INJURIES ARE NO EXCUSE!!!
THAT’S THE STANDARD LINE FROM ANY COACH…IN ANY PROFESSIONAL SPORTS LEAGUE…
YESTERDAY IN WINNIPEG WE GOT MORE PROOF OF THAT…
THE B.C. LIONS WON A FOOTBALL GAME WITHOUT THEIR STARTING QUARTERBACK AND WITHOUT THEIR STARTING RUNNING BACK…
BUT THE SITUATION IN THE NHL IS NOW GETTING OUT OF HAND…
LESS THAN 3 WEEKS INTO THE REGULAR SEASON…
AND ALREADY…THERE ARE “83” PLAYERS ON THE INJURY LIST…
THAT’S NOT AN “EPIDEMIC”…THAT’S A “PANDEMIC”…
THE LIST INCLUDES SOME VERY BIG NAMES…
THE LATEST INCLUDES MILAN LUCIC OF THE BOSTON BRUINS…
WHO WILL BE GONE FOR THE NEXT 4 TO 6 WEEKS AFTER HAVING SURGERY ON HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER…
ALSO ON THE SIDELINES ARE SUCH NAMES AS…
JOHAN FRANZEN AND PAVEL DATSYUK OF THE WINGS…
SHELDON SOURAY OF THE OILERS…
MARTIN HAVLAT OF THE WILD…
ANDRE MARKOV OF THE CANADIANS…AND JOE PAVELSKI OF THE SHARKS…
WITHOUT QUESTION THE HARDEST HIT ARE THE VANCOUVER CANUCKS…
WHICH NOW HAVE 5 REGULARS OUT OF THE LINE UP…INCLUDING…
DANIEL SEDIN…
PAVOL DEMITRA…
SAMI SALO…AND MATHIEU SCHNIEDER…
UNFORTUNATELY IN THE SALARY CAP WORLD OF THE NHL…THERE IS LITTLE OR NOTHING A GENERAL MANAGER CAN DO…
THE CANUCKS NOW FIND THEMSELVES IN THE MIDDLE OF A CRITICAL PART OF THEIR SCHEDULE…
13 GAMES IN 22 NIGHTS…INCLUDING 2…BACK TO BACK ROAD GAMES…
QUITE SIMPLY IT COULD COST THEM A PLAYOFF SPOT…
IT BEGS THE QUESTION OF WHY DOES THE LEAGUE DO THIS TO ITSELF…
IT’S NO SECRET THE CAUSE OF MOST OF THESE INJURIES IS THE SCHEDULE…
TOO MANY GAMES…IN TOO FEW DAYS…
WHAT MAKES MATTERS WORSE IS THE FACT…THE SCHEDULE IS COMPRESSED…BECAUSE OF THE OLYMPICS…
IT’S NO SECRET WHAT’S DRIVING THIS IRRESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOR…
GREED!!!
BOTH ON THE PART OF THE OWNERS AND THE PLAYERS…
BUT THE END RESULT IS…BAD HOCKEY…AND ULTIMATELY THAT’S JUST BAD BUSINESS…
Monday, October 19, 2009
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
The Thrill is Gone
THE HONEYMOON IS OVER…
NO MORE MOONLIT WALKS…
NO MORE HOLDING HANDS…
NO MORE STARING INTO EACH OTHERS EYES…WHILE LISTENING TO THE GREATEST HITS OF MICHAEL BOLTON…
NO…THE LOVE AFFAIR BETWEEN TORONTO AND BRIAN BURKE IS OVER…
AT LEAST FOR NOW…
NOBODY SHOULD BE SURPRISED…ALL THE SIGNS WERE THERE…
ON SATURDAY NIGHT…PITTSBURGH DROPPED THE LEAFS 5-2…
TORONTO FANS ACTUALLY BOOED THE PLAYERS…AS THEY LEFT THE ICE…
LASTNIGHT IN NEW YORK…
THE LEAFS WERE BLOWN OUT 7-2 BY THE RANGERS…
IT’S THE FIRST TIME THE FRANCHISE HAS LOST 5 STRAIGHT TO START A SEASON IN NEARLY 20 YEARS…
THIS MORNING WHEN TORONTO FANS WOKE UP…THE BLOOD WAS ALL OVER THE SPORTS SECTIONS OF THE LOCAL PAPERS …
THE HEADLINES IN THE TORONTO STAR READ…
“MELTDOWN IN MANHATTAN”…AND…“LOUSY LEAFS”…
THE TORONTO STAR WENT WITH THIS LITTLE GEM…
“”TORONTO’S UGLY DISPLAY”…
NOW KEEP IN MIND…
THESE ARE THE SAME MEDIA TYPES IN TORONTO…WHICH HAVE FOR THE LAST YEAR…HAILED BURKE AS A “SAVIOR”…
IN FACT…IT WAS JUST LAST MONTH WHEN THE TORONTO STAR RAN A HEADLINE WHICH READ…
“BRIAN BURKE SAYS LEAFS BUILT TO MAKE PLAYOFFS”…
THE NATIONAL POST HEADLINE USED THIS QUOTE FROM BURKE…
“WELL ON OUR WAY”…
NOT SO FAST!!!
AFTER 5 GAMES INTO REGULAR SEASON…ALL THAT TALK HAS SUDDENLY STOPPED…
TONIGHT AGAINST COLORADO THE LEAFS WILL START THEIR THIRD STRING GOALTENDER…JOEY MCDONALD…
AND HAVE SENT 2 VETERANS…MATT STAJAN AND NIKLAS HAGMAN…TO THE PRESS BOX…
THIS SEASON HOCKEY FANS IN TORONTO MIGHT HAVE HAD SOMETHING TO GET EXCITED ABOUT…WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF DRAFTING FIRST OVER ALL NEXT JUNE…
EXCEPT…WELL…BURKE HAS ALREADY TRADED AWAY THE PICK…
AND THEIR FIRST ROUND PICK IN 2011…
THAT’S THE TROUBLE WITH “LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT”…
WAKING UP THE NEXT MORNING…
NO MORE MOONLIT WALKS…
NO MORE HOLDING HANDS…
NO MORE STARING INTO EACH OTHERS EYES…WHILE LISTENING TO THE GREATEST HITS OF MICHAEL BOLTON…
NO…THE LOVE AFFAIR BETWEEN TORONTO AND BRIAN BURKE IS OVER…
AT LEAST FOR NOW…
NOBODY SHOULD BE SURPRISED…ALL THE SIGNS WERE THERE…
ON SATURDAY NIGHT…PITTSBURGH DROPPED THE LEAFS 5-2…
TORONTO FANS ACTUALLY BOOED THE PLAYERS…AS THEY LEFT THE ICE…
LASTNIGHT IN NEW YORK…
THE LEAFS WERE BLOWN OUT 7-2 BY THE RANGERS…
IT’S THE FIRST TIME THE FRANCHISE HAS LOST 5 STRAIGHT TO START A SEASON IN NEARLY 20 YEARS…
THIS MORNING WHEN TORONTO FANS WOKE UP…THE BLOOD WAS ALL OVER THE SPORTS SECTIONS OF THE LOCAL PAPERS …
THE HEADLINES IN THE TORONTO STAR READ…
“MELTDOWN IN MANHATTAN”…AND…“LOUSY LEAFS”…
THE TORONTO STAR WENT WITH THIS LITTLE GEM…
“”TORONTO’S UGLY DISPLAY”…
NOW KEEP IN MIND…
THESE ARE THE SAME MEDIA TYPES IN TORONTO…WHICH HAVE FOR THE LAST YEAR…HAILED BURKE AS A “SAVIOR”…
IN FACT…IT WAS JUST LAST MONTH WHEN THE TORONTO STAR RAN A HEADLINE WHICH READ…
“BRIAN BURKE SAYS LEAFS BUILT TO MAKE PLAYOFFS”…
THE NATIONAL POST HEADLINE USED THIS QUOTE FROM BURKE…
“WELL ON OUR WAY”…
NOT SO FAST!!!
AFTER 5 GAMES INTO REGULAR SEASON…ALL THAT TALK HAS SUDDENLY STOPPED…
TONIGHT AGAINST COLORADO THE LEAFS WILL START THEIR THIRD STRING GOALTENDER…JOEY MCDONALD…
AND HAVE SENT 2 VETERANS…MATT STAJAN AND NIKLAS HAGMAN…TO THE PRESS BOX…
THIS SEASON HOCKEY FANS IN TORONTO MIGHT HAVE HAD SOMETHING TO GET EXCITED ABOUT…WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF DRAFTING FIRST OVER ALL NEXT JUNE…
EXCEPT…WELL…BURKE HAS ALREADY TRADED AWAY THE PICK…
AND THEIR FIRST ROUND PICK IN 2011…
THAT’S THE TROUBLE WITH “LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT”…
WAKING UP THE NEXT MORNING…
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Canuck Fans
CANUCK FANS HAVE BEEN SLAGGED…RIPPED…DISSED…AND SLAPPED IN THE FACE…
AND THE WORST PART OF ALL THIS…MAYBE…WE DESERVE IT…
THE SOURCE IS A DAVID BREITMAN…
A CANADIAN…WHO WENT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA…AND IS NOW WORKING IN LOS ANGELES FOR SPIKE T.V…
BREITMAN HAS NOW ISSUED HIS LIST OF:
”THE 10 TEAMS WITH THE MOST ANNOYING FANS”…
COMING IN AT NUMBER 5 IS…THE VANCOUVER CANUCKS…
HE CALLS THEIR FANS “ARROGANT”…AND “SCUMBAGS”
DESCRIBES THEM AS PEOPLE WHO SPEND THEIR DAYS…
1) DEMANDING TRADES ON LOCAL RADIO SHOWS…
2) REMINICING ABOUT THE YEAR THEY ALMOST SIGNED WAYNE GRETZKY…AND…
3) PREACHING ABOUT HOW HOSTING JAROME IGINLA AND THE CANADIAN OLYMPIC TEAM WILL FINALLY ESTABLISH THEIR CITY AS A GENUINE HOCKEY TOWN…
HE REFERS TO THE SEDINS AS…”HOMO-EROTIC SWEDISH TWINS…THAT SEEM PHYSICALLY AFRAID OF THE PLAYOFFS”…
HOLD ON…THEM ARE FIGHTIN’ WORDS…
BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE…
BREITMAN HAS GONE SO FAR AS TO OFFER UP A WAY TO DETERMINE WHO IS…AND WHO IS NOT…A CANUCK FAN…
CHECK THIS OUT…
“NEXT TIME YOU SEE A SUSPECTED PYRAMID SCHEMER…IN THE CORNER OF A TRENDY WINE BAR…SPORTING A $200 DOLLAR HAIR CUT AND $900 DOLLAR SUIT…GO AHEAD AND ASK HIM ABOUT KEVIN BIEKSA…
ODDS ARE HE’S A VANCOUVER CANUCKS FAN”…
UNFORTUNATELY….BREITMAN HAS A POINT…
CANUCK FANS REALLY HAVE NOTHING TO JUSTIFY THEIR SUPPORT…
THERE ARE NO STANLEY CUP BANNERS IN THE RAFTERS OF GM PLACE…
IN 40 YEARS…THERE’S NOT ONE PLAYER IN THE HOCKEY HALL OF FAME…
AND THEN THERE’S “RICHARD BEACH”…THE CANUCK FAN…WHO CANCELLED HIS CABLE LAST SEASON WHEN THE CANUCKS LOST IN SAN JOSE…
HOW DO YOU ARGUE THAT???
WELL AT LEAST WE CAN TAKE SOME COMFORT IN THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THE CANUCKS DO NOT HAVE “THE” WORST FANS…
THAT TITLE BELONGS TO THE CHICAGO CUBS…
WHO HAVE NOT WON A CHAMPIONSHIP IN 101 YEARS…
HELL IT’S ONLY BEEN…94 YEARS FOR HOCKEY FANS IN THIS CITY…
AND THE WORST PART OF ALL THIS…MAYBE…WE DESERVE IT…
THE SOURCE IS A DAVID BREITMAN…
A CANADIAN…WHO WENT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA…AND IS NOW WORKING IN LOS ANGELES FOR SPIKE T.V…
BREITMAN HAS NOW ISSUED HIS LIST OF:
”THE 10 TEAMS WITH THE MOST ANNOYING FANS”…
COMING IN AT NUMBER 5 IS…THE VANCOUVER CANUCKS…
HE CALLS THEIR FANS “ARROGANT”…AND “SCUMBAGS”
DESCRIBES THEM AS PEOPLE WHO SPEND THEIR DAYS…
1) DEMANDING TRADES ON LOCAL RADIO SHOWS…
2) REMINICING ABOUT THE YEAR THEY ALMOST SIGNED WAYNE GRETZKY…AND…
3) PREACHING ABOUT HOW HOSTING JAROME IGINLA AND THE CANADIAN OLYMPIC TEAM WILL FINALLY ESTABLISH THEIR CITY AS A GENUINE HOCKEY TOWN…
HE REFERS TO THE SEDINS AS…”HOMO-EROTIC SWEDISH TWINS…THAT SEEM PHYSICALLY AFRAID OF THE PLAYOFFS”…
HOLD ON…THEM ARE FIGHTIN’ WORDS…
BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE…
BREITMAN HAS GONE SO FAR AS TO OFFER UP A WAY TO DETERMINE WHO IS…AND WHO IS NOT…A CANUCK FAN…
CHECK THIS OUT…
“NEXT TIME YOU SEE A SUSPECTED PYRAMID SCHEMER…IN THE CORNER OF A TRENDY WINE BAR…SPORTING A $200 DOLLAR HAIR CUT AND $900 DOLLAR SUIT…GO AHEAD AND ASK HIM ABOUT KEVIN BIEKSA…
ODDS ARE HE’S A VANCOUVER CANUCKS FAN”…
UNFORTUNATELY….BREITMAN HAS A POINT…
CANUCK FANS REALLY HAVE NOTHING TO JUSTIFY THEIR SUPPORT…
THERE ARE NO STANLEY CUP BANNERS IN THE RAFTERS OF GM PLACE…
IN 40 YEARS…THERE’S NOT ONE PLAYER IN THE HOCKEY HALL OF FAME…
AND THEN THERE’S “RICHARD BEACH”…THE CANUCK FAN…WHO CANCELLED HIS CABLE LAST SEASON WHEN THE CANUCKS LOST IN SAN JOSE…
HOW DO YOU ARGUE THAT???
WELL AT LEAST WE CAN TAKE SOME COMFORT IN THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THE CANUCKS DO NOT HAVE “THE” WORST FANS…
THAT TITLE BELONGS TO THE CHICAGO CUBS…
WHO HAVE NOT WON A CHAMPIONSHIP IN 101 YEARS…
HELL IT’S ONLY BEEN…94 YEARS FOR HOCKEY FANS IN THIS CITY…
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
0 and 3
LASTNIGHT WATCHING THE PHILADELPHIA FLYERS…
IT WOULD BE HARD…IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE…FOR CANUCK FANS NOT TO FEEL JUST A LITTLE JEALOUS…
AFTER ALL…THE FLYERS BEAT THE WASHINGTON CAPITALS 6-5 IN OVERTIME…
PHILADELPHIA NOW LEADS THE EASTERN CONFERENCE WITH A PERFECT RECORD OF 3-0…
BUT THERE IS A LESSON TO BE LEARNED…
THIS IS THE SAME PHILADELPHIA TEAM…WHICH ONLY A YEAR AGO…LOST ITS FIRST 6 GAMES OF THE SEASON…
SOUND FAMILAR???
THE SAME PHILADELPHIA TEAM…WHICH ONLY A YEAR AGO…HAD MADE IT TO THE EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS…
IT’S ANOTHER REMINDER…THAT IN TODAYS NHL…
IT’S NOT HOW YOU START THAT MATTERS…IT’S HOW YOU FINISH…
TONIGHT THE CANUCKS TAKE ON THE MONTREAL CANADAINS…
A TEAM THAT WILL BE PLAYING ITS SECOND ROAD GAME IN AS MANY NIGHTS…
A TEAM THAT HAS LOST ITS TOP DEFENCEMAN…ANDRIE MARKOV…
AND ON SUNDAY…DALLAS IS IN TOWN…
THE STARS ARE A FRANCHISE IN COMPLETE “RE-BUILD”…
THEY HAVE A NEW GENERAL MANAGER IN JOE NIEUWENDYK…
AND A NEW HEAD COACH IN MARC CRAWFORD…
THEY ALSO HAVE LOST THEIR FIRST 2 GAMES OF THE SEASON…
STARTING TO FEEL BETTER???
SHOULD THE CANUCKS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS SITUATION…AND POST 2 VICTORIES OVER THE NEXT 5 DAYS…
TRUST ME…THE NEED TO PANIC…WILL SUDDENLY DISSAPPEAR…
IN THE WORDS OF ROBERTO LUONGO:
“RIGHT NOW WE NEED TO TAKE A DEEP BREATH…RELAX AND JUST GO OUT AND PLAY”…
WHAT SHOULD ALSO ENCOURAGE FANS IS THIS ONE STAT…
THE CANUCKS HAVE PRODUCED 120 SHOTS IN THEIR FIRST 3 GAMES…
NOW HAVING SAID THAT…
THE WORDS OF TONY GALLAGER IN THE VANCOUVER PROVINCE THIS MORNING…STILL ARE HANGING IN THE AIR…
“BUT THEY’RE STILL 0-3”…
UNTIL THAT CHANGES…NO HISTORY LESSON…NO STAT…AND NO LITTLE PEP TALK…IS GOING MAKE THESE FANS FEEL GOOD ABOUT THEIR TEAM…
IN THE MEANTIME THE LEAST YOU CAN DO IS…“TAKE A DEEP BREATH”…
IT WOULD BE HARD…IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE…FOR CANUCK FANS NOT TO FEEL JUST A LITTLE JEALOUS…
AFTER ALL…THE FLYERS BEAT THE WASHINGTON CAPITALS 6-5 IN OVERTIME…
PHILADELPHIA NOW LEADS THE EASTERN CONFERENCE WITH A PERFECT RECORD OF 3-0…
BUT THERE IS A LESSON TO BE LEARNED…
THIS IS THE SAME PHILADELPHIA TEAM…WHICH ONLY A YEAR AGO…LOST ITS FIRST 6 GAMES OF THE SEASON…
SOUND FAMILAR???
THE SAME PHILADELPHIA TEAM…WHICH ONLY A YEAR AGO…HAD MADE IT TO THE EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS…
IT’S ANOTHER REMINDER…THAT IN TODAYS NHL…
IT’S NOT HOW YOU START THAT MATTERS…IT’S HOW YOU FINISH…
TONIGHT THE CANUCKS TAKE ON THE MONTREAL CANADAINS…
A TEAM THAT WILL BE PLAYING ITS SECOND ROAD GAME IN AS MANY NIGHTS…
A TEAM THAT HAS LOST ITS TOP DEFENCEMAN…ANDRIE MARKOV…
AND ON SUNDAY…DALLAS IS IN TOWN…
THE STARS ARE A FRANCHISE IN COMPLETE “RE-BUILD”…
THEY HAVE A NEW GENERAL MANAGER IN JOE NIEUWENDYK…
AND A NEW HEAD COACH IN MARC CRAWFORD…
THEY ALSO HAVE LOST THEIR FIRST 2 GAMES OF THE SEASON…
STARTING TO FEEL BETTER???
SHOULD THE CANUCKS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS SITUATION…AND POST 2 VICTORIES OVER THE NEXT 5 DAYS…
TRUST ME…THE NEED TO PANIC…WILL SUDDENLY DISSAPPEAR…
IN THE WORDS OF ROBERTO LUONGO:
“RIGHT NOW WE NEED TO TAKE A DEEP BREATH…RELAX AND JUST GO OUT AND PLAY”…
WHAT SHOULD ALSO ENCOURAGE FANS IS THIS ONE STAT…
THE CANUCKS HAVE PRODUCED 120 SHOTS IN THEIR FIRST 3 GAMES…
NOW HAVING SAID THAT…
THE WORDS OF TONY GALLAGER IN THE VANCOUVER PROVINCE THIS MORNING…STILL ARE HANGING IN THE AIR…
“BUT THEY’RE STILL 0-3”…
UNTIL THAT CHANGES…NO HISTORY LESSON…NO STAT…AND NO LITTLE PEP TALK…IS GOING MAKE THESE FANS FEEL GOOD ABOUT THEIR TEAM…
IN THE MEANTIME THE LEAST YOU CAN DO IS…“TAKE A DEEP BREATH”…
Monday, October 5, 2009
Canucks panic!
ATTENTION VANCOUVER HOCKEY FANS…
BEFORE YOU BURN YOUR AUTHENTIC CANUCKS JERSEY…
AND GO SCREAMING DOWN ROBSON STREET DEMANDING THE TEAM FIRE THE HEAD COACH…AND TRADE EVERY SINGLE PLAYER ON THE ROSTER…
CATCH YOUR BREATH…CHILL OUT…
AND REMEMBER THERE ARE STILL ANOTHER 80 GAMES IN THE SEASON…
THE CANUCKS ARE NOT THE ONLY TEAM TO START THIS SEASON AT 0 AND 2…
SO HAVE THE DETROIT RED WINGS…
IN FACT THERE ARE 14 TEAMS STILL LOOKING FOR THEIR FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON…
HAVING SAID THAT…
YES FANS IN THIS CITY HAVE CAUSE FOR CONCERN…
ON THE TOP OF THE LIST…”THE PENALTY KILL”…
“4 FOR 9 AIN’T GONNA GET IT DONE!!!”
WHEN ASKED ABOUT WHAT THE CANUCKS HAVE TO DO…
DANIEL SEDIN DID NOT HESITATE IN SAYING…
“THE NUMBER 1 THING TO DO BETTER…IS STAY OUT OF THE BOX”…
ALSO ON THE LIST IS:
CASHING IN ON THEIR CHANCES…
THE CANUCKS HAVE PRODUCED 77 SHOTS IN THEIR FIRST 2 GAMES…
THAT’S THE SECOND MOST OF ANY TEAM IN THE LEAGUE…
AND YET…THEY HAVE JUST 3 GOALS TO SHOW FOR THEMSELVES…
ADD IT ALL UP AND THE CANUCKS AND THEIR COACHING STAFF KNOW ONE THING…
THEY MUST EXECUTE BETTER…
AS HEAD COACH ALAIN VIGNEAULT EXPLAINED…
“THIS IS A VETERAN GROUP AND GUYS KNOW HOW TO PLAY”…
THERE IS ONE OTHER REASON TO APPROACH THIS GAME AGAINST COLUMBUS WITH A SENSE OF URGENCY…
IT IS THE START OF A 3 GAME HOME STAND…
THANKS TO THE OLYMPICS…
THE CANUCKS HAVE BEEN HANDED A SCHEDULE WITH ROAD TRIPS THAT ARE LONGER…THAN AN NHL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE CALL…
AS A RESULT…HOME GAMES WILL HAVE “EXTRA VALUE” THIS SEASON…
WITH THAT IN MIND…SHOULD THE CANUCKS LOSE THEIR NEXT 3 GAMES…
OK…THEN FEEL FREE…TO BURN THE JERSEY…AND GO SCREAMING DOWN ROBSON STREET…
ODDS ARE PRETTY GOOD…YOU WON’T BE ALONE!!!
BEFORE YOU BURN YOUR AUTHENTIC CANUCKS JERSEY…
AND GO SCREAMING DOWN ROBSON STREET DEMANDING THE TEAM FIRE THE HEAD COACH…AND TRADE EVERY SINGLE PLAYER ON THE ROSTER…
CATCH YOUR BREATH…CHILL OUT…
AND REMEMBER THERE ARE STILL ANOTHER 80 GAMES IN THE SEASON…
THE CANUCKS ARE NOT THE ONLY TEAM TO START THIS SEASON AT 0 AND 2…
SO HAVE THE DETROIT RED WINGS…
IN FACT THERE ARE 14 TEAMS STILL LOOKING FOR THEIR FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON…
HAVING SAID THAT…
YES FANS IN THIS CITY HAVE CAUSE FOR CONCERN…
ON THE TOP OF THE LIST…”THE PENALTY KILL”…
“4 FOR 9 AIN’T GONNA GET IT DONE!!!”
WHEN ASKED ABOUT WHAT THE CANUCKS HAVE TO DO…
DANIEL SEDIN DID NOT HESITATE IN SAYING…
“THE NUMBER 1 THING TO DO BETTER…IS STAY OUT OF THE BOX”…
ALSO ON THE LIST IS:
CASHING IN ON THEIR CHANCES…
THE CANUCKS HAVE PRODUCED 77 SHOTS IN THEIR FIRST 2 GAMES…
THAT’S THE SECOND MOST OF ANY TEAM IN THE LEAGUE…
AND YET…THEY HAVE JUST 3 GOALS TO SHOW FOR THEMSELVES…
ADD IT ALL UP AND THE CANUCKS AND THEIR COACHING STAFF KNOW ONE THING…
THEY MUST EXECUTE BETTER…
AS HEAD COACH ALAIN VIGNEAULT EXPLAINED…
“THIS IS A VETERAN GROUP AND GUYS KNOW HOW TO PLAY”…
THERE IS ONE OTHER REASON TO APPROACH THIS GAME AGAINST COLUMBUS WITH A SENSE OF URGENCY…
IT IS THE START OF A 3 GAME HOME STAND…
THANKS TO THE OLYMPICS…
THE CANUCKS HAVE BEEN HANDED A SCHEDULE WITH ROAD TRIPS THAT ARE LONGER…THAN AN NHL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE CALL…
AS A RESULT…HOME GAMES WILL HAVE “EXTRA VALUE” THIS SEASON…
WITH THAT IN MIND…SHOULD THE CANUCKS LOSE THEIR NEXT 3 GAMES…
OK…THEN FEEL FREE…TO BURN THE JERSEY…AND GO SCREAMING DOWN ROBSON STREET…
ODDS ARE PRETTY GOOD…YOU WON’T BE ALONE!!!
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