How about them Canucks!

[talloola]

I hear Lack is starting again-how's that?

i'm assuming luongo has an injury, as he did get hurt last game he played, if you remember.

probably making sure he will be healthy for olympics.

maybe he won't be playing any more games before that, i don't know.

i'm sure he wouldn't have done any better than lack, in fact probably

not as well.

 

[Kreskin]

Right now, and over the last month or so, Vancouver appears to be the worst team in the league. They have completely folded the tent.

 

[JLM]

Right now, and over the last month or so, Vancouver appears to be the worst team in the league. They have completely folded the tent.

It's like there's a curse on them. They sure spent a lot of time in Detroit's end of the ice, but can't score. They'll come around before the playoffs. They all take their turns at mediocrity, even the Ducks have lost a few lately and Calgary is on a tear! -

Looks like we are going to see Ducks, Kings and Sharks all defeated on the same night. That should give the Canucks some hope.

 

[talloola]

It's like there's a curse on them. They sure spent a lot of time in Detroit's end of the ice, but can't score. They'll come around before the playoffs. They all take their turns at mediocrity, even the Ducks have lost a few lately and Calgary is on a tear! -

Looks like we are going to see Ducks, Kings and Sharks all defeated on the same night. That should give the Canucks some hope.

everyone's beating the kings, except the canucks.

columbus is playing very well these days, they have a nice team, some very good players.

yes, calgary has gone thru the duldrums with the rebuild, but some of those players are fun
to watch, very young, energetic and lots of potential.

gillis must begin a half-rebuid for this team, they are not good enough this year, it is
obvious that the team needs youth and new blood, before they look like calgary and edmonton did,
they don't have to get that bad, its up to gillis.
diaz will play tomorrow in boston, hope he is dependable, i think he will be, canucks defense isn't
the problem, except injuries, its the forwards, a mish mash of lines that are middle of the road
in talent.

twins look better back together, but they lack grit, and they need a different linemate to go with
them, burrows isn't himself this year.

don't know whats wrong with bieksa, or richardson.

 

[JLM]

It would be a real treat if they could beat Beantown, but I'm keeping fingers, toes and legs crossed.

 

[talloola]

It would be a real treat if they could beat Beantown, but I'm keeping fingers, toes and legs crossed.

i guess anythings possible, but with lack in the nets, it could happen, boston don't score a lot of goals,
just like canucks, so if canucks can manage one or two, maybe lack can shut it down, a large task, but
not impossible.
boston is a much better team than canucks, they roll four solid lines, no superstars, just very very
good team play.
although i do like torterella, i don't like his keeping the 4th line pasted
to the bench most of the game, and playing the other three too many
minutes

 

[bill barilko]

i do like torterella, i don't like his keeping the 4th line pasted
to the bench most of the game, and playing the other three too many minutes

Yes I don't understand what he's saving those Guys for they can play let them go!

 

[talloola]

Yes I don't understand what he's saving those Guys for they can play let them go!

he just wants his 'better' players on the ice more, so they can win the game for him, he doesn't trust
the fourth line to get points, its wasting valusable minutes in the game.

when they only come on the ice sparingly, they are cold, can't get into the flow, legs aren't
warmed up, THEN if they make a mistake, they are quickly pasted on the bench again to wait.

if you watch boston tomorrow, they roll four lines all the time, works well.

 

[talloola]

Struggling Canucks visit BruinsMonday, 02.03.2014 / 9:18 PMBrian Hunter - NHL.com Staff Writer


CANUCKS (27-21-9) at BRUINS (35-16-3)

TV: SNET-P, NESN

Last 10: Vancouver 3-7-0; Boston 7-2-1

Season series: This is the second of two games between the Vancouver Canucks and Boston Bruins. Roberto Luongo stopped 39 shots and six different Canucks had a goal in their 6-2 win at Rogers Arena on Dec. 14. Reilly Smith scored both Bruins goals.

Big story: Although the Canucks and Bruins have developed quite the distaste for one another since Boston's seven-game Stanley Cup Final win in 2011, Vancouver enters the final days before the Olympic break battling just to maintain one of the two Western Conference wild-card berths into the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Canucks have lost four straight following a 2-0 loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Monday. They hold a one-point lead for eighth place in the West on the Phoenix Coyotes, who have two games in hand.

"We need to change the complexion of our hockey club," coach John Tortorella said after returning from a six-game, 15-day suspension. "We looked slow. It worries me. Really worries me."

Team Scope:

Canucks: This marks the midway point on a five-game road trip for Vancouver, which also saw center Henrik Sedin return to the lineup after missing the past six games with bruised ribs. He played more than 21 minutes, but didn't record a shot.

"You play hockey to get wins, and we can't really seem to even buy a win right now," goalie Eddie Lack said after the loss Monday. "We just have to keep battling out there and give my team a chance, and hopefully it's going to turn around."

Defenseman Raphael Diaz, acquired from the Montreal Canadiens on Monday for forward Dale Weise, could debut with the team Tuesday.

Roberto Luongo, who has allowed 11 goals over his past three starts, could get a chance to conquer his TD Garden demons Tuesday after Lack played the past two games. Luongo gave up 15 goals on 66 shots (.773 save percentage) and was pulled twice in three starts in Boston during the 2011 Final and hasn't played a game there since.

Bruins: Defenseman David Warsofsky was recalled from Providence of the American Hockey League on Monday and practiced with Boston. Warsofsky made his NHL debut in December, playing four games for the Bruins, and scored a goal in his most recent outing, Dec. 28 against the Ottawa Senators.

Warsofsky was brought up in part because captain Zdeno Chara will be heading to the 2014 Sochi Olympics ahead of most NHL players. Chara will carry Slovakia's flag during opening ceremonies, causing him to miss games Thursday at the St. Louis Blues and Saturday vs. the Senators. Warsofsky is a 2008 draft pick by the Blues who was acquired for forward Vladimir Sobotka.

The move "gives him a chance to practice with us before [Chara] leaves," coach Claude Julien said.

Who's hot: Bruins defenseman Dougie Hamilton has a goal in each of the past two games. Forward Carl Soderberg has two goals and three assists during a four-game point streak.

Injury report: Vancouver defenseman Yannick Weber (upper body) and forward Brad Richardson (undisclosed) were out of the lineup Monday. Defensemen Andrew Alberts (concussion), Christopher Tanev (hand) and Kevin Bieksa (foot) and forward Mike Santorelli (shoulder) are on injured reserve. … Boston defenseman Adam McQuaid (lower body) is "progressing well," according to Julien, but it's doubtful

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hamhuis and higgins not playing tonight, another player coming from ahl to fill in.

good luck boys, have fun.

 

[#juan]

Struggling Canucks visit BruinsMonday, 02.03.2014 / 9:18 PMBrian Hunter - NHL.com Staff Writer


CANUCKS (27-21-9) at BRUINS (35-16-3)

TV: SNET-P, NESN

Last 10: Vancouver 3-7-0; Boston 7-2-1

Season series: This is the second of two games between the Vancouver Canucks and Boston Bruins. Roberto Luongo stopped 39 shots and six different Canucks had a goal in their 6-2 win at Rogers Arena on Dec. 14. Reilly Smith scored both Bruins goals.

Big story: Although the Canucks and Bruins have developed quite the distaste for one another since Boston's seven-game Stanley Cup Final win in 2011, Vancouver enters the final days before the Olympic break battling just to maintain one of the two Western Conference wild-card berths into the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Canucks have lost four straight following a 2-0 loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Monday. They hold a one-point lead for eighth place in the West on the Phoenix Coyotes, who have two games in hand.

"We need to change the complexion of our hockey club," coach John Tortorella said after returning from a six-game, 15-day suspension. "We looked slow. It worries me. Really worries me."

Team Scope:

Canucks: This marks the midway point on a five-game road trip for Vancouver, which also saw center Henrik Sedin return to the lineup after missing the past six games with bruised ribs. He played more than 21 minutes, but didn't record a shot.

"You play hockey to get wins, and we can't really seem to even buy a win right now," goalie Eddie Lack said after the loss Monday. "We just have to keep battling out there and give my team a chance, and hopefully it's going to turn around."

Defenseman Raphael Diaz, acquired from the Montreal Canadiens on Monday for forward Dale Weise, could debut with the team Tuesday.

Roberto Luongo, who has allowed 11 goals over his past three starts, could get a chance to conquer his TD Garden demons Tuesday after Lack played the past two games. Luongo gave up 15 goals on 66 shots (.773 save percentage) and was pulled twice in three starts in Boston during the 2011 Final and hasn't played a game there since.

Bruins: Defenseman David Warsofsky was recalled from Providence of the American Hockey League on Monday and practiced with Boston. Warsofsky made his NHL debut in December, playing four games for the Bruins, and scored a goal in his most recent outing, Dec. 28 against the Ottawa Senators.

Warsofsky was brought up in part because captain Zdeno Chara will be heading to the 2014 Sochi Olympics ahead of most NHL players. Chara will carry Slovakia's flag during opening ceremonies, causing him to miss games Thursday at the St. Louis Blues and Saturday vs. the Senators. Warsofsky is a 2008 draft pick by the Blues who was acquired for forward Vladimir Sobotka.

The move "gives him a chance to practice with us before [Chara] leaves," coach Claude Julien said.

Who's hot: Bruins defenseman Dougie Hamilton has a goal in each of the past two games. Forward Carl Soderberg has two goals and three assists during a four-game point streak.

Injury report: Vancouver defenseman Yannick Weber (upper body) and forward Brad Richardson (undisclosed) were out of the lineup Monday. Defensemen Andrew Alberts (concussion), Christopher Tanev (hand) and Kevin Bieksa (foot) and forward Mike Santorelli (shoulder) are on injured reserve. … Boston defenseman Adam McQuaid (lower body) is "progressing well," according to Julien, but it's doubtful

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hamhuis and higgins not playing tonight, another player coming from ahl to fill in.

good luck boys, have fun.

I somehow don't think they will have "fun". This game very well could be another drubbing.

 

[#juan]

I somehow don't think they will have "fun". This game very well could be another drubbing.

Well, it wasn't a drubbing. For the most part the Canucks looked not bad. If they had capitalized on a couple more chances the game would have been tied.

 

[JLM]

Well, it wasn't a drubbing. For the most part the Canucks looked not bad. If they had capitalized on a couple more chances the game would have been tied.

Yep, they played well, it wasn't for lack of trying. The first goal against was a bit of a weak one, I suppose. How many key players are they missing? Four, five?

 

[talloola]

Well, it wasn't a drubbing. For the most part the Canucks looked not bad. If they had capitalized on a couple more chances the game would have been tied.

yeah, it was a better game than we have seen recently, so now if phoenix win their game tonight they
will leapfrog over the canucks into 8th spot.

and, winnipeg won again tonight, so they are only 2 points behind canucks.

 

[JLM]

I'd forgotten about the 6-2 smokin' the Canucks handed Bean town in December, so I'd say if the Canucks were at full strength, Boston would have their hands full.

 

[bill barilko]

Booth showed up for once-miracles never cease!

OTOH Henrick Sedin is ruined for the Swedish Olympic effort-you tread it here first.

 

[talloola]

I'd forgotten about the 6-2 smokin' the Canucks handed Bean town in December, so I'd say if the Canucks were at full strength, Boston would have their hands full.

boston have improved quite a bit throughout the season, and are now sitting second in the eastern
conference with 79 points, so as canucks slid into the toilet, boston improved, and canucks were
playing poorly before they had all of the injured players, their slide started quite some time ago.
injuries are a part of every teams season, and they have to continue playing through them, just as
detroit did for some time, and tampa bay lost the best scorer in the nhl in stamkos, and rose to
the occasion and played very good hockey, calgary is now playing excellent hockey with a brand new
team, the replacement players are pros too in the ahl, and if the g.m. has done his job well, those
players should be quite capable of keeping the caliber up till regulars return.

in detroits case, they have lots of depth, which includes their ahl players, so they can weather the
storm quite well.

 

[talloola]

stamkos will not be going to the olympics, so now they have to choose a player to replace him, should

know in a couple of days, whom it will be.

i wonder if hanrik sedin will go to the olympics, one would think he should take the two weeks to

heal his ribs, so he can be fresh for the nhl when it starts up again.

 

[JLM]

I think it's too early to despair yet, Ducks aren't doing any better than the Canucks right now and Canucks have a game in hand.

 

[talloola]

I think it's too early to despair yet, Ducks aren't doing any better than the Canucks right now and Canucks have a game in hand.

they just finished playing chicago, so it was the two 'BEST' teams in the nhl playing each other, i
think the ducks are doing much better than the canucks if they can be called one of the two best
teams in the nhl.

it will be nice if canucks make the playoffs.

anaheim have 85 points right now canucks have 63, i think it will take a while to catch them.

 

[JLM]

they just finished playing chicago, so it was the two 'BEST' teams in the nhl playing each other, i
think the ducks are doing much better than the canucks if they can be called one of the two best
teams in the nhl.

it will be nice if canucks make the playoffs.

And the Canucks lost to Boston. I think they'll squeak into the playoffs and then as you've always said it's a brand new "ball game". -