Hurricanes @ Canucks Game Preview: Sleep With One Eye Open
by Sean Zandberg on Oct 17, 2010 3:25 AM PDT
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Print| HURRICANES |
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| Time | Sun, 6:00 PM PST |
TV | Sportsnet Pacific |
| Season Series | 0-0-0 |
Last Meeting | 5-3 Hurricanes (Dec.05/09) |
| The Enemy | Canes Country | Scoring Leaders | D. Sedin: 4-2-6 Jokinen: 1-2-3 |
| Hurricanes |
Category | Canucks |
| 2-1-0 | Season Record | 1-2-1 |
| 10th | Conference Position | 14th |
| NA |
Last 10 | NA |
| 2.33 (20) |
Goals Per Game | 1.75 (29) |
| 2.33 (10) |
Least Goals Against Per Game | 2.50 (13) |
| 1.33 (11) |
5 On 5 GF/GA | 0.57 (25) |
| 21.4 (8) |
Power Play % |
23.1 (7) |
| 71.4 (27) | Penalty Kill % |
84.2 (17) |
| 30.7 (15) |
Shots Per Game | 31.0 (13) |
| 36.7 (28) |
Least Shots Against Per Game | 31.2 (16) |
| 0 (30) |
Winning % When Scoring First | 50.0 (22) |
| 0 |
Winning % When Leading After 1 | 50.0 (17) |
| 66.7 (5) |
Winning % When Trailing After 1 | 0 |
| 100 |
Winning % When Leading After 2 | 0 |
| 0 |
Winning % When Trailing After2 | 0 |
| 37.4 (30) |
Faceoffs % | 56.7 (2) |
| 12.3 (10) |
Least PIM's Per Game | 17.0 (26) |
| +1 (17) |
+ / - GF/GA (see here) |
-3 (23) |
Update (12:03): According to Kristin Reid on Twitter, Cory Schneider will indeed make his first start of the season tonight (h/t missy)..
Sounds like a broken record: Stop taking stupid penalties, stop with the 3rd period meltdowns, and for god's sakes Kesler and Raymond especially need to get going. Somebody was saying in one of our comment threads that this is frustrating because the team is not progressing. It's not improving. True that. I have some good news! The Canucks don't play the Kings again until March 4! Woo!
- Projected Canucks Lines Up Front: Hank-Dank-Raymond, Tambellini-Kesler-Hansen, Samuelsson-Malhotra-Torres, Schaefer-Rypien-Glass. Is that a serious shuffling of the deck by Alain Vigneault or what? Aaron Rome draws in for Keith Ballard, who has a slight concussion.
- This will be the second game in Carolina's 5 game road trip. They lost their last game 3-2 to the Senators way back on Thursday. Cam Ward has been sharp to start the season with a 2.28 GAA and a .936 save percentage.
- I'm keeping this short. Vancouver really should beat the Canes. If they don't and continue on with the aforementioned issues that are plaguing them...
Truthfully, I'm not hitting any panic buttons. I'm just annoyed. Go Canucks!
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RIP Owen. Remember the whole "Don’t call me “Nugget” thing? So funny.
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by Sean Zandberg on Oct 17, 2010 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Do my eyes deceive me,
or do I see Son of Sam on the third line? I call that a deck overhaul. Hopefully Sammy does something about it.
3-1 Nucks, Samuelsson.
If they don’t win this one, I’m going to start betting against them to see if that works.
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That’s exactly what he needs. He was a good addition last year, but he was nothing overly special until the Olympic snub.
Shove it in your addendum.
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Sammy
was moved to the third line more than once last season…I don’t think he’s the type to get his panties in a knot over that.
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by Twitchy2010 on Oct 17, 2010 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Well that's a line shuffle
MayRay on the top line? Interesting.
That means me going with him again for the GWG might happen!
4-1 Canucks, MayRay winner.
This time boys, time to get that killer instinct!
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
ugh
So close! Dammit Kes!
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
Loving
the Guinness picture, btw.
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Oct 17, 2010 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions
3-1 Canucks
Kesler GWG.
"Money drives you crazy, look at Marbury's handle" - Pusha T (The Clipse)
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Oct 17, 2010 9:45 AM PDT reply actions
This week will blow if this skid continues through to Chicago
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by Yankee Canuck on Oct 17, 2010 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions
BTW
Great article here.
http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/rangers/caught_off_gaard_2pUZrssMaDdCdln9V6bEjK
For once I agree with Larry.
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Brooksie
is right. Boogaard is a useless hockey player and should not be employed by an NHL team.
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Oct 17, 2010 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions
My thoughts on the projected lines:
-Raymond plays too fast for the pace that the Twins play, I think he’ll look out of place.
-2nd line looks speedy but worse than before as Tambellini is a downgrade of Raymond.
-3rd line looks gritty but Sammy should definitely be in the top 6, hopefully he gets pissed and scores some goals.
-Meh, whatever. The Canes aren’t a physical team so these guys won’t have to play much. As long as they don’t do anything stupid.
I fully expect AV to re-shuffle the lines mid-game.
Poutine & Meatballs
It would be strange
if he didn’t reshuffle the lines mid-game.
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Oct 17, 2010 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions
reidder
On the ice for Canucks optional skate: Luongo, Schneider, Glass, Tambellini, Rome, Parent, Rypien, Desbiens and Burrows.
reidder
By the look of the optional skate.. Cory Schneider could be getting his first start of the year.
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Bingo, bango, bongo, his name is Roberto Luongo.
I think Red will get his first start on Tuesday in Minnesota (first of a B2B), not tonight.
Poutine & Meatballs
I think he will get his start tonight.
I’ve noticed a trend before that when Lu gets lit up, the backup comes in.
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by spriteofice on Oct 17, 2010 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
you sure about that?
reidder
Cory Scneider starts tonight. But my count a healthy Luongo has only missed 4 home games in the last 3 seasons
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Bingo, bango, bongo, his name is Roberto Luongo.
Go Red!
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WHOA!!! YOU WIN!
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by Sean Zandberg on Oct 17, 2010 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Funny thing is
when I first saw this prediction, I didn’t think he had a chance.
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Oct 18, 2010 12:51 AM PDT up reply actions
3-2 Vancouver
Samuelsson ftw. BTW, come on mayray…get an effin goal already.
"F#ck eco-anything, f#ck your tatoos. F#ck all you junkies and f#ck your short memories."
"You'll be playing in England the rest of your career" Alex Burrows
"When I shake it, I shake it all up, You probably think that my pants have the mumps. It's just my sugarlumps bump ba bump.They look so good, that's why I keep 'em in the front" FotC
4-2 Nucks. Dank GWG.
I don’t mind the shuffling. Something needs to wake these guys up a bit.
I’m not pissed off, or panicky, or anything. But the current setup is generating next to no offense (or is offensive).
These kind of moves are how we discovered Burr was a natural on the first line. Hated seeing him and Kes broken up at the time, but it quickly became magic and benefitted everyone. If it doesn’t work….try something else. The season is young. Might as well try and figure it out now.
Look forward to seeing Tambo lace em up tonight, I hope he can build on a strong preseason.
Shove it in your addendum.
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I don’t think either deserve the first line, but based on fit and playing style alone I’d rather see Tambo or Schaefer playing with the twins. They’re closer to Burrows style than Raymond or Samuelsson
by CdP on Oct 17, 2010 1:08 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
5-1 Canucks
Raymond GWG
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by Arizona via Slough on Oct 17, 2010 1:45 PM PDT reply actions
BANG! BANG!
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by Sean Zandberg on Oct 17, 2010 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Same score as the last one…this time for the good guys.
4-1, Raymond with GWG.
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High scoring game
5-3 Canucks; Hammer will drop the hammer for the GWG
by Major Major Major Major on Oct 17, 2010 4:31 PM PDT reply actions
Canucks 3-1, Samuelsson with the winner
Game hasn’t (quite) started yet, just squeaking the prediction in under the wire :)
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3-1, Canes.GWG, Cole. Book it.
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