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Critch · 04-20-2023, 09:46 AM

2038/39 Playoffs Round 2 - Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver are getting into the last few years of their Connor Bedard run, he's 33 years old, 1141 games for Vancouver, 1230 points (480 goals, 750 assists), League MVP 6 times, most points 5 times, top scorer twice, seven all-star games, an Olympic gold and an Olympic silver for Canada, he's won almost everything but he's never won a Stanley Cup Final, never even played in one. He's running out of time.

Over the Bedard era Vancouver have been pretty consistantly in the playoffs, 5 of the last 6 seasons, they've been to a couple of Conference finals but they've not been to a Stanley Cup final.

The other big name they have is Louis-Joseph Boutin, former main man in the talent loaded Atlanta Thrashers team, he came to Vancouver as a free agent a couple of years ago for 13.6mil per year. They also have a good goalie tandem, Sune Hellstrom and Nick Milley. Actually looking at the stats they've gone with Milley as the starter in the playoffs. They also have a good amount of depth, regular all-star LD Sam Dickinson, C Cole Jodzio, Russian LW Maksim Nazyuta (53 points in 49 games this year).

Game 1 - Anchorage Huskies 1 Vancouver Canucks 2 Overtime
Henry Mews still has one more game of his suspension to go, Jeff Martin is back with the team but not able to play tonight, reinforcements are just around the corner. There's no scoring in the first, August Pettersson puts Anchorage ahead at 5:02 of the second. Maksim Nazyuta ties it up at 14:13 in the third and we're heading to overtime. Right at the end of regular time David Prudek gets called for holding and the Vancouver power play carries over into overtime, that's all they need Dennis Mirchink scores for them and they're 1-0 up in the series.

Game 2 - Anchorage Huskies 2 Vancouver Canucks 6
Henry Mews is back, he plays ok but things dont go well. Louis-Joseph Boutin (power play) and Joel MacNevin put Vancouver 2-0 up in the first, it's 4-0 midway through the second.Johan Dahlberg and Henry Mews score a little over a minute apart late in the second period and it's 4-2 and we're vaguely in the game going into the third. It doesnt last, Luke Moroz and Joel MacNevin score again for Vancouver and it's 6-2 midway through the third. Goalie Lucas Wall is pulled, Chwalislaw Janiszewski comes in to make his playoff debut and saves all 4 shots he faces, but we're done. 2-0 down again, same as last series.

Game 3 - Vancouver Canucks 3 Anchorage Huskies 6
Still no Jeff Martin return but we're getting messages now that he's close. Anchorage race into a lead, Borje Svensson at 2:31 and David Prudek at 3:37 and we're 2-0 up at the end of the first. Vancouver are back into it in the second Joel MacNevin at 6:09 and Matt Pankratz at 10:59 and it's all square. The game turns at 15:15 of the second, Vancouver winger Pierre-Dominique Bouffard gets called for a boarding major and we have a 5 minute power play. We take advantage of it and score three times, Enzo Landrey at 16:29, Borje Svensson at 19:24 and Henry Mews at 19:59 and we're safely 5-2 up going into the third. Matt Pankratz brings Vancouver a little closer but a late empty net goal from Aleksandr Unichenko and we're home and dry. Matt Leader manages to get in amongst the Vancouver players as the game ends and gets a penalty for interference.

Game 4 - Vancouver Canucks 2 Anchorage Huskies 3 Overtime
Still no Jeff Martin return. Vancouver winger Pierre-Dominique Bouffard who got called for the 5 minute boarding penalty is suspended, he'll miss the next three games. Serves him right! He'll be back for game seven, if needed. Vancouver go 1-0 up at 3:29 from all-star Sam Dickinson, but Magnus Larsen(7:16) and Michael Jackson(19:18) score for Anchorage and it's 2-1 after the first. Both goalies play well, there's no more scoring until the dying seconds of the third. Anchorage are 19 seconds away from tying the series when Cole Jodzio ties it up for Vancouver. Into overtime and it's the 4th line that win it for Anchorage, Spencer Ecclestone with the goal, his first of the playoffs, Alexander Broda and Alexander Filippov with the assists. Back to 2-2 in the series.

Game 5 - Anchorage Huskies 1 Vancouver Canucks 7
Well that's a thumping. Like last year G Lucas Hall throws out a terrible performance at a bad time, six goals on 27 shots. Chwalislaw Janiszewski makes his second appearance of the playoffs (which happily means I can cut and paste from last time and not have to look up how to spell his name again) and lets in 1 on 4 shots too. Vancouver are 1-0 up after the first. Michael Jackson (our star performer so far, he's not bad) brings us briefly level at 1-1 before Vancouver score six unanswered, four in the second and two in the third. I've checked and Lucas Wall doesnt have "crumbles under pressure" or "hides in big games" in his profile, so just one of those games I guess. Back to Anchorage 3-2 down.

Game 6 - Vancouver Canucks 1 Anchorage Huskies 6
Jeff Martin is back. He's not 100%, he's not played for 3 months, but at least he can play. He's into the 4th line to keep his minutes down. Anchorage are 1-0 up after the first period, Matt Leader with the goal. It's all over quickly in the second, 3 goals in four minutes (Johan Dahlberg (PP) 00:35, Reece Gault 3:12, Johan Dahlberg 3:57) and we're 4-0 up quickly. Spencer Ecclestone makes it 5-0 and Michael Jackson makes sure the game isnt going to be a thriller by making it 6-0 in the second before Vancouver pull one back right at the end of the second period. The third period drifts by with both teams knowing the game is over and saving themselves for game 7, only 6 shots total in the third (3 each) and no penalties.

Game 7 - Anchorage Huskies 3 Vancouver Canucks 4
No Game seven on the road heroics in this series. We outshoot Vancouver 42-28, have the better chances, but it slips away. Cole Jodzio puts them 1-0 up early in the first, Aleksandr Unichenko ties it up inside a minute and it's 1-1 after the first. Connor Bedard finally scores in the series, a power play goal after David Prudek gets called for holding, David Prudek gives up a lot of penalties. It's 3-1 Vancouver by the end of the second, Joel MacNevin again. August Petterson scores for Anchorage to bring it back to 3-2 14 seconds into the third period, but Connor Bedard is awake now and scores again. We've got 17 minutes to claw back 2 goals. Enzo Landrey manages one at 11:31 but that's the scoring over and we're out. Connor Bedard is first star of the game, seems fair.

So it's Vancouver v Nashville in the Western Conference Final, Washington Capitals v Quebec Nordiques in the East. .

04-20-2023, 09:46 AM	#95
Critch lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Herndon, VA	2038/39 Playoffs Round 2 - Vancouver Canucks Vancouver are getting into the last few years of their Connor Bedard run, he's 33 years old, 1141 games for Vancouver, 1230 points (480 goals, 750 assists), League MVP 6 times, most points 5 times, top scorer twice, seven all-star games, an Olympic gold and an Olympic silver for Canada, he's won almost everything but he's never won a Stanley Cup Final, never even played in one. He's running out of time. Over the Bedard era Vancouver have been pretty consistantly in the playoffs, 5 of the last 6 seasons, they've been to a couple of Conference finals but they've not been to a Stanley Cup final. The other big name they have is Louis-Joseph Boutin, former main man in the talent loaded Atlanta Thrashers team, he came to Vancouver as a free agent a couple of years ago for 13.6mil per year. They also have a good goalie tandem, Sune Hellstrom and Nick Milley. Actually looking at the stats they've gone with Milley as the starter in the playoffs. They also have a good amount of depth, regular all-star LD Sam Dickinson, C Cole Jodzio, Russian LW Maksim Nazyuta (53 points in 49 games this year). Game 1 - Anchorage Huskies 1 Vancouver Canucks 2 Overtime Henry Mews still has one more game of his suspension to go, Jeff Martin is back with the team but not able to play tonight, reinforcements are just around the corner. There's no scoring in the first, August Pettersson puts Anchorage ahead at 5:02 of the second. Maksim Nazyuta ties it up at 14:13 in the third and we're heading to overtime. Right at the end of regular time David Prudek gets called for holding and the Vancouver power play carries over into overtime, that's all they need Dennis Mirchink scores for them and they're 1-0 up in the series. Game 2 - Anchorage Huskies 2 Vancouver Canucks 6 Henry Mews is back, he plays ok but things dont go well. Louis-Joseph Boutin (power play) and Joel MacNevin put Vancouver 2-0 up in the first, it's 4-0 midway through the second.Johan Dahlberg and Henry Mews score a little over a minute apart late in the second period and it's 4-2 and we're vaguely in the game going into the third. It doesnt last, Luke Moroz and Joel MacNevin score again for Vancouver and it's 6-2 midway through the third. Goalie Lucas Wall is pulled, Chwalislaw Janiszewski comes in to make his playoff debut and saves all 4 shots he faces, but we're done. 2-0 down again, same as last series. Game 3 - Vancouver Canucks 3 Anchorage Huskies 6 Still no Jeff Martin return but we're getting messages now that he's close. Anchorage race into a lead, Borje Svensson at 2:31 and David Prudek at 3:37 and we're 2-0 up at the end of the first. Vancouver are back into it in the second Joel MacNevin at 6:09 and Matt Pankratz at 10:59 and it's all square. The game turns at 15:15 of the second, Vancouver winger Pierre-Dominique Bouffard gets called for a boarding major and we have a 5 minute power play. We take advantage of it and score three times, Enzo Landrey at 16:29, Borje Svensson at 19:24 and Henry Mews at 19:59 and we're safely 5-2 up going into the third. Matt Pankratz brings Vancouver a little closer but a late empty net goal from Aleksandr Unichenko and we're home and dry. Matt Leader manages to get in amongst the Vancouver players as the game ends and gets a penalty for interference. Game 4 - Vancouver Canucks 2 Anchorage Huskies 3 Overtime Still no Jeff Martin return. Vancouver winger Pierre-Dominique Bouffard who got called for the 5 minute boarding penalty is suspended, he'll miss the next three games. Serves him right! He'll be back for game seven, if needed. Vancouver go 1-0 up at 3:29 from all-star Sam Dickinson, but Magnus Larsen(7:16) and Michael Jackson(19:18) score for Anchorage and it's 2-1 after the first. Both goalies play well, there's no more scoring until the dying seconds of the third. Anchorage are 19 seconds away from tying the series when Cole Jodzio ties it up for Vancouver. Into overtime and it's the 4th line that win it for Anchorage, Spencer Ecclestone with the goal, his first of the playoffs, Alexander Broda and Alexander Filippov with the assists. Back to 2-2 in the series. Game 5 - Anchorage Huskies 1 Vancouver Canucks 7 Well that's a thumping. Like last year G Lucas Hall throws out a terrible performance at a bad time, six goals on 27 shots. Chwalislaw Janiszewski makes his second appearance of the playoffs (which happily means I can cut and paste from last time and not have to look up how to spell his name again) and lets in 1 on 4 shots too. Vancouver are 1-0 up after the first. Michael Jackson (our star performer so far, he's not bad) brings us briefly level at 1-1 before Vancouver score six unanswered, four in the second and two in the third. I've checked and Lucas Wall doesnt have "crumbles under pressure" or "hides in big games" in his profile, so just one of those games I guess. Back to Anchorage 3-2 down. Game 6 - Vancouver Canucks 1 Anchorage Huskies 6 Jeff Martin is back. He's not 100%, he's not played for 3 months, but at least he can play. He's into the 4th line to keep his minutes down. Anchorage are 1-0 up after the first period, Matt Leader with the goal. It's all over quickly in the second, 3 goals in four minutes (Johan Dahlberg (PP) 00:35, Reece Gault 3:12, Johan Dahlberg 3:57) and we're 4-0 up quickly. Spencer Ecclestone makes it 5-0 and Michael Jackson makes sure the game isnt going to be a thriller by making it 6-0 in the second before Vancouver pull one back right at the end of the second period. The third period drifts by with both teams knowing the game is over and saving themselves for game 7, only 6 shots total in the third (3 each) and no penalties. Game 7 - Anchorage Huskies 3 Vancouver Canucks 4 No Game seven on the road heroics in this series. We outshoot Vancouver 42-28, have the better chances, but it slips away. Cole Jodzio puts them 1-0 up early in the first, Aleksandr Unichenko ties it up inside a minute and it's 1-1 after the first. Connor Bedard finally scores in the series, a power play goal after David Prudek gets called for holding, David Prudek gives up a lot of penalties. It's 3-1 Vancouver by the end of the second, Joel MacNevin again. August Petterson scores for Anchorage to bring it back to 3-2 14 seconds into the third period, but Connor Bedard is awake now and scores again. We've got 17 minutes to claw back 2 goals. Enzo Landrey manages one at 11:31 but that's the scoring over and we're out. Connor Bedard is first star of the game, seems fair. So it's Vancouver v Nashville in the Western Conference Final, Washington Capitals v Quebec Nordiques in the East. .