How about them Canucks!
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If the Canucks could just get all their defensemen back and healthy at the same time, we'd be in hog heaven. We have six men with twenty goals or more. A couple of those with thirty and a few others who are pushing thirty. Vancouver scores a lot of goals. More than in other years Vancouver has a number of players approaching superstardom if they are not already there The Sedin twins come to mind as well as Alex Burrows. Kesler is getting close. Mason Raymond is on the verge. Vancouver has the tool to win a cup. The question is if those tools can get healthy and stay healthy.
I think their key to winning lies in trusting Luongo, while always keeping one defenseman back and otherwise opening it up offensively.
yeah, without our defense getting healthy, and staying healthy right
through the playoffs, we will struggle.
I don't think canucks should change anything about their
style of play as they begin playoffs, they had the 'second'
most goals in the NHL, proves the depth of offense, and
how well the scoring was spread out through the team.
Vineault has had the 'horses' at last to have a balanced
offense/defense style of play, perfect for playoffs.
We play thursday, I wonder if all of the defensemen are
showing up at practice today, I'll listen to 1040 reports
this morning and find out.
I hope Edler improves his game from here on in too, he
has some 'brain' fart plays during games, seems to freeze
sometimes, and can't make a decision.
Our team speed is awsome, so I hope Grabner is back in the
lineup on Thursday, he is very fast, and plays well
defensively too.
through the playoffs, we will struggle.
I don't think canucks should change anything about their
style of play as they begin playoffs, they had the 'second'
most goals in the NHL, proves the depth of offense, and
how well the scoring was spread out through the team.
Vineault has had the 'horses' at last to have a balanced
offense/defense style of play, perfect for playoffs.
We play thursday, I wonder if all of the defensemen are
showing up at practice today, I'll listen to 1040 reports
this morning and find out.
I hope Edler improves his game from here on in too, he
has some 'brain' fart plays during games, seems to freeze
sometimes, and can't make a decision.
Our team speed is awsome, so I hope Grabner is back in the
lineup on Thursday, he is very fast, and plays well
defensively too.
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An interview with Salo today confirmed that he is fine, and
will play on Thursday. I really enjoyed how he 'played'
the media, he was good, made them look silly, and that is
what they are.
Rome still isn't ready.
will play on Thursday. I really enjoyed how he 'played'
the media, he was good, made them look silly, and that is
what they are.
Rome still isn't ready.
This brings up a question that's crossed my mind a few times.
Are the media ever embarrassed by the dumb questions they ask of athletes or are they (media) really that dumb?
Because as you say most athletes certainly aren't.
I watch the media very closely every day, I listen to team
1040 a little every day, and I listen to one on one interviews with players, coaches etc., and I know they aren't dumb, but they play a game that they seem to need
to play to keep their own jobs, but they have no shame, they
purposely embarrass themselves with the repetition of
questions, that have obvious answers, but they ask them
as though it really is a puzzle, and they need an answer
that will create either controversy or surprise, so they
can run back to their papers or radio shows and throw
it out to the public like a huge announcement.
eg. today I listened to salo give very intelligent answers
to their questions, but they kept coming back to the thing
they wanted to dig for, and that is, 'why' was he not practicing with the team. He told them it was a personal
thing, and that he was fine, and would be playing the first
playoff game, should have been enough right? wrong, they
kept coming back to that point, trying to get him to slip
up and say something they could get their heads around
that would make a story. He did well, and made them look
silly, and they are.
They thrive on the negative and the controversial, and
don't really like having to deal with the good that
happens and the success of others.
It is really quite pitiful.
I like the hockey analysts, mostly ex players, (some are not), eg. bob mcKenzie is excellent, and they address the
actual situations about teams, in an intelligent way, and
enlighten us as to what is going on with players in the NHL,
probabilities of trades etc., as the year goes by.
Dave Tomlinson, Ray Fararo and other Ex players are very good, they have lived the life, know the game inside and out, and tell it like it is.
My thoughts on what the canucks need to do against l.a.
tonight.
Jonathan Quick has played 72 of the 82 games this season,
and he has not had a win for several games running up to
this game tonight, it seems they have overused him, and
allowed him to run into problems.
Canucks need to pressure him early for a goal, and not let
him get on a roll, he is the one player right now who is
there for the taking.
Our forwards need to be very responsible defensively, and help
out our defencemen, as on our team, 'they' are the ones who
are most vulnerable, but a good start can give them
confidence and success.
Play very physical, but keep out of the box. (easier said
than done).
L.A. is a very good team, lots of young very talented players, and good defense especially doughty, but hopefully
that youth causes mistakes from time to time that we can
benefit from. Keep an eye on Dustin Brown, their captain,
very tough, hard hitting talented player, and he will be
out there to 'punish', and probably label a couple of our
defensemen, as they know we are thin at the back end, and
one more injury can make a big difference, and they know
that.
Good luck to our canucks in this years playoffs, let's go
for it.
GO CANUCKS GO
tonight.
Jonathan Quick has played 72 of the 82 games this season,
and he has not had a win for several games running up to
this game tonight, it seems they have overused him, and
allowed him to run into problems.
Canucks need to pressure him early for a goal, and not let
him get on a roll, he is the one player right now who is
there for the taking.
Our forwards need to be very responsible defensively, and help
out our defencemen, as on our team, 'they' are the ones who
are most vulnerable, but a good start can give them
confidence and success.
Play very physical, but keep out of the box. (easier said
than done).
L.A. is a very good team, lots of young very talented players, and good defense especially doughty, but hopefully
that youth causes mistakes from time to time that we can
benefit from. Keep an eye on Dustin Brown, their captain,
very tough, hard hitting talented player, and he will be
out there to 'punish', and probably label a couple of our
defensemen, as they know we are thin at the back end, and
one more injury can make a big difference, and they know
that.
Good luck to our canucks in this years playoffs, let's go
for it.
GO CANUCKS GO
My thoughts on what the canucks need to do against l.a.
tonight.
Jonathan Quick has played 72 of the 82 games this season,
and he has not had a win for several games running up to
this game tonight, it seems they have overused him, and
allowed him to run into problems.
Canucks need to pressure him early for a goal, and not let
him get on a roll, he is the one player right now who is
there for the taking.
Our forwards need to be very responsible defensively, and help
out our defencemen, as on our team, 'they' are the ones who
are most vulnerable, but a good start can give them
confidence and success.
Play very physical, but keep out of the box. (easier said
than done).
L.A. is a very good team, lots of young very talented players, and good defense especially doughty, but hopefully
that youth causes mistakes from time to time that we can
benefit from. Keep an eye on Dustin Brown, their captain,
very tough, hard hitting talented player, and he will be
out there to 'punish', and probably label a couple of our
defensemen, as they know we are thin at the back end, and
one more injury can make a big difference, and they will do
that if they can.
Good luck to our canucks in this years playoffs, let's go
for it.
GO CANUCKS GO
tonight.
Jonathan Quick has played 72 of the 82 games this season,
and he has not had a win for several games running up to
this game tonight, it seems they have overused him, and
allowed him to run into problems.
Canucks need to pressure him early for a goal, and not let
him get on a roll, he is the one player right now who is
there for the taking.
Our forwards need to be very responsible defensively, and help
out our defencemen, as on our team, 'they' are the ones who
are most vulnerable, but a good start can give them
confidence and success.
Play very physical, but keep out of the box. (easier said
than done).
L.A. is a very good team, lots of young very talented players, and good defense especially doughty, but hopefully
that youth causes mistakes from time to time that we can
benefit from. Keep an eye on Dustin Brown, their captain,
very tough, hard hitting talented player, and he will be
out there to 'punish', and probably label a couple of our
defensemen, as they know we are thin at the back end, and
one more injury can make a big difference, and they will do
that if they can.
Good luck to our canucks in this years playoffs, let's go
for it.
GO CANUCKS GO
Woooo hooooooo Talloola- Well the right team won that one. The only thing that really make L.A. look like they were really in it was the dumb major penalty in the second period and a close call for Luongo in O.T. Glad it didn't go too long into O.T. ...................Canucks in 5.
yeah that 5 min. major was very irritating, and let them
right back into the game.
And that goal line save by luongo was so important.
The canucks were the better team, glad they won it, because
in overtime anything can happen, so now we have the first
one, makes it better moving on.
It would be great to win the second one now, because down
in LA, it will be very difficult.
Yep, Quick was pretty quick all right, Canucks might have better stamina as a team and I think the Kings may be lucky to win one game, but as time goes on you'll see the gap widen between the two teams ............IMHO. :smile:
Yes Quick was very solid, for a goalie who has been struggling of late, he really settled down and kept his
team in the game.
Edler also played great, have never seen him so tough,
love it, especially when he met doughty at the pass, and
sent him flying the other way, he was on a mission.
in L A their coach has 'first' change, makes a difference,
as he can match up line to line the way he wants, although
in this game he didn't seem to be interested in doing that.
Luongo played well, but still seems to be fighting the
puck at times, especially those shots that are coming
east to west, but it's OK, didn't hurt us tonight, and
the more he plays and wins, the better he will get, as
our D was so solid tonight, gave him lots of cover.
We are a better team, because of experience, but their time is
coming, they have great players, and we must respect that.
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Canucks had better smarten up quick like. after a masterful first period they are playing like a girls amateur team. L.A. is all over them in the 2nd period.
l.a. know they have to win this game, if they go home, down 2 to zip, it is a long road back so lets give them credit,
as they have a very similar team to ours, if you check the
stats for the year, they are very close, so they will have
their times in a game where they are dictating, and we will
have ours.
I just hope we can get it done tonight and be up 2- zip.
as they have a very similar team to ours, if you check the
stats for the year, they are very close, so they will have
their times in a game where they are dictating, and we will
have ours.
I just hope we can get it done tonight and be up 2- zip.