Great News! Nucks got back in the tank tracks! On the road!

Bad News... Nucks got back in the tank tracks and we're still not happy.

Here's what we learned: Win or lose - we still prefer to win. Strategically, it's better to lose, otherwise, Franny will be hoisting this:

🤣😂🤣 #Canucks pulled the fastest rebuild in #NHL history #AllTogetherAllin

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— HockeyMemesLOL (@hockeymemeslol.bsky.social) December 21, 2025 at 11:29 AM

Period 1

Unlike the previous commanding Nucks wins won in the 1st, this game starts with a bunch of tired Nucking vets and a group of tired kids all together not scoring. Or shooting much.

Demmers still came to play and save. Stopped all 14 shots he faced. Old Dan stopped all 5 Nucks shots in the period.

0-0 after 1 and we're already feeling beaten by the horrible Prime 'hockey' coverage.

OK I'm not sure I heard it correctly, but I think the Prime color guy just said "nobody thinks the neutral zone is important, but it is." What? Who doesn't think the neutral zone is important in a hockey game? Has anybody, ever, felt like that?

-- Twitch

This is the most worthless play by play I've ever heard #Canucks

— themerrydandino (@thegreatdandino.bsky.social) December 22, 2025 at 5:11 PM

Turns out, Canadian hockey fans know what good hockey play-by-play is like. Who knew? Not the Yanks.

First time since December 8 against Detroit that the #Canucks have not scored in the first period

— Adam Kierszenblat (@adamkblat.bsky.social) December 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM

Didn't even have a chance.

— DJTaxman77 (@taxman77.bsky.social) December 22, 2025 at 5:51 PM

Streaks are meant to be broken, right?

Period 2

Canucks have a better period than the 1st. Don't get outshoot 3 times over. Yay!

However, do give up the 1st goal of the game on a tip while the Nucks, unlike the Flyers, weren't choking up neutral ice.

Great chance one end, goal in the other. Bugger.

-- Thursday

Nucks behind 1-0 and will stay behind - without the thrilling comeback kids narrative. Or assistance from the gods of hockey puck luck. Or sympathy for Brock's goal drought of epic length.

Hey... we helped a guy break a 15 game goal drought... only fair they give Brock one. Or ten.

-- jimmi

They didn't. Hockey can be such a selfish game. That's why they teach it to kids early.

Meanwhile, Nucks $5M man gets a good change. Good chance ruined.

Kane, just go home. Shoots it right into the defender's skate. It's not like the dude even moved...almost gave them a breakaway.

-- Twitch

C'mon Kane. That was an empty net. #Canucks

— DJTaxman77 (@taxman77.bsky.social) December 22, 2025 at 6:42 PM

As you might have guessed, Canucks trail 1-0 after 2. And only get outshoot 14-12. That's not so bad.

Period 3

The bad part starts in the 3rd. Nucks are trying to hang on to the 1 goal deficit, and Traitor Toc's team wants to extend their lead. So selfish.

Early 3rd, Nucks are tired and still giving up the neutral zone and worse, in their own zone perform a complex fire drill involving puck watching and wondering whose check that is. Soon the check is in the net.

2-0 Flyers and not for long.

Another not fine D-zone coverage display and worse, Brock can't keep his man from knocking the puck past Demko with a not high stick. So close to being one... but still.

Amazing... firewagon confused defense leads to a puck in the net.

-- Twitch

That was 100% conclusive? I guess for the home team. I'd bet no goal call if we scored that one. #Canucks

— DJTaxman77 (@taxman77.bsky.social) December 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM

3-0 Traitor Toc's team of neutral zone cloggers.

This game is looking just as ugly as Prime’s coverage. #Canucks

— Rhonda Cates (@rhondacates.bsky.social) December 22, 2025 at 6:48 PM

At this point we might point out that Footsey has possibly over-played Ronnie on this trip as he has been on the ice for all 3 goals against. Finishes the game with a -4.

Meanwhile... On the bright side of too little too late, Nucks start to push since, why not?

Myers puts a quick up through the clogging zone to Gnarly who takes it into a better zone. Passes to Sasson who paints the blue ice with a silky finish past old man Dan.

That brightened spirits across the bleak Nucks winter evening.

A dagger by the Max Asasson! #canucks

— 🇨🇦 Bi Polar Guide 🇨🇦 pronouns: who, whom, whoever, whomever. (@bipolarguide.bsky.social) December 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM

However, this isn't the comeback kids' night. Instead... Willi gets walked and Tippet scores. Without a tip shot, which isn't thematically correct.

Willander seems to be having a bad game. I feel like that goal wasn't his first goocher this game, and he just did another one in the O-zone.

-- Twitch

Nucks get a few chances in front of old Dan, but Brock isn't going to score on this road trip, but does perform a neat trick...

OMG! Bess can't score... so he took up net front tap dancing. Good to have alternate activities.

-- jimmi

Fuck Brock. Get over it. He's gone. Playing terrible. Is Debrusk injured? I ask this every game. #Canucks

— DJTaxman77 (@taxman77.bsky.social) December 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM

Now down 4-1 with a few minutes to play, what does our rookie coach do? Pulls Demmers, so we can be down 5-1 courtesy of the empty net tally. When your PP hasn't scored all game, likely the extra-attacker won't either.

However... Zeeeeev wants to leave Philly with a bit of a swagger, swaggers through the clog zone, around the Philly cloggers and passes out front to DOC who beats old Dan up top.

We're so excited! Visions of sugar plum goals scored in 15 seconds or less dance through our heads

I was happy to see Buium come back and get a point on the last one, there.

-- Thursday

Wooo! O'Connor! THERE IS A CHANCE!!

-- Twitch

And the sugar crash hits the amour plate of 30th 31st place. Nucks lose 5-2 in the city no-brotherly love.

looks like the tank is back on! #Canucks

— CanadianBard (@canadianbard.bsky.social) December 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM

The Minny-bump is over.

-- Atty

Eerily, on our 5th outing since what's-his-name was traded, we lose the game by a lop-sided score.

Interesting how the Canucks and Wild come back to earth with lopsided 5-1 losses. We are who we thought we were, welcome back team tank. #Canucks

— Conrad Desjarlais (@desconrad.bsky.social) December 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM

Slight difference is that Minni was beaten by the best team in the NHL and Nucks lost to the 12th, now 7th ranked team. But details... the symmetry could either be a good thing... or something more terrible. Franny and JR concurring the exhaustive 10 day rebuild was a success.

OBSERVATIONS:

• Nucks are on the way back down - after tonight's game, we're one spot out of the basement.
• Can't lose or win them all.
• Maybe the path to lasting success is going to take more than a couple weeks.

4-1 roadie. That's not bad.

-- Thursday

The great anti-tank road trip is over and we can focus on other things... for a few days.

Well #canucks amigos, perhaps I’ll see you here for the WJC. In any case, see you for the next game when the KWs thrash the Guppies. And have yourself a very merry Christmas.

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— 🇨🇦 Bi Polar Guide 🇨🇦 pronouns: who, whom, whoever, whomever. (@bipolarguide.bsky.social) December 22, 2025 at 7:26 PM

Tanks on. Again.

#Canucks hit the holiday break with a .458 points percentage. As of right now, that ranks 31st in the NHL.

— Adam Kierszenblat (@adamkblat.bsky.social) December 22, 2025 at 7:33 PM

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

The icy atrocity that is Monday Night Prime coverage is yours to not enjoy. Not a great game and worse coverage.

GAME STATS

COMMENTING OUT LOUD

DOC get the last presser of the trip.

Footsey loses to his ex-boss and the juicier team.

Back to home, back to reality. Just in time for the holidays.

A Merry Christmas from all of us at Nucks Misconduct!