[Denscity]

Glenn Healy is an idiot. I'd love for the Green men to be allowed just for the purpose of pissing him off..

Also it's a good thing the Globe and Fail is taking pot shots at their biggest market.. very smart of them. Cause Vancouver "fans" weren't leaving in the 2nd OT because it was getting late right? I'm telling you right now you'd never see that at the ACC in the playoffs..

You'd never see that at ACC because the leafs would have to make the playoffs first. :whip:

[-Harlington-]

:previous:
lol, i was waiting for that

[The_Architect]

I hope the Canucks enjoy that victory that was gift-wrapped for them..

Too many men non-call that even the Canuck homer CBC commentators pointed out.. then "make up call" against Weber for getting his stick held by Kesler.. :no:

Reffing has been disgraceful this year.

[logan5]

Gift wrapped? Vancouver outworked and outplayed Nashville.

You're seeing what you wanna see.

[Yume-sama]

It was a rather bad penalty in OT :( I'd prefer if they didn't call anything they didn't have to in OT :P

[The_Architect]

Gift wrapped? Vancouver outworked and outplayed Nashville.

You're seeing what you wanna see.

Yea cause the Canuck homer CBC crew didn't notice the non-calls either right? :no:

The Canucks didn't outplay them at all, it was quite even. The Canucks just benefited by convenient reffing at the end.

It is you in fact who is seeing what you wanna see.

[Nicko999]

Terrible call in OT!

But I don't understand why people are so surprised. After all, Chris Lee was the referee for that one.

I said it before Game 6 betweent the Habs and Bruins (which was the worst officiated game of the series and had Lee in it:rolleyes:), this guy calls penalties completely randomly.

[logan5]

Canucks out shot Nashville 47-30. Van went 2-4 on pp while Nash went 0-3. Reffing is a crapshoot, and the Canucks tookj advantage while the Preds didn't.

[logan5]

Higgins was a force tonight.

[LeftCoaster]

Higgins? How about Kessler. That guy has been an absolute force all playoffs.

And Architect, if you cant see how Vancouver outworked and out chanced Nashville there I don't know what to say.

Even Cherry thought so, and he is no fan of the grass smoking hippies from out west.

[SpikePhanta]

I hope the Canucks enjoy that victory that was gift-wrapped for them..

Too many men non-call that even the Canuck homer CBC commentators pointed out.. then "make up call" against Weber for getting his stick held by Kesler.. :no:

Reffing has been disgraceful this year.

CBC Canucks Homers? :jester:

Only Hughson is close to that, Simpson, Healy both hate the canucks.
And we can't forget Overlord Mclean, He HATES the Canucks.
Don Cherry only like the canucks because of "Lulongo" and "Biesssska"

But Kesler was smart with that play drawing a penalty.

[Flamesrule]

Higgins was a force tonight.

lol, now you can BELIEVE, but that'll never happen. Higgins plays like shit right now.

[Flamesrule]

CBC Canucks Homers? :jester:

But Kesler was smart with that play drawing a penalty.

That penalty shouldn't have been called.

[Nicko999]

I wish the Flyers could start Bobrosvky. He is the least crappy of their 3 goaltenders.

[yaletown_fella]

That penalty shouldn't have been called.

True they were lucky. However, since game 2 I predicted the only way the canucks could possibly score in this series was by crashing the net. And that they finally did.
I like Ward though. Imagine him and Kesler playing together.., these are the guys that bring intensity in the playoffs not the Sedins.

[yaletown_fella]

That penalty shouldn't have been called.

Ya it was bs but I guess it was karma for that no-call hit on glass earlier on in OT :shrug: Not that I was suprised at ANY no call in these parts.

[touraccuracy]

Wow guys.

That whole hooking vs. holding situation happens so often and it's almost always the hooking that gets called. After all, how'd the stick get in there in the first place? Watching the replay, he could have easily taken his stick out by pushing it down, and what a lot of players do in that situation is just let go of their stick to show they're not keeping it in there.

The announcers said it may have been a make up call for the boarding on Bieksa. As for too many men? Watch again, the ref was in the way, I don't know who it was on our team but they were trying to get around the ref at the bench for several seconds. Watch again.

[Nicko999]

Now we know why Wiz didn't play in Game 6... damn!

HABS: re J.Wisniewski injury. GM2 fought S.Hnidy. Hurt hand; later jammed it; broken hand. Frozen going into OT GM5. Frozen 2x in GM7.#gamer

https://twitter.com/#!/TonyMarinaro

[Darkoshvilli]

Now we know why Wiz didn't play in Game 6... damn!



https://twitter.com/#!/TonyMarinaro

Wiz is a beast. Hnidy is one tough dude and Wiz handled him well. Sucks about the hand though.

[Nicko999]

VanDyke was ridiculous last night. He just took over the game. I have yet to see Pac do that. Thought he was also beastly before that thug sent him to the hospital.


Yes, VanDyke really was but keep in mind Pac played with GOMEZ!
Pacioretty have scored 1 goal every 42 minutes.
VanDyke on the other hand scored at a pace of a goal every 52 minutes


Here are some examples:
Perry scored a goal every 37 minutes
Kesler: 41 min
D. Sedin: 37 min
Iginla: 40 min


Habs list of goals per ... min, good for Pacioretty but sad for some vets.
Pacioretty: 42
Darche: 55
Gionta: 55
Kostitsyn: 64
Cammalleri: 65
Desharnais: 69
Pouliot: 70

PS. This is not to compare Pac with guys like Sedin or Perry but simply to give an idea of how good he was.

GO Flyers tonight!!!:help:

[Flamesrule]

Man Nicko, where do you find this info?

That is interesting information, though.

[Nicko999]

Actually they had an article on RDS about it but only for Habs players. That's were I got the idea from.

So I went on NHL.com to find out what the number was for some leading goal scorers: Total TOI/goals is all you have to do.:tup:

Bye-Bye Washington...

Only 7 teams left in the race.

**** the Flyers!!!:hell:

[Some guy]

Actually they had an article on RDS about it but only for Habs players. That's were I got the idea from.

So I went on NHL.com to find out what the number was for some leading goal scorers: Total TOI/goals is all you have to do.:tup:

Bye-Bye Washington...

Only 7 teams left in the race.

**** the Flyers!!!:hell:

In general . . . . or for not beating Boston?

[Yume-sama]

So strange to see three 3 - 0 and potential sweep series in the Semifinals!

[Nicko999]

In general . . . . or for not beating Boston?

for not beating Boston...

I am laughing at those that said Subban couldn't play defence a few months ago.
Gill and Subban shut down the top line (Horton-Krejci-Lucic) who combined for just 4 goals (only 2 in regulation) in those 7 games. The same Subban that shut down Crosby last year.

They already have 6 goals in 3 games vs Philly. Granted the goaltending is horrible but the defense of the Flyers is crap as well.

I'm furious because the Bruins are a very beatable team but the Flyers are choking pretty hard.

[Coldrsx]

Capitals, HA!

[logan5]

Canucks dominate the 1st period...and it's 1-1.

[Denscity]

Canucks win again! Did any team win twice in nashville this year?

[The_Architect]

Kesler goes down like he was shot after a routine facewash, scores on the ensuing powerplay, and then taunts the Nashville crowd.. Stay classy, Kesler. :no:

[Coldrsx]

damnit... i swear if the canucks win the cup this year i am going to be slightly upset.

[mr.sandbag]

Kesler goes down like he was shot after a routine facewash, scores on the ensuing powerplay, and then taunts the Nashville crowd.. Stay classy, Kesler. :no:

and like no else does this , he still undressed both weber and o'brian before beating renne

Go Canucks Go!!!!

[The_Architect]

and like no else does this , he still undressed both weber and o'brian before beating renne

Go Canucks Go!!!!

Oh the goal itself was great, I'll admit that. Just the overall combination bugged me cause now CBC has more ammo to gush all over him, over a dishonest way of getting a celebrating a game winner.

[LeftCoaster]

I wasn't a big fan of his goal celebration, save that stuff for Chicago Kesler, but the infraction leading to the power play was definitely a penalty and I don't think Kesler embellished that one at all. The game 3 OT call on the other hand was pretty iffy...

The goal was amazing though, especially when you consider the opposing players involved.

[SHOFEAR]

http://www.edmontonsun.com/2011/05/06/the-canucks-are-not-canadas-team


Are the Vancouver Canucks Canada's Team?

It wasn't a question. It was an assignment.

No. They're not.

Pick a sports bar — any sports bar on this side of the Rocky Mountains on a game night in the Stanley Cup
playoffs — and the majority of the fans are cheering against Vancouver


.....

"Since they joined the league, the Nucks have been this team nobody took seriously, that sympathetic or just pathetic team with ugly jerseys who start playing when the rest of Canada is sleeping.

"The Vancouver Canucks really have no Canadian hockey history whatsoever," he concluded.

[touraccuracy]

and then taunts the Nashville crowd...

you mean the exact same way he celebrates every single goal, home or away throughout the season? putting his arms in the air and looking up?

[Smooth]

^The guy giving all the quotes in that article doesn't even know who the captain of the Canucks is... sounds like a reliable source ;)

[mr.sandbag]

Oh the goal itself was great, I'll admit that. Just the overall combination bugged me cause now CBC has more ammo to gush all over him, over a dishonest way of getting a celebrating a game winner.

I agree with you about CBC... but then again its better that then all trash talking of the Sedin's or Loungo.

not to jump ahead but Nashville are just not good enough to go the distance and when vancouver meets San Jose then it will get exciting... as exciting as the Chicago series.

[touraccuracy]

on vancouver hockey history:
this place had the first real arena (denman with 10,000+ seats in 1911 till the 30s when it burnt down), first artificial ice surface, first city to number it's players, first to print game programs, first to make hockey a three period game, first to put blue lines on the ice and thus create zones, first to allow forward passing, first to award points for assists, invented penalty shots, first to allow kicking the puck (except into the net), first to allow changing on the fly, first to allow goalies to move from the net, and first to move goal judges off the ice surface. it's worth noting that the canucks have been around since the 50s and tried to get into the nhl earlier but weren't allowed in until 1970. obviously many of the games greats are from bc; yzerman, sakic, recchi, kariya, niedermayer, neely, etc, etc.

[agrant]

I'll borrow from an old Millwall chant... "Nobody likes us, we don't care!"

I fail to see how any other team could become Canada's team. Why on Earth would anyone cheer for a rival in this day and age??? Perhaps if Vancouver were going up against a US dynasty team, would that change anything?

[logan5]

http://www.edmontonsun.com/2011/05/06/the-canucks-are-not-canadas-team

This is just as bad as the Dan Tensor article that was posted a few weeks ago. Now it's this Terry Jones' turn to take a few shots. This is not even a hockey article, it's pure Vancity bashing and it's childish.

I asked earlier if Edmonton had a better representative for Edmonton than Dan Tensor. I guess this answers my question. Embarrassing.

[giallo]

Haha. It's all so petty.

To post Agant's quote via Millwall again:

"Nobody likes us (Well, Edmonton and Toronto especially), we don't care!"

[Denscity]

on vancouver hockey history:
this place had the first real arena (denman with 10,000+ seats in 1911 till the 30s when it burnt down), first artificial ice surface, first city to number it's players, first to print game programs, first to make hockey a three period game, first to put blue lines on the ice and thus create zones, first to allow forward passing, first to award points for assists, invented penalty shots, first to allow kicking the puck (except into the net), first to allow changing on the fly, first to allow goalies to move from the net, and first to move goal judges off the ice surface. it's worth noting that the canucks have been around since the 50s and tried to get into the nhl earlier but weren't allowed in until 1970. obviously many of the games greats are from bc; yzerman, sakic, recchi, kariya, niedermayer, neely, etc, etc.

Wholly sh#t thats impressive. :previous:

[Flamesrule]

Philly's done!

[HomeInMyShoes]

^Hoping Carcillo's done in the NHL as well. Getting angry because you blocked a shot. What a tool.

[Nicko999]

Tampa HAS to win!!!:(

[Nicko999]

"They like to get in and shoot their mouths off and then when you hit them they'll dive down and fall easy," Bruins forward Brad Marchand told reporters after Tuesday's morning skate
http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/ar...ntreal/4344023

03:10
BOS
Shane Hnidy : Slashing - 2 min
05:44
PHI
James van Riemsdyk : Hooking - 2 min
09:28
PHI
Kris Versteeg : Interference - 2 min
09:28
BOS
Brad Marchand : Diving - 2 min
11:31
PHI
Daniel Carcillo : Cross checking - 2 min
15:03
PHI
Claude Giroux : Tripping - 2 min

Maybe he was complaining about himself?:shrug:

Also, I wish all the best to Bergeron but karma's a bitch...
After the Chara/Pacioretty hit, he said there was nothing wrong with the play. He seemed to forget that the incident happened because Chara took an interference penalty.
Well today it was announced that he has a concussion due to the hit with Giroux.

Watching Bruins fans complain about how dirty the hit was is funny. After all, it was just a "strong hockey play".

Rivalry aside, I hope he recovers and won't come back this year for his own health.

[mr.sandbag]

tampa vs canucks, that would be a great final, lots speed and end to end hockey... looking forward to it.

[Some guy]

Well, the series is going back to Nashville. I thought for sure the Canucks would win after the first two periods of dominant play.
Nashville had a handful of lucky bounces and that was enough to give them the win. :hell:

By the way . . . Kesler is a BEAST! :cheers:

[SpikePhanta]

Kesler is the canucks MVP bar none.
Sedins tend not to pick up their play during playoffs and olympics. (important games)

[The_Architect]

I see that Kris Versteeg was called with Interference at the same time as Marchand's Diving penalty.. I didn't watch the game so was it actually interference or was it just a straight up dive?

If it was because of the dive, then that's what needs to be fixed about the diving penalty.. there's technically no punishment if both players get 2 minutes in the box. It's either a dive or a trip (just using an example).

[rrskylar]

Kesler is the canucks MVP bar none.
Sedins tend not to pick up their play during playoffs and olympics. (important games)

The Sedin sisters were on for every goal against the Canucks last night, their play has dropped substantially from the regular season!

[Jay in Cowtown]

tampa vs canucks, that would be a great final, lots speed and end to end hockey... looking forward to it.

ya, just make sure all shots that might be over the goal line... are reviewed!!! :hell:

[Nicko999]

I see that Kris Versteeg was called with Interference at the same time as Marchand's Diving penalty.. I didn't watch the game so was it actually interference or was it just a straight up dive?

If it was because of the dive, then that's what needs to be fixed about the diving penalty.. there's technically no punishment if both players get 2 minutes in the box. It's either a dive or a trip (just using an example).

I give him a 9.5

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[Coldrsx]

Yay non Vancouver team!

[SpikePhanta]

The Sedin sisters were on for every goal against the Canucks last night, their play has dropped substantially from the regular season!

If you want more credibility don't bother referring them to the Sedin "sisters"

[Denscity]

Go Wings go!

[Darkoshvilli]

I give him a 9.5

mjDPEZ31byI

What a loser. :haha:

[The_Architect]

What a loser. :haha:

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What a loser.

[Nicko999]

The point is, ALL NHL teams dive and embellish (see Thornton tonight as an example:haha:) so Marchand should shut the fuck off and concentrate on the actual game because he clearly can't back up his words.

BTW-Datsyuk has the best hands in the NHL... by far. It's truly amazing to see what this guy can do.:sly:

[Travis007]

Wings definitely have the momentum right now winning 2 straight, and series going back home. It seems like whenever a a team is down 2-3 and win the 6th game, they end up taking the series. It's sad because each game may be Lidstrom's last. Let's go Wings!

[jigglysquishy]

I'm shocked by Detroit. Shocked that they went down 3 games to San Jose and shocked that they're still in it

[xzmattzx]

bK2EJhuHsl0

What a loser.

No doubt that idiot Jack Edwards thought differently of Marchand's dive.

[freeweed]

If you want more credibility don't bother referring them to the Sedin "sisters"

Yeah, I can't for the life of me imagine where that expression came from. :rolleyes:

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[The_Architect]

The point is, ALL NHL teams dive and embellish (see Thornton tonight as an example:haha:) so Marchand should shut the fuck off and concentrate on the actual game because he clearly can't back up his words.

BTW-Datsyuk has the best hands in the NHL... by far. It's truly amazing to see what this guy can do.:sly:

:haha: That was so bad! Worthy of a rookie Crosby himself..

[Nicko999]

Datsyuk is insane... he's keeping Detroit in the series all by himself.

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[Ayreonaut]

Wow, absolute bullshit call leads to a 2-0 lead.

[The_Architect]

Wow, absolute bullshit call leads to a 2-0 lead.

Glad to see they started to call diving on one team.. They just missed 5 games of the other team doing it..

What a joke. :no:

[logan5]

This is crazy. Only 4 power plays for the Preds in that period. That referee must be blind, because clearly Nashville deserved 5 or 6 PPs in the first period.

What a joke.

[jlousa]

Wow that has to be some of the worst ice in recent history. Don't think it'll get any better for the 3rd. Hopefully they turn off the TV lighting during the intermission and anything else they can think of.

[Some guy]

If you're not on the bandwagon yet. . . . . . . . . I will personally make room for you to hop on.

They're going all the way baby . . . . . . . . :upload_71700:

[The_Architect]

The Canucks' real test will come against Detroit or SJ..

They'll need more than that Kesler guy to beat either of those 2.

[bulliver]

I hope Detroit completes the comeback. Dunno why, but I feel Vancouver would have an easier time with them.

[Denscity]

Halfway there without the Sedins. Although they got the series clinching goal. Resting till the weekend is what they need as well. :cheers:

[yaletown_fella]

I still think Tampa is going all the way.

I think the Canucks could handle Detroit but wouldn't have a chance against SJ. SJ is a very dirty physical team and you can't expect to get a powerplay in their building.

[SpikePhanta]

The Canucks' real test will come against Detroit or SJ..

They'll need more than that Kesler guy to beat either of those 2.

Canucks went 3-1 during the regular season against SJS, i'll take those chances.
Not to mention SJS's playing style favors the Sedins.

Gotta give props to Nashville, great to see a southern team doing so well with a great fan base.
Great classy fans, great management, great team and overall an excellent organization.

Kesler of course was a beast.
I still would like Detroit to bring out their series to get tired.

[agrant]

I still think Tampa is going all the way.

I think the Canucks could handle Detroit but wouldn't have a chance against SJ. SJ is a very dirty physical team and you can't expect to get a powerplay in their building.The Canucks beat the Sharks 3 out of 4 games this season. I think they have a chance.

[freeweed]

I look forward to a Canucks-Sharks conference final. Finally, one of them can't choke! :P

[The_Architect]

The Canucks beat the Sharks 3 out of 4 games this season. I think they have a chance.

The Sedins weren't invisible during the regular season. The playoffs are a whole other monster.

[giallo]

^ That's true. The Sedins really need to step up this round.

[SpikePhanta]

The Sedins weren't invisible during the regular season. The playoffs are a whole other monster.

Like I said SJS's style of play gives the sedins an advantage. SJS will give a lot of space for the sedins and they arent as disciplined as the Predators. SJS always tries to force a play and any turnovers can and will hurt them

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Not to mention Niemi is no Rinne, and Boyle, White, Vlasic are not Weber Sutter and Fransen

[Coldrsx]

Crap. Make me drink on a Monday bastards.

[Nicko999]

Nashville is out... only 5 teams left now!!!

[agrant]

Like I said SJS's style of play gives the sedins an advantage. SJS will give a lot of space for the sedins and they arent as disciplined as the Predators. SJS always tries to force a play and any turnovers can and will hurt themEither way, I don't think there's going to be a team that'll breeze through to the final. That's just a hunch though. I don't know how anyone can say definitively how the next series is going to go.

[Travis007]

Great job Vancouver, all the best in the next round!!

If Detroit comes back to win the series, it's going be the showdown of the league's most Swedish teams.

[yaletown_fella]

...Not to mention SJS's playing style favors the Sedins.

How so? Are they less defensive than Nashville and let the Sedins work their magic in the corners..?

[Denscity]

Ya nashville's defence is better than sj's. Weber may win the norris. Their goaltending (rinne) is also better than sj's. Dont know how the sedins would specifically benefit though.

[jigglysquishy]

Vancouver will take out San Jose, then beat Tampa for the cup.

Stanley Cup comes back to Canada this year.

[Nicko999]

A little bit off topic but the Dogs reached the Western Conference final. It shows once again our incredible depth.

'Dogs win longest Game 7 in AHL history

Winnipeg native Dustin Boyd scored six seconds into the third overtime period on Monday, ending the longest Game 7 in the AHL’s 75-year-history and sending the Hamilton Bulldogs to a thrilling 2-1 win over the Manitoba Moose at Copps Coliseum in the decisive game of the North Division Finals.

Hamilton, the top affiliate of the NHL’s Montreal Canadiens, advances to the Western Conference Finals for the second straight spring. The Bulldogs will battle the winner of another Game 7, as Milwaukee is set to host Houston on Tuesday night to decide the West Division playoff champion.

This was the 17th Game 7 in league history to go to overtime but the first to extend to a second overtime, let alone a third.
http://theahl.com/-dogs-win-longest-game-7-in-ahl-history-p171048

The Dogs are also the last Canadian team (and the last team which is affiliate of a Canadian team) to a win a AHL championship.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_awtafni6vMw/Rmr15aw3iuI/AAAAAAAAAgU/ode7ikBbgXo/s200/pricetrophy.jpg
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[Denscity]

manitoba losing will benifit the Canucks. This means any injuries incurred by the nucks will be filled by the best available on their farm team.

[SpikePhanta]

And another thing to add to a potential SJS-Sharks series.
Same time zones, which will hugely benefit the players.

[Nicko999]

Detroit doesn't want to die... they made a second straight third period comeback to force a game 7.

[Some guy]

Possibly the play of the series and definitely one of the best back-checks of all time. The more I watch this, the more impressed I become. This guy deserves a chance to play.

From last night's Canucks game: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DM33aRgyPQ

Amazing how far and fast the little bugger went. :worship:

[Nicko999]

Man... I would love to see Jagr in a Habs uniform even if it's for 1-2 years. His chemistry with Plekanec is unbelievable.

Plekanec-Jagr: 4
USA: 0

Note that I don't care about the tournament but saw the third period.

[Travis007]

^ I'm not a Habs fan, but that would be sweet!

Jagr, Selanne, and Lidtstrom seem like the ageless wonders, they should never retire!

[AB Born]

I love this OttawaGh0st4 guy on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQN74ZA41go
:jester:

[caltrane74]

Congratulations Vancouver!!

:)

[Nicko999]

If I was a Nucks fan, I would hope for a San Jose win because Datsyuk is a man on a mission.

If only Boston had not blown their 3-0 series lead last year...we were going to Cup finals.:(

[touraccuracy]

If I was a Nucks fan, I would hope for a San Jose win because Datsyuk is a man on a mission.

so is kesler. would be a damned fun series.

[SpikePhanta]

I want SJS, their defense does not contain the big L, Lidstrom is a beast for his age.
Plus Kesler-Datsyuk would cancel each other out :P

Sedins want Detroit for the swedish connection.

[SpikePhanta]

Vancouver Sun columnist Response to the Edmonton writers (http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Dear+rest+Canada+please+your+hockey+team/4769549/story.html)

"Are the Vancouver Canucks Canada's Team? ... No. They're not." -Edmonton Sun sports columnist Terry Jones, in his May 6 column.

"Canucks as Canada's team? No thanks" -April 28 posting of National Post blogger Joe O'Connor, in which he stated he would rather starve than cheer for the Canucks.

"Of some 2,500 posts related to the Vancouver-Nashville series on the Flames Forum at calgarypuck.com, the vast majority are virulently anti-Canuck ..." -Calgary Herald sports columnist Kevin Brooker, in his May 9 column.

As you can see, the rest of Canada, which we here in Vancouver officially refer to as A Good Place To Be From, has been busy reminding us that they do not like our hockey team.

What they really mean is they do not like Vancouver.

This, of course, is nothing new to Vancouver. The rest of Canada has always hated us because we're the prettiest girl in school, and the less pretty girls -you know, the kind who dress all in black and think they're intellectuals because they looked up "existentialism" -like to think we are dumber and shallower than they are, which normally we would respond to, except that we're too busy right now brushing our hair. We're getting ready to go out. We have a totally bitchin' night ahead of us. We're going out dancing.

The rest of Canada says, oh no, it's not you. It's nothing personal. It's not envy or anything like that.

We just don't like your team, the rest of Canada says. They're not Canadian.

Well, okay. Point taken. There is Ryan Kesler, who is American, and therefore someone who is only being nice so he can steal our oil and water. There are the Sedin twins, who National Post blogger Joe O'Connor referred to as "identically brilliant but somehow bland" -by which he means, I can only suppose, that he prefers brilliance with a side order of criminal charges and drug abuse, or that the Sedins have yet to commit the requisite violence needed to make it into a Don Cherry Rock'em Sock'em video. And there is Roberto Luongo, whose hair gel is Italian.

In our defence, we would point out the obvious, that many Canadians are not from Canada -Exhibit A, most of Vancouver -which even the Conservatives had figured out by election time.

. . .