tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91462522545113312462024-03-13T20:37:09.908-07:00Vancity CanuckA Vancouver Canucks BlogDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04777904539341451094noreply@blogger.comBlogger166125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9146252254511331246.post-31511051663054740682010-09-01T12:06:00.000-07:002010-09-01T12:29:12.250-07:00On hockey bloggingAbout a week ago, <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Leaked-NHL-guidelines-for-how-teams-credential-?urn=nhl-265453">Puck Daddy</a> wrote about a leaked a document that gave a rough draft about a proposal for a credential policy aimed at bloggers/web-based media. After this article was written, it was then discussed, and then written about because, well, bloggers tend to be opinionated.<br /><br />At the core of the issue was whether hockey bloggers should be accredited in the same way that beat writers or other sports media reporters are accredited. A press pass that would allow bloggers to watch the game from the press box and give them access to get in on the media scrums/player interviews down in the locker rooms. It would give the blog a different angle at covering the game or their team than a blogger who is getting his/her news from beat writers/media.<br /><br />First off, since I do write on multiple blogs about hockey, I do think blogs are an interesting medium that teams haven't fully understood how to use yet. Some teams, like the Washington Capitals are have been very good with their blogger outreach in giving press passes to some bloggers, which I think is great. For some other teams, their policy is a strict no blogger policy.<br /><br />I ultimately think it's up to the team to say whether they allow bloggers the perks of having the same access or a modified access to the press box or media access. For some teams that don't get the same media coverage as other sports franchises in the city, bloggers can fill the hole or the need for information to the fan. But for other cities, like the city where I live (Vancouver) for example, the coverage is already so well done/over saturated that there isn't a pressing need for bloggers to pick up the slack.<br /><br />If the Canucks organization never accredits a single blogger with a press pass, well it probably will not have any impact on how well the Canucks generate revenue. The bloggers that I know will still go on to blog about the team whether or not they get a press pass.<br /><br /><style></style><div>I don't feel like I need to have press access to the team. Sure it would be nice to be given the chance if it comes up to just see what it's like, but blogging is my hobby not my job. I already have a day job that takes up the majority of my time and funds the life I live. Blogging about hockey gives me balance in my life and passion for something other than my job.<br /><br /><div>I know that my blog will never be the site for breaking news stories or instant analysis because I'm only able to write at night in my free time. Maybe my blog will never be as great as it could be because of it but I think my readers understand that and frequent my blog despite me not having press credentials. I know I don't have the time to go watch practices, watch games in the press box or interview players post game day in and day out. There are media who do that as their job full time and as a blogger who uses their articles as news or a springboard for a topic of conversation on my sites, I'm glad that they do what they do.</div><br /></div>It seems that bloggers who started out as being considered 'lowly' bloggers have gotten a bit of an ego these days. It's not a right that the NHL/team has to accredit you, so why were you so insulted by their rough draft? It is their loss to the organization and the fans if co-operation with you would be beneficial to their organization and they chose not to do so.Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04777904539341451094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9146252254511331246.post-76976883999781129842010-08-25T21:06:00.000-07:002010-08-26T07:43:11.296-07:00Chocolate Raspberry PavlovaA few months ago on twitter, I was talking with another hockey blogger, Chris from <a href="http://www.thehockeyprogram.net/">The Hockey Program</a> about our love of cooking. He already had a <a href="http://ironchefmoocow.blogspot.com/">food blog</a> that he had posted to and had at the time asked for suggestions of things to make. I had said that I would send some ideas, but then time passed and I never got around to it.<br /><br />Then I spent over a month away from my kitchen this summer, and realized how much I missed it. So after a few e-mails I challenged my hockey blogger friend to make a recipe I suggested. Maybe he will, maybe he won't but this is my attempt at the recipe that was sent to him.<br /><br />The recipe is from Nigella Lawson's book Forever Summer and the recipe is a <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/nigella-lawson/chocolate-raspberry-pavlova-recipe/index.html">Chocolate Raspberry Pavlova</a> which can be found at the Food Network website.<br /><br />When I think of pavlova's, I knew they were similar to meringue but more chewy in texture. This recipe is surprisingly easy, and if all pavlova's are similar, then despite the name's foreign sound making it sound complicated, well it's dead easy.<br /><br />And if you are wondering where the name came from, a pavlova is a meringue based dessert that was named after a Russian ballet dancer Anna Pavlova.<br /><br />So how did I do?<br /><br />After whipping the egg whites and sugar into a meringue, chopped chocolate and cocoa powder was folded in. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_mOk0Guc2cKI/THSX3muOhII/AAAAAAAABCA/qVQh4Ehrfl0/s800/IMG_1610.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 429px; height: 285px;" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_mOk0Guc2cKI/THSX3muOhII/AAAAAAAABCA/qVQh4Ehrfl0/s800/IMG_1610.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Then the meringue was mounded onto a baking sheet with parchment.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_mOk0Guc2cKI/THSX4G0QQUI/AAAAAAAABCE/2J4LX6NsIzM/s800/IMG_1612.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 439px; height: 292px;" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_mOk0Guc2cKI/THSX4G0QQUI/AAAAAAAABCE/2J4LX6NsIzM/s800/IMG_1612.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />And then smoothed out with a spatula before being put in the oven.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_mOk0Guc2cKI/THSX4nWd9sI/AAAAAAAABCI/0KEQF5Jn5Hs/s800/IMG_1614.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 465px; height: 309px;" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_mOk0Guc2cKI/THSX4nWd9sI/AAAAAAAABCI/0KEQF5Jn5Hs/s800/IMG_1614.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br />The finished product with fresh berries and juicy peaches from the Okanagan looked like this:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_mOk0Guc2cKI/THSYRMTD6mI/AAAAAAAABCM/6QK5MTqRKkA/s800/IMG_1633.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 445px; height: 296px;" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_mOk0Guc2cKI/THSYRMTD6mI/AAAAAAAABCM/6QK5MTqRKkA/s800/IMG_1633.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_mOk0Guc2cKI/THSYRnvQ0SI/AAAAAAAABCU/suMVTy8Whh4/s800/IMG_1638.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 467px; height: 310px;" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_mOk0Guc2cKI/THSYRnvQ0SI/AAAAAAAABCU/suMVTy8Whh4/s800/IMG_1638.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a>Which went really well with some of this:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_mOk0Guc2cKI/THSYSN7XPZI/AAAAAAAABCw/HjwwVZoq_IA/s800/IMG_1646.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 273px; height: 411px;" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_mOk0Guc2cKI/THSYSN7XPZI/AAAAAAAABCw/HjwwVZoq_IA/s800/IMG_1646.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a>Or at least the ladies who enjoyed this dessert with me thought so...</div>Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04777904539341451094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9146252254511331246.post-56732834310144631542009-12-08T11:54:00.000-08:002009-12-08T11:57:04.075-08:00Moved!<span style="font-family:arial;">The Vancity Canuck has now joined the Bloguin family!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I have a new name and new home at: <a href="http://www.benchedwhale.com">http://www.benchedwhale.com</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Don't worry the blog will still be the same as before, except for a site design change and a spiffy banner. I love my new banner...<br /><br />See you all there!<br /></span>Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04777904539341451094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9146252254511331246.post-4806179990303110372009-12-02T21:20:00.000-08:002009-12-02T21:50:50.315-08:00Luongo v. Brodeur<span style="font-family:arial;">Um, the </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=300768">only place that headline mattered</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> was in Canada. More specifically in Vancouver. Most hockey fans in Canada know Brodeur will be the starting goalie for Team Canada (barring some crazy losing streak or injury). Only delusional Vancouver fans think that Luongo should be the starter instead.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">This is no knock on Luongo being a bad goalie, but Brodeur truthfully has the big game experience. He has cups. So when people in Vancouver start discussing who should be the starter, well isn't the answer obvious? Brodeur will be.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">This really is only a story because media wants to make it into a story. Media like TSN, they want you to watch the game that they aired tonight, so they set it up to be a battle of the Team Canada goaltenders. Yzerman wasn't even watching.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">What was nice about the game: Goals and speed. Even though the Devils choked out most semblance of good fun hockey watching in the neutral zone, the Canucks still prevailed. They were speedy, especially in the 1st. They had goals. They let a few in, took some stupid penalties (I'm looking at your Bieksa) but found a way to come back. Bieksa played like a forward on that rush with Hansen. Loved it.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Luongo will start in net again tomorrow night against Philly. It's PPV, so catch it at a bar on your way home or listen to it on the Team 1040. Let's hope the team brings their feisty game tomorrow and give the Flyers another loss. I hear the Flyers' coach's days are numbered?</span>Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04777904539341451094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9146252254511331246.post-39306627446986683682009-12-01T20:45:00.000-08:002009-12-01T20:57:22.367-08:00This and That: O'Brien, Defensive Defensemen, Brodeur<span style="font-family:arial;">So the Canucks begin December with a little eastern roadtrip starting off in New Jersey. It begins 15 games in 30 days for the month of December which includes one back to back game (on the road) and one 10:30am PT start time (in Carolina).</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />Wednesday's game against the Devils will be on TSN, while Thursday's game against the Flyers will be PPV. Strangely enough, two of the Christmas shopping days for ticket holders fall on those days where they have a game. It's kind of lame of the Canucks to make us choose to either watch the game or take a photo with Santa Fin instead.</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />Anyways, links about Canuck related things:</span> <ul style="font-family:arial;"><li style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" >O'Brien should get to play soon, either on Wednesday or Thursday because of the back to back games, with Schneider sitting out the game against the Flyers maybe? AV said to the press that O'Brien needs to play like Douglas Murray of the Sharks "<span style="font-style: italic;">There's a guy who, when he was on the ice, our guys knew it. He was physical, he was hard to play against. He was a guy, who if something happens on the ice you know he's going to be in there and he's going to defend his teammates</span>," -<a href="http://communities.canada.com/theprovince/blogs/whitetowel/archive/2009/12/01/av-o-brien-should-try-playing-more-like-douglas-murray.aspx">AV to The Province</a></li><li style="font-family: arial;">Mirtle put together a list of the top<a href="http://www.fromtherink.com/2009/12/1/1181639/the-nhls-top-defensive-defencemen"> 25 defensive defencemen in the NHL</a> so far (a little past the quarter mark of the season). Christian Ehrhoff and Willie Mitchell come in on that list at #22 and #25 respectively.</li><li style="font-family: arial;">Brodeur was just named this past week's NHL second star of the week. Tommorrow's game could be great to watch for the goaltending alone. Brodeur and Luongo face each other in net on Wednesday for what is going to be the matchup of the starter and backup for Team Canada (with Fleury taking the 3rd goalie spot) (barring any crazy injuries or terrible play for either player).<br /></li><li style="font-family: arial;">Even though New Jersey had a coaching change this past summer, don't expect their games to have gotten any more interesting to watch. Their new coach is former Wild coach Jacques Lemaire. Yes, the hated defensive style Minnesota coach. Does this help Brodeur look better in net? Oh maybe. Though what Brodeur has going for him on his resume that Luongo does not is Stanley Cups and lots and lots of playoff experience</li><li style="font-family: arial;">Brodeur <a href="http://www.theprovince.com/sports/hockey/canucks-hockey/Brodeur+Luongo+implications+begin/2290398/story.html">just became an American citizen</a>, actually dual citizen, but don't worry, he'll still play for Team Canada<br /></li><li> <a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://canucks.nhl.com/club/gallerylanding.htm?id=10755">Jeff Vinnick is on the road with the Canucks</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> to capture their Eastern roadtrip, check out his first set of photos here. I love the candid one of the Sedins having lunch (click to enlarge, photo from Canucks.com). Feel free to throw captions in the comments.</span><br /></li></ul><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mOk0Guc2cKI/SxXxzZ5NG3I/AAAAAAAAAXQ/890agONDUXM/s1600-h/sedinsdec1_09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mOk0Guc2cKI/SxXxzZ5NG3I/AAAAAAAAAXQ/890agONDUXM/s320/sedinsdec1_09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410496392781962098" border="0" /></a>Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04777904539341451094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9146252254511331246.post-84258779297301332652009-11-29T09:30:00.000-08:002009-11-29T10:09:34.396-08:00Pizza Shark Time<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mOk0Guc2cKI/SxKo1kEJBgI/AAAAAAAAAWw/CnmYgeeaK-g/s1600/sharkpizza.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 265px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mOk0Guc2cKI/SxKo1kEJBgI/AAAAAAAAAWw/CnmYgeeaK-g/s320/sharkpizza.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409571740592965122" border="0" /></a><br /><br clear=all><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">People eat pizza, but sharks eat people. Protect your pizza by shaping it like a shark.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Maybe if I shape a pizza like a whale, do you think that gives the Canucks better odds to win tonight? The photo is a </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://fuckyeahsharks.tumblr.com/post/173094308/pizza-security-people-eat-pizza-but-sharks-eat">screen cap</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> of one of my favorite websites called </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://fuckyeahsharks.tumblr.com/">F-ck Yeah Sharks</a><span style="font-family:arial;">, if you need some time to waste, do check them out.</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">For your enemy blog needs, check out my friends over at </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.couchtarts.com/">Couchtarts</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> for your Shark needs.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I don't think there is a team that I fear more than the Sharks. I keep up with the Sharks quite a bit since I know <span style="font-weight: bold;">the biggest</span> Sharks fan in Vancouver. They win with efficiency, and in a way that is entertaining to watch (not like Detroit). When they lose, then tend to do it in blow out fashion, see last game against Chicago, but then they bounce back and look like they didn't even miss a beat.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Of course, they haven't had success in the postseason, which if you need to make fun of a Sharks fan is your fall back conversation ender.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">If I was a hockey player, I think San Jose would be my choice of the team I would play for. They have a great fanbase, great weather, great looking jerseys (love the black armour) and have teal, black and white as their colours. The only thing that they have going against them is that they play the Ducks 6 times a year.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">What will happen tonight? Me and Nate were talking last night and could agree that the final score would end up being 4-2, well 3-2 with an open net goal. Nate thinks the Canucks will win and I disagree and think the Sharks will take it (I'm just being a realist here). Last year they took 3 out of the 4 games that we played. Currently the team is the best of a ton of categories: best team in the league, goals, in the top 3 of the PP, the PK and my current favorite fantasy player leads the league in points, Joe Thornton.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">This is the first time that Christian Ehrhoff will face his old team. And though I don't think I've written about Ehrhoff yet, I love this guy on our team. Due to this years' weird schedule, after this game, we won't play them again until March, where we will face the Sharks 3 times in the last 24 days of the season.<br /><br />On the San Jose team, the tandem of Thornton (set up guy) to Heatley (finish man) has been on fire, what a great trade for the Sharks for Heatley. Oh, and Cheechoo has how many goals these days? Yeah. Anyways, I can't wait to see those two play on Team Canada (maybe together?). Patrick Marleau, who was stripped of his C during the summer (it was given to Blake who is currently out on the IR) is having a great year with the lowered amount on pressure on him. The Sharks also have great goaltending, who if you ever get a chance to see, give great interviews on SharksTV. The only thing the Sharks are lacking, to me, is a really good checking line.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Tonight will be a great test for the Canucks, who with Daniel back, are now healthier. Up against a great team, it will show us how good the Canucks really are (or aren't).</span>Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04777904539341451094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9146252254511331246.post-70363055628065794262009-11-25T21:40:00.000-08:002009-11-25T21:47:33.726-08:00Meet 2 Young Swedish Prospects..<span style="font-family: arial;">...that will probably never crack the Canucks roster. </span><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mOk0Guc2cKI/Sw4UtNNH3WI/AAAAAAAAAWg/iaB2jrPf_Pc/s1600/Rodin-Andersson_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mOk0Guc2cKI/Sw4UtNNH3WI/AAAAAAAAAWg/iaB2jrPf_Pc/s320/Rodin-Andersson_b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408282969389915490" border="0" /></a><br /><br clear=all><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Meet Anton Rodin and Peter Andersson. They also <a href="http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=507452">don't have the best interview skills, even when being interviewed in Swedish</a>. Some answers of "Nope" and lots of "Yeah, me too"s in there. Their answer about contact with the Canucks training staff elicited a peculiar answer (see below), it makes me want to know what kind of e-mails Dave Gagner send them, sounds...um a little weird. Elaboration clearly is not their strong point, for their sake, I hope they are better at hockey.</span><br /><p style="font-family: arial;"><b>How much contact do you have with the Canucks training staff and do they provide you with tips or advice on how to improve your game?</b></p> <p style="font-family: arial;">AR – I usually talk to Inge Hammarstrom because he lives almost where I live and I have also talked to Dave Gagner a few times too.</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">PA – Dave Gagner has sent me some emails.</p>Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04777904539341451094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9146252254511331246.post-57770845001380961042009-11-25T21:33:00.000-08:002009-11-25T21:33:55.930-08:00This and That: Another Stupid Break<span style="font-family: arial;">What is with these stupid breaks? Did whoever design this schedule not look what December looks like? One more sleep until the game tomorrow night against the Kings, oh and it's PPV btw.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Since I don't want to write stuff about how </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.theprovince.com/sports/hockey/canucks-hockey/Injured+million+Pavol+Demitra+eager+prove+worth/2258094/story.html">Demitra is still not better</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> (though apparently wants to be able to play) or how we </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.theprovince.com/sports/hockey/canucks-hockey/overtime+loser+points+hurt+Canucks/2262060/story.html">haven't taken enough games to OT</a><span style="font-family: arial;">, so that if we lose we'll still get a pity OT point, which would thus make us look better in the standings, I've decided show you a video that I think you may enjoy:</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />Miles Fisher's (not Mike Fisher) </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUUA2j5tqUg&feature=related">music video for his cover of This Must Be The Place</a><span style="font-family: arial;">. If you have watched American Psycho, you'll <span style="font-weight: bold;">love</span> it. If you haven't, go watch the movie, it's priceless.<br /><br />-The video is NSFW</span>Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04777904539341451094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9146252254511331246.post-17053085104227608052009-11-24T21:23:00.000-08:002009-11-25T08:09:31.703-08:00Mason Raymond Autograph Session<span style="font-family:arial;">Want Raymond's autograph on a Pharmasave Calender?<br /><br />Sure you do. He'll be at the Canucks Team Store tomorrow between 4-5pm, click </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://canucks.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=40007">here</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> for, well not much more than what I have already told you.</span>Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04777904539341451094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9146252254511331246.post-76324401508209035522009-11-22T21:14:00.000-08:002009-11-22T21:28:21.174-08:00This and That: Stuff from last week<span style="font-family: arial;">Yes yes, most of this is old news, but some of you have missed it, so that's why I'm posting this link dump.</span><br /><ul style="font-family: arial;"><li>Down Goal Brown identifies the <a href="http://www.downgoesbrown.com/2009/11/10-types-of-leaf-fans.html">10 types of Leaf fans</a>, and how to deal with them</li><li>Hockey Goal Celebration FAIL:</li></ul><span style="font-family: arial;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/P4_MKH1ldHI&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/P4_MKH1ldHI&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span><br /><ul style="font-family: arial;"><li>Anaheim fans get in a brawl over Niedermayer's stick</li></ul><span style="font-family: arial;"><object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lur2HB3ihk0&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lur2HB3ihk0&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object></span><br /><ul style="font-family: arial;"><li>Two possible goal of the year possibilities:</li></ul><span style="font-family: arial;">Stamkos' Goal:</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gmL6qepCRCE&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gmL6qepCRCE&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">David Perron's Goal:</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Qajl2PAamjk&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_GB&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Qajl2PAamjk&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_GB&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span>Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04777904539341451094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9146252254511331246.post-75893955564967925852009-11-18T21:34:00.000-08:002009-11-18T21:47:30.929-08:00Burrows toughs out his injuries<span style="font-family: arial;">Late story by Botchford on The Province website tonight about </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.theprovince.com/sports/hockey/canucks-hockey/excuses+there+reasons+Burrows+slump/2238763/story.html">how Burrows has been playing through an injury</a><span style="font-family: arial;">. He was injured by Drew Doughty during the Kings game on October 29th, but since the Moose don't really have any players left to call up, he's been playing through a nagging groin and hip flexor injuries.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">This is not an excuse for the lack of scoring or anything, just something interesting to note. With regards to the lack of scoring, well I think to evaluate that we'll have to wait for the return of Daniel Sedin before we start calling out Burr. And while we're on that topic, </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://communities.canada.com/theprovince/blogs/whitetowel/archive/2009/11/18/daniel-sedin-back-on-the-ice.aspx">Daniel's return has been pushed to Sunday</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> against the Blackhawks.</span>Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04777904539341451094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9146252254511331246.post-41792765287690020912009-11-17T07:54:00.000-08:002009-11-22T14:48:06.862-08:00Naslund comes out of retirement, will play for Modo<span style="font-family: arial;">So, the rumor that </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://vancitycanuck.blogspot.com/2009/11/forsberg-to-remain-with-modo.html">I wrote about yesterday</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> was true, </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=298688">Naslund will come out of retirement</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> to play with Forsberg. The two have previously played four seasons together for Modo. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Interesting tidbit out of the story on </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=298688">TSN</a><span style="font-family: arial;">: "According to reports, Naslund and Forsberg have both turned down salaries with the team will play for free" </span>Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04777904539341451094noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9146252254511331246.post-48067002877120414532009-11-16T18:45:00.000-08:002009-11-16T18:58:14.316-08:00Forsberg to remain with Modo<span style="font-family:arial;">Mike Gillis today ended speculation on whether Peter Forsberg would return to the NHL (this season). </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">From <a href="http://communities.canada.com/theprovince/blogs/whitetowel/archive/2009/11/16/forsberg-staying-put-in-sweden.aspx">The Province</a>:</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >"My understanding is Peter is going to stay and play in MoDo and he won't return to the NHL this year," Canucks general manager Mike Gillis said. "He made it [the decision] because it's more of a day-to-day thing with his foot as opposed to a situation where he's confident he can play.</span> <p style="font-family: arial; font-style: italic;">"I think it's a tribute to him that he didn't want to put himself in a position where he's taking a roster spot and not being an everyday player on an NHL team."</p><span style="font-family:arial;">Rumor has it that Naslund might come out of retirement to play with Forsberg as they have wanted to play together during the NHL...could this come to fruition? We'll have to wait on and see on this one as it's still a rumor, but they </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2009/11/13/sp-naslund-forsberg-nhlpa.html">two did have dinner</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> together on Thursday night at the NHLPA's Goals and Dreams program...<span style="font-style: italic;">writing this I suddenly feel more like US Weekly...<br /></span></span>Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04777904539341451094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9146252254511331246.post-43093651923569750572009-11-15T19:07:00.000-08:002009-11-15T19:17:09.122-08:00Off the Schneid<span style="font-family: arial;">Last night during the CBC broadcast, Mark Lee said that the Canucks were "off the Schneid" after Schneider scored in the 2nd period. I didn't understand his reference, so I looked it up and am delighted to share the meaning with you. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The basic meaning of phrase means is to end a losing streak'.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">In baseball (</span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_baseball_jargon_%28G%29#get_off_the_schneid">according to Wikepedia</a><span style="font-family: arial;">), to get off the schneid is:</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">To break a scoreless, hitless, or winless </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_baseball_jargon_%28S%29#streak" title="List of baseball jargon (S)">streak</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> (i.e., a schneid). According to the </span><i style="font-family: arial;">Dickson Baseball Dictionary</i><span style="font-family: arial;">, the term "schneid" comes to baseball via </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gin_rummy" title="Gin rummy">gin rummy</a><span style="font-family: arial;">, and in turn comes from German / Yiddish "schneider," one who cuts cloth, i.e., a tailor.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">So with that 8-2 win over Colorado, I hope that Vancouver is now off the schneid.</span>Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04777904539341451094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9146252254511331246.post-69942623805430809652009-11-15T18:47:00.000-08:002009-11-15T19:06:58.962-08:00Wellwood - No goals in 17 games<span style="font-family:arial;">Now that we have a few days off, maybe like </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >6 whole days</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> without a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Canucks</span> game, we have a few days to ponder different topics about the team. You may also call it over analyzing, but I don't like to apply labels to everything, so my first thought will be about Kyle <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Wellwood</span> and his lack of production.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Kyle <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Wellwood</span> (C) has had no goals in the 17 games he's played this season. He only has 1 assist.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Let's compare that to...</span><br /><ul style="font-family: arial;"><li>Matt <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Pettinger</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">LW</span> - 1 goal and 1 assist in 6 games played this season</li><li><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Jannik</span> Hansen <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">RW</span> - 1 goal and 1 assist in 2 games played this season</li><li>Tanner Glass <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">LW</span> - 2 goals and 1 assist in 17 games played this season</li></ul><span style="font-family:arial;">Now, I'm not saying that they are all <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">interchangeable</span> for the same player position, but you gotta think that with 6 more days of rest, Daniel <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Sedin</span> could come back, and if he does, who will be bumped?</span>Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04777904539341451094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9146252254511331246.post-67548243854054649862009-11-12T20:37:00.000-08:002009-11-12T22:01:36.466-08:00Not just Canucks, NW Division Links<span style="font-family:arial;">Hello readers,</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">As you know, in the past I have written a few things for </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://cyclelikesedins.blogspot.com/">Cycle Like the Sedins</a><span style="font-family:arial;">, and well, I'm back at it again. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Last week was the first week in a brand spankin new series on CLS. James has invited bloggers from around the league to write up weekly links from each Division. So far, there have been contributions from </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.nothingbutmemory.net/red/">Sens at Land's End</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> for the NE Division and Laura from </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://wazzupwitchu.blogspot.com/">Wazzupwitchu</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> for the Central Division; the other divisions will be represented soon at this becomes more regular thing with each of the writers (understandably we all have busy lives so we're all trying our best).</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I have been representing the NW Division each Thursday morning. Each week I look for posts by bloggers about the NW Division that I feel deserve some attention/love. I try to find something to represent a blogger from each of the 5 teams, it obviously won't always happen, but I try.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">So:</span><br /><ul style="font-family:arial;"><li>If you <span style="font-weight: bold;">have a blog</span> and have <span style="font-weight: bold;">written something</span> that you would like to get featured in my weekly links post, e-mail me at thevancitycanuck [at] gmail.com<br /></li></ul><ul style="font-family:arial;"><li>If you are not a blogger, but have <span style="font-weight: bold;">read a story</span> that you think is funny/interesting, also hit me up by e-mail or make a comment on my blog and I'll check it out. </li></ul><span style="font-family:arial;">I promise to check out the post, and see if it fits my weekly roundup, even if it doesn't at least I'll check out your blog and keep you in mind for the future. If you have a link for another division, feel free to let me know, and I'll pass your idea along to the blogger in charge of that division.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">If you <span style="font-weight: bold;">don't have a blog</span>, but <span style="font-weight: bold;">would like to try</span> your hand at blogging and would like write something, hit me up by e-mail and I can feature you as a <span style="font-weight: bold;">guest post</span> on my blog and link to it through CLS. This would be a great way for people who think that they can write a blog, but haven't tried or are hesitant to get started.</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">It's also very non committal, kinda like a one night stand*</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">So again, feel free to drop me a line by e-mail at thevancitycanuck [at] gmail.com<br /><br />*Note: One night stands need not apply. But you can check out my 1st links roundup <a href="http://cyclelikesedins.blogspot.com/2009/11/links-links-thursday-nw-division-link.html">here</a>, and this week's is <a href="http://cyclelikesedins.blogspot.com/2009/11/nw-division-link-time.html">here</a>.<br /></span>Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04777904539341451094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9146252254511331246.post-60232760792264073672009-11-11T15:41:00.000-08:002009-11-11T16:30:33.951-08:00This and That: Daniel sent home and other links<span style="font-family:arial;">Have you listened to the Team 1040 recently? There's a commercial for an event at the Kingston Tap House this Friday, where Rick Ball is supposed to eat Pratt's shorts because he lost a bet regarding a return of Printers to the BC Lions or something.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">This supposed to be a big deal, but like I said to Kevin, you can't trust the Team 1040 with these advertisements, Rick Ball will probably just back out of this one like Don Taylor backed out of getting a gentle vasectomy.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">And on to your Canuck news:</span><br /><ul style="font-family: arial;"><li>Daniel Sedin <a href="http://communities.canada.com/theprovince/blogs/whitetowel/archive/2009/11/11/daniel-sedin-out-until-nov-20-after-leaving-canucks.aspx">was sent home to Vancouver</a> today, this pushes his next possible return date to the Nov 20th home game.</li><li>Jannik Hansen is expected to be back in the lineup tomorrow</li><li>Good read on <a href="http://www.theprovince.com/sports/hockey/canucks-hockey/scholarships+pretty+good+deal/2209587/story.html">WHL scholarships for players</a> who go through the Dub instead of the NCAA</li><li>According the Forbes, the <a href="http://www.theprovince.com/sports/hockey/canucks-hockey/story.html?id=931966f5-5ab0-4a69-9330-57704002ca7f&k=42759">Leafs are at the top of something</a>, they are the NHL's most valuable team coming in at $470 million</li></ul><span style="font-family:arial;">And if you haven't read Down Goes Brown's post on the </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.downgoesbrown.com/2009/11/nhl-suspensions.html">NHL's top secret flow chart for handing out suspensions</a><span style="font-family:arial;">...well you haven't lived this week.</span>Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04777904539341451094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9146252254511331246.post-33236429903643116262009-11-10T20:44:00.001-08:002009-11-10T21:07:04.185-08:00Raycroft led the lead in GAA, but not anymore<span style="font-family:arial;">This was before the St. Louis game tonight:</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mOk0Guc2cKI/SvpBHsDRcRI/AAAAAAAAAUg/1II2Ay2Kelg/s1600-h/raycroftniitymakistats.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 280px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mOk0Guc2cKI/SvpBHsDRcRI/AAAAAAAAAUg/1II2Ay2Kelg/s320/raycroftniitymakistats.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402702303324107026" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">And this was after the St. Louis game.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mOk0Guc2cKI/SvpBrTTL6xI/AAAAAAAAAUo/OIE58HkLcpQ/s1600-h/raycroftniitymakistats2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 305px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mOk0Guc2cKI/SvpBrTTL6xI/AAAAAAAAAUo/OIE58HkLcpQ/s320/raycroftniitymakistats2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402702915155258130" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Well it was nice while is lasted, at least it looks like Luongo is back for Thursday night. Too bad when <a href="http://www.theprovince.com/sports/hockey/canucks-hockey/Backup+Raycroft+mission+hurt/2207598/story.html">Raycroft gave the quote</a> "Don't get hurt" to The Province today, he should have told himself and the team, "please don't suck tonight", maybe that would have helped.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">On a sidenote, </span><span class="status-body" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="actions">f</span><span class="entry-content">ans in Scottrade Center <a href="http://www.theprovince.com/sports/hockey/canucks-hockey/Canucks+humble+loss+Blues/2208529/story.html">got free big macs from the Blue</a>s scoring over 5 goals on the Canucks tonight...Insert Kyle Wellwood joke <span style="font-weight: bold;">here</span>.</span></span>Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04777904539341451094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9146252254511331246.post-30236201889002114762009-11-08T21:44:00.000-08:002009-11-08T21:54:38.156-08:00Luongo has the flu? Daniel & Jannik skating again<a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.theprovince.com/sports/hockey/canucks-hockey/Luongo+feeling+sick+misses+practice/2199778/story.html">News from Ben Kuzma</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> is that Luongo missed practice today because he didn't feel well. Here is what Vigneault said:</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-style: italic;">"He's a little under the weather and stayed back at the hotel," said Vancouver Canucks coach Alain Vigneault. "He started not feeling well yesterday (Saturday) and we'll see how he's doing tomorrow. If he's not better, we'll fly him later into St. Louis."</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">It was possible that Luongo could have started as early as Tuesday in St. Louis, but perhaps it will be the Detroit game on Thursday instead.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">In other news, Daniel is back skating again with his brother and Burrows. Daniel made a joke about Henrik missing him saying he called "</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;">Every night," chuckled Daniel. "He cried himself to sleep</span><span style="font-family: arial;">."</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Jannik Hansen was also out on the ice, but isn't ready to go quite yet. He will need contact practices before being ready to play a game.</span>Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04777904539341451094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9146252254511331246.post-58532252167580623172009-11-04T18:40:00.000-08:002009-11-04T18:48:36.330-08:00Shane O'Brien pokes Avery with stick, gets suspended<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mOk0Guc2cKI/SvI8ufpdiaI/AAAAAAAAATc/okdGcdHfxIY/s1600-h/shaneobrien2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mOk0Guc2cKI/SvI8ufpdiaI/AAAAAAAAATc/okdGcdHfxIY/s320/shaneobrien2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400445672637696418" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />You knew it was coming. You knew that Shane was gonna get just for getting involved. You knew that Shane couldn't hold back from getting involved.</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />But is was great to watch non?</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />So Shane will <a href="http://communities.canada.com/theprovince/blogs/whitetowel/archive/2009/11/04/o-brien-receives-one-game-suspension-for-altercation-with-avery.aspx">miss the 1st game in Minnesota</a> of the 5 game roadtrip that the Canucks have left on.<br /><br />Sometimes when I see him getting involved I just have to shake my head. I don't want him to end up in AV's doghouse again, but he just can't help himself. He was already sequestered to glue his ass to the bench after taking a double-minor penalty late in the second period. Then, he thought it would be a good idea to poke Avery with his hockey stick from his bench! Aaaaah! And on the video, you see AV having to restrain him from jumping off the bench.</span> <p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">"You never want to be suspended and I don't think it deserves one, but I'll take my punishment," said O'Brien, who won't be eligible to play Thursday night against the Minnesota Wild.</span> </p><p face="arial" style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;">"I got sucked in a little bit. Avery was chirping and he cross-checked me in the first period for no reason.</p><p style="font-family: arial; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: arial;">"He was saying stuff to [Darcy] Hordichuk on the bench before it happened and I just felt that was over the line. I just let my emotions take over. It was a heated point of the game and it was getting a little physical." -</span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.theprovince.com/sports/hockey/canucks-hockey/Canuck+Shane+Brien+suspended+game+sticking+Sean+Avery/2185230/story.html">The Province</a><br /></p><p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" >He crossed the line because Avery was <span style="font-weight: bold;">saying something about Hordichuck???</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Seriously?</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">!?!?!</span></p><p style="font-family: arial;" face="arial">Oh, it really doesn't stop there. O'Brien was like a quote machine today.</p><p style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;" face="arial"><span style="font-family: arial;">"I know there was part of me that wanted to hop the boards and get in it," said O'Brien. "And I know Hordi did too and Ryp [Rick Rypien] was licking his chops. But you've got to be controlled."-</span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.theprovince.com/sports/hockey/canucks-hockey/Canuck+Shane+Brien+suspended+game+sticking+Sean+Avery/2185230/story.html">The Province</a><br /></p><p style="font-family: arial;" face="arial">I just keep picturing Rypien licking his chops, can you?</p><p style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Anyways, the Rangers have been fined $10 000 and Dane Byers (who picked a fight with Tanner Glass in the last 5 minutes of the game) has been suspended 1 game as well.</span><br /></p>Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04777904539341451094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9146252254511331246.post-10719567907473516592009-11-04T08:13:00.000-08:002009-11-04T08:17:29.147-08:00Video of Canucks v. Rangers scrumI was gleeing with excitement over Bieksa being a forward, he makes a feisty one...but this video has angry Bieksa also...and I love angry Bieksa.<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/k9pNxiHM5kM&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/k9pNxiHM5kM&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04777904539341451094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9146252254511331246.post-76399958029576595432009-11-02T20:29:00.000-08:002009-11-02T21:04:51.957-08:00Canucks sign Pettinger<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mOk0Guc2cKI/Su-4nF5Ec2I/AAAAAAAAATM/JaPV33AdiOI/s1600-h/pettinger.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mOk0Guc2cKI/Su-4nF5Ec2I/AAAAAAAAATM/JaPV33AdiOI/s320/pettinger.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399737459976467298" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The Canucks have realized that Aaron Rome, who is still fights for a defensive spot on the roster, is even less of a winger. So the Canucks have gone out and <a href="http://www.theprovince.com/sports/hockey/canucks-hockey/Pettinger+inks+year+deal+with+Canucks/2173951/story.html">signed Matt Pettinger to a 1 year</a>, <a href="http://communities.canada.com/theprovince/blogs/whitetowel/archive/2009/11/02/canucks-call-on-winger-pettinger-to-help-fill-the-injury-void.aspx">two way contract</a> for the league minimum of $500 000.</span> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />Now, let's remember that Pettinger is really not a good winger, in fact during his time in Vancouver, he was a pretty unspectacular, we eventually lost him to Tampa Bay last year through waivers. The </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://communities.canada.com/theprovince/blogs/whitetowel/archive/2009/11/02/canucks-call-on-winger-pettinger-to-help-fill-the-injury-void.aspx">Kuz says it best</a><span style="font-family:arial;">: "He is best known for accomplishing little when acquired in a trade for Matt Cooke on Feb. 26, 2008"</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">Pettinger is just an average winger who is getting to be old by NHL standards (he's 29), thus there weren't any offers for contracts this year, not even from Tampa Bay.<br /><br />Instead of heading to Europe, he elected to play for the Manitoba Moose and since the Canucks are forwards and being decimated by injuries or needs some time playing in the AHL (Shirokov), Pettinger is expected to play on the 4th line with Hordichuck and Mario Bliznak.</span>Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04777904539341451094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9146252254511331246.post-47087736642245440622009-10-27T21:20:00.000-07:002009-10-27T22:08:11.074-07:00Is the NHL celebrity trendy these days?<a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mOk0Guc2cKI/SufHhDgUEhI/AAAAAAAAASM/dPxKXBacqLs/s1600-h/nhlcelebrityzacefron.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mOk0Guc2cKI/SufHhDgUEhI/AAAAAAAAASM/dPxKXBacqLs/s320/nhlcelebrityzacefron.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397502049117278738" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">So, Zac Efron started off little trend when he showed up with his young costar, Charlie Tahan, from </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud</span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/40037040.html#cutid1"> at a Canucks game a couple of weeks ago</a><span style="font-family:arial;">. Click the link for lots of photos.</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">And I know that you are rolling your eyes at the name of Zac Efron, but <a href="http://www.laineygossip.com/Zac_Efron_shows_kindness_to_youth_at_Covenant_House_Vancouver_.aspx?CatID=0&CelID=0">please read this story by Lainey</a> before you judge him.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mOk0Guc2cKI/SufIXAY9tMI/AAAAAAAAASk/QHRQ5k5QJMo/s1600-h/nhlcelebrityzacefron2.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 228px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mOk0Guc2cKI/SufIXAY9tMI/AAAAAAAAASk/QHRQ5k5QJMo/s320/nhlcelebrityzacefron2.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397502975994082498" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">And there was photos of Twilight's Taylor Lautner at the Stanley Cup Finals game supporting the Detroit Red Wings. He </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1210124/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">is</span> from Michigan</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> so I'll let the Detroit supporting slide.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mOk0Guc2cKI/SufNboOGL2I/AAAAAAAAASs/f4WQ7eWgTWc/s1600-h/nhlcelebritytaylorlautner2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mOk0Guc2cKI/SufNboOGL2I/AAAAAAAAASs/f4WQ7eWgTWc/s320/nhlcelebritytaylorlautner2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397508552963534690" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mOk0Guc2cKI/SufHmYkn8MI/AAAAAAAAASU/_T_BHD_s2Fs/s1600-h/nhlcelebritytaylorlautner.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mOk0Guc2cKI/SufHmYkn8MI/AAAAAAAAASU/_T_BHD_s2Fs/s320/nhlcelebritytaylorlautner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397502140671848642" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />And then, Taylor Lautner flew out of Vancouver this weekend after finishing up filming Twilight: Eclipse to LA to attend a LA Kings game with Taylor Swift.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mOk0Guc2cKI/SufHs7OR5VI/AAAAAAAAASc/uR5dIxEYM_s/s1600-h/nhlcelebrityclairedanes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mOk0Guc2cKI/SufHs7OR5VI/AAAAAAAAASc/uR5dIxEYM_s/s320/nhlcelebrityclairedanes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397502253052585298" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">And then photos show up of Claire Danes (albeit, she's not very relevant as a celebrity these days) with </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0199215/">Hugh Dancy</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> at a Rangers game.</span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />There's tons more sightings from last year, obviously the </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://kings.nhl.com/club/page.htm?bcid=30074">Kings' website has a ton of pics</a><span style="font-family:arial;">, there also some of </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.tmz.com/2008/01/02/chad-michael-murrays-barely-legal-ice-princess/">One Tree Hill's Chad Michael Murray</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> and True Blood favorite, </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://hockey.expressen.se/nhl/1.1402648/mats-sundin-sag-rangers-vinna-i-natt">Alexander Skarsgard with Mats Sundin</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> at a Rangers game (while he was still deciding for which team he would play for).</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> <span style="font-style: italic;">Photo from </span></span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://hockey.expressen.se/Nyheter"><span style="font-style: italic;">HockeyExpressen.s</span>e</a><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mOk0Guc2cKI/SufQQOD9C3I/AAAAAAAAAS0/oHfGRwbHbJ4/s1600-h/nhlcelebrityskarsgard.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mOk0Guc2cKI/SufQQOD9C3I/AAAAAAAAAS0/oHfGRwbHbJ4/s320/nhlcelebrityskarsgard.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397511655497993074" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />So it makes me wonder, is going to an NHL game <span style="font-weight: bold;">trendy</span> for young stars these days?</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Now it has to be noted that this is different from appearances of say Hillary Duff, Carrie Underwood or Elisha Cuthbert, as they date hockey players. A hockey girlfriend appearance at a game is not really a shocker, cause you are there to support your man.<br /><br />But the appearances of Zac Efron, T. Lautner and T. Swift show young hollywood attending regular season hockey games to check out the game. I wonder if this will be a continuing trend with these young celebrity powerhouses and if so, who will we see next?</span>Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04777904539341451094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9146252254511331246.post-66887155173678255392009-10-22T21:00:00.000-07:002009-10-22T21:22:07.961-07:00This and That: Kesler, Burkie and the Monster!<span style="font-family:arial;">So because Tronna fans can't stay up late at night, and they want a 7pm game, CBC has scheduled the Canucks/Leafs g</span><span style="font-family:arial;">ame to start at 4pm P</span><span style="font-family:arial;">ST. That's right, the game starts at 4pm. I would advise just to get over the start time, our bitching really won't matter, Toronto will win this round.<br /><br />This game on Saturday really has no great benefits to the Canucks, besides 2 points. But could you imagine if Vancouver loses?</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> Can you imagine the Toronto fans then? I don't want to imagine it, so instead, enjoy your news about the Canucks:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Kesler Contract Talk</span> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Kesler's agent spoke to </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.theprovince.com/sports/hockey/canucks-hockey/Minutes+matter+agent+Kesler+Canucks+contract+extension+talks/2134129/story.html">Kuzma of The Province</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> about the contract that he feels that Kesler deserves to sign. It's gonna be big money, because Kesler is the type of player that is the heart and soul of a great team. In my opinion, Kesler is captain material. If he wasn't in his last year of his contract, I would be saying that he should be the captain instead of Luongo. Overhardt brings up an interesting statistic that the Canucks "</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >won 74.36 per cent of their games (26-10-3) when the twins had less time than Kesler.</span><span style="font-family:arial;">"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Schneider Ready to Go...</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">...But he's gonna have to </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://canucks.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=39648">wait until Sunday's game</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> against Edmonton before he'll be able to play because of IR regulations.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Burkie acts like a 5 year old</span><br />In a phone interview to The Province today, Brian Burke talked about how <a href="http://www.theprovince.com/sports/hockey/canucks-hockey/story.html?id=db63ed63-58fb-4476-8bb8-248d6c52945e&k=17605">he wasn't going to make a big deal</a> of the tampering accusations that were made by the Canucks, but in the end, well you know that he is Brian Burke, and he's making a big deal of it. As per usual, Burkie has some gold quotes: </span><ul style="font-family: arial;"><li>“I’m certainly not going to pour any gasoline on a fire that as far as I’m concerned doesn’t exist. When other organizations talk or complain about the Leafs, I ignore it by and large.”</li><li>“We weren’t copied with any of the correspondence or made aware of it so when all this talking was going on we were mystified, it was like, what are they talking about?” Burke said. “If we were going to bring a tampering charge against a team we would copy the team on it, make them aware of it. That wasn’t done so we were kind of in the dark on this.</li><li>“If I didn’t see Mike, that wouldn’t be a snub,” Burke said. “In my building, I always go down and talk to the visiting GM, ask him if they need anything. I don’t know what Mike does. If I see him, I’ll say hi to him, but if I don’t see him I wouldn’t consider it a snub. . . . I’m not jumping off a bridge if I don’t see him and I’m not going to order a cake if I do.”</li></ul> <span style="font-family:arial;">Now the last quote, it's like trying to figure out a girl is trying to say when she says "I'm <span style="font-weight: bold;">FINE</span>". Is he trying to guilt trip Gillis into hanging out with him? It's also kinda like when my mom says "Do what <span style="font-weight: bold;">YOU</span> think is right". It's just the ultimate guilt trip, you're so damned if you do, and damned if you don't.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >The Monster!</span><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mOk0Guc2cKI/SuEnieJYa_I/AAAAAAAAAQ0/lXONuiENgGI/s1600-h/jonas-gustavsson.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 208px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mOk0Guc2cKI/SuEnieJYa_I/AAAAAAAAAQ0/lXONuiENgGI/s320/jonas-gustavsson.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395637301728013298" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" ><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"The Monster," Beauchemin said, offering up his best scary voice, albeit with a distinct Quebecois accent. "The Monster!</span><span style="font-family:arial;">"-</span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/monster-a-maybe-for-canucks/article1334078/">Globe and Mail</a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />My favorite addition to the Leafs this year is definitely Jonas Gustavsson.<br />Why?<br />Well he's Swedish, his name is Jonas, and his nickname is The Monster! (with the exclamation mark!).</span><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mOk0Guc2cKI/SuEnqpkwuoI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/J2vuBq2nhJs/s1600-h/jonas-gustavsson2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mOk0Guc2cKI/SuEnqpkwuoI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/J2vuBq2nhJs/s320/jonas-gustavsson2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395637442234595970" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />Rawr!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Those are three perfectly good reasons to love The Monster!<br /><br />Reports out of Toronto that say that he </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >might</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> be </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/monster-a-maybe-for-canucks/article1334078/">ready to go for the Vancouver game </a><span style="font-family:arial;">on Saturday afternoon. It's not likely, but it would be nice because Mirtle saying that </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/monster-a-maybe-for-canucks/article1334078/">Schenner might be a healthy scratch</a><span style="font-family:arial;">, and really Schenn and Gustavsson</span> are the only two things that I like about the Leafs.<br /></span>Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04777904539341451094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9146252254511331246.post-83128919113191057632009-10-21T21:02:00.000-07:002009-10-21T22:07:37.825-07:00Grabner gets his first NHL goal!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mOk0Guc2cKI/St_oTpUw7NI/AAAAAAAAAQk/rCSabNIKb3Y/s1600-h/grabner1stgoal.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mOk0Guc2cKI/St_oTpUw7NI/AAAAAAAAAQk/rCSabNIKb3Y/s320/grabner1stgoal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395286302821248210" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Squee!!! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">If I didn't have 3/4 of a pumpkin pie in my fridge I would be so on making the kaiserschmarrn right now. But true to my promise, I will be making it to celebrate Grabner's first goal, soon. I'll have to pick another Austrian dessert for goal #2, maybe some Apfelstrudel next?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">So this game, was pretty awesome non?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The Canucks get a powerplay goal from Steve Bernier, who if I may say, looks great with his new haircut and physique. More importantly, he was finally able to stuff in a puck from a rebound. The Canucks penalty kill looked pretty good too, keeping Chicago from taking many shots. Then, Mitchell had a fantastic </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >legal</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">open ice hit on Toews, who got smoked. Please enjoy the video:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1mTEzQ8vBps&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1mTEzQ8vBps&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed><br /></object><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Then, Kes takes a hit while bringing the puck into the offensive zone, but manages to get the puck to Grabner, who nets his 1st NHL goal! Woooo! Even better that the Moose was there in the crowd to cheer him on! And for the win, Samuelsson with an unassisted goal.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">We did also did get some help in the end there by Antti Niemi, who really should have had Samuelsson's shot, but whatever, Hawks lose. Oh, and Luongo looked better, all big in his net and stuff.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Next game</span>: Leafs at 4pm in the m-f-ing afternoon! </span>Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04777904539341451094noreply@blogger.com0