NHL · Week of Sep 28–Oct 4
Vancouver Canucks
2-2 this week · @ EDM, vs EDM, vs CGY, vs VGK
Misery Index · Euphoric
Two wins, two losses, zero complaints: Cotter's miracle shift and both Petterssons have Vancouver giddy.
The week, game by game
Each game's fan misery, from first comment to the next game. ● marks a blowup.
- Tue, Sep 29W 6-5@ EDM30
- Thu, Oct 1L 7-9vs EDM30
- Sat, Oct 3W 4-1vs CGY11
- Sun, Oct 4L 2-3vs VGK11
The emotional rollercoaster
Fan misery across the week, every six hours. Up is worse. Dashed lines are games.
Game of the week: Tue, Sep 29, W 6-5 @ Edmonton Oilers
In-game fan misery, every 15 minutes.
What happened
Four games, two wins, and a fanbase that somehow enjoyed all of it. The turning point came early: Cotter's shift to win 6-5 in Edmonton, a man who "just put in a 40 hour work week in a single shift." Then a 9-7 loss to the same Oilers drew a standing ovation, because apparently that's who this crowd is now. A 4-1 win over Calgary featured Elias Pettersson "hitting like Elias Pettersson," and even the 3-2 Vegas loss landed softly. Losing has rarely felt this safe.
What fans said
“Cotter just put in a 40 hour work week in a single shift.”
u/C_Bing_Run▲ 655joy
“Thank god Tocchet is gone. Canucks fans can finally sit back and enjoy the disaster from a safe distance.”
u/MomReturnedMe▲ 413joy
“unreal effort by cotter holy shit”
u/AccomplishedAd4995▲ 260joy
“Elias Pettersson was hitting like Elias Pettersson tonight, while Elias Pettersson was shooting like Elias Pettersson”
u/blackpeppersnakes▲ 60joy
“I’m the happiest I’ve been with these guys in a while and I’m just gonna keep enjoying the good vibes”
u/drakethesnake94▲ 47joy
“Silovs was elite tonight, whole team actually looked like they knew what they were doing out there”
u/ill_begun▲ 46joy
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