Just heard a news clip on C.B.C. radio. A real flake to say the least. Vignault has him pegged- I.Q. the size of bird seed! Bollard has since done a complete 180, not even man enough to stand behind his convictions...............must be thinking about an upcoming game against the Canucks!
yeah, a l80 indeed, he said it was just tongue in cheek, did he think we are all so stupid we would think he
actually meant it, doesn't matter, the stupid mouth opened, out came stupid words, now he is the jack-ass
trying to squirm his way out of it, too late, the words are out there, with all of the technology those words were thousands of miles away from him five minutes after he uttered them.
the first time I heard it, it was on team 1040, but then when they played it on the news on the tv, I
realized that I had only heard about half of it, so it was twice as dumb as I thought.
Don't think canucks play them till february sometime, but the fans won't forget,
he will get an interesting greeting when he steps on the ice.
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Preview Canucks-Hurricanes Preview Associated Press
17 Oct 2010 CAR@VAN VAN, 5 - 1
The Vancouver Canucks have been on a torrid pace lately that's helped them overcome their early struggles.
It doesn't appear things will get any better for the Carolina Hurricanes in the near future.
After receiving more bad news regarding its leading scorer and top defenseman, Carolina heads into Thursday night's matchup with visiting Vancouver hoping to get out of its funk.
The Hurricanes (9-18-5) are 1-7-2 over their last 10 games, including a 1-4-2 mark under new coach Kirk Muller. They fell 2-1 in overtime at Toronto on Tuesday, allowing the winning goal less than a minute into the extra session.
Carolina was dealt a bigger blow Wednesday when it found out Jeff Skinner and Joni Pitkanen will be out indefinitely because of concussions. The 19-year-old Skinner leads the team with 12 goals and 24 points despite not playing since scoring Dec. 7 versus Edmonton - the Hurricanes' only victory this month.
Pitkanen hasn't played since Dec. 6 against Calgary.
"We're not naive on the situation as far as how important it is to get these guys healthy before they get back," Muller said. "Whatever that time frame is, we've got to monitor it each day. But (they're) not going to step back into the lineup until (they're) ready to go for sure."
Alexei Ponikarovsky scored the only goal Tuesday for Carolina, which is still adjusting to Muller's system.
"We've kind of jumped right in, and I think it's more like trial and error, as far as we kind of learn in the games rather than practices," Muller said. "(Tuesday) probably (was) our best overall game, that we (had) the most overall consistently for 60 minutes.
"I think they're understanding the identity of what we're looking for, and what we're trying to preach here as a staff."
The Hurricanes will need an improved effort against the Canucks (18-10-2), who have earned at least a point in 10 of their last 11 games.
Vancouver has gone 12-3-1 over its last 16 games since starting the season 6-7-1.
The Canucks, though, fell 2-1 in a shootout to league-worst Columbus on Tuesday. It marked the first time they were held to fewer than two goals since a 5-1 loss to Chicago on Nov. 16.
"You can say it many times, but there are no easy games in this league," coach Alain Vigneault said. "There might be a perception that we're going to step on the ice and win it very easily. You don't win games easily in this league. (Tuesday) was another example."
Roberto Luongo had another solid night in net, making 28 saves. After backup Cory Schneider shined while the Vezina Trophy finalist was dealing with an upper-body injury for the latter half of November, Luongo has gone 4-0-1 with a 1.32 goals-against average in five starts since returning.
Hurricanes goaltender Cam Ward has gone 1-2-1 with a 4.59 GAA in five December starts, and he's 1-2-1 with a 3.47 GAA in four starts lifetime against Vancouver.
Reigning Art Ross Trophy winner Daniel Sedin has one assist in his last three games, though he's earned one point in seven of nine career games versus the Hurricanes.
Henrik Sedin, who had his five-game point streak snapped Tuesday, has eight assists in nine meetings against Carolina.
STANDINGS WESTERN CONFERENCE
1 MIN 32 20 8 4 83 70 44
2 CHI 31 19 8 4 103 95 42
3 DAL 29 17 11 1 74 78 35
4 DET 29 19 9 1 93 63 39
5 VAN 30 18 10 2 98 73 38
6 STL 29 17 9 3 71 62 37
7 NSH 30 15 11 4 79 80 34
8 SJS 28 15 10 3 78 68 33
9 PHX 30 15 12 3 78 80 33
10 EDM 30 14 13 3 83 80 31
11 CGY 30 14 14 2 74 82 30
12 LAK 30 13 13 4 65 70 30
13 COL 31 14 16 1 82 94 29
14 ANA 30 9 16 5 71 96 23
15 CBJ 30 9 17 4 73 100 22
COMPLETE STANDINGS
STATS 2011-2012 REGULAR SEASON SKATERS: GP G A +/- Pts
D. Sedin 30 12 22 9 34
H. Sedin 30 8 25 10 33
R. Kesler 25 7 14 6 21
A. Edler 30 5 16 1 21
C. Higgins 28 8 10 3 18
J. Hansen 30 9 7 0 16
A. Burrows 28 9 6 11 15
C. Hodgson 30 6 9 4 15
D. Hamhuis 30 2 13 10 15
S. Salo 26 6 8 7 14
GOALIES: W L OT Sv% GAA
C. Schneider 7 4 0 .934 2.02
R. Luongo 11 6 2 .905 2.60
FULL TEAM STATS
