How about them Canucks!
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yeah maybe, lol, he sounds about the same level of intelligence and english language.
toronto maple leafs hosting vancouver canucks CBC 4:00 p.m. saturday
Preview Canucks wrap up trip in TorontoDeborah Francisco - NHL.com Staff Writer Stats
CANUCKS (18-11-2) AT MAPLE LEAFS (16-12-3)
TV: CBC, NHLN-US
LAST 10: Vancouver 7-2-1, Toronto 5-4-1
Season Series: This is the first meeting of two between the Canucks and the Maple Leafs this season. The Canucks won both games last season and have taken the last between the teams.
Big Story: The Canucks wrap up a five-game road trip that has seen them win two games in Canada and lose two south of the border, including Thursday's 4-3 defeat in Carolina. The Leafs are back home after Friday's 5-4 loss at Buffalo.
Team Scope:
Vancouver: After winning four straight, the Canucks have dropped the last two. Cory Schneider and Roberto Luongo have been splitting time in net -- Schneider made 37 saves in Thursday's loss to the Hurricanes while Luongo has been in net for three of the Canucks' four wins in December.
Vancouver couldn't hole a 2-0 lead in Raleigh, and saw a late comeback come up short after the Hurricanes reeled off four unanswered goals.
"We had quite a few quality chances to put that game away, and we didn't," coach Alain Vigneault said. "Casual in front of their net, we weren't able to bury some grade-A scoring chances, made a couple of mistakes, and all of a sudden we're in penalty trouble and the score's 4-2 and it's really tough to come back in this league - especially against a world-class goaltender."
Toronto: The Leafs had their three-game winning streak snapped in Buffalo, largely because they filled the penalty box in the second period. The Leafs were assessed four minor penalties and a major to Dion Phaneuf, and the Sabres capitalized by scoring three times with the extra man to take a 4-2 lead the Toronto couldn't overcome.
"We've taken far too many penalties in the last two or three weeks," Toronto coach Ron Wilson said. "Penalty-killers taking penalties doesn't give you a chance."
James Reimer made 24 saves in his fourth straight start.
"I don't think I made enough saves," he said. "I feel like I let down the guys that worked their butts off. They scored four goals, and that should be enough to at least get a point."
Who's Hot: Ryan Kesler has at least a point in nine of his last 12 games. … Phil Kessel continues to lead the Maple Leafs with 37 points and has two goals and five points in five games.
Injury Report: The Canucks were without top scorer Daniel Sedin on Thursday due to back spasms; they hope he'll be ready for the Leafs. Vacnouver is playing without Aaron Volpatti, who is out for the season with a shoulder surgery David Booth is out until mid-January with a sprained knee last … The Leafs have been without defenseman Mike Komisarek and forwards Mike Brown and Matthew Lombardi for several weeks.
Stat Pack: The Canucks are 4-6-1 when Daniel Sedin doesn't score a point. ... Nikolai Kulemin converted a penalty shot at 9:56 of the third period in Friday's contest after being tripped on a breakaway. Prior to Kulemin's successful penalty shot, the Maple Leafs hadn't scored on a penalty shot since Dec. 26, 2006, when John Pohl connected against Minnesota.
Puck Drop: The Maple Leafs "are much improved from the last time we saw them and we obviously expect a tough game." -- Luongo on playing a team the Canucks have beaten eight times in a row
Preview Canucks wrap up trip in TorontoDeborah Francisco - NHL.com Staff Writer Stats
CANUCKS (18-11-2) AT MAPLE LEAFS (16-12-3)
TV: CBC, NHLN-US
LAST 10: Vancouver 7-2-1, Toronto 5-4-1
Season Series: This is the first meeting of two between the Canucks and the Maple Leafs this season. The Canucks won both games last season and have taken the last between the teams.
Big Story: The Canucks wrap up a five-game road trip that has seen them win two games in Canada and lose two south of the border, including Thursday's 4-3 defeat in Carolina. The Leafs are back home after Friday's 5-4 loss at Buffalo.
Team Scope:
Vancouver: After winning four straight, the Canucks have dropped the last two. Cory Schneider and Roberto Luongo have been splitting time in net -- Schneider made 37 saves in Thursday's loss to the Hurricanes while Luongo has been in net for three of the Canucks' four wins in December.
Vancouver couldn't hole a 2-0 lead in Raleigh, and saw a late comeback come up short after the Hurricanes reeled off four unanswered goals.
"We had quite a few quality chances to put that game away, and we didn't," coach Alain Vigneault said. "Casual in front of their net, we weren't able to bury some grade-A scoring chances, made a couple of mistakes, and all of a sudden we're in penalty trouble and the score's 4-2 and it's really tough to come back in this league - especially against a world-class goaltender."
Toronto: The Leafs had their three-game winning streak snapped in Buffalo, largely because they filled the penalty box in the second period. The Leafs were assessed four minor penalties and a major to Dion Phaneuf, and the Sabres capitalized by scoring three times with the extra man to take a 4-2 lead the Toronto couldn't overcome.
"We've taken far too many penalties in the last two or three weeks," Toronto coach Ron Wilson said. "Penalty-killers taking penalties doesn't give you a chance."
James Reimer made 24 saves in his fourth straight start.
"I don't think I made enough saves," he said. "I feel like I let down the guys that worked their butts off. They scored four goals, and that should be enough to at least get a point."
Who's Hot: Ryan Kesler has at least a point in nine of his last 12 games. … Phil Kessel continues to lead the Maple Leafs with 37 points and has two goals and five points in five games.
Injury Report: The Canucks were without top scorer Daniel Sedin on Thursday due to back spasms; they hope he'll be ready for the Leafs. Vacnouver is playing without Aaron Volpatti, who is out for the season with a shoulder surgery David Booth is out until mid-January with a sprained knee last … The Leafs have been without defenseman Mike Komisarek and forwards Mike Brown and Matthew Lombardi for several weeks.
Stat Pack: The Canucks are 4-6-1 when Daniel Sedin doesn't score a point. ... Nikolai Kulemin converted a penalty shot at 9:56 of the third period in Friday's contest after being tripped on a breakaway. Prior to Kulemin's successful penalty shot, the Maple Leafs hadn't scored on a penalty shot since Dec. 26, 2006, when John Pohl connected against Minnesota.
Puck Drop: The Maple Leafs "are much improved from the last time we saw them and we obviously expect a tough game." -- Luongo on playing a team the Canucks have beaten eight times in a row
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yes I think so too, not only because of the HNIC game, but because of the negative and cool relationship
the west has with toronto, and because of McLean, and other comments made in recent times, mcLean is
still making little stabs about burrows, and that keeps the dislike going, he is a pr**k.
Hansen played well all night-good to see him be rewarded.
The Laffs have a half decent team but their coach is a sour faced miscreant and the GM a jerk.
The Laffs have a half decent team but their coach is a sour faced miscreant and the GM a jerk.
Did I catch a glimse of that G.M. when the Canucks scored the 5th goal? :lol::lol:
you mean brian burke? yep that was him leaving his perch, he knew that was all she wrote.
burrows had a smashing game, laughed when craig simpson called burrows, alex sedin, as a complement,
because his game was so 'fine' tonight and 'smart'.
luongo played very well.
but there was a couple of plays where he was laying flat out after the first shot, just lucky for them
that the leaf players couldn't finish. Don't know why he has to be down and out like that.
Minnesota on Monday at home.
final score canucks 5 maple leafs 3
don't they make quite a pair!!!!!!!!
Well seven points out of ten on the road ain't bad, but WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY, did they forfeit three points to the weakest teams?
to begin with, the difference between the 'so called' weak and the strong isn't much at all, the difference
in points don't tell the whole story.
if you remember when the canucks were a 'co called' very weak team long ago, the basement dwellers, they lost
many more games than they won BUT I also remember when canucks played one of the top teams in the league,
they quite often did very well. Pride comes into it, they get 'up' for those games, and raise the level
of play. It is all just human nature, they don't want to be embarrassed.
If you recall both of those games, canucks could have won either
one of them, the play did go back and forth during the 60 minutes.
Columbus in the last 10 games has improved, their team is getting better, but one won't see that very
much in the point column, their start to the season was so bad.
In the carolina game 'ward' was brilliant, stopped everything, he is one of the best goalies in the
league, and can stone a team from time to time, which he did with canucks.
Schneider played well, but didn't make a couple of 'over the top saves' like ward did, and that can
make the difference quite easily.
There just ISN'T that much difference in teams all thru the league, since the cap came in, the league
has become much more of a level playing field, and that is good, and just because a team is sitting
near the bottom of the league, don't ever think they automatically should lose.
Look at Islanders, in the standings they look poor, but they are a very good team, just can't seem to
win enough to climb the charts, and the deeper they get into the season, the harder that is to do.
The players are all professional hockey players, the best players in the world,and if any one of us skated beside the worst player
in the NHL, and watched how good they skate and how talented they can handle a puck on the ice, we
would be blown away by any of them.
When vineault is interviewed before each game by media, he is 'always' trying to
explain how good each team is that they are going to play, he should be taken
seriously by all of us, and don't pay any attention to how the media play up all
the games, as they talk about how canucks should win this game or that, no vineault
knows what he is talking about, he knows how close all teams are, and how anyone
can win at any time.
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I saw a Canuck team that is well coached. Coached in a completely different league from Toronto. They pull off set plays from everywhere on the ice. How they can get that coordinated is beyond me. And although Toronto is improved they have a long way to go on defense. Toronto looks like they can win on speed and a few good breaks here and there, but when that isn't working there isn't much plan B except hope and pray the goaltender stands on his head.
You tell it so well. I think you should write a guide to N.H.L. hockey that you could sell to coaches (and jerks like Bettman and Burke) :lol:
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Canucks vs Wild
Preview Canucks return home to host Wild -Brian Compton - NHL.com
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Season Series: This is the third of six meetings between the top two teams in the Northwest Division. Minnesota is 1-0-1 against the Canucks thus far and most recently cruised to a 5-1 victory on Nov. 3 at the Xcel Energy Center.
Big Story: Vancouver has earned points in 11 of its last 13 games, but enters Monday's action five points behind Minnesota in the Northwest simply because the Wild also continue to accumulate points. Minnesota is winless in its last three games, but the last two defeats have come in shootouts.
Team Scope:
Wild: Minnesota didn't play particularly well against the New York Islanders on Saturday night, but Cal Clutterback forced overtime when he beat Al Montoya with 11:38 left in regulation. The Wild failed to come away with a victory, but they did earn another point with a 2-1 shootout loss.
"There should be more urgency and desperation in our game," coach Mike Yeo said. "I'm understanding of the fact that we have guys out ... but right now, I'm a little edgy just because I expected something different."
Canucks: Vancouver avoided a three-game skid Saturday night with a 5-3 victory against the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Air Canada Centre. Alexandre Burrows had a goal and an assist as the Canucks completed their five-game road trip with three wins.
Burrows, a Montreal native, has 13 points in nine career games against Toronto -- all Vancouver victories.
"The Leafs have always been a team I hated as a kid," Burrows said. "For some reason it feels good to play here - it's a great building, the fans are great, it's nice to play. I know a lot of fans in Vancouver don't like this team. ... It just makes it extra special."
Who's Hot: Clutterbuck has 2 goals and 3 assists in his last five games. … Canucks forward Daniel Sedin has 4 goals in his last five contests, while his twin brother Henrik has 6 assists over that same span. Mason Raymond has 6 points in last seven games.
Injury Report: Minnesota is fighting the injury bug right now. Mikko Koivu (leg), Pierre-Marc Bouchard (upper body) and Casey Wellman (wrist) are day-to-day, while Devin Setoguchi (knee) and Guillaume Latendresse (concussion) are out. … Vancouver is expected to be without Andrew Ebbett (foot), David Booth (knee), Aaron Volpatti (shoulder) and Byron Bitz (hip).
Stat Pack: With the shootout loss Saturday, the Wild fell to 2-3-2 against Eastern Conference opponents. … Vancouver's win at Toronto on Saturday was its League-leading 11th road victory of the season.
Puck Drop: "Fancy plays and soft plays and just things that are completely uncharacteristic of us when we have a full lineup, let alone when there should be more urgency and desperation in our game." -- Wild coach Mike Yeo after Saturday's 2-1 shootout loss to the Islanders
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aaron rome is out with another broken thumb, opposite one to last time he broke a thumb this season
keith ballard will be out because of bac spasms
for minnesota - mikko koivu is still sidelined with lower body injury, and some others are game time
decisions.
Canucks vs Wild
Preview Canucks return home to host Wild -Brian Compton - NHL.com
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Season Series: This is the third of six meetings between the top two teams in the Northwest Division. Minnesota is 1-0-1 against the Canucks thus far and most recently cruised to a 5-1 victory on Nov. 3 at the Xcel Energy Center.
Big Story: Vancouver has earned points in 11 of its last 13 games, but enters Monday's action five points behind Minnesota in the Northwest simply because the Wild also continue to accumulate points. Minnesota is winless in its last three games, but the last two defeats have come in shootouts.
Team Scope:
Wild: Minnesota didn't play particularly well against the New York Islanders on Saturday night, but Cal Clutterback forced overtime when he beat Al Montoya with 11:38 left in regulation. The Wild failed to come away with a victory, but they did earn another point with a 2-1 shootout loss.
"There should be more urgency and desperation in our game," coach Mike Yeo said. "I'm understanding of the fact that we have guys out ... but right now, I'm a little edgy just because I expected something different."
Canucks: Vancouver avoided a three-game skid Saturday night with a 5-3 victory against the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Air Canada Centre. Alexandre Burrows had a goal and an assist as the Canucks completed their five-game road trip with three wins.
Burrows, a Montreal native, has 13 points in nine career games against Toronto -- all Vancouver victories.
"The Leafs have always been a team I hated as a kid," Burrows said. "For some reason it feels good to play here - it's a great building, the fans are great, it's nice to play. I know a lot of fans in Vancouver don't like this team. ... It just makes it extra special."
Who's Hot: Clutterbuck has 2 goals and 3 assists in his last five games. … Canucks forward Daniel Sedin has 4 goals in his last five contests, while his twin brother Henrik has 6 assists over that same span. Mason Raymond has 6 points in last seven games.
Injury Report: Minnesota is fighting the injury bug right now. Mikko Koivu (leg), Pierre-Marc Bouchard (upper body) and Casey Wellman (wrist) are day-to-day, while Devin Setoguchi (knee) and Guillaume Latendresse (concussion) are out. … Vancouver is expected to be without Andrew Ebbett (foot), David Booth (knee), Aaron Volpatti (shoulder) and Byron Bitz (hip).
Stat Pack: With the shootout loss Saturday, the Wild fell to 2-3-2 against Eastern Conference opponents. … Vancouver's win at Toronto on Saturday was its League-leading 11th road victory of the season.
Puck Drop: "Fancy plays and soft plays and just things that are completely uncharacteristic of us when we have a full lineup, let alone when there should be more urgency and desperation in our game." -- Wild coach Mike Yeo after Saturday's 2-1 shootout loss to the Islanders
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aaron rome is out with another broken thumb, opposite one to last time he broke a thumb this season
keith ballard will be out because of bac spasms
for minnesota - mikko koivu is still sidelined with lower body injury, and some others are game time
decisions.
Things have a propensity for balancing out. After the two horrific road losses to weaker teams, I predict the Canucks will win 5/2 tonight. :lol:
hope you're right, that first game at home can be kind of washed out, and especially with xmas so close,
seeing their families after long road trip, lots of excitement aside from hockey.
they have to re focus to the game now.
but this game is very important for the standings, so that should be first and foremost on their minds.
Luongo, "Sisters" outman the Wild men! It just doesn't get any better than that, shutout in fact! :lol::lol::lol::lol:
canucks played well tonight, a bit of a shakey first period, but after that it was smooth sailing, with
some very pretty goals.
There are 'no' sisters on this team JLM, maybe you are referring to #22 and #33 along with #14, these are
three
very tough men, three great hockey players.
Toughness has nothing to do with punching and hacking at other players, but players who can control
the play, score top quality goals and never have to try to hurt anyone else doing it.
Canucks second line is playing well too, the team looks deep in talent
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The top line goes into all of the dirty areas, all the time, and don't shy away from anything, and
puck control and scoring goals are their main desire.
Luongo played very well, didn't see any fish flopping and swimming on the ice tonight, he was solid.
Minnesota was missing two of their top offensive players tonight, and that does make a difference, just as
it would if we were without burrows and one of the sedins, so canucks had it a bit easy tonight, but
next time the wild will be remembering this game, and as long as they are healthy they will put up a
much better fight.
Raymond will be fine, and good to go next game, a flesh wound from the puck hitting him, such a handsome
face, oh well, a few battle scars make good conversations pieces.
canucks 4 - wild 0
some very pretty goals.
There are 'no' sisters on this team JLM, maybe you are referring to #22 and #33 along with #14, these are
three
very tough men, three great hockey players.
Toughness has nothing to do with punching and hacking at other players, but players who can control
the play, score top quality goals and never have to try to hurt anyone else doing it.
Canucks second line is playing well too, the team looks deep in talent
.
The top line goes into all of the dirty areas, all the time, and don't shy away from anything, and
puck control and scoring goals are their main desire.
Luongo played very well, didn't see any fish flopping and swimming on the ice tonight, he was solid.
Minnesota was missing two of their top offensive players tonight, and that does make a difference, just as
it would if we were without burrows and one of the sedins, so canucks had it a bit easy tonight, but
next time the wild will be remembering this game, and as long as they are healthy they will put up a
much better fight.
Raymond will be fine, and good to go next game, a flesh wound from the puck hitting him, such a handsome
face, oh well, a few battle scars make good conversations pieces.
canucks 4 - wild 0
Just a little tongue in cheek there Talloola, kind of like rubbing salt in the wounds of that jerk from Chicago who was mouthing off and one or two doubters on this forum who ignorantly under rate the Sedins. :lol: