Game 4: Canucks At Red Wings Preview: Hello? Defence?
by Sean Zandberg on Oct 13, 2011 7:56 AM PDT
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Print| CANUCKS |
RED WINGS | ||||
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| Time | Thurs. 5:00 PM PST |
TV | Sportsnet Van |
| Season Series | 0 - 0 |
Last Meeting |
2-1 Canucks (Mar. 23/11) |
| The Enemy | Winging It In Motown | Scoring Leaders | D. Sedin: 2-3-5 Datsyuk: 1-2-3 |
| Canucks |
Category | Red Wings |
| 1-1-1 | Season Record | 2-0-0 |
| 6th |
Conference Position | 1st |
| Lost 1 |
Streak | Won 2 |
| 1-1-0 |
< Road Record / Home Record > |
1-0-0 |
| - |
Last 10 | - |
| -1 |
Goals For / Against +/- | +5 |
| 3.33 (11) |
Goals Per Game | 4.00 (3) |
| 3.33 (23) |
Goals Against Per Game | 1.50 (2) |
| 1.40 (9) |
5 On 5 GF/GA | 7.00 (1) |
| 21.4 (9) |
Power Play % |
0 |
| 69.2 (27) |
Penalty Kill % |
66.7 (28) |
| 0 |
Winning % When Scoring First | 100 |
| 0 |
Winning % When Leading After 1 | 100 |
| 0 |
Winning % When Leading After 2 | 100 |
| 52.3 (7) |
Faceoffs % | 45.0 (27) |
| 9.3 (4) |
PIM's Per Game Average |
6.0 (1) |
| NHL.com |
So...the Canucks are still offering up the same crap. Ugly starts, strong finishes. I almost find it amazing that they have salvaged 3 points in their last 3 games. On top of that, defensively they don't look very sharp. More like disorganized. Headless chickens. But it's
just a matter of time before it all comes together. It may not be against the Wings, but who knows. Maybe they will tighten up the gaps against a team they are more familiar with. That's what I am expecting.
Do you find yourself missing Ryan Kesler? I try not to. I want anyone not named Sedin or Burrows or Higgins to get it going. To gel. To get the job done without the KesLord. I think Cody Hodgson keeps looking better and better. I think Marco Sturm is in trouble. I wonder how many more chances he'll get. Don't get me wrong though, I am pulling for the guy. Regardless, the team from the goalie out needs a better start against Detroit or may face the same consequences. What's that? Is Cory Schneider starting against Detroit? OK if that's the case everyone from the D - out needs to start better against Detroit. You know damned well the Wings are gonna bring it. And you know damned well Cory brought it in his first game this season.
By the grace of Ken Holland and Little Caesars, we now have our simplicity back. Our Wings are off to a fantastic start. As Hollis so succinctly put it last week, we’re getting down to business. This season isn’t about the emotional buildup of aging veterans being brought home for one last run at the Cup. It’s not about the waning remnants of a decade’s gone dynasty. This team is a bit colder, a bit more "board room." It’s about journeymen finding a home, youngsters making the big club and veterans guiding a franchise in transition. Some of these faces we’ll be watching for the next 80 games, we just don’t know exactly what to think about them yet. We don’t have the history, the baggage…the complexity.
That from The Product Line. Interesting. How different than Vancouver!
Projected Red Wings forward lines against Van (via Detroit Free Press):
Zetterberg-Datsyuk-Cleary
Franzen-Filppula-Hudler
Abdelkader-Helm-Bertuzzi
Miller-Emmerton-Holmstrom
Ye Ol' Lidstrom-Ian White
Dik Kronwall-Brad Stuart
Jonathan Ericsson-Jakub Kindl
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The last meeting:
This happened before that game (awwwwwww):
Memories of a birthed rivalry:
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I declare myself desensitized! I watched the game last night without angsting about it. I walked away from the end result without dwelling on it! I was even pleased the Canucks kept fighting and got back in the game and how enjoyable it was!
I predict Canucks, upset about their last two starts, bounce back tomorrow a 3-1 victory. Hodgson with the winner.
i was desensitized to last night’s loss.
then again, my cold made me doze off at the beginning of the 3rd.
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Man Cloutier was bad.
But young Hank Sedin wins it!
"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 remember where I was at the conclusion of that game. Shockingly :)
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by Sean Zandberg on Oct 12, 2011 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I haven’t been able to catch a single regular season game yet! :s canucks win 3-2. Burr gets the winner
by kiyotok on Oct 12, 2011 10:09 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Stupid technology
Couldn’t watch the game today cause my internet (and or justin.tv) was messed. Team 1040 made it sound really exciting
5-3 Nucks
Hodgson with 2 (including GWG), Higgins, Hank, and Hansen each with 1.
Tonight, we dine in HHHHHELL
We Dictate the Pace
Remember that Dan Bylsma line from 24-7 Pens Caps?
Time to crank it up, Nucks.
"Either you give it right back or the next thing you know everyone and his brother will be trying you on for size." - Doug Harvey
Easy folks
Lost the first 4 road games last year, and finished with a team record 27 road wins.
I expect angry, defensive team to show up.
No matter the goalie. 3-0 Canucks. A-MF Burrows with the winner
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DETROIT IS GOING TO PUNCH US IN THE DICK
4-1 Wings, Datsyuk GWG.
TEAM 1040 is full of people complaining about Luie. UGH.
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Oct 12, 2011 11:21 PM PDT reply actions
NUMBSKULL!!!!™
thanks for having my back, marcness
i expect better of you chucky
by Beantown Canuck on Oct 13, 2011 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions
DETROIT IS GOING TO PUNCH US IN THE DICK
I love how you have a comical way with words, CC
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by Sean Zandberg on Oct 13, 2011 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Thanks man
I should write bad stand-up for Dane Cook.
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Oct 13, 2011 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions
4-2 Canucks. Higgins.
Sturm and Volpatti must be getting close to losing their spot on the team. I’d like to see Rome draw in with Alberts. Didn’t get to see much of the game but it didn’t look like Alberts-Ballard got many minutes and they were both minuses.
Both need to play with a right side guy
That change did not work, but they both had their moments too. Ballard, I liked his game at times. He was the only one to try and do something on that Vorachek goal. Everyone else on Cody’s line (Sturm and Sammy), and Albie were all chasing there. Ended up Ballard’s attempted block just screened Lui on the shot coming off the stick.
Rome likes the right side right? Or we need to trade for a guy. Say, doesn’t Weber play the right side? Or is that Suter?
Meh….either or GMMG…throw something together. You know Poile needs to make some deal…
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4-2 Canucks
Burrows slams in a nice backdoor pass from Hank ftw.
"Because some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn."
5-3 Wings, Mr. Lidstrom
In summing up, it's the Constitution, it's Mabo, it's justice, it's law, it's the vibe and... No, that's it, it's the vibe. I rest my case
3-1 Nucks
Higgins GWG.
"Let's be honest - I watched you walk away
You went off to find - anything else - anything less
On your own..."
5-4 Canucks
Higgins with the winner in OOOOOOOvertime!
2-0 Canucks
Getting Higgy with it.
The sexiest Canucks Fan in Mississauga, Ontario. Or something like that.
I don't care who wins
They have to stop the box parade. Also keep the Triple H line together please for the love of sweet jeebus.
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Triple H?
Hansen, Higgins and Hodgson? I didn’t notice that last night…
by Beantown Canuck on Oct 13, 2011 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions
It happened in the third. They had plenty of speed and god knows anything that buries Sturm at this point is a strategic win.
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by Yankee Canuck on Oct 13, 2011 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
I can't believe
The Canucks are 4th best in PIM after the amount of penalties they’ve taken early. I guess they haven’t taken many after the first period
"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!"
So excited for this game
My adopted favorite team vs. my first favorite team. ( I started watching hockey in the mid-90’s, fell in love with the sport watching Fedorov Shanahan and Yzerman)
Who’s this Fedorov Shanahan?
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by eightyseven on Oct 13, 2011 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
4-2 canucks
Hansen FTW. I think the boys went out on a piss-up tuesday night, truth be told.
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5-4 Cannocks
Coho pots a winner!
<3 Boobies!
notafullcolon CS: Well obviously I meant we were snorting blow off hookers at the time of the goal
by Canuckles on Oct 13, 2011 9:41 AM PDT via iPhone app reply actions
Wings haven't played since Saturday in Colorado. Canucks played a tough opponent last night
If Detroit makes it out of the first period without trailing by 2 or more goals, I’ll stop making late night phone calls to Mikhael Samuelsson telling him to take his own advice regarding the Swedish Olympic Team’s management.
by J.J. from Kansas on Oct 13, 2011 9:43 AM PDT reply actions
You're probably the only person here who thinks Vancouver can actually score first for a change
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by Yankee Canuck on Oct 13, 2011 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Early power play goal. mark it down.
by J.J. from Kansas on Oct 13, 2011 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions
For Detroit?
Definitely
"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 think the Canucks will score first. I think we are going to see a different team tonight. A better start for sure
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by Sean Zandberg on Oct 13, 2011 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
I’ve heard that one before…
"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!"
grumble grumble!
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by Sean Zandberg on Oct 13, 2011 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Could be worse poor columbus haven’t won a game yet. They lost again last night
Go Canucks Go!
by BW79 on Oct 13, 2011 11:30 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Our d has been downright awful lately, exception to Hips, who has been quite good on the backend and downright dangerous on the rush. Coverage is bad and everyone is scrambling, we need to tighten up and play with a bit more sense. And the forwards need to do their jobs. Kesler come back to us!
<3 Boobies!
notafullcolon CS: Well obviously I meant we were snorting blow off hookers at the time of the goal
by Canuckles on Oct 13, 2011 9:52 AM PDT via iPhone app reply actions
Missed the game last night because of stupid shit, hopefully going to be able to see all of this one.
Detroit is definitely my 2nd favourite team in the NHL and has been for some time. Gillis has come out and said a couple of times that we’re built on their model, which is cool by me; I have an absolute world of respect for Datsyuk, Zetterberg, Lidstrom, still have a soft spot for Bertuzzi, and just love the way these two teams play against each other. A good rivalry without the Chicago/Boston levels of hate and dirty shit. The two teams really seem to respect each other, and watching them play is often like watching mirror images of the same team play each other. Looking forward to an awesome game tonight, I’m going to be optimistic and say the boys rebound tonight. 3-2, Edler with the winner. Tons of chances on both ends, tons of flow, and a tight game throughout. Let’s do it.
I love Van-Det games!
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by Sean Zandberg on Oct 13, 2011 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
me too
Although I will really miss Kesler tonight
"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!"
yeah he really gets up for Detroit. I get up for Sofia Vergara :)
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by Sean Zandberg on Oct 13, 2011 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
hahaha
"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!"
Apparently 87 does as well
"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!"
WHO DID THIS, YOU COWER SON OF BICHIS
You better watch Modern Family. They deserved to sweep the Emmys.
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I’ve seen them all, 87. Love it!
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by Sean Zandberg on Oct 14, 2011 11:56 PM PDT up reply actions
3-2 manny
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Manny only scores about once ever 23 games hey?:)
TRADE HIM!
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by Sean Zandberg on Oct 13, 2011 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Hi I'm Marco Sturm and I'd like to be your second line winger
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He’s attempting a HHH there but is failing :)
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by Sean Zandberg on Oct 13, 2011 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
No
just no.
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Oct 13, 2011 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Rogers Sportsnet Radio, maybe?
If Rogers made an offer for a sweet spot on their frequency, maybe they would need to ditch the Kurtenblog as TEAM is a Bell Property and The Province is a Shaw property.
Just thinkin’
I think these girls were watching last night's Canucks game here
"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!"
meant to post this one
"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!"
YOU'RE SO WEIRD.
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by eightyseven on Oct 13, 2011 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
You can’t say these pictures are not amusing
"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!"
The D needs to step it up Bieksa and Hamhuis need to get their groove back. I swear every game it seems to come down to the D. If they leave Luongo out to dry and he melts down, Detroit will be all over it.
Also fix the PK please and thank you.
Sturm =bleah I never liked the aquisition from the get-go
3-2 Detroit Lidstom with the GWG
I refuse to pick the Wings
3—2 Nucks
Juice FTW!
Let's Go Pens! Let's Go Nucks!
So glad hockey is back!
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by HockeyFanInColorado on Oct 13, 2011 4:07 PM PDT reply actions
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