I honestly don't know, I don't follow the Canucks, Pacific games end 7am my time, way too late/early to stay up. Doesn't matter if they cut it out during the regular season. This is the playoffs. Neutrals don't pay attention to the team until the playoffs, so obviously that's the impression of the team they get. Doesn't even need to happen in every game. It's the perception that matters. You were wondering why people hate on the Nucks and I told you why. It's not because of some NBC conspiracy theory. Bruins aren't exactly popular either because people say they go after non-physical players and try to intimidate them too often. I guess the neutral fan says "I'd rather support the goon than the diver (extreme simplification intended) if I can't stand either". And it doesn't help that both teams happen to be fairly good, because that's the source for a lot of the hate out of Edmonton, Calgary, Montreal etcActually Danny...this is what I was trying to say. The Canucks basically got rid of that rubbish for the entire season. It has not been happening. Burr, Kesler, Bieksa all shut up all year long and just played hockey. Bieksa got dumb one game vs Chicago and pummeled on a guy that was nowhere near his match (Stahlberg). Then they went back to playing hockey the next game..no yap, no dive, nothing after the whistle. All year this team has preached and acted the same way. NOTHING after whistle, no yap no nothing. Other team can do it, we skate away and take advantage on PP should it come.
Against the Hawks, they got away from this game 1 time. Then they played horrible in one other game. Nashville, they pretty much stuck to their guns, save a couple of dives from Daniel and Henrik which they got rubbish for at the bench from not only AV, but Kesler and after the game from Manny.
Now...two out of three games vs Boston they have lost their way and have gone back to the BS. They are an exciting team to watch when they play their game, and stay away from the BS. They skate so well, the defense are so involved, and so much exciting hockey happens. Game 1 and even game 2 in Vancouver showed that in the 2nd periods in particular. Exciting end to end hockey, with good hard hitting and lots of chances and good goaltending. That is Vancouver style. Last game they lost their way.
You wanna yap then back it up. Against ALL comers. And if you can't back it up you're a phony tough guy. If you like to dish out punishment but keep diving you're a phony tough guy. Every team has a player or two like that. The Canucks have an army of players with the potential to be like that and it might be coming out under pressure. If you say they have not been like that during the regular season fair enough, can't challenge you on that.Canucks do not have fake tough guys. They don't have tough guys and they know it. They are physical and skate well. Bieksa is the toughest they have. They know it. The Canucks should not be fighting. That is not how you win in the NHL these days. But they also have to stop stirring the rubbish like they did for 2 games. Honestly though...last game...not the Canucks. The Bruins instigated the rubbish, and the Canucks fell for it. That cost them the game. As for you Danny not caring about the perception of the NHL that is silly. You should...the more negative the perception, the less chance their is that the NHL improves and gets better. The more places liking the sport, the better the game gets and the more fun it is to watch.
We will not agree on the negative perception batdad, not gonna happen, I want my team to win no matter how. Same as we are never gonna agree on the draft. You think it's good that weak teams are being helped with the best young players while I don't like rewarding losers with the best young players. It's just the way it is.
Well Julien is a discipline freak after all, so it might just as well be like you said. I know Lucic and Recchi admitted they got ripped a new one but I took it as "yeah we kinda gotta say that to the media".Claude Julien-was p***** at them. Trust me he was. (I happen to know this from a source pretty close to one of those two players)..they got ripped a new hole.
Av re Thomas....First of all, both coaches get to meet with the referee gang on off days and vent. You don't think Mr Julien vented a bit about a few things? I am sure he did. As for AV vent...it was not about Thomas hitting Henrik. He mentioned it, yes. But his vent is more about when Thomas gets way out of the crease, and a Canuck gets behind him (Burrows tripping penalty game 1) and as Thomas comes back, makes contact with Canucks, and the Canuck either gets a penalty, or Thomas gets nothing. it should not be a free pass for Thomas there. He should not be allowed back to his net, with a free pass when Canucks are in the way. He bumps em and falls down..his problem...if he interferes with a Canuck going to he net, while behind him..Thomas should be penalized for interference. It is NOT his ice to do whatever he wants.
AV can vent all he wants about Timmeh and missed calls on him, and Julien will counter with all the diving the Canucks have done in this series that went uncalled, that's way more powerplays were looking at here, honestly, I stopped paying attention to what coaches and players say, especially during the playoffs/finals. There's always a lot of hypocrisy involved.
Oh and what a nice addition Ballard was yesterday, he was looking good on the ice. 
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