I did some research on how important the Canucks power-play was to them during last season’s playoffs. In round one against Chicago, the Canucks scored a total of three power play goals, of which one of them won them game two, 4-3. The other three wins were from even strength goals. The Hawks won games four through [...]
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From the outside looking in, the title may seem like an odd question, but the way the Canucks have played in the past several months, one never knows just which team is the playoff one. Having secured a playoff spot some two to three months ago there hasn’t been much to motivate this team except [...]
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In Daniel Sedin’s case it was turn the other jaw, which Blackhawks Duncan Keith firmly planted his elbow. That was at 13:36 of the first period and although Sedin came back for a brief time on the ice, he quickly retired to the dressing room for the rest of the game. For that Keith received [...]
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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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I was interested to see how Cory Schneider would play in light of his past performance (shutout – Avalanche). Personally, I thought he was lights out in the first period, when he stopped three successive shots without his stick, but then had a letdown in the second and third periods. I would be surprised if Schneider plays [...]
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Number Five: This was some strange type of game and maybe that was predicated on the intensity of each team’s practice. While the Canucks went through an easy skate, the Colorado Avalanche’s was an all out assault of speed, intensity and workmanlike effort. The Av’s evidently carried this into the game, as they completely dominated the [...]
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