WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A STOPPABLE FORCE…MEETS MOVABLE OBJECT???
WE ARE ABOUT TO FIND OUT TONIGHT AT GM PLACE…
THE CANUCKS HAVE LOST 5 OF THEIR FIRST 6 HOME GAMES…THE WORST “HOME RECORD” IN THE ENTIRE NHL…
THEY MEET THE NASHVILLE PREDATORS…A TEAM THAT HAS LOST ALL 5 GAMES THEY’VE PLAYED ON THE ROAD…
THE WORST “AWAY RECORD” IN THE ENTIRE NHL…
SOMETHING HAS GOT TO GIVE…
WITH THE PREDATORS…IT’S UNDERSTANDABLE…
THE TEAM IS FOR SALE AND OVER THE SUMMER OWNERSHIP GUTTED THE ROSTER…
THE ISSUE WITH THE CANUCKS IS JUST AS SIMPLE…
THE CANUCKS HAVE FORGOTTEN WHO THEY ARE…
SOMEHOW BETWEEN THE END OF LAST SEASON AND THE START OF THIS SEASON THE PLAYERS IN THAT DRESSING ROOM GOT THE IDEA THAT THEY COULD WIN BY SHOWING UP…
TREVOR LINDEN PUT IT BEST THIS WEEK WHEN HE STATED…”WE’VE GONE IN THE WRONG DIRECTION”…
THAT MAY BE THE UNDERSTATEMENT OF THE YEAR…
NOW COMES THE CHALLENGE OF TURNING THIS SHIP AROUND…
THE FEAR CANUCK FANS HAVE…IS…THE SHIP THEIR WATCHING IS THE EXXON VALDEZ…
TO BEGIN WITH THE TEAM HAS BEEN DEALING WITH HEALTH ISSUES SINCE THE START OF TRAINING CAMP…
MISSING TONIGHT WILL BE…
JEFF COWAN…LUKAS KRAJICEK…RICK RYPIEN AND PERHAPS…WILLIE MITCHEL…
BUT AT THIS TIME OF THE SEASON…FANS ARE NOT LOOKING FOR EXCUSES…THEY ARE LOOKING FOR ANSWERS…
UNFORTUNATELY THERE IS NO ONE SINGLE ASPECT OF THE GAME THE CANUCKS HAVE TO IMPROVE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM…
THEY ARE AVERAGING THE FEWEST SHOTS ON GOAL IN THE NHL…
THEIR FACE OFF PERCENTAGE IS THE LOWEST IN THE NHL…
AND THEIR PENALTY KILL IS 21ST OVER ALL…
LAST SEASON…THE CANUCKS HAD THE BEST PENALTY KILL IN THE LEAGUE…
IT DOES NOT HELP THAT GOALTENDER ROBERTO LUONGO IS NOT PLAYING LIKE…ROBERTO LUONGO…
HIS GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE IS NOW 2.92…
OF THE 30 STARTING GOALTENDERS IN THE NHL…LUONGO RANKS…25TH…
NOW THE GOOD NEWS…NASHVILLE HAS THE WORST RECORD IN THE ENTIRE WESTERN CONFERENCE…
IF THERE WAS EVER A TIME TO TURN THINGS AROUND…TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT…