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<\/p>\nOn today\u2019s special edition of Rink Wide Vancouver, Jeff Paterson and Irfaan Gaffar welcomed Canucks legend Trevor Linden to recap the Canucks\u2019 first round and preview their second-round matchup against Edmonton.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat series reminded me in some ways of the 2007 series against Dallas. Goals were just so hard to come by,\u201d JPat said of the Canucks\u2019 series vs. Nashville. \u201cGoaltending was incredible with Luongo and Marty Turco back then. This high-scoring Canucks team, for much of the season, had to grind to get the goals they needed to win that series.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThey bought into that as the way they\u2019re going to have to win, and that shows a lot of maturity on their part,\u201d Linden agreed. \u201cThey were able to play that style of hockey, and that\u2019s tough sometimes. It\u2019s patient; you gotta wait for your chances. I thought they were coming back for Game 7; I thought Nashville would win at least once at home. Give [the Canucks] credit. They stuck with it, played really well in that third period in Game 6. Brock made a great play, and they got it done. This next series presents a host of other challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s different from the bubble; you can\u2019t compare that,\u201d Linden said of how the Canucks\u2019 experience factors into their matchup against the Oilers. \u201cYou\u2019ve got the pressure of opening up at home here and playing back and forth at different rinks. For this young Vancouver team, it\u2019s almost like you\u2019re playing for free now after getting through that first round. I do think Vancouver\u2019s defence could pose some challenges for Edmonton \u2013 they\u2019re long and rangy, and that\u2019s hard to play against, especially when you think about the skill on the other side. That\u2019s a real key to the series.\u201d<\/p>\n
The guys briefly touched on Elias Pettersson and how he can be a factor in the next round. Pettersson had 3 assists and a -3 plus\/minus in the 6 games vs. the Preds and didn\u2019t look anything like the 102-point player we saw a year ago.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat do you see in Pettersson that he has to figure out to elevate his game?\u201d asked JPat.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor them to have any sort of chance, he\u2019s gotta be their best player or one of them. You\u2019re going to go through times where you\u2019re not feeling it, not seeing it, but Elias just isn\u2019t in the fight. Let\u2019s be honest here; playoff hockey is a war. You see how some of these [players] approach it as an all-out battle. It\u2019s not just about making plays but competing,\u201d Linden responded. \u201cFor me, when I watch Elias, he\u2019s gotta get in the fight. They will not win this series if they don\u2019t have him as one of their best players.\u201d<\/p>\n
When it comes to how Vancouver can beat Edmonton, Linden believes defence and discipline will be key factors: \u201cIt comes down to the big three on the back end \u2013 Zadorov, Soucy, and Myers,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd discipline. They can\u2019t afford to take bad penalties; there\u2019s no room for any of that. You\u2019re going to take some penalties, absolutely, but you can\u2019t take unnecessary ones. The way this team competed and defended in Round 1 will serve them well, but they\u2019ve got to generate more offence. This series is going to take on a different tone than that Nashville defensive style. One strength of this Vancouver team is they\u2019ve got great depth up front and on the back end. It\u2019s going to be a total team effort.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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