Anyone Spare Me An Anxiety Pill? Canucks-Kings Game 5 Preview
by Sean Zandberg on Apr 23, 2010 11:00 AM PDT
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| Time | 7:00 PM PST |
TV | CBC, RDS |
| The Enemy | Jewels From The Crown, Battle of California | Scoring Leaders | Samuelsson: 5-1-6 Doughty: 2-4-6 |
| Kings |
Category | Canucks |
| 3.50 |
Goals Per Game | 3.50 |
| 3.50 |
Goals Against Per Game | 3.50 |
| 0.44 |
5 On 5 GF/GA | 2.25 |
| 56.2 |
Power Play % |
26.7 |
| 73.3 |
Penalty Kill % |
43.8 |
| 27.0 |
Shots Per Game | 33.8 |
| 33.8 |
Shots Against Per Game | 27.0 |
| 0 |
Winning % When Scoring First | 0 |
| 0 |
Winning % When Leading After 1 | 0 |
| 100 |
Winning % When Trailing After 1 | 100 |
| 50.0 |
Winning % When Leading After 2 | 0 |
| 0 |
Winning % When Trailing After 2 | 50.0 |
| 44.7 |
Faceoffs % | 55.3 |
| 10.0 |
PIM's Per Game | 12.8 |
| -5 |
+ / - GF/GA (see here) |
+5 |
Update (2:15 PST): Kings coach Terry Murray is going to shuffle the deck a bit again, most notably bringing Justin Williams back into the lineup.
Update: Here are the lines for tonight: Sedins-Samuelsson, Raymond-Kesler-Burr, Demitra-Wellwood-Bernier, Grabner-Rypien-Hansen. On D: Edler-Salo, O'Brien-Ehrhoff, Alberts-Bieksa. Maybe Bieksa can mentor A Minor a little bit? Haha, maybe 2 negatives will make a positive.
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The good news about Nolan Baumgartner's knee injury is that he is rumored to be day-to-day. In the meantime Andrew Alberts walks directly into the lion's den at GM Place where his every move will be under scrutiny. I'm not going to say anything about how I project A-Minor is going to play tonight because I have lost faith in him.
Like I said before, he has the potential to be a beast and not a liability out there. It's just up to him to put it all together in a crucial game 5.
I liked Roberto Luongo's play in Game 4. He didn't have much chance on many if any of the Kings' goals. Everything that the Kings touch has generally been turning to gold. They have been moving the puck very well and capitalizing on their chances. When the Canucks finally started killing penalties you could see their confidence come back, in general. There's still a sense of fragility there despite the win. They need to take control of the series, of a single game, and the PK remains the #1 concern. The stats above show that. They also show that the Canucks are much better than the Kings 5 on 5. They are 2nd to Washington in that category in the playoffs, where LA is about the worst.
Just win. Put the heat on these bastards. I'm tired of the stress. Take control! Go out there and play the game that has worked for you all season. Enough with the panicky play already! This isn't round 2 from last year, but it reminds me of it. I'm also getting flashbacks of the Canucks-Wild series of 2003. Show me stability!
Marty McSorley had a good take on the Canucks after Game 4:
MISC
-“His competitiveness isn't at a high high yet. But for the most part lately his game is going in the direction we need." Vigneault on Kevin Bieksa
-"We're on a roll!" AV said that because the Canucks killed the Kings' last 2 power plays.
-Rich Hammond from LAKings Insider asked Kings coach Terry Murray if it's more difficult for the team to maintain an even-keel attitude after a loss. Murray said: “Yeah, it is, especially with a young group of guys. You could really sense it, when I walked into the locker room last night (Wedneday night after the loss), that it was a very difficult one to deal with. But, as a team, you’ve got to go through it together. Veteran players need to step up here and say a few things. The leadership group is a part of this thing. They’ve all been through a lot of these battles before, and it’s an important time for them to be a part of it.”
Even-keel attitude? I thought that was the Canucks' problem!
-"Quit dissing the Canucks", plus, the power of positivity from the Province's Peter Ormesher. A sample of that article:
I believe the sports culture in Vancouver, where fans rip into the Canucks organization and its players after even the smallest of setbacks, it a good part of why we've never sipped from the Cup, and perhaps never will if we don't change our ways.
Agree or disagree? I got 3 words for you, Peter: Montreal Canadiens fans.
Go Canucks GO!
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Ha I thought that was the golden gun from the N64 Bond game you had pointed at AA.
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Haha, I was thinking the same thing!
Such a great game, I still have it somewhere…
Poutine & Meatballs
I saw the best thing at Costco yesterday
an Atari 2600 game console with 40 built in games for $25.
don’t get me wrong, Goldeneye was awesome, but take me back to the days of Combat and Missle Command.
Whoa! And you didn’t buy it? What about Defender and Yar’s Revenge?
by Sean Zandberg on Apr 23, 2010 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve heard those things have nintendo chips in them and play emulated versions games (sometimes badly) so they are worse than the originals.
I don’t know about anyone else, but I’ve been noticing our guys falling all over the ice, even when nothing is around. It’s like they are concentrating too hard. They need to relax, and things should come naturally.
Hockey: The best and most entertaining sport out there. PERIOD!
Raymond definitely has been doing this. Speedy feets!
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by Yankee Canuck on Apr 23, 2010 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
I think it has more to do with the ice this time of year than anything else
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Canucks take the series over.
4-1. Daniel with the GWG.
LA gets one off someone’s butt after it’s too late.
Samuelsson carries a Swedish passport, but Henrik thinks of his fellow countryman as quasi-Canadian. He plays with an edge and has lots to say to opponents on the ice.
"People in here love him," Henrik said. "He's almost Canadian with the way he likes to chirp and go back and forth." B. Ziemer/Van. Sun 4/22/10
So excited I don’t have to wake up early tomorrow and can watch the whole game without feeling guilty! Wooooo!
Also, I would like this game to go ala Sharks-Avs game 5 – complete domination. We’re two in a row on the penalty now…Shut The Door! Shut The Door!
"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!"
lucky bastard
the game won’t finish till 1am eastern time (with the post game shows) and I have to get up at 4 am to go to work. Sleep in an extra hour for me…………………lucky bastard…….. :)
WOO HOO for surgery!!! I got a month off of work and I get another month next week!!! Long run baby, long run............
by My Landed Immigrant status just expired! on Apr 23, 2010 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Everything that the Kings touch has generally been turning to gold.
Well I guess that sheds some light on which specific King they’re supposed to represent. Anyway, 4-3 Knux, Burr.
My answer to that is to start throwing them into each other!
Hockey: The best and most entertaining sport out there. PERIOD!
by spriteofice on Apr 23, 2010 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Seriously. Hell, even barring Greek mythology, that’s what the Canucks need to be doing.
by Passive Voice on Apr 23, 2010 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
I say anything AHLberts touches turnes into gold for L.A. I consider him to be a double agent.
Hockey: The best and most entertaining sport out there. PERIOD!
But Jones is still in for the other guys, so it’s a wash right?
Samuelsson carries a Swedish passport, but Henrik thinks of his fellow countryman as quasi-Canadian. He plays with an edge and has lots to say to opponents on the ice.
"People in here love him," Henrik said. "He's almost Canadian with the way he likes to chirp and go back and forth." B. Ziemer/Van. Sun 4/22/10
5-2 Canucks. Quick fail. Burr winner. Coconuts Go!
by Beantown Canuck on Apr 23, 2010 11:23 AM PDT reply actions
4-2 Canucks
FU Team Sweden FTW
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??? :O
"Hope you like pancakes, Norway..." Morgan Freeman
"you'll be playing in england the rest of your career" Sir Alex Burrows
4-2 Canucks. Dank.
AV’s call for the great fans of Vancouver to support Alberts is best translated as follows:
Guys, we’ve got a lot of injuries on D, so Alberts will play. Show him some support and maybe we can at least get his best, however good or bad that is, outta him. Why make it worse by undermining his confidence any further?
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3-2 canucks, hank with the winner
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6-3 Vancouver, Edler
Yes, I did indeed say 6-3. Yup.
Personally I actually do believe AA will play well tonight. I’m pretty sure he’s had a few days to actually think pretty hard about what he’s doing and how he can best fit into the game we play out here where hockey is good as opposed to the east (oh yes I did say that!). If he doesn’t, well he’s gonna end up sending a bunch of us to his initials’ namesake.
"Hope you like pancakes, Norway..." Morgan Freeman
"you'll be playing in england the rest of your career" Sir Alex Burrows
Anyone know who that action figure is at the top of the post? Minor trivia for you..
by Sean Zandberg on Apr 23, 2010 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Personally I thought it was Rick Flair at first, but I don’t and never have watched wrestling, so it could be just about anyone except the undertaker.
"Hope you like pancakes, Norway..." Morgan Freeman
"you'll be playing in england the rest of your career" Sir Alex Burrows
We have a WINNER. Master of the suplex!
by Sean Zandberg on Apr 23, 2010 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Alberts
I want two, possibly contradictory, things tonight:
1) for the Canucks to stop backing away from the blue line whenever Kings approach; and
2) for Alberts to stay within 20 feet of his net, clearing it faster than a thresher in a wheat field. He’s got the physique for it, but no where near the speed to play a 200 foot game against LA.
by Thursday on Apr 23, 2010 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I want him to completely obliterate some Kings (cleanly). Put some fear in them for when they have to go in the corners or slot area.
Poutine & Meatballs
I wish he could, but...
I just don’t want him to pull himself out of position to make a hit – he really doesn’t have the ability to get back into position quickly enough for my tastes. I’d rather he stick to clearing the net.
Anyone remember...
…that Canadian Tire commercial where they are picking pond hockey teams, and the kid named Albert gets picked last? By the end of the commercial, he’s scoring the winning goal, and the crowd is chanting his name “Albert! Albert! Albert!”…
I really hope AA does something special…so Nux fans are chanting it, and not LA fans… :)
Or maybe the best I can hope for is that NOBODY EVEN NOTICES what AA is doing out there…
Kings in OT
Kings fan here…
You guys played a bit more desperate than us in game 4…if both teams can bring it, should be a great game!
I still have to say…Kings 4-3 in OT…
Cmon you know this game is going to OT….
"It's not illegal. It's frowned upon, like masturbating on an airplane."-Alan Garner
No thanks. I’ll take a Canucks slaughter over that kind of stress :)
Welcome, by the way!
by Sean Zandberg on Apr 23, 2010 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I think a fellow named Danrik Kes got nominated for “best supporting actor” for his role in that movie…
by Passive Voice on Apr 23, 2010 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions
5-4 Kings. Meat Train with the GWG.
A tip of the ol’ chapeau to all you Canucklehead fans who have been visiting us at Battle of California and Jewels from the Crown. The interactions have been more than civil and the company offered by a respectful & knowledgable fanbase such as yours is appreciated!
Enjoy the game tonight!
and on the 93rd postseason of the National Hockey League, the Slovakian-hockeygod Zeus commanded from high atop Mount Figueroa..."RELEASE THE MEAT TRAIN!" And it was good.
by DodgerBlueBalls on Apr 23, 2010 12:43 PM PDT reply actions
thanks for the kudos, and we can only say the same about you guys.
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you too, good sir. just don’t take anything said during the game personally.
by Passive Voice on Apr 23, 2010 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I know Ryan Smyth is Meat Head and Matt Greene is Meat Ball. But who is Meat Train? Simmonds?
by Sean Zandberg on Apr 23, 2010 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Ding ding ding!
Correct. It’s Simmonds. The nomenclature was bestowed upon him by RudyKelly and we’ve been running with it at Battle of California. I’d love to share more back history behind the name with you, but SB Nation’s “search” functions don’t appear to be working so well right now…
and on the 93rd postseason of the National Hockey League, the Slovakian-hockeygod Zeus commanded from high atop Mount Figueroa..."RELEASE THE MEAT TRAIN!" And it was good.
by DodgerBlueBalls on Apr 23, 2010 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
You’re a good man, Booby! When the interwebs is throwing salt in your game, you can always count on McNipples to deliver!
and on the 93rd postseason of the National Hockey League, the Slovakian-hockeygod Zeus commanded from high atop Mount Figueroa..."RELEASE THE MEAT TRAIN!" And it was good.
by DodgerBlueBalls on Apr 23, 2010 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
4-1 Canucks, Samuelsson GWG.
"But yeah…like CC…I harbour no ill will." - VancityDan
by Chuckles Canuckles on Apr 23, 2010 12:59 PM PDT reply actions
Fuck yeah, semester’s over, I’m getting krunked for this game.
So don't get violent and don't get caught with your head down, the night she stole the moon.
i’m heading downtown during the game to partay!
my term isn’t quite done yet, still 2 exams next week.
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Yep, and I get to go out to downtown Montreal during/after they lose to the Caps. Fuck it ain’t going to be pleasant.
So don't get violent and don't get caught with your head down, the night she stole the moon.
by thelastjohnny on Apr 23, 2010 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions
This isn’t round 2 from last year, but it reminds me of it
Me too. Game 4 reminded me of Game 6 against the Hawks last year (which I generally try not to think about) in that you felt like the Kings would just keep coming back no matter what we threw at them. Fortunately this year’s squad showed a bit more resiliency and didn’t allow that to happen.
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Holy crap, I’m off work for games 5 and 6. Fricking stoked.
4-2 Coconuts. Sam’son 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!?"
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by eightyseven on Apr 23, 2010 1:06 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Friday’s Projected Lines for Game 5 vs. Kings
Forwards:
D. Sedin – H. Sedin – Samuelsson
Raymond – Kesler – Burrows
Demitra – Wellwood – Bernier
Grabner – Rypien – Hansen
Defencemen:
Edler – Salo
O’Brien – Ehrhoff
Bieksa – Alberts
Goaltenders:
Luongo
Raycroft
Scratches:
Hordichuk
Johnson
Rome
Baumgartner
Where’s Glass? Out because they’re moving Demitra to wing?
Knights, Canucks, Dolphins, Jays and Raptors all the way.
Looks like Rypien is in for Glass?
So don't get violent and don't get caught with your head down, the night she stole the moon.
by thelastjohnny on Apr 23, 2010 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
and hooray for Sammy and the twins. Burrows isn’t wasted on the second line.
by Gabrielle Pope on Apr 23, 2010 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Kings mixing it up tonight:
Smyth-Kopitar-Simmonds
Frolov-Richardson-Brown
Modin-Handzus-Williams
Clune-Stoll-Halpern
The West Coast is the Best Coast.
Who got the hook? Parse?
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by Yankee Canuck on Apr 23, 2010 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Excellent
Kings are looking to adapt to us. That is always better than trying to adapt to them.
Knights, Canucks, Dolphins, Jays and Raptors all the way.
Or they are adapting to not having the last change.
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by Yankee Canuck on Apr 23, 2010 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
back and forth....
We adapted after game 1…then rode the wave…you guys had to adapt as well when you started playing the Barbie twins on the pk…now its back on us…
There will be a constant shifting and juggling of lines and personnel until the perfect combination of excellence has been achieved!
or not…who knows!!!! Dammit game start already!!!!
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4-1 Canucks, Bernier with the winner
Yes, Bernier will score tonight. On a tip in from an Ehrhoff point shot.
I’ll be at the game tonight, managed to get center-ice (or close to it) seats. I was going to make a sign if I managed to find something clever to write on it. Anyone got any suggestions? So long as it’s clever and not profane enough to be ignored by CBC, anything goes.
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by Canuckk on Apr 23, 2010 1:50 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Can't Beat the Canucks
I know, for a fact, that I’ve NEVER seen that one there before.
Knights, Canucks, Dolphins, Jays and Raptors all the way.
Cease the Bogus Conspiracies!
Poutine & Meatballs
by cyxj on Apr 23, 2010 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
of course we rock!
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7-5 Kings!!!
Sean O’Donnell and Matt Greene combine for 6 goals and Quick gets the empty netter to seal the deal!!!
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by card_base on Apr 23, 2010 2:12 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
wait...more!
Alberts has a hat trick!
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eventually every possible outcome will be posted and someone will proclaim to be a prophet!
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card_base – this is a running contest we have here throughout the season. You get points for things like guessing the score correct and guessing the game-winning-goal scorer. The rankings are posted on the NM homepage in the bottom left. Note that Sean is winning, and he’s one of the moderators here. It’s widely assumed that he cheats, and that Mike Murphy is in on it.
by Beantown Canuck on Apr 23, 2010 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
My Bad!
I was unaware…
I thought everyone was just going prediction happy!
Well i posted mine earlier..4-3 kings in OT….
even if the Kings lose this game is going to OT…so get the pacemakers some new batteries!!!!
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We also talk about what a great job Mikey did as coach of the Kings and Leafs over fine wine and cigars
by Sean Zandberg on Apr 23, 2010 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Baumgartner
The good news about Nolan Baumgartner’s knee injury is that he is rumored to be day-to-day
That is NHL talk for ‘see you in training camp’
lol
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Anyone else see the irony of an article on the NHL.com frontpage about the Sedins being “in-synch” with Burrows? Talk about bad timing.
http://passittobulis.blogspot.com/2010/04/nhl-still-knows-nothing-about-sedins.html
As for the game, Canucks win 5-2, with two empty-net goals. Kesler with the winner.
not really that bad of timing, tonight’s lines weren’t announced until 3 hours later, they wouldn’t have known at that point.
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and plus, i don’t think NHL.com pays attention to line-up changes until it’s time to write up recaps.
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for the habs as well.
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yeah, i’m watching the caps-habs
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let’s see how long Halak can keep this up. Habs being outshot badly
by Sean Zandberg on Apr 23, 2010 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions
the way both teams that are trailing are playing…there’s gotta be a comeback brewing
by Sean Zandberg on Apr 23, 2010 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
someone let me know if anything important is said on Coach’s Corner.
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damn. oh well.
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This may sounds blasphemous..but I’d be OK with that
by Sean Zandberg on Apr 23, 2010 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions
But Moen is listed as a winger….so him over anyone like Bernier, Hordichuk
by Sean Zandberg on Apr 23, 2010 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions
My bad, thought he was a center for some reason.
Him and RyJo would be a sweet combo.
Poutine & Meatballs
I think Moen does take faceoffs from time to time. He could play both positions…kinda like Lindsay Lohan
by Sean Zandberg on Apr 23, 2010 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Ovie scores, 2-1 habs
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OMG I feel fear!
From the Sun today:
Alberts was paired with Kevin Bieksa on the blueline. The other pairings — Salo with Alex Edler, Shane O’Brien with Christian Ehrhoff — remained the same.
It’s not that Alberts is in the lineup…it’s that he’s paired with Bieksa! WTF>???!!! Let’s put the two biggest clusterfucks on the team on a line together and see what happens. Yikes yikes yikes yikes!
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"you'll be playing in england the rest of your career" Sir Alex Burrows
5-4 Canucks, Hank FTW
Gonna be watching this at my buddy’s in HD tonight. Have fun everyone.
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