Hooray! There's A Game!
by Yankee Canuck on Oct 11, 2009 7:14 AM PDT
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5:18 PM Update: Thanks to everyone who dropped this in the comments, but the news isn't great: Daniel is out 4-6 weeks with a broken foot. The pressure is on everyone now to step up in his absence.
10:31 AM Update: Silly me, I forgot the pregame metal reference. Since I was talking about Pantera last time I wanted to use them but sadly they're actually Stars fans. So - since I just heard a song off their new album - we'll go old school with some Megadeth: "Time to kiss your ass goodbye the end has just begun."
Besides, how can you argue with Vic Rattlehead?
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Get used to these long breaks between games folks. After tonight the Canucks don't play again until Friday.
The Dallas Stars happily stroll in this evening after a 5-2 win over Calgary (thanks!). Dallas has yet to lose in regulation (1-0-2) and will ice Marty Turco tonight even after a strong outing from back-up Alex Auld. I know it's fun to mock Turco at GM Place, but he is 17-6-1 against Vancouver with a 1.91 GAA. No need to rile him up any more than necessary.
The lines in front of Turco look like this:
Neal-Richards-Eriksson
Morrow-Ribeiro-Benn
Ott-Sutherby-Lehtinen
Barch-Wandell-Petersen
Grossman-Robidas
Skrastins-Daley
Fistric-Niskanen
Mike Modano is out, Fabian Brunnstrom is a healthy scratch, and Jere Lehtinen could make his season debut after missing the first three games with lower body ailments.
We know Daniel is out so how the team reacts to (a) missing their best sniper and (b) a few days off after an uplifting victory will be crucial.
Keys to the game: special teams. Assuming the goalies get stingy, this one could come down to special teams work and that's a good thing for Vancouver. The Canucks are tied for the second best PP in the league (33.3%) while Dallas has the third worst PK (58.3). Conversely, Dallas is ranked 18 on the PP (21.4%) and the Canucks have the fourth worst PK (62.5%).
Updates will be posted as we find them. If you need a Dallas fix, head on over to Defending Big D.
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Is this the pregame thread? If so we’re in trouble, we can’t seem to win unless they’re metal themed….
Bring me Stanley. Alive if possible, dead... just as good.
by King Luongshanks on Oct 11, 2009 7:19 AM PDT reply actions
Hmm, good point. Let me add a little bit of something.
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by Yankee Canuck on Oct 11, 2009 7:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Without Daniel, we're screwed
9-2 Stars
Richards (3), Ott (2), Robidas, Lehtinen, Ribeiro, Mike Modano (by sheer force of will)
Glass, Salo (because it’s so funny to put them together)
Hell, it worked in the Montreal game, so why not try it again. Superstitious bastard that I am.
It's being reported
Daniel Sedin has a broken foot, out 4-6 weeks.
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by Brandon Worley on Oct 11, 2009 11:09 AM PDT reply actions
I don't know whether to cry
or simply gnash my teeth.
Thanks for the heads-up on that. And thanks for not gloating :-0
Oh damn it. This is ass. Time for Bernier to step it up on line 1.
The arsenal of Megadeth can’t be rid they said
And if it comes, the living will envy the dead
Racing for power, and all come in last
No winning first stone cast
This falsehood worldly peace
It’s treaties will soon cease
No one will be left to prove that humans existed
Maybe soon the children will be born open fisted
We all live on one planet it will all go up in smoke
Too bad they couldn’t see this lethal energy
and now the final scene, a global darkening!
What a great song. Dave Mustaine has the personality of a turd sandwich, but he sure is a genius.
Yep
Benn, Tavares, Hedman, Kane,etc, all outplayed by Hodgson at the WJC, not to mention Duchene who didn’t even make the team, all getting at least their 9 games, but not Cody.
There’s been a lot of talk about how much depth Gillisgan has added to this team, now’s when we find out how true that really is… or isn’t…
Depth up front? Where is it? Now we have to rely on guys that we are waiting to break out, and nobody can fill Dank’s shoes on our roster. Yikes…score by committee, boys!
by Sean Zandberg on Oct 11, 2009 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Tavares and Hedman are not just getting a “look-see,” they’re locks on their teams I think.
CoHo has a back issue, playing with it is not gonna help him or the team.
That's fine
but apparently was NOT the reason he was sent down.
And regardless of what those other guys’ status is, fact is they were all at the WJC and Hodgson was the best player there.
So suddenly
he lost all his ability that he showed all last year and before?
Don’t think so, he was obviously still injured, as evidenced by his recent diagnosis, and AV and Gillis were not at all interested in giving him a chance to heal properly and then show his stuff.
The team is a contender and shouldn’t be wasting a roster spot on someone who isn’t ready for the NHL game right now, whether it’s due to injury or not. Who cares what happened at the WJC last year, it’s irrelevant when making the decision.
So you wanted them to keep 2 players who aren’t game-ready (Hansen and Hodgson)? And with Sedin going down (or any other injury), they would’ve simply played with 11 forwards instead of 12?
Also, notice how all of those other kids you mentioned are on non-playoff teams…
This team is a contender?
What makes them any better than last year?
Awful lot of real contenders to get past just in the West.
Again, “not game ready” was apparently a non-factor in the decision to send him down, they claimed he was 100%, can’t have it both ways.
btw, you can call guys up to cover for injured players, that’s the perfect role for guys like Tanner Glass, not roster spots that should go to guys who are actually capable of making an impact on a team.
That’s my opinion before the season started, anyways. I could only name 4-5 teams better than them.
I felt that they’re better because they’ve finally established the right line combo/chemistry, inserting Ehrhoff for Ohlund, some players came back in much better shape, and they don’t have a glaring hole on Line 2 (which Sundin filled last year).
Like I already said, he didn’t make the team because he wasn’t good enough. If he can’t make an impact in the pre-season, what makes you think he can show more in the regular season?
You’re gonna be on this issue all season, aren’t you? It’s really getting tiresome.
You don't have to reply
You also said he was injured, I’m just saying, if he was injured, THAT’S why he wasn’t good enough, again, can’t have it both ways.
Again, how does filling a hole that another player filled last year = improvement???
4-5 better teams in the conference = they are real contenders? To me that makes them longshots even to make the semis.
Looks like giving the ‘A’ to Henrik sapped Daniel’s will to live.
On a more serious note, this suuuuuuucks
Looks like giving the ‘A’ to Henrik sapped Daniel’s will to live.
You know, I had the same thought, haha!
by Sean Zandberg on Oct 11, 2009 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions
On a longer-term note, Daniel’s absence means that Demitra has cap space to return in about two weeks when he’s (supposedly) gonna be ready. He’s probably the best bet we have for the player who can most closely imitate Daniel’s style, too. Does this crazy plan to use LTIR all year long actually have a method to its madness?
Good thinking, this actually might work out in the team’s favor, albeit at the loss of their best sniper.
Yeah, but check out Sean’s post on Demitra’s injury dragging on…sigh.
Also, while Demitra’s return during Daniel’s absence might help for a time, it still leaves the cap probs in place for when Daniel is ready to come back. We’re just plain overstocked on players … well, if they were all healthy, we would be. I still think the quickest rehab is the one where the IR guy has to vend the beer during games. Yo, Pavol, over here!
That’s why I asked my question above about “this crazy plan to use LTIR all year long.” Theoretically, there’s no chance of the team injuries all timing out j-u-s-t so over a full year, yet, so far they pretty much have….
Let’s get Demitra back, play him a few weeks to prove hes still really good – and when he’s healthy, he is – then bundle him up w/an excess D-man and trade them both for a sniper.
/dream on!
well i hope we can win tonight, having to wait until friday for the next game will be easier with a win in our sails
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