Game 25: Predators vs Canucks Preview: Welcome Back MayRay! My Top 10 Mason Raymond Goals
by Sean Zandberg on Nov 30, 2011 7:21 PM PST
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This will be the Game Preview Post. You can put your predictions in the comments section. With MayRay playing for sure against the Preds, I can finally publish this post. It has been in draft for over a week and took a long time to put together.
Mason Raymond. A rock star of sorts. The ladies gasp at this looks. His boyish charm. He can dazzle with his talent and blazing speed. He is a workhorse. He is gritty despite his smaller stature. Ballsy. Even so, he struggled last season after a 25-goal, 53 point performance in 82 games 2 seasons ago. We have not seen MayRay since Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals after he was piledriven into the boards by Johnny Boychuk, suffering a broken vertebrae. Now, the gritty speedster is ready to return to the Canucks' lineup and you know what? I am excited about it. Raymond has a lot
to prove. He needs to prove that 2009-10 was not a one-time monster performance in a contract year. I am excited about his potential addition to the Ryan Kesler-Booth/Higgins line. Even more motivation for David Booth to earn top 6 minutes....I think Raymond will force him to challenge for that spot or vice versa. More healthy internal competition works for me.
But before the streaky one returns I want to provide a Mason Raymond Top 10 goals scored in a Canucks uniform video list. You know, just to build some hype. Ready? GO!
10. January 2011: I don't like putting shootout goals on a list, but when you do a spinaroonie...well...I'll make an exception:
9. October 2010: Not many style points on this one, but you don't see this very often:
8. Sweet solo effort against the Habs (October 2009):
7. Speed kills, mofo (Feb. 2008)
6. Nice hand-eye here against the Flames (December 2007):
5. December 2010: A shorthanded goal against the Flames. He would get his 2nd career NHL hat trick on this night...against the Flames again:
4. Sweet deke on a 2 on 1 (December 2009):
3. December 2009: Raymond makes Kipper look bad with a "shot" from center ice. Classic Flames fail + MayRay's first hat trick came on this night:
2. Wow what a shot! (October 2008) Tommy has an orgasm.
1. Shifty little bugger. This is a beauty, and gets my vote for #1 (February 2008):
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MAY RAY!
Happy that he’s back. Also happy he’s back for the game I’m going too. : )
Andrew Alberts once had an awkward moment, just to see how it feels.
superb list
cheers!
mason’s always been one of my favourite guys to watch on the ice – so fast, so dynamic. the one thing i was dying to see in the SCF was mase score on tim thomas – you could feel how badly he wanted it, and i think that made his injury all the more crushing.
can’t wait to watch him play and i reckon it won’t be long until we start remembering just how important he is to the canucks’ offence
by jezz on Nov 30, 2011 8:42 PM PST via iPhone app reply actions
3-2 Canucks
Henrik gwg.
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"You only need 1 sentence to respond to noteworthy plays by Alberts. Usually it’s "WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT, ALBERTS?!". Tonight though, we just move the comma 2 words earlier." Dan Coover, Nov 26 2011 8:24 pm PST
@NM_missy
i guess i'll bring it out again
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"You only need 1 sentence to respond to noteworthy plays by Alberts. Usually it’s "WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT, ALBERTS?!". Tonight though, we just move the comma 2 words earlier." Dan Coover, Nov 26 2011 8:24 pm PST
@NM_missy
welcome back mase!!! :D
3-1 canucks hank gwg
you can't wear your heart on your sleeve, if you're just gonna leave...
by kiyotok on Nov 30, 2011 10:06 PM PST via mobile reply actions
nashville lines
sedin-sedin-burrows
higgins-booth-kesler
hansen-hodgson-raymond
weise-lapierre-malhotra
4 lines of death. I love it
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by Sean Zandberg on Nov 30, 2011 10:22 PM PST up reply actions
my one worry: hodgson doesn’t have the faceoff ability to carry a line that would otherwise be a sure-fire defensive zone solution. and those two wingers are both guys who seem to get the best chances when coming out from behind their own blue-line
Aren't we worried this is more of the same
We’ve had three lines that can kinda score before. That line seems to have very little grit (not effort or chutzpah, grit) or size at the very least and that’s the same thing we trot out every year.
by Canuckelhead on Nov 30, 2011 10:39 PM PST up reply actions
honestly – and especially against a squad like nashville, who aren’t a bitter rival even after a long playoff series – we don’t really need tough right now. we sacrifice our only decent fighter (and not much else) in volpatti for a guy who knows he can score and will be hungry for it. if this was chicago or boston or the sharks you might think twice, but in this scenario there’s not a lot to lose and a hell of a lot to learn
good point
I was thinking long term but your point is well taken
by Canuckelhead on Nov 30, 2011 11:04 PM PST up reply actions
Well that was fast
Bob McKenzie
TSNBobMcKenzie Bob McKenzie
Bruce Boudreau replaces Randy Carlyle as head coach of the Anaheim Ducks, as per team release.
thank christ. kill the fucking Bobby Ryan rumors already
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by Sean Zandberg on Nov 30, 2011 10:25 PM PST up reply actions
Whatever. Scotty Bowman couldn’t get a team that shallow to the playoffs with a whip and a squirt-bottle full of Vince Lombardi’s urine.
by Passive Voice on Nov 30, 2011 10:28 PM PST up reply actions
+1
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Dec 1, 2011 11:02 AM PST up reply actions
+1
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Dec 1, 2011 11:02 AM PST up reply actions
say WHAT!
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"You only need 1 sentence to respond to noteworthy plays by Alberts. Usually it’s "WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT, ALBERTS?!". Tonight though, we just move the comma 2 words earlier." Dan Coover, Nov 26 2011 8:24 pm PST
@NM_missy
need this here
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"You only need 1 sentence to respond to noteworthy plays by Alberts. Usually it’s "WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT, ALBERTS?!". Tonight though, we just move the comma 2 words earlier." Dan Coover, Nov 26 2011 8:24 pm PST
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My first reaction when I saw this?
Well, after agreeing that this probably kills Bobby Ryan going anywhere. Randy Carlyle would be a fantastic coach for the Canucks….;P
by Canuckelhead on Nov 30, 2011 10:36 PM PST up reply actions
Interesting
how they lowered the axe after they won their first game in about a month
AV probably isn't actually going anywhere
and he can prey at the alter of the ginger Jesus but Carlyle is exactly the kind of coach this team needs.
by Canuckelhead on Nov 30, 2011 10:42 PM PST up reply actions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=964zCjjscMc
"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!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqyixwqiCag
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"You only need 1 sentence to respond to noteworthy plays by Alberts. Usually it’s "WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT, ALBERTS?!". Tonight though, we just move the comma 2 words earlier." Dan Coover, Nov 26 2011 8:24 pm PST
@NM_missy
Why is it surprising?
The rumors have been swirling.
by Canuckelhead on Nov 30, 2011 10:41 PM PST up reply actions
about Bobby Ryan, yes.
about Boudreau replacing Carlyle, no.
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"You only need 1 sentence to respond to noteworthy plays by Alberts. Usually it’s "WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT, ALBERTS?!". Tonight though, we just move the comma 2 words earlier." Dan Coover, Nov 26 2011 8:24 pm PST
@NM_missy
Not Boudreau
but Carlyle being replaced. there was even some talk of Anaheim “trading coaches” with someone.
by Canuckelhead on Nov 30, 2011 10:45 PM PST up reply actions
i had only heard Carlyle being mentioned as being one of a few coaches on the hot seat with their teams. hadn’t heard anything else.
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"You only need 1 sentence to respond to noteworthy plays by Alberts. Usually it’s "WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT, ALBERTS?!". Tonight though, we just move the comma 2 words earlier." Dan Coover, Nov 26 2011 8:24 pm PST
@NM_missy
Wow
I thought Boudreau would get another shot, but this quickly? Pretty surprising.
Andrew Alberts once had an awkward moment, just to see how it feels.
it’s nice for him though, to have a new job so soon
sucks for Carlyle though, but I am sure he saw the writing on the wall – just like I am sure BB did before being fired from the caps
Go Canucks Go!
random thought 10 minutes ago: watch Carlyle end up in Calgary.
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"You only need 1 sentence to respond to noteworthy plays by Alberts. Usually it’s "WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT, ALBERTS?!". Tonight though, we just move the comma 2 words earlier." Dan Coover, Nov 26 2011 8:24 pm PST
@NM_missy
exactly!
as long as it doesn’t hit Vancouver.
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"You only need 1 sentence to respond to noteworthy plays by Alberts. Usually it’s "WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT, ALBERTS?!". Tonight though, we just move the comma 2 words earlier." Dan Coover, Nov 26 2011 8:24 pm PST
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Ducks GM Bob Murray informed Randy Carlyle about 40 minutes after tonight’s game. Then Murray met with the team leaders.
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"You only need 1 sentence to respond to noteworthy plays by Alberts. Usually it’s "WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT, ALBERTS?!". Tonight though, we just move the comma 2 words earlier." Dan Coover, Nov 26 2011 8:24 pm PST
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i bet bruce boudreau will find a lot of words that rhyme with duck in the dressing room
courtesy of the missus. ah-HAH!
by jezz on Nov 30, 2011 10:36 PM PST reply actions 4 recs
darenmillard Daren Millard
Ha ha. Very interesting “@jessespector: Number of pesky Russians on Ducks roster: 0.”
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3-2 canucks
Mister Higgins ftw.
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also
i appear to have been gypped out of a couple of spw points… o_O
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by Twitchy2010 on Nov 30, 2011 11:59 PM PST up reply actions
from when?
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by Sean Zandberg on Dec 1, 2011 9:27 AM PST up reply actions
didn't
i get two last game for calling 4-1?
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Well I didn’t record those 2 points. I didn’t want a jackass passing me in the standings, heheheh.
Check it now. I actually did completely miss your score. Sorry man.
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by Sean Zandberg on Dec 1, 2011 10:41 AM PST up reply actions
A lot of points were handed out though. Lots of 4-1 scores. Lotsa Booth predictions. Canuckles got 3 POINTS for being bang on.
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by Sean Zandberg on Dec 1, 2011 10:42 AM PST up reply actions
i was about as shocked as you
<3 Boobies!
notafullcolon CS: Well obviously I meant we were snorting blow off hookers at the time of the goal
You didn't want a jackass?
then why did you give me my FULLY DESERVED 3 POINTS BABY YEAH!!!
I think that was the one and only time I’ll ever get the entire score and gwg correct.
<3 Boobies!
notafullcolon CS: Well obviously I meant we were snorting blow off hookers at the time of the goal
took my attention away
from my own rocketing up the board to the first page… ;-/
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3-2 Canucks
Brokeback with the GWG. Hell, if Crosby can do it first game back then so can Mase.
I watch those goal vids and I pine for some consistency. How sweet would it be if he could play with that kind of flash every night?
- '94 was epic. Nothing but a cup will make me change my name. Kill the bird!
At this point
It’s cool if he can play with that kind of flash ever again. Let alone every night.
by Canuckelhead on Dec 1, 2011 12:20 AM PST up reply actions
Reality check agreement.
- '94 was epic. Nothing but a cup will make me change my name. Kill the bird!
3-1 Canucks
Raymond ftw. How awesome would that be eh?
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he gets turned into a pylon, haha
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by Sean Zandberg on Dec 1, 2011 12:27 AM PST up reply actions
3-1
Mr Kesler with the GWG in a repeat of “the goal” from the playoffs, going around Suter this time…
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5-3 Canucks
MayRay. Im feelin the good vibes tonight.
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3-1 Nucks
AMFB GWG.
Lines should be:
Dank – Hank – AMFB
Booth- Kes -Higgins
Hodgson – Manny – Hansen
MayRay – Lappy – Weise
But AV nevers listens to me
Enjoying .500 hockey this year.
Ha!
I like the idea of a good shooter with speed playing with Silent G.
The 4th line becomes a defensive zone starter against anyone, and Money and Lappy had a little something something once upon a time.
Isn’t it time to change the sig…or not yet? ;-)
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excellent
I wonder how many went like me and shaved the Mo’ on Dec 1st, and how many bowed to superstition.
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2-0 Canucks
GJ with another shutout, which is a terrible thing because it means more controversy, right? Oh noes!!! We haz two good goaliez!!! Boohoohoo!!!
Higgins with the GWG
Also, great post Zan, love how the top 10 list ends with a sweet goal against Nashville… very meta of you!
heheh, but what a sweet goal though, hey?
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by Sean Zandberg on Dec 1, 2011 9:29 AM PST up reply actions
Welcome back MayRay!
Let's Go Pens! Let's Go Nucks!
What a slacker...that Crosby guy is back.
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by HockeyFanInColorado on Dec 1, 2011 8:06 AM PST reply actions
3-2 Canucks
Keslord with teh winner
<3 Boobies!
notafullcolon CS: Well obviously I meant we were snorting blow off hookers at the time of the goal
4-1 Canucks
Grizz pots the winner and the Rog spontaneously sings America, Fuck Yeah
<3 Boobies!
notafullcolon CS: Well obviously I meant we were snorting blow off hookers at the time of the goal
by Canuckles on Nov 29, 2011 10:12 AM PST via iPhone app reply actions
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by Sean Zandberg on Dec 1, 2011 10:45 AM PST up reply actions
Well done!
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by Sean Zandberg on Dec 1, 2011 10:47 AM PST up reply actions
hahahahahaha
That’s almost profile pick worthy
<3 Boobies!
notafullcolon CS: Well obviously I meant we were snorting blow off hookers at the time of the goal
Hey Sean
if the crowd actually sung “america fuck yeah” would you have given me the SPW crown for this year right there?
<3 Boobies!
notafullcolon CS: Well obviously I meant we were snorting blow off hookers at the time of the goal
That would have been: Contest over. Canuckles winner. Hands down
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by Sean Zandberg on Dec 1, 2011 10:50 AM PST up reply actions
3-0 Nucks
GWG: Alberts, because I want to crap my pants in disbelief again.
(Kudos to the brilliant comment by Dan Coover!)
3-0 Canucks
MayRayGWG.
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Dec 1, 2011 11:12 AM PST reply actions
benkuzma Ben Kuzma
More AV: “There are only 30 of these jobs and I’ve got a great one and I’m going to do everything I can to keep it.”
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"You only need 1 sentence to respond to noteworthy plays by Alberts. Usually it’s "WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT, ALBERTS?!". Tonight though, we just move the comma 2 words earlier." Dan Coover, Nov 26 2011 8:24 pm PST
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So I guess we’ll keep AV then.
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by Sean Zandberg on Dec 1, 2011 11:50 AM PST up reply actions
3-1 Van
Kesler winner
"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’ll say 4-2 Canucks, Burr with the winner.
Although I am watching tonight guys, so if we lose…… sorry.
CURSES!
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by Sean Zandberg on Dec 1, 2011 12:14 PM PST up reply actions
4-3 Canucks
Lappy scores the winner. I’ll be at the game tonight, watching from the lower bowl. It would be nice if the upper bowl troglodytes would pipe down, so I can watch the game in peace. Jerks.
Warm winds blowing, heating blue sky, and a road that goes forever...
by Smoboy41 on Dec 1, 2011 12:29 PM PST via mobile reply actions
BOOOOOOOOOOO
:)
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by Sean Zandberg on Dec 1, 2011 12:45 PM PST up reply actions
Ha!
Seems to me I recall seeing a certain S. Zandberg seated one section over last year. Oh, yeah.
Warm winds blowing, heating blue sky, and a road that goes forever...
by Smoboy41 on Dec 1, 2011 12:55 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
And I was not quiet!
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by Sean Zandberg on Dec 1, 2011 3:09 PM PST up reply actions
damn you
Those business men need to text on their blackberries in peace!
"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!"
AnaheimDucks Anaheim Ducks
Getzlaf: “It was weird coming to the rink today. It was like the first day of school.” Ryan: “It’s kind of like a first date.”
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"You only need 1 sentence to respond to noteworthy plays by Alberts. Usually it’s "WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT, ALBERTS?!". Tonight though, we just move the comma 2 words earlier." Dan Coover, Nov 26 2011 8:24 pm PST
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so...
Ryan Getzlaf: Watched Bruce Boudreau write his name on the board.
Bobby Ryan: Awkwardly held hands with Bruce Boudreau in the video room.
Corey Perry: Called a homeless man outside the 7eleven a “dick bandit” and belched loudly in the face of the teenager ringing up his BigBite® and SuperBigGulp®.
by Passive Voice on Dec 1, 2011 3:43 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
3--2 Canucks
KesLord GWG
GO NUCKS GO!
Yay for Mayray’s return. Bring it!
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by HockeyFanInColorado on Dec 1, 2011 2:15 PM PST reply actions
So it looks like Im going to the game last minute xD
Go canucks go!!!
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