Get Back On Track: Canucks - Predators Preview
by Sean Zandberg on Jan 11, 2010 9:00 AM PST
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GAME TIME: 7:30 PST
TV: Sportsnet
SEASON SERIES: 1-1
LAST MEETING: December 22: Canucks 4 Predators 1
THE ENEMY: On The Forecheck
UPDATE (1:45 PM): If any idiot decides to use a laser pointer at GM Place tonight, Nashville coach says this: "I'll pull the team off," Trotz said after his team's morning skate. "They do that, then we'll stay off." More on that here. Jokingly, it sure wouldn't be hard to find Trotz's mellon with one of those would it?
UPDATE (12:20 PM): H/T to those who caught it in the comments section: mercifully, Steve Bernier will not play tonight because of an apparent groin pull. Jannik Hansen will draw into the lineup. Hell yes.
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Vancouver used the win over Nashville on December 22 as stepping stone to go on a tear. They are 6-0-2 since that game, outscoring their opponents 31-15 in the process. In those 8 games:
-Henrik Sedin has 4 goals and 11 assists. Woo!
-Daniel Sedin has 4 goals and 9 assists. Woo! Woo!
-Alexandre Burrows has 7 goals and 4 assists. Woooo!
-Ryan Kesler has 2 goals and 6 assists.
-Mikael Samuelsson has 4 goals and 2 assists
-Mason Raymond has 3 goals and 3 assists.
-Kyle Wellwood, Alex Edler and Sami Salo have 4 points each.
There is a lot in those individual stats to be excited about.
There is also a time to come to the realization that some of those players are not going to be able to keep up that pace. The Canucks' high times won't last forever. With every high comes a low. Vancouver took their foot off the gas pedal against the Flames on Saturday night and lost to a flattering 3-2 score. Very flattering. And that was a game where they could have kept their spot on top of the Northwest Division. I'm not going to sit here and hack the team for that lackluster effort. I'll take it in stride and hope that they find another gear against the Predators. I can take solace in the fact that the Canucks sit in 5th spot in the Western Conference log jam. The Avalanche, Predators and Kings, who occupy 6, 7 and 8th spot have somewhat cooled off, especially the Kings. Vancouver sits 4 points up on the re-surging 9th spot Red Wings and 8 points up on the 10th place Stars.
That is no reason to become complacent though.
It will be great getting Salo back into the lineup to balance out the defencemen's minutes again. With Oberg and Lukowich playing their first games against Calgary, Alain Vigneault limited their ice time (especially Oberg) and Ehrhoff and Edler played over 32:00 each.
Nashville rolls into Vancouver to begin their 3-game road trip. They lost their last game 3-2 to Anaheim. They are 5-5-0 in their last 10, but have won 4 of their last 6. In those 6 games:
-Shea Weber, obviously stoked about his Team Canada draw, has 1 goal and 7 assists
-Patrik Hornqvist has 5 goals and 2 assists
-JP Dumont has 2 goals and 3 assists
-Steve Sullivan has 1 goal and 4 assists. Stevie was boarded by Hurricanes' Andrew Alberts last week:
Cooled off are:
-Marcel Goc (1 goal and 1 assist in those 6 games)
-Ryan Suter (2 assists)
-Martin Erat (1 goal and 1 assist)
-Jason Arnott (1 goal and 3 assists) He missed Saturday's game with an upper body injury. He is questionable for tonight.
I expect Pekka Rinne to start for Nashville. Check out his stats here.
COMPARATIVE STATS
GOALS PER GAME: Canucks 3rd, Predators 13th
LEAST ALLOWED GOALS PER GAME: Canucks 7th, Predators 17th
5 ON 5: Canucks 3rd, Predators 12th
POWER PLAY: Canucks 4th, Predators 25th
PENALTY KILL: Canucks 12th (and still rising), Predators 27th
SHOTS PER GAME: Predators 13th, Canucks 15th
LEAST ALLOWED SHOTS PER GAME: Canucks 9th, Predators 12th
WINNING % WHEN SCORING 1st: Predators 4th, Canucks 10th
WINNING % WHEN LEADING AFTER 1: Predators 2nd, Canucks 5th (remember that shit)
WINNING % WHEN LEADING AFTER 2: Canucks 2nd, Predators 3rd
FACEOFFS: Canucks 9th, Predators 16th
ON THE HOT SEAT
Steve Bernier. Pointless in his last 8 games but not a minus player. 1 goal and 1 assist in his last 14 games. Ugh. Get your shit together, Steve. We need line 3 to chip in more often.
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nice compilation of stats, really outlines how similar the two teams are, but their PK and 5 on 5 play are a little lacking compared to ours, let’s hope the boys get back on track. I am of the mindset that Bernier should be having nachos for a night or two and let Hansen draw in, the scratch worked wonders with SOB, maybe letting him know more is expected of him will wake him up.
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by canucklehead666 on Jan 11, 2010 9:10 AM PST reply actions
As Good Keith notes in his preview:
According to “The Official Green Men Facebook site,” tonight should mark the return of everyone’s favorite fans, The Green Men.
Not Green Lasers…just Green Men. I’ll take it for pure comedic value.
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Fuck yeah, those guys are awesome.
by Chuckles Canuckles on Jan 11, 2010 9:34 AM PST up reply actions
Stone Hands Bernier needs MOAR goals.
by Chuckles Canuckles on Jan 11, 2010 9:34 AM PST reply actions
What once was the golden Bernier...
Now looks extremely fake. C’mon Steve, show us what you’ve got.
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Preds blogger here with likely lineup
Hornqvist-O’Reilly-Sullivan
Ward-Legwand-Erat
Jones-Goc-Dumont
Thuresson-Spaling-Belak
Weber/Suter
Hamhuis/Klein
Franson/Sulzer
Sulzer will be scratched if Francis Bouillon recovered from the flu. No word on who’s in net.
On the Forecheck is SB Nation's blog covering the Nashville Predators.
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thanks for the update, following you on twitter
glad to see Sullivan is ok after that nasty hit from behind
he is on my list of guys I covet for the Canucks, always been a fan
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by canucklehead666 on Jan 11, 2010 10:17 AM PST up reply actions
2-1 Canucks
Henrik with the GW goal.
"What is Jumanji?" --Jason Owens
Origination of the Green Man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1Ji8RRiREs
Making up words shows creativity. Makativity.
The show in question is called It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and I don’t want to oversell the show but it is hands down my favourite show ever. One of the most consistently hilarious shows in TV history. It airs on Fox sister station FX which we don’t get in Canada. You should be able to find it on DVD at Future Shop for relatively cheap. Worth every penny and more.
isn't IASIP
on showcase still? I know it was last season
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by canucklehead666 on Jan 11, 2010 10:16 AM PST up reply actions
No idea. I have never seen it on TV here in Canada. But I have only gotten into it in the last month or two and just bought the first 4 seasons on DVD.
by Section 312 on Jan 11, 2010 10:23 AM PST up reply actions
Its Always Sunny In Philadelphia is fucking hilarious.
by Chuckles Canuckles on Jan 11, 2010 3:56 PM PST up reply actions
Best show on cable.
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by Yankee Canuck on Jan 11, 2010 4:27 PM PST up reply actions
I didn’t realize this many people knew about it. It makes me happy that Sunny is a cult thing that is spreading. Dennis is my favourite character. It’s hilarious who often he takes his shirt off. And the whole looking like a registered sex offender episode was genius.
I had a bartender give me a free shot one time because I reminder her of Charlie. Granted I was tanked and walked in her bar with four dodgeballs (which I have no idea what I did with once in the bar) so I lean Charlie’s way.
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by Yankee Canuck on Jan 11, 2010 4:44 PM PST up reply actions
And oh yeah….“let’s pop that shirt off”
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by Yankee Canuck on Jan 11, 2010 4:44 PM PST up reply actions
@Section…
Its on Showcase on my package.
Shaw. But I imagine you can get that one…it is Cdn…
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
Ehrhoff
Daniel (2 including the winner)
Glass
Henrik
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by canucklehead666 on Jan 11, 2010 10:19 AM PST reply actions
Doesn’t make me a numbskull, Bean. Take that back you jerk. (weeps)
by Sean Zandberg on Jan 11, 2010 12:29 PM PST up reply actions
ok, i’ll take back the numbskull comment, you turncoat
by Beantown Canuck on Jan 11, 2010 1:04 PM PST up reply actions
hey, according to yoata, we all drink that stuff around here other than him
by Beantown Canuck on Jan 11, 2010 4:28 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
LOL
rec’d
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"
i don’t….. haven’t had that stuff in years.
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GO CANUCKS GO!
see what I did there? That was a deflection.
by Sean Zandberg on Jan 11, 2010 6:38 PM PST up reply actions
Mrs. Smo and I shall be there in person. My prediction? We’ll get into an argument about something. Maybe Sean will give out bonus points if you guess the period and the topic of our tiff. ;)
Please allow me to adjust my pants, so that I may dance the good time dance, and lead the onlookers and innocent bystanders into a trance.
First period… one of you will spill something on the other.
by Beantown Canuck on Jan 11, 2010 11:15 AM PST up reply actions
3rd period on whether to leave early or not because one of the teams is winning by two points and one of you wants to beat the (foot) traffic.
by thelastjohnny on Jan 11, 2010 11:27 AM PST up reply actions
2nd period and...
something about there being a need for greenwomen as well as men :p
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by canucklehead666 on Jan 11, 2010 11:59 AM PST up reply actions
In the first period Mrs. Smoboy finds the green men to be attractive and Mr. Smoboy gets jealous, dumping his popcorn on her, bitching about infidelity, and leaves the area to stalk Kyle Wellwood in the dressing room.
by Sean Zandberg on Jan 11, 2010 12:19 PM PST up reply actions
5-2 Canucks…upset that they lost a point Sat.
Raymond with the GWG.
Smo’ says something to piss off the better half, resulting in “spillage”…at about the 5 min mark of the second!
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"
Bernier: Day-to-day
He has a “groin injury” but we’ll see how he responds to the benching.
"What is Jumanji?" --Jason Owens
Yeah, Hansen is in for him. The Dane gets the shot everyone wants him to have.
by thelastjohnny on Jan 11, 2010 11:51 AM PST up reply actions
are you implying that the Canucks
are not being honest and he’s not actually hurt? :p
Not sure what to think about this one… he did finish the game, didn’t he?
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by canucklehead666 on Jan 11, 2010 11:58 AM PST up reply actions
No implications
It’s just hard to gauge a groin injury — nobody can tell when you get hurt, nobody can tell how bad it hurts.
Be it an injury or a kind way to say “Man, he sucks recently and we don’t want to send him down” we’ll see what his reaction to this news is real soon.
"What is Jumanji?" --Jason Owens
true
was more tongue in cheek than anything… funny timing of it all though
will be good to see the Great Dane back in the lineup
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by canucklehead666 on Jan 11, 2010 12:18 PM PST reply actions
Understood
Yeah no kidding, timing is everything. Maybe he’s really hurt at a great time for him to be really hurt.
Also I usually deal pretty well with sarcasm and the like on the internet… but it never hurts to cover your bases.
"What is Jumanji?" --Jason Owens
me too
but being sick is throwing my haha meter off slightly…
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by canucklehead666 on Jan 11, 2010 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
The banks have me spinning today...
Most notably gyms who charge you after you canceled a membership in which you fulfilled your end of the contract. Grr…
"What is Jumanji?" --Jason Owens
Was interesting to listen to team 1040 today. They were talking about whether the Canucks should re-sign Mitchell for a raise or not. Pretty interesting seeing as how we discussed this a few weeks ago.
but give us no credit. Motherfuckers :)
by Sean Zandberg on Jan 11, 2010 2:59 PM PST up reply actions
Dan Ellis gets the start tonight for Nashville
And didya know?
Steve Bernier has 5 goals and 7 assists against the Preds in 14 career games. Glad to see him sit this one out…
More fun than a stick to the face!
On the Forecheck is SB Nation's blog covering the Nashville Predators.
Bah! No, we’re glad Bernier is sitting this one out! :)
by Sean Zandberg on Jan 11, 2010 2:26 PM PST up reply actions
Typical. The one team he can score on and he’s out.
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by Yankee Canuck on Jan 11, 2010 3:13 PM PST up reply actions
Green laser pointer. Green men. I smell a conspiracy.
by Sean Zandberg on Jan 11, 2010 2:59 PM PST up reply actions
heh
wait until you see the game thread!
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by Yankee Canuck on Jan 11, 2010 3:13 PM PST up reply actions
let me guess: either the green men or the “Blue Men Group”
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You know the more i think about the laser thing, the more impressed I am Kipper didn’t just skate over and cause a stink about it. Maybe he’s used to filtering out distractions, but considering the douche was next to the Calgary bench I would have skated over there and done my best to point him out.
A similar thing happened at a NFL game that I was at a few weeks ago.
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by Yankee Canuck on Jan 11, 2010 3:30 PM PST up reply actions
Maybe he’s used to filtering out distractions,
I would say so. He seems like a focused guy regardless of the distractions. I may be wrong.
by Sean Zandberg on Jan 11, 2010 3:35 PM PST up reply actions
Great article on CDC…those two are great!
Sacrificing for the cause. Great stuff…
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"
ESPN has us at 7th this week in power rankings, with this to say about us:
The Canucks may be the hottest team in the NHL right now, having garnered points in nine straight games (7-0-2) and outscored opponents 35-14 during that stretch.
i love it when that site admits the canucks are hot!
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"If Chuck Norris was up against 7 Rangers, he'd call Ryan Kesler."
GO CANUCKS GO!
damn!
TSN has us at #2 this week, only behind chicago!!
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GO CANUCKS GO!
I like how Demitra doesn’t qualify as a ‘key injury’ any more.
by Beantown Canuck on Jan 11, 2010 3:27 PM PST up reply actions
updates from kristin reid.
nothing too surprising. she does say though that ryan johnson skated for the first time with the team today, and that demitra is now taking a bit of contact.
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"If Chuck Norris was up against 7 Rangers, he'd call Ryan Kesler."
GO CANUCKS GO!
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"If Chuck Norris was up against 7 Rangers, he'd call Ryan Kesler."
GO CANUCKS GO!
I predict
After recovering from shoulder surgery, Demitra will be eased back in to the line-up, but will sit when all the other forwards are healthy. He will not be fully in game shape because of missing half the season and due to his age and his game will be a bit behind. He will then complain about his lack of ice time and he will clear wavers and be sent to the Moose ;)
Almost right…he’ll get traded for something, and they would keep find a way to make him happy. He would be a “chip” of varying value to different teams (i.e Rangers thinking he can play with Gabby, especially if the two do something in the Olympics…
I would think they have learnt from the Schneider thing, and so would have Demo…if he bitches too much, he knows he is down the road…
I would think if he can play up to his talents, he would be an asset in our top 9…but I may have more faith in that talent.
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"
I’m going to predict that he starts on line 3 and quickly moves up to line 2 when Sammy cools off, because we all know that Sammy will cool off.
by Sean Zandberg on Jan 11, 2010 6:39 PM PST up reply actions
crazy fact:
if vancouver wins tonight, and colorado beats calgary in overtime, then all 3 teams will be tied for the NW lead! and since we have more wins than either of them, we get the tiebreaker!!!
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Up high, for cherry pie!
I get the feeling we are doomed in this one, but I’m going to pick the good guys for a win
4-3
Wellwood GWG
Haven’t been having any luck with picks, so wtf! :)
by nucksandpucks on Jan 11, 2010 5:37 PM PST up reply actions
BTW...
Any locals on the threads golfers?
Watching "Big Break Mesquite right now…fun as “golf reality” shows go!
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"
The Big Break shows have always been quality entertainment if you like golf. The one over at St Andrews or at least they played there in one of the shows was epic.
This one is a desert course, but yeah. They seem to favor the Resort courses now.
How could you not enjoy them playing there?
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"
I started golfing a few years ago and love it.
Can you give me an idea of what goes on for that show? And when/where does it come on?
Poutine & Meatballs
Its fun. This one had a guy that everyone was justifiably ragging on ( his name was Anthony Rodriguez, but instead of calling him ARod as he likes, they took to calling him AGod derisively. ) was a bit of a dick, and deserved it for being so arrogant.
It worked too, dude got into a negative spiral and missed a bunch of shots to get eliminated.
If you want, once our “winter” gets closer to done. it might be fun to bang a few balls around….even the pitch and putt at Stanley park can be fun!
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"
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