Canucks Central

[LeftCoaster]

Yeah Lu still hasn't returned to form since his injury... oh well he has earned some bailouts from the rest of the team over the last few years. lets just hope he knows the team isnt good enough without him on his A game for too long.

BTW good call on finally stickying a canucks thread... I dont know how there wasn't one before.

[djmk]

agreed. Lu still has not returned to his prime.

also, 5on5 still seems a bit weak.

[Hong Kongese]

Just realized that deasine has changed the name of this thread, and it becomes a sticky also.

[Hong Kongese]

WE WON AGAIN, AGAIN AND AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Nucks 4 and the Dogs 3

[teriyaki]

Wasn't too interesting when it was 2-0 for the Coyotes, but once the third period was amazing to watch with so many shots on goal by Vancouver. Kind of bummed to see them miss the empty net so many times though

[Hong Kongese]

Lu didn't play that well in the 1st period, but he got much better as the game went on. Yeah, it was stupid for them missing so many empty net chances.

[Vancity]

Agreed. Lu hasn't played very well at all. I stopped watching for a while when the Canucks were down 2-0, watched a bit, and they scored 2-1, and then they were down before the end of the 2nd period 3-1. ARRRGH. Why can't we be like the Detroit Red Wings or the Boston Bruins?! I'm glad that they won, though, if we could win tonight in Dallas, what a run this would be (haven't had something like this in such a long time) - we'd be on a 5 game winning streak. Keep this up, and we'll make some room between us and the rest of the pack chasing (Minny, Edmonton, Dallas, etc). Who knows? Maybe we can even catch the Flames at this rate (if we win tonight against Dallas, we'd be 7 points back and we play the Flames twice)

[Pinion]

I thought this thread was about http://www.canuckscentral.com

[Kodii]

Originally Posted by Vancity

Who knows? Maybe we can even catch the Flames at this rate

I don't have THAT much hope

[Hong Kongese]

Canucks skate to 4-2 victory over Habs


By Brad Ziemer, Vancouver Sun

February 15, 2009 9:37 PM


Beating the Montreal Canadiens has become downright Hab-it forming for the Vancouver Canucks. The Canucks defeated Montreal for the 10th time in the last 11 meetings between the teams as they skated to a convincing 4-2 victory Sunday night at General Motors Place.

The win vaulted the Canucks from a tie for eighth spot into sole possession of fifth place in the NHL’s tight Western Conference.

The Canucks led from start to finish in this one and were the better team all night.

The victory was Vancouver’s fifth in its last six games and came during what was a brief pit stop at home. The Canucks now head out on the road for four games as they continue a journey that sees them play eight games in eight different cities.

Daniel Sedin, Alex Edler, Henrik Sedin and Ryan Kesler all scored for the Canucks, who are now 27-21-8 on the season.

Two goals 48 seconds apart midway through the first period gave Vancouver a 2-0 lead.

Daniel Sedin opened scoring off a three-on-two rush when he took a pass from brother Henrik and had his shot bounce off the stick of Montreal defenceman Josh Gorges and over the shoulder of goalie Jaroslav Halak at the 10:28 mark.

Edler made it 2-0 when he one-timed a pass from fellow defenceman Mattias Ohlund that beat Halak to the glove side.

But the Canucks gave up a late goal at 18:14 of the first when they were caught flat-footed after Tom Kostopoulos fed a pass from behind the net to Saku Koivu. The Montreal captain beat Vancouver goalie Roberto Luongo to the short side.

The Canucks carried the play again in the second and were finally rewarded for their efforts in the final minute when Alex Burrows and the Sedin twins combined on a nice three-way passing play to restore Vancouver’s two-goal lead.

Burrows fed Daniel a pass, who in turn threw it back to Henrik. His shot beat Halak to the stick side for his 11th goal of the season.

Kesler’s goal at 5:54 of the third came on a two-on-one break with Mats Sundin.

The goal was Kesler’s 16th of the season and seventh in his last seven games.

Montreal forward Andrei Kostitsyn made it 4-2 when he beat Luongo from right faceoff circke at 17:33 of the third period.


bziemer@vancouversun.com

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I'm happy that the Canucks won but I also feel sorry for the habs since I'm also happen to be a Canadien fan.

[Hong Kongese]

HAHA,, The Canucks won 4-3 in shoot out over the Flames. Kesler scored twice and Lu played really well.

[MistyMountainHop]

Shame Calgary got a point, but it was a good game.

[LeftCoaster]

To be quite honest they deserved at least a point... they outplayed us quite solidly for 40 minutes and we are lucky to get out of there with two points.

Still as they say you have to find ways to win... and I can't even cound the amount of times I've seen the canucks dominate a team and still lose. Especially in the WCE days with Clouts in net.

[twoNeurons]

hehe... that suddenly reminded me of these pictures:

[Yume-sama]

Was at the game, and I feel blessed to have witnessed the goaltending by Luongo and Kiprusoff especially. Absolutely stunning.

[Hong Kongese]

Didn't have chance to watch this game...


Yes, they can: Canucks beat Senators 5-2

By Iain MacIntyre, Vancouver Sun columnistFebruary 19, 2009 7:13 PM


OTTAWA — On the day U.S. President Barack Obama made his first visit to Canada’s capital, the Vancouver Canucks delivered their own message of hope: a 5-2 win against the Ottawa Senators.

Led by the UFA Line, potential unrestricted free agents Daniel and Henrik Sedin and Alex Burrows, the Canucks won for the seventh time in eight games to gather momentum as they steam across Canada.

Yes, they can. After winning in Ottawa and Calgary, the Canucks travel to the centre of the universe for Mats Sundin’s homecoming game Saturday in Toronto, then finish their tour Tuesday in Montreal.

The Canucks’ first line was untouchable against the Senators. The Sedins and Burrows combined for 10 points and was involved in the first four Vancouver goals. Their dominance was even more impressive because it came against Ottawa’s first line, which included $8-million-men Dany Heatley and Jason Spezza.

With his parents watching — they drove the two hours from Montreal — Burrows had one of his best games as a pro.

He whistled a 25-foot wrist shot through Daniel’s screen to make it 1-0 at 3:14 after a ghastly giveaway by Ottawa defenceman Filip Kuba, then drew an assist on Henrik’s goal at 10:49 that was beautifully set up by Daniel’s diagonal pass after a strong keep-in by Vancouver’s Kevin Bieksa.

Bieksa then made it 3-0 on a power play at 15:23, his point shot deflected through goalie Brian Elliott by Senator blueliner Jason Smith.

Daniel Sedin had a tap-in to make it 4-0 at 8:35 of the second period on a gorgeous setup by Burrows, who skated past defenceman Anton Volchenkov in the slot and drew Elliott wide before sliding a pass across to his linemate.

It looked like a laugher for the Canucks, but they lost some of their smile when the Senators scored twice in four minutes to make a game of it.

With Henrik in the penalty box for hooking, Heatley had time and space on the power play to pick a corner on Canuck goalie Roberto Luongo at 12:38. And Chris Phillips scored through the rubble at 16:18 after Vancouver defenceman Mattias Ohlund, shoved down by Ottawa’s Mike Fisher, bowled over Luongo.

Luongo made a key save early in the third period, thrusting out his left pad to block Heatley’s breakaway attempt, but the Canucks never looked ready to choke on their lead and got an empty-net goal from Ryan Kesler with 12 seconds remaining.

imacintyre@vancouversun.com

[Hong Kongese]

The Canucks have been real hot lately, winning 10 of their last 12 games. They just beat the Blue Jackets 3-1 tonight. The whole team played faultlessly and Shane O'Brien also won the decision over the Jacket's Derek Dorsett.

[Kodii]

^Faultlessly no. Better than usual, yes

[Vancity]

Originally Posted by Hong Kongese

The Canucks have been real hot lately, winning 10 of their last 12 games. They just beat the Blue Jackets 3-1 tonight. The whole team played faultlessly and Shane O'Brien also won the decision over the Jacket's Derek Dorsett.

They are playing pretty well these days. What a difference a month makes, eh? In January, the team couldn't buy a win, and now, they've been one of the hottest teams in the NHL (if they're not already the hottest right now). Luongo's play has gotten much better, but I think there's quite a ways still for him to be his "old self". If the Canucks can continue their hot play right into the playoffs, we'll be a team to be reckoned with. It's all about getting hot at the right time, and it seems like Vancouver's getting hot just around the right time. GO CANUCKS GO! Tuesday's game will be huge, the 'Nucks NEED to win that one. Only 5 points separate them from 5th to 9th.

[Kodii]

I'm not entirely sure I would call the Canucks "hot" right now. Especially in the game against Tampa which should have been less of a "struggle" (of sorts) to win. They're definitely playing a LOT better, but its not the sort of thing you'd classify in the same category as the Flames.

That aside, here's to a long playoff run for the Canucks!