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3 takeaways from the Canucks’ frustrating 5-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets

By Joshua Rey

VANCOUVER, BC - MARCH 22: Adam Lowry #17 of the Winnipeg Jets scores a goal past goalie Thatcher Demko #35 of the Vancouver Canucks during the third period of NHL action at Rogers Arena on March 22, 2021 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images)
VANCOUVER, BC - MARCH 22: Adam Lowry #17 of the Winnipeg Jets scores a goal past goalie Thatcher Demko #35 of the Vancouver Canucks during the third period of NHL action at Rogers Arena on March 22, 2021 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images) /
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Andrew Copp of the Winnipeg Jets. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
Andrew Copp of the Winnipeg Jets. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images) /

Too many, too many men penalties

The too many men on the ice penalty is probably the most embarrassing penalty to take. One brain fart of a line change and your team is shorthanded.

The Jets took had too many players on the ice in the first and in the second, the Canucks decided to do the make-up call instead. They did not take a bench minor once, but twice. The first one looked like they got confused on who was getting a penalty.

To add insult to injury, the Jets scored on both ensuing power plays. Talk about writing your name in the Death Note. Just poor timing and communication from the team and these penalties really should not happen at all.

Andrew Copp couldn’t be stopped

The Canucks couldn’t find a way to stop Andrew Copp. Before this game, Copp has six on the season and just two in his last ten games. He was like a cop(p) in pursuit of a criminal only this time he was chasing goals and he scored four of them. He is the first player in the entire NHL to score four this season.

He got two on the power play, one in the empty netter and another that included some poor defensive coverage from Tyler Myers.

https://twitter.com/HeresYourReplay/status/1374949640974569478

It was nice for the Jets to get some depth scoring and it would have been nice for the Canucks to get some on Wednesday.

Other Notes

  • Myers logged14:07 which included a three-minute shift in the third. He also had a two-minute shift in the second which resulted in Mark Scheifele’s goal.
  • Demko stopped 31 shots and did play well despite giving up four goals.
  • The line of Adam Gaudette, Tyler Motte, and Jayce Hawryluk had some good chances and showed some energy, especially in the first.

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The Canucks will have six days off and won’t be playing until March 31st against the Calgary Flames. The puck drop is at 7:30 PM Pacific Time. Honestly, they need this break.

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