Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson It took 60 minutes of regulation time and 05:22 of overtime in game seven, to finally exorcise the Chicago Curse that had been haunting the Canucks for 19 play-off games and two seasons. Nothing came easy for the Canucks, who outplayed the Hawks for most of the game [...]
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Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson This was the best game the Canucks played against the Blackhawks since games one and two of this series, even if they did lose in over-time. This is something to build on for that all important seventh game in Vancouver on Tuesday. Vancouver brought their hard hats with [...]
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Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson Much has been written about why the Canucks have failed in the last two games, being outscored 12-2. Half of their special teams have not been special, as the Penalty Kill is ranked 11th out of 16 teams. The Power Play on the other hand is third, so [...]
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Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson Even though the series between the Vancouver Canucks and Chicago Blackhawks looks all but over, it has been closer than you think. There is only four goals separating the three games to-date and with a few breaks here and there, it could easily be 2-1 for the Hawks. [...]
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Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson Even the great goaltenders of the past had off nights in the playoffs, so I figure Roberto Luongo’s game last night (.885 Sv %) in the Canucks 4-3 win over Chicago, was just a blip in the scheme of things. He did not look good on goals by [...]
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Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson With the All-Star voting in full swing now the usual names are at the top for their respective positions, with the likes of Penguins Sidney Crosby (119,755), Nicklas Lidstrom (80,723) of the Detroit Red Wings, Jonathan Toews (79,953) and Duncan Keith (82,968) of the Chicago Blackhawks and Alex [...]
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