Official: Vancouver Canucks W00T

[silverpig]

It was exciting, that's for sure. Too bad Cooke hit the post, and I was SURE that Nazzy and Bertuzzi were gonna score on their 2 on 1 with seconds left

 

[CraigRT]

man, I am really bitter I don't get to watch these games... :disgust:

 

[IcemanJer]

Originally posted by: Yield
man, I am really bitter I don't get to watch these games... :disgust:

 

[silverpig]

Originally posted by: Yield
man, I am really bitter I don't get to watch these games... :disgust:

sucks to be you

 

[BaseballSTUD]

THE RED WINGS RULE ALL!!!!

 

[silverpig]

Originally posted by: BaseballSTUD
THE RED WINGS RULE ALL!!!!

You = hte POO!

 

[Aquaman]

Oilers, Canucks skate to 3-3 draw

Canadian Press
1/31/2003

VANCOUVER (CP) - Jason Chimera is showing he's more than a band-aid solution to the Edmonton Oilers' injury woes.

He might even become the cure with his expanded ice time, at least until Georges Laraque (knee), Ryan Smyth (bruised shoulder) and Mike Comrie (broken thumb) return some time after the NHL all-star break.

Chimera looked like a veteran in the third period Thursday night when his third goal in two games gave the Oilers a 3-3 tie with the Vancouver Canucks.

With the Oilers peppering Vancouver netminder Dan Cloutier, he took a backhand pass from Brian Swanson, waited until the goalie went down and fired over his blocker.

?Any time you get injuries to the top guys, every player wants that opportunity to get more ice time and you have to take advantage of it,'' said Chimera who now has 11 goals in his rookie season.

?I was just trying to find the puck. It was a pretty pass from Swanny and I was lucky to find the top corner.''

Chimera, who celebrated the first two-goal game of his NHL career Wednesday, said the Oilers left all their energy on the ice as they held a 10-1 shots edge to start the third period after playing the previous night.

?Four days off (for the all-star weekend) ... what can you say. You're just going to leave it out on the line,'' said Chimera. ?That's what we said in the dressing room. Even though you're tired, there's nothing to save it for.

?Everyone wants to step up their game a little bit with two of our top scorers out. Most teams rely on the two top guys to get some points every night. When guys get hurt, it's fun to play in those situations you normally don't.''

Defencemen Eric Brewer and Scott Ferguson, with his first goal of the season, jumped into the play to take advantage of poor Vancouver defensive zone coverage to erase a 2-0 deficit early in the second period.

It was the second time in as many games that the Canucks surrendered a two-goal lead to settle for a tie.

Trevor Linden ended a 10-game pointless drought and Henrik Sedin's power-play goal with 17 seconds left in the first period was his first goal in 17 games.

The tie was the second point Edmonton had taken from Vancouver in four games this season (0-2-1-1). It moved the Oilers a point ahead of the idle Minnesota Wild and into sole possession of second place in the Northwest.

Todd Bertuzzi scored his 28th goal and 14th on the power play to give the Canucks a 3-2 edge heading into the final period.

The Canucks have only one win in their last five games (1-2-2-0) and are a sluggish 7-6-2-0 in their last 15 after a club-record 10-game win streak earlier this NHL season.

Bertuzzi, who is going to his first all-star game with Markus Naslund and Ed Jovanovski, said the Canucks paid for mistakes.

?They're stingy,'' he said of the Oilers. ?They're a good team to play against.

?It's unfortunate we couldn't get the two points. We'll take the one and move on.''

Brendan Morrison was another frustrated Canuck looking forward to the all-star break, especially when he hit a post on a first-period short-handed breakaway and endured a 16th consecutive game without scoring.

?It's just one of those things. It's not like I'm not trying to score. I've just got to keep at it,'' he said.

Bertuzzi and linemate and Naslund are not likely to work too hard in Florida.

?We're just going to enjoy the experience,'' Bertuzzi said.

?It should be a lot of fun. We're just going to hang out, relax a bit and play a bit of hockey.''

Notes: Defenceman Ed Jovanovski returned to the Vancouver lineup after fracturing his heel Dec. 28 against Anaheim. Even though he missed a month, he remained the Canucks' top-scoring defenceman.

CHeers,
Aquaman

 

[Aquaman]

Originally posted by: silverpig

Originally posted by: BaseballSTUD
THE RED WINGS RULE ALL!!!!

You = hte POO!

Werd

You = hte POO!

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[Aquaman]

Anyone know what the reporter for the Fan 1040 said about Bertuzzi's wife?

I heard that they are Banned from GM place and that Bertuzzi was going to punch the guy out.

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[silverpig]

Originally posted by: Aquaman
Anyone know what the reporter for the Fan 1040 said about Bertuzzi's wife?

I heard that they are Banned from GM place and that Bertuzzi was going to punch the guy out.

Cheers,
Aquaman

Really??? I'm gonna have to look into this one.

Didn't they have some hotshot guy a while ago interview Linden on the air who was trying to be a Jim Rome? He was badmouthing the Canucks like crazy, Linden hung up, Burke phoned them back and went off on them? Wasn't that 1040 too?

 

[Aquaman]

I heard there has been a lot of bad blood between the Canucks & 1040. I never heard of the Trevor Linden thing though.

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[Aquaman]

Lemieux to face Canucks Tuesday

Canadian Press
2/3/2003

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Mario Lemieux is ready for his next comeback.

Lemieux, out of the Pittsburgh Penguins' lineup for all but a few minutes of their last 11 games because of a sore groin, will play Tuesday night against Vancouver and hopes to make an immediate impact.

``I felt great today on the ice and I was able to do all the drills,'' Lemieux said following an 80-minute practice Monday. ``I'm ready to go and I'm looking forward to it.

``I like to be out there when I'm feeling good and, finally, I'm feeling up to par and ready to go.''

Lemieux, still the NHL's top scorer with 68 points despite being out nearly a month, initially expected to be out only a few games after straining his groin Jan. 7 against the Islanders.

But the first groin injury of his career lingered far longer than expected and he couldn't resume skating normally until last week. He was voted as an all-star starter, but skipped Sunday's game in suburban Miami.

The 37-year-old Hall of Famer doesn't anticipate he'll need a lot of time to get back into game shape, not after playing in all but one game during the first half of the season. By contrast, he missed three-quarters of last season with a hip injury.

``I don't think it's going to take that much time,'' he said. ``If this was October or November, it would make a big difference, but I played most of the season except for this past month.''

If he stays healthy the rest of the way, Lemieux said the unwanted time off could help keep him strong the rest of the way.

``I hope I'll be stronger down the stretch and be able to play more minutes and try to help this team,'' he said.

Right now, the Penguins can't think of anything that would help them more than No. 66 on the ice again. They are 1-4-1 in their last six games and have dropped into a pack of six teams chasing the last two Eastern Conference playoff spots.

Lemieux said there's plenty of time for the Penguins to get back into contention to make the playoffs for the 12th time in 13 seasons. The schedule could help; eight of their next 11 and 15 of their next 22 games are at Mellon Arena. Only 13 of their final 30 are on the road.

``Every game is going to be a playoff game for us, and it starts (Tuesday) night,'' Lemieux said. ``Everybody on this team is aware of that.''

Even if he does need a game or two to get his game legs back, Lemieux thinks he can help the Penguins' struggling power play immediately.

The Penguins still have the NHL's best power play, despite going only 3-of-51 in their last 11 games. But their conversion rate has dropped from nearly 30 per cent with Lemieux playing to 22.3 per cent.

``They're putting a lot more pressure on the guys up top, and the guys down low aren't reacting,'' Lemieux said. ``Once we start moving the puck quickly, they (the defence) can't react as fast.

``The power play is going to be a big key. I know we've struggled the last two or three weeks, but we worked on it so that everybody knows what to do on the ice.''

Penguins forward Ville Nieminen saw a big difference with Lemieux back, even during an otherwise routine practice.

``When you lose a guy like him, there's a big hole in the highway,'' Nieminen said. ``Everybody has to throw a little bit of sand in there.

``When he's back, we can start driving, and that makes our hockey club even more dangerous.''

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[Aquaman]

Game on At 4:30 PST

Pens vs Canucks

Not on TV

Go Canucks Go !!!

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[Aquaman]

Originally posted by: Aquaman
Game on At 4:30 PST

Pens vs Canucks

Not on TV

Go Canucks Go !!!

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[Aquaman]

1/2 an hour

Go Canucks Go !!!

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[silverpig]

w00t!!! We win 3-2!

 

[Aquaman]

Woo Hoo Very exciting game

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: silverpig
w00t!!! We win 3-2!

 

[Aquaman]

Canucks spoil Mario's return

Associated Press
2/4/2003

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Vancouver Canucks knew what to expect with Mario Lemieux returning to the Pittsburgh lineup, and their penalty killers were equal to the challenge.

``It was his first game back, and we knew they were going to feed off that and he was going to take a lot of shots on the power play. Our penalty killing was the difference,'' Canucks goalie Dan Cloutier said after Vancouver stopped all five Penguins power plays in a 3-2 victory Tuesday night.

Lemieux, the NHL scoring leader, missed all but 3:53 of the Penguins' previous 11 games with a groin injury. He assisted on the first of Alexei Kovalev's two goals, but by then Vancouver had already built a 3-0 lead.

Henrik Sedin and Matt Cooke scored on successive first-period shots and Mats Lindgren added a short-handed goal early in the second period for Vancouver, which has won three of its last four road games and is 16-7-2 away from home this season.

``We wanted to make sure we came out and played hard, and we did,'' Vancouver's Todd Bertuzzi said. ``It shouldn't have been that close, to be honest with you. We had enough scoring chances to put it far out of reach.''

The Canucks fired 39 shots at Pittsburgh goalie Sebastien Caron, who stopped the final 24 while Pittsburgh climbed back into the game.

Kovalev, held without a goal in 16 of his previous 18 games, converted Martin Straka's pass for his 24th goal of the season at 5:57 of the second period to cut the lead to 3-1. He converted another pass from Straka from behind the net with 9:23 left to draw the Penguins within a goal.

``We just made mistakes at the wrong time, the wrong place on the ice,'' Lemieux said after Pittsburgh turnovers led to two Vancouver goals. ``We have to play a lot better defensively. Against a good team like that, to get behind, 3-0 ... it's tough.''

Sedin's goal at 7:48 of the first period came after his centring pass for Bertuzzi bounced off the skate of Pittsburgh defenceman Ian Moran and behind Caron.

Cooke's ninth goal of the season came just 1:45 later off a turnover by Penguins defenceman Dick Tarnstrom.

Lindgren's first short-handed goal of the season, and the ninth by the Canucks, came on a breakaway at 1:38 of the second period after he knocked down Kovalev's pass at his own blue line.

``We've been bad at letting teams come back when we've had big leads,'' said Vancouver's Markus Naslund, who picked up one assist to remain three points behind Lemieux in the NHL scoring race. ``We have to work on that, because it's going to come back and bite us.''

Lemieux played more than 26 minutes and finished with four shots in his first full game since Jan. 4.

``When you miss a month, it's hard to get right back in the swing of things,'' he said. ``I felt pretty good on the power play, but I got a little tired at the end.''

Notes: The Penguins scratched Andrew Ference and Steve McKenna (flu), while the Canucks scratched Marek Malik, Todd Warriner and Darren Langdon. ... The game began a stretch in which the Canucks play 12 of 17 games on the road. ... The Canucks reached 30 victories in 53 games, matching the second-fastest start in team history. ... The game began a stretch in which the Penguins play 15 of 22 games at home. ... Vancouver's Brendan Morrison has gone 17 games without a goal and has just one in his last 24. ... Pittsburgh goaltender Johan Hedberg (broken collarbone) could play again as early as Thursday against Florida. He has missed 13 games. ... Lindgren's goal was the Canucks' ninth short-handed goal of the season. Detroit leads the NHL with 10 short-handed goals.

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[Bigred75]

it seems the moron at 1040 said hed like to boink todds wife....i guess it got back to todd cause he made the complaint to management....this is the same guy that slagged linden last year about not playin hard enough and bein overpayed.....in that incident 1040 ended up makin a public apology to Linden and the organization...i believe the guy also got suspended. Anyway you look at it the guys career is over....what an idiot


Canucks=2003 Stanley Cup Champs

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: Bigred75
it seems the moron at 1040 said hed like to boink todds wife....i guess it got back to todd cause he made the complaint to management....this is the same guy that slagged linden last year about not playin hard enough and bein overpayed.....in that incident 1040 ended up makin a public apology to Linden and the organization...i believe the guy also got suspended. Anyway you look at it the guys career is over....what an idiot


Canucks=2003 Stanley Cup Champs

I hope so, but don't jinx it man!

 

[Aquaman]

Canucks drive for five

Sports Ticker
2/5/2003

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Ticker) -- The Vancouver Canucks tryto extend their unbeaten streak to five games Wednesday night as they visit the Columbus Blue Jackets.

The Canucks are 2-0-2 in their last four games and have 30 win in its first 53 contests for the first time since 1992-93 when they finished 46-29-9. Vancouver also reached 30 wins in its first 53 games in 1991-92.

The Canucks began a three-game road trip with a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday. Matt Cooke and Mats Lindgren had unassisted tallies for vancouver, which is seven points ahead of the Edmonton Oilers for the lead in the Northwest Division.

Vancouver is 16-7-2 away from home and is five points behind Dallas for the top spot in the Western Conference.

Columbus is unbeaten in its last three games (2-0-1) and is 6-5-1 since Doug MacLean replaced coach Dave King on January 12.

In their final game before the All-Star break, the Blue Jackets posted a 2-1 home victory over Nashville on Thursday.

Against the Predators, former All-Star Espen Knutsen scored his first goal since returning from an abdominal injury on January 28.

The Blue Jackets posted a 3-2 win in Vancouver on January 10 when Tyler Wright netted the go-ahead goal with 32 seconds to play in the second period.

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[Aquaman]

Originally posted by: Bigred75
it seems the moron at 1040 said hed like to boink todds wife....i guess it got back to todd cause he made the complaint to management....this is the same guy that slagged linden last year about not playin hard enough and bein overpayed.....in that incident 1040 ended up makin a public apology to Linden and the organization...i believe the guy also got suspended. Anyway you look at it the guys career is over....what an idiot


Canucks=2003 Stanley Cup Champs

What an asshat :|

I hope Todd meets up with the guy someday

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[oldfoof]

 

[Aquaman]

Originally posted by: oldfoof

Speechless

Cheers,
Aquaman