#nhl #hockey #vancouvercanucks After being one of the most disastrous teams of the 2022 NHL season, The Vancouver Canucks have completely turned things round under Rick Tocchet.
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That Quinn Hughes blue line play opened my eyes as to how much he actually dictates out there! Great breakdown
@the1andonly7593 ай бұрын
Jesus loves u sm! He will be back soon so repent and praying for you (to start or continue to) follow the Lord! God bless you!
@camdenreyes56683 ай бұрын
@@camdenreyes5668 Bro I think you clicked and commented on the wrong video my dude.
@TheZeotrix3 ай бұрын
@@camdenreyes5668 Nah dude everyone says Jesus hates me
@snowys41683 ай бұрын
@camdenreyes5668 Bro, Quinn Hughes is better than Jesus, let HIM into your life. He can skate on water and watching him do it is sweeter than salvation.
@HavingAnAverageWeeke3 ай бұрын
Makes you wonder why Hughes isn’t in the Hart convo
@billytessio63263 ай бұрын
Twice the Canucks lost position in the NHL draft lottery and they ended up with Pettersen and Hughes … epic!
@bl95313 ай бұрын
Benning was awful at trading and free agents but he was a great drafter
@Paul-eb9qj3 ай бұрын
@@Paul-eb9qj indeed, redo the 2018 draft and Hughes is first pick overall and in 2017 Pettersen is probably second best pick after Makar … amazing
@bl95313 ай бұрын
@@bl9531 true 👍
@Paul-eb9qj3 ай бұрын
@Paul-eb9qj he definitely picked right on petey and hughes, but let's not forget virtanen, juolevi, shinkaruk, (maybe podz? 😅), not to mention the absolute LACK of any other round yielding a player besides demko and maybe hogs. Tampa got Kucherov at the end of the 2nd, point in the 3rd, cirelli in the 3rd, Palat in the 7th etc... these aren't just NHL bodies either like 4th liners, they're main pieces of the puzzle type players. THAT is what good drafting looks like. Not finding 2 superstars at the top of the 1st, that's a little easier to pull off. AND Brackett had to argue to get petey. Benning was honestly not very capable in any respect as a gm, so no credit in drafting from me.
@dustinjones19073 ай бұрын
@dustinjones1907 when you look at Vancouvers horrific draft record
@Paul-eb9qj3 ай бұрын
We need to study the Hughes family genetics. Quinn, Jack, Luke all playing pro hockey at an insanely high level
@brettrossi0343 ай бұрын
I have access to a Sanger sequencer, someone get me a specimen and I'm on it 😅
@ChryslerPTCruiser3 ай бұрын
It’s also called rich parents that prob had all of them getting personal training at a young age
@lucashytinen81603 ай бұрын
they can have rich parents but they have natural athleticism you can just see it in the way the skate, they are on another level@@lucashytinen8160
@diversisle67393 ай бұрын
@lucashytinen8160 their dad is their personal trainer and their mom is a pro figure skater.
@chrischris30993 ай бұрын
The NHL and the NFL have secret programs where they test the water, soil samples, take swabs from the kitchen, etc. , to figure these things out. Results have been inconclusive for about 4 decades. They are peeling back the program on individual athletes (cost) and have started collecting data on the youth coaches who interact with the budding superstars. It is totally a Boys from Brazil program. Genes are one half, environment is at least one half. How does Western Pennsylvania produce HOF quarterbacks like a factory making cars??
@Redmenace963 ай бұрын
This is a great breakdown. I follow the Canucks and am following the sport more and more over the past couple of years and this kind of insight into how/why things are changing for my favourite team is really great to understand the game more.
@benjohnson52223 ай бұрын
Quinn Hughes being made the team captain certainly has something to do w it, too!
@dannymuskardin94823 ай бұрын
It's been such a joy watching the Canucks in the early hours of the morning over here in Liverpool this season. Very much a surprise after the massive 'meh' feeling of last season. Tocchet deserves so much credit. Great vid as usual mate. Keep them coming. I feel like I'm learning and grasping this sport more and more thanks to this channel. Big love from Liverpool 😊👍
@ScouseMike3 ай бұрын
UK NHL fans are a rare bunch! 🫡
@borismuller863 ай бұрын
I know it’s a hot take but I just find Quinn Hughes to be a much more dynamic player than Cale Makar. 🤷🏻♂️
@michaelmcbride26703 ай бұрын
Quinn hughes' hockey iq is insane
@yeah-sn7jv3 ай бұрын
ive been a canucks fan for 18 years and i can say that we are playing the best hockey ive ever seen from this team. Concise and coordinated, keeping themselves responisble, using this seasons amazing beginning to fill the holes in their game rather then just coast to playoffs. Love to see this group finally get rewarded for their talent. Thank you Rick!!
@chancejackson8333 ай бұрын
better than 2010?
@josiahgurney94683 ай бұрын
Just wait until your PDO regressed to the mean.
@johanstinson3 ай бұрын
Definitely one of the best teams we've had based on the season so far. The 2011 team is pretty hard to beat, and they also crushed in the second half of the season and all the way up to the finals. We are still not much more than halfway through the season. Lots of games left to play.
@foskco873 ай бұрын
We can play "softer" than 2011 because of the rules protecting goalies and hits from behind. This means we can have more speed and less outright bruising grit, although we have guys like Blueger and Joshua, and the majority of our D-core who can bruise and bang, but guys like Garland can draw penalties if the opposition tries some dirty tricks. The Sedins in their prime would thrive in 2024, but that's behind us. What matters is now. We have chance. A shot. Lindholm on this team would put us solid in contention. Without another solid 2-way piece, we still have a shot, but it's not as likely.
@MajorCanada3 ай бұрын
@@johanstinsonTwo things that this supposed PDO luck mantra doesn't take into account: 1) With a better structure, the Canucks push more of the opponents shots to the perimeter. Less dangerous shots on net equals a higher save percentage for the goalie. That's not luck. That's strategy. 2) Shooting percentage. If the Canucks are able to take more shots from higher danger areas, they will score more goals. They can take more shots from higher danger areas because of their fluid attack and defensemen like Hughes and Hronek that can join the rush and move down low creating chaos with the other teams defensive structure. That's strategy, not luck. ---- So, this tired mantra by those hoping for the Canucks to regress, because they say the PDO is unsustainable, is flawed. PDO is not entirely a 'luck measurement'. It's possible to increase your save percentage and shooting percentage with strategy... and if you maintain those strategies, you maintain a high PDO.
@transfertodigital3 ай бұрын
As a canucks fan, who wore a canucks hat on my head for the past 3 years in public, I no longer get jeers but cheers, fan since 94 when I was old enough to stay up and watch the NHL finals....also was a Mogilny fan, that helped
@j.r.61423 ай бұрын
I wasn't that much of a hockey fan before I was introduced to your channel by the KZhead algorithm just before christmas. As soon as your videos come up, I literally jump on them! Great job and thanks for your amazing videos.
@supraman493 ай бұрын
8:00 that is a crazy stat that shouldn’t be overlooked. Another fun stat is that the Canucks are around 27-0-1 when leading after the 2nd period. So basically you can turn off the TV set if the 2nd period ends and the Nucks are up.
@gabrielidusogie91893 ай бұрын
A fellow nuckhead enjoyer
@s.dproductions67433 ай бұрын
But if you're cheering for the other team, you CAN turn it off after the 2nd. lol
@p-stylez5713 ай бұрын
29-0-1 when leading in the after the 2nd period actually
@CanadaBlue853 ай бұрын
@@p-stylez571yeah
@gamergerittv3 ай бұрын
Shoutout Nuckhead
@sebastienv73463 ай бұрын
a big reason for the canucks consistently high shooting percentage is because of their shot selection. the canucks won’t just throw the puck on the net for the sake of upping the shot count, they will wait for a screen to develop or almost always try and find the cross crease tip. they rank 7th in the league for high danger shots for and 10th last for low danger shots for. come playoff time though, they’ll need to start shooting more because they won’t have the time to make perfect plays and sometimes low danger shots are the ones that bounce in and win hockey games
@bzhouka96793 ай бұрын
i know this comment is 3 months ago and still to this day canucks fan want them to shoot the puck so much but its good they stick to their game and hold that puck and then what seems to be their most popular option by far is to have hughes make space miller gets the puck in a dangerous spot and you have 2 players at the front of the net ready to screen and tip the puck at needed and majority of the time that scorer is the brockstar
@Jrrobins9923 күн бұрын
The team's hustle is also impressive. If the Canucks make a turnover, they're racing back to their own zone seemingly faster than every other team
@youngwang973 ай бұрын
Yes, just hope they’re not worn out when it comes to the Playoffs like Boston was when they set the record for most points in a season.
@thebigpicture20323 ай бұрын
Hell yeah I’ve been waiting for a Canucks video from this channel, the breakdowns are so good
@ajbolt73 ай бұрын
The scissor play is coming off of The Sedin’s Playbook! I could already recognize it once @Hockey Psychology pointed it out.
@williamkeelan94043 ай бұрын
brilliant video - i love the break down of the little plays i.e. scissor plays, drop passes and the logic behind them!
@1q3er53 ай бұрын
It's always assumed that a higher than standard shooting percentage is a sign of "luck" that will eventually disappear, but perhaps part of that higher percentage comes from an offensive system that produces more shots from higher percentage shooting areas. If your offense is generating most of their chances from the area right in front of the net from where most goals are scored, they will naturally have a higher shooting percentage than a team that generates most of their chances from the outside. This is what it looks like Vancouver is doing.
@RRaquello3 ай бұрын
And on the defensive side, they are so good at recovering pucks in dangerous areas, and keeping the pressure from the perimeter, so they don't have very many dangerous shots against per game. Factor in the Demko and DeSmith of it all when those dangerous shots do get through, and that's a very solid defensive structure.
@leoguilhem45833 ай бұрын
In 1970, I was collecting Esso Hockey Cards with my homies in Newfoundland. I was such a nerd, that while everyone wanted Leafs or Habs cards, I found that it was easy to collect a full set of poor cousins. Two new teams, the Sabres and the Canucks, had just joined the NHL. So I could get 3-4 Canucks cards, for every Original 6 hockey card I could find (along with bubble gum). I had the pleasure of meeting Orland "Captain Kurt" Kurtenbach a few years ago, a true gentleman and fierce fighter in a different era. In all those years, and in later years a seasons ticket holder at the Coliseum and then the Garage, to a fan of 54 years, this appears to be one of the finest versions of the team to hit the ice.
@NewbieNewfie3 ай бұрын
As a native Texan I love the hell outta my Stars. That being said I have many friends up north and the name Canucks has been my favorite endearment to them when I learned that was a thing. My second team had to be the Nucks and it was frustrating watching them so many years struggling with talent to finally see the magic of them unfold into full glory this season. The Stars are my sleeper and the Nucks are pushing for the cup like its as natural as breathing. Great breakdown on how its all happening as always. Edit: Keep up the great work!
@cdanielh1283 ай бұрын
Maybe stars could meet the canucks in the playoffs!
@Nickh49293 ай бұрын
I've learned so much about systems since I started watching your channel. It's always a blast trying to put it into practice in my humble beer leagues. Would love to see some coverage of the PWHL from you as it's such a different style of play to the NHL!
@hockeygrrlmuse3 ай бұрын
Great vid. I understand it takes time to edit all this. Great work and very accurate and knowledge filled. Thank you!
@sportboss13533 ай бұрын
My dude JT Miller! Good for the Vancouver fans - the least annoying Canadian fanbase.
@HarrisonHollers3 ай бұрын
Holy buddys carrying the NHL review channels, nearly daily uploads, such a W.
@tyssenmacdonald84443 ай бұрын
Between him and The Hockey Guy, we’re eating good
@jamiereid74283 ай бұрын
have you heard of The Hockey Guy? He's the goat of NHL channels
@The_Room_2_Doggys_Revenge3 ай бұрын
Have u heard of Nuckhead? Awesome channel, funny as well. Made me a Vancouver fan with his videos.
@victortamez73163 ай бұрын
@@victortamez7316crazy he got going right before the season started and said the Canucks are gonna win the Stanley cup, I laughed about it since I was just hoping we’d make the playoffs. But man bro was onto something I guess, he was saying the Canucks would be this good before we even began.
@ajbolt73 ай бұрын
@@victortamez7316 Nils BIG HOG Hoglaaaannnddder! Lol gets me everytime, Nuckhead is awesome! We need more like him with how negative most of the press (and even some fans) wants to be around here
@deceitive33383 ай бұрын
I love when you make videos like this. I've recently rekindled my interest for hockey and your deep analysis of the teams and how they play helps me get more out of watching hockey games. I meant to ask you: I'm in Montreal so naturally I follow the Canadiens a lot. They're not doing so well right now, despite going all the way to the Stanley Cup final in 2021. I keep reading in the media how the team is rebuilding, but I'm not too sure what it means. I'd love to watch a video where you analyse what's working for them and what isn't, what areas of their play/strategy they should work, and what you think their roadmap should look like. I'll keep watching your videos! They're always fascinating!
@valerian44863 ай бұрын
Every one of your videos are amazing. Great editing, coverage, explanation ... Etc
@aussiecanuck36283 ай бұрын
Great breakdown. Great channel, glad I found it .
@NAustin5183 ай бұрын
Great video! Thanks for highlighting the Canucks!
@at2at3 ай бұрын
Well done on this breakdown. Love this team and the way they are playing. Tocchet is an awesome coach and Canuck fans are stoked!!!!!
@douglasfir473 ай бұрын
Tocchet is the first coach the Canucks have had to focus so much on our BOTTOM 6 forwards. He's gotten the most out of the few mins they play... Hoglander; Garland; Joshua; Blueger; DiGeseppe (when healthy), have been unbelievable.
@derickshanahan74243 ай бұрын
My favourite hockey KZheadr! Absolutely love all your videos. Question - do you have a background in playing or coaching high level hockey? You're very knowledgeable
@lithium50643 ай бұрын
Really great article I really enjoyed the breakdown you provided great job!
@certifiedcertifier3 ай бұрын
the Hughes are rly build different, parents must be so proud. They are freaking insane, ALL of them.
@PROPHYZ3 ай бұрын
they need to make more kids lol
@Jrrobins9923 күн бұрын
Great breakdown on how defense are confused by the offense of Vancouver
@brandensimmons6533 ай бұрын
Best hockey breakdown channel on KZhead, keep it up!
@dukenukem923 ай бұрын
Hughes is a treat to watch.
@deathtakes3 ай бұрын
PETEY nr1
@pererikahlman73393 ай бұрын
It's nice that the team has joined Pettersson at his level. He was the only reason for watching Nucks last season.
@dira_versal3 ай бұрын
Realistically Canucks had large stretches of dominance in the last 2 years, it's just that they either were hurt or started the season really badly, similar to the Oilers this season but the hole was too big for them to climb out of like the Oilers are doing now
@MrC373 ай бұрын
Canucks do this really frustrating thing of being REALLY good in the last 20 games or so. Never enough for clawing back into the playoffs but just enough to give up on some picks in the draft.
@JelzSmellz3 ай бұрын
@@JelzSmellzah yes, the Canucks specialty
@MrC373 ай бұрын
@@JelzSmellzimagine the Canucks are really good in the last 20 games of this season
@Rindiculousfun3 ай бұрын
Great video!! I got a Hughes flying sk8 pro stick jersey this year for a reason, because he’s a great captain and deserves it!
@vwpeacecar3 ай бұрын
Amazing what the right coach can do if players buy into the system. Their turnaround from a year ago is crazy.
@lastsinnersa80023 ай бұрын
The Canucks are contenders. But the league does not recognize it yet. Let the Canucks be the "underdogs" come April. Either way they are fun to watch.
@renzl23373 ай бұрын
They are now. The last 16 games cemented it, that long eastern road trip where they looked like the globetrotters cemented it when the east coasters could watch in their time zone haha
@scottkayley96063 ай бұрын
Great, insightful video bro
@ANT4G0NIST3 ай бұрын
Incredible breakdown as always
@61cram3 ай бұрын
I’m happy to see the Canucks, Jets and Oilers doing so well this year.
@AAbram-yt9de3 ай бұрын
Imo don’t get too excited about edm lol. Not saying you are! Just an opinion, not against your comment. I don’t buy this hot streak
@luketrottier93883 ай бұрын
They’ve turned themselves around very impressively, but you’re right to counsel caution.
@borismuller863 ай бұрын
@@luketrottier9388lol. The Oilers record in the last 33 games is based off strong analytics. It's not based off the team shooting at 22% which is 100% unsustainable Of the 2 teams it's the Canucks whose success is based on smoke and mirrors.
@johanstinson3 ай бұрын
@@luketrottier9388go look at Eddmontons last 35 games of last season. The Oilers have a track record. You're urging caution over a 14 game stretch and ignoring the 35 games that preceded it and the 30 games that came after it.😂 Typical Nucks fan
@johanstinson3 ай бұрын
@@johanstinson The 22% is off the rush. Idk what were shooting at atm, but the way Tocchet has told this team to play in the ozone is dont take a shot unless theres traffic infront of the goalie. Which is why in most of our games we get outshot but still come out on top, with the way the team is playing rn, we wont stay where we are now, but we wont regress as bad as people think. Fuck people thought we were going to regress come December, that shit still hasnt happened, and were a week out of the All Star break.
@IanStrain233283 ай бұрын
Great vid!!
@repentancefaith36183 ай бұрын
GO CANUCKS GO!!!
@GoalLinePulls3 ай бұрын
This is my favorite hockey channel by far!
@KStreetmafia3 ай бұрын
"Bruce there it is!" I love that.
@NotDallas3 ай бұрын
Any chance you could do a deep dive or analysis of why, despite all expectations, the Sabres (and I guess the Senators too) have had yet another lackluster season (and maybe why there is hope)?
@evey893 ай бұрын
Dude! An nhl team should hire you as a video coach. Great analysis
@Natureboy12353 ай бұрын
‘I keep my eyes wide open all the time’ probably Hughes as he walks the line 😆
@Mike.Hunt.3 ай бұрын
Being born in 2004, I dont remember much from the 2011 SCF run since I was 6 years old. This 2023-24 team is gonna be the team I remember and tell my kids, you just needed to watch these guys play. I wish I wasnt so far away from Rogers Arena, I would love to see this team playing live.
@IanStrain233283 ай бұрын
Best time to be a Canucks fan since 2011. This team has lots of heart and they are fully committed to Tocchet's system. They are remaining humble, and taking it one game at a time, not getting ahead of themselves. Exactly the kind of mentality that you need to have.. and it will take them far!
@xannengaming65513 ай бұрын
I've always said the last couple years when everyone was saying rebuild. Why rebuild with top 5 goalie, top 5 center, top 5 defenceman? Just need to build around 3 studs, time is short in the cap era.
@rolieg813 ай бұрын
could you do a vid abt the best teams defenses and why they don’t break down
@cheese153093 ай бұрын
well done great break down
@mikepette44223 ай бұрын
Another perfect video, keep it up
@kubohrabovsky45263 ай бұрын
Freakin love this channel
@ianc6433 ай бұрын
I still have Rick Tocchet's hockey card from 92' in his Penguins uniform. He was one of the first hockey card I got as a kid. The Penguins were really the kind of team that many kids looked up to because of their physicality, the reflexes, speed and strength up until we acquired Bure. Him, Lemieux and Jagr were the most formidable team in NHL history. When they announced this decision, his name brought back nostalgia so I kinda laughed at this whole controversy because for some reason I thought this could be a good luck card.
@thelastdefenderofcamelot56233 ай бұрын
The best thing is that I can finally look forward to watching a Canucks game after work again!
@p-stylez5713 ай бұрын
This is the best hockey channel bar nonw
@TheAnimeguy443 ай бұрын
As an exhausted and disheartened Penguins fan, I’m on the train for the Canucks to win it all. What a rad story this would be. Such an exciting team to watch.
@KyleFunk213 ай бұрын
Great content my guy. Take the sub!
@KarlNorway873 ай бұрын
its anoying to me cause ive always sine 2017 been a vegas fan followed by a canuks fan but now whenever someone asks my favorite team they just call me a wagon.
@musselsandmilk19873 ай бұрын
Next week can you please make one on the oilers. Or at least when they lose their streak can you make a video on it?
@SmasherDark3 ай бұрын
This is Canadas year. Canucks, Jets, Oilers. Love to see the Canadian teams going strong!
@oldthug76243 ай бұрын
Western Canada * All the other Canadian teams are struggling to even score.
@Simone-uu8ne3 ай бұрын
Either way, Canada is doing well.@@Simone-uu8ne
@oldthug76243 ай бұрын
Love how you didn't mention TO... W for that my friend LOL ;)
@colnando3 ай бұрын
I am actually a Toronto fan, but there is like almost no chance they do anything. I am just happy the Canucks and Jets are popping off for canada.@@colnando
@oldthug76243 ай бұрын
So excited to have Vancouver playoff hockey soon ❤
@shaylelarue7873 ай бұрын
Disaster doesn't need to be in scare quotes. They were a disaster.
@B2Roland3 ай бұрын
The Senators have made exactly the same change to their game under Jacques Martin. I think they're about to make the same turn around
@TheDjcorey193 ай бұрын
Never been a huge Canucks fan, but I can't, but admire what they've done this season, and I know my team barely has first round exit aspiration for this season so I might aswell root for you guys to go deep. I just wish Nashville had this level of cohesion and tenacity that the Nucks posses.
@aleksihakli11253 ай бұрын
Love Saros. That guy is great.
@Electricalphil3 ай бұрын
No way in hell Hughes doesn’t win the Norris this year.
@chads45563 ай бұрын
I’m a redwings fan but I’m seriously hoping for a 2011 rematch.
@youngdrowsy_3 ай бұрын
I'm curious to how Hughes is going to make out in the playoffs when bodies start flying around.
@tellsitasitis3 ай бұрын
I don't know much about schemes in hockey. But that scissor play reminds me of a high pick and roll in basketball
@dringled70463 ай бұрын
Oiler fan here. As good as they have been these past 14 games and as good as Skinner has played, Demko is looking at a possible Vezina nomination. Nucks come out of the west if the playoffs started right now.😢
@bilbobaggins44623 ай бұрын
Oilers are terrifying right now. If playoffs started tomorrow as a Canucks fan I would be beyond scared
@luminescence_gd3 ай бұрын
As a Canucks fan, I've been rooting for the Oilers the past 2 years when the Canucks were out of it but now that Vancity might just have playoff hockey again, watching the Oilers go on that insane heater of a 14 game win streak, I am terrified of McDraisatl right now. They really do seem like a team possessed and hungry to build on their "cup or bust" statement at the beginning of the year after having the atrocious Vancouver start of 2022-23 to start this year.
@minwin123 ай бұрын
And it’s not even McDrai putting up all the points right now. Edmonton has finally built an actual team with…and I can’t believe I’m saying this…depth. Can’t ignore western Canadian teams this year. All of them tearing it up. Oilers going for 16wins after tonight’s win. If they break that 17-game record, sky is the limit. Even if they don’t, it still is. But western conference won’t be a cake walk.
@TheLumberJacked3 ай бұрын
Great video explaining things! I'm subscribing if you make all your videos as good as this!
@corona168819 күн бұрын
I love these videos. Will you do one to explain why CBJ is so bad?
@TomLopez173 ай бұрын
What was the odds when betting pre-season on this team to make finals?
@shmooveyea3 ай бұрын
I'm not 100% familiar with advanced stats but I've seen discussions about the Canucks PDO being unsustainable (to whatever extent that critiques them) and I am opening to hearing from others if that's valid.
@scevda3 ай бұрын
The issue with PDO is that it assumes all shots and goalies are equal. Canucks have one of the best goalies in the league in Demko and superstar finishing talent. On top of that, they have a RIDICULOUS goal differential so even if there PDO regressed, they would still win the vast majority of their games
@scottkayley96063 ай бұрын
@@scottkayley9606 much appreciated!
@scevda3 ай бұрын
Great channel
@northhaven25013 ай бұрын
I’m happy the Canucks and Oilers are doing so good right now. I’m a jets fan and with 3 of our most important players being injured, I think we’re going to take a dip until we’re all healthy again, so I hope the Oilers and Canucks can keep it up
@jekcu36933 ай бұрын
Great video breakdown. With structure like this, continued success for years should follow.
@garymoen9303 ай бұрын
Man it feels good to be a Canucks fan right now
@ashtonbosley19633 ай бұрын
Gotta be honest I was done with the Canucks after the horvat trade and the Boudreau situation. I was saying tear it down sell the team full rebuilt but I’m happy to admit I was wrong.
@zjsz49543 ай бұрын
AMAZING VIDEO! Great work! 🫡
@nuckingaround3 ай бұрын
Best nhl KZheadr out!!!
@saa-gi97153 ай бұрын
Great analysis. Living in Vancouver, I just hope the city doesn’t implode from either another Canucks finals loss or first ever Stanley Cup win:)
@GUISNIP3 ай бұрын
Yeah it's just a bunch of millionaires shoving pucks around the ice. It's not that big a deal if they lose lol.
@bananian4 күн бұрын
This isn't new. It happens all the time. One season is a write-off & the next session, they're a contender to win the cup. Unless you're a Leafs fan like me & then it's just season after season of disappointments 😢
@OntarioRob3 ай бұрын
Having played both, and seeing it broken down, it looks kinda like a field lacrosse offense... genius
@hylighter92773 ай бұрын
I’m hoping to see a rematch in the finals between Vancouver and Boston.. hopefully Vancouver takes it this time around
@Fvffvurjitg3 ай бұрын
I must say that I am impressed with Rick Tocchet and how he has handled the situation with transitioning in as head coach as well as how the team seems to have a new lease. It was sad for Bruce and he deserves a ton of respect for being so classy in such an awful situation. I felt so bad for him and it really hurt my heart to see him break down in his interview afterwards. It was just so disrespectful and completely embarrassing for the franchise as well as the NHL. I love how the Canucks are playing and Quinn Hughes is finally being seen more as an individual than being compared to his brothers and he’s just so impressive out there!!!
@daynasafranek78073 ай бұрын
What about Blugers line. All lines are powerhouses
@crailtapkk89633 ай бұрын
"Patience is mother of all virtues." From Québec, they're exciting as hell.
@SorenArouet3 ай бұрын
Glad to see such a young team finding their grove, but like we've learned every year in the NHL. The regular season doesn't matter, Canucks will get blown up as soon as the playoffs start. Systems like theirs don't work when you play the same team 7 times in a row. High flying offenses also don't win cups, look at the Devil's & Leafs last year. As soon as they hit physical grinding teams like the Canes & Panthers they melted. Same thing happens to the Oilers every year.
@kingdom92143 ай бұрын
I don’t know what you’re talking about. They play an amazing full-team defensive system on top of their 1st overall offence, and have a top 3 goalie in the league. Sure they could lose in the playoffs, anyone can, but I would bet on them to make a deep run with their team top to bottom
@scottkayley96063 ай бұрын
@@scottkayley9606 Except they don't and the advanced stats prove that. Defensively their a middle of the road team, their ranked 15th in xGoal For/Against, 22nd in take aways , 25th in blocked shots, 28th in hits, and 13th in PK%. They are winning such a high percentage of games because their offense in on an absolute tear. HP even mentions this, their shooting percentage is almost 14%. That is an unreal percentage, for perspective the top 3 teams in the power rankings (Oilers, Panthers & Canes) are shooting about 10%. With an average of 30 shots a game, that's extra .9 goals for a game. Go look at the stats from the previous 2-3 playoffs, shooting percentages tank to around 7-8% in the postseason. What happens to a team with an very average defense when their 14% shooting percentage drops 4-7% while playing against top defensive teams in the playoffs? We've seen what happens they get absolutely pick apart over a 7 games.
@kingdom92143 ай бұрын
This team has needed actual coaching for some time. Having tochette, gonchar, and Foote constantly on the ice and really coaching this team the all the minor details they have been lacking in the past has made all the difference
@KyleHammerquist1553 ай бұрын
This is a great analysis. Not a Nucks fan, but hey, they're Canadian, so I like em more than many.
@jonpomerance-trifts61133 ай бұрын
The 'nucks are by FAR the biggest surprise of the year. Second is EDM's historic run!!! Canada finally has some good teams, eyyyy?? WPG is fire too. I was gonna mention Toronto but.... no. Just no 😅
@T-Will-45543 ай бұрын
Hughes has shades of Gretzky, dipsy-doodling around other players who look like they have Christmas hams strapped to their feet.
@nopenopenope1313 ай бұрын
This is the year. The year a Canadian team will win the cup!
@kes68553 ай бұрын
😂
@Thorin73 ай бұрын
Yeah. The management was changed AFTER the coach. If they had kept Bruce with the management change. it would have been the same outcome. More or less. But still a huge improvement. At least that's my small belief.......
That Quinn Hughes blue line play opened my eyes as to how much he actually dictates out there! Great breakdown
Jesus loves u sm! He will be back soon so repent and praying for you (to start or continue to) follow the Lord! God bless you!
@@camdenreyes5668 Bro I think you clicked and commented on the wrong video my dude.
@@camdenreyes5668 Nah dude everyone says Jesus hates me
@camdenreyes5668 Bro, Quinn Hughes is better than Jesus, let HIM into your life. He can skate on water and watching him do it is sweeter than salvation.
Makes you wonder why Hughes isn’t in the Hart convo
Twice the Canucks lost position in the NHL draft lottery and they ended up with Pettersen and Hughes … epic!
Benning was awful at trading and free agents but he was a great drafter
@@Paul-eb9qj indeed, redo the 2018 draft and Hughes is first pick overall and in 2017 Pettersen is probably second best pick after Makar … amazing
@@bl9531 true 👍
@Paul-eb9qj he definitely picked right on petey and hughes, but let's not forget virtanen, juolevi, shinkaruk, (maybe podz? 😅), not to mention the absolute LACK of any other round yielding a player besides demko and maybe hogs. Tampa got Kucherov at the end of the 2nd, point in the 3rd, cirelli in the 3rd, Palat in the 7th etc... these aren't just NHL bodies either like 4th liners, they're main pieces of the puzzle type players. THAT is what good drafting looks like. Not finding 2 superstars at the top of the 1st, that's a little easier to pull off. AND Brackett had to argue to get petey. Benning was honestly not very capable in any respect as a gm, so no credit in drafting from me.
@dustinjones1907 when you look at Vancouvers horrific draft record
We need to study the Hughes family genetics. Quinn, Jack, Luke all playing pro hockey at an insanely high level
I have access to a Sanger sequencer, someone get me a specimen and I'm on it 😅
It’s also called rich parents that prob had all of them getting personal training at a young age
they can have rich parents but they have natural athleticism you can just see it in the way the skate, they are on another level@@lucashytinen8160
@lucashytinen8160 their dad is their personal trainer and their mom is a pro figure skater.
The NHL and the NFL have secret programs where they test the water, soil samples, take swabs from the kitchen, etc. , to figure these things out. Results have been inconclusive for about 4 decades. They are peeling back the program on individual athletes (cost) and have started collecting data on the youth coaches who interact with the budding superstars. It is totally a Boys from Brazil program. Genes are one half, environment is at least one half. How does Western Pennsylvania produce HOF quarterbacks like a factory making cars??
This is a great breakdown. I follow the Canucks and am following the sport more and more over the past couple of years and this kind of insight into how/why things are changing for my favourite team is really great to understand the game more.
Quinn Hughes being made the team captain certainly has something to do w it, too!
It's been such a joy watching the Canucks in the early hours of the morning over here in Liverpool this season. Very much a surprise after the massive 'meh' feeling of last season. Tocchet deserves so much credit. Great vid as usual mate. Keep them coming. I feel like I'm learning and grasping this sport more and more thanks to this channel. Big love from Liverpool 😊👍
UK NHL fans are a rare bunch! 🫡
I know it’s a hot take but I just find Quinn Hughes to be a much more dynamic player than Cale Makar. 🤷🏻♂️
Quinn hughes' hockey iq is insane
ive been a canucks fan for 18 years and i can say that we are playing the best hockey ive ever seen from this team. Concise and coordinated, keeping themselves responisble, using this seasons amazing beginning to fill the holes in their game rather then just coast to playoffs. Love to see this group finally get rewarded for their talent. Thank you Rick!!
better than 2010?
Just wait until your PDO regressed to the mean.
Definitely one of the best teams we've had based on the season so far. The 2011 team is pretty hard to beat, and they also crushed in the second half of the season and all the way up to the finals. We are still not much more than halfway through the season. Lots of games left to play.
We can play "softer" than 2011 because of the rules protecting goalies and hits from behind. This means we can have more speed and less outright bruising grit, although we have guys like Blueger and Joshua, and the majority of our D-core who can bruise and bang, but guys like Garland can draw penalties if the opposition tries some dirty tricks. The Sedins in their prime would thrive in 2024, but that's behind us. What matters is now. We have chance. A shot. Lindholm on this team would put us solid in contention. Without another solid 2-way piece, we still have a shot, but it's not as likely.
@@johanstinsonTwo things that this supposed PDO luck mantra doesn't take into account: 1) With a better structure, the Canucks push more of the opponents shots to the perimeter. Less dangerous shots on net equals a higher save percentage for the goalie. That's not luck. That's strategy. 2) Shooting percentage. If the Canucks are able to take more shots from higher danger areas, they will score more goals. They can take more shots from higher danger areas because of their fluid attack and defensemen like Hughes and Hronek that can join the rush and move down low creating chaos with the other teams defensive structure. That's strategy, not luck. ---- So, this tired mantra by those hoping for the Canucks to regress, because they say the PDO is unsustainable, is flawed. PDO is not entirely a 'luck measurement'. It's possible to increase your save percentage and shooting percentage with strategy... and if you maintain those strategies, you maintain a high PDO.
As a canucks fan, who wore a canucks hat on my head for the past 3 years in public, I no longer get jeers but cheers, fan since 94 when I was old enough to stay up and watch the NHL finals....also was a Mogilny fan, that helped
I wasn't that much of a hockey fan before I was introduced to your channel by the KZhead algorithm just before christmas. As soon as your videos come up, I literally jump on them! Great job and thanks for your amazing videos.
8:00 that is a crazy stat that shouldn’t be overlooked. Another fun stat is that the Canucks are around 27-0-1 when leading after the 2nd period. So basically you can turn off the TV set if the 2nd period ends and the Nucks are up.
A fellow nuckhead enjoyer
But if you're cheering for the other team, you CAN turn it off after the 2nd. lol
29-0-1 when leading in the after the 2nd period actually
@@p-stylez571yeah
Shoutout Nuckhead
a big reason for the canucks consistently high shooting percentage is because of their shot selection. the canucks won’t just throw the puck on the net for the sake of upping the shot count, they will wait for a screen to develop or almost always try and find the cross crease tip. they rank 7th in the league for high danger shots for and 10th last for low danger shots for. come playoff time though, they’ll need to start shooting more because they won’t have the time to make perfect plays and sometimes low danger shots are the ones that bounce in and win hockey games
i know this comment is 3 months ago and still to this day canucks fan want them to shoot the puck so much but its good they stick to their game and hold that puck and then what seems to be their most popular option by far is to have hughes make space miller gets the puck in a dangerous spot and you have 2 players at the front of the net ready to screen and tip the puck at needed and majority of the time that scorer is the brockstar
The team's hustle is also impressive. If the Canucks make a turnover, they're racing back to their own zone seemingly faster than every other team
Yes, just hope they’re not worn out when it comes to the Playoffs like Boston was when they set the record for most points in a season.
Hell yeah I’ve been waiting for a Canucks video from this channel, the breakdowns are so good
The scissor play is coming off of The Sedin’s Playbook! I could already recognize it once @Hockey Psychology pointed it out.
brilliant video - i love the break down of the little plays i.e. scissor plays, drop passes and the logic behind them!
It's always assumed that a higher than standard shooting percentage is a sign of "luck" that will eventually disappear, but perhaps part of that higher percentage comes from an offensive system that produces more shots from higher percentage shooting areas. If your offense is generating most of their chances from the area right in front of the net from where most goals are scored, they will naturally have a higher shooting percentage than a team that generates most of their chances from the outside. This is what it looks like Vancouver is doing.
And on the defensive side, they are so good at recovering pucks in dangerous areas, and keeping the pressure from the perimeter, so they don't have very many dangerous shots against per game. Factor in the Demko and DeSmith of it all when those dangerous shots do get through, and that's a very solid defensive structure.
In 1970, I was collecting Esso Hockey Cards with my homies in Newfoundland. I was such a nerd, that while everyone wanted Leafs or Habs cards, I found that it was easy to collect a full set of poor cousins. Two new teams, the Sabres and the Canucks, had just joined the NHL. So I could get 3-4 Canucks cards, for every Original 6 hockey card I could find (along with bubble gum). I had the pleasure of meeting Orland "Captain Kurt" Kurtenbach a few years ago, a true gentleman and fierce fighter in a different era. In all those years, and in later years a seasons ticket holder at the Coliseum and then the Garage, to a fan of 54 years, this appears to be one of the finest versions of the team to hit the ice.
As a native Texan I love the hell outta my Stars. That being said I have many friends up north and the name Canucks has been my favorite endearment to them when I learned that was a thing. My second team had to be the Nucks and it was frustrating watching them so many years struggling with talent to finally see the magic of them unfold into full glory this season. The Stars are my sleeper and the Nucks are pushing for the cup like its as natural as breathing. Great breakdown on how its all happening as always. Edit: Keep up the great work!
Maybe stars could meet the canucks in the playoffs!
I've learned so much about systems since I started watching your channel. It's always a blast trying to put it into practice in my humble beer leagues. Would love to see some coverage of the PWHL from you as it's such a different style of play to the NHL!
Great vid. I understand it takes time to edit all this. Great work and very accurate and knowledge filled. Thank you!
My dude JT Miller! Good for the Vancouver fans - the least annoying Canadian fanbase.
Holy buddys carrying the NHL review channels, nearly daily uploads, such a W.
Between him and The Hockey Guy, we’re eating good
have you heard of The Hockey Guy? He's the goat of NHL channels
Have u heard of Nuckhead? Awesome channel, funny as well. Made me a Vancouver fan with his videos.
@@victortamez7316crazy he got going right before the season started and said the Canucks are gonna win the Stanley cup, I laughed about it since I was just hoping we’d make the playoffs. But man bro was onto something I guess, he was saying the Canucks would be this good before we even began.
@@victortamez7316 Nils BIG HOG Hoglaaaannnddder! Lol gets me everytime, Nuckhead is awesome! We need more like him with how negative most of the press (and even some fans) wants to be around here
I love when you make videos like this. I've recently rekindled my interest for hockey and your deep analysis of the teams and how they play helps me get more out of watching hockey games. I meant to ask you: I'm in Montreal so naturally I follow the Canadiens a lot. They're not doing so well right now, despite going all the way to the Stanley Cup final in 2021. I keep reading in the media how the team is rebuilding, but I'm not too sure what it means. I'd love to watch a video where you analyse what's working for them and what isn't, what areas of their play/strategy they should work, and what you think their roadmap should look like. I'll keep watching your videos! They're always fascinating!
Every one of your videos are amazing. Great editing, coverage, explanation ... Etc
Great breakdown. Great channel, glad I found it .
Great video! Thanks for highlighting the Canucks!
Well done on this breakdown. Love this team and the way they are playing. Tocchet is an awesome coach and Canuck fans are stoked!!!!!
Tocchet is the first coach the Canucks have had to focus so much on our BOTTOM 6 forwards. He's gotten the most out of the few mins they play... Hoglander; Garland; Joshua; Blueger; DiGeseppe (when healthy), have been unbelievable.
My favourite hockey KZheadr! Absolutely love all your videos. Question - do you have a background in playing or coaching high level hockey? You're very knowledgeable
Really great article I really enjoyed the breakdown you provided great job!
the Hughes are rly build different, parents must be so proud. They are freaking insane, ALL of them.
they need to make more kids lol
Great breakdown on how defense are confused by the offense of Vancouver
Best hockey breakdown channel on KZhead, keep it up!
Hughes is a treat to watch.
PETEY nr1
It's nice that the team has joined Pettersson at his level. He was the only reason for watching Nucks last season.
Realistically Canucks had large stretches of dominance in the last 2 years, it's just that they either were hurt or started the season really badly, similar to the Oilers this season but the hole was too big for them to climb out of like the Oilers are doing now
Canucks do this really frustrating thing of being REALLY good in the last 20 games or so. Never enough for clawing back into the playoffs but just enough to give up on some picks in the draft.
@@JelzSmellzah yes, the Canucks specialty
@@JelzSmellzimagine the Canucks are really good in the last 20 games of this season
Great video!! I got a Hughes flying sk8 pro stick jersey this year for a reason, because he’s a great captain and deserves it!
Amazing what the right coach can do if players buy into the system. Their turnaround from a year ago is crazy.
The Canucks are contenders. But the league does not recognize it yet. Let the Canucks be the "underdogs" come April. Either way they are fun to watch.
They are now. The last 16 games cemented it, that long eastern road trip where they looked like the globetrotters cemented it when the east coasters could watch in their time zone haha
Great, insightful video bro
Incredible breakdown as always
I’m happy to see the Canucks, Jets and Oilers doing so well this year.
Imo don’t get too excited about edm lol. Not saying you are! Just an opinion, not against your comment. I don’t buy this hot streak
They’ve turned themselves around very impressively, but you’re right to counsel caution.
@@luketrottier9388lol. The Oilers record in the last 33 games is based off strong analytics. It's not based off the team shooting at 22% which is 100% unsustainable Of the 2 teams it's the Canucks whose success is based on smoke and mirrors.
@@luketrottier9388go look at Eddmontons last 35 games of last season. The Oilers have a track record. You're urging caution over a 14 game stretch and ignoring the 35 games that preceded it and the 30 games that came after it.😂 Typical Nucks fan
@@johanstinson The 22% is off the rush. Idk what were shooting at atm, but the way Tocchet has told this team to play in the ozone is dont take a shot unless theres traffic infront of the goalie. Which is why in most of our games we get outshot but still come out on top, with the way the team is playing rn, we wont stay where we are now, but we wont regress as bad as people think. Fuck people thought we were going to regress come December, that shit still hasnt happened, and were a week out of the All Star break.
Great vid!!
GO CANUCKS GO!!!
This is my favorite hockey channel by far!
"Bruce there it is!" I love that.
Any chance you could do a deep dive or analysis of why, despite all expectations, the Sabres (and I guess the Senators too) have had yet another lackluster season (and maybe why there is hope)?
Dude! An nhl team should hire you as a video coach. Great analysis
‘I keep my eyes wide open all the time’ probably Hughes as he walks the line 😆
Being born in 2004, I dont remember much from the 2011 SCF run since I was 6 years old. This 2023-24 team is gonna be the team I remember and tell my kids, you just needed to watch these guys play. I wish I wasnt so far away from Rogers Arena, I would love to see this team playing live.
Best time to be a Canucks fan since 2011. This team has lots of heart and they are fully committed to Tocchet's system. They are remaining humble, and taking it one game at a time, not getting ahead of themselves. Exactly the kind of mentality that you need to have.. and it will take them far!
I've always said the last couple years when everyone was saying rebuild. Why rebuild with top 5 goalie, top 5 center, top 5 defenceman? Just need to build around 3 studs, time is short in the cap era.
could you do a vid abt the best teams defenses and why they don’t break down
well done great break down
Another perfect video, keep it up
Freakin love this channel
I still have Rick Tocchet's hockey card from 92' in his Penguins uniform. He was one of the first hockey card I got as a kid. The Penguins were really the kind of team that many kids looked up to because of their physicality, the reflexes, speed and strength up until we acquired Bure. Him, Lemieux and Jagr were the most formidable team in NHL history. When they announced this decision, his name brought back nostalgia so I kinda laughed at this whole controversy because for some reason I thought this could be a good luck card.
The best thing is that I can finally look forward to watching a Canucks game after work again!
This is the best hockey channel bar nonw
As an exhausted and disheartened Penguins fan, I’m on the train for the Canucks to win it all. What a rad story this would be. Such an exciting team to watch.
Great content my guy. Take the sub!
its anoying to me cause ive always sine 2017 been a vegas fan followed by a canuks fan but now whenever someone asks my favorite team they just call me a wagon.
Next week can you please make one on the oilers. Or at least when they lose their streak can you make a video on it?
This is Canadas year. Canucks, Jets, Oilers. Love to see the Canadian teams going strong!
Western Canada * All the other Canadian teams are struggling to even score.
Either way, Canada is doing well.@@Simone-uu8ne
Love how you didn't mention TO... W for that my friend LOL ;)
I am actually a Toronto fan, but there is like almost no chance they do anything. I am just happy the Canucks and Jets are popping off for canada.@@colnando
So excited to have Vancouver playoff hockey soon ❤
Disaster doesn't need to be in scare quotes. They were a disaster.
The Senators have made exactly the same change to their game under Jacques Martin. I think they're about to make the same turn around
Never been a huge Canucks fan, but I can't, but admire what they've done this season, and I know my team barely has first round exit aspiration for this season so I might aswell root for you guys to go deep. I just wish Nashville had this level of cohesion and tenacity that the Nucks posses.
Love Saros. That guy is great.
No way in hell Hughes doesn’t win the Norris this year.
I’m a redwings fan but I’m seriously hoping for a 2011 rematch.
I'm curious to how Hughes is going to make out in the playoffs when bodies start flying around.
I don't know much about schemes in hockey. But that scissor play reminds me of a high pick and roll in basketball
Oiler fan here. As good as they have been these past 14 games and as good as Skinner has played, Demko is looking at a possible Vezina nomination. Nucks come out of the west if the playoffs started right now.😢
Oilers are terrifying right now. If playoffs started tomorrow as a Canucks fan I would be beyond scared
As a Canucks fan, I've been rooting for the Oilers the past 2 years when the Canucks were out of it but now that Vancity might just have playoff hockey again, watching the Oilers go on that insane heater of a 14 game win streak, I am terrified of McDraisatl right now. They really do seem like a team possessed and hungry to build on their "cup or bust" statement at the beginning of the year after having the atrocious Vancouver start of 2022-23 to start this year.
And it’s not even McDrai putting up all the points right now. Edmonton has finally built an actual team with…and I can’t believe I’m saying this…depth. Can’t ignore western Canadian teams this year. All of them tearing it up. Oilers going for 16wins after tonight’s win. If they break that 17-game record, sky is the limit. Even if they don’t, it still is. But western conference won’t be a cake walk.
Great video explaining things! I'm subscribing if you make all your videos as good as this!
I love these videos. Will you do one to explain why CBJ is so bad?
What was the odds when betting pre-season on this team to make finals?
I'm not 100% familiar with advanced stats but I've seen discussions about the Canucks PDO being unsustainable (to whatever extent that critiques them) and I am opening to hearing from others if that's valid.
The issue with PDO is that it assumes all shots and goalies are equal. Canucks have one of the best goalies in the league in Demko and superstar finishing talent. On top of that, they have a RIDICULOUS goal differential so even if there PDO regressed, they would still win the vast majority of their games
@@scottkayley9606 much appreciated!
Great channel
I’m happy the Canucks and Oilers are doing so good right now. I’m a jets fan and with 3 of our most important players being injured, I think we’re going to take a dip until we’re all healthy again, so I hope the Oilers and Canucks can keep it up
Great video breakdown. With structure like this, continued success for years should follow.
Man it feels good to be a Canucks fan right now
Gotta be honest I was done with the Canucks after the horvat trade and the Boudreau situation. I was saying tear it down sell the team full rebuilt but I’m happy to admit I was wrong.
AMAZING VIDEO! Great work! 🫡
Best nhl KZheadr out!!!
Great analysis. Living in Vancouver, I just hope the city doesn’t implode from either another Canucks finals loss or first ever Stanley Cup win:)
Yeah it's just a bunch of millionaires shoving pucks around the ice. It's not that big a deal if they lose lol.
This isn't new. It happens all the time. One season is a write-off & the next session, they're a contender to win the cup. Unless you're a Leafs fan like me & then it's just season after season of disappointments 😢
Having played both, and seeing it broken down, it looks kinda like a field lacrosse offense... genius
I’m hoping to see a rematch in the finals between Vancouver and Boston.. hopefully Vancouver takes it this time around
I must say that I am impressed with Rick Tocchet and how he has handled the situation with transitioning in as head coach as well as how the team seems to have a new lease. It was sad for Bruce and he deserves a ton of respect for being so classy in such an awful situation. I felt so bad for him and it really hurt my heart to see him break down in his interview afterwards. It was just so disrespectful and completely embarrassing for the franchise as well as the NHL. I love how the Canucks are playing and Quinn Hughes is finally being seen more as an individual than being compared to his brothers and he’s just so impressive out there!!!
What about Blugers line. All lines are powerhouses
"Patience is mother of all virtues." From Québec, they're exciting as hell.
Glad to see such a young team finding their grove, but like we've learned every year in the NHL. The regular season doesn't matter, Canucks will get blown up as soon as the playoffs start. Systems like theirs don't work when you play the same team 7 times in a row. High flying offenses also don't win cups, look at the Devil's & Leafs last year. As soon as they hit physical grinding teams like the Canes & Panthers they melted. Same thing happens to the Oilers every year.
I don’t know what you’re talking about. They play an amazing full-team defensive system on top of their 1st overall offence, and have a top 3 goalie in the league. Sure they could lose in the playoffs, anyone can, but I would bet on them to make a deep run with their team top to bottom
@@scottkayley9606 Except they don't and the advanced stats prove that. Defensively their a middle of the road team, their ranked 15th in xGoal For/Against, 22nd in take aways , 25th in blocked shots, 28th in hits, and 13th in PK%. They are winning such a high percentage of games because their offense in on an absolute tear. HP even mentions this, their shooting percentage is almost 14%. That is an unreal percentage, for perspective the top 3 teams in the power rankings (Oilers, Panthers & Canes) are shooting about 10%. With an average of 30 shots a game, that's extra .9 goals for a game. Go look at the stats from the previous 2-3 playoffs, shooting percentages tank to around 7-8% in the postseason. What happens to a team with an very average defense when their 14% shooting percentage drops 4-7% while playing against top defensive teams in the playoffs? We've seen what happens they get absolutely pick apart over a 7 games.
This team has needed actual coaching for some time. Having tochette, gonchar, and Foote constantly on the ice and really coaching this team the all the minor details they have been lacking in the past has made all the difference
This is a great analysis. Not a Nucks fan, but hey, they're Canadian, so I like em more than many.
The 'nucks are by FAR the biggest surprise of the year. Second is EDM's historic run!!! Canada finally has some good teams, eyyyy?? WPG is fire too. I was gonna mention Toronto but.... no. Just no 😅
Hughes has shades of Gretzky, dipsy-doodling around other players who look like they have Christmas hams strapped to their feet.
This is the year. The year a Canadian team will win the cup!
😂
Yeah. The management was changed AFTER the coach. If they had kept Bruce with the management change. it would have been the same outcome. More or less. But still a huge improvement. At least that's my small belief.......