A Bit of Squid - April 20th
by missy on Apr 20, 2010 9:24 AM PDT
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PrintYes, last night's game was pathetic. It's obvious our penalty kill needs a complete overhaul. And now, we have to win 3 of the last 4 games. Come on Canucks, I believe in you. If they could do it against the Flames in 1994, you can do it here.
In other news, I have decided to move one of the links up to above the jump so that I can be the first to offer my congratulations to Selke nominee Ryan Kesler. Yes, that's right, they announced it just minutes ago: this year's nominees for the Selke are Kesler, Pavel Datsyuk, and Jordan Staal. As most of us know, Kesler and Datsyuk were both nominees last year, with Datsyuk winning it a 2nd season in a row. Congrats on the repeat nomination, Ryan! (And just as I post the Squid, Yankee posts a full congratulatory story about it and tries to steal my thunder on the breaking news....)
Rest of the links after the jump.
- Recaps of last night's 5-3 loss to the Kings. (NHL, Yahoo, Vancouver Sun, Nucks Misconduct, Canucks, Reid Report, Kings, Jewels from the Crown)
- Capitals outplayed Canadiens 5-2. (NHL, Japer's Rink, Habs Eyes on the Prize)
- Bruins edged Sabres 2-1. (NHL, Stanley Cup of Chowder, Die By The Blade)
- Today's games: Red Wings face Coyotes, Senators host Penguins, Flyers battle Devils, Predators fight off Blackhawks, and Avalanche look to continue upsetting the Sharks. (NHL)
- Analysis of last night's no-goal. Maybe I should just avoid the topic today, it will just furthur infuriate me.... (Puck Daddy, TSN)
- Looking back at how Alexandre Burrows became a Canuck star. (NHL)
- Is it really that surprising that Mikael Samuelsson turned out to be the Canucks' best player so far in these playoffs? He's the only real positive right now. (Yahoo)
- Yay, some offseason rumours for the Maple Leafs, Blues, and Rangers! (THN)
- Who wants a tshirt with a Blackhawk mullet (à la Patrick Kane) on it? (Pucking Hilarious)
- Remember that photoshop contest Puck Daddy is holding to make fun of Shane Doan's awesome goal face? Well, here's the first gallery of submissions. I'll post my favourite one below the links, I was laughing my head off for a few minutes when I first saw it. (Puck Daddy)
- On a happier note, the Manitoba Moose blew out the Hamilton Bulldogs 7-2 in Game 3 of their series. Hamilton is still leading the series 2-1. (Moose, Highlights at CanucksTV)
Throw any more links you find in the comments. And here's my favourite Doan Face:
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Sorry I was writing up something on Kesler when you posted your piece. No worries, the more uplifting press for Vancouver today, the better.
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i just noticed! we posted at pretty much the exact same time!
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the good news is, if the Canucks win 3 out of the next 4, they only need to win one on the road and two at home, which should be do-able.
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by Karina on Apr 20, 2010 9:29 AM PDT reply actions
The ‘Nucks have come back before. In ’03, St. Louis was up 3-1, before the Canucks took the series in 7. I’m pretty sure they’ve done it a few times. ’92 first round with the Jets comes to mind. 2-1 in games is hardly insurmountable.
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.
and also, didn’t both our previous SCF appearances come after a dismal start to the 1st round?
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speaking of which
check out this bit from a look back at our 1982 run:
In the second round, the Canucks would take advantage of a huge upset, drawing the Los Angeles Kings as opponents instead of Edmonton. The teams would split the games in Vancouver, both games by 3-2 scores. The Canucks won the first, thanks to two power-play goals by Ivan Hlinka and C Gary Lupul’s third period tiebreaker, and then the Kings won the second on Steve Bozek’s goal in overtime.
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1994
Flames led 3-1 in the 1st round before we turned it around and rushed to the SCF’s against Rangers.
story here
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So we just need to hope Doughty, Kopitar and Brown all get the flu?
But yeah, 2-1 is no big deficit. If we win tomorrow, it’s a best of three with 2 at home.
IfWhen we win tomorrow, it’s a best of three with 2 at home.
Knights, Canucks, Dolphins, Jays and Raptors all the way.
As I said last night, not sure why anyone’s panicking when most of us picked the Canucks in 6 anyways, and some said 7. Everyone take a pill and simmer down ffs. Here’s a valid question tho: WTF IS WRONG WITH OUR FUCKING PK????? And don’t say no ryjo cuz we had no ryjo plenty of times this season and didn’t suck this hard.
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For both Handzus goals, seemed to me (1) the shooting lane was wide open and (2) no one wrapped him or his stick up to pounce on the rebound. He’s a big guy, you’d think someone like Alberts could be good in a situation like that….hahaha…just kidding.
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by Yankee Canuck on Apr 20, 2010 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions
You son of a….;0)
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.
You want to be frustrated more? Just imagine they stopped ONE PP last night. That would have changed the game. Especially when you consider their fourth and fifth goals were of the flukey variety.
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by Yankee Canuck on Apr 20, 2010 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Frustration, thy name is Canuck.
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.
It's a game of inches
LA Goal 1. had Luongo shifted his pad ~2 inches to his left, he may have had a chance on Doughty’s goal
LA Goal 2. had O’Brien connected with the rebound, on his clearing attempt, Handzus wouldn’t have had as clear an opportunity
LA Goal 3. had Kesler actually pressured Doughty, rather than backing off into the Passive box, might have cleared the zone.
LA Goal 4. had Wellwood not turned back and made a weak (and unexpected) pass to Rome, the turnover doesn’t happen
LA Goal 5. how many times can a puck go through the Skate eyelet, change direction and hit the top corner? I dare Ryan Smyth to do that one again. Really now.
We can wax on about conspiracy and puck luck, however, I am one who believes that luck in the Playoffs is more manufactured as it is simply a matter of ‘getting the bounces’. ‘Luck’ is a matter of who wants it more. It is a matter of confidence. It is a matter of ‘compete’ (/Marc Crawford).
The Canucks show that 5 on 5 they are the more confident team. But once they take that penalty, it is almost like they are resigned to giving up the goal. Change that mentality, continue to press and make the most of the opportunities they are given.
yeah, a good night’s sleep did me some good for relaxing a bit and moving on.
of course, finding out this morning that i got an A in multi-variable calculus and kesler got another selke nomination also helped my mind a little….
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yep, i know.
i’m a math geek, die hard canucks fan, and a pretty damn cute chick. i’m weird.
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ha, I made that same joke to someone on Twitter last night. It’s like the Shining, just not cool.
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by Yankee Canuck on Apr 20, 2010 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions
hey look, someone made a funny poster!
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by missy on Apr 20, 2010 11:55 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I was waiting for something like this to come out!
"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!"
i found it here, via the Pension Plan Puppets links.
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Glad y’all liked it. We’d probably all like to deal with this guy by using a distinct kicking motion of our own.
……too soon?
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The Artist Formerly Known as "Junior", who blogs at heroesinrehab.ca/blog
"But if someone so eager to engage into fist talk, we can always meet after season end in Minsk." (Mikhail Grabovski and a well-meaning but not particularly skillful translator)
yeah, probably a little.
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My bad. Sorry ’bout that.
jrwendelman
The Artist Formerly Known as "Junior", who blogs at heroesinrehab.ca/blog
"But if someone so eager to engage into fist talk, we can always meet after season end in Minsk." (Mikhail Grabovski and a well-meaning but not particularly skillful translator)
Via Twitter, Mozy says Rome is out for tomorrow, but then he also says the Canucks were still undisciplined. 3 penalties is undisciplined? Get real.
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.
anything is undisciplined when you can’t kill a penalty.
though I would argue that the lack of discipline is more attributed to the types of penalties the Canucks took. 2 holding penalties and a slash that broke the stick of the Kings player in the O-zone. I think that the first two would be what are termed ‘lazy penalties’, in that the defensive player allowed the offensive player to establish position on them and subsequently were unable to keep their feet moving (/impose their will) enough to push said player off the puck or away from the net.
The slash was a stupid play on a person who did not have the puck.
But let’s turn away from that for a moment. The Canucks have 11 PPs to the Kings 12. Yet they have scored 5 less goals. The Canucks PP makes me cringe in that they often:
1. win/lose the draw and have to leave the zone and circle back
2. win/lose the draw, make a bad decision with the puck and circle back
3. win/lose the draw, cycle the puck, turn the puck over, leave the zone and circle back
4. win/lose the draw, pass to the point and shoot right into the shin pads of the defender, leave the zone and circle back
5. win/lose the draw, pass to the halfboards and try to make a top-cheddar shot from a bad angle that misses the net, leaves the zone and forces them to circle back.
More often than not, this all happens on the same PP. that needs to be fixed.
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