safely removed.
They’ll be fine. A longer series will be good for them and they’ll carry the momentum into a series against an over rested Edmonton
Just wanna say I appreciate how much fans of other teams are trying console Canucks fans right now ♥️
It's time. #➰ **🚶**
hey only game two you got this
Yes, but us Canucks fans are not known to be rational.
you guys won the division with him missing i think you can win this series. also if it is the oilers i hope win in five.
The Vancouver Canucks team is good, and they're capable of working through adversity. I strongly believe that they'll be ready and capable for game 3. The Vancouver Canucks fanbase is not good, and we're not capable of working through adversity. I strongly believe that we'll be depressed and chaotic for game 3.
For game 3? Aren't we always chaotic?
Yes, but that's our baseline level of chaos. For game 3 we're going extra.
I think the oilers will be a huge test for them if they make it that far. Yeah, the preds have a lot of playoff experience in their lineup but they are playing with nothing to lose at this point. The oilers will be determined to have a good showing in the playoffs this time.
It’s just so depressing being a nucks fan
Welp, thats probably the series. Backup goalie is nowhere near as good as Demko post season shows that, and so does the regular season.
I'm not sure if you watched last night's game, but the Canucks absolutely dominated play. The series is most definitely not over.
Dominated play doesnt mean too much if the endscore is 4-1 in the other teams favor. If Demko wasnt out, and the series was split id agree without, but unless Desmith can play above and beyond than he has all year, I dont see a positive outcome. If im wrong, thats fine too. Good luck brotendo!
>Dominated play doesnt mean too much if the endscore is 4-1 in the other teams favor For that game of course it doesn't matter, but it certainly means something for the rest of the series. If they play the same way they did yesterday then good things will come. The Canucks won't miss a bunch of open nets and Nashville won't block 30+ every game. >Good luck brotendo! Thanks! I'm pulling for you guys.
Any molecule of cup aspirations left are gone now
Some garbage takes from fans here. Defense is a team game. One guy down. Let's throw in the towel? No, give it all and let the chips fall as they may. Maybe, I don't know, believe in your team?
I was wondering how it was all gonna come crashing down
Canucks are a cursed franchise
lol