He just keeps getting better…

He just keeps getting better…

Okay so we’ve got two games to talk about starting with game 71 against the only team the Canucks make trades with now the Calgary Flames the ex Canuck sweetheart / favorite punching bag Andre kuso’s first game against his former team it should be a good one let’s see

What happen Conor Garland cutting to the middle a pass in [Applause] front Nils big hog hoglander that big hog scream was brought to you by Kaden from Richmond Kentucky send your big hog Yelps to nuad dovers gmail.com what a beautiful goal that was tic-tac-toe all he had to do was tap it

In also big hog is getting better every game after scoring the opening goal he continued to work his ass off and I think this is a great example of the kind of threat he poses when he’s on the ice he won a puck battle along the boards and then literally created a

Breakaway for himself fighting his way up the ice and probably would have scored two if the post was just a little bit to the left he’s going to be scary in the playoffs this was also Elias lindholm’s first game playing against his former team and there’s no question

He hasn’t reached his full potential as a member of the Canucks yet but I think we might have a reason as to why that is well Rick toet said this week Ron that he’s banged up and battling something and basically it’s it’s an injury that’s being managed on a day-to-day basis

Evaluate on a day-to-day basis I understand there’s an appointment next week where they’re going to try to sort this all but right now Lyn Holm is playing through it but hopefully they’ll get some clarity on what exactly is bothering him next week so he can get back to full health look he’s getting

Closer to his full power every game I mean just watch how he steals the puck two separate times from two different players in under 7even seconds and creates a scoring chance for mckv here let’s give the guy a break I’m sure he’ll be ready by the playoffs Casey

Ryan Gosling to Smith continued his Stellar play in net for the Canucks it was his fifth game since taking over the starting position for the injured Thatcher Demco and he’s been nothing short of great so far he’s getting help from the team too just look at this unbelievable defensive play from Teddy

Bler to break up a two-on-one for the Flames absolutely Bluer full then big hog first hit Dred and Hunt so hunt tried to get him back but completely missed him the hog is just too slippery then Nikita zadorov leveled his old teammate AJ Greer we got to see Koozie

Spinning like a Beyblade again then Tyler Myers blocked a shot and I don’t think it felt very good then Martin ppil tried to hit Quinn Hughes which made Phil pronic very angry so in return he made Flames rookie Connor Zari look like one of those Crash Test Dummies they use

For testing the safety of cars oh and then this happened gler from P glider scores a beauty big Hog that big hog scream was brought to you by Ziggy from Vancouver Island but hey before we move on let’s watch that again big hog hoglander okay one more time Grand hug hug big hog whipped out the old Sid the Kid leg kick pump fake backhand roof

Daddy sneaky cheese yummy town of course he did two nothing KCK hubero got a breakaway but Des Smith stopped him then Blake Coleman got a breakway but Tyler Meers stopped him before the Smith had to do anything now the Flames did eventually get one by to Smith but only

Because the shot deflected off Carson susi’s stick this is a good teaching moment for any lazy thinkers out there at first glance one might think to Smith was at fault for this goal and may have even went as far to pick up their phone and tweet out something derogatory about

Him but 2 seconds of Replay footage and 0.5 seconds of mental focus is all you need to quickly understand that this was a bad bounce that Casey had no chance on and look you can’t really avoid things like this happening in the sport of hockey so it’s all about how you respond

To it so how did the Canucks respond well py blocked a shot Myers blocked a shot the post blocked a shot the Smith made a save zadorov wiped out ppil pod csen sent Miller in on a breakaway Miller was tripped the Canucks got a power play Miller scored on that power

Play the crowd started chanting Miller’s name Miller’s daughter was given a beautiful core [Applause] memory Coach Rick toet watched it all unfold with pride in his eyes Lind Holmes scored an empty Netter on his former team and the conu won 4-1 Got Away the Flames do score okay 42 but

Still also I just want to take a moment to emphasize how great it is to hear a packed and passionate Rogers Arena again for the first time in what feels like 10 years there’s definitely been some amazing and memorable games here and there over that time but it’s been 11

Years since the Canucks were as good as they are now and the city is feeling it I love it I’m so happy now onto what may end up being a preview of the Canucks first round playoff matchup game 72 against the Los Angeles Kings and man

What a game this was there was was post- whistle rough stuff players slashing one another with no penalties called giant bone rattling hits an ugly opening goal to put the Kings up one- nothing why is it ugly well because the Canuck’s bench got confused during a line change and

Accidentally only had four players on the ice during a rush for La leaving Kevin fala wide open this is the kind of mistake you don’t want to see in the playoffs so it’s good the Canucks are getting it out of their systems now the Kings lead would only last a few minutes

Though thanks to an amazing shift by the Canucks fourth line watch here as pod Cen frees the puck up with a big clean hit to keep the play alive in the offensive zone how are you guys feeling about pod Cen by the way I know he’s not

Stacking up the points yet but he seems to be making a difference every game including this one because the effort he made on that play led to this beautiful highlight reel goal from Sam laferty he muscled his way to the net and wouldn’t let anybody stop him that’s what a true

Power forward looks like if he can do this on a nightly basis or even just once every few games that’ll make a huge difference for the team 1-1 Tyler Meers made a great defensive play swiping the puck away from a tow dragging Victor arvidson mckv had a chance to break the

Tie but cam tabbit stopped him more whistle rough stuff even some mid-play rough stuff at this point the Canucks had pretty much taken complete control of the game but unfortunately that’s not good enough to win unless you’re already winning and despite hammering the kings in their own zone for the overwhelming

Majority of the second period they couldn’t score and instead the kings were able to take advantage of a delayed penalty call on Susi to make it 2-1 and then they added another just a few minutes later 3-1 some more post- whistle rough stuff the Smith made a

Great save with 10 minutes left in the third period to keep his team in the game then besser got called for inter interference and he was not happy about it this was a great veteran move from Drew dowy to alleviate the pressure the Canucks were starting to pour on I know

It’s annoying but it’s smart I wouldn’t categorize it as a dive but he knew what he was doing I didn’t [ __ ] move and to be fair to besser it probably shouldn’t have been called because Brock didn’t actually move to impede Dy but this play gets called all the time and

It’s likely very hard to tell the difference when you’re down at ice level in the thick of it worst [ __ ] ref in the NHL it ended up being okay though because the Canucks killed the penalty off pulled the goalie and then besser scored his 30 seventh goal of the season

To bring the Canucks within one goal and with under a minute left in the game Rick toet called a timeout to give his players a breather and to try to draw a play to tie the game but all they could muster up was this weak shot from Connor

Garland and the Kings won 3-2 in a heater of a playoff Style game and just so you know when you hear hockey players say we just got to stick to our game and postgame interviews this is a good example of what they mean aside from the unfortunate line change that led to the

King’s first goal the Canucks played great there’s no reason to panic themselves back to the drawing board or anything like that they just got to stick to their game and props to the Kings they played well here’s what Miller said after the game we’ve been at

The top of the league the whole year I think it’s there’s a time we can take pride in that and um you know you know I love the fact when you know they’re banging their sticks and when that last Puck’s cleared out you know they they

Know they just beat a good hockey team I mean it says a lot and uh you know we it’s going to be a lot of hard games here coming down this is a good prep for us and we got to find a way to win games

Like that and you know they’re all tight against La I that’s just how it is going to be this time of year the Canucks are now 4519 and8 good enough for first in the Pacific Division first in the Western Conference and second in the entire NHL and there’s only 10 games

Left until the playoffs nice congrats to the 41 people who predicted the score of the Flames game correctly this is getting out of hand and to the seven of you who predicted the score of the Kings game correctly good job I guess oh and I’m going on vacation and I won’t be

Back until next week so that means I won’t have a new video out until Friday April 5th it also means you’re going to have to comment your prediction for the next four Canucks games against the Dallas Stars Anaheim Ducks Vegas golden knights and the Arizona Coyotes thank

You to these knads for supporting the channel by clicking the join button thank you for watching I’ll be back in 10 days bye oh and there will be a new podcast episode coming out tomorrow morning so stay tuned for that okay bye garl showed up on a list of players I’d

Most like to fight as voted on by his peers does that make him feel like he’s doing his job right no they just know it’s a free win I mean who wouldn’t want who wouldn’t want to fight the smallest guy in the [Applause] league

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In this video I discuss the highs and lows of the two most recent Vancouver Canucks games. In game 71 against the Calgary Flames I highlight the play of Nils “Big Hög” Höglander, including the insane Crosby-esque breakaway roof-daddy goal he scored in the second period. In game 72 against the Los Angeles Kings (the Canucks’ potential first round opponent), I highlight the little mistakes made by the Canucks and reassure all you Nuckheads that there is truly nothing to worry about.

Also, I’m going on vacation so my next video will be coming out Friday, April 5th. It’ll be my biggest video yet because I’ll be covering the next four games against the Dallas Stars, Anaheim Ducks, Vegas Golden Knights and the Arizona Coyotes (so get your predictions in now).

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00:00 — GAME 71 vs. FLAMES
04:21 — GAME 72 vs. KINGS
07:26 — STANDINGS UPDATE
07:40 — PREDICTIONS
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