All Entries Tagged With: "Kyle Wellwood"
A Fight for Revenge; Canucks and Blackhawks Set for Battle in Conference Semi-Final Rematch
After a frustrating and at times scary series against the Los Angeles Kings, the Vancouver Canucks have once again emerged out of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs with hopes of making the next step by advancing to the Western Conference Final for the first time since 1994. While the young and talented [...]
The Washington Capitals Must Part Ways With Alexander Semin
After a brilliant season during which he scored an amazing 40 goals, while adding 44 helpers for 84 points, in only 73 games, Alexander Semin was practically invisible during the past series against the Montreal Canadiens and their hot netminder Jaroslav Halak. The 26 year-old right winger only managed two assists in seven games for [...]
They Are Who We Thought They Were; Canucks Threaten Kings with Elimination After Dominating Game Five
During this year’s playoffs, The Canucks continue to remind me of Dennis Green’s epic post-game rant after his Arizona Cardinals lost to the Chicago Bears years ago. The Canucks are who we thought they were, it may have taken a couple games but the Canucks seemed to simultaneously hit their stride on Friday night, finding [...]
Sedins, Luongo lead Canucks Cup Campaign; The Vancouver Canucks 2010 Playoff Preview
82 Games played, 103 points. Another regular season has come and gone, and once again the Canucks stand atop the Northwest Division poised for a lengthy playoff run. Unlike years past, this season’s playoff optimism is accompanied by a sense of expectation, and in some minds a certain sense of confidence in this year’s edition [...]
Northwest Strong and Free; Canucks Clinch Division in OT Over the Wild
It wasn’t pretty, but the Vancouver Canucks clinched the Northwest Division title with a 4-3 overtime victory over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday night, winning in unnecessarily dramatic fashion. The 300th consecutive sell out crowd at GM Place was in full celebration after Alex Edler’s empty net goal put the Canucks up 3-1; however the [...]
On the Road Again: Canucks overcome Olympic Hangover against BJ’s and ‘Wings
After one of the most exciting and memorable hockey games of all time on Sunday, it’s not surprising that Roberto Luongo was given the night off against Columbus on Tuesday, allowing Andrew Raycroft to get a rare start. Luongo looked almost comfortable and at peace on the bench for a change, I guess a gold [...]
I’m with Samuelsson, the Loser Point Can Go #&%$ Itself Too
Whoa whoa whoa, a defensive minded war of attrition against Dave Tippet, I’ve had this nightmare before. Pay-Per View game purchasers were rewarded with five goals in a dominating performance by the Canucks on Sunday, but last night the Canucks and Coyotes delivered chess on ice, and it wasn’t pretty. But all is well; The [...]
Hordichuk, The OV Show and a Game Too! ‘Nucks vs. Caps Tonight
The traditional framework of an NHL team normally consists of 2 lines of scorers, a 3rd checking/energy line and a 4th line of fighters, grinders and other specialists. The Canucks are not free from this structure, but seem to be missing the point with the 3rd and 4th lines. After two months of devastating injuries, [...]
Home for Christmas; ‘Nucks Look To Continue Home Dominance
Heading into their last road trip, the Canucks surely didn’t expect to dominate the Devils and Flyers then turn around and drop 4 easy points against the Hurricanes and Predators. A good time to bounce back with some home cooking to work out the kinks and move up in the standings, right? Three straight home [...]
Short Canada trip gets Sharks to 40 points first
It’s not exactly the record pace they set last season, but the San Jose Sharks again find themselves at the top of the NHL standings. With a 5-4 shootout victory against Edmonton on Friday and a 4-2 win over Vancouver tonight the Fins became the first team to reach the 40 point plateau. The Edmonton [...]
They’re Baaaaack – Canucks Dethrone Kings 4-1.
After two months of injuries, sporadic play and a constantly evolving line-up the Vancouver Canucks actually looked like themselves last night. It was a breakout game for the Canucks, not because the Kings are an overly challenging team and not because they played their best hockey, but a few Canucks had breakout performances last night. [...]
Protecting Luongo, More Injured Canucks
If it wasn’t bad enough that the Canucks allowed four goals in the final period against the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday, Ryan Johnson left the ice on a stretcher and Roberto Luongo will also join his fallen teammates for at least a week with a hairline rib fracture. Sure – Injuries happen, but the [...]
Game 11 preview – Getting right back on the horse
Following last nights loss to the Flames in Calgary the Oilers hopped right on a plane headed to Vancouver. Between the late puck drop in last nights games and the flight I’m sure the Oilers would have liked to have had a day off to work on their game and to let some of the [...]
Sub .500 Homesick Blues; Canucks drop another Road Game
The Canucks continued with their road woes with a 2-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers yesterday. The Canucks threw 40 shots at Nikolai Khabibulin but only one was able to get past the Bulin Wall through 60 minutes. Kyle Wellwood’s attempt at a last minute rush to tie the game was a split second too [...]
Canucks Home Opener – Optimistic yet Demanding
Dropping the first two games of the season to the Calgary Flames and the Colorado Avalanche was not the way the Canucks planned to start off the season. Unfortunately the Canucks’ skaters followed the same script as last year’s opener, a terrible first period follow by 40 minutes of solid play. Last year however, some [...]
Should He Stay or Should He Go? A Canucks Roster Breakdown
As the Canucks work their way through training camp and the pre-season, many questions will be answered about the team, specifically roster positions. Through the dog days of summer, I was left wondering when Mike Gillis would be able to add that extra defencemen or depth forward to the team in order to round out [...]
