Predators At Canucks Game 5 Preview: Waking Up Before I Get To Sleep
by Sean Zandberg on May 6, 2011 9:25 PM PDT
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Print| PREDATORS |
CANUCKS | ||||
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AT |  |
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| Time | Sat. 5:00 PM PST |
TV | CBC, Versus, RDS |
| Series | 3-1 Canucks |
Last Meeting |
4-2 Canucks |
| The Enemy | On The Forecheck | Scoring Leaders | Kesler: 3-8-11 Ward: 5-4-9 |
| Predators |
Category | Canucks |
| Lost 2 |
Streak | Won 2 |
| 3-2 |
< Road Record / Home Record > |
4-2 |
| -1 |
Goals For / Against +/- | -5 |
| 2.8 (8) |
Goals Per Game | 2.27 (14) |
| 2.90 (10) |
Goals Against Per Game | 2.54 (5) |
| 1.43 (3) |
5 On 5 GF/GA | 0.83 (10) |
| 16.7 (10) |
Power Play % |
22.6 (5) |
| 68.6 (16) |
Penalty Kill % |
84.1 (6) |
| 30.7 (10) |
Shots Per Game | 32.4 (7) |
| 30.1 (3) |
Shots Against Per Game | 30.3 (4) |
| 75 |
Winning % When Scoring First | 71.4 |
| 75 |
Winning % When Leading After 1 | 75 |
| 0 |
Winning % When Trailing After 1 | 66.7 (1) |
| 100 |
Winning % When Leading After 2 | 83.3 |
| 279 (7) |
Hits | 385 (1) |
| 144 (7) |
Blocked Shots |
134 (8) |
| 51.4 (5) |
Faceoffs % | 49.5 (10) |
| 10.5 (4) |
PIM's Per Game Average |
14.5 (13) |
| NHL.com |
What a glorious, no, frustrating series to watch. Please end it. Not a good idea to go back to Nashville for a Game 6. Maybe the Canucks will stop blowing leads. Maybe the Sedins are going to break out. I don't think Ryan Kesler can continually carry this team. Yes he can.
FINISH THEM!
LINKS
-No Jerred Smithson for the Predators in Game 5 (The Province). He took an elbow to the snout from Kesler in Game 4 and was bleeding like a gutted pig. Something more is wrong there. Big loss for the Preds. That's their 3rd line checking center. The pesky dude was averaging 14:18 of ice time and led the team in the faceoff circle (58.3%). Pine-rider JP Dumont draws in.
-Preds frustrated? Weber and Suter wearing out? (The Province)
-"To me he's been like (Hall of Famer) Mark Messier."-Barry Trotz on Ryan Kesler (via TSN). Now Trotz needs a hero. But he'll be holding out for a hero till the end of the night.
-The strengths and weaknesses of Pekka Rinne (On The Forecheck). A must-read.
-The Preds are finished? Kaput? No way! (On The Forecheck).
PROJECTED FORWARDS DRESSED
CANUCKS
Daniel Sedin-Henrik Sedin-Alexandre Burrows
Mason Raymond-Ryan Kesler-Christopher Higgins
Raffi Torres-Maxim Lapierre-Jannik Hansen
Mikael Samuelsson-Cody Hodgson-Tanner Glass
PREDATORS
Martin Erat-David Legwand-Joel Ward
Sergei Kostitsyn-Mike Underwood-Patric Hornqvist
Colin Wilson-Nick Spaling-Jordin Tootoo
JP Dumont-Blake Geoffrion-Matt Halischuk
STARTING GOALTENDERS
Roberto Luongo
#1 / Goalie / Vancouver Canucks
6-3
217
Apr 04, 1979
Profile: Ass-kicker, critic-silencer
Pekka Rinne
#35 / Goalie / Nashville Predators
6-5
207
Nov 03, 1982
Profile: The Pred that worries me the most
WHO IS HOT / COLD
CANUCKS
HOT
-Ryan Kesler: 3 goals and 4 assists in his last 3. The beast has awoken!
-Christian Ehrhoff: 1 goal and 4 assists in his last 2 games.
-Henrik Sedin: 1 goal and 2 assists in Game 4. Finally.
COLD
-Maxim Lapierre: 1 assist in his last 21 games.
-Tanner Glass: 0 points in his last 22.
-Jannik Hansen: 0 points in his last 9. Tertiary scoring? NEED IT.
-Mikael Samuelsson: 1 goal and 2 assists in his last 13.
-Mason Raymond: 0 points in this series.
-Raffi Torres: 0 points in his last 14. Tertiary scoring? NEED IT.
PREDATORS
HOT
-Martin Erat: 3 assists in his last 3 games.
-Nick Spaling: 2 goals and 4 assists in his last 6 games. Impressive kid.
-Joel Ward: 5 goals and 4 assists in his last 9. Dangerous.
-Ryan Suter: 1 goal and 2 assists in his last 3.
-Cody Franson: 1 goal and 1 assist in Game 4.
COLD
INJURIES
CANUCKS
-F Manny Malhotra: eye, out for playoffs
PREDATORS
-F Steve Sullivan: knee.
-F Jerred Smithson: nose, feelings
-F Matthew Lombardi: concussion. Out all season
-F Cal O'Reilly: broken fibula, may return in this series.
-F Marcel Goc: shoulder
-D Francis Boullion: concussion
VIDEO
History Slays The Dragon. You gotta see this:
The KesLORD:
Title of the post brought to you by the Beastie Boys "No Sleep Till Brooklyn":
The image below was created by SteveNux and I had to get it into a preview because it is boss:
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Why do you have a picture of Chara for the Preds?
by sunshine and lollipops on May 6, 2011 9:26 PM PDT reply actions
Wait, that’s the Canucks. I need to go to sleep.
by sunshine and lollipops on May 6, 2011 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m trying to conjure up a Canucks image
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Stevie Ray Vaughan is dead, and we can't get Jon Bon Jovi onto a f*cking helicopter?! -Denis Leary
I love the hero line
such a cheezy song. I believe the hero has got to be fast, and strong, and faster than light.
Nuck’s Misconduct Bishop, 1st United Church of Luongod, "It was an amazing goal by a player whose will to win right now is very strong," added Canucks coach Alain Vigneault. AV on the kesLORD 5/6/11
heheh…I love 80’s music
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Stevie Ray Vaughan is dead, and we can't get Jon Bon Jovi onto a f*cking helicopter?! -Denis Leary
by Sean Zandberg on May 6, 2011 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions
My GF at the time
Loved that song. I did not. But I pretended I did, and now the damn words are stuck in my head.
More than the girl!
Nuck’s Misconduct Bishop, 1st United Church of Luongod, "Let's put it this way," said Kevin Bieksa..."We want to win this game as much as we did Game 7 against Chicago. Does that answer your question?" Juice to the G'Man 5/6/11
I loved that too
For some reason my mind went right to trotz singing it and dancing around ala chris Farley. Help me.
by Canuckelhead on May 7, 2011 10:07 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I love Bonnie Tyler’s voice. Raspy as hell!
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Stevie Ray Vaughan is dead, and we can't get Jon Bon Jovi onto a f*cking helicopter?! -Denis Leary
by Sean Zandberg on May 7, 2011 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
3-2 Canucks
Higgins
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Stevie Ray Vaughan is dead, and we can't get Jon Bon Jovi onto a f*cking helicopter?! -Denis Leary
Those stats seem messed up
Preds with the most hits? Us still at -5 goal differential?
"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 can't come in my kitchen, kick my dog, and take a box full of ballpoints! Your ass must be crazy!"
I did kinda wonder
Maybe we have a similar stats guy in Smashville as in Minny.
I know from CanucksTV that the players were talking about the Van guy being “tough” when Lapierre had like 8-10 hits against Chicago. But I questioned dude a couple times in the report card post game.
Meh. Its the whole playoffs right? I know the Preds beat up on the Ducks, maybe they really out hit them. In our games its been pretty close I think. Same with their GF. They don’t have as much against us as against the Duckies.
Nuck’s Misconduct Bishop, 1st United Church of Luongod, "Let's put it this way," said Kevin Bieksa..."We want to win this game as much as we did Game 7 against Chicago. Does that answer your question?" Juice to the G'Man 5/6/11
I think Sean got a couple backwards
No way we’re 100% when leading after 2
"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 can't come in my kitchen, kick my dog, and take a box full of ballpoints! Your ass must be crazy!"
5 of the last 6?
I think it was. Going into the third, where they gave up the tying goal. They won 4 of those.
Nuck’s Misconduct Bishop, 1st United Church of Luongod, "Let's put it this way," said Kevin Bieksa..."We want to win this game as much as we did Game 7 against Chicago. Does that answer your question?" Juice to the G'Man 5/6/11
hold on a sec
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Stevie Ray Vaughan is dead, and we can't get Jon Bon Jovi onto a f*cking helicopter?! -Denis Leary
by Sean Zandberg on May 7, 2011 1:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Checkin my math Big Daddy?
;-)
Nuck’s Misconduct Bishop, 1st United Church of Luongod, "Let's put it this way," said Kevin Bieksa..."We want to win this game as much as we did Game 7 against Chicago. Does that answer your question?" Juice to the G'Man 5/6/11
No, I stopped updating the stats after PK % in the table for some reason. Got distracted I guess.
Fixed now.
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Stevie Ray Vaughan is dead, and we can't get Jon Bon Jovi onto a f*cking helicopter?! -Denis Leary
by Sean Zandberg on May 7, 2011 1:43 AM PDT up reply actions
4 2 DANIEL DON'T FAIL ME NOW
Veni, vidi, vici. Coconuts go.™
Ellipses-moderation advocate and playoff car flag aficionado.
"Things may come to those who wait, but only what’s left behind by those who hustle."
Well
It’s only worked once so far, and then not even Daniel :)
"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 can't come in my kitchen, kick my dog, and take a box full of ballpoints! Your ass must be crazy!"
Why
do you always ruin my happiness.
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Ellipses-moderation advocate and playoff car flag aficionado.
"Things may come to those who wait, but only what’s left behind by those who hustle."
Always
Is a strong word :(
"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 can't come in my kitchen, kick my dog, and take a box full of ballpoints! Your ass must be crazy!"
4-1 Nuts
Edler launching a rocket for the 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!"
"You can't come in my kitchen, kick my dog, and take a box full of ballpoints! Your ass must be crazy!"
that history slays the dragon vid is epic, get chills everytime i see it… lets go for the win! 5-3 canucks keslord with a pair and the gwg. go canucks go!
awesomesauceness....
4-1
For the third time. Kesler this time.
Nuck’s Misconduct Bishop, 1st United Church of Luongod, "Let's put it this way," said Kevin Bieksa..."We want to win this game as much as we did Game 7 against Chicago. Does that answer your question?" Juice to the G'Man 5/6/11
5-0 CANUCKS
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▄ █ █ █ … KESLER … █ █ ▅ ▄ ▃ ▂
█ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █
◥ ☼ ▲ ⊙ ▲ ⊙ ▲ ⊙ ▲ ⊙ ▲ ⊙ ☼
THE KESLER TANK KEEPS ON ROLLING
You can go through life adrift and alone
desperate, desolate, on your own
but we're lookin' for a few more stalwart clones
so come and join us
by Temujin on May 6, 2011 10:05 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
I think
You need to add it shooting rockets at things
"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 can't come in my kitchen, kick my dog, and take a box full of ballpoints! Your ass must be crazy!"
YES
You can go through life adrift and alone
desperate, desolate, on your own
but we're lookin' for a few more stalwart clones
so come and join us
▅ c ● ▄ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ | | ▅ ▅ ▅ ▅ ▅ ▅ ▅ ▅ ▅ ▅ ▅ ▅ ▅ ▅ | █ … … \____
▄ █ █ █ TEMUJINBC █ █ ▅ ▄ ▃ ▂
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SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE CANUCKS LOGO HOCKEY STICK >.>
You can go through life adrift and alone
desperate, desolate, on your own
but we're lookin' for a few more stalwart clones
so come and join us
WHY DA FUCK WOULD I WANT A CARAVAN THATS GOT NO FUCKIN' WHEELS?!
2-1 Canucks, Keslord GWG.
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by Chuckles Canuckles on May 6, 2011 10:08 PM PDT reply actions
Fuckin’ Pikeys.
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by Chuckles Canuckles on May 6, 2011 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Should I call you Bullet? Tooth?
You can call me Susan if it makes you happy.
"This could be the year,this could be the moment
You've been waiting your whole life, to show the world the cards you're holding, It's One life, One dream, One spark, It's one chance, One move, One shot
It's on you, be cool....Believe"
Ding Ding
Here comes the shit-mobile. I’ve never seen a (Kesler Tank) that needed to be shaved. I would rather be burned to death than be saved by this hairy piece of shit.
(gotta love http://thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=irule)
that is one happy guy
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Stevie Ray Vaughan is dead, and we can't get Jon Bon Jovi onto a f*cking helicopter?! -Denis Leary
by Sean Zandberg on May 7, 2011 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
5-0 Canucks, Raymond
But hopefully BOTH Sedins do some ass kicking. They need to be in the zone for next round!
2-1 Nucks
Beaker GWG…..I want to see him get back some of his scoring touch from the 1st round.
"He does things for the right reasons...He doesn't do it for the photo op. He's everything that's good about hockey." -San Jose GM Doug Wilson, about Manny
It's the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girl dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day.
SP Wizards list updated:
(Last updated: May 7)
jluglue: 7
beardstache: 5
Chocolate: 5
Jevant: 5
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Stevie Ray Vaughan is dead, and we can't get Jon Bon Jovi onto a f*cking helicopter?! -Denis Leary
3-2 Canucks, Burrows with the series-winner!
"We've made too many compromises already, too many retreats. They invade our space, and we fall back. They assimilate entire worlds, and we fall back. Not again. The line must be drawn here! This far, no further! And I will make them pay for what they've done!" - Captain Jean-Luc Picard
3-1 Nucks
Dank GWG. Time for the Sedins to silence their critics.
"This could be the year,this could be the moment
You've been waiting your whole life, to show the world the cards you're holding, It's One life, One dream, One spark, It's one chance, One move, One shot
It's on you, be cool....Believe"
3-1 Burrows
If I had a gun with two bullets, and I was in a room with Hitler, Bin Laden and Toby, I would shoot Toby twice.
5-2 canucks
alex MF burrows ftw.
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yeah I wasn’t feeling it either.
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Stevie Ray Vaughan is dead, and we can't get Jon Bon Jovi onto a f*cking helicopter?! -Denis Leary
by Sean Zandberg on May 7, 2011 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
4-2 Canucks/Sedin, Daniel
"Why are we so quick to blame? What is the attraction in that?" - Carmela Soprano
KITTY
Veni, vidi, vici. Coconuts go.™
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"Things may come to those who wait, but only what’s left behind by those who hustle."
haha I knew you'd say something about that
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Stevie Ray Vaughan is dead, and we can't get Jon Bon Jovi onto a f*cking helicopter?! -Denis Leary
by Sean Zandberg on May 7, 2011 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
should've used something like this
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I also ramble on Twitter every so often.
Henrik Sedin shooting? That's unheard of!!!
something like a picture fail?
"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 can't come in my kitchen, kick my dog, and take a box full of ballpoints! Your ass must be crazy!"
it’s working fine for me……
Nucks Misconduct writer, queen of inter-blogging etiquette.
I also ramble on Twitter every so often.
Henrik Sedin shooting? That's unheard of!!!
ah, just figured out why, the site is silly. :(
let me find another cute one.
Nucks Misconduct writer, queen of inter-blogging etiquette.
I also ramble on Twitter every so often.
Henrik Sedin shooting? That's unheard of!!!
although the link works fine….
Nucks Misconduct writer, queen of inter-blogging etiquette.
I also ramble on Twitter every so often.
Henrik Sedin shooting? That's unheard of!!!
actually, i just refreshed this thread, and it’s still there…..
Nucks Misconduct writer, queen of inter-blogging etiquette.
I also ramble on Twitter every so often.
Henrik Sedin shooting? That's unheard of!!!
I still can’t see it. I used that cat because of the side profile :)
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Stevie Ray Vaughan is dead, and we can't get Jon Bon Jovi onto a f*cking helicopter?! -Denis Leary
by Sean Zandberg on May 7, 2011 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
kitty
"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 can't come in my kitchen, kick my dog, and take a box full of ballpoints! Your ass must be crazy!"
so sweet
I will name him George and I will hug him and pet him and squeeze him
It doesn't hurt to be optimistic. You can always cry later.
Is that an “of mice and men” reference?
If I had a gun with two bullets, and I was in a room with Hitler, Bin Laden and Toby, I would shoot Toby twice.
Oh how adorable!
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The Vancouver Canucks are better then you.
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by PensFanInDenver on May 7, 2011 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
You're really into that tumblog aren't you?
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5-1 Ehrhoff
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Just for fun
Start Schneider :)
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4-3 Nucks
Keslord gwg
"It's a great day for an exorcism!" - Shorty, 4/26/11, after Game 7 OT winner by Burrows in round one of the SC Playoffs against the Hawks
3-2 Nooks
Dank FTW!
Win it for Manny!
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Ditching Sweden already eh?
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by Yankee Canuck on May 7, 2011 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
nah...
working vacation in beautiful Maribor…fucking beer is dirt cheap and great…
however, should the twins not wake up soon, i will ditch my country up north!
Think about Edler! Think about Edler! Man I’d love to move to Sweden
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Stevie Ray Vaughan is dead, and we can't get Jon Bon Jovi onto a f*cking helicopter?! -Denis Leary
by Sean Zandberg on May 7, 2011 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Swedish twins
"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 can't come in my kitchen, kick my dog, and take a box full of ballpoints! Your ass must be crazy!"
Love the culture and scenery.
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Stevie Ray Vaughan is dead, and we can't get Jon Bon Jovi onto a f*cking helicopter?! -Denis Leary
by Sean Zandberg on May 7, 2011 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions
OT
Everyone pray the #4 horse in the Derby today runs his precious little equestrian frame faster than anyone else.
GO BIG DOGS!
'Nucks Misconduct - Housing Swedish Millionaires Since 2000.
"Pucks are awful little things" - Passive Voice.
What are you going to buy us
"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 can't come in my kitchen, kick my dog, and take a box full of ballpoints! Your ass must be crazy!"
Depends on who supports my gambling fix more
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"Pucks are awful little things" - Passive Voice.
by Yankee Canuck on May 7, 2011 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
So that’s where the TiqIq money is going
"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 can't come in my kitchen, kick my dog, and take a box full of ballpoints! Your ass must be crazy!"
2--3 Canucks
The KesLord come forth again
GWG
The Pittsburgh Penguins are better then you.
The Vancouver Canucks are better then you.
The team with the most HEART will hoist the Cup in June.
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3-1 Canucks
Time for Dank to release the beast!
Canucks 4-1
Raymond = gwg
Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'Sir' without adding, 'You're making a scene.'
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