How about them Canucks!
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"One swallow does not a summer make" :lol:
Do you expect Pittsburgh and Detroit to choke? :lol:
Probably not for a good reason, what team could sustain that pressure for a possible 110 games? :lol:
yes, I saw that, a fine example of just how bad the officiating has been all year, all over the league.
We saw a kings team last night that I expected to see way back in october, the team has very good players,
who did not play up to their abilities all year.
The coaching change definitely has made a difference, and bringing in carter at the trade deadline
has also helped, BUT the player who was expected to be the star when he was broght in, and has done
nothing, woke up big time last night, and was the standout of the game, and that is mike richards.
Kesler to the canucks, is like richards is to l.a., but last night richards
showed kesler how to play the game at that level.
He was everywhere, he was irritating, he was involved, he showed everyone how to play playoff
hockey,Canucks did not 'rise to the occasion' last night, but l.a. did, they looked like the different team, and
canucks looked like they have, for the last month or more.
I am looking forward to canucks answering this challenge next game, if they can't, its bye bye charlie.
Ummmmmmmmmm, they've come back from being down 3 games to 1, three times that I know of. Mind you different players, different times. I also remember when they were up 2 to 0 against Detroit 10 years ago to go on to lose in 6! It's NEVER over til it's over! :lol:
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of course JLM, and I stated I am waiting for them to answer the bell next game,
as they didn't lose this game because they played well, and just got outplayed,
they played poorly, and were badly outplayed, there is a difference.
yes, its not over till its over, I just said that the other day, but how they
played last night 'deserved' much criticism, one can't sit back and pretend its
just another game, it was a very poor game by canucks, and very dissapointing,
and if they erase that memory next game, I will be right there to recognize
that.
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where were all of these funny little people for the past weeks, i've missed them, I love the company.
no it wasn't. lol
you've been reading my posts long enough to know I watch the games in detail, go thru 'how' the games
were played, who did what, 'on both teams', I don't just watch how 'my' team is doing, its a dance
and last night l.a. was doing the cha cha cha, and canucks were waltzing.
they can thank luongo for the score being tied going into the third period, and the ref for missing
that interference by kesler, (there is lots of interference with goalies all year, but the thing to watch
is 'if' the interference came before the puck came, or after the puck was in the net), clearly last
night it was 'before' the puck came, so kesler got away with a move that clearly should have been a
penalty, and directly caused a goal.
being tied going into the last period, canucks had two power plays, l.a. 'none', and they couldn't manage anything on the
first power play at all, the second they had some chances, but couldn't capitalize, and rest of the
game is history. Edler coughed up the puck on a very careless play as he tried to clear it, he wasn't
being closely checked, he just didn't pay attention, he does have a bad habit of doing that on occasion,
a very basic mistake that should only be made by rookies, who are very young and inexperienced.
I noticed that in the first 5 minutes, if it wasn't for Luongo, the game would have been over for Vancouver, LA was all over them, and the puck handling was terrible. Mind you, I had just watched Pittsburg/Philly, so I was used to seeing really bad puck handling and sloppy play.
yes for sure, I was very impressed in the first five/ten minutes, as luongo was very sharp, seemed
very relaxed and sure of himself, and stayed that way for the whole game, he did let in one goal
that he would have liked back, but the score at that point could have been about 4 nothing, so one
would be very picky to whine about that one.
And, I would like to add, before others throw this one at us here, that Kesler
was an embarrassment with his embellishment on the ice, i'm sure the rest of
the team must be feeling uneasy about that by now too.
burrows was falling all over the place, but he does fall a lot anyway, he isn't
'twinkle toes' on skates, so many times he is accused of diving, and he just
fell 'again'.
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Date Vis/Home Final
11 Apr 2012 LAK@VAN LAK, 4 - 2
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - The Los Angeles Kings say they're sorry.
One day after opening their playoff series against the Vancouver Canucks with a 4-2 victory, the Kings found themselves backtracking from a playful jab on Twitter. The team's official account posted a message saying: "To everyone in Canada outside of BC, you're welcome."
That didn't sit well with senior members of the organization, especially after all the attention it generated.
"We encourage our digital team to be creative, interactive and to apply a sense of humor whenever possible," Kings spokesman Mike Altieri said. "To anyone who found it offensive we sincerely apologize."
The Canucks have drawn criticism the last few seasons in which they captured the Presidents' Trophy in back-to-back years and fell one game short of the Stanley Cup in 2011.
In October, CBC commentator Don Cherry added to the chorus by saying Vancouver was disliked because the players whine at officials.
The team had the best record in the NHL this season and entered the series with Los Angeles a heavy favorite. Game 2 is Friday night in Vancouver.
The Canucks will be without forward Byron Bitz, who was suspended for two games by NHL on Thursday for boarding Kings forward Kyle Clifford during Game 1.
The hit happened at 12:12 of the second period Wednesday night, and Bitz was given a major penalty and a game misconduct. Clifford stayed on the bench for a while, then left the game and did not return. The Kings scored on the ensuing power play and won 4-2.
"I had no intention of hurting anybody," Bitz said. "That's not the way I play. It was an unfortunate play. The referees made the call, and it cost my team a goal - so it's my fault."
Bitz offered an excuse which has been heard often from players who have faced disciplinary actions on hits to the head.
"I just went to finish my hit," Bitz said. "And the way I made contact, he hit the glass awkwardly. I had no intent to injure or target the head. I was just trying to finish my hit, and the referees made the call."
The hit came as Canucks winger Daniel Sedin missed his 10th straight game with a concussion suffered when he was elbowed in the head March 21 by Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith, who received a two-minute penalty. The NHL subsequently handed Keith a five-game suspension for the infraction.
Bitz's hit also came on the same day Los Angeles Kings defenseman Willie Mitchell praised the NHL for taking a tougher stance on head shots. Although he became an example of the new disciplinary angle, Bitz endorsed it.
"You can't replace your brain," he said. "You've got to protect the guys' heads. You don't want to have guys with concussion problems, and they're doing the right thing."
After the hit, Clifford went to the bench for a while, but then went to the dressing room and did not return. Los Angeles coach Darryl Sutter said Clifford will not play when the series resumes Friday in Vancouver.
"You (media) guys know the (situation)," said Sutter, reluctant to reveal the extent of Clifford's injury. "Upper-body injury, and he's out. But you guys know that, right? I don't want to not tell the truth, so I'll just leave it at that."
Meanwhile, the Canucks, who finished first in the NHL during the regular season, are looking to reduce their penalty total in Game 2. The Kings, who squeaked into the playoffs by securing the eighth and final berth in the Western Conference, converted two of seven power-play chances.
"The penalties really affected our team," said Vancouver rookie winger Zack Kassian. "We had a lot of top-end guys killing a lot of penalties, which you don't want to be doing too much. Obviously, it takes away from their offence."
Vancouver coach Alain Vigneault said the Canucks must also do a better job on the power play. The Canucks were blanked on five man-advantage opportunities Wednesday.
"We have the personnel for it to be good right now, and we need to execute better," Vigneault said. "Our best power play (Wednesday) night was the last one that we had (in the third period) when we took Alex Edler off. He needs to take his game up a notch, because obviously he's been a big part of our defensive group, a big part of our team, and he's a great player. We need him to play at his level."
The Canucks are also looking to put in a better overall effort after the Kings controlled the play during most of Game 1.
"Obviously, (Wednesday) night, if it's not for (goaltender Roberto Luongo), it's not even close," Vigneault said. "We're all aware of that, it's pretty safe to say, and we need to come up with some answers."
L.A. captain Dustin Brown also called for his team to display more discipline after the Kings participated in many scrums after the whistle. Los Angeles must also do a better job of pressuring Luongo.
The veteran Canucks goaltender posted 34 saves on Wednesday, including many difficult ones, as he allowed three goals. The Kings scored another one into an empty net while he was pulled in favor of a sixth attacker.
Brown said the Kings did a good job staying close to Vancouver's top players, but did not create enough traffic in front of the Canucks net.
"He made some good saves, but he also saw a lot of pucks," said Brown. "If there's one guy we need to make it harder on, it's him."
NOTES: Andrew Ebbett and Dale Weise are candidates to replace Bitz. ... Sutter is expected to install either Kevin Westgarth or Andrei Loktionov in Clifford's vacant lineup spot. ... For the second straight day, Daniel Sedin did not skate after participating in on-ice workouts earlier in the week. ... Both clubs held optional skates.
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What I am looking to tonight is: can canucks bring their game way up, as there is lots of headroom
left after the mess the other night.
And, has someone taken kesler aside and told him to STOP the theatrics, and just play hockey, we'll see.
They played way below their capabilites.
AND
Can L.A. play a second game at the level they played the first, as they raised their games way up, compared
to what we saw from them all season, 'although', they have always had the horses to be a top team in the
NHL, and obviously they have underachieved for a long time.
Now that they have had a taste of superiority, will it be a 'one off', or here to stay.
daniel skated on his own today, so looks like he is trying again to make his way back into a game,
hope it goes well for him.
I also hope the officials can settle down a bit, and call a game without looking like jack asses, as
they have in several games thus far.
The 'no' suspension for weber is a joke, the 2 games suspension for bitz was appropriate, makes one
think, doesn't it, as, if a lesser player had of done to zetterberg, what weber did to him, a suspension
would have been automatic, 'why not' in weber's case.
Date Vis/Home Final
11 Apr 2012 LAK@VAN LAK, 4 - 2
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - The Los Angeles Kings say they're sorry.
One day after opening their playoff series against the Vancouver Canucks with a 4-2 victory, the Kings found themselves backtracking from a playful jab on Twitter. The team's official account posted a message saying: "To everyone in Canada outside of BC, you're welcome."
That didn't sit well with senior members of the organization, especially after all the attention it generated.
"We encourage our digital team to be creative, interactive and to apply a sense of humor whenever possible," Kings spokesman Mike Altieri said. "To anyone who found it offensive we sincerely apologize."
The Canucks have drawn criticism the last few seasons in which they captured the Presidents' Trophy in back-to-back years and fell one game short of the Stanley Cup in 2011.
In October, CBC commentator Don Cherry added to the chorus by saying Vancouver was disliked because the players whine at officials.
The team had the best record in the NHL this season and entered the series with Los Angeles a heavy favorite. Game 2 is Friday night in Vancouver.
The Canucks will be without forward Byron Bitz, who was suspended for two games by NHL on Thursday for boarding Kings forward Kyle Clifford during Game 1.
The hit happened at 12:12 of the second period Wednesday night, and Bitz was given a major penalty and a game misconduct. Clifford stayed on the bench for a while, then left the game and did not return. The Kings scored on the ensuing power play and won 4-2.
"I had no intention of hurting anybody," Bitz said. "That's not the way I play. It was an unfortunate play. The referees made the call, and it cost my team a goal - so it's my fault."
Bitz offered an excuse which has been heard often from players who have faced disciplinary actions on hits to the head.
"I just went to finish my hit," Bitz said. "And the way I made contact, he hit the glass awkwardly. I had no intent to injure or target the head. I was just trying to finish my hit, and the referees made the call."
The hit came as Canucks winger Daniel Sedin missed his 10th straight game with a concussion suffered when he was elbowed in the head March 21 by Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith, who received a two-minute penalty. The NHL subsequently handed Keith a five-game suspension for the infraction.
Bitz's hit also came on the same day Los Angeles Kings defenseman Willie Mitchell praised the NHL for taking a tougher stance on head shots. Although he became an example of the new disciplinary angle, Bitz endorsed it.
"You can't replace your brain," he said. "You've got to protect the guys' heads. You don't want to have guys with concussion problems, and they're doing the right thing."
After the hit, Clifford went to the bench for a while, but then went to the dressing room and did not return. Los Angeles coach Darryl Sutter said Clifford will not play when the series resumes Friday in Vancouver.
"You (media) guys know the (situation)," said Sutter, reluctant to reveal the extent of Clifford's injury. "Upper-body injury, and he's out. But you guys know that, right? I don't want to not tell the truth, so I'll just leave it at that."
Meanwhile, the Canucks, who finished first in the NHL during the regular season, are looking to reduce their penalty total in Game 2. The Kings, who squeaked into the playoffs by securing the eighth and final berth in the Western Conference, converted two of seven power-play chances.
"The penalties really affected our team," said Vancouver rookie winger Zack Kassian. "We had a lot of top-end guys killing a lot of penalties, which you don't want to be doing too much. Obviously, it takes away from their offence."
Vancouver coach Alain Vigneault said the Canucks must also do a better job on the power play. The Canucks were blanked on five man-advantage opportunities Wednesday.
"We have the personnel for it to be good right now, and we need to execute better," Vigneault said. "Our best power play (Wednesday) night was the last one that we had (in the third period) when we took Alex Edler off. He needs to take his game up a notch, because obviously he's been a big part of our defensive group, a big part of our team, and he's a great player. We need him to play at his level."
The Canucks are also looking to put in a better overall effort after the Kings controlled the play during most of Game 1.
"Obviously, (Wednesday) night, if it's not for (goaltender Roberto Luongo), it's not even close," Vigneault said. "We're all aware of that, it's pretty safe to say, and we need to come up with some answers."
L.A. captain Dustin Brown also called for his team to display more discipline after the Kings participated in many scrums after the whistle. Los Angeles must also do a better job of pressuring Luongo.
The veteran Canucks goaltender posted 34 saves on Wednesday, including many difficult ones, as he allowed three goals. The Kings scored another one into an empty net while he was pulled in favor of a sixth attacker.
Brown said the Kings did a good job staying close to Vancouver's top players, but did not create enough traffic in front of the Canucks net.
"He made some good saves, but he also saw a lot of pucks," said Brown. "If there's one guy we need to make it harder on, it's him."
NOTES: Andrew Ebbett and Dale Weise are candidates to replace Bitz. ... Sutter is expected to install either Kevin Westgarth or Andrei Loktionov in Clifford's vacant lineup spot. ... For the second straight day, Daniel Sedin did not skate after participating in on-ice workouts earlier in the week. ... Both clubs held optional skates.
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What I am looking to tonight is: can canucks bring their game way up, as there is lots of headroom
left after the mess the other night.
And, has someone taken kesler aside and told him to STOP the theatrics, and just play hockey, we'll see.
They played way below their capabilites.
AND
Can L.A. play a second game at the level they played the first, as they raised their games way up, compared
to what we saw from them all season, 'although', they have always had the horses to be a top team in the
NHL, and obviously they have underachieved for a long time.
Now that they have had a taste of superiority, will it be a 'one off', or here to stay.
daniel skated on his own today, so looks like he is trying again to make his way back into a game,
hope it goes well for him.
I also hope the officials can settle down a bit, and call a game without looking like jack asses, as
they have in several games thus far.
The 'no' suspension for weber is a joke, the 2 games suspension for bitz was appropriate, makes one
think, doesn't it, as, if a lesser player had of done to zetterberg, what weber did to him, a suspension
would have been automatic, 'why not' in weber's case.
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Two many penalties, too many give aways and Quick, otherwise not a badly played game, lots of jump tonight!