i'm not going to the sarcasm game here, just a bit of realistic opinion post game.
I mentioned how san jose was so good on home ice, well, they are and they were tonight.
Losing the first two games was not a wise thing to do for that very reason.
Game was OK for two periods, but canucks ability to score was difficult, and so it was for
san jose.
that power play goal by san jose right at the end of the penalty, right at the beginning of the third
period, was a big dissapointment, and it immediately frazzled the canucks, and it also opened the
flood gates.
The team lost their composure, 'and that is a weakness we have seen before', can't do that.
The top line will no longer be the top line once this season is over. But having said that, I am very
dissapointed in higgins, roy, raymond, hanson, who are the support players, and are expected to pop in
a goal here and there, there has been nothing from these players in these games, and that surprised me,
as I thought they would make the team deep through the forward lines, and they didn't.
fourth line played fine, lots of energy, did their job, and the defense was good too, even edler, who
has been shaky in first two games, played fine tonight.
Frankie Corrado is a breath of fresh air, what a good young player, and next year when he is playing,
and tanev is back, those are two top end young players to shore up the defense.
so, even though canucks could win the next, and even the one after that, they aren't going to win this
series, and after this is all over, we will see some changes.
the team needs a new approach from management re: drafting, trading etc., and some players
who have been seen as top end players on the canucks need to be given a second
look as a possibility of moving.
These coaches have had a very good run, a good job for the most part, but not the success that was hoped for, the team has been a high end team for
some time now, but certain players are getting older, and the cup hasn't been won, so I do think they
will give new people a chance to do it, and that is fair, after all this time, it is time to move
forward, that is life.
I do think that gillis also should move on, and let a new g.m. put his touch on this team and see
how he can do, new blood, a new start, it can be fresh and energy building for everyone.
These guys have taken the team through two presidents' cup victories, and a good run for the cup, and
although the cup wasn't won, doesn't matter to me, it is the process, the level of play, and performance
in the playoffs, which was not what it should have been, cup or no cup.
