Canucks fans are not happy about this AT ALL... 

It's ONE loss. We're still in this. Go Canucks Go!

Zadorov had a heck of a game

Unlucky game but Petey gotta be better 😭

Frustrating seeing petey get paid 11.5 While he plays like that..

Remember 2011 went W, L, W, W, L, W Vs the predators so Corss your fingers it goes the same.

I've been saying this all season: Juulsen is so damn overrated. 2 penalties and leaving forsberg unmarked for the 2-0 goal? cmon man

I'm not a coach, I'm a fan, but I want to see Blueger back with Dak and Garland. I like Lindholm but I think Blueger plays a more grittier game and can chase after pucks better and that third line will be great. Hoglander has been pretty quiet and unnoticeable recently. I want to see him with Miller and have Boeser and Lindy with Petterson. I was never a big Myers fan, but i gotta say he played pretty amazing in game 1 and his absence in game 2 was noticed. Please please please scratch Juulsen. I do not know why people don't see how much of a liability he is in crucial moments of the games. As for goalies... I don't know man. I was feel like every puck thrown at Casey is gonna go in. I'd feel more comfortable with Silovs. But tbh, the loss of Demko has really deflated my mood.

I've been called a "hater" for the past 2 months for pointing out the obvious that Pettersson needs to wake up. He can barely make a pass out there, I've never seen anything like this

The worst thing is that we all know if Demko was in net, they only get the one goal at the start of the game. DeSmith looked really nervous out there. He was over playing everything. He came off the post too early for the forsburg goal and gave up that a really bad rebound.

Bro the preds need to be investigated for cheating they literally had 6 goalies on ice the entire time

Pettersson’s contract was the Kiss of Death. Right now I’d rather see the chaos Giraffe on the ice. Petey has been useless the back half of this season and the first two games of the playoffs.

Forget the open net chance, you're right, guys are going to miss shots.. keyword being shots. Pete's earlier opportunity, with Saros down and lunging, resulted in no shot and that drives me insane. If the Preds are going to block shots, then forget the fancy muffin throws, we need big shots that put them at risk at dropping affective man coverage if they get hurt. Ryan McDonagh's blocked shot on Miller is a perfect example of making their players less effective after blocking big shots.

It's Petey's first taste of real playoff hockey. Of course he's going to be nervous and gripping the stick tightly. Toccett's got to talk to him and get him to relax. Play with intensity, but relax. Plenty more hockey to be played. Every sports media predicted this series would go the distance, so Vancouver media, and fans, have to calm their mammory glands. Canucks out shot, and out worked, the Preds. Puck luck is a thing, and they just got bit. But they stuck through and played a hell of a game.

I think a few too many fans are overreacting. We outplayed Nashville all night, they had 16 frickin' shots. Lol. A couple unlucky posts, Petey fumbling the open net, and one freak bounce for Nashville early. If even just Petey scores that 1-1 goal it's a completely different game. The Preds went full LA Kings. Got the lead, and just played sacrificial hockey. Block everything. The key is not to get scored on early. I don't blame DeSmith for that goal, but he did slightly over commit to the left. And I don't know what's going on with the powerplay. But it is ugly. I think Tocchet runs the powerplay, he might need to reach out to someone or defer or something. Cause it's never been this ugly. The setup is weird. It feels like we have 2 net front players. Trying to find shooting lanes when as many as 4 players are crowding the middle is a nightmare. Especially with Petey being gun shy. I think it also sucks cause it's just Hughes and Miller playing pass for a minute before one of them either misses the net or shoots at a defender. Or pass to Petey and he gets too scared to shoot so he sends it back to Hughes.

GO CANUCKS GO WE ARE GETTING BACK NEXT GAME I CAN FEEL IT KEEP THE GOOD ENERGY

Such a frustrating game especially with the Canucks ridiculous possession time and shot attempts. Sometimes the bounces just don’t go our way. I don’t think Nashville is playing a sustainable game tho their guys had to be black and blue after last night with all their blocked shots. Pumped for game 3 I bet the boys come out with something to prove!

petey is the opposite of clutch. canucks mgmt should've given what petey wanted and re-signed him after the season so they could witness this tragedy and offer him a bag of pucks. 11.5 will go down as one of the worst contracts ever..... u cant win with this toothpick

Hope demko has a speedy recovery. We had a ton of big chances but nothing worked out, it is what it is.

190k a week is what Petterson makes …. And not one general manager would trade for him anyone of equal pay and talent

He’s been awful for months Soft as butter Pushed off the puck Folds like a cheap tent when touched

Excellent Recap.

As a Canucks fan where Saros is a hometown hero I can't even tell the last time I've been this confused, and sad, and angry, and....

It’s a best of 7 series. Now a best of 5. It ain’t over until the fat lady sings, as they say. Split in Nashville, come home big…and we’ll see.

Good thing Petey signed before he went to trash. If he waited until after the season he wouldn't even be able to demand half of what he got.

The Canucks needed this loss badly. They were lucky in game one I have to say it they needed this kind of loss to bring them back down to earth to make them realize exactly the reality and the gravity of the situation they’re in. They’ve got a back up goalie now and against team that won 21 of it last 29 games. This was the perfect loss. The Canucks needed to learn from they needed their weaknesses exposed early in the playoffs, not late in the playoffs so they can work on them and come back strong in game three I knew they were gonna lose and I’m glad they did

Nearly 100 million dollars wasted on a player that should be in the SHL

He’s been invisible since the all star game

They can't give Forsberg that much time and space alone, he's way too good. Nucks need to tighten things up or they will get shredded

What I’m wondering is where was petey post game interviews? Not only is he getting paid 11 million for doing nothing but he is the alternate captain that needs to be held accountable. We could’ve been up 2-0 if this man played like he’s getting paid to do. If I was his teammate I would be livid to know someone is being paid almost 5x more than me for doing nothing

he needs to shorten his stick a couple inches, likes it long for extra whip when shooting but its effecting his passing and shooting accuracy

Textbook playoff victory on the road by the Preds. They blocked a ton of shots and took advantage of their chances. Very happy with the way the Canucks are playing sans Petey and Jewel. They had a rough night.

EP40 lost Kuzmenko and got no replacement. He’s got 4th liners for wingers now. What’s he supposed to do in that situation. This is Tocchett/management fault.

I think the Canucks work ethic was very good over all. Doesn't help when DeSmith is nervous and won't stay square with the net and has a hard time controlling rebounds. Can't take anything away from Nashville's goalie.. he was very good and lucky. Canucks were playing one dimensional on power plays.. that needs a tune up. It was a good game and fun to watch non the less.

The Canucks powerplay has been near the bottom of the league since the allstar break. I guess there was some hope that it would change when the playoffs started, but so far it hasn't.... zero for six. They won't win unless they can score on the PP. And a big part of why they're not scoring is Pettersson. His accuracy is brutal. We got a eleven million dollar play with no confidence right now... what happened to him? I hope he finds his game soon.

Who cares what the fans think! Let the players work it out. Most of the players are young. Give them a break man.

Someone take Petey’s xbox away

Predators won’t be able to walk if they keep playing that style of hockey, it’ll eventually get to them. Canucks overall were the better team. Pettersson needs to step up simply said. Reset and be ready for game 3.

No words.

The Canucks had alot of changes to score against the Nashville. The Canucks are better then the Nashville we can win easily. The Canucks should win the two road games in Nashville & come home win & knock out Nashville from the playoffs.

Don't cheer Desmith- it distracts him.😢

we dont have an NHL goalie, 11m man seems like a league minimum player rn nah this is bad.

petterson wanted to be on a winning team... but now you have to ask if he deserves to be on a winning team. gotta do your part

I agree with this analysis

2014 Price in 2024 Thatcher Demko, they got to him before the season ended , and the order was given out to crash the net again .Demko is not 100 percent. Thatcher Demko and the Vancouver Canucks were going to win it all this year . But the league had to find out how to derail this club and making a scapegoat out of who and why . Now the NHL can follow the protocol on the rest of the Canadian squads to eliminate one by one , having a fairytale ending of a rematch of last year's playoff final .

so many chances to score more than 1 goal this game. Just unfortunate and unlucky. Petey needs to step up

2022/23: "I want to play for a winning team" 2024 playoffs: has more goals on his own team than points against the other.

Canucks should have traded Pettersson and Lindholm when they had the chance

Little, big, mistakes starting with Hughes stumbling behind his goal leading to first Preds goal. Gotta’ stop giving up the puck in their own zone. Ditto for Pettersson. Low performance in game from Boeser. Glad Myers only missed with flu bug. Ya, Hughes can wheel, which helps. So can Garland. Garland was less effective out front of Preds net. His ability to “wheel” around on end boards has yielded great assists. It was a good game. If Nucks can clean up those often unforced errors and keep up the intensity the goals will come. Oh, and even the “big” named boys have to produce.

Lows and highs happen DEsmith will bounce back This is playoffs not regular season lets go Petterson is Looking faster at least he got some more shots He just needs confidence on Defense and still to shoot more Cause those Give aways were terrible

These guys lost a single game, you are playing a much worse team. Ill admit i enjoy watching the two canadian team fan bases cry to the heavens this morning but yikes. Admit gg and move on. The canucks are not going to get the uno reverse car and get swept the next three games. Not going to happen. They just need to settle into their game and crack down on defense. Preds have the tenacity to prove why they are here, dont sleep on em. We all knew Petterson would dry up in the post season, he was very streaky during the regular season and he has zero physical presence. Not a very good formula for success in the postseason imo. This team is supposed to be deep so the fact petterson is not showing up is not really a great excuse for losing games. Poor team effort? Oh yea definitely the reason. Look at the turnovers this game for reference. .

Quinn Hughes showing his Norris Trophy skating skills on Nashville's 1st and 4th goals......minus 2

Nashville 30 block shot to Canucks 8

Petterson has unfortunately been a joke since the latter half of the season... he can't score on the other goalie so he deicdes to score on our own goalie in stead for the 3rd Pred's Goal. DeSmith/goaltending is not the issue right now... its the lack of scoring. Although Kuz was a defensive liability, I wonder how much they really miss his offence, especially on the power play

I'd be interested to see if any other Canadian team playing well lose a key player to injury.

It's 1-1 in the series. Sooo far from over. If you think it is then you're no fan, you're just a troll. As for the game, almost every guy on the team had a weak game. Miller looked progressively more frustrated as the game went on - shots not connecting, fanning on shots, fumbling; Hughes falling over, plays not connecting, mis-reading plays; They lost as a team. Still, Pettersson was the worst. He needs to step out of his head and just play - he's over-thinking everything then when a play falls off the rails he gets more hesitant and it escalates. Add to that some stupidly unlucky bounces and a top-notch defence from Nashville and the game was lost.

Peterson is 24, team could buy out his contract before he's 26 for 1/3rd of the cap hit.

Emotionless automaton.

At 2:08 of this video, it's Peterson that scores the goal, lol. Don't believe me, go into your YT settings and change video playback speed to 0.25 Rewatch carefully, ...uhhuh....so Pettersson was not held off the score sheet after all!!

Pettersson has disappeared since he signed the big contract and the All Star break……

If Petey worked like Garland he would be a top 5 player in the league

As a hockey casual, what is the SOLUTION, if Nashville is just putting bodies infront of the net and blocking every shot? What are we suppose to do….?

Preds in 5?

It’s going to be loud in SMASHVILLE

5 on 5 the Canucks so far have dictated the play & been the better team. It's on special teams that Canucks have really struggled. Game 2 they had every opportunity to win that game but again the PP let the team down again. 4 PP attempts & barely any shots on goal. Petey is gripping that stick way too hard & the pressure has gotten to him. He needs to relax & let the game come to him cause the Canucks need him if they want to win the series especially with Demko out.

Canucks will live to regret giving him that contract.

Petey's mind is @#%&. The dude thinks too much!

honestly saros was just a brick wall saros was honestly nuts

Demko worked all year to get us to the playoffs and now playoffs are here and can’t even play… sucks for him… petey on the other hand is scamming the team $11 million at this point.

No Demko, no powerplay, no star players. It's Joever already.

Getting Patrick Laine vibes from Pettersson

Petty needs to be benched or sternly talked to. And Podkolzin needs to be put back in. He's better the DiGuiseppe and or Michyev. Podkolzin was playing a playoff style when he was in during the regular season. Bench the softies for the rest of this series. We clearly don't need Petey out there unless he starts helping.

susi also had a tap in but the puck just came in too hot i guess

Petey won’t even take a hit to make the play during playoff hockey. Enough said.

Everything was going right early in the season. Now Demko is out and Pettersson is struggling. Things may just be evening out. At the beginning of the year, fans thought they'd be happy with a wildcard spot. Then all of a sudden, they were going to win it all, without looking at the analytics and advanced stats. Now, they suck. The truth is somewhere in between and I've felt that way all year. For the Canucks to win under normal circumstances, they need to play within their system, score timely goals and their goaltending has to routinely steal games. That's always been the reality since October. That doesn't mean they can't win with DeSmith or Silovs, but a lot of things have to go right for them. In reality, this should be a very even series, but if they don't get unreal saves and don't score, they're done. I'm not blaming DeSmtih whatsoever. When you only score once in a game, you don't deserve to win.

We are done with DeSmith

Not to rag on Casey, but jeeze, over plays the angle yet again, then doesn't cover his post and it's right over his shoulder. Missing some basic stuff here Casey. LET'S GOOOO!

Guys, let's be real, ever since the All-Star Break Petterson has been really bad. Listless, lazy, unengaged, uncreative.

This might be an unpopular opinion but Petterson is crap. He’s a regular season player and I’ve seen nothing to show he’s capable of more than that. And big Z is our mvp. He’s scoring goals, locking down the front of the preds are afraid of his checks.

Pettey bro..

:(

Canucks fans are known as the worst in the league for a reason. When we win it’s all sunshine and roses and when we lose it’s the end of the world. He’s a proven point per game number one center in this league. He’s played two real playoff games and yeah he hasn’t been good but all of a sudden he’s trash and we should trade him? Typical Canuck fan response.

Hockey gods hate the Nucks.

Come on guys it’s one game most series are 1-1 right now. How would you play being thrown into action as a goalie getting no real notice and coming out to that arena with all that pressure you could tell he got more calm as the game went on it’s not the goalies fault he ended up playing good I’m not worried about the goalie situation at all yes it suck’s obviously but it’s the team in front that looked shaky and off I haven’t seen them like that much at all this season. Petty has sucked both games. When I seen Quinn fall 3 times just skating I knew something was off. We got this it’s one game they just need to relax fucking breathe and play there game.

Casey DeSmith needs to wake the hell up

lol thats a real shame Canucks fans arent happy. A real shame

It seems no one likes to lift the puck, majority of the shots are low.

Petey’s gotta lay off playing the late night video games.

Here is what Pettersson should do. He should stop collecting his salary until he plays like a 11.6 million guy.

Some players are built for the playoffs, some aren’t, not to complicated.

Trade Hronek sign Zadorov. Pedersen off the power play play. Zadorov in front of the 2nd unit pp. Need to change it up.

Could have, would have, should have. That’s the way the cookie crumbles. Stop whining and let the team play. They are good and next time the breaks they had will pay off. There an old saying that if the dog hadn’t stop to take a crap he would have caught the rabbit.

Vancouver would have aa better chance if they played with 6 players on the ice with no goalie.

Šilovs paņems uz sevi!

Truth is Pettersson has not been the same this season.

Petterson needs to stop counting his money and show up and play......or prove again he's too small for the playoffs.

Im sorry but these Swedes are so career concerned and take no chances. Petey post signing is absolute trash, unforgivable.

Wasn't going to be a sweep anyhow.

Playoff hockey is a complete different animal. It’s for real hockey players and never meant for the soft and weak legged Petey. He wishes to get out of the round asap and hit the ⛳️ under the Florida ☀️ by next weekend. Oh, the $11M pay check comes in very soon too so he would be very busy counting 💴💴.

Bench Pettey at this point

People need to stop dogpiling Casey. He's fine. You don't win hockey games with 1 goal. Casey wasn't the issue last night.