How about them Canucks!

[talloola]

canucks worked hard tonight, lots of shots, goal post/crossbars, good checking, and winnipeg's goalie did
just like I always see him, stops almost everything, he is very good.

it was an entertaining game, lots of energy, and lots of action.

schneider played well, as he stopped lots of good scoring chances.

there were lots of 'missed' penalties, for both sides.

montreal comes on saturday.

 

[#juan]

The first period may as well have been a twenty minute power play for Vancouver. The Canucks were all over Winnipeg, passing the puck around, setting up point shots......they just couldn't solve that goaltender, though they did bounce pucks off the cross bar and hit a few posts. It just shows that good teams can get stymied by a hot goalie.

 

[JLM]

The first period may as well have been a twenty minute power play for Vancouver. The Canucks were all over Winnipeg, passing the puck around, setting up point shots......they just couldn't solve that goaltender, though they did bounce pucks off the cross bar and hit a few posts. It just shows that good teams can get stymied by a hot goalie.

Yep, that's what did them in in Boston last year.

 

[Kreskin]

A weakness of the Sedin's has always been their skating. You won't see a Sedin blaze past a defenseman to get a better scoring chance or breakway. They won't outskate anyone for a loose puck. They need to create time and space with the puck, and there is less time and space when the opponent is in playoff mode. Every game the Canucks are in right now are playoff games for the opponents. If they aren't getting production on the powerplay the Sedins aren't likely to get it elsewhere.

 

[talloola]

A weakness of the Sedin's has always been their skating. You won't see a Sedin blaze past a defenseman to get a better scoring chance or breakway. They won't outskate anyone for a loose puck. They need to create time and space with the puck, and there is less time and space when the opponent is in playoff mode. Every game the Canucks are in right now are playoff games for the opponents. If they aren't getting production on the powerplay the Sedins aren't likely to get it elsewhere.

exactly

last night I noticed a sedin racing for the puck with quite a good head start, he was passed by as
though he was standing still, no, their skating really shows its weakness when the strong part of
their game is missing because all of a sudden it becomes very noticeable to all, eg. when kesler isn't playing well offensively he has other resources to use to keep his game strong, hank and danny don't, they become ordinary players.

It bugs me because that drags burrow's game down too, he certainly can't carry that line and be the star,
so his assets dissapear as well, he would be better on another line, but when hank and danny are playing
their best, burrows complements the line, and he will get points, his vision on the ice is very good,
and he reads them well.

The first period may as well have been a twenty minute power play for Vancouver. The Canucks were all over Winnipeg, passing the puck around, setting up point shots......they just couldn't solve that goaltender, though they did bounce pucks off the cross bar and hit a few posts. It just shows that good teams can get stymied by a hot goalie.

canucks had a team meeting yesterday and discussed their poor play of late, and it really showed last
night, they came out flying, full of energy and determination.
They were obviously fed up with mediocre play.

jets have a dismal road record, it is night and day on their stats, if they could play away from their
rink the same as they play at home they would be near the top of the league.
That small building and the loud and very supportive fans they have really help them, I have watched
many of their home games, and it is electric.

their goalie is always good, I have never seen him have a weak game, so when the team is playing their
best, they are very hard to beat.

I think they only have 4 regulation time away wins.

 

[Mowich]

jets have a dismal road record, it is night and day on their stats, if they could play away from their rink the same as they play at home they would be near the top of the league.
That small building and the loud and very supportive fans they have really help them, I have watched many of their home games, and it is electric.

their goalie is always good, I have never seen him have a weak game, so when the team is playing their best, they are very hard to beat.

I think they only have 4 regulation time away wins.

It is rather amazing how the Jets can win at home but have such a hard time when away. I know that supportive crowds can really lift a team to a higher intensity of play but the Jets fans have taken it to a whole new level. They remind me of Sask Roughrider fans. :smile:

Didn't know how the game would go last night but was really happy to see how well the Canucks played. Great to see Samuelson get a goal.

 

[talloola]

It is rather amazing how the Jets can win at home but have such a hard time when away. I know that supportive crowds can really lift a team to a higher intensity of play but the Jets fans have taken it to a whole new level. They remind me of Sask Roughrider fans. :smile:

Didn't know how the game would go last night but was really happy to see how well the Canucks played. Great to see Samuelson get a goal.

I think you mean phalsson and yes I agree, i'm glad too.

Yes it is like a saskatchewan football crowd. lol I watched jets game the other night, and the crowd
was loud before they even dropped the puck, and didn't stop the whole game.

 

[Mowich]

I think you mean pahlsson and yes I agree, i'm glad too.

Yes it is like a saskatchewan football crowd. lol I watched jets game the other night, and the crowd
was loud before they even dropped the puck, and didn't stop the whole game.

Thank you for the correction talloola, you are absolutely right it is Sammy Pahlsson I was referring to, don't know where the Samuelson came from - DUH! :smile:

 

[talloola]

Thank you for the correction talloola, you are absolutely right it is Sammy Pahlsson I was referring to, don't know where the Samuelson came from - DUH! :smile:

well, his first name is sammy, and we had a samuelsson, that makes good sense to me, lets go with
that. lol

 

[JLM]

well, his first name is sammy, and we had a samuelsson, that makes good sense to me, lets go with
that. lol

That is what I attributed the source of the confusion. :lol:

 

[talloola]

That is what I attributed the source of the confusion. :lol:

and they're both swedes too. lol

 

[JLM]

and they're both swedes too. lol

Vell, ya

 

[talloola]

LIVE ON CBC, RDS(HD) Radio: 1040 Canadiens Sat 10/03/2012 7:00 PM Canucks

Preview Canadiens wrap up trip in VancouverTal Pinchevsky - NHL.com Staff Writer

Print Stats
68 GP 68
26 W 42
8 Dec 2011 VAN@MTL VAN, 4 - 3

CANADIENS (26-32-10) at CANUCKS (42-18-8)

TV: CBC


LAST 10: Montreal 3-7-0; Vancouver 5-3-2

Season Series : This is the second and final meeting this season between these Canadian rivals. In their last matchup on Dec. 8, Montreal led 3-0 on an Erik Cole goal early in the second, but three unanswered Canucks goals, including two in the third, forced the game to a shootout, where Cody Hodgson scored the lone marker to give Vancouver a 4-3 win.

Big Story : This game pits two teams at very different ends of their conference standings. Montreal features the worst record in the Eastern Conference while Vancouver is still fighting for the top seed in the West. While Montreal just earned its first regulation win in almost a month, the Canucks recently closed out February with a record of 9-1-4.

Team Scope:

Canadiens : One year after suffering a potentially career-ending injury, forward Max Pacioretty is back and better than ever.

Last March 8, Pacioretty suffered a concussion and a fractured vertebra when he was crunched into a stanchion at the Bell Centre by Boston's Zdeno Chara. He didn't play again in 2011-12.

Fast forward a year and Pacioretty joined the ranks of NHL 30-goal scorers this season by scoring a pair in the Canadiens' 5-3 win at Edmonton.

"To be honest, I actually had no idea today was the date," Pacioretty admitted after the game. "Someone mentioned it to me this afternoon, and it was in my mind a little bit while I was napping but I just tried not to think about it. I'm kind of a head case, so I tried to deflect the questions about it. I just hate thinking about that day and I hate talking about that day, but once the game was over I'm fine talking about it now."

Canucks : The Canucks entered Thursday's game against Winnipeg having lost back-to-back games in regulation at home, putting a crimp in their drive for a second straight Presidents' Trophy.

They avoided their first three-game home losing streak in three years, but it wasn't easy. The Jets went ahead 2-1 early in the third period, but Alex Edler tied the game and newcomer Samuel Pahlsson scored his first goal since being acquired from Columbus on deadline day to give Vancouver a hard-fought 3-2 win.

The Canucks acquired Pahlsson to be a checker; the goal was just his third of the season. He said he'd like to provide more offense but knows that's not his job.

"I would like to be the guy that scores all the time, but that's not the way it is.," he told the Canucks' website. "I'm trying to score, but it's not my role.

"It's fun to score a goal, and it's better when it's a game-winner. It hasn't been going in for me at all this season, so it's nice to get the first one with the new team."

Who's Hot: Pacioretty has been the spark behind Montreal's offense, registering five goals and eight points on his current four-game point streak. P.K. Subban has six points in his last four games. … For Vancouver, Edler has three goals in his last five games while Kevin Bieksa has five points, all assists on his current four-game point streak.

Injury Report: David Desharnais left Thursday's game with a lower-body injury while Andrei Markov (knee), Mathieu Darche (upper body), Brian Gionta (bicep surgery), Travis Moen (upper body), and Mike Blunden (knee surgery) are all on Montreal's IR. … For the Canucks, Keith Ballard (concussion) and Andrew Ebbett (collarbone) are on IR.

Stat Pack: After boasting the best home record in hockey last season with a 27-9-5 mark, the Canucks haven't been quite as automatic this season at Rogers Arena. Vancouver already has eight home losses, just one less than they had all last season. After going 3-1-2 in a six-game homestand in January, the team has already dropped two of four in their current seven-game home stretch.

Puck Drop: With his 30th goal on Thursday, Pacioretty earned the distinction of being the first American-born player to score 30 goals for the Canadiens. Habs captain Brian Gionta came close to being the first last season when he scored 29.

 

[Mowich]

well, his first name is sammy, and we had a samuelsson, that makes good sense to me, lets go with
that. lol

Sheesh, I couldn't even get his first name right...........it is actually Sami, apparently. :roll:

 

[JLM]

Sheesh, I couldn't even get his first name right...........it is actually Sami, apparently. :roll:

Yeah, people can't even spell in a sensible manner the way we used to. Isn't there one idiot playing hockey whose name is "Dany"? Why would you do that to your kid?

 

[talloola]

Sheesh, I couldn't even get his first name right...........it is actually Sami, apparently. :roll:

me too

 

[JLM]

Ooooooooooh, looks like another bad day for Wittle Timmy. :smile:

 

[talloola]

First period tonight was rather disconnected 'by both teams', raggedy and looked like pick up hockey.

Second period was better, the game began to come together, got quite exciting, lots of physical play,
some heavy hitting, etc.

Excellent goal by kesler, beautiful passing all the way up the ice, looked great.

Montreal scored, game tied at 1

Canucks didn't show much in the way of offense at all, sedins are still absent, and its beginning to
look very bad, and of course that includes burrows, as he can't play well if they aren't playing well,
they are the machine that should make that first line go, and they are out of gas, out of oil, out
of energy, and look very ordinary.

Luongo looked very bad on the second goal, but then the 5 on 3 penalties created another goal, not his fault.
But I thought he looked quite panicky, even on many of his saves, fought the puck many times, and of
course Price down at the other end, was his usual 'very casual' self, as he always is, and played a
very solid game.

The game was up for grabs, and montreal grabbed it, and thats all she wrote.

officials really let lots of things go, but it was for both teams, canucks put
up with lots of hitting without any pushback till kassian finally stepped up
and had a fight, don't know if that solved anything, but the canucks had to
respond to all of those big hits they were taking, can't just ignore that part
of the game, the more they ignore it, the more they will be hit, show a bit of
pride and do some crunching right back, it's only body checking, part of the
game, do it.

As playoffs draw nearer I really notice the officiating changing, don't understand
why that is happening, it seems to be accepted that this happens at this time of
the year, why is that.
There is more being let go, penalties for all teams are way down, players are
getting away with the types of checks that was a penalty a month ago, so I guess
playoffs will be just like they were last season, which officials turning a blind
eye to illegal play.
sure takes away from the speed and finess of good hockey.

 

[Kreskin]

Canucks look awful.

 

[JLM]

Canucks look awful.

Actually they looked good for 39 minutes! :lol: