MVP…
IT HAS A NICE RING TO IT…ESPECIALLY IF YOU’RE A CANUCK FAN…
LASTNIGHT HENRIK SEDIN PICKED UP 3 MORE POINTS TO GIVE HIM 104 FOR THE SEASON…
HENRIK NOW LEADS THE NHL SCORING RACE BY 3 POINTS OVER ALEXANDER OVECHKIN…
WITH JUST 6 GAMES LEFT IN THE REGULAR SEASON HENRIK SEDIN WOULD HAVE TO BE CONSIDERED THE FAVORITE TO WIN THE ART ROSS…
BUT THE HART TROPHY???
THAT’S A DIFFERENT STORY…
THE AWARD IS GIVEN TO THE PLAYER WHO IS…QUOTE…
“JUDGED TO BE THE MOST VALUABLE TO HIS TEAM”…
AND THAT GETS US TO “THE JOKER” IN THE DECK…
THE PEOPLE WHO DO THE JUDGING ARE THE PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF THE NHL…
THE PROBLEM IS…MOST OF THOSE WRITERS LIVE ON THE EAST COAST AND RARELY SEE HENRIK SEDIN…
IN FACT…IN THE LAST 15 YEARS…THE AWARD HAS BEEN GIVEN TO A PLAYER IN THE EASTERN CONFERENCE 11 TIMES…
AND IN THE LAST 20 YEARS…ONLY 2 PLAYERS ON THE WEST COAST HAVE WON IT…
JOE THORNTON AND WAYNE GRETZKY…
TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF JUST HOW DEEP THE “BIAS” GOES…
KEN CAMPBELL FROM THE HOCKEY NEWS HAS GIVEN HIS LIST OF REASONS WHY HENRIK SEDIN DOES NOT DESERVE TO WIN THE HART TROPHY…
ON THE TOP OF THE LIST…“TOO MANY ASSISTS”…
IF YOU CAN BELIEVE THIS…75 ASSISTS ARE NOW A BAD THING…
THINK ABOUT THIS FOR A SECOND…
LET’S SAY TORONTO GENERAL MANAGER BRIAN BURKE HAD SIGNED THE SEDINS LAST SUMMER…
AND LET’S SAY…THE HENRIK SEDIN PUT UP THE SAME NUMBERS IN THAT CITY…AND WAS ABOUT TO WIN THE ART ROSS TROPHY…
AND LET’S SAY…THE TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS WERE ABOUT TO WIN THEIR DIVISION…
IS THERE ANY QUESTION HENRIK SEDIN WOULD BECOME THE FIRST LEAF TO WIN THE HART TROPHY IN 55 YEARS???
THE TRUTH IS…THEY’D BE NAMING HIGH SCHOOLS AFTER HIM…
WHAT IS TRULY AMAZING ABOUT WHAT HENRIK HAS ACCOMPLISHED THIS SEASON IS THE FACT HIS BROTHER DANIEL HAS MISSED 18 GAMES…
IN A PERFECT WORLD…HENRIK SEDIN WINS THE HART TROPHY…
BUT AS WE ARE CONTINUALLY REMINDED…THE NHL IS FAR FROM PERFECT…
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Phoenix Coyotes
THE FATE OF THE PHOENIX COYOTES MAYBE DECIDED BY AS EARLY AS THIS THURSDAY…
ACCORDING TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL…
THURSDAY IS THE UNOFFICIAL DEADLINE SET DOWN BY THE CITY OF GLENDALE TO GET A DEAL DONE WITH EITHER…
THE ICE EDGE HOLDING GROUP…OR JERRY REINSDORF…
THE ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED IS…AS ALWAYS…“THE LEASE” ON THE ARENA…
WHICH HAS ANOTHER 26 YEARS LEFT ON IT…
AT THIS POINT…THE FRONT RUNNER APPEARS TO BE REINSDORF…
WHO IS DEMANDING A SPECIAL TAX DISTRICT TO BE CREATED AROUND THE ARENA TO GENERATE REVENUE FOR THE TEAM…
HE ALSO WANTS AN ESCAPE CLAUSE…IF THE TEAM CAN NOT GENERATE ENOUGH REVENUE…
WHICH IS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME OFFER HE MADE LAST SEPTEMBER…
THAT DEAL WOULD HAVE HAD THE CITY…PAY REINSDORF $23 MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR IN SUBSIDIES…
NO WONDER THEY TURNED IT DOWN…
INK THE MEANTIME…THE ICE EDGE GROUP INSISTS IT “IS” STILL IN THE GAME…
ON MONDAY THE HEAD OF THE COMPANY ANTHONY LEBLANC…QUOTED MARK TWAIN…BY SENDING THIS E-MAIL…
“REPORTS OF MY DEATH ARE GREATLY EXAGGERATED”…
BUT ONCE AGAIN…UNLESS THERE IS A NEW LEASE…THERE IS NO FINANCING…AND THERE IS NO DEAL…
IT ALL LEAVES THE NHL IN A SERIOUS JAM…
THE LEAGUE OWNS A TEAM…WHICH IT CAN NOT SELL…AND CAN NOT AFFORD TO KEEP…
WHICH MAY EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED ON MONDAY…
THE PHOENIX BUSINESS JOURNAL REPORTED THAT THE NHL HAS AN AGREEMENT IN PLACE TO MOVE THE FRANCHISE BACK TO WINNIPEG IF AN OWNER CAN NOT BE FOUND…
ALTHOUGH THE REPORT DOES NOT HAVE A SOURCE…CLEARLY THIS IS A GREAT BENEFIT TO THE NHL…
NHL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BILL DALY WAS QUICK TO DENY THAT ANY SUCH DEAL EXISTS…
BUT DALY WAS ALSO JUST AS QUICK TO CONFIRM…
THE NHL IS INTERESTED IN MOVING A TEAM TO THAT CITY…
CALLING IT…”AN INTRIGUING POSSIBILITY”…
IT APPEARS AS IF THE NHL IS NOW TRYING TO USE THIS THREAT…TO PUT PRESSURE ON THE CITY OF GLENDALE…
IN THE END…THIS IS A HIGH STAKES POKER GAME…
AND LIKE THEY SAY IN VEGAS…
”IF YOU LOSE YOUR HEAD…YOU’LL LOSE YOUR CHIPS”…
ACCORDING TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL…
THURSDAY IS THE UNOFFICIAL DEADLINE SET DOWN BY THE CITY OF GLENDALE TO GET A DEAL DONE WITH EITHER…
THE ICE EDGE HOLDING GROUP…OR JERRY REINSDORF…
THE ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED IS…AS ALWAYS…“THE LEASE” ON THE ARENA…
WHICH HAS ANOTHER 26 YEARS LEFT ON IT…
AT THIS POINT…THE FRONT RUNNER APPEARS TO BE REINSDORF…
WHO IS DEMANDING A SPECIAL TAX DISTRICT TO BE CREATED AROUND THE ARENA TO GENERATE REVENUE FOR THE TEAM…
HE ALSO WANTS AN ESCAPE CLAUSE…IF THE TEAM CAN NOT GENERATE ENOUGH REVENUE…
WHICH IS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME OFFER HE MADE LAST SEPTEMBER…
THAT DEAL WOULD HAVE HAD THE CITY…PAY REINSDORF $23 MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR IN SUBSIDIES…
NO WONDER THEY TURNED IT DOWN…
INK THE MEANTIME…THE ICE EDGE GROUP INSISTS IT “IS” STILL IN THE GAME…
ON MONDAY THE HEAD OF THE COMPANY ANTHONY LEBLANC…QUOTED MARK TWAIN…BY SENDING THIS E-MAIL…
“REPORTS OF MY DEATH ARE GREATLY EXAGGERATED”…
BUT ONCE AGAIN…UNLESS THERE IS A NEW LEASE…THERE IS NO FINANCING…AND THERE IS NO DEAL…
IT ALL LEAVES THE NHL IN A SERIOUS JAM…
THE LEAGUE OWNS A TEAM…WHICH IT CAN NOT SELL…AND CAN NOT AFFORD TO KEEP…
WHICH MAY EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED ON MONDAY…
THE PHOENIX BUSINESS JOURNAL REPORTED THAT THE NHL HAS AN AGREEMENT IN PLACE TO MOVE THE FRANCHISE BACK TO WINNIPEG IF AN OWNER CAN NOT BE FOUND…
ALTHOUGH THE REPORT DOES NOT HAVE A SOURCE…CLEARLY THIS IS A GREAT BENEFIT TO THE NHL…
NHL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BILL DALY WAS QUICK TO DENY THAT ANY SUCH DEAL EXISTS…
BUT DALY WAS ALSO JUST AS QUICK TO CONFIRM…
THE NHL IS INTERESTED IN MOVING A TEAM TO THAT CITY…
CALLING IT…”AN INTRIGUING POSSIBILITY”…
IT APPEARS AS IF THE NHL IS NOW TRYING TO USE THIS THREAT…TO PUT PRESSURE ON THE CITY OF GLENDALE…
IN THE END…THIS IS A HIGH STAKES POKER GAME…
AND LIKE THEY SAY IN VEGAS…
”IF YOU LOSE YOUR HEAD…YOU’LL LOSE YOUR CHIPS”…
Friday, March 26, 2010
NHL Confidential
NHL CONFIDENTIAL”…
THAT’S WHAT ESPN CALLS ITS LATEST SURVEY…
IN ALL…THE NETWORK ASKED 50 PLAYERS 20 QUESTIONS THAT RANGED FROM…
“WHO’S THE BEST PLAYER???”…TO…”WHO HAS THE HOTTEST SPOUSE???”
THE ANSWERS SAY A LOT ABOUT THE GAME…THE PEOPLE WHO RUN IT…AND ABOVE ALL…
THE PLAYERS THEMSELVES…
TO START WITH:
73 PERCENT OF THE PLAYERS THINK ALEXANDER OVECHKIN IS THE BEST PLAYER…
THEY ALSO THINK THE MOST OVER RATED IS ROBERTO LUONGO…
WHEN IT CAME TO THE QUESTION OF…“WHO HAS THE SMARTEST FANS???”
VANCOUVER FINISHED ON TOP WITH 32 PERCENT OF THE VOTE…
THE BEST FIGHTER IS DEREK BOOGAARD OF THE WILD…
BUT RICK RYPEIN OF THE CANUCKS FINISHED 2ND WITH 20 PERCENT OF THE VOTE…
“DIRTIEST PLAYER???”...CHRIS PRONGER…OVECHKIN FINISHED 3RD…RIGHT BEHIND SEAN AVERY…
THE PLAYERS BELIEVE…THE SMARTEST COACH IS MIKE BABCOCK OF THE WINGS…
BUT WHEN IT CAME TO…”LAST COACH THEY’D WANT TO PLAY FOR???”
JOHN TORTORELLA OF THE RANGERS TOOK THE HONOR…
THE PLAYERS BELIEVE CHICAGO WILL WIN THE STANLEY CUP…
WASHINGTON FINISHED 4TH WITH ONLY 14 PERCENT OF THE VOTE…
BEST FRANCHISE…DETROIT…
WORST FRANCHISE…PHOENIX…
WHEN ASKED…”HOW CAN THE NHL GAIN POPULARITY???”
52 PERCENT SAID…”MORE TV EXPOSURE”…
AS EXPECTED NHL COMMISSIONER GARY BETTMAN IS NOT FARE WELL…
NOT ONE PLAYER GAVE BETTMAN AN “A” GRADE…
THEN IT GOT PERSONAL…
WHO HAS THE HOTTEST SPOUSE???
MIKE FISHER WITH CARRIE UNDERWOOD TOOK 48 PERCENT OF THE VOTE…
BUT 7 PLAYERS WENT WITH…”I CAN’T SAY ANYBODY BUT MY OWN WIFE”…
MONTREAL HAS THE BEST GROUPIES…
BUT THANKS TO THE ROXY…VANCOUVER FINISHED IN 2ND PLACE…
AND GET THIS…
42 PERCENT OF THE NHL PLAYERS IN THIS SURVEY BELIEVE…THEY HAVE A GAY TEAMMATE…
AS THEY SAY IN HOLLYWOOD…
“IT’S OFF THE RECORD…ON THE QT…AND VERY HUSH HUSH”…
THAT’S WHAT ESPN CALLS ITS LATEST SURVEY…
IN ALL…THE NETWORK ASKED 50 PLAYERS 20 QUESTIONS THAT RANGED FROM…
“WHO’S THE BEST PLAYER???”…TO…”WHO HAS THE HOTTEST SPOUSE???”
THE ANSWERS SAY A LOT ABOUT THE GAME…THE PEOPLE WHO RUN IT…AND ABOVE ALL…
THE PLAYERS THEMSELVES…
TO START WITH:
73 PERCENT OF THE PLAYERS THINK ALEXANDER OVECHKIN IS THE BEST PLAYER…
THEY ALSO THINK THE MOST OVER RATED IS ROBERTO LUONGO…
WHEN IT CAME TO THE QUESTION OF…“WHO HAS THE SMARTEST FANS???”
VANCOUVER FINISHED ON TOP WITH 32 PERCENT OF THE VOTE…
THE BEST FIGHTER IS DEREK BOOGAARD OF THE WILD…
BUT RICK RYPEIN OF THE CANUCKS FINISHED 2ND WITH 20 PERCENT OF THE VOTE…
“DIRTIEST PLAYER???”...CHRIS PRONGER…OVECHKIN FINISHED 3RD…RIGHT BEHIND SEAN AVERY…
THE PLAYERS BELIEVE…THE SMARTEST COACH IS MIKE BABCOCK OF THE WINGS…
BUT WHEN IT CAME TO…”LAST COACH THEY’D WANT TO PLAY FOR???”
JOHN TORTORELLA OF THE RANGERS TOOK THE HONOR…
THE PLAYERS BELIEVE CHICAGO WILL WIN THE STANLEY CUP…
WASHINGTON FINISHED 4TH WITH ONLY 14 PERCENT OF THE VOTE…
BEST FRANCHISE…DETROIT…
WORST FRANCHISE…PHOENIX…
WHEN ASKED…”HOW CAN THE NHL GAIN POPULARITY???”
52 PERCENT SAID…”MORE TV EXPOSURE”…
AS EXPECTED NHL COMMISSIONER GARY BETTMAN IS NOT FARE WELL…
NOT ONE PLAYER GAVE BETTMAN AN “A” GRADE…
THEN IT GOT PERSONAL…
WHO HAS THE HOTTEST SPOUSE???
MIKE FISHER WITH CARRIE UNDERWOOD TOOK 48 PERCENT OF THE VOTE…
BUT 7 PLAYERS WENT WITH…”I CAN’T SAY ANYBODY BUT MY OWN WIFE”…
MONTREAL HAS THE BEST GROUPIES…
BUT THANKS TO THE ROXY…VANCOUVER FINISHED IN 2ND PLACE…
AND GET THIS…
42 PERCENT OF THE NHL PLAYERS IN THIS SURVEY BELIEVE…THEY HAVE A GAY TEAMMATE…
AS THEY SAY IN HOLLYWOOD…
“IT’S OFF THE RECORD…ON THE QT…AND VERY HUSH HUSH”…
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Andrew Raycroft
ANDREW RAYCROFT OF THE VANCOUVER CANUCKS COULD WALK INTO HIS OWN BIRTHDAY PARTY AND STILL HAVE TO INTRODUCE HIMSELF…
NOW ASK YOURSELF…
HOW MANY FANS DO YOU KNOW WITH A CANUCK JERSEY…WIT THE NUMBER 30 ON THE BACK???
CESARE MANIAGO DOES NOT COUNT!!!
NOW ASK YOURSELF…
WHERE WOULD THIS TEAM BE WITHOUT THAT NUMBER 30???
LASTNIGHT RAYCROFT PUT INTO ANOTHER SOLID PERFORMANCE TO LEAD THE CANUCKS TO A 4-1 WIN OVER ANAHEIM…
HIS RECORD THIS SEASON IS 8-4-1…
WITHOUT THE 17 POINTS RAYCROFT HAS EARNED FOR THE CANUCKS THIS SEASON…
THE TEAM WOULD BE TIED WITH ST. LOUIS FOR 11TH PLACE IN THE WESTERN CONFERENCE…
HIS GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE OF 2.21 TIES HIM WITH MIKKA KIPRUSOFF FOR THE 4TH BEST IN THE ENTIRE NHL…
HIS SAVE PERCENTAGE OF .917 IS BETTER THAN ROBERTO LUONGO’S…
AND THE 8 WINS HE HAS…TIES HIM WITH J.S. GIGUERE OF THE TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS…
GIGUERE HAS PLAYED IN 31 GAMES AND MAKES $6 MILLION DOLLARS A SEASON…
RAYCROFT HAS PLAYED IN JUST 19 GAMES AND MAKES A MERE…$500 THOUSAND…
BUT THE TRULY AMAZING PART OF RAYCROFT…IS HIS ABILITY TO KEEP HIS EGO IN CHECK…
AFTER LASTNIGHTS WIN RAYCROFT SPENT MOST OF HIS ACTING AS IF HE WAS “THE PR REP” FOR LUONGO…
CHECK OUT THIS QUOTE…
“LET’S BE SERIOUS…TAKE A DEEP BREATH EVERYBODY…THIS GUY I’VE WATCHED FOR 60 GAMES…IS A SPECIAL GUY”…
IF RAYCROFT DOES HAVE AN EGO…YOU WOULD NEED A MICROSCOPE TO FIND IT…
THE TRUTH IS…LUONGO HAS STRUGGLED SINCE THE OLYMPICS…
HIS GOALS AGAINST AVERGE IS A WHOPPING 3.20…AND HE’S BEEN PULLED TWICE…
DURING THAT TIME…RAYCROFT HAS GONE 2-0-1…AND COLLECTED 5 OF A POSSIBLE 6 POINTS…
NOBODY IS SUGGESTING LUONGO IS IN DANGER OF LOSING HIS JOB…
EVERYONE FROM THE OWNER…TO THE BEER VENDORS…KNOW THE CANUCKS ARE ONLY GOING TO GO AS LUONGO TAKES THEM…
BUT…IF THIS TEAM IS STILL PLAYING COME MAY 4TH…
THEN IT MIGHT NOT BE A BAD IDEA TO BUY ANDREW RAYCROFT…A CAKE…
NOW ASK YOURSELF…
HOW MANY FANS DO YOU KNOW WITH A CANUCK JERSEY…WIT THE NUMBER 30 ON THE BACK???
CESARE MANIAGO DOES NOT COUNT!!!
NOW ASK YOURSELF…
WHERE WOULD THIS TEAM BE WITHOUT THAT NUMBER 30???
LASTNIGHT RAYCROFT PUT INTO ANOTHER SOLID PERFORMANCE TO LEAD THE CANUCKS TO A 4-1 WIN OVER ANAHEIM…
HIS RECORD THIS SEASON IS 8-4-1…
WITHOUT THE 17 POINTS RAYCROFT HAS EARNED FOR THE CANUCKS THIS SEASON…
THE TEAM WOULD BE TIED WITH ST. LOUIS FOR 11TH PLACE IN THE WESTERN CONFERENCE…
HIS GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE OF 2.21 TIES HIM WITH MIKKA KIPRUSOFF FOR THE 4TH BEST IN THE ENTIRE NHL…
HIS SAVE PERCENTAGE OF .917 IS BETTER THAN ROBERTO LUONGO’S…
AND THE 8 WINS HE HAS…TIES HIM WITH J.S. GIGUERE OF THE TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS…
GIGUERE HAS PLAYED IN 31 GAMES AND MAKES $6 MILLION DOLLARS A SEASON…
RAYCROFT HAS PLAYED IN JUST 19 GAMES AND MAKES A MERE…$500 THOUSAND…
BUT THE TRULY AMAZING PART OF RAYCROFT…IS HIS ABILITY TO KEEP HIS EGO IN CHECK…
AFTER LASTNIGHTS WIN RAYCROFT SPENT MOST OF HIS ACTING AS IF HE WAS “THE PR REP” FOR LUONGO…
CHECK OUT THIS QUOTE…
“LET’S BE SERIOUS…TAKE A DEEP BREATH EVERYBODY…THIS GUY I’VE WATCHED FOR 60 GAMES…IS A SPECIAL GUY”…
IF RAYCROFT DOES HAVE AN EGO…YOU WOULD NEED A MICROSCOPE TO FIND IT…
THE TRUTH IS…LUONGO HAS STRUGGLED SINCE THE OLYMPICS…
HIS GOALS AGAINST AVERGE IS A WHOPPING 3.20…AND HE’S BEEN PULLED TWICE…
DURING THAT TIME…RAYCROFT HAS GONE 2-0-1…AND COLLECTED 5 OF A POSSIBLE 6 POINTS…
NOBODY IS SUGGESTING LUONGO IS IN DANGER OF LOSING HIS JOB…
EVERYONE FROM THE OWNER…TO THE BEER VENDORS…KNOW THE CANUCKS ARE ONLY GOING TO GO AS LUONGO TAKES THEM…
BUT…IF THIS TEAM IS STILL PLAYING COME MAY 4TH…
THEN IT MIGHT NOT BE A BAD IDEA TO BUY ANDREW RAYCROFT…A CAKE…
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Canucks Playoffs
IN THE WORDS OF JIM MORA:
“PLAYOFFS…DON’T TALK ABOUT PLAYOFFS”…
STARTING TONIGHT IN EDMONTON…THE VANCOUVER CANUCKS WILL BEGIN THE FINAL 10 GAMES OF THE REGULAR SEASON…
FOR THE PLAYERS AND THE COACHES…THAT’S WHERE THEIR ATTENTION HAS TO BE…
THE MATH IS THIS SIMPLE:
THE CANUCKS CAN FINISH AS HIGH AS…FIRST IN THE WESTERN CONFERENCE…
OR MISS THE PLAYOFFS ENTIRELY…
NEVERTHELESS…FOR THE HOCKEY FANS IN THIS CITY…THE PLAYOFFS CAN NOT COME FAST ENOUGH…
IN THEIR EYES…WHAT THE CANUCKS DO…”GOOD OR BAD”…WILL DECIDE THE SUCCESS OR FAILURE OF THE ENTIRE SEASON…
SIMPLY THINK BACK TO LAST YEAR…
THE CANUCKS WON THEIR DIVISION…AND SWEPT ST. LOUIS IN 4 STRAIGHT…
YET DESPITE IT ALL…WHAT IS THE DEFINING MOMENT OF THAT SEASON???
GAME 6 IN CHICAGO…
TWICE IN THE 3RD PERIOD OF THAT GAME…THE CANUCKS HAD THE LEAD AND GAVE IT UP…
IN ALL THE HAWKS SCORED 4 GOALS IN THE PERIOD…TO BEAT THE CANUCKS 7-5 TO WIN THE SERIES AND END THE SEASON FOR VANCOUVER…
IN 2007…IT WAS GAME 5 IN ANAHEIM…SCOTT NIEDERMAYER SCORED THE WINNER IN DOUBLE OVERTIME…
THE DUCKS WENT ONTO TO WIN THE CUP…
THE CANUCKS WENT TO THE DRIVING RANGE AT UBC…
AS THE 2010 PLAYOFFS APPROACH…THE CANUCKS HAVE A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS THAT NEED TO BE ANSWERED…
ON THE TOP OF THE LIST IS…THE HEALTH OF WILLIE MITCHELL???
ALL WE KNOW IS MITCHELL IS STILL NOT WORKING OUT…AND THERE IS NO TIME TABLE SET FOR HIS RETURN…
SECONDLY IS WHETHER OR NOT LUONGO CAN CARRY THIS TEAM FOR MORE THAN ONE SERIES…
BUT GENERAL MANAGER MIKE GILLIS POINTS TO ANOTHER ISSUE…WHICH HE CONSIDERS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT…
THAT IS…PHYSICAL AND MENTAL TOUGHNESS…
TO WHICH GILLIS NOW SAYS…HE BELIEVES HIS TEAM HAS NOW ELEVATED ITSELF IN THOSE TWO AREAS…
IF HE’S RIGHT…THEN THROUGH OUT APRIL…MAY AND JUNE:
WE’LL FINALLY GET TO TALK…”PLAYOFFS!!!”…
“PLAYOFFS…DON’T TALK ABOUT PLAYOFFS”…
STARTING TONIGHT IN EDMONTON…THE VANCOUVER CANUCKS WILL BEGIN THE FINAL 10 GAMES OF THE REGULAR SEASON…
FOR THE PLAYERS AND THE COACHES…THAT’S WHERE THEIR ATTENTION HAS TO BE…
THE MATH IS THIS SIMPLE:
THE CANUCKS CAN FINISH AS HIGH AS…FIRST IN THE WESTERN CONFERENCE…
OR MISS THE PLAYOFFS ENTIRELY…
NEVERTHELESS…FOR THE HOCKEY FANS IN THIS CITY…THE PLAYOFFS CAN NOT COME FAST ENOUGH…
IN THEIR EYES…WHAT THE CANUCKS DO…”GOOD OR BAD”…WILL DECIDE THE SUCCESS OR FAILURE OF THE ENTIRE SEASON…
SIMPLY THINK BACK TO LAST YEAR…
THE CANUCKS WON THEIR DIVISION…AND SWEPT ST. LOUIS IN 4 STRAIGHT…
YET DESPITE IT ALL…WHAT IS THE DEFINING MOMENT OF THAT SEASON???
GAME 6 IN CHICAGO…
TWICE IN THE 3RD PERIOD OF THAT GAME…THE CANUCKS HAD THE LEAD AND GAVE IT UP…
IN ALL THE HAWKS SCORED 4 GOALS IN THE PERIOD…TO BEAT THE CANUCKS 7-5 TO WIN THE SERIES AND END THE SEASON FOR VANCOUVER…
IN 2007…IT WAS GAME 5 IN ANAHEIM…SCOTT NIEDERMAYER SCORED THE WINNER IN DOUBLE OVERTIME…
THE DUCKS WENT ONTO TO WIN THE CUP…
THE CANUCKS WENT TO THE DRIVING RANGE AT UBC…
AS THE 2010 PLAYOFFS APPROACH…THE CANUCKS HAVE A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS THAT NEED TO BE ANSWERED…
ON THE TOP OF THE LIST IS…THE HEALTH OF WILLIE MITCHELL???
ALL WE KNOW IS MITCHELL IS STILL NOT WORKING OUT…AND THERE IS NO TIME TABLE SET FOR HIS RETURN…
SECONDLY IS WHETHER OR NOT LUONGO CAN CARRY THIS TEAM FOR MORE THAN ONE SERIES…
BUT GENERAL MANAGER MIKE GILLIS POINTS TO ANOTHER ISSUE…WHICH HE CONSIDERS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT…
THAT IS…PHYSICAL AND MENTAL TOUGHNESS…
TO WHICH GILLIS NOW SAYS…HE BELIEVES HIS TEAM HAS NOW ELEVATED ITSELF IN THOSE TWO AREAS…
IF HE’S RIGHT…THEN THROUGH OUT APRIL…MAY AND JUNE:
WE’LL FINALLY GET TO TALK…”PLAYOFFS!!!”…
Monday, March 22, 2010
Phoenix Coyotes
WHO ARE THESE GUYS???
OVER THE WEEKEND THE PHOENIX COYOTES PUT TOGETHER BACK TO BACK SHOOT OUT WINS OVER CHICAGO AND DALLAS…
AS A RESULT…THIS MORNING THESE DESERT DOGS WOKE UP IN FIRST PLACE IN THE PACIFIC DIVISION…
AND IN A TIE FOR FIRST PLACE IN THE WESTERN CONFERENCE…
IN ALL…THE COYOTES HAVE NOW WON 9 STRAIGHT…
5 OF WHICH HAVE COME IN SHOOTOUTS…
WHAT IS TRULY AMAZING IS THE FACT THIS TEAM DOES NOT HAVE A SINGLE PLAYER IN THE TOP 50 IN SCORING…
SHANE DOAN LEADS THE COYOTES WITH 52 POINTS…
GOOD ENOUGH FOR 62ND PLACE…
INSTEAD PHOENIX PLAYS A VERY TIGHT DEFENSIVE SYSTEM…AND HAS RECEIVED OUTSTANDING GOALTENDING FROM ILYA BRYZGALOV…
WHO IS NOW TIED WITH MARTIN BRODEUR FOR MOST WINS THIS SEASON…WITH 39…
HOWEVER MUCH OF THE CREDIT HAS TO GO TO HEAD COACH DAVE TIPPETT…
WHO IS A LOCK TO WIN THE JACK ADAMS AWARD…
TIPPETT WAS HIRED ON THE SAME DAY WAYNE GRETZKY RESIGNED…AND HAD ONLY A FEW DAYS TO PREPARE HIS TEAM FOR THE REGULAR SEASON…
BUT WHAT HAS “THE NHL” MOST EXCITED THESE DAYS IS THE FACT…
FANS ARE ACTUALLY BUYING TICKETS…
SATURDAY’S GAME WITH CHICAGO WAS SOLD OUT…
TO THE NHL OWNERS THOSE ARE THE NUMBERS THAT MATTER MOST…
THE COYOTES ARE DEAD LAST IN ATTENDANCE THIS SEASON AND ARE EXPECTED TO LOSE AROUND $20 MILLION…
ADD THAT TO THE $140 THE LEAGUE PAID TO BUY THE TEAM LAST FALL…AND THE LEAGUE NOW $160 MILLION INTO THIS DEAL...WITH NO BUYER IN SIGHT…
ALTHOUGH THE LATEST RUMOR HAS THE OWNER OF THE CHICAGO WHITE SOX GERRY REINSDORF BACK IN THE PICTURE…
STAY TUNED!!!
NOW IF YOU’RE THINKING TO YOURSELF…”HEY…I’VE SEEN THIS MOVIE BEFORE”…YOU HAVE…
IT’S CALLED “SLAPSHOT”…
THESE DAYS ALL THAT’S MISSING IN PHOENIX ARE THE HANSEN BROTHERS…
ALTHOUGH RIGHT NOW…IT DOES NOT APPEAR THE COYOTES ARE GOING TO NEED THEM…
OVER THE WEEKEND THE PHOENIX COYOTES PUT TOGETHER BACK TO BACK SHOOT OUT WINS OVER CHICAGO AND DALLAS…
AS A RESULT…THIS MORNING THESE DESERT DOGS WOKE UP IN FIRST PLACE IN THE PACIFIC DIVISION…
AND IN A TIE FOR FIRST PLACE IN THE WESTERN CONFERENCE…
IN ALL…THE COYOTES HAVE NOW WON 9 STRAIGHT…
5 OF WHICH HAVE COME IN SHOOTOUTS…
WHAT IS TRULY AMAZING IS THE FACT THIS TEAM DOES NOT HAVE A SINGLE PLAYER IN THE TOP 50 IN SCORING…
SHANE DOAN LEADS THE COYOTES WITH 52 POINTS…
GOOD ENOUGH FOR 62ND PLACE…
INSTEAD PHOENIX PLAYS A VERY TIGHT DEFENSIVE SYSTEM…AND HAS RECEIVED OUTSTANDING GOALTENDING FROM ILYA BRYZGALOV…
WHO IS NOW TIED WITH MARTIN BRODEUR FOR MOST WINS THIS SEASON…WITH 39…
HOWEVER MUCH OF THE CREDIT HAS TO GO TO HEAD COACH DAVE TIPPETT…
WHO IS A LOCK TO WIN THE JACK ADAMS AWARD…
TIPPETT WAS HIRED ON THE SAME DAY WAYNE GRETZKY RESIGNED…AND HAD ONLY A FEW DAYS TO PREPARE HIS TEAM FOR THE REGULAR SEASON…
BUT WHAT HAS “THE NHL” MOST EXCITED THESE DAYS IS THE FACT…
FANS ARE ACTUALLY BUYING TICKETS…
SATURDAY’S GAME WITH CHICAGO WAS SOLD OUT…
TO THE NHL OWNERS THOSE ARE THE NUMBERS THAT MATTER MOST…
THE COYOTES ARE DEAD LAST IN ATTENDANCE THIS SEASON AND ARE EXPECTED TO LOSE AROUND $20 MILLION…
ADD THAT TO THE $140 THE LEAGUE PAID TO BUY THE TEAM LAST FALL…AND THE LEAGUE NOW $160 MILLION INTO THIS DEAL...WITH NO BUYER IN SIGHT…
ALTHOUGH THE LATEST RUMOR HAS THE OWNER OF THE CHICAGO WHITE SOX GERRY REINSDORF BACK IN THE PICTURE…
STAY TUNED!!!
NOW IF YOU’RE THINKING TO YOURSELF…”HEY…I’VE SEEN THIS MOVIE BEFORE”…YOU HAVE…
IT’S CALLED “SLAPSHOT”…
THESE DAYS ALL THAT’S MISSING IN PHOENIX ARE THE HANSEN BROTHERS…
ALTHOUGH RIGHT NOW…IT DOES NOT APPEAR THE COYOTES ARE GOING TO NEED THEM…
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Gary Bettman
THE ONLY QUESTION HOCKEY FANS SHOULD BE ASKING THEMSELVES RIGHT NOW IS THIS…
“HOW IN HELL DOES NHL COMMISSIONER GARY BETTMAN KEEP HIS JOB???”…
YESTERDAY BETTMAN WAS IN PHOENIX TRYING TO BUY OUT THE LEASE FOR THE COYOTES…
THE DEAL HAS ANOTHER 26 YEARS LEFT ON IT…
THIS IS THE SAME GARY BETTMAN WHO JUST 6 MONTHS AGO CONVINCED THE OWNERS TO SPEND $140 MILLION DOLLARS TO BUY THE TEAM…IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP IT OUT OF THE HANDS OF JIM BALSILLIE…
SINCE THEN THE COYOTES HAVE LOST $20 MILLION…
LAST WEEK THE GROUP TRYING TO BUY THE TEAM…”ICE EDGE HOLDINGS” DROPPED OUT…
THE REASONS WERE SIMPLE…
THEY HAD NO MONEY…
NOW…MAYBE THIS IS JUST ME….BUT….
IS THAT NOT SOMETHING BETTMAN SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BEFORE HE COMMITTED THE OWNERS TO A $160 MILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT???
ADD ON ANOTHER $100 MILLION TO BUY OUT THE LEASE AND SETTLE WITH THE REST OF THE CREDITORS AND THE FINAL NUMBER IS NOW SOMEWHERE AROUND $260 MILLION…
AGAIN…MAYBE THIS IS JUST ME…
BUT IF I WAS AN NHL OWNER…I WOULD BE JUST A LITTLE PISSED…
THERE IS TALK THAT THE COYOTES COULD BE IN WINNIPEG FOR NEXT SEASON…
BUT WHAT FOOL WOULD SPEAD $260 MILLION FOR THE COYOTES…
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING JUST SOLD FOR LESS THAN $100 MILLION…
TOMORROW BETTMAN IS EXPECTED TO BE IN BOSTON…FOR THE RE-MATCH OF THE BRUINS AND PENGUINS…
IN THE LIGHT OF THE MATT COOKE HIT ON MARC SAVARD…THE LAST THING THE NHL NEEDS RIGHT NOW IS A REPEAT OF THE TODD BERTUZZI/STEVE MOORE PERFORMANCE FROM 2004…
THEN THERE’S THE ALEXANDER OVECHKIN SUSPENSION…
AND THE SLEW FOOT FROM STEVE DOWNIE ON SIDNEY CROSBY…
IN THE AFTER MATH OF THE SUCCESS OF THE OLYMPICS…ONLY TIGER WOODS COULD TAKE SOMETHING THIS GOOD AND SCREW IT UP…
THE DIFFERENCE IS…PEOPLE WILL STILL PAY TO WATCH TIGER…
HOW MUCH WOULD YOU PAY TO WATCH GARY BETTMAN???
“HOW IN HELL DOES NHL COMMISSIONER GARY BETTMAN KEEP HIS JOB???”…
YESTERDAY BETTMAN WAS IN PHOENIX TRYING TO BUY OUT THE LEASE FOR THE COYOTES…
THE DEAL HAS ANOTHER 26 YEARS LEFT ON IT…
THIS IS THE SAME GARY BETTMAN WHO JUST 6 MONTHS AGO CONVINCED THE OWNERS TO SPEND $140 MILLION DOLLARS TO BUY THE TEAM…IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP IT OUT OF THE HANDS OF JIM BALSILLIE…
SINCE THEN THE COYOTES HAVE LOST $20 MILLION…
LAST WEEK THE GROUP TRYING TO BUY THE TEAM…”ICE EDGE HOLDINGS” DROPPED OUT…
THE REASONS WERE SIMPLE…
THEY HAD NO MONEY…
NOW…MAYBE THIS IS JUST ME….BUT….
IS THAT NOT SOMETHING BETTMAN SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BEFORE HE COMMITTED THE OWNERS TO A $160 MILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT???
ADD ON ANOTHER $100 MILLION TO BUY OUT THE LEASE AND SETTLE WITH THE REST OF THE CREDITORS AND THE FINAL NUMBER IS NOW SOMEWHERE AROUND $260 MILLION…
AGAIN…MAYBE THIS IS JUST ME…
BUT IF I WAS AN NHL OWNER…I WOULD BE JUST A LITTLE PISSED…
THERE IS TALK THAT THE COYOTES COULD BE IN WINNIPEG FOR NEXT SEASON…
BUT WHAT FOOL WOULD SPEAD $260 MILLION FOR THE COYOTES…
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING JUST SOLD FOR LESS THAN $100 MILLION…
TOMORROW BETTMAN IS EXPECTED TO BE IN BOSTON…FOR THE RE-MATCH OF THE BRUINS AND PENGUINS…
IN THE LIGHT OF THE MATT COOKE HIT ON MARC SAVARD…THE LAST THING THE NHL NEEDS RIGHT NOW IS A REPEAT OF THE TODD BERTUZZI/STEVE MOORE PERFORMANCE FROM 2004…
THEN THERE’S THE ALEXANDER OVECHKIN SUSPENSION…
AND THE SLEW FOOT FROM STEVE DOWNIE ON SIDNEY CROSBY…
IN THE AFTER MATH OF THE SUCCESS OF THE OLYMPICS…ONLY TIGER WOODS COULD TAKE SOMETHING THIS GOOD AND SCREW IT UP…
THE DIFFERENCE IS…PEOPLE WILL STILL PAY TO WATCH TIGER…
HOW MUCH WOULD YOU PAY TO WATCH GARY BETTMAN???
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Where were you in 82?
WHERE WERE YOU IN 82???
TO START WITH…HALF OF THE VANCOUVER CANUCKS CURRENT ROSTER WAS NOT EVEN BORN…
SO THERE’S THAT…
NEVERTHELESS…IT IS NOW ALMOST 28 YEARS SINCE THE CANUCKS MET THE NEW YORK ISLANDERS IN THE STANLEY CUP FINAL…
THE YEARS HAVE NOT BEEN GOOD FOR THE ISLANDERS…
THEY HAVE NOT WON A PLAYOFF SERIES SINCE 1993…
TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF HOW LONG THAT’S BEEN…
THAT YEAR…RAY FERRARO WAS JUST 28 YEARS OLD WHEN HE SCORED THE WINNING GOAL FOR THE ISLANDERS IN DOUBLE OVERTIME TO BEAT WASHINGTON IN GAME 4 OF THE FIRST ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS…
THIS SEASON THE ISLANDERS ARE 29TH IN NHL ATTENDANCE AND ARE NOW THREATENING TO RE-LOCATE TO KANSAS CITY…
WHICH MEANS…
TONIGHT’S GAME AT GM PLACE…COULD BE THE VERY LAST MEETING FOR THESE TWO TEAMS…
BUT IT WAS A DIFFERENT STORY IN 82…
THE ISLANDERS WERE A DYNASTY…
THEY WERE IN THEIR WAY TO WINNING 4 STRAIGHT STANLEY CUPS…
AND THEIR LINE UP WAS FILLED WITH FUTURE HALL OF FAMERS…INCLUDING:
BRYAN TROTTIER…
MIKE BOSSY…
DENIS POTVIN…
CLARK GILLIES…AND BILLY SMITH…
IT WAS ALSO A SPECIAL TIME FOR THE CANUCKS…
THE 82 PLAYOFFS WERE VANCOUVER’S FIRST TRIP TO THE FINALS…
IT WAS ALSO THE BIRTH OF THE WHITE TOWEL…
IT WAS ROGER NIELSON…KING RICHARD…STAN SMYL…AND TIGER WILLIAMS…
BUT IT WAS ALSO HAROLD SNEPTS AND GIVEAWAY IN OVERTIME IN GAME 1…WHICH RESULTED IN THE WINNING GOAL BY MIKE BOSSY…
IN ALL BOSSY SCORED 7 GOALS IN THE FINALS…AND WON THE CONN SMYTHE…
IT WAS A SPECIAL TIME FOR HOCKEY FANS IN THIS CITY…
BUT TO TRULYUNDERSTAND IT ALL…
YOU REALLY HAD TO BE THERE…
TO START WITH…HALF OF THE VANCOUVER CANUCKS CURRENT ROSTER WAS NOT EVEN BORN…
SO THERE’S THAT…
NEVERTHELESS…IT IS NOW ALMOST 28 YEARS SINCE THE CANUCKS MET THE NEW YORK ISLANDERS IN THE STANLEY CUP FINAL…
THE YEARS HAVE NOT BEEN GOOD FOR THE ISLANDERS…
THEY HAVE NOT WON A PLAYOFF SERIES SINCE 1993…
TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF HOW LONG THAT’S BEEN…
THAT YEAR…RAY FERRARO WAS JUST 28 YEARS OLD WHEN HE SCORED THE WINNING GOAL FOR THE ISLANDERS IN DOUBLE OVERTIME TO BEAT WASHINGTON IN GAME 4 OF THE FIRST ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS…
THIS SEASON THE ISLANDERS ARE 29TH IN NHL ATTENDANCE AND ARE NOW THREATENING TO RE-LOCATE TO KANSAS CITY…
WHICH MEANS…
TONIGHT’S GAME AT GM PLACE…COULD BE THE VERY LAST MEETING FOR THESE TWO TEAMS…
BUT IT WAS A DIFFERENT STORY IN 82…
THE ISLANDERS WERE A DYNASTY…
THEY WERE IN THEIR WAY TO WINNING 4 STRAIGHT STANLEY CUPS…
AND THEIR LINE UP WAS FILLED WITH FUTURE HALL OF FAMERS…INCLUDING:
BRYAN TROTTIER…
MIKE BOSSY…
DENIS POTVIN…
CLARK GILLIES…AND BILLY SMITH…
IT WAS ALSO A SPECIAL TIME FOR THE CANUCKS…
THE 82 PLAYOFFS WERE VANCOUVER’S FIRST TRIP TO THE FINALS…
IT WAS ALSO THE BIRTH OF THE WHITE TOWEL…
IT WAS ROGER NIELSON…KING RICHARD…STAN SMYL…AND TIGER WILLIAMS…
BUT IT WAS ALSO HAROLD SNEPTS AND GIVEAWAY IN OVERTIME IN GAME 1…WHICH RESULTED IN THE WINNING GOAL BY MIKE BOSSY…
IN ALL BOSSY SCORED 7 GOALS IN THE FINALS…AND WON THE CONN SMYTHE…
IT WAS A SPECIAL TIME FOR HOCKEY FANS IN THIS CITY…
BUT TO TRULYUNDERSTAND IT ALL…
YOU REALLY HAD TO BE THERE…
Monday, March 15, 2010
Playoff Pools
IT’S A MONTH FROM THE HOCKEY POOL…
AND YOU’VE GOT TO ASK YOURSELF ONE QUESTION…
(CLINT EASTWOOD)
DO I FEEL LUCKY???
WELL DO YA…PUNK???
IF YOU DO…THEN LOAD UP ON THE VANCOUVER CANUCKS…
IT’S EASY TO UNDERSTAND WHY HOCKEY FANS IN THIS CITY GET A LITTLE NERVOUS WHEN IT COMES TIME TO PUT THEIR “MONEY” WHERE THERE “HEART” IS…
THE CANUCKS HAVE NOT ADVANCED PAST THE SECOND ROUND IN 16 LONG YEARS…
BUT LAST NIGHT THOSE FANS WERE GIVEN ANOTHER REASON TO BELIEVE…
THE CANUCKS BEAT A VERY DESPERATE CALGARY TEAM…
DESPITE PLAYING THEIR 8TH GAME IN 7 DIFFERENT CITIES IN 13 NIGHTS…
AS A RESULT VANCOUVER NOW FINDS ITSELFS JUST 5 POINTS BACK OF CHICAGO AND JUST 7 POINTS OF SAN JOSE…
THIS IS THE SAME TEAM THAT STUMBLED OUT OF THE BLOCKS AT THE START OF THE SEASON…LOSING OVER 100 MAN GAMES IN THE FIRST 2 MONTHS…
HOWEVER…SINCE NOVEMBER 12TH…VANCOUVER HAS PLAYED 20 GAMES OVER .500…
DURING THAT TIME…THAT TIES WASHINGTON…FOR THE BEST RECORD IN THE ENTIRE NHL…
IT’S ALSO 1 GAME BETTER THAN CHICAGO…AND 2 GAMES BETTER THAN SAN JOSE…
LASTNIGHT HENRIK SEDIN COLLECTED A GOAL AND AN ASSIST…
THE 2 POINTS PUSHED HIM TO WITHIN 3 POINTS OF ALEXANDER OVECHKIN…FOR THE LEAD IN THE SCORING RACE…
THE ASSIST ALSO MAKES HENRIK…THE CANUCKS ALL TIME LEADER IN ASSISTS…PASSING TREVOR LINDEN…
THE CANUCKS NOW HAVE 5 PLAYERS WHO HAVE SCORED 20 GOALS OR MORE…
AND THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE DANIEL SEDIN…WHO IS SITTING WITH 19…
IN FACT…THE CANUCKS HAVE NOW SCORED MORE GOALS THAN ANY OTHER TEAM IN THE WESTERN CONFERENCE…
THIS SEASON…ONLY THE WASHINGTON CAPITALS HAVE MORE…
AND WE HAVE NOT EVEN TALKED ABOUT THE GOLD MEDAL PERFORMANCE OF ROBERTO LUONGO…
SO WHEN IT COMES TIME FOR THE HOCKEY POOL…
DO YOU FEEL LUCKY???
WELL…DO YOU YA…PUNK???
AND YOU’VE GOT TO ASK YOURSELF ONE QUESTION…
(CLINT EASTWOOD)
DO I FEEL LUCKY???
WELL DO YA…PUNK???
IF YOU DO…THEN LOAD UP ON THE VANCOUVER CANUCKS…
IT’S EASY TO UNDERSTAND WHY HOCKEY FANS IN THIS CITY GET A LITTLE NERVOUS WHEN IT COMES TIME TO PUT THEIR “MONEY” WHERE THERE “HEART” IS…
THE CANUCKS HAVE NOT ADVANCED PAST THE SECOND ROUND IN 16 LONG YEARS…
BUT LAST NIGHT THOSE FANS WERE GIVEN ANOTHER REASON TO BELIEVE…
THE CANUCKS BEAT A VERY DESPERATE CALGARY TEAM…
DESPITE PLAYING THEIR 8TH GAME IN 7 DIFFERENT CITIES IN 13 NIGHTS…
AS A RESULT VANCOUVER NOW FINDS ITSELFS JUST 5 POINTS BACK OF CHICAGO AND JUST 7 POINTS OF SAN JOSE…
THIS IS THE SAME TEAM THAT STUMBLED OUT OF THE BLOCKS AT THE START OF THE SEASON…LOSING OVER 100 MAN GAMES IN THE FIRST 2 MONTHS…
HOWEVER…SINCE NOVEMBER 12TH…VANCOUVER HAS PLAYED 20 GAMES OVER .500…
DURING THAT TIME…THAT TIES WASHINGTON…FOR THE BEST RECORD IN THE ENTIRE NHL…
IT’S ALSO 1 GAME BETTER THAN CHICAGO…AND 2 GAMES BETTER THAN SAN JOSE…
LASTNIGHT HENRIK SEDIN COLLECTED A GOAL AND AN ASSIST…
THE 2 POINTS PUSHED HIM TO WITHIN 3 POINTS OF ALEXANDER OVECHKIN…FOR THE LEAD IN THE SCORING RACE…
THE ASSIST ALSO MAKES HENRIK…THE CANUCKS ALL TIME LEADER IN ASSISTS…PASSING TREVOR LINDEN…
THE CANUCKS NOW HAVE 5 PLAYERS WHO HAVE SCORED 20 GOALS OR MORE…
AND THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE DANIEL SEDIN…WHO IS SITTING WITH 19…
IN FACT…THE CANUCKS HAVE NOW SCORED MORE GOALS THAN ANY OTHER TEAM IN THE WESTERN CONFERENCE…
THIS SEASON…ONLY THE WASHINGTON CAPITALS HAVE MORE…
AND WE HAVE NOT EVEN TALKED ABOUT THE GOLD MEDAL PERFORMANCE OF ROBERTO LUONGO…
SO WHEN IT COMES TIME FOR THE HOCKEY POOL…
DO YOU FEEL LUCKY???
WELL…DO YOU YA…PUNK???
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