Can The Canucks End Their Losing Skid Against The Canadiens?
by Sean Zandberg on Oct 7, 2009 2:22 AM PDT
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Update: Just a little positive stat to chuck at you from Canucks.com:
The Canucks have won seven in a row against the Habs on home ice while they have just one loss in their last 12 head-to-head meetings versus Montreal (10-1-1), albeit that loss came in the most recent meeting back on February 24th in Montreal.
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I don't think much more can be said about the Canucks' current woes. It has been talked to death, and quite frankly I am sick and tired of it. A win over the Habs, and the pressure in this mad, cruel hockey market will ease up some. A loss, and the doomsayers will continue flapping their gums. I remain positive that this madness will soon end.
The Canadiens will be playing their 2nd game in 2 nights. With Jaroslav Halak playing against the Flames in a 4-3 loss last night, we will see BC Boy Carey Price start against the Canucks. Price seems to have found his mojo back, after working hard with a trainer all summer. He now looks much more quicker and confident with his butterfly style. In the 2 games he has played, he has won both, facing 81 shots and only allowing 4 goals. He has a 1.89 goals against average and a stellar .951 save percentage.
Montreal's defence is hurting, with both Andrei Markov and Ryan O'Byrne injured. They signed free agent Marc-Andre Bergeron to a 1-year $750,000 contract yesterday.
After a treacherous season, Bob Gainey overhauled the Habs' roster with both talent and grit. Those acquisitions are paying off right now. Strangely though, 2 tough guys named Paul Mara and Travis Moen are leading the team in scoring.
The Canucks will sit Sergei Shirokov and play Tanner Glass, as Mike mentioned in his post below. The status of Sami Salo remains uncertain. We'll now see how well Mason Raymond plays in a bigger scoring role with Ryan Kesler and Mikael Samuelsson. There's a lot of speed there.
If Salo sits..big deal. Put Aaron Rome in there!
Glass will take his speedy and gritty game to line 3 with Kyle Wellwood and Steve Bernier, more guys that need to find their scoring touch this young season.
More updates as the day goes along.
C'mon Canucks! Get back to your roots!
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I have my habs shirt on standby if the Canucks fall behind early again.
I’m kidding, but I saw some little girl at a soccer camp today (here in Australia) with a Canadiens shirt on and I wasn’t sure how to shout out “LES HABITANTS” without seeming like a creeper. And there was the San Jose jersey that I wanted to shout out “CHOKERS” at. And the Bruins fan I wanted to punch. I swear, I’m a friendly guy.
I have my habs shirton standbyin the toilet if the Canucks fall behind early again.
Fixed for ya.
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by Yankee Canuck on Oct 7, 2009 6:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Last year I saw a guy in Tanzania biking around in an old Canucks skate-logo jersey. I guarantee you he had no clue what the logo was – I think Salvation Army, Goodwill, etc. donate all the clothes they couldn’t sell to developing countries.
Which explains why I saw all those Flames jerseys (bah-dum-ch!).
by nucksandpucks on Oct 7, 2009 7:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Though I guess girls at soccer camps in Australia probably aren’t taking Goodwill handouts. So maybe she (or her parents) really are Habs fans.
by nucksandpucks on Oct 7, 2009 7:25 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m so confused by this team right now I don’t even know how to answer the poll question.
My heart tells me Canucks turn it around tonight, but my head tells me they’re not going to get back on track until the bizarre 1 game in 8 day stretch where AV can hold their hand and walk them through how they are supposed to be playing the system.
I tend to agree. I’d love them to win, but I’m expecting another loss. A close game and a better effort, but still one more stumble before they get this right.
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by Yankee Canuck on Oct 7, 2009 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions
I like Raymond on the second line and playing Glass instead of Shirokov tonight. Raymond has been solid so far this year and I wouldn’t be suprised to see him start racking up serious goals on that line.
Burrows + Canucks = Stanley Cup!
i’m just looking at the standings right now, and there happens to be 2 other teams that haven’t got any points yet: detroit and new jersey….. wait, detroit and new jersey??? LMFAO!!!!!!
another fun fact: if we win tonight, not only do we leave detroit and new jersey in the gutter of the league (LOL!!), but we jump from 30th to 23rd in the league. okay, so maybe it’s only 13th in the west, but there’s 5 teams in the east who still haven’t broken the 2-point mark yet.
http://canuckpuckbunny.blogspot.com
GO CANUCKS GO!
That’s right! Detroit has 0 wins too, so only the good teams start slow. Like a train… starts slow, but once it builds up enough speed and momentum, it can smash through any other vehicle… or NHL club!!!
Lets hope they’re fired up and if they have as many shots as they did last game, some should sneak through.
Arise is such a fantastic album.
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by Yankee Canuck on Oct 7, 2009 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions
It is, but I think Beneath The Remains is their best by far. It’s about 60 minutes of speedy death!
by Sean Zandberg on Oct 7, 2009 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Arise was one of the albums I used to teach myself drums. Desperate Cry remains one of my top ten songs I’ve ever heard. Fun to play too; Igor Cavalera is the man.
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by Yankee Canuck on Oct 7, 2009 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions
holy shit you play drums? I play geetar. I can play that whole Arise album (minus most solos). Oh yeah, Igor is fucking awesome. Right up there with Dave Lombardo.
Love Desperate Cry! Hell yeah! Same with Altered State.
by Sean Zandberg on Oct 7, 2009 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Bonham, Moon, Peart, Ginger Baker, Bozzio
That’s my top 5 but not necessarily in that order.
by Section 312 on Oct 7, 2009 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I never said Igor was the best…and Portnoy just has a lot of toys. :)
Vinnie Paul is another of the greats.
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by Yankee Canuck on Oct 7, 2009 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I used to be far more into it than I am now. But they’re staples for sure.
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by Yankee Canuck on Oct 8, 2009 8:42 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m a proud metal head, but also listen to almost anything except jazz.
by Sean Zandberg on Oct 8, 2009 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions
nope. i’m not one. never got into it.
i like classic rock, dance hits, broadway musicals and classical.
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GO CANUCKS GO!
Like Vivaldi, Chopin, and Paganini. Hell, Wagner too.
by Sean Zandberg on Oct 8, 2009 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions
3-2 Canucks in oooooovverrrrrrtiiiiiime!
by Sean Zandberg on Oct 7, 2009 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Reasons why the Canucks should win this game:
-Habs D is kind of beat up already.
-Habs are practically a one-line team, which consists of players under 6’0".
-Habs are playing the back end of a B2B.
Habs are practically a one-line team, which consists of players under 6’0".
Don’t tell Travis Moen that :) He’s been good.
by Sean Zandberg on Oct 7, 2009 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Ok here is why I am confident about tonight’s game. Luo is a notoriously slow starter and I think he has most of that out of his system. Getting pulled should be a good wake up call. Plus the game is on National TV and kind of like Favre on MNF I think Luongo is a player who loves that National spotlight.
Furthermore, the team has been playing resonably well and at times as been dominating opponents with their cycling. If we start to get a few bounces and some puck luck. Plus start to finish a bit more consistently we will be tough to live with. Just need to get the D to play a full 60 minutes with focus. But I mean a lot of the goals we have given up have been at the end of long shifts in the offensive zone where we should have scored. So if we start to finish a bit better then some of those chances for the other team won’t be there anymore. And finally I am confident that the Sedins and Burrows will get it going starting tonight.
5-2 Canucks. Fact. Take that to the Bank.
by Section 312 on Oct 7, 2009 3:53 PM PDT reply actions
I am confident that the Sedins and Burrows will get it going starting tonight.
I have liked their play…they just aren’t on the scoresheet enough. It’s the other lines that had really better get it going.
When I said get it going I meant scoring. It isn’t enough for the top line to just have good shifts. They are paid to put pucks in nets.
by Section 312 on Oct 7, 2009 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions
They’re just going for shot totals, goals are irrelevant.
by thelastjohnny on Oct 7, 2009 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Good luck!
Well, not really. But you guys have to break out sooner or later, and I fear it may be tonight. We have no D.
Burrows is gonna have a good game
Him and Kesler are gonna bully the living daylight out of the Habs
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Oct 7, 2009 5:12 PM PDT reply actions
Is it just me or is it a bit slow on here tonight considering it is a game night?
by Section 312 on Oct 7, 2009 5:39 PM PDT reply actions
Maybe everyone already jumped off the bandwagon. Only kidding. I’m still at work so maybe it’s the same for some of the other folks.
I think we’re all waiting ( and hoping) for a good start tonight. Then let the comments flow.
I've seen enough to know that I've seen too much.
I am very confident as I stated above. There is no way the Canucks have another bad game. Or should I say there is no way Luongo has another bad game. Based on how they have played this year I think they are due for an explosion tonight.
by Section 312 on Oct 7, 2009 5:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Nostradamus…clap clap clap-clap-clap
Nicely called
by Sean Zandberg on Oct 8, 2009 12:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Just watching the Coyotes Pens game and I have to say I miss Old Crazy Legs Jovanovski.
by Section 312 on Oct 7, 2009 6:06 PM PDT reply actions
I don’t. The guy picked the weather over playing for a competetive team. Fuck ’em.
I've seen enough to know that I've seen too much.
by Smoboy41 on Oct 7, 2009 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
The 'nucks may or may not win tonight...
…but if they don’t win it will purely be because Price stands on his head far beyond his normal abilities. Just my opinion.
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