Samuelsson Grabs NHL First Star of the Week Honors
Since we're in such a charitable mood these days, we should get together and buy Bengt Aake-Gustafsson some flowers or, if he's hungry, a Swiss Colony Beef Log. Meanwhile he should probably just stop reading anything to do with hockey until about, oh, say June.
Mikael Samuelsson was disappointed at not being named to Sweden's Olympic team. He's taking out his frustration on the Vancouver Canucks' opponents.
At age 33, Samuelsson is having a career season, including a week that saw him get his first NHL hat trick and finish with 6 goals and 10 points in four games to help the Canucks go 3-0-1 while completing the longest road trip in NHL history and returning home with a pair of victories. That effort earned him NHL First Star of the Week honors.
We told you you wouldn't like him when he gets angry.
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Pew Pew Pew!
So if Sammy’s rep as a streaky player is correct, we should expect a nosedive in production from now through the playoffs, right?
Right?
Yergh.
He probably won’t score again til November.
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.
I don’t mind. So long as he rides this and helps us push deep come playoff time.
F U S
"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 Mar 15, 2010 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions
What a free agent pickup. I thought “m’eh” when Gillis got him but now I think “ah hell yea!” Career year for Sammy. In a Canucks jersey. What’s not to like? This guy will be so beneficial in the playoffs in every aspect.
by Sean Zandberg on Mar 15, 2010 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
If only Raymond has a fiber of anger in him, the second line could easily be the F U line.
'Nucks Misconduct - Housing Swedish Millionaires Since 2000.
by Yankee Canuck on Mar 15, 2010 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions
I always liked this guy, even when he was in the Red Wings uniforms. I thought that he is one of the main reasons why this Canucks team is better than last year’s.
He is a pure goal scorer, and when last year everybody said that the Canucks can’t score, Gillis addressed this issue by bringing him on board.
I don’t believe that he is more streaky than other scorers. Except in the case of a few top scorers in the league (Ovechkin, Crosby), the business of scoring goals always has its ups and donws, and players go through dry patches. Samuelsson is no exception.
Los Angeles, CA
I’m pretty sure Sammy’s slumps are/have been worse
by Sean Zandberg on Mar 15, 2010 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
With my tongue in cheek...
…most players’ slumps are worse than Ovie and Crosbaby’s.
Knights, Canucks, Dolphins, Jays and Raptors all the way.
I took that literally and tried it.
I look awkward.
"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 Mar 15, 2010 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions
What…streaking?
"Hope you like pancakes, Norway..." Morgan Freeman
"you'll be playing in england the rest of your career" Sir Alex Burrows
The tongue in cheek, silly.
"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 Mar 15, 2010 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh. I’m sure I speak for most every male involved in Nucks Misconduct when I say that the mental image of you streaking is probably somewhat more pleasing than the mental image of you with your tongue in cheek.
"Hope you like pancakes, Norway..." Morgan Freeman
"you'll be playing in england the rest of your career" Sir Alex Burrows
I’m not going to say anything just going to walk away…….
"We love them, We mourn for them, Unlucky boys of Red" - Morrissey
"Giggs gets past Viera, past Dixon, who comes back at him, it's a wonderful run from GIGGS!!!" - Martin Tyler
"He's got a man deep..wait, no that IS Mandeep!!" - Don Taylor
You don't speak for me
No way I’m spending the afternoon sitting in HR.
I’d also probably fail sensittivity training anyways.
Personally....
I prefer to think of everyone here in non gender specific clothing and as sort of A sexual creatures….like Pat…..
"We love them, We mourn for them, Unlucky boys of Red" - Morrissey
"Giggs gets past Viera, past Dixon, who comes back at him, it's a wonderful run from GIGGS!!!" - Martin Tyler
"He's got a man deep..wait, no that IS Mandeep!!" - Don Taylor
Those are some heartwarming numbers. Nice touch with the telestrator there.
Always liked FUS and expected numbers maybe a little above last year, but this is ridiculous. Great season.
There is/was a Kentucky team called the Thoroughblades? That’s pretty awful.
So don't get violent and don't get caught with your head down, the night she stole the moon.
by thelastjohnny on Mar 15, 2010 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions
should have been Kentucky Headhunters? :)
by Sean Zandberg on Mar 15, 2010 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Well come on…it IS, after all, Kentucky. I’m not sure that they’re all that used to any sports other than horse racing and bass fishing, and we all know what awesome names those two sports include.
"Hope you like pancakes, Norway..." Morgan Freeman
"you'll be playing in england the rest of your career" Sir Alex Burrows
Don’t forget University Basketball and…hold on….there’s one more…..it’ll come to me…..wait for it……
"We love them, We mourn for them, Unlucky boys of Red" - Morrissey
"Giggs gets past Viera, past Dixon, who comes back at him, it's a wonderful run from GIGGS!!!" - Martin Tyler
"He's got a man deep..wait, no that IS Mandeep!!" - Don Taylor
Oh c’mon, S312, don’t throw us a curve! What is it?
The opposite of serious is not funny; the opposite of serious is unserious.
That must be it! Curling!
So don't get violent and don't get caught with your head down, the night she stole the moon.
by thelastjohnny on Mar 15, 2010 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions
rec'd this fanpost.
"But yeah…like CC…I harbour no ill will." - VancityDan
by Chuckles Canuckles on Mar 15, 2010 12:51 PM PDT reply actions
Another FU to Bengt, love it!
This guy knew what he was talking about back in July
:)
Poutine & Meatballs
Wow…you wanted Sammy here. Great stuff.
by Sean Zandberg on Mar 15, 2010 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m not that impressed he did throw out like 7 names…..what’s that they say about throwing shit at the wall? It’s the Sutter style of GMing. Except this year nothing is sticking.
"We love them, We mourn for them, Unlucky boys of Red" - Morrissey
"Giggs gets past Viera, past Dixon, who comes back at him, it's a wonderful run from GIGGS!!!" - Martin Tyler
"He's got a man deep..wait, no that IS Mandeep!!" - Don Taylor
I threw out 5 names in that comment, and only 2 were forwards (Versteeg was the other and unlikely since he was RFA → offer sheet).
Poutine & Meatballs
If you had called Ehrhoff I would have been impressed…but not Sammy. Sorry.
"We love them, We mourn for them, Unlucky boys of Red" - Morrissey
"Giggs gets past Viera, past Dixon, who comes back at him, it's a wonderful run from GIGGS!!!" - Martin Tyler
"He's got a man deep..wait, no that IS Mandeep!!" - Don Taylor
by Section 312 on Mar 15, 2010 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions
If you had called Raycroft, now that would’ve been impressive.
So don't get violent and don't get caught with your head down, the night she stole the moon.
by thelastjohnny on Mar 16, 2010 12:04 AM PDT up reply actions
I’ll give you a bit of credit. Though you ALMOST burned any possible credit with the Beauchemin reference :)
Knights, Canucks, Dolphins, Jays and Raptors all the way.
Times were desperate for D-men at that point in time, IIRC. I had a moment of insanity. :)
BTW, I wasn’t “calling” anything (ie. predicting). I listed guys that I wanted MG to “target”/acquire (ie. guys I want on the team); there’s a difference. Not trying to turn this into a pissing contest, I’m just saying…
Poutine & Meatballs

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