How about them Canucks!
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Before the game commentators talked about how bad that goaltender was.(Elliot) I thought the goaltender
was fine. What was bad was the defense.
In my estimation, pulling the goaltender is usually not a great idea unless the rest of the team is very good and very disciplined.
Getting beaten 3/1 isn't much worse than getting beaten 3/2, when there is an outside chance to tie the game. :smile:
it's just a gamble, doesn't make any difference if team is scored on or not, but does if losing
team scores, which happens, at least it is a last ditch effort to tie the game.
I think it is a good strategy, yeah, and it doesn't matter if a team loses by
one goal or two.
elliot has had many losses before last nights game, hasn't been playing well, but put in a good
effort last night, I think if Canucks had not allowed that little comeback for ottawa, (very bad
line change for canucks, goal was totally an unforced error), ottawa would not have gained the
momentum they did, that gave them life and energy.
ballard has the results of the mri, and has been diagnosed as having a 'mild knee sprain', which
is good news, but will still keep him out of lineup 3 to 4 weeks.
chris tanev will draw back into the lineup tomorrow.
salo played again in manitoba tonight, and possibly will return to vancouver tomorrow, not sure
about his playing status.
st. louis, columbus and san jose all won tonight.
is good news, but will still keep him out of lineup 3 to 4 weeks.
chris tanev will draw back into the lineup tomorrow.
salo played again in manitoba tonight, and possibly will return to vancouver tomorrow, not sure
about his playing status.
st. louis, columbus and san jose all won tonight.
can't win em all.
that very early goal put canucks behind right away, hence a night of catch up.
Don't know how hamhuis is doing today, no announcement on any long term injury or not.
Don't know why getzlaf had to hit him that hard, getzlaf is a huge man, he could have
accomplished a clean hit with half the impact he delivered.
It seems salo will play on saturday, but not confirmed yet.
GO CANUCKS GO
that very early goal put canucks behind right away, hence a night of catch up.
Don't know how hamhuis is doing today, no announcement on any long term injury or not.
Don't know why getzlaf had to hit him that hard, getzlaf is a huge man, he could have
accomplished a clean hit with half the impact he delivered.
It seems salo will play on saturday, but not confirmed yet.
GO CANUCKS GO
I notice that cody hodgson has been sent back to manitoba. I have mixed feelings about this move,
as he is a fine hockey player, so smart, does all the right things on the ice and can mentally
play at the NHL level now, BUT, his skating is still not up to NHL levels, it worked for him in
juniors, but this is not juniors, (bigger, stronger and faster in NHL),and it is noticeable, and because he is not very big, the skating
problems are definitely a hindrance.
aaron volpatti has been sent to manitoba
victor oreskovich has been recalled from manitoba, young player who was drafted second round, came to
canucks as part of the ballard trade, (from florida). He quit hockey for two years, went to school,
got his degree, then tried out with florida and made the team, a big guy who will play on the fourth
line and add energy and skill.
no news yet about hamhuis, but salo will be in the lineup saturday.
canucks definitely have had a 'bomb' dropped on their defense group, so they will be
scrambling for a while now till 'all' are back and healthy.
calgary are on a roll, but have lost tanguay for a while, so he will not be in the lineup
on saturday. (as far as I know at present).
philly are just two points behind canucks for first overall, with one game in hand, so we
are definitely in a dog fight now to stay ahead of them.
p.s. it is official now, hamhuis has a 'concussion', he will be out indefinitely.
GO CANUCKS GO
as he is a fine hockey player, so smart, does all the right things on the ice and can mentally
play at the NHL level now, BUT, his skating is still not up to NHL levels, it worked for him in
juniors, but this is not juniors, (bigger, stronger and faster in NHL),and it is noticeable, and because he is not very big, the skating
problems are definitely a hindrance.
aaron volpatti has been sent to manitoba
victor oreskovich has been recalled from manitoba, young player who was drafted second round, came to
canucks as part of the ballard trade, (from florida). He quit hockey for two years, went to school,
got his degree, then tried out with florida and made the team, a big guy who will play on the fourth
line and add energy and skill.
no news yet about hamhuis, but salo will be in the lineup saturday.
canucks definitely have had a 'bomb' dropped on their defense group, so they will be
scrambling for a while now till 'all' are back and healthy.
calgary are on a roll, but have lost tanguay for a while, so he will not be in the lineup
on saturday. (as far as I know at present).
philly are just two points behind canucks for first overall, with one game in hand, so we
are definitely in a dog fight now to stay ahead of them.
p.s. it is official now, hamhuis has a 'concussion', he will be out indefinitely.
GO CANUCKS GO
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Maybe Calgary's rampage is at an end, important to note is they've played more games than most of the league, so they still have an uphill battle.
all of those teams from dallas right down to colorado are very interesting, watched a few games tonight,
and positions can change from one game to the next.
calgary lost to anaheim tonight in overtime
dallas beat chicago in a shoot out
minnesota beat st. louis in a shoot out
columbus beat colorado
yes, calgary has an uphill climb, they have to keep winning all of their games because other teams
have games in hand, but it can be done, but they don't have tanguary right now, hinders their scoring
abilities.
colorado has 56 pts. then it steadily goes up - 57-59-61-61-63-64-65-65-66-66-68- and 72 for detroit- 79 for canucks.
I notice the games have 'ramped' up, teams have more intensity now, scrambling for position, it is
quite exciting.
Canucks are in a nice position, and they need that insurance right now, they have earned it, and now
with all the injuries, they might have to depend on the lead they have to sustain them for awhile.
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Double whammy tonight, the Canucks won and the Flames flickered. Little nerve wracking to watch at times. Three penalties in succession.
an excellent game, lots of 'just abouts' for both teams. My daughter and two of her two kids were
there, and I'm glad they definitely got their monies worth, and they were there complete with
painted signs.
calgary now sitting in 9th after tonights loss and minnesota's win.
canucks on the road now, monday at st. louis, tuesday - minnesota and thursday at nashville.
Salo looked fine tonight, he won't take long to be in top shape.
That young chris tanev played great again tonight, gillis struck gold when he found him, just
21 yrs old, and can we imagine what he will be like when he's 25 or so.
If this defense core can hold it's own for a while till the others get back, 'then' we will have
great depth on defense going into playoffs.
vancouver 81, detroit 72,
dallas in third with 68, nashville 67, phoenix 67, san jose 66, anaheim 66,
minnesota 65 (8th place)
calgary 64, l.a.63, chicago 62, columbus 59, st. louis, 57, colorado 56, edmonton 40
Glad to see them pesky Flyers just lost. President's Trophy is coming into view for the Canucks. As Talloola says- GO CANUCKS GO!
yes, we were just talking about that, and if canucks can win tomorrow we will be 6 points up on
them, with philly 2 games in hand, right now they are only one.
edmonton just lost to anaheim, they didn't look good at all.
sometimes I like watching them, even when they lose, because they have those good
young kids, but today they made too many mistakes.
anaheim has vaulted into 4th place now, with that win, but tomorrow things could
shuffle again.
canucks didn't look sharp tonight. another defenceman out of the game, andrew alberts was
hit on the wrist by the puck, had to leave.
they have skeletan crew on defence now.
but forwards, especially the sedins did not play well tonight, hope they have more jump tomorrow,
as minnesota is a tougher team right now, they beat us badly last time, wouldn't want to see that
result again.
calgary is trouncing all over colorado, wonder what happened to avalanche, they have sure gone
sour, can't accomplish much at all, they changed goalies twice tonight, and game is still on,
just second period, 5-1 for calgary with 5 minutes still left in second.
hit on the wrist by the puck, had to leave.
they have skeletan crew on defence now.
but forwards, especially the sedins did not play well tonight, hope they have more jump tomorrow,
as minnesota is a tougher team right now, they beat us badly last time, wouldn't want to see that
result again.
calgary is trouncing all over colorado, wonder what happened to avalanche, they have sure gone
sour, can't accomplish much at all, they changed goalies twice tonight, and game is still on,
just second period, 5-1 for calgary with 5 minutes still left in second.
If the Canucks had two more players who work as hard as Jannik Hansen........
And Yes the Sedins didn't do much tonight at all.
And Yes the Sedins didn't do much tonight at all.
isn't he a great player, so efficient, talented and such a hard worker.
He is still quite young, and the next step for him is 'goals', and that
will come also.
It took kesler quite a long time before he started piling up the goals,
and hansen will get there too.
I feel very wierd criticizing the sedins, they are both right near the top
of the scoring race, BUT sometimes they give out those slow ineffective passes, and they
have been like that on and off lately, I know henrik scored tonight, but
that puck bounced off another player's foot, a bit lucky, and in it went.
I hope they shut my mouth soon, by getting back on their scoring track,
but perhaps the missing defense affects the forwards too, as the balance
of the team is 'upset'.
The Canucks went from a well oiled winning machine to a sloppy, bunch of dolts who made one wonder how
they got into first place. Luongo's amateur clearing attempt that let St. Louis pop the puck into an empty net
was an example of the general incompetence the Canucks showed last night while losing to a team twenty
points behind them.
they got into first place. Luongo's amateur clearing attempt that let St. Louis pop the puck into an empty net
was an example of the general incompetence the Canucks showed last night while losing to a team twenty
points behind them.
That is what is known as "sh*t happens", #Juan. They are struggling defensively. They'll be back on track soon. I'm going to search the net and see if I can find the records for the best year the Oilers had in the mid '80s. I'm sure they also suffered a couple of sloppy losses.
1983-84 NHL Standings, Award Winners, Leaders and Stats
May be interesting to peruse.
you certainly don't understand the working of a hockey team any more than
you could do brain surgery.
nothing is heard from you all the time the team succeeds, but as soon as they have a down game,
boy, here you are with your ridiculous comments, and again, which seems to be something else
you don't understand, a teams standings doesn't mean much when games are being played, as each
team can beat any other team on any given night, but there are you are again, counting numbers,
and can't seem to understand how a team higher in the standings can lose to a team much lower,
as though the lower team is completely lame, well they are not, the teams are very close in
calibre, st. louis has had lots of injuries, and haven't seemed to recover well since, they are
struggling, but they are still a very good team.
you are very easy to read, look for faults and jump all over them, but make sure to ignore the
good play, as it is expected, and doesn't deserve comment.
you apparantly use to coach, well, I wouldn't want to play on your team, because obviously your
approach to how teams work would not be helpful to the success of any team.
I'm so glad vineault and gillis do not react in this way, they have the intelligence to analyze
and see their team in a realistic way, and do not get too high or too low, and approach the highs
and lows with very constructive answers.
Any team who doesn't come out with their A game will lose, and last night canucks did not have
their A game, that is life, the teams are not 'machines', they are human, and do not always perform
at the top of their game, and please follow injuries and realize that they do upset any team, and
put extra pressure on players.
OK, now, to update the team, another defenceman has gone down, as andrew alberts has a broken
wrist, and is out indefinately, and lee sweatt is also injured in manitoba, so yan sauve has
been called up.
This has become very difficult for the team, and they will struggle thru this for
a while till all players are back, or at least most of them.
The big lead they have can help them at this time, as they might slip in the
standings for a while, but not all is lost, because the lead they have will
support them for quite a while.
I hope no more players go down, they have their share and more, right now.
It's funny, as soon as luongo made his boo boo, I said to my husband, "Oh boy
the pencil are getting sharpened now, canadian content will have some comment
about him, they just wait for him to make a mistake, but his marvelous play over
the past while has had 'no' comments. typical.
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Nonsense! While you seem to have almost an encyclopaedic knowledge of NHL details down the years,
you don't have an exclusive right to opinion. I know that a lower place team can sometimes beat
a team that is much higher in the standings. That doesn't make it any less frustrating. That
frustration was what I was expressing. I also know that Luongo can often make impossible saves
that an android would have trouble with but that makes it more frustrating when he lets in a blooper that
my grandmother could probably have stopped, or skates out of his crease and hands the puck to the
opposition for a free goal. That was a boneheaded play at any level.
Have a good day.