One More Before Break: Canucks-Wild Preview
by Sean Zandberg on Feb 13, 2010 8:11 PM PST
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| Canucks (37-21-2) |
Wild (29-27-4) | ||||
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| Time | 12:00 PM PST |
TV | City TV |
| Season Series | 3 - 1 Canucks |
Last Meeting | 5-2 Wild (1-13-10) |
| The Enemy | Hockey Wilderness | Scoring Leaders | H. Sedin: 25-55-80 Koivu: 16-38-54 |
| Canucks | Category | Wild |
| 3rd | Conference Position | 13th |
| 7-3-0 |
Last 10 | 5-4-1 |
| 3.15 (3rd) |
Goals Per Game | 2.68 (15th) |
| 2.40 (4th) |
Goals Against Per Game | 2.87 (21st) |
| 1.34 (3rd) | 5 On 5 GF/GA | .94 (19th) |
| 21.3% (4th) | Power Play | 17.6% (19th) |
| 81.9% (15th) | Penalty Kill | 81.9% (16th) |
| 30.5 (12th) | Shots Per Game | 28.9 (25th) |
| 28.9 (7th) | Least Shots Against Per Game | 28.5 (6th) |
| 78.6% (4th) | Winning % When Scoring First | 70.8% (13th) |
| 85.7% (5th) | Winning % When Leading After 1 | 76.5% (13th) |
| 46.9% (3rd) |
Winning % When Trailing After 1 | 33.3% (13th) |
| 96% (4th) | Winning % When Leading After 2 | 93.3% (7th) |
| 31.8% (2nd) | Winning % When Trailing After2 | 20.7% (7th) |
| 51.2% (9th) | Faceoffs % | 53.1% (2nd) |
| 15.4 (25th) | Least PIM's Per Game | 11.1 (6th) |
| +34 (4th) | + / - GF/GA | -13 (23rd) |
This will be the 8th straight road game for Vancouver where they are keeping their heads above water with a 4-3 record. The trip has been marred by inconsistency, but I can't help but be pleased, especially after Friday's come from behind win over the surging Blue Jackets. After the Olympic break, the Canucks will have 6 more consecutive road games, so they are more than halfway done.
More after the jump:
I am confused as to why Pavol Demitra did not play on Friday night and is more or less a game time decision for this one. The Canucks are not saying why this is. Is Demo injured? Are they riding the current squad because they are winning? I doubt it. Demitra's presence is required in the lineup. **Update: He will play against the Wild. AV wanted him to get a practice in before playing him.
This will be only the 3rd game in 7 days for the Wild. They lost their last 2 games, both at home, to Phoenix and Atlanta, both by scores of 3-2. This will be the Canucks' 4th game in 7 days. Is fatigue going to settle in? It hasn't yet.
In Minnesota's last 5 games, where they are 2-3:
-Mikko Koivu has 5 assists
-Martin Havlat has 3 goals and 2 assists
-Guillaume Latendresse has 3 goals and 1 assist.
-Andrew Brunette has 2 goals and 1 assist
-Cal Clutterbuck, Auntie Miettinen and Owen Nolan have a goal and an assist each.
The Wild are going to play the Canucks hard. They are 6 points out of a playoff spot as of right now (7:33 PM) and still have life.
This should be Cam Barker's debut for Minny, as he was traded to the State of Hockey on Friday for Kim Jonsson and Nick Leddy. Barker is going to get a lot more ice time in Minny.
OK, now for a few vids to get you into the groove:
1. Wild beat Canucks 5-2 on January 13:
2. Canucks beat Wild on December 12:
3. Canucks-Wild Shootout March 2007 (Demo playing for Minny)
4. Fight Night March 2008!
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Was that your score?
Or are you waiting for closer to puck drop?
I have to go enjoy the Olympics and protest some idiot protesters tomorrow. Or maybe follow them around taking their pictures.
Seems we have a problem with some of our more spoiled little brats trying to ruin the party. Funny thing is….they don’t know what they are upset about, and just want to break things.
Though I suspect that the police gave them that one for free, and will fall on them like a house of bricks next time.
"Of course you know, this means war!!"
Bugs Bunny
No, my score is posted below. That’s my final prediction. Was just ribbing you is all.
by Sean Zandberg on Feb 13, 2010 8:55 PM PST up reply actions
Well, yesterday there was all this earnest talk about the issues. I can support that. Free speech is important.
Then this morning, a bunch of black wearing fuckers with balaclavas on their face went and broke some windows and tried to actually beat up a guy on the street that laughed at them. One guy had a bike chain wrapped around his fist, another a hammer. Trying to bully a guy for laughing at them.
I want to support that guy. No way are a bunch of cowardly punks taking over our city.
Reading the posts on the Province story, there are a lot of pissed off people right now. Pissed with the protestors.
( and No…the Dan there is not me! )
"Of course you know, this means war!!"
Bugs Bunny
All these protesters that are wrecking stuff and hurting people disgust me.
Get a life, losers.
Poutine & Meatballs
Yup.
"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
by eightyseven on Feb 13, 2010 9:38 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Great pic!
Where was she?
Those same guys were in the main protest yesterday too. I saw them….they were off by themselves whispering.
I expect they are very “well known to police” now.
Even with balaclavas…do these morons not realize that there are cameras all over D/T?
I doubt they do. My guess is that someone is poring over footage as we speak…identifying the ones that took off their little anarchy uniforms at the first sign of trouble….the others will be identified too.
They better…we aint paying a billion for lousy security. We demand the best!!!!
LOL
"Of course you know, this means war!!"
Bugs Bunny
Thanks a lot for posting this picture. I really enjoyed the opening ceremonies — anything that unites KD Lang, Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, WO Mitchell, Rick Hansen, cool projector effects, and Nelly Furtado in a tight blue dress is ok by me.
Then I heard about the protests and that, combined with some bad press from US journalists about the luge and weather, really kinda harshed my buzz. The pic made me smile.
If anyone is interested in the exact, incoherent mish mash of grievances the hood-clad goofs are carrying this report lays it out It goes from the Olympics ‘industry’ to stolen native land all within a single report. Good thing they can keep it straight.
Like the slam poet on Friday said Canada is "an experiment going right for a change’. It’s a real shame some are out to ruin Vancouver’s latest big moment.
My hopes exceed my expectations
-WeepingTile
by ThomasPratt on Feb 14, 2010 10:05 AM PST up reply actions
Ohhh…there it is…Luongo will let in four on the last game before the break huh?
hmmmm….
"Of course you know, this means war!!"
Bugs Bunny
3-2 Canucks, Keslord GWG
Yeah yeah, I took someone else’s score; whatever. Kiss my ass.
Bahaha.
by nucklord on Feb 13, 2010 9:49 PM PST via mobile reply actions
4-3. Glass.
Now drink with me deeply of the bourbon, scotch, and rye until such time as we are fighting drunk.
by Steckel Me Elmo on Feb 13, 2010 11:46 PM PST reply actions
Hee!!
Fine, I’m hammered and work is early tomorrow. But that pic made me have to finally join. This is the only Blog I regularily lurk on that that posted Bella pissing off the black and hammer crowd.
sob.. I love you guys..
Must re-think my approach…
Uh, can I buy you a beer?
Anyhoo, This chick is my roommate [and yeah ex a couple of times] she loves my dog and I don’t kick her cats.
So she did this today and I saw it on the HOOK blog. And then I saw the comments. So I joined them to say….
“This is sweet. I’ve known this gal for many years and is a good friend. Left wing, compassionate, very intelligent and..oh yeah, very dangerous to ones’ ego if you pull a stupid in front of her. er.. I would know.
What is so funny about this is that she is a very private person, nothing in particular to hide, just finds that today’s constant need for self promotion kinda weird. So something really, really irked her to put her name and face out there, hold a small sign and use her super powers to [and as per usual, effectively] mock some douchebags.
See, she had no intention of doing any of this on her wander through our neighborhood, I think she scammed the cardboard off some clerk in Staples, she [a veteran %&*-disturber] got pissed off watching a peaceful, if mostly aimless, protest march get highjacked by Langara art student dropouts [I’m guessing :] out to prove how much they hate their parents.
Seriously, busting stuff up for the moral high-ground is what you do to get laid if you can’t play guitar. You get to wear black, tight commando gear, swing a hammer and brag agout getting gassed… and post riot sex… ah, the good old days. Yep, I was once a douchebag. But I did not ever whinge about police brutality.
Anyhoo, don’t be a bunch of babies. Because you [I mean ORN] decided to invite the imbeciles, a protest march got taken over and wrecked to the point where if you now march in this community on this subject there will be no support. None.
And you got effectively mocked by one woman with one small sign.
Live and learn.
Seriously, LEARN!
ps
Frank,
You’re a DOUCHEBAG.
No.
YOU’RE a douchebag.
Am not!
You’re A douchebag.
nevermind…"
Sorry about the repeat post from some dork filled blog but, she is a cool ‘old’ punk and I figured that you folks might appreciate it. I bought her a pizza.
‘Frank’ is a douchebag.
No need to punch a protester, most of them are have different [ if not conflicting]agendas, most are totally peaceful, uh, well meaning, uh, , if some dork in a bandanna shoves you because you are peacefully pointing out how counter-productive busting a window is, go Gino on the fucker.
Or if you really want to harm them, seriously, make fun of them publicly.
I guess I gotta join in now.
Finding a good dog is easy.
I don't know shit about the rest.
welcome.
and thanks for the insight.
it is really a shame that people vandalized yesterday.
this pick of her is awesome. really shows what we’re thinking right now. good for her.
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