Canucks-Kings preview / Game Thread: Unleash Hell
by Sean Zandberg on Mar 13, 2009 1:35 PM PDT
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Los Angeles Kings at Vancouver Canucks, Mar 13, 2009 7:00 PM PDT
GAME TIME: 7:00 PST
TV: Sportsnet Pacific
ENEMY BLOG: Battle Of California
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UPDATE: 3:52 PM
It appears Raitis Ivanans will return to the Kings' lineup tonight in place of the ever-disappointing Kyle Calder. Know who Ivanans is? You will. He looks more like a WWE wrestler.
Ivanans fears no one. Look for him to take liberties on Canuck players..and we'll see how well Hordichuk does against him. (Run Hordi run!-haha)
UPDATE: 3:44 PM
What's Roberto's record when he has Gillis-type bags under his eyes and looks like his kid kept him up all night? TSN Ice Chips video for the Canucks-Kings can be found here.
UPDATE 1:31 PM
MSM Sports lists the Canucks as Top-10 Stanley Cup potentials. That's an easy assessment considering we are 5th in the West. Vancouver is picked 9th out of 10 on their list. The article says:
9. VANCOUVER CANUCKS
The Canucks, at best, are among the middle tier of Stanley Cup hopefuls, but they can win any game, any series, with Roberto Luongo in net. There appears to be enough scoring and the defense corps has talent and toughness if not an over-abundance of depth. A nice pick as an upset team.
Well, I guess it's alright that we aren't considered contenders. Wouldn't want this team living with that kind of pressure.
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The Canucks now return home to play 4 straight games at GM Place. They will need to put that dismal little California road trip behind them. I have full confidence that they will come charging out of the gate against the Kings tonight, not only because they have won 7 straight at home, but also because they will be motivated to make amends for that atrocious effort against the Kings on Monday, and the improved, but still half-hearted game against the Ducks. I anticipate a win.
The Kings have lost 4 straight games in a row on the road. But they now have won 3 in a row, all at home. The Kings are 13-15-1 on the road. The Canucks are 18-11-4 at home.
I don't know what Luongo said to the team after the loss after the Ducks, but I hope it involved a baseball bat and 1000 obscenities. I hope fire shot out of his mouth as he kicked each Sedin in the ass.
I'm not seeing many updates on the team anywhere. It's fair to assume that Alain Vigneault will go with the exact same lineup. I have been reading on "the boards" that maybe Jason Labarbera should start tonight. To that I say: "rubbish". Luongo will continue to hone his skills until the Canucks play back to back games, which happens on March 26 and 27 by the way.
What else is there to be said? I think we've analyzed and ranted ourselves to death over the past 2 games.
There's no use in the team being complacent because they sit 6 points up on 9th spot. Catching Calgary is now a complete long shot and finishing 7th or 8th in the end would be insane. And ignore stories like this that say the Canucks should make the playoffs if they win 8 of their last 16 games. Bullshit. Win at least 12 of them!
Go out there and unleash hell, boys! Show no mercy. Put these douchebags out of the playoffs.
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Good post, I don’t agree with Lou going crazy on any teammates. I think Lou played badly in Anaheim, and was a huge factor in the loss. Soft goals to Selanne( 5-hole) Nokelainen (brutal juicy rebound) and not makin the save on Scott N showed that he wasnt sharp. Not pickin on him, but I watched the game and thought the Sedins played better than Lou did. So I guess we can agree that everyone needs to be better, and personally I think they will.
And tonight, I won’t be happ with anything less than a solid effort and easy win. If somehow the Nucks lose tonight, it would be brutal, and the bandwagon will empty in seconds.
P.S- startin Labarbera tonight would make sense, Lou has lost 2 in a row, seems frustrated and could use the rest. Won’t happen, but it is a viable option.
And finally, 7-1 is my pick. Wellwood continues his goal-a-game streak with 2 more tonight :)
…and not makin the save on Scott N showed that he wasnt sharp
Nuckels, we disagree on a lot of things and that’s ok. Consider it great conversation-starters and what-not. Have you ever played in net before? Niedermayer shot that puck past Louie’s ears. A perfect shot. Can’t fault the goalie there. Selanne was unmolested on his opportunity as well. And he’s a sniper. All he had to do was get Louie to move right, exposing the 5-hole, and he makes a perfect shot through the legs.
You can’t let players of that calibre skate in all alone unless it’s a shootout.
Yeah, I played hockey for years. And truthfully while I was a defenceman, I did strap on the pads a few times to see. Not an easy position to play is all I can comment on it.
I bet if you asked Lou, he wouldnt like that Selanne goal. And for Neidermayer, sure , it was a good shot. I’m not blamin Lou for it, but sometimes great goalies of his caliber make that save. If he had been makin those saves all year, then no biggie. I don’t think Lou has “stood on his head” many times this year though. And thats why I have criticized him this season, hes our highest paid player and “close” doesnt cut it.
And yeah, we have been disagreeing. Thats cool though, you’ll either have to change your mind or then stand strong. Cause now that I stumbled on a Nucks blog with intelligence, a team of clydsdales couldnt drag me away…
I appreciate the compliment. It’s good to have you here.
I agree that Luongo has not been his stellar self since his injury. I am seeing gradual improvement though. Remember that flopper he let in against the Kings? First shot of the game. Terrible.
The one thing I wish he possessed, and in my opinion makes him second best to Brodeur, is better puck-handling skills. You’d think he’d work on that over the summer. But he doesn’t. I think every Canuck fan has their anxiety levels increased every time Lou plays the puck behind the net.
It’s one thing if he just stops it behind the net, but as soon as he gets it in his brain that he wants to play the puck it turns into a shit show a lot of the time. That’s not fair to the defencemen.
by Sean Zandberg on Mar 13, 2009 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions
If Mattias Ohlund gets a point tonight, will they pause the game for a celebration?
by Beantown Canuck on Mar 13, 2009 1:56 PM PDT reply actions
thanks for doing that. I’d post that link in the game post but you know….
by Sean Zandberg on Mar 13, 2009 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
This is going to be depressing
3-0 Kings
Kopitar (3)
Luongo lets the first two shots in. Daniel Sedin suffers a season-ending ACL tear. Kevin Bieksa is suspended for slashing Jonathan Quick repeatedly. Alain Vignault gets a mild concussion after taking an errant Mats Sundin slap-shot off the temple.
Where’s my Wiser’s?
Bah. It doesn’t matter. We have 2 games in hand
by Sean Zandberg on Mar 13, 2009 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t see a let down from the Nucks tonight
by Sean Zandberg on Mar 13, 2009 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions
OK, maybe not. What do you think of all the Sundin-Wellwood together lovey-dovey icetime together? I’m down
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