Adiose, Devils. Bring On The Flyers!
by Sean Zandberg on Dec 3, 2009 1:04 AM PST
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GAME TIME: 4:00 PST
TV: Canucks PPV
THE BULLIES: Broad Street Hockey
Update: 12:30 PM PST: Roberto Luongo will start again tonight, leading some to speculate that Andrew Raycroft will start against the Hurricanes on Saturday "morning". I'd say that is a fair assessment.
Update: 12:05 PM PST: There is a lot of pressure on the Flyers right now. They had a 4-7-1 record in November after storming out of the gates with an 8-2-1 record in October. Personally, I think they'll snap out of it and make some noise soon.
Update: 9:32 AM PST: Danny Briere, who has missed time with the flu, will return to the Flyers' lineup tonight. Simon Gagne (abdominal -hernia surgery) is still about 3 weeks away from returning.
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How about that game against the Devils? The Canucks have to be joyous on the quick plane trip to Philly right now. They put on a hell of a clinic against the Devils.
- 5 points for the Sedins and Burrows combined.
- 1 goal and 2 assists for Alexander Edler.
- Sami Salo scores his first goal of the season!
- 1 goal in 12:14 played for Jannik Hansen. Well played, sir.
- Roberto Luongo was better than Martin Brodeur, but don't let that taint your Team Canada starting goalie prediction.
- Martin Brodeur allowed 5 goals against for the first time since the Devils' first game of the season against......the Philadelphia Flyers. True story. How ironic.
- Shane O'Brien did NOT take even 1 minor penalty but was a -1. Still, I thought he played well.
- Patrick Elias: 0 points. Zach Parise: 0 points. So many other goodies here.
The Canucks improved to 5-8-0 on the road, and are now only 1 point away from 8th spot in the West. Now comes a huge test for them: playing the Flyers in a back-to-back situation, where they are 2-3 this season.
-The Flyers have had 4 days off.
- Brian Boucher will play in their net instead of Ray Emery. The Flyers are saying they are "riding the hot hand" by playing him. From the Flyers' site: Boucher played just once in the Flyers’ first 17 games, losing 4-1 to San Jose on October 25 at the Wachovia Center. Since then, he has led the team to a 3-2 win in Los Angeles on Nov. 18; stopped 13 of 14 shots in relief of Emery on Nov. 23 in Colorado; and made 28 saves on 29 shots in a 2-1 win over the Islanders on Nov. 25 in addition to last Saturday’s performance. In his last 4 games played, Boucher has a 2.01 GAA and a .930 save percentage. He is 2-3 in his 5 starts for Philadelphia this season.
- the Flyers are 2-4 in their last 6 games played. They are 1 point out of a playoff spot as well.
- The Canucks went 0-for-1 on the PP against the Devils. New Jersey went 0-for-2. New Jersey, like I mentioned before, don't have a great blueline presence. The Flyers do. Like him or not, Chris Pronger has 4 goals and 18 points with his new team this year. Watch out for him, plus Kimmo Timonen, Braydon Coburn and Matt Carle on the D.
- The Flyers are rough and tough, so I would expect that Alain Vigneault ices the same lineup against Philly, keeping team toughness intact.
Vancouver started their road trip with a bang. Now...can they keep it up? We shall see. More updates to come.
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Missed this one with you guys, caught it at the Two Parrots D/T at Granville and Davie. Every time the Canucks score you get a glass of beer for a Twoonie. Waitresses were busier than they thought they would be with the hype on the goalies going in.
Ain’t that always the way with hyped games though?
Looked like Yank had himself some fun, but did I miss seeing a post from him late in the thread? You get out of the Swamp OK there Yankee?
I thought Burrows had one of his most effective games this season. Apart from once in the first, he looked like he kept his mouth shut with the refs and just skated his ass off. No penalties, but two points.
That backcheck on Parise was fantastic. As was the tip goal. The block and then using will to force the puck out on the 5-2 PK was much appreciated.
And, in the end, Luongo recovered from his slow start and Brodeur never did.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-NXbpf0Er0 (best-brawl-ever!)
Fuck the Flyers. Play this way and don’t sit back and they can give them all they can handle. What, the Flyers have lost 6 or something like that?
Luongo is starting tomorrow too. We should have the advantage in goal. Emery has been…OK.
But Luongo looks on his game most of the time these days, and is getting better overall.
Go Canucks Go…lets see how close they can get to .500 on the road…and how long it takes…
The earliest use of the word with the spelling we recognize today is found in "L'Acadie: or Seven Years' Exploration in British America" by James Edward Alexander, published in 1849:
We also met a lusty fellow in a forest road with a keg of whisky slung round him who called to us 'Come boys and have some grog, I'm what you call a canuck"
“All we need now is for someone to go into the stands”
haha. Cool clip! Thanks for sharing!
by Sean Zandberg on Dec 3, 2009 10:11 AM PST up reply actions
I can’t believe Hanlon finally started chucking ’em near the end. Sweet!
by Sean Zandberg on Dec 3, 2009 10:13 AM PST up reply actions
I’m still grinning over the ass-whooping of the Devils. What a game! I don’t know if the Canucks can match that intensity against the Flyers. If they do, oh man…
Yeah, I thought Burrows was awesome too. I think he might go on a streak now. I’m also impressed with the intensity (and hands) of Jannik Hansen. He keeps getting better and better.
Hansen was consistently noticable throughout the game despite limited playing time. Another player I thought had a great game was Glass. Actually I thought pretty much everyone had a great game.
by Beantown Canuck on Dec 3, 2009 10:35 AM PST up reply actions
Great seeing Salo get that monkey off his back too.
by Sean Zandberg on Dec 3, 2009 10:41 AM PST up reply actions
damn, sean beat me to it! my algorithm gave 3-2 canucks!!
oh well, i’ll go 4-2 canucks, kesler gets the winner, and we get an empty-netter when philly pulls their goalie for the extra attacker at the end of the game.
"If you ever lose your way in the dark, a good thing to find in your pocket would be Mathieu Schneider's teeth." Kurtenbloggers
"If Chuck Norris was up against 7 Rangers, he'd call Ryan Kesler." random commentor at yahoo
GO CANUCKS GO!
I’ve got your equations figured out! You’re doomed! ;)
by Sean Zandberg on Dec 3, 2009 11:43 AM PST up reply actions
oh really? you have my equations figured out?
then explain them.
"If you ever lose your way in the dark, a good thing to find in your pocket would be Mathieu Schneider's teeth." Kurtenbloggers
"If Chuck Norris was up against 7 Rangers, he'd call Ryan Kesler." random commentor at yahoo
GO CANUCKS GO!
Full Explanation:
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!
The opposite of serious is not funny; the opposite of serious is unserious.
no, that’s sean’s method!
"If you ever lose your way in the dark, a good thing to find in your pocket would be Mathieu Schneider's teeth." Kurtenbloggers
"If Chuck Norris was up against 7 Rangers, he'd call Ryan Kesler." random commentor at yahoo
GO CANUCKS GO!
I know! I took the liberty of, er, anticipating his answer :)
The opposite of serious is not funny; the opposite of serious is unserious.
but i told him to explain my methods.
"If you ever lose your way in the dark, a good thing to find in your pocket would be Mathieu Schneider's teeth." Kurtenbloggers
"If Chuck Norris was up against 7 Rangers, he'd call Ryan Kesler." random commentor at yahoo
GO CANUCKS GO!
I took pity on him at that point.
The opposite of serious is not funny; the opposite of serious is unserious.
Your methods are flawed! And I have no idea why because I don’t know what I’m talking about. At ease.
by Sean Zandberg on Dec 3, 2009 12:10 PM PST up reply actions
O'Brien
True he didn’t take any stupid penalty, but I do remember a few glaring giveaways he had in the defensive zone. And he’s outlet passes didn’t click at all. It’s concerning that neither Schneider nor O’Brien instill any confidence as the sixth D. Maybe we should give Rome some time?
Really? I hardly noticed any OB screwups at all. Must have been blind from the joy of the ass-kicking! I saw him execute well in his own zone too so…. I’ll have to watch him more closely to form a better opinion.
by Sean Zandberg on Dec 3, 2009 11:45 AM PST up reply actions
Why did we pick up Schneider? We had, or knew we would have, Ehrhoff, so we had a puck-moving D-man with a cannon, as desired. What point in getting another? Unless it was – and this is really just my own best guess, no more – that the team wanted Schneider to mentor Ehrhoff for a year. After that, Schneider retires, the club uses his cap hit elsewhere, and Ehrhoff remains a staple on D for years.
Like I say, just my best guess. What’s yours?
The opposite of serious is not funny; the opposite of serious is unserious.
Yeah, he’s a character, mentoring kinda guy. But he’s better than how he’s been playing for us.
2 d-men go down then it’s good to have that kind of depth, because you know for starters that Salo is a ticking time bomb.
by Sean Zandberg on Dec 3, 2009 11:56 AM PST up reply actions
Agreed
Too many is better than too few… especially when injuries hit. Plus, he’s supposed to give the team a mental edge in the playoffs with his winning experience there.
4-2 Canucks, Daniel w/the winner.
Next thought: Can I make that my default prediction in case I miss a game in the future?
Next next thought: The Flyers need a goalie, eh? A goalie for the future, eh? And we’ve got a good prospect for ‘em? Alright then! "Nice team you got there, Mr. Snider, be a shame if something were to happen to it, y’know."
The opposite of serious is not funny; the opposite of serious is unserious.
I feel like I’m this “no” guy to you. I always answer your requests with “no”. I’m a no-man. No you can’t make that your default, because I will only browse the pregame thread for winners every time. If I let you do it then I gotta let somebody else do it. Management 101, haha. So…no.
As for making a deal with Philly? HELL YES!
by Sean Zandberg on Dec 3, 2009 11:53 AM PST up reply actions
The Mgmt 101 answer was expected for precisely the reason you cite. Same answer I would have given you were the roles reversed, too, so not a prob at all. Actually, I really appreciate that you bother to track the predictions and keep score at all, so thanks.
And, deep down, Im just ticked at myself: I usually go w/Daniel for the winner and played a hunch w/Raymond last nite … where Daniel got the winner, of course. Owa Tagoo Siam.
The opposite of serious is not funny; the opposite of serious is unserious.
How annoying that the game tonight is PPV. I love watchin teams like the Flyers play, looks like i’ll be a sucker and order it.
Nucks will lose in OT 4-3. Should be a beauty though.
5 points for the Sedins and Burrows
Little ditty about Henrik and Dan
Two Swedish kids doing the best that they can
“Oh yeah, cycle on,
long after Anson Carter is gone”
Bring me Stanley. Alive if possible, dead... just as good.
by King Luongshanks on Dec 3, 2009 11:58 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
btw, i went over to broadstreet to say hi, and i got asked about our goalie prospect (schneider).
"If you ever lose your way in the dark, a good thing to find in your pocket would be Mathieu Schneider's teeth." Kurtenbloggers
"If Chuck Norris was up against 7 Rangers, he'd call Ryan Kesler." random commentor at yahoo
GO CANUCKS GO!
Too bad we can’t given them just a dimebag’s worth of Schneider to start….
The opposite of serious is not funny; the opposite of serious is unserious.
“That one is free, but if you want any more you have to pay…”
Thats what every good “dealer” does to get his customers…
The earliest use of the word with the spelling we recognize today is found in "L'Acadie: or Seven Years' Exploration in British America" by James Edward Alexander, published in 1849:
We also met a lusty fellow in a forest road with a keg of whisky slung round him who called to us 'Come boys and have some grog, I'm what you call a canuck"
BTW, what;d you tell them? That he’s kinda a cross between Bernie Parent and Ron Hextall?
The opposite of serious is not funny; the opposite of serious is unserious.
i pretty much talked about him, how’s he our ahl goalie who is almost ready for the nhl but luie’s 12 year contract makes it hard to see if he’ll ever get to play for the nucks.
"If you ever lose your way in the dark, a good thing to find in your pocket would be Mathieu Schneider's teeth." Kurtenbloggers
"If Chuck Norris was up against 7 Rangers, he'd call Ryan Kesler." random commentor at yahoo
GO CANUCKS GO!
But you did mention his similarities to great Philly goalies of the past, right? Missy, if you’re gonna be a GM someday you gotta work harder on your evil side!
The opposite of serious is not funny; the opposite of serious is unserious.
i don’t know of any great philly goalies of the past. i’ve only been paying close attention to hockey for a year now. i’m only 19, you know.
i did mention how cory was the best goalie in the ahl last year, though
"If you ever lose your way in the dark, a good thing to find in your pocket would be Mathieu Schneider's teeth." Kurtenbloggers
"If Chuck Norris was up against 7 Rangers, he'd call Ryan Kesler." random commentor at yahoo
GO CANUCKS GO!
Hey, wait a minute, you’re the one who corrected me long ago on the Vancouver Millionaires. I remember that. You know your hockey history just fine!
The opposite of serious is not funny; the opposite of serious is unserious.
i only knew about that because i wrote my term paper for english last year on the canucks. that was when i was just getting into hockey last year. i researched a bit of canucks history.
"If you ever lose your way in the dark, a good thing to find in your pocket would be Mathieu Schneider's teeth." Kurtenbloggers
"If Chuck Norris was up against 7 Rangers, he'd call Ryan Kesler." random commentor at yahoo
GO CANUCKS GO!
I went over there and made a trade offer. We should take Van Riemsdyk for Schneider straight across. Yay? Nay?
by Sean Zandberg on Dec 3, 2009 12:25 PM PST up reply actions
i saw that, thanks for backing me up with a bit more info.
"If you ever lose your way in the dark, a good thing to find in your pocket would be Mathieu Schneider's teeth." Kurtenbloggers
"If Chuck Norris was up against 7 Rangers, he'd call Ryan Kesler." random commentor at yahoo
GO CANUCKS GO!
no prob. I’ve never commented there before. Figured I’d check those digs out.
by Sean Zandberg on Dec 3, 2009 12:27 PM PST up reply actions
BTW: nice work in luring some Leaf and other fans on here last night. That was cool.
by Sean Zandberg on Dec 3, 2009 12:27 PM PST up reply actions
"If you ever lose your way in the dark, a good thing to find in your pocket would be Mathieu Schneider's teeth." Kurtenbloggers
"If Chuck Norris was up against 7 Rangers, he'd call Ryan Kesler." random commentor at yahoo
GO CANUCKS GO!
yeah, i hadn’t been there either. i have seen one of their guys running around.
"If you ever lose your way in the dark, a good thing to find in your pocket would be Mathieu Schneider's teeth." Kurtenbloggers
"If Chuck Norris was up against 7 Rangers, he'd call Ryan Kesler." random commentor at yahoo
GO CANUCKS GO!
Scouting report on JVR
“From all accounts Van Riemsdyk sounds like a great kid. I’ve got a beef, though. Some of his favorite TV shows and musicians include John Mayer, Jack Johnson and the OC. That’s a minus in my book.”
I LOVE The O.C. let’s pull the trigger.
damn, he’s cute!
"If you ever lose your way in the dark, a good thing to find in your pocket would be Mathieu Schneider's teeth." Kurtenbloggers
"If Chuck Norris was up against 7 Rangers, he'd call Ryan Kesler." random commentor at yahoo
GO CANUCKS GO!
Gillis: “Kyle, it was nice having you on our team, but you’ve been traded to Philly along with Cory Schneider.”
Wellwood: “Well, who are the Canucks getting?”
Gillis: “That Van Riemsdyk kid.”
Wellwood: “Isn’t that a bad deal on your part? You’re giving up a lot in that deal.”
Gillis: “Actually, they were fine with Schneids for VR straight across, but there were 3 ice girls that I was interested in.”
Wellwood: “But..”
Gillis: “No buts! Good luck Kyle, and enjoy the philly cheese steaks. I got me some hoes! Woo!”
by Sean Zandberg on Dec 3, 2009 12:47 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
The sad part is they wouldn’t make that deal. J-VR is a number 2 overall pick and Emery is still fairly young. So I don’t see anyway we can get the deal done. And I want those ice girls badly.
I don’t think they’d do it either, but a guy can dream, right?
by Sean Zandberg on Dec 3, 2009 1:22 PM PST up reply actions
we got an answer over there. he was interested, but doesn’t want to lose riemer
"If you ever lose your way in the dark, a good thing to find in your pocket would be Mathieu Schneider's teeth." Kurtenbloggers
"If Chuck Norris was up against 7 Rangers, he'd call Ryan Kesler." random commentor at yahoo
GO CANUCKS GO!
Interestingly I went with the same score as the last time we played a back to back against a slightly better team. Genius? Madness? Only time will tell.
I’m predicting a loss to Carolina on Saturday…just to warn ya! heheh
by Sean Zandberg on Dec 3, 2009 12:25 PM PST up reply actions
If we beat Philly tonight, I say we lose to the Canes. If we lose to Philly tonight we beat the AHL Canes. Just a gut feeling…plus using missy’s algorithm theory
by Sean Zandberg on Dec 3, 2009 1:56 PM PST up reply actions
Neither. It’s an algorithm.
The opposite of serious is not funny; the opposite of serious is unserious.
no, that’s “She’s got my dog, and I got the blues”
by Sean Zandberg on Dec 3, 2009 2:01 PM PST up reply actions
Bob McKenzie has just tweeted that the Leafs have traded Jiri Tlusty (the naked guy) to Carolina.
Ho hum….
and the Leafs restock their youth cupboard, getting the Canes’ 2009 first pick Philippe Paradis in return. I think they just got him for his name. They could use a little touch of paradise in leafland
by Sean Zandberg on Dec 3, 2009 12:49 PM PST up reply actions
Might as well
If Tlusty couldn’t be expected to maintain a top-6 role with that Leafs team (especially pre-Kessel, but even now), I’d say his ceiling is fairly low. Don’t know much about that Paradis kid, but I was telling everyone after the Canucks picked that whoever got O’Reilly would be getting a steal (one of the few recent NHL draft kids I saw regularly in the OHL that seems like he is actually panning out).
so, i looked at the standings, and we have a chance to hop into 7th place in the conference tonight. here’s what has to happen for this to happen:
-we beat philly (obviously)
-edmonton beats detroit
-toronto beats columbus
-anaheim beats dallas
-calgary beats phoenix
"If you ever lose your way in the dark, a good thing to find in your pocket would be Mathieu Schneider's teeth." Kurtenbloggers
"If Chuck Norris was up against 7 Rangers, he'd call Ryan Kesler." random commentor at yahoo
GO CANUCKS GO!
4-1 Flyers, Danny Briere with the GWG
Oh and in the last game did I only pick up 1 point? I picked Daniel with the winner too didn’t I?
You get 1 point for getting the right score…another point if you pick the right team with that score, plus a point for the gwg scorer.
by Sean Zandberg on Dec 3, 2009 1:58 PM PST up reply actions
Flyers vs Canucks
Just thought I would post this link in honour of tonight’s game. Great piece by Jimmy. The real game, Fort St John versus Dawson Creek, is on Saturday. Tonight’s Canucks Flyers game should be a good warm up though.
ah man. I remember that I saw that segment, but I forgot how awesome it was. See the Johnny Canuck logo there? Nice!
by Sean Zandberg on Dec 3, 2009 2:06 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah great piece. The Canucks are back in what is now called the North Peace Hockey League after a 3 year absence so the rivalry is back again. They got smoked in the first meeting though as I think they haven’t gotten up to speed yet. Plus the Flyers are hosting the Allan Cup this year so their team is pretty stacked. Lots of former pros. Don’t think I will be making the roady to Dawson to see the game Saturday cause of a staff Christmas party but there is a lot of excitement around about the Canucks and Flyers doing battle again.
I will say 3-1 Canucks. Luongo needs a shutout, and I was thinking about that, but Sean won’t give me a point (J.K) ;-) for the shutout.
Winning goal will go toooooo…. S.O.B…though I really think calling a guy like Sugar Shane should be worth 2 points!
He might have a fight too. I think he responds to AV’s giving him a “pat on the head” after his performance.
“now Shane, heres another Scooby Snack, Carcillo has been running our defense all night”
Peace
The earliest use of the word with the spelling we recognize today is found in "L'Acadie: or Seven Years' Exploration in British America" by James Edward Alexander, published in 1849:
We also met a lusty fellow in a forest road with a keg of whisky slung round him who called to us 'Come boys and have some grog, I'm what you call a canuck"
5 - 3 Canucks. Bernier with the Winner
Maybe the physical play will excite Bernier’s wild side we saw in the playoffs. Plus, he’s due for some goals.
I haven’t done my research. Is Luongod or Laura Raycroft: Bench Warmer starting?
Bernier due for goals? What makes you say that? In his career he has scored, 15, 15, 14 and 13 goals. He has 55 games left to score his other 7 goals so there is no need to rush into getting that 8th one.
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