All Entries Tagged With: "Rick Rypien"
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 [...]
Santa’s Gift Ends December Roller Coaster; Canucks Drop Oil 4-1.
Heading into tonight’s game against the Oilers, the Canucks had proven to be a tough team to figure out, forget putting any money on these guys. The Canucks started the month of December 2 and 2 on the road, beating the Devils and Flyers but ending the trip with two terrible performances against the Hurricanes [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
Toews and Sedin Return to GM Place; ‘Hawks blank Canucks.
What a long, strange trip it has been. The Canucks finished a five game road trip last week with a huge 8-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche, the Cinderella story so far out of the Western Conference. After five days rest and back on home ice, the Canucks again did away with the Avalanche with [...]
‘Wings Frustrate Canucks; Rypien Strikes Again
The Canucks skaters were looking to rebound against the Red Wings last night following a terrible performance against the St. Louis Blues two nights earlier, and they did just that. The Canucks skated circles around the Red Wings for the majority of the game last night, forcing Jimmy Howard to stand tall in net and [...]
Sparked by Brawl, Canucks beat Rangers 4-1
It was a quiet and sombre affair for the first forty minutes of play between the Rangers and the rag tag group we call the Canucks these days. Christ Higgins took a couple hooking penalties, Willie Mitchell cleared the puck out of play and Shane O’Brien got a double minor for high sticking, just another [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Home Opener follows Season Opener’s script; Canucks lose to Blue Jackets
The comfort of GM Place was no cure for the Vancouver Canucks as the Blue Jackets skated to a 5-3 victory in GM Place last night. The Canucks looked to be in control for the majority of the game, but a sloppy second period defensively lead to their demise. I was hoping for a simple [...]
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 [...]
Canucks and Flames Preview and Drinking Game/Entertainment Guide
The sun has left us, the rain takes its place, and the clouds smear the sky as the temperature drops. Nature is trying to tell us something; It’s time. Hockey Season has arrived and just as the Eastern Games drop the puck I am left to watch the clock as time ticks by towards Canucks’ [...]
Canucks Depth Chart: Rypien and Bieksa Snubbed, injuries or trade TBA?
Well, its almost midnight in Victoria, BC and I should be doing my readings for school, but some things just can’t be ignored. Thanks to a fellow Puckhead, I came across what seems to be a couple of major mistakes or a serious indication of a shift in the Vancouver Canucks lineup. Above is a [...]
All New: Dressing Room, Cap Space, Rypien Victim
The Canucks dropped their first pre season game of the year last night, but the game was almost worth it after I saw Rick Rypien teach Ryan Carter a thing or two. Tom Larscheid gets a little over the top sometimes, but I love that he’s pumping Rick Rypien’s tires. Rypien doesn’t get enough credit [...]
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 [...]
