PUBLICATION
Darcy
November 13, 2022 (5:37 PM)
It wasn't even the end of the 2nd Period & top 4 defence man Tyler Myers had spent six minutes in the Penalty Box.
Well not a full 6 minutes, thanks only to the fact the Bruins'
Brad Marchand scored on the third of those 3 man advantages only 13 seconds into the infraction, making it a 4-1 game & all but sealing the deal.
This team is TERRIBLE in their own end, they can't convert in the offensive zone & have players dropping wounded (or disinterested?) at an alarming rate. The fix certainly isn't one move away, but the next move has to be
Christian Wolanin stepping into this lineup & allowing Myers to watch a few games from Popcorn Row.
Jim Rutherford has stated that he wants to get younger & faster, yet he allows old, slow players to continually be played, coughing up pucks, taking penalties & getting beat on chances in their own end.
Myers, who certainly isn't the only guilty party as it relates to the blame game for the Canucks, is the most visible if for no other reason than his wing span & penchant to be constantly a step behind. His 5 Year - $30,000,000 ticket expires at the end of next year, which includes him handing the Canucks a 'No Trade' list of 10 teams in July of this year.
It's safe to say there are a couple of absolute Albatross contracts on this defensive core, when you look at Oliver Ekman Larsson's ticket as well, so now its a game of trying to get out from under these deals. It takes 2 to make a deal though, so you can bet the Canucks's brass have their Long Distance phone plans in order as they continue to sink into the basement of the NHL.
Previously on CanucksDaily
POLL |
NOVEMBRE 13 | 346 ANSWERS Tyler Minors What is the solution for Tyler Myers |
Healthy scratch for a couple games | 101 | 29.2 % |
Trade him for Gatorade | 122 | 35.3 % |
Let him play through it | 38 | 11 % |
Buy out the last year | 85 | 24.6 % |
List of polls |
|
8 minutes ago | By Cooper Godin Elias Pettersson Admits He's Nervous to Face Canada's Top Forwards at 4 Nations Face-Off |
|
1 hour ago | By Maverick Mitchell "We're Enemies" - Kevin Lankinen Talks Relationship with Vancouver Canucks Teammate Elias Pettersson |
|
2 hours ago | By Maverick Mitchell Canucks Captain Quinn Hughes Gets Brutally Honest To Brother Jack Hughes About Missing 4 Nations Face-Off |
|
3 hours ago | By Cooper Godin Vancouver Canucks Head Coach Rick Tocchet Sends Strong Message to Sidney Crosby Ahead of 4 Nations Face-Off |
|
4 hours ago | By Cooper Godin Two Vancouver Canucks Ranked High on The Athletic's Top 100 Drafted Prospects List |
|
5 hours ago | By Maverick Mitchell Team Sweden's Elias Pettersson Disrespected as New York Rangers Forward One Up's Him at 4 Nations Face-Off |
|
6 hours ago | By Cooper Godin Reunion? - Former Vancouver Canucks First-Round Pick Reportedly Placed on the Trade Block |
|
19 hours ago | By Cooper Godin Former Vancouver Canuck Loui Eriksson Releases Emotional Statement After Retiring From NHL |