Tanking News! Pointless! Just like the season.

Good news... IT'S OVER!

Here's what we learned:

Nucks spent most of the game on the penalty kill. Sometimes 4-on-5, mostly 5-on-5. Didn't matter.

McD and Oil were motivated to get the win to ensure home ice advantage in the 1st round of unpaid NHL hockey. Smart.

Nucks having won their last 3 games, weren't really motivated to take a 4 game win streak onto the golf course. No need to be showoffs.

What a relief! The season is over. It's in the record books. But not at the top (bottom?) of poor records. But still... the best worst season since the early 70s! Impressive work, eh, Footey.

#Canucks bottom five seasons by points percentage

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— Adam Kierszenblat (@adamkblat.bsky.social) April 16, 2026 at 9:15 PM

Looking For The Summer!

Period 1

Not the best period of road hockey the Nucks played all year. Even if it felt like the Nucks were a road hockey team getting smoked by an actual hockey team.

With that out of the way, McD setup some no-name winger for a hattie. Big whoop.

The most important goal and as it happened only Canucks goal was setup by our offensive-minded Lanky. After being frustrated by his own players inability to clear the zone and go get a goal, Lanky sent the puck out of the zone to Douglas. Who lofted a tall pass into the O-zone for Mueller who dekes out the pointless Oiler goalie for Ty's 1st NHL goal.

Nice to get your first NHL goal in front of the home crowd. 😎

-- Thursday

Better extend Douglas, he's turned into a point machine.

-- Ripper

Period ended with the Nucks down 4-1, getting outshot 13-5.

Altho... it's not all bad news...

#Canucks getting steamrolled tonight is the best scenario. Can't have Allvin twisting a 4 game win streak to end the season into any consideration other than a complete fire sale. Bring on emotion free playoff hockey!

— The King of Blind Bay (@imrealgoode.bsky.social) April 16, 2026 at 7:08 PM

Period 2

Nucks haven't featured well in 2nd periods this season. Possibly less featured than 1st and last periods.

On the curse-busting side, Nucks only gave up 1 goal in the entire period. A PP goal, of course.

Not only that, they managed to get out of their own end on their own PP and got a couple shots too!

Two shots! That's two whole shots in a row! #Canucks

— Ryan avgtraveller (@viewfromtherog.bsky.social) April 16, 2026 at 7:28 PM

Late in the period they added another shot! 5-on-5!

#Canucks only give ONE single PP goal and put 3 shots on goal. 2nd period tribulations obviously over for the season. As well as the season.

— NucksMisconduct (@nucksmisconduct.bsky.social) April 16, 2026 at 7:44 PM

Oilies outshot Nucks 14-3, which is why it was a 'featured' period.

Period 3

To continue with the great defensive news of the 2nd, Nucks continue to pile on the pressure during the 18 minute long Oil 5-on-5 PP.

Only gave up a single goal. And despite trailing 6-1 late 3rd, didn't give up a Footey!

Guess Footey felt that Lanky was one of the few Nucks with a point in the game, why spoil the narrative. Or something.

Just zero push right now. Stuck in the defensive end and holding on to survive. Not auspicious, gotta say.

-- Thursday

Not a great Nucks finish. Or start. Or middle.

But it's over. The game, the season is over. Thus ends our misery.

Assuming, Franny does the outraged owner thing and fire all the (mis)managers and coaches.

The dream of ending the nightmare begins...

Only question I want put to Foote is “what do you plan to do next, now that your time with the #Canucks is over?”

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— puck2thehead.bsky.social (@puck2thehead.bsky.social) April 16, 2026 at 9:27 PM

But what if continues...

How it’ll feel starting the 2026-27 #Canucks season if they bring the whole crew back

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— Ian St. (@ian-st.bsky.social) April 16, 2026 at 9:57 PM

Well, Ty Mueller got a highlight out of the game, anyway.

A total of 25 wins this season that was "Win for Quinn". Guess it was an accurate prediction!

-- Thursday

As bad as this season was, nothing was more shocking than seeing Quit out himself as a trump fan, act like a maga jerk, and pull the ol' Mariah Carey "I don't know her" about his former teammates like they were JLo 😂. Boy, you're good but you ain't no Mariah right now, not even close #Canucks

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— lady🇨🇦 luck🇨🇦 canuck (@ladyluckcanuck.bsky.social) April 16, 2026 at 8:54 PM

At least we won't see Evander Kane in a #Canucks jersey again 🤞

— lady🇨🇦 luck🇨🇦 canuck (@ladyluckcanuck.bsky.social) April 16, 2026 at 8:56 PM

#Canucks end this dismal season with the same number wins but MORE losses than the 1997-98 Vancouver Canucks, which was the worst Canucks team I had personally ever seen 🫠

— TheDarkCanuck🇨🇦 (@bigherbs.bsky.social) April 16, 2026 at 8:50 PM

OBSERVATIONS:

This miserable season is over. And it has taken its toll on us all.

If you didn't see his last game thread, Kent is hanging up the tear-stained NM keyboard. Kent has been the scathing voice of NM since 2009. He has contributed so much to our Nucking community.

Whenever we got too high on fake hope or too low on dismal moves, his sage advise:

"It's the Canucks, it can always get worse."

End of an era. Nucks Misconduct era. Kent is retiring from active scathing Nucking heavy metal vitriol. Since 2009, Kent has been a force, possibly for good, at Nucks Misconduct. Thanks, Kent, for all you've done! Kent's final #Canucks game preview: nucksmisconduct.ca/game-day-82-...

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— NucksMisconduct (@nucksmisconduct.bsky.social) April 16, 2026 at 2:59 PM

Thanks, Kent, from all of us at NM for being here, sharing your voice, your metal with us season after dreadful season. Be well, buddy and don't forget to write. Something scathing here, once in awhile.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

No Shortie, sorry. It's Homer Highlights only tonight. Best watched eyes closed, sound on mute.

Let's watch that last winning goal, one more time.

GAME STATS

COMMENTING OUT LOUD

Ty gets his 1st NHL goal and presser.

Footey with his last presser?

Don't feel bad about this terrible, disappointing season.

Be happy it's over. Wooooooooooooooooo!

Thanks to all who joined the game threads and commented all season long. Life in the stinky basement is tough, but we did it.

Have a great summer!