All Entries Tagged With: "Roberto Luongo"
Canucks to Embrace the Hate, Even Strength Play vs. Confident Kings in Game Two
The sky is falling in the city of Vancouver, and spring has barely sprung. Following with the seasons, the Vancouver Canucks have taken only a few strides out of the starting gate but have had a tough start to the Stanley Cup Finals, dropping their Game One matchup against the Kings for the first time since 2007 against the Anaheim Ducks.
Pivotal Summer For Yzerman Regime Begins
With the 2011-12 Tampa Bay Lightning season complete, it’s time to focus on the upcoming campaign as the Bolts brass begins to build the team and solidify the roster as we race towards the official start of the NHL’s Free Agency period on July 1. Tampa Bay will certainly look to improve the goaltending and [...]
Is It Just Me: Or Should Roberto Luongo Start in Minnesota?
Alain Vigneault is expected to start Cory Schneider for the second straight game tonight in Minnesota, giving Roberto Luongo a rest to begin Vancouver’s last road trip of the regular season. Traditionally a little time off this late in the season would be great for a goaltender who has been relied on so much so [...]
Last Night’s Review of Red Wings’ Loss to Canucks
With one shot, it was over. Alex Burrows scored the only goal in the third round of the shootout as the Vancouver Canucks snapped the Detroit Red Wings’ 23-game winning streak at home (an NHL record) with a 4-3 win. It was the best road team beating the best home team. I think the last [...]
Predators Vanquish Vancouver 3-1
The Nashville Predators continue through the Murderer’s Row segment of their schedule by facing the Vancouver Canucks at Bridgestone Arena, facing a Canucks team that had won four straight games and had not lost in regulation in their last 13 games. Daunting? No doubt. Impossible? No way. The Predators faced a tall task in attempting [...]
Detroit Red Wings Weekly Rewind
After a successful homestand where they went a perfect 6-0-0, the Detroit Red Wings remain on top of the NHL Standings with a 41-17-2 record and 84 points. During their six-game stretch at the Joe Louis Arena, the Red Wings set the league record with 23 consecutive home wins (and still counting). The Red Wings [...]
Vancouver Slips Past the Predators in a Shootout 4-3
Two plays. Two plays victimized the Predators in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Vancouver Canucks at the Bridgestone Arena. Two defensive breakdowns led to two quick first period goals by the Canucks en route to a 3-1 first period lead. The Predators fought back to force the shootout, but fell in the sixth round [...]
Detroit Red Wings Week in Review
The Detroit Red Wings (35-16-2) remain on top of the NHL standings with 72 points. Since the All-Star break, they gained five out of six points on their current road trip (2-1-1) and now stretched their lead in the Central Division by four points over the Nashville Predators. Over the past two weeks, they improved [...]
Red Wings Remain Perfect in Shootouts, Clip Canucks 4-3
Thanks to goals by Pavel Datsyuk and Jiri Hudler in the shootout, the Detroit Red Wings (35-16-1) escaped the Rogers Centre with a 4-3 win against the Vancouver Canucks. With the win, the Red Wings are stretching their lead in the much-heated Central Division by five points over the second place Nashville Predators and six [...]
Canucks Edge Bruins In Penalty-Riddled Finals Rematch
In a game that saw 30 penalties, 18 power-plays, a penalty shot, and a combined 107 minutes of penalties, the Vancouver Canucks exacted a small bit of revenge against the Boston Bruins, as they defeated the B’s by a 4-3 score. With a chance to showcase arguably the two best teams in the league, and [...]
Red Wings Rally Past Blues 3-2
If there was a movie based on tonight’s game, it would have been called “Less Than 60 Seconds.” That is how long it took the Detroit Red Wings to step up their offense and it led to their 3-2 come-from-behind win over the St. Louis Blues at the Joe Louis Arena. Pavel Datsyuk scored the [...]
Detroit Red Wings Week In Review
At the Christmas break, the Detroit Red Wings (21-12-1) are currently in third place in the Central Division with 43 points and they now stand in sixth place in the Western Conference. With back-to-back losses on the road to Vancouver and Calgary, it’s no secret that the Red Wings need to pick it up and [...]
Red Wings Get Owned By Canucks 4-2
It was a battle of two of the hottest teams in the Western Conference, but the Detroit Red Wings were denied a win and two points, losing to the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 at the Rogers Arena. The key match-up going into the game was a battle between two of the top goalies in the NHL. [...]
Northwest Noise: Canucks Fully Flop, Completely Sweep Canadian Clubs on Road
Northwest Noise is a weekly feature covering the past week in Vancouver Canucks news, offering you a soundtrack to their season every Monday as the team marches to the beat of its own drum throughout the regular season. The Vancouver Canucks struggled early against the Montreal Canadiens to begin their five-game Eastern road trip, [...]
Northwest Noise: Luongo Bounces Back Like a Bat Out of Hell
Northwest Noise is a weekly feature covering the past week in Vancouver Canucks news, offering you a soundtrack to their season every Monday as the team marches to the beat of its own drum throughout the regular season. Cory Schneider made the most of his time as the starting goaltender in front of Roberto Luongo [...]
Predators Cap an Improbable Comeback, Vanquish Vancouver 6-5
The Nashville Predators faced a monumental task, trying to get their game back on track against a formidable for in the form of the Vancouver Canucks at the Rogers Centre in Vancouver. The Predators came into the game 4-4-2 in their last 10 games, while the Cancucks entered the contest on a tear, with an [...]
The 20 most overpaid NHLers making more than $4.0M per year
More than one quarter into the 2011-12 NHL season, it’s time to have a look at the most overpaid NHLers who don’t contribute as much as their team and the general manger who signed them would like. Please note that I have not included players whose contract is buried in the AHL or oversees such [...]
Northwest Noise: Luongo Left to Sit Behind Blue Eyes in Canucks Crease
Over twenty games into the regular season the competition in the Canucks’ crease continues as Cory Schneider keeps in rhythm during his time under the Vancouver spotlight.
Red Wings Shutout Streak Continues In 2-0 Win Over Canucks
Do you think Jimmy Howard told Ty Conklin during pregame warm-ups, “Whatever you can do, I can do it too”? Highly unlikely that was said, but Howard did do what Conklin had done five days earlier—shutout the opponent. Howard was spectacular as he stopped all 25 shots for his sixth career shutout as the undefeated [...]
Line for Line, Note for Note: The 2012 Vancouver Canucks – Back In Black
It was a long off season for hockey fans, especially Canucks fans. The scars of a devastating Game Seven loss at home and an embarrassing downtown Vancouver riot only set the tone for a tragic summer for the entire hockey community. After relying heavily on music to pass the time without hockey, The Flying V [...]
