from James Mirtle at the Globe & Mail
Western Conference (95 points)

1. San Jose – 8-20-1
2. Chicago – 10-19-1
3. Colorado – 14-16-1
4. Vancouver – 14-15-1
5. Phoenix – 16-14-0
6. Nashville – 17-14-0
7. Los Angeles – 17-14-0
8. Detroit – 18-12-1
9. Calgary – 18-11-1
10. Anaheim – 20-10-0
11. Dallas – 20-10-0
12. Minnesota – 20-9-1
13. St. Louis – 20-9-1
14. Columbus – 23-5-0
15. Edmonton – 28-3-1
you have to think that unless Anaheim, Dallas, Minnesota or St. Louis get hot, what you see is what you’ll get as far as the top 8 for the West. Given the way the two teams have played lately, you also have to like Detroit over Calgary. Interesting that we have essentially the same number as the Hawks

I posted this on the game thread, but I think it’s such an awesome list that it’s worthy of a repost.

1. Alex Ovechkin, WAS +30
2. Alex Burrows, VAN +27
T3. Henrik Sedin, VAN +25
T3. Christian Ehrhoff, VAN +25
T5. Daniel Sedin, VAN +23
T5. Jeff Schultz, WAS +23
T5. Zach Parise, NJ +23

And Daniel Sedin should be awarded the tiebreaker, I think, since he’s played in (way) less games than Schultz or Parise. So 4 of the top 5 +/- leaders in the league are ’Nucks. Wowzers!

last season at the 51 game mark the Canucks had 54 points, this season (before last night’s game) they had 64. being the best team at home helps, now they need to continue their strong play in the east and even out that road record.

I did want to say something about Tyler Myers. He had a pretty decent game, and you did get a taste of what all the hype is about. The Sabres have a real gem in this kid, and it speaks volumes about the program they’re running down in Kelowna when you look at some the Dmen that have come out of there (Myers, Weber, Edler)

Re: CRTC File #479017

Dear Kent Basky,

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Hockey Night in Canada. As you know, the CRTC has asked that we respond
to you directly. We appreciate the time you have taken to share your
passionate views on this matter.

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views on hockey matters, including controversies like this. We
understand and accept that not everyone will agree with his point of
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Canada – our analysts speak their minds.

The segment in question was intended as Ron’s take on the situation,
including relevant video evidence and the insider’s perspective of a
senior NHL executive. We stand by Ron’s analysis.

This is a controversial story which we at Hockey Night in Canada
covered from various angles, fairly and in detail throughout the
broadcast, including a discussion of the issue on the Hot Stove and an
excellent interview with Canucks coach Alain Vigneault on HNIC: After
Hours.

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I am not going to get into who should start for Canada at the Olympics because my head says Brodeur and my heart says Luongo but I am getting tired of one thing. And that one thing is people saying something along the lines of, “Brodeur should start for Canada cause he has 108 shutouts.” I mean Terry Sawchuk has a shit load of career shutouts and we aren’t considering him for the job. I don’t care how many shutouts Brodeur has in his career. I care more about who is playing well right now.

Interestingly Luongo is the NHL ALL TIME leader in regular season OT wins. An interesting stat but meaningless when discussing who should start for Canada.

I agree that the season should end today and just get to the playoffs. The Canucks look unbeatable right now, and Vigneault looks like a genius. And who cares about the injuries. The guys seem to play better every time somebody goes down.

I have a strange feeling about this season. Something is in the air that has never been before….since ’94.

Call me crazy, but are we being “favored” now by the refs? I sense that opposing teams are getting shafted by refs when they play us or, there are controversial calls on them.

Can we please start a new game thread once the comment section reaches 500+?

:-0

By the way, Section 312, cyxj (yeah I changed the spelling), marcness52 and Passive Voice all guessed the correct score and correct team. 2 points. Nobody called Luko getting the winner though :)

The only thing that worries me with the Canucks is the Olympics (I was tempted to stick an adjective before the word Olympics, but I swallowed it).

The Canucks are hot now, but after a whole month of interruption, you never know what happens. It’s like a whole new season, and all the expectations don’t mean anything anymore.

“Luongo is wearing his Olympic pads/equipment in practice to break them in. He can’t wear them during games though.”

Oh shoot. You know you’re a loser when this makes you giddy.

http://tech.ca.msn.com/photogallery.aspx?cp-documentid=23325226&page=15

These are the funniest Facebook status updates. I don’t know why I got such a kick out of it. My personal fav is 15 of 18. “My Goatee isn’t stupid.”

Your posts are awesome Canucklehead. Feisty, dare I say.

Just noticed that Daniel is leading the team with 6 GWG. Not bad for a guy who missed a chunk of the season. Burrows is also tied for the league lead with 3 SHG.