What A Captain 

i dreaded the selection of tocchet, i knew it was comin' and i had a million assumptions about what kind of coach he was gonna be. i was thinking "we can't have another fucking bonehead that preaches overly simple, will-over-skill hockey - not with this roster." and damn, i couldn't have been more wrong, tocchet is saying and doing everything i've wanted from a coach since the days of AV.

Yet he struggled in Arizona where Tourigny seems to be thriving. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

@bstar777777 Hard to be great everywhere you go. He’s still a great coach

@@bstar777777 it's almost like different coaches are better fits for different situations. Mind-blowing isn't it?

The TML game as his 82nd as coach. His record is 51-23-8. Just an unreal turnaround.

Henrik too

Bo just said, "This is unacceptable." in his interviews when hockey games go sideways. And that's all folks!

I'll tell you that for free.

Don't compare Hank to Bo.

I think Bo had his issues, but that's not true. He used to spaz out and smash his stick on the boards or bash the bench door from time to time. It was in different scenarios though, like if he missed a shot or a chance. Personal frustrations, not like in this case where Hughes was pissed that they let it slip and Toronto managed to claw back.

Just play the goddamn game you can show you care without acting like a child but he'll keep acting like it bc he's got all these ppl praising him there's a time to grow up and not throw tantrums

Pretty sure Elias is not the captain because he didnt want it

I always knew it wasn't because Petey couldn't. It was because he preferred not to deal with the media. Petey definitely would have done it should it have been thrust upon him. Glad Quinn is there.

Elias is a great player, but he's not a leader. If not for Hughes, Miller would be the captain

Quinn was always the best choice, he is the most thoughtful and even tempered. Not to mention he was emerging as the leader at the end of last season, volunteering to speak to the fans and press. Petey struggles with English word finding a lot, also can be a bit moody with the press, not really Cap material. Don’t think he wanted it anyway. JT is capable but also mood variable though great in the community. The latter two make good assistant caps. Demko could have been cap but that is difficult for a goalie who needs to be focused as Luongo will attest.

this right here

100%. And this is how you can sum up every single leafs post game interview: "yeah i thought we played a good game, some small mistakes that costed us the game but we're happy with how we played and it's unfortunate we couldn't get the 2 points today." ZERO ACCOUNTABILITY. Like, did we build a losing culture in the locker room? How about a shift in tone for a change??

It’s getting funny to see the leafs saying “sure we lost but we did a lot of good things here today”. Like if you lost an odd one, sure. I think Toc said that we improved a lot after losing to Tampa early on after being shutout in Philly. But like buddy you’ve lost five (or however many) in a row, idk how you can stay that optimistic and say that a hard battling loss is better than an ugly two points.

If you actually watch the interviews with the Leafs players, they say the exact same rehearsed answers regardless of win or loss. They don't give anything up to the media like other teams do, they keep everything internal.

Well said, that is indeed very true. The Canucks are now a team that isn't willing to just be happy to have won a game, they always are saying, what can we still do better. And when they lose a game, they know exactly what went right or wrong and rarely do they the lose the next game. What I see happening is that they have taken on a very strong identity and it's serving them very well. 😊

He's too weak to break his stick

​@@andrewlindhe722 Didn't MacKinnon break his stick?

@@andrewlindhe722stronger than you will ever be😂

@janzkee I'm sorry I upset you miss,don't divorce your husband

@@andrewlindhe722 Calm down, sir.

100% i think out of any dman in the past he compares to scott the most. Though tbh i still think quinn is already a better version

@@shreksswamp1182 I would agree that Quinn has a higher ceiling in terms of offensive production, but man, niedermeyer was a defensive stalwart. Plus I give the edge to Niedermeyer in terms of leadership as of right now, since it's Q's first year as the captain

@@jlee222ballin Had Niedermayer played for a different team in a different era he could have put up the big points. He had the ability. But remember he was playing for the Devils in the lowest scoring era in modern NHL history, and had to play in their system. Let's say you switched teams with Niedermayer and Brian Leetch, both great players and about equal to each other in talent, and Nidermayer would have been putting up the 80-90 points and Leetch would have been playing the Devils style with the numbers Niedermayer put up.

@@RRaquello yup i don't doubt that. The Devils did play a very stymy defense. I think based on the eye test though, Quinn is more creative with the puck and lots of change of gears on offense.

The Celto-Germanics getting it done, as always.

In the Canucks highlight package from the game they added sound effects to the celly and it made it even better! Definitely watch that if you haven't. I loved it.

Lmao

Kuz, Suter and Mik are the 3rd line and they were pointless. Wouldn’t worry too much, either Kuz pulls the lead out and starts scoring or the Nucks trade him for someone that can.

Well some players really shine, come play off hockey. Kuz for some games was scoring the first goal in some previous games, then got benched.

@@chrisdouglas6119 Kuz is getting like 5m a game i doubt he will be able to do shit....

They won’t fire him. Takes courage.

I just don't get it. If Toronto was showing progress in addressing some of their issues, then okay, but they aren't. Against Vancouver. They didn't start on time. They had really terrible defensive breakdowns. He doesn't make adjustments. The players aren't accountable under him. At some point they have to willing to make a change behind the bench because Toronto is running the risk of falling out of the playoffs.

@@darthvader3742 The Leafs are Edmonton lite. They have no goaltending. It was 3-0 on 6 shots in the 1st. Then 6-4 on 21 shots total. Not saying their systems etc. don't need improvement, but if they want to get anywhere they need to trade one of those big 4 contracts for a goalie and some pieces...

@@troubleondemand7703 I've seen Vancouver outscore many teams with far fewer shots all season. I wouldn't blame it all on the goaltending.

Even Petey's not quite up to last year's form. Those of us who've been watching them for a few years have all been saying the same thing through this incredible run they're having: there's A LOT more potential in this team. They may not be able to do much in the playoffs this year because of their obvious lack of playoff experience, but over the next year or two if they can manage to instill their systems and details even more so in every player while still improving every area of their game and steady all of their players to be the best performing versions of themselves, the team will fire on all cylinders and people are then going to see just what a monster the 'Nucks have been quietly building.

They had one. He went cold. They had another one - he got hurt. Now they're playing their 3rd string guy trying to buy time for the other 2 to figure it out and/or get healthy. As for the D, they haven't really been that bad all things considered except for the pk

@@clapshowX they blow a ridiculous amount of leads. That's the kind of things teams with bad defence do.

Hughes, Pettersen, Millere and Demko are among the greatest Canucks ever. This team really is stacked.

⁠@@danielpatterson5189I’m praying for a huge game from Hughes, Petterson, and Miller tomorrow to send the Oilers packing

canucks all had way better chances throughout the game. Look at the shot chart, vans shots were mostly all in the middle while the leafs shots were mostly all on the outside on terrible angles. tbf tho with how both of willies goals went in i don't blame the leafs for just throwing everything on net

If things keep going the way they are, MacKinnon is going to run away with it.

and full of tree hugging liberals ruining canada

I agree a little bit but what you're missing is that this is also a team that bends sometimes but almost always when they really need to they clutch up and get it done. No matter who they are playing. A lot of teams maybe even most would have lost that game the way things were going but instead they find a way. And this happens enough times to show it isn't an anomaly.

Leafs stacked 14 shots at the end with a 6-4 and 6-3. It wouldnt have been much a difference. Canucks stop shooting when they are up by 2 or more goals because they can play the defence for that

As a leafs fan there is no way this team is getting past the first round unless we make some major changes by the deadline

The leafs are not a cup contender

coming from a leafs fan myself This team Dosent look like a stanley cup Contender Vancouver Edmonton and Winnipeg have a better chance of contending for the cup than Toronto. Unfortunately

​@TheSpiggle33 I think you guys just need a couple more 5 year, 10 mil per contracts and then you'll be good

@bronzeandsteel3344 there's a goalie in my beer league and a couple dmen available

Petey for Bedard

Why? This is a video about Hughes and the canucks.

@@finneganfly he's a flames fan so i was wondering

Doesn't matter if they get outplayed as long as they can clutch up and close the game on a win, their resiliency is off the charts this season, they bend but rarely break

If shooting weak shots from the outside is outplayed then the canucks outplayed bruins in game 7, but it doesnt work like that. Quality over quantity.