leafs 4, stars 1
hawks 4, kings 2
canucks 4, flyers 1
canucks came out like gangbusters in the first, flyers made a push in the second, and
canucks had to battle that period, but were outplayed, then the third belonged to
the canucks again, Virtanen scored his 1st nhl goal, horvat, Hansen, then bartkowski scored
the empty netter.
a bright spot tonight was sven baertschi, who has not played well thus far, this season, but
tonight I saw more from him, and I'm sure Desjardin will be pleased with him as well.
bo horvat played a great game, I see him as the future captain of the canucks, he just has
that solid leadership character,and such a good player, even tho he hasn't put up many
points yet this season, he will.
and what can we say about ben hutton, he has so much natural ability, looks like a
definite keeper, he is such a pure defenseman, quite amazing to watch him.
miller has been brilliant, looks so calm and efficient.
I was very happy to hear from jim benning that both virtanen and McCann will be staying on past the 10 game rule, so now 40 games is the next point where they
have to make a decision to keep them or send them back, they have both earned
the decision to keep them on, they make a difference to the team, and seems
they will be with the team for many years to come.
they can go to the world junior tournament, if the canucks feel comfortable
doing without them for that length of time, so they will make that decision
when the time comes, can depend on the injury situation with the team.
canucks play pittsburg wed., who have played well lately, then they are
off to buffalo, first game of that big road trip, 7 games in 14 days.