These teams that keep advancing in the playoffs, year after year, seem to have a decent amount of Canadianss on their teams, heck, Florida has 8, which I believe is the least amount, of the remaining 5 teams.
How many Canadians do your Canucks have?

These teams that keep advancing in the playoffs, year after year, seem to have a decent amount of Canadianss on their teams, heck, Florida has 8, which I believe is the least amount, of the remaining 5 teams.
How many Canadians do your Canucks have?
- Nuckerwhatever

It's been brought up a couple times by some of the more intelligent posters. 1 if you don't consider Myers Canadian. 2 if you do. While our minor league team that is doing well in the playoffs has over 10 on it's active roster. Funny how that works.

It's been brought up a couple times by some of the more intelligent posters. 1 if you don't consider Myers Canadian. 2 if you do. While our minor league team that is doing well in the playoffs has over 10 on it's active roster. Funny how that works.
- Load Management

Yeah, if only we had more Canadian players, we'd be guaranteed success, like;

Anaheim, Buffalo, Calgary, CBJ, Chicago, NJD, Nashville, NYI, Phi, Pitts, Seattle, SJS, Utah

it's so simple!

Yeah, if only we had more Canadian players, we'd be guaranteed success, like;

Anaheim, Buffalo, Calgary, CBJ, Chicago, NJD, Nashville, NYI, Phi, Pitts, Seattle, SJS, Utah

it's so simple!
- dbot

Nothing guarantees success, but it you grew up playing hockey in Canada you dreamed of winning the Stanley Cup. You rehearsed it in your head thousands of times , if not more. You simply want it more than the average hockey player and that does have an effect at the end of the day.

Nothing guarantees success, but it you grew up playing hockey in Canada you dreamed of winning the Stanley Cup. You rehearsed it in your head thousands of times , if not more. You simply want it more than the average hockey player and that does have an effect at the end of the day.
- golfingsince

Yes, and fighting the tight battles on the smaller ice...experience.

Yes, and fighting the tight battles on the smaller ice...experience.
- Load Management

Absolutely.

As an aside, I have game 7 tickets for Tuesday if necessary. I'll bring my 1 daughter it's her birthday, the other has a rugby game. I'm going to miss the Saturday game against the Knights, we'll see what going on the next weekend in Rimouski.

Yes, and fighting the tight battles on the smaller ice...experience.
- Load Management

There’s definitely some merit to that notion, teams win Championships and your role guys are so important in the playoffs. You live and die with your highend guys though, even teams that play with amazing structure.

Top five scorers in the 2025 playoffs right now…

1) Rantanen 🇫🇮
2) McDavid 🇨🇦
3) Connor 🇺🇸
4) Draisaitl 🇩🇪
5) Nylander 🇺🇦

There’s definitely some merit to that notion, teams win Championships and your role guys are so important in the playoffs. You live and die with your highend guys though, even teams that play with amazing structure.

Top five scorers in the 2025 playoffs right now…

1) Rantanen 🇫🇮
2) McDavid 🇨🇦
3) Connor 🇺🇸
4) Draisaitl 🇩🇪
5) Nylander 🇺🇦
- Pacificgem

I was reading about this recently, how more and more evidence is pointing towards NHL stars carrying teams (rather than depth, or the notion that defence wins championships) of late.

There’s definitely some merit to that notion, teams win Championships and your role guys are so important in the playoffs. You live and die with your highend guys though, even teams that play with amazing structure.

Top five scorers in the 2025 playoffs right now…

1) Rantanen 🇫🇮
2) McDavid 🇨🇦
3) Connor 🇺🇸
4) Draisaitl 🇩🇪
5) Nylander 🇺🇦
- Pacificgem

Experience.

Watching at work.
Florida up 2-0.
The brief shot of the TML fans was hilarious




edit 3-0 ? looks offside

Experience.
- Load Management

Another huge factor, which also has no nationality.

Another huge factor, which also has no nationality.
- Pacificgem

Still need the Canadian boys. Period.

Still need the Canadian boys. Period.
- Load Management

You don't need a teams full of them, but you need a real presence. I still think you need a French Canadian just to keep the room light.

Leafs fans just boo'd their team off the ice after 2?

You don't need a teams full of them, but you need a real presence. I still think you need a French Canadian just to keep the room light.
- golfingsince

No. You need some Canadians and players that are comfortable playing the North American style. Then some guys that have won before. And, most importantly, a hot Goalie.

No. You need some Canadians and players that are comfortable playing the North American style. Then some guys that have won before. And, most importantly, a hot Goalie.
- Load Management

Preferably not Canadian

Leafs fans just boo'd their team off the ice after 2?
- dbot

Florida is all over them 😆

1-1 after one, Abby Colorado

Preferably not Canadian

- dbot

We all doubted Binnington...until we didn't.

We all doubted Binnington...until we didn't.
- Load Management

Certainly, true for me.

Unfortunately, there aren't enough star goalies from Canada to go around these days.

Certainly, true for me.

Unfortunately, there aren't enough star goalies from Canada to go around these days.
- dbot

Fact.

What a pathetic leaf fan base 😆

What a pathetic leaf fan base 😆
- Bettmanhatesus

Whut? They rioting?

Would you guys be willing to acquire Nylander?

Would you guys be willing to acquire Nylander?
- Nuckerwhatever

YES. But not Marner.