Cue Jaws Theme Music: Canucks-Sharks Game Preview
by Sean Zandberg on Mar 18, 2010 12:00 PM PDT
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| Time | 7:00 PM PST |
TV | TSN |
| Season Series | 1 - 0 Sharks |
Last Meeting | 4-2 Sharks (11-29-09) |
| The Enemy | Fear The Fin | Scoring Leaders | H. Sedin: 28-66-94 Thornton: 18-63-81 |
| Sharks | Category | Canucks |
| 1st | Conference Position | 3rd |
| 4-5-1 |
Last 10 | 6-3-1 |
| 3.10 (4th) |
Goals Per Game | 3.24 (2nd) |
| 2.52 (7th) |
Least Goals Against Per Game | 2.54 (8th) |
| 1.23 (3rd) |
5 On 5 GF/GA | 1.29 (2nd) |
| 22.5 (4th) |
Power Play % |
21.1 (5th) |
| 85.6 (3rd) | Penalty Kill % |
81.2 (18th) |
| 32.2 (6th) |
Shots Per Game | 30.6 (11th) |
| 31.4 (22nd) |
Least Shots Against Per Game | 28.9 (7th) |
| 77.4 (5th) |
Winning % When Scoring First | 81.3 (2nd) |
| 81.0 (6th) |
Winning % When Leading After 1 | 87.5 (3rd) |
| 50.0 (2nd) |
Winning % When Trailing After 1 | 44.7 (6th) |
| 85.7 (16th) |
Winning % When Leading After 2 | 96.4 (3rd) |
| 23.8 (5th) |
Winning % When Trailing After2 | 35.7 (2nd) |
| 55.8 (1st) |
Faceoffs % | 51.5 (6th) |
| 13.9 (22nd) |
Least PIM's Per Game | 15.3 (26th) |
| +27 (4th) | + / - GF/GA (see here) |
+40 (3rd) |
Update: Great Tweet by Richard Loat saying that Henrik Sedin only needs 6 more assists to eclipse the Canucks' single season record for assists, a record held by: himself in 2006
Update: Announced quite a while ago, O'Brien and Hordichuk in, Alberts and Glass out.
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Baaaaaa-dum. Baaaaa-dum. And now comes an opponent that makes Canucks fans, and possibly even the Canucks players themselves nervous. The damned Sharks. What is about the Sharks having the Canucks' number? In the last 10 games that San Jose has played Vancouver they have 8 wins and 2 losses, outscoring the Canucks 33-17 in the process. That dates back to 2007.
To lighten the mood a little: in the 10 games that they've played eachother prior to that 10 game atrocity, the Canucks had 6 wins and 4 losses over the Sharks, outscoring them 30-29. That goes all the way back to January 2004. FYI: Joe Thornton was traded to the Sharks in November 2005.
Who are the Sharks' Canuck killers over their past 5 meetings?
-Patrick Marleau: 4 goals and 3 assists
-Thornton: 2 goals and 6 assists
-Dan Boyle and Ryan Clowe have 4 assists each
-Devon Setoguchi has 3 goals
-Joe Pavelski has 3 assists
San Jose is 3-3-1 in March. They have lost their last 2 games: 4-2 to the Ducks on Sunday and 8-2 to the Stars on Tuesday. And these were the first 2 games on their mini 4-game road trip. 8-2? The Sharks had made the game 4-2 51 seconds into the 3rd but then the Stars exploded for 4 unanswered goals after that. Unreal.
So both the Canucks and Sharks are coming off stinkers, as the Canucks handed John Tavares 5 points in a 5-2 loss last game
Losing Mikael Samuelsson hurts. Now he can only curse "f*ck you Sweden" from his couch rather than take it out on opposing goaltenders. Yeah, getting Michael Grabner back into the lineup after all this time is a good thing, but Grabner does not have Sammy's grit. It does give the Canucks one hell of a quick 2nd line if that's where the Dane Austrian draws in. Grit and speed are something Vancouver need to be successful against the Sharks. Grabner only had 2 goals and 4 points in his last 10 games with Manitoba. 2 of those points came in Manitoba's last game to the Rockford Ice Hogs, a 6-3 loss. Prior to wrecking his ankle in a pre-game soccer warm up in Vancouver, Grabner had scored 2 goals and 5 points in 9 games back in October. How quickly will he regain his form with the Canucks?
Vancouver needs to stay out of the penalty box. That's where Thornton, Heatley, Boyle, Marleau and crew can do serious damage. Is it just me or do the Sharks score a lot of power play goals against us?
Shane O'Brien draws back into the lineup tonight. Not sure which of Aaron Rome or Andrew Alberts ride the pine. Alberts is having a hard time adjusting to the Canucks' style. He was honest about it on Wednesday:
"Things haven’t been going that well for me. I’ve got to watch more video, go over some stuff. I’m trying to learn and get better here. You feel like you’ve got to re-prove yourself. Then you get out of your element and start making mistakes and it goes downhill."
Roberto Luongo needs to play better. Pure and simple.
We will now get a good look at how Vancouver matches up with SJ as they play them 3 times down the final stretch. Gotta start it off on the right foot. Both the Avalanche and Blackhawks lost their games last night. That means Vancouver can pull ahead of Colorado by 5 points and within 3 of Chicago with a win.
Alright how about a few clips...
1. Here is what a Canucks win over the Sharks looks like (a Luongod and a Sundin winner. Oh Mats...)
2. Here's how to beat the Sharks on NHL 94 (haha):
3. Blast from the Past: Canucks-Sharks scuffle in the 1995-96 season:
Hold onto your butts...
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I think Grabner is Austrian…
other than that… ;- )
3-2 Nucks. Raymond with the GWG.
Murphy ; "You finished with the Twins against Nashville, and AV elected to keep you guys together for today, were you happy with the decision?"
Mikael Samuelsson ; " I was happy with it...Oh yeah. Sure"
lol, thanks. Had Hansen on the brain I guess
by Sean Zandberg on Mar 18, 2010 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m not working! Hooray!
Instead I’m dong papers! Not-so-hooray.
4-3 Nucks. F Swe— Hansen FTW.
"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
I’m dong papers
Is this azn code for something?
by Passive Voice on Mar 18, 2010 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Sorry, spellcheck.
“Doing” XD
"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 18, 2010 3:16 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Alberts is out, Hordi in for Glass.
So don't get violent and don't get caught with your head down, the night she stole the moon.
Hordi in for Glass
What, just because Shelley is out there? Blackout has no reason to slot back in. None.
'Nucks Misconduct - Housing Swedish Millionaires Since 2000.
by Yankee Canuck on Mar 18, 2010 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
4-2, Blasthoff.
"But yeah…like CC…I harbour no ill will." - VancityDan
by Chuckles Canuckles on Mar 18, 2010 12:47 PM PDT reply actions
Bounceback game, which begs the question did the canucks lose to new york on purpose just so they could have a bounce back game against San Jose?
I said I’d stay with it til it won and I broke the promise last game, so 5-2 vancouver, Kesler FTW.
"Hope you like pancakes, Norway..." Morgan Freeman
"you'll be playing in england the rest of your career" Sir Alex Burrows
Yeah, that’s how it is with us and the Wings. They ALWAYS have our number. Here’s to a good game, gents. Hopefully we actually come out to play for once.
by OtherKid on Mar 18, 2010 1:05 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
3-2 canucks. daniel
The opposite of serious is not funny; the opposite of serious is unserious.
by casual on Mar 18, 2010 1:23 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
4-3 Nucks. Henrik FTW
"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 18, 2010 1:34 PM PDT reply actions
Wow…before the Lahari post started a run…I was counting what seemed like more SJ win predictions.
Really? The big bad Sharkies? nice to see sanity return. It will come down to which “A” goalie has their “A” game. I pick Luongo.
So, 8 games for Wiz…right, or “making an example”.
Murphy ; "You finished with the Twins against Nashville, and AV elected to keep you guys together for today, were you happy with the decision?"
Mikael Samuelsson ; " I was happy with it...Oh yeah. Sure"
i love that suspension. that hit was a textbook charge/board, on a player only peripherally involved in the play, and there’s little doubt it was retaliatory for what was (imo) a clean seabass-on-perry hit seconds earlier.
not necessarily more dangerous than the cooke/richards hits, but much more letter-of-the-law illegal.
by Passive Voice on Mar 18, 2010 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
??
Derek Sanderson is on saying Cooke’s hit was a hockey hit. Then going on to talk about helmets on kids and sticks coming up.
Roenick said a hockey hit too. He was as aghast at the interpretation otherwise. Lots of the older players agree, and talk about respect.
I love how Sanderson is saying, basically, fuck em if they don’t get it. Hockey is a tough game, watch golf Thurs to Sun if you don’t want to see guys hit. But he thinks the game has changed. They skated without helmets, in a league where you saw the other guy way too many times to run around being cheap. Even in the from 6 to 12 and on in terms of teams.
Too bad they have to legislate respect. But its needed. The players have shown they will go cheap too many times. Thats the one thing about Wiz’s hit that I might have been wrong about.
Upon further review, he could have done his retribution thing without driving those hands into his face and keeping it going until he hit the glass….
Murphy ; "You finished with the Twins against Nashville, and AV elected to keep you guys together for today, were you happy with the decision?"
Mikael Samuelsson ; " I was happy with it...Oh yeah. Sure"
These older guys are so full of BS. Watch old games and you see guys take baseball bat swings to each others unprotected heads all the time. All kinds of rotten BS happened back then. It’s ridiculous. There is no more or less respect now. They are just bigger, stronger and way faster now.
"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 18, 2010 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Even better right now is OTR on TSN. He has Claude Lemieux and Darren McCarty talking about it all…fascinating stuff. Making a show of it
A real interesting look that so far is riveting…they are just about to talk about the buildup to the “fight”.
Watch it if you can…
Murphy ; "You finished with the Twins against Nashville, and AV elected to keep you guys together for today, were you happy with the decision?"
Mikael Samuelsson ; " I was happy with it...Oh yeah. Sure"
oh, heh, i meant the sharks. but thanks for the heads-up.
by Passive Voice on Mar 18, 2010 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
The only hope we have
is getting Bure, Ronning, and McLean out of retirement to help us. Even that may not be enough.
9-2 Sharks
Pat Falloon (3), Doug Wilson (2), Kelly Kisio (2), Perry Berezan, Brian Lawton
Diduck (2)
Jeff Hackett with 31 saves for the win.
What about Makarov, Larionov and Ozolinsh? Where’s the love. man?
by Sean Zandberg on Mar 18, 2010 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions
enjoy the game live, man! No idea how to answer your question though. A good bet is the white Orca
by Sean Zandberg on Mar 18, 2010 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions
in case anyone is looking...
http://www.justin.tv/steel_town_sports#r=v2HMkBI~
Murphy ; "You finished with the Twins against Nashville, and AV elected to keep you guys together for today, were you happy with the decision?"
Mikael Samuelsson ; " I was happy with it...Oh yeah. Sure"
stick tap...
And glove tap to Cookie. 1st shift before anything else. Lines up with Thornton and got beat like a man. Got a couple shots in and talked about it when the refs got there and broke them apart. But he did man up.
Hmmm…hope that is enough. That the Bruin’s fan’s bloodlust is sated.
Seeing the “wanted” poster thing on the front page of their paper on the news was…eerily similar…
Murphy ; "You finished with the Twins against Nashville, and AV elected to keep you guys together for today, were you happy with the decision?"
Mikael Samuelsson ; " I was happy with it...Oh yeah. Sure"
Gamecentre is the NHL network?
Or, whatever? I could only find it on PPV…but that’s in HD. The HD feed I posted above is pretty clear though…
Murphy ; "You finished with the Twins against Nashville, and AV elected to keep you guys together for today, were you happy with the decision?"
Mikael Samuelsson ; " I was happy with it...Oh yeah. Sure"
I have been getting slain at work all week. Please win to lift my spirits, boys. 5-3 Canucks, Burr
by Beantown Canuck on Mar 18, 2010 4:26 PM PDT reply actions
I don’t get it. Another thing I don’t get: to go home from work.
by Beantown Canuck on Mar 18, 2010 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions
4-1 canucks, SOB with the winner.
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Chara just tried to fire up his team going with Rupp.
He is only 4 inches taller than this guy, and of course a bit more weight…
But he just rag dolled a 6’5" guy pretty good.
Murphy ; "You finished with the Twins against Nashville, and AV elected to keep you guys together for today, were you happy with the decision?"
Mikael Samuelsson ; " I was happy with it...Oh yeah. Sure"
Feeling pessimistic
4-3 Sharks, Pavelski GWG. Prove me wrong boys, preferably on the first part.
A man must have a code.
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