Decent game. Suppose it would have been too much to expect the Canucks to win. BUT. Having the coach handicap the team is nonsense. I have officially fallen off the fencepost with regards to Coach V. I realize that having one good line and then pretty much budget talent after that limits opportunities, but sometimes you have to use what you have intelligently. Having Pyatt, Kesler, Green and Burrows on the ice with the goaltender out in the last minute of the game is not using what you have intelligently.
And no, we don't buy that the "eggs in one basket" line was tired. That's why God made time outs. You have one ace line and need a goal you use that line. Sorry. Anything else I call bullsh*t.
One nice thing - they will be well rested for Friday's game as they weren't pushed too hard at the end of this one.
Dunno if I want to see Coach V go. There are a few things I do like about him - his willingness to pull the goaltender early, the way he gets the team working.
Having said that, there are a number of things that I don't like - his way of handling Linden, the management of the players in general, his love of grinders and (although we didn't see much of it this game) his line juggling.
Linden. What to say? Others on other forums have crunched the numbers and I am too lazy but Linden has been doing better points per time played than other players on the team and has been solid defensively. Why is he in the doghouse then? Why has his time on ice so low?
It's like we have Crawford Lite - loves the grinders, plays favorites, manic line juggling without the voice. Mommy, I'm scared.
Next game: Friday, November 17 versus the St. Louis Blues at the Garage
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