You learn sumpin new every day. I would have thought with the likes of Paul Coffey, Kevin Lowe, Charley Huddy etc. their defence would have been pretty good.
How about them Canucks!
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You learn sumpin new every day. I would have thought with the likes of Paul Coffey, Kevin Lowe, Charley Huddy etc. their defence would have been pretty good.
there were lots of games where they had lots of goals scored against them, and yes, then
they would just score one or two more and win the game.
everything on that team was geared to offense, paul coffey was an offensive defenceman, beautiful
skater.
sure the names were well known, wonder why, could the initial be W. G. ? he was the reason for the
big names on the rest of the team.
buffalo right now is one of the worst teams in the league, they might get it together somewhere along
the way, but their start has been horrendous.
hope canucks aren't thinking of themselves as some elite team again because of this win, it is a win
and nothing else, something to build on.
I want to see how they do with the teams that are playing at the top of their game right now.
even though buffalo played poorly luongo still had to make a number of very good saves, and with the game at 1-0 for a long time, if any of those had
of gone in, game could have fallen apart for canucks, miller played great,
but he has definitely had his problems this season, was good tonight
even in a loss.
the way, but their start has been horrendous.
hope canucks aren't thinking of themselves as some elite team again because of this win, it is a win
and nothing else, something to build on.
I want to see how they do with the teams that are playing at the top of their game right now.
even though buffalo played poorly luongo still had to make a number of very good saves, and with the game at 1-0 for a long time, if any of those had
of gone in, game could have fallen apart for canucks, miller played great,
but he has definitely had his problems this season, was good tonight
even in a loss.
Canucks will do O.K., as you have said many times there is such a fine line between the ability level of the best team and the worst team, mind you I think S.J. could be a "tough nut to crack", hopefully when it comes to playoffs another team will "crack" them. -
I think even more surprising than Buffalo has to be Philadelphia, I can't remember them ever being at such a low ebb.
Canucks will do O.K., as you have said many times there is such a fine line between the ability level of the best team and the worst team, mind you I think S.J. could be a "tough nut to crack", hopefully when it comes to playoffs another team will "crack" them. -
I think even more surprising than Buffalo has to be Philadelphia, I can't remember them ever being at such a low ebb.
in this day and age of the 'cap' many teams will get their turn, as the teams go up and down the charts.
in recent years the very top of the draft picks are going to the same teams for a while, as those
teams sucked big time for a long time. some teams are able to cope staying in the top half of the
charts even without top draft picks, and others will sink to the bottom and start drafting at the
top for awhile.
canucks were lucky to make that schneider trade to acquire that high draft pick, (forget how high,
was it 9th or 11th), and that player along with their other first rounder will be good nhl players
either next year or after, but they dont' always pan out.
the canucks are doing OK, but I don't see them as a contender for anything, but I do hope they play
entertaining hockey that we can enjoy, even when they don't win, losing doesn't bother me at all,
as long as they work hard and make the effort, we can't expect our team to be a champion when we can
see they aren't quite there any more.
I am a realistic person, I don't expect what the team isn't capable of doing.
By january if canucks are at the top of our division and in the top 5 to 8th in the league I will
then believe they have got what it takes.
Canucks definitely had their way tonight, but against buffalo, the way they are struggling, that
isn't anything to be jumping up and down about.
Right on but a win against a poor team gets you just as many points as one against a good team. LOL
a definite advantage over losing, lol, but always stay in reality.
eg. oilers are full of very talented players, and can't win, a big problem for the organization, as
they have done so much work, brought in other players to help, hired 'too' many new coaches in my opinion,
and they still struggle, all of that talent going along with no results, it will be interesting to see how
they work their way along, as all of that talent gets older each day.
opposite is colorado this year, as they hired patrick roy, and he is doing wonders with 'all' of that
young talent they have, he was the answer, as they had the talent for the last two years, and played
poorly, not now, and it is good to see those young players doing so well, I love watching them now.
again always the 'story' inside the game, that is what I love, not just winning or losing, it is how
and why did things happen thru the game, and what to do about them.
it will be interesting to see just how canucks play against pittsburg tomorrow, it will show if they
are rising to the occasion or not good enough, and also pittsburgh can stink at times too, so will
have to watch for that aspect.
I like the way luongo is playing, he is 'in' the games, he is up for the games, he has been very sharp
when he needed to be, hence some key saves, and of course those who look for a mistake will find it,
as with all goalies.
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All in all, Luongo has been pretty solid over the years, nobody is perfect all the time. Pittsburgh will definitely be an acid test.
yes, his foot is broken, I guess a little while yet till we see him, then he will be a while
till he is up to speed on that foot, but it will be good to have him back.
the four top offensive talents the oilers have are players anyone would want, canucks probably drool
watching all of them. yakapov certainly needs much more defensive coaching, but his offensive talent
is second to none.
oilers still need a couple of better defensiveman, and a couple more bigger forwards, but I wouldn't
want to part with any of those top draft picks, although I have heard rumours that they might
consider trading yakapov, as they could bring in something really good for him, we'll how that
goes.
they might need another goalie, not sure if their number one is quite good enough, although la barbera
seems to be playing right now, maybe the other guy is injured.
I also wonder about that new coach, I liked the one they had last year, a bit more experienced and a bit
older, and a good teacher.
this dallas eakin, (the one everyone was drooling over in the summer) is
just out of junior, quite young, not sure if this team is the right one
for him, maybe he should be an assistant for a while.
hall, eberle, gagne and ryan nugant hopkins, are thorough hockey players, would be a first round
pick for any team.
not from me, they have and will continue to add defensemen, but I think the coaching and goaltending is also
a factor.
I think McTavish was too quick to fire that other coach and glomb onto eakin, a big mistake in my mind.
that is a very young team, don't think a very young inexperienced coach is the answer.
those forwards are still very young, lots of time to fix this team up and when they do, look out, still
need size up front too.
ANYWAY;
game preview - game time is 10:00 a.m. PACIFIC TIME, saturday in pittsburg
Metro-leading Penguins host Canucks in matineeFriday, 10.18.2013 / 7:04 AMBrian Hunter - NHL.com Staff TV: NHLN-US, SNET-P, ROOT
Season series: This is the first of two meetings between the Vancouver Canucks and Pittsburgh Penguins, teams that haven't met since the 2011-12 season opener. The Penguins got goals in the shootout from Kris Letang and Evgeni Malkin to walk away with a 4-3 win at Rogers Arena.
Big story: The goaltending matchup had yet to be confirmed 24 hours prior to game time, but it's probable Roberto Luongo faces off against Marc-Andre Fleury in a battle of Canadian netminders with decorated resumes. Luongo won a gold medal at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics and led the Canucks to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final a year later. Fleury went to back-to-back Finals with the Penguins, beating the Detroit Red Wings in Game 7 of a 2009 rematch to win the Cup.
Team Scope:
Canucks: Luongo could be in line for a day off over the weekend, but that seems more likely to come Sunday against the Columbus Blue Jackets. He's started seven of the first eight games for Vancouver and is coming off his first shutout of the season and 63rd of his career, a 3-0 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday.
The Canucks methodically built a lead for Luongo as Chris Higgins got them on the board in the first period, Brad Richardson added a shorthanded goal in the second and Ryan Stanton scored his first NHL goal in the third.
"There's no easy wins in the NHL," Luongo told The Vancouver Sun. "It doesn't matter what a team's record is, you've got to come to play if you want to win. We did that [Thursday]. We know we have a huge test coming up on Saturday so we're going to enjoy this one, but get back to work [Friday]."
Penguins: Thursday's 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers was the sixth this season for Pittsburgh, twice as many as any other Metropolitan Division team. The Penguins kept their Pennsylvania rivals mired in the basement behind a 24-save effort from Fleury, who's 6-0-0 with a 1.67 goals-against average and .932 save percentage.
The Penguins carried a 2-1 lead into the third, but Sidney Crosby's season-opening point streak was on the line until he redirected a Pascal Dupuis shot with 2:32 remaining for his sixth goal of the season. He then assisted on Malkin's empty-netter.
"It's where you want to be," Fleury said of the fast start. "We're not thinking too far ahead, just getting two points every night and go from there."
Who's hot: Higgins has goals in consecutive games for the Canucks. Henrik Sedin has one goal and three assists during a three-game point streak. … Crosby has six goals and eight assists for an NHL-leading 14 points. Malkin has three goals and four assists during a five-game point streak for the Penguins. Dupuis has two goals and four assists during a four-game point streak. Chris Kunitz has two goals and three assists during a three-game point streak.
Injury report: Vancouver is without forward Alexandre Burrows (foot). … Pittsburgh is missing Letang (knee) on defense as well as forwards Beau Bennett (lower body), James Neal (upper body) and Matt D'Agostini (lower body).
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