What surprised me was the poor defensive play that the Canucks displayed last night against the Kings. After gearing up for the playoffs for most of the last quarter of the season, to witness that type of zone breakdown and giveaways was puzzling. True, the Kings had a lot to do with that but the [...]
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Saturday night’s loss against the Montreal Canadiens, the 28th ranked team in the NHL, was a hard pill to swallow. That I was surrounded by Hab’s fans meant I also had to endure the loss being shoved down my throat by them. I don’t begrudge the Montreal fans for showing up in numbers, drowning out [...]
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If the Sedins aren’t playing well now, will they show up for the playoffs? With the lack of scoring recently from the Twins, this has to be a concern for the Canucks going into the playoffs. What the ‘Nucks don’t need is another one-line team, which looks like the Ryan Kesler trio, that the opposition [...]
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I finally figured out what all this low scoring, tight hockey the Canucks are playing is all about. It’s about getting ready for the playoffs and the ‘Nucks have been in playoff mode for over two months now. Out of the 26 games the Canucks have played since the first of January, 20 of those [...]
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If you ask any of the media, people in the hockey circle, writers, bloggers, Canuck fans, and the local cabbie, I would have to say 99% of them would say they never saw that one coming. You know I’m talking about the Cody Hodgson trade for Zack Kassian. Sure, the Canucks needed another gritty tough [...]
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Canucks’ – Sedins I would like to take you back several seasons (2009-10), when Daniel Sedin was out of the lineup for 19 games due to an injury. That was the same season that brother Henrik won the Art Ross and Hart Trophies. He also set a career record for points (112) and more [...]
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