Paradise By the CBC Lights? Canucks-Flames Preview
by Sean Zandberg on Jan 9, 2010 12:30 PM PST
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FLAMES (25-14-5) AT CANUCKS (27-16-1)
GAME TIME: 7:00 PST
TV: CBC
SEASON SERIES: Flames 2-1
LAST MEETING: December 27, Canucks 5 Flames 1
THE ENEMY: Matchsticks and Gasoline
UPDATE (11:52 AM): Jason Botchford has tweeted that the swelling on Sami Salo's eye has not gone down enough for him to play tonight. Evan Oberg will draw into the lineup. Welcome to the NHL, Oberg! Geez, now we have 2 OB's on defence.
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It's about time. The Canucks' win-loss record finally places them in a spot that "makes sense": on top of the Northwest Division. To maintain that spot, they are going to have to beat the very team they just dethroned. The Flames lost 3-2 in regulation to the Blue Jackets on Friday night and missed their chance to regain their spot. So this game is going to have a playoff feel to it, hopefully.
A bit of Canucks news: as you already know, Aaron Rome will not play tonight and Brad Lukowich will slot in. Sami Salo should play. Both Salo and Rome where mentioned as having facial lacerations. Did Rome sustain a concussion? Not sure. Either way, hopefully Lukowich delivers. His physical play against a gritty Flames team will be most welcome.
The Flames rested Miikka Kiprusoff against Columbus as they are in a back-to-back scenario. After the Canucks pounded the Flames 5-1 on December 27th, coach Sutter was pissed. "I have a few concerns that are certainly very noticeable and you can't hide it," Sutter said. "It's got absolutely nothing to do with systems, absolutely nothing. It's other things that we have to deal with and we're going to. Whether it's liked or not, it's going to be dealt with."
Calgary won their next 5 games, only to lose their last 2 in a row. Brent Sutter's whip is being put to use I am sure, which is going to make them a pain in the ass to play against tonight. The Flames don't suck. Their road record is an impressive 13-6-3 this season. Quite un-Keenan-like. Brent Sutter preaches an upbeat yet sound defensive system that the Flames buy into on most nights. The same can be said about Alain Vigneault. Another reason why this should be a great game.
So who's rolling for Calgary? Nobody has been all that impressive in their last 5 games, as the team is struggling to score lately:
-Daymond Langkow has 1 goal and 4 assists.
-Curtis Glencross has 3 goals and 1 assist.
-Jarome Iginla has 2 goals and 2 assists.
-Olli Jokeinen has 2 goals.
COMPARATIVE STATS
GOALS PER GAME: Canucks 3rd, Flames 18th
LEAST GOALS AGAINST PER GAME: Flames 6th, Canucks 7th
5 ON 5: Canucks 3rd, Flames 6th
POWER PLAY: Canucks 4th, Flames 19th
PENALTY KILL: Flames 7th, Canucks 14th. Vancouver continually moves up in that category.
SHOTS PER GAME: Canucks 13th, Flames 29th
LEAST SHOTS AGAINST PER GAME: Canucks 9th, Flames 16th
WINNING % WHEN SCORING FIRST: Canucks 10th, Flames 17th
WINNING % WHEN LEADING AFTER 1: Canucks 5th, Flames 11th
...WHEN LEADING AFTER 2: Canucks 6th, Flames 6th
FACEOFFS: Canucks 9th, Flames 30th
MISC
You may remember this happening on December 27th:
-Any more magic left in Alexandre Burrows? We'll find out. He'll be a Flames target for sure. Burrows and the Sedins are slated to be the guests on After Hours.
-There is no consensus on a nickname for the Sedin-Burrows line. My favorite 2 are: The Poutine and Meatballs Line and The SSM Line (Super Smash Brothers, or, Sedin-Sedin-Burrows).
-Theo Fleury is one odd cat, I gotta say. There comes a time when it's better to say nothing Theo.
-Anyone see this footage on TMZ of Dion Phaneuf singing? His voice is about as bad as his defensive play.
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dude, why are you still up? i come home drunk from clubbing (3 double and 2 [or was it 3??] single vodka 7’s will do the trick), and while i’m logging on this suddenly pops up.
after the columbus game, i’ve had a gut feeling that there was another hat trick on the way. i originally thought it would be rypper against the flames, but burrows got a 2nd consecutive one against the coyotes, so i’m not too sure anymore.
7-1 canucks, rypper with the winner. he also gets 2 more goals, an assist, and gets to punch that creepy smile off of iginla’s face (anyone else ever notice how iggy has that creepy smile when he’s trashtalking or fighting?). besides, rypper sure dies love the flames, eh?
burrows also gets 3 goals.
btw, i should not be allowed on my computer at 3:00 am whie still under the influence of vodka :P
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and there’s the drunk-typing!
“besides, rypper sure does loves the flames, eh?”
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Hey, you can’t be that drunk. You still cared about a type-o! Why am I still awake? Because evil never sleeps, missy. ;) Seriously though, I’m a night hawk.
5-2 Canucks. Kesler FTW!
by Sean Zandberg on Jan 9, 2010 3:29 AM PST up reply actions
i’ve sobered up a bit. had to though, nearly lost my keys during the walk home, and it turned out they fell through the hole in my jacket pocket!
btw, you wouldn’t believe how much trouble i’m having typing properly right now!
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ok, so maybe you’re a little more drunk than I thought ;)
by Sean Zandberg on Jan 9, 2010 3:38 AM PST up reply actions
Aaaaah missy- advertising what you drank as proof that you’re drunk. Oh to be a university student again. Those were the days. Say hi to the Vic bunnies for me.
by Beantown Canuck on Jan 9, 2010 9:38 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
I couldn’t get the damned “r’s” to line up in Photochop. Oh well. That face fits the pic I’d say.
by Sean Zandberg on Jan 9, 2010 3:32 AM PST up reply actions
Although he probably shouldn’t have said it, I can’t completely disagree with what Theo said. He did have 4 points in 4 pre-season games. Maybe that doesn’t warrant a starting role on the team but you think they might’ve held on if someone was struggling out the gate and slot him in to see how he’d do. Couldn’t be any worse than putting Conroy on the ice and if it was then it could be justifiable to dump him.
This whole things sounds contradictory (Fleury’s choice of direction) to what happened in October. I’d look it up but nah, not right now. I think he’s a few sandwiches short of a picnic.
by Sean Zandberg on Jan 9, 2010 11:35 AM PST up reply actions
5-2 Canucks / Hoff with the winner
"I was thinking it would be cool to see a game on the road. I have been looking all over this atlas but I don't see Vancouver anywhere. What state is this sh*t in!?"
- Dallas Stars Forum
ESL line!
Their interviews are better suited for their home nations. Trust me.
4-1, two good fights, Rypien with the game winner. (He’s a Flames killer, this has been proven in exciting fashion.)
"What is Jumanji?" --Jason Owens
Well, if the Flames can’t beat the Jackets….
Seriously, I think that Coach Sutter’s “pissed off guy” act will wear a little thin. He did it again last night after the loss…saying they were too “casual” and then storming off.
When you have millionaires in the lineup, they need a little coddling there Mr. Sutter.
But really, I could give a fuck…I hope that team implodes….its already started I think.
Ripper has a fight, Hordi another…maybe even SOB…cuz there will be a couple grumpy Flames that Sutter’s act did work on…but the Flames will go down in…well…flames!
3-1. Burrows with the GWG…
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"
My vote is for Poutine and Meatballs...
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 hope that team implodes….its already started I think.
There is rumblings of that but all here-say at this point. I hope they go down the toilet too. Jokinen is a turd.
by Sean Zandberg on Jan 9, 2010 11:38 AM PST up reply actions
Me too since it was my idea and now my sig. :D
Speaking of which, I’m gonna have a pre-game poutine tonight.
Poutine & Meatballs
i already had poutine just the other day.
in fact, i had just brought it home for lunch when i first saw your suggestion!
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Hahaha, just had poutine for lunch, without even reading these comments. Ever been to belgium fries over on commercial dr? Awesome stuff there
by kiyotok on Jan 9, 2010 1:44 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Being back in Quebec, I’m having poutine day in and day out. It’s absolutely disgusting how much poutine a person can eat over a week.
by thelastjohnny on Jan 9, 2010 2:30 PM PST up reply actions
Live in BC, but love Quebec! I went to a restaurant in Drummondville that served the best poutine I ever had.
by Sean Zandberg on Jan 9, 2010 2:46 PM PST up reply actions
Belgian Fries on Commercial is fucking delish.
But sometimes I wish I lived in Quebec so I could have poutine all the time.
by Chuckles Canuckles on Jan 9, 2010 2:39 PM PST up reply actions
Heard a good one on the Team last night
This line should be called the Burr-others! A play on the word “brothers”… how the hell did no one else think of that?
That's genius.
I like it quite a bit, easy to say and it makes sense to me. (Weird.)
"What is Jumanji?" --Jason Owens
I like it too, but it puts too much emphasis on Burrows, or at least it sounds like it. The Sedins are far too awesome to be referred to as “others”. Am I over-analyzing?
by Sean Zandberg on Jan 9, 2010 11:39 AM PST up reply actions
let's not get too hasty here!
He is good, but not nearly as good as Pavel.
Kubina.
:-o
by Temujin on Jan 9, 2010 12:14 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
How about something to do with French and Vikings?
by Sean Zandberg on Jan 9, 2010 12:45 PM PST up reply actions
or Poutine and Meatballs, as suggested by cyxj
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nah, I don’t like that as much. It doesn’t have a ring to it, like the SSB Line does
by Sean Zandberg on Jan 9, 2010 12:57 PM PST up reply actions
check this list and tell me if Poutine and Meatballs ever makes it…
by Sean Zandberg on Jan 9, 2010 1:03 PM PST up reply actions
mine was ADHD
Alex Daniel & Henrik Destroy!!!
yeah, that’s all I got…
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by canucklehead666 on Jan 9, 2010 4:03 PM PST up reply actions
Man if only I didn’t think Burrows is the shit and was a chicago fan, I could reference a certain hairpulling fight and the old movie three men and a baby. But I won’t, cuz as mentioned burr is the shit and I’m not a hawks fan.
Hank Dank and Ank?
so many memories. matress line, IKEA line, did you see the leafs one with wellwood?? BAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
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SSB line is my favourite so far. Only weakness I can see is I’m not sure if everyone will know what super smash bros is, I certainly can’t see the Canadian Press picking this nickname up for example haha.
But it’s a great nickname.
ask any north-american kid born in the last 25 years, and they will tell you that super smash bros and mariokart are the best classic nintendo games!
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Last 25 years? Maybe if you’re talking about first party nintendo multiplayer games .
by thelastjohnny on Jan 9, 2010 2:32 PM PST up reply actions
okay, maybe 20 years or so. my siblings and i have both games with a nintendo64. pretty much all the kids my age know those 2 games pwn, especially mariokart.
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Nice, you have a N64. Me jealous. I’m looking into buying the NES. I miss that shiz.
BTW: anyone hear of Console Classix? Check that shit out. Every Atari and NES game on your computer for free. Don’t know how many times I’ve played Punchout and Contra over the past few months!
by Sean Zandberg on Jan 9, 2010 2:49 PM PST up reply actions
Bah! Doesn’t work on a Mac…
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by Yankee Canuck on Jan 9, 2010 3:00 PM PST up reply actions
That’s what you get, man. That’s what you get for owning a Mac. I kid.
by Sean Zandberg on Jan 9, 2010 3:17 PM PST up reply actions
Facist! :)
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by Yankee Canuck on Jan 9, 2010 3:59 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
rec'd
Our computers are classy and karmically cool.
So…at least we have that eh Mike?
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"
Let me guess…you yuppies use Safari as web browser too don’t ya? ;)
by Sean Zandberg on Jan 9, 2010 5:23 PM PST up reply actions
No, FF. Anything else is just uncivilized.
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by Yankee Canuck on Jan 9, 2010 6:00 PM PST up reply actions
The best classic Nintendo games, and I was born 28 years ago, are The Legend of Zelda in the original gold cartridge, Super Mario Bors. 1 and 3 but not 2 that game was shit, Double Dragon and Ninja Gaden, the second TMNT game, Excite Bike and Blades of Steel.
by Section 312 on Jan 10, 2010 12:13 PM PST up reply actions
Legend of Zelda had a few games out. Ocarina of Time is the one we had, and i keep hearing that it was by far the best Zelda game for N64
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i am talking original Nintendo. The first Zelda was a game changer. Combining elements of different games with role playing elements.
“Though its gameplay elements are different from those of typical computer or console RPGs, its bright, anime-ish graphics, fantasy setting, and musical style were adopted by many RPGs. Its commercial success helped lay the groundwork for involved, nonlinear games in fantasy settings, such as those found in successful RPGs”
I have never played any of
The Canucks Flames matchup has been one of the best over the past 3-4 seasons., however the last two games these two played have been blowouts. Here’s hoping for a competitive one tonight (although if the Flames decide to shit the bed tonight there will be no complaints here). In that spirit I’ll say 5-4 Canucks Burrows with the GWG (Obviously).
Also Theo Fleury should shut his mouth. Even with his strong preseason he didn’t deserve to make the Flames opening day roster at full health. It was clear he didn’t want to go to the Heat and earn a spot so what were the Flames really going to do. If he had worked hard playing in Abbotsford I’m sure he would have eventually been called up. Also I’m still laughing at the notion of anything being “historic” if it takes place in the preseason.
And if the Flames are smart they will ship “Celine” Dion Phaneuf to some sucker in the Eastern conference, salvage that 1st rounder they burned on Ollie Jokinen last year and maybe get some scoring help up front.
CBC double-header!!
4:00 – pittsburgh is in toronto
7:00 – our game
if you need me during the 3 hours before our game, i’ll be over at PPP with those crazy hooligans. i may or may not also pay my first visit to pensburgh, in preparation for next weekend (when we host them on cbc)
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GO CANUCKS GO!
I’m back from holiday. Noone got above me in the rankings :o
Good to see the Canucks on some good form
Canucks 4-2, Daniel with the winner
Back already? Oh shit, my lead is not safe! haha. Yeah, we have been sucking at predictions lately. Single points here and there or nothing at all!
by Sean Zandberg on Jan 9, 2010 12:13 PM PST up reply actions
I’m a little weary of our back end for tonight (No Salo, Bieksa and Rome), Ehr/Edler/Mitch/SOB are gonna have to play heavy minutes (20-26) and Luey’s gonna have to be really sharp.
If Burrows scores another hat trick, I will donate money to Canuck Place Children’s Hospice.
3-2 Canucks, Kesler GWG.
Poutine & Meatballs
yeah, our d-men are worrisome. mitchell usually gets paired up with bieksa or salo when shutting down top lines….
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I’ll give $100 to Canucks’ Children’s hospital if Burr does that. I’ll donate $50 if he scores 2.
by Sean Zandberg on Jan 9, 2010 12:58 PM PST up reply actions
also worried at how many of our defencemen are not playing tonight. calgarys going to be able to lay a lickin’ on our D physically
It’s true…well, Luko can take it and dish it. Oberg however is a hobbit.
by Sean Zandberg on Jan 9, 2010 2:50 PM PST up reply actions
Dude…6’0" is not a hobbit!
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"
off topic
have you guys seen the video from that bench clearing brawl in the KHL? f’n brutal… over 600 minutes in penalties… guys leaving the penalty boxes, sucker punches galore and… Jaromir Jagr!! http://www.dropyourgloves.com/Fights/GameEvents.aspx?Game=293578
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by canucklehead666 on Jan 9, 2010 12:50 PM PST reply actions
watch the 2nd video in the link… has the brawl in it
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by canucklehead666 on Jan 9, 2010 1:12 PM PST up reply actions
puck daddy put it up on yahoo already. the 1st video is just the first minor line brawl, and the 2nd one is the full team.
here’s a funny quote from what leahy had to say about the 2nd video (watch the video to see)
If the KHL is going to hand out suspensions here, it should be to the goaltenders for both teams. Here you have every single player in uniforms tied up with an opponent and both sets of goalies are likely having conversations about Jaromir Jagr’s new semi-mullet or Russia’s failure to qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
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thanks
I didnt see puck daddy this morning, am a little behind schedule, had to run the wife to the train station this morning so I am somewhat behind
and maybe that’s why Jagr went to the KHL, freedom to rock the mullet without the social stigma found here in North America
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by canucklehead666 on Jan 9, 2010 1:13 PM PST up reply actions
10-1 Canucks
Burrows with 6 goals, Luongo 1, WellFed 4 (one on his own net)
Calgary quits NHL.
We dont want the Flames to quit the NHL, who would we get to laugh at when they do their annual late season choke?
Kinda reminds me of the old joke from my central alberta days (this was when the Oilers could actually win a hockey game…) :
Q: Why doesn’t Red Deer have an NHL caliber hockey team?
A: Cuz then Calgary would want one too.
Only way Lou scores is if he plays it to a Flames player who then puts it into his own net
by Sean Zandberg on Jan 9, 2010 2:51 PM PST up reply actions
I was a visiting teams stick boy for the Kamloops Junior Oilers (before they changed the name to Blazers) one year and Brandon came to town with Mr. Hextall in net… Kamloops won the game and Hextall busted his stick over the head of one of the Kamloops players
nice guy, in spite of that…
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by canucklehead666 on Jan 9, 2010 4:06 PM PST up reply actions
yup met a lot of good guys then… I got the worst wedgie of my life from garth butcher, and that summer I was in summer school with mark recchi… our paths went slightly different directions as you can see :p
and c-, since that was your next question
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by canucklehead666 on Jan 9, 2010 4:56 PM PST up reply actions
All Canada chest-thumping and Leafs ass-bumping
by Sean Zandberg on Jan 9, 2010 5:26 PM PST up reply actions
1-0 Canucks, Kesler with the winner.
Are points given for predicting the right score if the Flames win? Or only if you can guess the correct score the Canucks win by?
...loving life for Christ's glory...
yes, you still get a point if it ends up 1-0 flames
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Oh really? So I don’t even have to say 1-0 Flames!
Interesting.
Well, I truly think that both teams are going to be very cautious in this one. The Canucks have been cashing in on a lot of stellar play thus far, but I think playing a strong rival will make them slow to the attack on this one, and it’ll be for the better.
...loving life for Christ's glory...
1 point for the right score, you can also get 1 point for the wrong score but correct GWG scorer.
2 points if you get the right score and team
3 points if you get the right score, team and game winning goal scorer
Canucks slowing their attack down? Not a chance! We’re the new 80’s Oilers, baby! Woo!
by Sean Zandberg on Jan 9, 2010 6:07 PM PST up reply actions
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