Wish I had seen it!

I agree about Schneider, I think it’s good to have that veteran presence on the team that Sundin brought last year.

As long as Schneider can hold his own on the defensive side of things. I’m also hoping the Shirokov 2.0 experiment goes better than the last. The way Grabner is solidifying himself is really cool.

Grabs solidifying his spot.

Shorokov having a strong game.

The Alliteration Lines all playing well.

Luongo playing to his exalted status.

The defense having maybe their best game on the breakout. Even Obrien looked like Neidermayer on a couple opportunities.

I know the Oilers had a couple guys sick…but fuck that…they had a solid enough team on the ice. The Canucks just owned them.

Sorry Daniel, you’ll have to sit in the press box until we lose…take your time getting better.

The guys have your back!

That Luongo pic is hilarious!

Some of my 2cents:
- Grabner looked great. Lots of shots, lots of scoring chances. Nice tip in goal.
- Luongo and the d-men looked good of course, 27 saved.
- Shirokov showed signed of being a NHL’r. I liked that dangle infront of the net. But still made a couple metal mistakes not getting the puck out of the zone, etc.

All in all, nice game.

Haven’t had the chance to comment much lately, but some thoughts:

1. Back to the Toronto game … man, did that remind me of playing the Ducks in the playoffs a few years ago. In both cases, our opposition hugged the boards in our end to keep the puck in, again and again in a cycle that never seemed to end, because they knew we’d stick dogmatically to a strategy of clearing the puck out that way. Yes, it’s bad to throw the puck around willy-nilly in front of one’s own net, but it’s even worse to be predictable. We were lucky to steal a win. Outlet pass, anyone? Once in a while?

2. Hey, what do Anaheim of the past and T.O. of the present have in common, cuz it’s like they really know us well and our tendencies? Maybe Burke could answer my question. Burke. Yeah, maybe Burke would know why his teams know to employ such a very effective strategy against us, cuz otherwise it’s a mystery that will never be solved.

3. Grabner & Shirokov have now flipped roles; now it’s Grabner who’s looking like the keeper and Shirokov who’s floating on the bubble. And it only took 3-4 games for each of them, which tells us how raw they are and how much upside they have.

4. Love the new Kesler line (the "Pickup Line?’). Kesler is turning into one of those players who makes his linemates a lot better. And I get the warm fuzzies now when Raymond is on the ice; I trust him to make good plays.

5. Henrik is Ok by himself, but still a cut below what he is w/his brother beside him.

6. Detroit is more disciplined than either T.O. or Edmonchuk, and if they forecheck aggressively and block the boards (a la point 1 above), we could be in for a long night unless we adapt.

Sean did see Edler getting all chummy with some fleabag Oiler and then rubbing bis nose before using the Purelle on the game thread…

Maybe our high tech super room and meals and whatnot will help the boys immune systems stave it off. Haven’t heard of anyone except Welly a while ago being sick.