Canucks sign Connauton / Injury Updates / Game 1 Series Start
by Sean Zandberg on Apr 28, 2010 2:25 PM PDT
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PrintThe Canucks announced today that they have signed 20-year-old free agent defenceman super Giant Kevin Connauton. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The 6'1" 195 Edmonton native racked up 72 points in 69 games with the Vancouver Giants this season.
Aaron Rome says he is feeling a lot better. Better than when he attempted a comeback in the Kings series. He's not saying what is feeling better but we are still assuming it's his knee. He could be ready for game 1 if all progresses well.
Ryan Johnson will return sometime in the series. He's at the mercy of the doctors, which he absolutely hates. He told the Province that if it were up to him he'd be back sooner. He also said that missing the first round was the "hardest thing he's had to go through in his career. " Yeah..we miss you, man. Get well soon!
A lot of people are swinging by here wondering when Game 1 of the Canucks-Blackhawks series will start. We know it's Saturday but the actual start time has not been released. I'd venture out and guess, but checking the Hawks home game start times over the past month there's no rhyme or reason to it...especially if it's on weekends! This could be a noon Pacific Standard Time start for all I know. Weekday start times aren't even all that consistent. (5:00 PST or 5:30 PST.)
Schedule has been released. See here
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Good news
…Just wondering though (and this is copied from the original report) – why is he listed as a “free agent”? Didn’t we draft him last year?
Looking forward to seeing what he can do.
Knights, Canucks, Dolphins, Jays and Raptors all the way.
Probably just
called him a free agent cause he hadn’t signed a contract yet. Is there a word for someone who has been drafted but not signed yet. Other than unsigned draft pick. Like, you are either a Free Agent, Restricted Free Agent or under contract.
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by Section 312 on Apr 28, 2010 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions
They’re just called “unsigned draft choices”. The team owns the right to the player (much like an RFA), but the player has entry-level status and, if they choose to sign with the team, must sign an entry-level contract.
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I am aware of the rules
just wondering if they wrote free agent in the article for lack of a better description for the players status.
By the way, shame about the game today……Messi sure didn’t do much today.
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"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 Apr 28, 2010 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions
My bad. Missed a sentence in your post.
The game sounded boring. I didn’t actually get to watch it. At least Inter has its fair share of Argentinians to watch. Bayern-Inter is far from my ideal final.
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I probably won't even watch
the final. Bayern have been very fortunate in every leg on their way to the final. They never should have beat Fiorentina. Inter, while I admire their determination, don’t provide much excitement.
"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 Apr 28, 2010 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I caught the final 10 minutes. The Barca goal was pretty sick.
I didn’t expect them to be such sore losers afterward though.
"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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They were being
little shits the whole game. Diving all over the place. Never seen an Italian team get out dived before.
"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 Apr 28, 2010 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I wasn’t able to watch the game either, just the highlights, but man oh man, Pique would be an awesome asset for Man Utd. Granted, we still have Johnny Evans, but he took a step back this year, and Wes Brown just don’t give me the peace of mind.
Who would have thought a CB had the skill to trap, and turn and shoot the ball in the middle of the chaos.
Section, don’t remind me about the Bayern team, that loss still stings like hell.
Inter is like most Mourinho teams, solid, disciplined, cocky as hell, but can win when it counts. If he can lead a mediocre Porto team to the finals, he most certainly can do it with a much more talented Inter squad.
Messi had a bunch of shots, but they were all pretty long-distance shots, and Ibrahimovic seems to have struggled heavily this season. He’s put up decent goal returns, but he just doesn’t seem like the same guy he was at Inter.
by Vancouverguy on Apr 28, 2010 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions
VG…what about Cris…on Lyon I think?
He was pretty good against BM.
And yes, they were pretty opportunistic.
The CL is never easy tho’. Teams like Fiortina(?), Porto, and so many others are just all so good that its tough to go all the way back with all the games some of these players play..
Except for BM. I was glad to see Riberry won’t get to enjoy it. 3 games!
""I felt last year our guys were ready to take that next step," Vigneault said. "We weren't able to get through Chicago. I feel we're even more ready now. Having gone through that experience, having learned from it. . . we're going to be better prepared to face the challenge ahead of us."
Ooops…against Us!
he got sent off against BM…
""I felt last year our guys were ready to take that next step," Vigneault said. "We weren't able to get through Chicago. I feel we're even more ready now. Having gone through that experience, having learned from it. . . we're going to be better prepared to face the challenge ahead of us."
I am surprised to
hear you say that about Evans. I thought he had come on leaps and bounds this year. With all the time that Rio and Vida have missed this season it was Evans who was back their keeping us in the title race. I am actually excited to see what he and Smalling can do together next year as I feel they can be a CB partnership for years to come. Not to mention JE’s little brother, Corry Evans I believe, is coming through the system and looks a good CB prospect as well.
I think the last place we need to strengthen is at the back with Smalling, Evans, De Laet and the Da Silvas all poised to step up next year. I also think Owen and Berba can go leaving Diouf, Welbeck, Rooney, Macheda and one summer recruit up front. We need a winger depending on Obertan’s progress and a CM unless Anderson and Hargo are going to be able to contribute in meaningful ways next season.
"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 Apr 28, 2010 11:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Who turns on the sprinklers to ruin the opposing team celebrating their win?
Pretty sad.
"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 29, 2010 2:20 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I can honestly say I have never seen that before.
Morinho was giving it to the home fans pretty good too…I can’t remember a manager being like that in a CL match either…
Could just be my memory tho’!
""I felt last year our guys were ready to take that next step," Vigneault said. "We weren't able to get through Chicago. I feel we're even more ready now. Having gone through that experience, having learned from it. . . we're going to be better prepared to face the challenge ahead of us."
How about when Porto
beat United in the semi-final and he was sprinting around the OT pitch like Usain Bolt acting like an idiot?
"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 Apr 29, 2010 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
There is that.
I tried to blank out that Porto clusterfudge though…thanks for bringing it up!
;-)
Sprinting around and acting like an idiot is a little better than what the “Special One” was doing. It looked to me like all he was doing was taunting the fans in Barcelona…
I imagine he has awesome security though…
""I felt last year our guys were ready to take that next step," Vigneault said. "We weren't able to get through Chicago. I feel we're even more ready now. Having gone through that experience, having learned from it. . . we're going to be better prepared to face the challenge ahead of us."
If you heard
what they were chanting and signing about him when he was on the pitch an hour before the game I think you would better understand his reaction.
"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 Apr 29, 2010 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Ohhh…of course.
There is no limits of good taste on those kind of things.
And I enjoyed them getting sprayed down. I don’t much like Morinho.
Just thought it was funny. “Get off my lawn you fucking hooligans, or I’ll turn on the water!”
""I felt last year our guys were ready to take that next step," Vigneault said. "We weren't able to get through Chicago. I feel we're even more ready now. Having gone through that experience, having learned from it. . . we're going to be better prepared to face the challenge ahead of us."
Eastwood in charge of Nou Camp pitch?
"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 Apr 29, 2010 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Me too. I think I am more impressed by the fact he got all those points with the Giants.
Donny Hay is the “Jaques Lemaire” of the WHL….
""I felt last year our guys were ready to take that next step," Vigneault said. "We weren't able to get through Chicago. I feel we're even more ready now. Having gone through that experience, having learned from it. . . we're going to be better prepared to face the challenge ahead of us."
I'm waiting anxiously for the schedule to come out...
I will be in Chicago for game 5.
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Potential Vancouver-Chicago start time...
If Washington wins:
Thursday
SJ-DET gm1
Friday
PIT-BOS gm1
Saturday
WSH-PHI gm1 (NBC)
VAN-CHI gm1
Sunday
PIT-BOS gm2 (NBC)
SJ-DET gm2
If Montreal wins
Thursday
SJ-DET gm1
Friday
BOS-PHI gm1
Saturday
CHI-VAN gm1 (NBC)
PIT-MTL gm1
Sunday
BOS-PHI gm2(NBC)
SJ-DET gm2
rationale: WSH/MTL winner will play Saturday to give them 2 days off in the interest of fairness as every other team is getting at least 2 days off after their series.
If Montreal wins, NBC would rather have Chicago-Vancouver as the early afternoon game on Saturday as a “Seattle” vs. Chicago game would probably outdraw “Vermont” vs. Pittsburgh. CBC would rather have their lone Saturday HNIC Evening game be Montreal-Pittsburgh so that Sidney Crosby and Les Habs can be shown in primetime in Toronto. If NBC wants Sidney in the afternoon, CBC will try to pay NBC off.
If Washington wins, CBC concedes Sidney to NBC’s afternoon desire on Sunday and the Canucks are HNIC Saturday night (as Washington and Philly would be the NBC Afternoon game on Saturday)
Does this affect your rooting interests tonight?
Arena Notes
Scheduling conflicts
Thursday
Mellon Arena (Smuckers Stars on Ice)
Friday
San Jose Arena (Eagles)
Saturday
San Jose Arena (Eagles)
The Boston Garden (Rush) (only valid if Montreal wins, giving Boston home ice this weekend)
by The Canuck Fan on Apr 28, 2010 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Haha, nice. Yeah Lou should definitely make a cameo…
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by nucksandpucks on Apr 28, 2010 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Anything new
with Mitch?
Everybody knows
That the world is full of stupid people
Well I got the pistols so I'll keep the Pesos
Yeah that seems fair
BOOOO!!! Actually, at this point I’m resigned to him being gone for the season. Just hope that he isn’t effed in the head for life.
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by nucksandpucks on Apr 28, 2010 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Not much you can do even if he’s cleared to start skating this weekend. I don’t think he’d be able to make it back for about a week at least?
by Vancouverguy on Apr 28, 2010 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Vancouverguy, that is correct. He begins skating and then has to remain symptom free for a week
by Sean Zandberg on Apr 29, 2010 12:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Probably not just this season
probably done as a Canuck. If he does make a comeback next year I don’t think it will be here unless he takes a drastic pay cut with an incentive laden contract.
"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 Apr 28, 2010 11:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Regrettably for Mitchelll
Who would give him more than that anyways, unless he proves healthy?
I personally would love him back at a drastic pay cut, in addition to (hopefully) signing another d-man (like a Hamhuis or a Morrison).
Knights, Canucks, Dolphins, Jays and Raptors all the way.
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