Late story by Botchford on The Province website tonight about how Burrows has been playing through an injury. 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.
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, Daniel's return has been pushed to Sunday against the Blackhawks.
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
The Night Before Hockey
Happy hockey eve everyone!
Clearly we all know that the Canucks are playing the Flames tomorrow night. Late game for Calgary, with a 7pm PT start. The summer felt so long, but finally hockey is back.
Enemy blog: Check out Kent, who I've met through the CLS re-draft at his blog over at Five Hole Fanatics
Some Canucks stuff:
Oh, and today the hockey world found out today that that the past few months of the Phoenix Coyotes court case was a complete waste of time.
But to cheer you up and get you excited about tomorrow, watch Rypien destroy Prust:
Clearly we all know that the Canucks are playing the Flames tomorrow night. Late game for Calgary, with a 7pm PT start. The summer felt so long, but finally hockey is back.
Enemy blog: Check out Kent, who I've met through the CLS re-draft at his blog over at Five Hole Fanatics
Some Canucks stuff:
- Lukowich cleared waivers, and since the Moose have a plethora of defencemen (apparently), the Canucks are trying to find him a spot to play for the Texas Stars who are lacking defensemen
- Lawrence Nycholat and Michael Funk also cleared through waivers and are assigned to the Moose.
- Hodgson got sent back down to Brampton.
- Henrik gets an A, and as usual, Daniel got a G. But seriously, how did Daniel feel about that? "[Daniel] cried a little bit the first night but it’s alright now,” joked brother Henrik. “It’s a great honor. We’ve got a lot of really great leaders on this team, so a letter doesn’t mean too much.” Sure sure Daniel, don't forget he's also taller and older than you.
- The Canucks roster is set. Sergei Shirokov, Aaron Rome and Tanner Glass make the team.
- Bieksa has tweaked his groin, and Rypien has the flu (hopefully not the "flu" he had until March of last year), but they are both expected to play tomorrow night.
- Sundin finally made it official that he retired.
- Brian Burke tells Leafs TV that Gillis shopped Burrows, Bieksa and their 1st pick at this years draft for Victor Hedman. Response? “There is absolutely no truth to it whatsoever,” Gillis Wednesday from Calgary. “It’s an absolutely preposterous idea."
- Puck Daddy's staff predict Division winners, and have the NW down to the Canucks or the Flames. ESPN, with the exception of the Mullet, thinks it's going to the Flames, but they think the Vezina is coming down to Luongo or Nabby
Oh, and today the hockey world found out today that that the past few months of the Phoenix Coyotes court case was a complete waste of time.
But to cheer you up and get you excited about tomorrow, watch Rypien destroy Prust:
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
This and That...
I guess it could be called "news" that the Canucks beat the Isles 2-1 last night for their pre-season opener in Terrace, but really, it was just AHL team vs. AHL team. Though it is nice to have hockey feel like it is that much closer, the preseason, in my opinion is too long and until the last 2 games, really worthless. The NHL should really just start the season next week...but they're not, so here is some Canucks musings that I found:
Ed Willies writes today about the Sedins:
"Daniel and Henrik? You could give them each a million bucks, send them on the road with The Rolling Stones and a dozen Playboy bunnies and they'd come back telling you about the movies they saw in their hotel room."
The Sedins think that Samuelsson is a dirty Swede (which really just makes me laugh):
Henrik: "And he can be a little dirty. He's kind of a dirty player and not Swedish that way. He can play it all."
"You can say that," said Daniel. "He's more Canadian than Swedish. He's tough to play against and gets under your skin and can frustrate you because he's so strong. He'll fit in in a lot of different situations."
Not that I watched this, but it looks like Burrows, Hordichuck and Raymond made an appearance at the Canadian Country Music Awards. A french hockey player that likes country music? I may know a girl that we should keep that info from...
And now for some self-endorsement: After some bonding over True Blood over at Wrap's house of Tokarski, and obliging me with a photo in his episode a recap, HF29 asked me to give an intro about Curtis Sanford for their blog Four Habs Fans. It's stripperriffic, so please click here to read my submission here about the Sandman.
Ed Willies writes today about the Sedins:
"Daniel and Henrik? You could give them each a million bucks, send them on the road with The Rolling Stones and a dozen Playboy bunnies and they'd come back telling you about the movies they saw in their hotel room."
The Sedins think that Samuelsson is a dirty Swede (which really just makes me laugh):
Henrik: "And he can be a little dirty. He's kind of a dirty player and not Swedish that way. He can play it all."
"You can say that," said Daniel. "He's more Canadian than Swedish. He's tough to play against and gets under your skin and can frustrate you because he's so strong. He'll fit in in a lot of different situations."
Not that I watched this, but it looks like Burrows, Hordichuck and Raymond made an appearance at the Canadian Country Music Awards. A french hockey player that likes country music? I may know a girl that we should keep that info from...
And now for some self-endorsement: After some bonding over True Blood over at Wrap's house of Tokarski, and obliging me with a photo in his episode a recap, HF29 asked me to give an intro about Curtis Sanford for their blog Four Habs Fans. It's stripperriffic, so please click here to read my submission here about the Sandman.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Canucks re-sign McIver, Burrows says funny things
Two things Canuck related today:
1. The Canucks re-signed Nathan McIver today, adding another player to their blue line. Since we already have a ridiculous amount, I hope he enjoys spending another year winter in Winnipeg.
2. Check out this article from The Province. There were 9 Canuck players at UBC today skating, and Burrows gave some great quotes about the firing of Paul Kelly.
"Some guys just like to play hockey and they're not the smartest guys out there, but I like to learn," Burrows said.
"Right now, I still have to get a few more facts to make sure I can comment on what's going on," Burrows said. "For some reason, we haven't got all the facts."
The whole article is pretty funny, with lots of sarcasm sprinkled in liberally.
1. The Canucks re-signed Nathan McIver today, adding another player to their blue line. Since we already have a ridiculous amount, I hope he enjoys spending another year winter in Winnipeg.
2. Check out this article from The Province. There were 9 Canuck players at UBC today skating, and Burrows gave some great quotes about the firing of Paul Kelly.
"Some guys just like to play hockey and they're not the smartest guys out there, but I like to learn," Burrows said.
"Right now, I still have to get a few more facts to make sure I can comment on what's going on," Burrows said. "For some reason, we haven't got all the facts."
The whole article is pretty funny, with lots of sarcasm sprinkled in liberally.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Video to get you excited for the playoffs
I found a great video that I think will get you excited for the playoffs. Enjoy.
I have also been trying to find a vid of Burrows giving the high fives at the end of the Minny game, but no such luck yet. Instead I give you, Burrows on After Hours. The best part is at 1:10 sec.
I have also been trying to find a vid of Burrows giving the high fives at the end of the Minny game, but no such luck yet. Instead I give you, Burrows on After Hours. The best part is at 1:10 sec.
Friday, April 3, 2009
Alex Burrows named Masterton nominee
Burrow's got named part of the NW Division nominee's for the 2009 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy.
The Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy is awarded each year to the NHL player who "best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey." It's presented by the Professional Hockey Writers Association during the NHL awards.
In an interview with Kuzma of The Province, Burrows was throwing credit for his success to Trevor Linden, Roberto Luongo, Willie Mitchell, Ryan Kesler.
He also said "how dedicating the season to his late best friend Luc Bourdon — and being of great support to Bourdon's girlfriend Charlene Ward — has been a driving force."
"He tried to say how thinking of Bourdon before every game and twice having significant two-goal games meant a higher power is at play in all this." - The Province
Congratulations to Burrow's on the nomination.
The Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy is awarded each year to the NHL player who "best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey." It's presented by the Professional Hockey Writers Association during the NHL awards.
In an interview with Kuzma of The Province, Burrows was throwing credit for his success to Trevor Linden, Roberto Luongo, Willie Mitchell, Ryan Kesler.
He also said "how dedicating the season to his late best friend Luc Bourdon — and being of great support to Bourdon's girlfriend Charlene Ward — has been a driving force."
"He tried to say how thinking of Bourdon before every game and twice having significant two-goal games meant a higher power is at play in all this." - The Province
Congratulations to Burrow's on the nomination.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Canuck Drama
Since the Canucks have been doing so well in the past few weeks, the media began to run out of things to talk about. So when Burrows and Kesler mentioned the notion of taking less money to stay with the team, to give them a better shot at winning a cup, the media ran with the story. The fans loved it. It sounded like two young guys that were talking some sense from a fan perspective. As I have read/heard in the past few days, not everyone thought the same thing. Then Luongo goes on After Hours on Saturday and says: "I think first and foremost, I want to win the Cup and whichever team is going to give me the best chance to do that is the team I want to be with".
The media began to question if that meant Luongo won't re-sign. Yeesh. Now these past few days, of non-stop analysis has got me a little irritated.
Regarding Luongo's Statements
1. Luongo never said he didn't want to resign with Vancouver, he gave a very standard answer that any hockey player say...HE WANTS TO WIN THE CUP
2. Why can't Vancouver be THAT team that wins the cup? Do you think we are not good enough?
3. We are a hockey city that players want to play for, we are not Phoenix or Atlanta or Florida etc. where players hate.
4. Why are Vancouver fans insulted? This is not about us the fan, it is about a player making an evaluation as to where he wants to play.
5. Could this not have been a message to management that says, I'm serious about winning, you have some big contracts to sign and/or resign, show me you mean business and put a good team in front of me.
6. Luongo is a UFA. This is his decision for whatever is best for him and his family. If he wants to take less money to go to another team he thinks will win the cup, that's his decision. If he will go to whichever team with pay him the most, he can make that choice to. He was not drafted here, there's no emotional tie to Vancouver, he was traded. He did resign here which means he wants to play here, whether he will still want to play here in another year will be his decision.
7. This is a business. Players come and go, the NHL is a business, and sometimes, contracts end and players move on.
Back to the media events:
Glenn Healy, NHL union exec, spoke to Kesler about his statements. From what has been reported, it looks like he gave him a gag order.
In The Province: "We talked to Ryan and he regrets some of the comments he made," said NHLPA executive director Paul Kelly. The quote from the Kelly just sounds bad. Did he only 'regret' it after the NHLPA suggested for him for 'regret' it?
Obviously Kesler's agent was none to pleased. I can't imagine that made his job any easier (though Mike Gillis may share a different opinion).
I felt that Kuzma, who wrote the original article with the quote from Kesler, and his reputation has been dragged through the mud on this issue. Did the media attack Hossa when he said similar things last year? I can't remember the NHLPA coming forward and saying that Hossa regretted his comments. Kuzma wrote a good article, that did not require much dissecting to figure out what Kelser's quote meant.
I understand the comments are not good for the union, who wants all of their players to get as money as people are willing to pay them. I'm not saying that I expect the players to not take as much money as they can get either. They get paid big money because there is a demand for the sport. High ticket prices and sales drive up revenue, which drive up the cap, which drive up the player's salaries. If the money is there, I'm not going to be mad at a player or their agent for getting them a good deal.
In the end, if anyone were to silence Kesler and Burrows, it should be the guys on the team. If the Sedins and Ohlund, and the other players whose contract are up their year are disgruntled, then they have a right to have their opinion. It's their locker room. It is true, that no matter what Kesler says, the other players do not have to listen to him, but if you thought what he said was a little off balance, then they should have just approached him directly. If it's NHL code not to say things involving other people's contracts, well then it should be spoken about behind closed doors. According to the Vancouver Sun, that has been done. The added comments from the union and the PA were not required, they just made them look bad.
Was this the media's fault? No, the media was doing their JOB. There hasn't been much bad things to say about the Canucks lately, and when a feel good story could be written with a good quote, it was printed.
At this point, I hope we can just move on from this subject and get back to the final games of the season. The players should only focus on the games coming up to the playoffs and then play their hearts out during the playoffs. Let's just get back to playing hockey.
The media began to question if that meant Luongo won't re-sign. Yeesh. Now these past few days, of non-stop analysis has got me a little irritated.
Regarding Luongo's Statements
1. Luongo never said he didn't want to resign with Vancouver, he gave a very standard answer that any hockey player say...HE WANTS TO WIN THE CUP
2. Why can't Vancouver be THAT team that wins the cup? Do you think we are not good enough?
3. We are a hockey city that players want to play for, we are not Phoenix or Atlanta or Florida etc. where players hate.
4. Why are Vancouver fans insulted? This is not about us the fan, it is about a player making an evaluation as to where he wants to play.
5. Could this not have been a message to management that says, I'm serious about winning, you have some big contracts to sign and/or resign, show me you mean business and put a good team in front of me.
6. Luongo is a UFA. This is his decision for whatever is best for him and his family. If he wants to take less money to go to another team he thinks will win the cup, that's his decision. If he will go to whichever team with pay him the most, he can make that choice to. He was not drafted here, there's no emotional tie to Vancouver, he was traded. He did resign here which means he wants to play here, whether he will still want to play here in another year will be his decision.
7. This is a business. Players come and go, the NHL is a business, and sometimes, contracts end and players move on.
Back to the media events:
Glenn Healy, NHL union exec, spoke to Kesler about his statements. From what has been reported, it looks like he gave him a gag order.
In The Province: "We talked to Ryan and he regrets some of the comments he made," said NHLPA executive director Paul Kelly. The quote from the Kelly just sounds bad. Did he only 'regret' it after the NHLPA suggested for him for 'regret' it?
Obviously Kesler's agent was none to pleased. I can't imagine that made his job any easier (though Mike Gillis may share a different opinion).
I felt that Kuzma, who wrote the original article with the quote from Kesler, and his reputation has been dragged through the mud on this issue. Did the media attack Hossa when he said similar things last year? I can't remember the NHLPA coming forward and saying that Hossa regretted his comments. Kuzma wrote a good article, that did not require much dissecting to figure out what Kelser's quote meant.
I understand the comments are not good for the union, who wants all of their players to get as money as people are willing to pay them. I'm not saying that I expect the players to not take as much money as they can get either. They get paid big money because there is a demand for the sport. High ticket prices and sales drive up revenue, which drive up the cap, which drive up the player's salaries. If the money is there, I'm not going to be mad at a player or their agent for getting them a good deal.
In the end, if anyone were to silence Kesler and Burrows, it should be the guys on the team. If the Sedins and Ohlund, and the other players whose contract are up their year are disgruntled, then they have a right to have their opinion. It's their locker room. It is true, that no matter what Kesler says, the other players do not have to listen to him, but if you thought what he said was a little off balance, then they should have just approached him directly. If it's NHL code not to say things involving other people's contracts, well then it should be spoken about behind closed doors. According to the Vancouver Sun, that has been done. The added comments from the union and the PA were not required, they just made them look bad.
Was this the media's fault? No, the media was doing their JOB. There hasn't been much bad things to say about the Canucks lately, and when a feel good story could be written with a good quote, it was printed.
At this point, I hope we can just move on from this subject and get back to the final games of the season. The players should only focus on the games coming up to the playoffs and then play their hearts out during the playoffs. Let's just get back to playing hockey.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
The Dynamic Duo
If you were to ask me to decide today, who the MVP for this team is, well I'd say that it would have to be a tie. Kelser and Burrows have been the heart and soul of this Canucks team.
It did not just start this year, no, it has grown over the years.
Last year we started to see these two start to grow and take charge, but the crappy January and February distracted us. The outcries against Naslund made us not take notice.
This year has been different, and they both bring something different to the table. I remember when I read that Vigneault decided to split the pair of them up and believe me, I was not impressed. Vigneault was splitting apart the 1 line that was doing well. Our 1 line that was a fantastic checking line. He was splitting up the one thing the Canucks had going for them at the time. But now, Vineault seems like a genius. Or maybe he just ran out of options. Whatever the case, it seems like he was a genius.
It all started with Burrows. Burrows got that shorthanded goal against Carolina on February 3 2009 that broke the slump. This was the offical turning point the the Canucks' slump that was known as January. Here we had 8 losses in a row, and this was the goal. For those of you that have forgotten about it, fast foward to about the 3 minute mark.
I was at this game, but what I heard that just gave shivers down my back was this:
Can you FEEL the excitement? Wooooooo! A standing ovation. The Cane's take time out. And the cheering doesn't stop. Woooooooo!
We knew that night, something changed.
Since then, the Canucks record has been ridiculous. They have gone on to erase that slump from the records by going on a winning streak. Most notably, against the Dallas game, they had 10 straight home wins! Woooo.
Now Burrows has this ability to score a goal during a game at just the right time sometimes. Some of this goals, are goals that have such an emotional effect that it makes his TEAM excited, it makes the FANS excited. And it makes, both women AND men fall in love with him. I said that right, read the story. He never quits on the puck, for example, that shorthanded chance with Kelser against the Avalanche on Sunday night which took 3 shots to turn into a goal. Ever goal he gets, he's setting a record for this career year of his.
But the other half of this dynamic duo is Ryan Kesler. Like Burrows, Kesler is also having a career year. But Kesler brings a little something different. This year, he got a promotion to be a top 6 forward, and I don't remember where, but he gave an interview earlier this year, saying that he wanted to show that he could be more than just a 3rd line centre. He works hard like no other guy on the team. He shows leadership to the team. And he has been able to bring his speed to the Sundin-Demitra line and has been able to make that team produce offense. He brought a fire to this line, and now they are producing.
Sometimes when you watch him skate, you don't even realize about his skill. The game last night against Dallas, the quick move to his backhand was so slick, you have to watch the video multiple times just to see it.
When you think of the Olympics next year, aren't you a little scared to have him on Team USA? Next year this time, we won't be cheering his goals or his quickness, no, he'll be on the OTHER team.
If we didn't have these two guys having a career year just at the right time, the Canucks wouldn't have this winning streak. We may instead have been looking at the Sedin and Sundin line's wondering where we can get offense. But that's not so.
Just based on heart and soul it's hard not to fall in love with these two. Vancouver already has. But as I posted yesterday, there's another thing that makes you like them even more.
Burrow's took less money to stay with the Canucks than he would have gotten had he went to July 1st as a UFA. 2 million a season is a lot for a guy who came up through the ECHL, but he would have gotten much more if he went to the open market. And you can see that management, with this 4 year contract, wants to keep him on this team, for a long time. And that's just fine by me. Unlike other players who sign a contract and then sudden under-produce, I know he'll bring that same fire to the game every night, hell he scored two goals on the day his signed his contract.
Ryan Kelser has said:
"That's what we need everybody to do," said Kesler. "If we're going to win the Cup, we need guys to take pay cuts. The way the salary cap is now, you really can't get what you're worth now if you want to win. Everybody in this lockerroom knows that and for us to be a great team going forward, we're going to have to take a pay cut."
-from The Province
Wow. And he's going into his contract year. True he's still an RFA, but he has arbitration rights. So for a guy who will stand to make a lot more than the 1.75 that he is making now, it's huge to hear him say this. Of course, what someone says and what someone does is another thing, but I don't think he would have set it if he didn't mean it. This speaks volumes, not just to his teammates but to other players in the NHL. What he is saying that this group of guys want to win the cup and they are willing to make sacrifices to do so. They understand that in the salary cap era, this gives your team the best chance it has to win. Detroit did it and they are a scary team because of it.
These two guys get me excited. I love their celebrations after each goal. It's so much better than last year, where Naslund looked like someone shot his dog every time he scored. These guys have got passion and heart and they just keep impressing me every night.
Woooo.
It did not just start this year, no, it has grown over the years.
Last year we started to see these two start to grow and take charge, but the crappy January and February distracted us. The outcries against Naslund made us not take notice.
This year has been different, and they both bring something different to the table. I remember when I read that Vigneault decided to split the pair of them up and believe me, I was not impressed. Vigneault was splitting apart the 1 line that was doing well. Our 1 line that was a fantastic checking line. He was splitting up the one thing the Canucks had going for them at the time. But now, Vineault seems like a genius. Or maybe he just ran out of options. Whatever the case, it seems like he was a genius.
It all started with Burrows. Burrows got that shorthanded goal against Carolina on February 3 2009 that broke the slump. This was the offical turning point the the Canucks' slump that was known as January. Here we had 8 losses in a row, and this was the goal. For those of you that have forgotten about it, fast foward to about the 3 minute mark.
I was at this game, but what I heard that just gave shivers down my back was this:
Can you FEEL the excitement? Wooooooo! A standing ovation. The Cane's take time out. And the cheering doesn't stop. Woooooooo!
We knew that night, something changed.
Since then, the Canucks record has been ridiculous. They have gone on to erase that slump from the records by going on a winning streak. Most notably, against the Dallas game, they had 10 straight home wins! Woooo.
Now Burrows has this ability to score a goal during a game at just the right time sometimes. Some of this goals, are goals that have such an emotional effect that it makes his TEAM excited, it makes the FANS excited. And it makes, both women AND men fall in love with him. I said that right, read the story. He never quits on the puck, for example, that shorthanded chance with Kelser against the Avalanche on Sunday night which took 3 shots to turn into a goal. Ever goal he gets, he's setting a record for this career year of his.
But the other half of this dynamic duo is Ryan Kesler. Like Burrows, Kesler is also having a career year. But Kesler brings a little something different. This year, he got a promotion to be a top 6 forward, and I don't remember where, but he gave an interview earlier this year, saying that he wanted to show that he could be more than just a 3rd line centre. He works hard like no other guy on the team. He shows leadership to the team. And he has been able to bring his speed to the Sundin-Demitra line and has been able to make that team produce offense. He brought a fire to this line, and now they are producing.
Sometimes when you watch him skate, you don't even realize about his skill. The game last night against Dallas, the quick move to his backhand was so slick, you have to watch the video multiple times just to see it.
When you think of the Olympics next year, aren't you a little scared to have him on Team USA? Next year this time, we won't be cheering his goals or his quickness, no, he'll be on the OTHER team.
If we didn't have these two guys having a career year just at the right time, the Canucks wouldn't have this winning streak. We may instead have been looking at the Sedin and Sundin line's wondering where we can get offense. But that's not so.
Just based on heart and soul it's hard not to fall in love with these two. Vancouver already has. But as I posted yesterday, there's another thing that makes you like them even more.
Burrow's took less money to stay with the Canucks than he would have gotten had he went to July 1st as a UFA. 2 million a season is a lot for a guy who came up through the ECHL, but he would have gotten much more if he went to the open market. And you can see that management, with this 4 year contract, wants to keep him on this team, for a long time. And that's just fine by me. Unlike other players who sign a contract and then sudden under-produce, I know he'll bring that same fire to the game every night, hell he scored two goals on the day his signed his contract.
Ryan Kelser has said:
"That's what we need everybody to do," said Kesler. "If we're going to win the Cup, we need guys to take pay cuts. The way the salary cap is now, you really can't get what you're worth now if you want to win. Everybody in this lockerroom knows that and for us to be a great team going forward, we're going to have to take a pay cut."
-from The Province
Wow. And he's going into his contract year. True he's still an RFA, but he has arbitration rights. So for a guy who will stand to make a lot more than the 1.75 that he is making now, it's huge to hear him say this. Of course, what someone says and what someone does is another thing, but I don't think he would have set it if he didn't mean it. This speaks volumes, not just to his teammates but to other players in the NHL. What he is saying that this group of guys want to win the cup and they are willing to make sacrifices to do so. They understand that in the salary cap era, this gives your team the best chance it has to win. Detroit did it and they are a scary team because of it.
These two guys get me excited. I love their celebrations after each goal. It's so much better than last year, where Naslund looked like someone shot his dog every time he scored. These guys have got passion and heart and they just keep impressing me every night.
Woooo.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
The Dynamic Duo says: Take a Pay Cut!
After reading a Province article the other day, where Burrow's had said that he took a pay cut to stay in Vancouver, I was impressed. Now Burrows has been impressing not just me, but all of Vancouver especially this year. Burrow's made those comments about his contract negotiations to the media, and it ended up getting quite the spin on it. By the end of the day on Monday, the comments seemed to have been directed at the contract negotiations that the Sedin's are having or not having at this time.
Today I came across another one. The other half of the dynamic duo also says to take a pay cut. Kesler in The Province today said if they want to win the cup, everyone needs to take a pay cut.
The heart and soul of the team is talking sense. More on this tomorrow.
Today I came across another one. The other half of the dynamic duo also says to take a pay cut. Kesler in The Province today said if they want to win the cup, everyone needs to take a pay cut.
The heart and soul of the team is talking sense. More on this tomorrow.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Canucks WIN!! Ohlund passes a milestone...
Canucks 4, the Avs 2.
Mattias Ohlund has now become the Canuck all-time point leader...
We now tie a record for the number of wins in a row at home...9 straight wins at home!
3 huge goals in the first period...(makes up for Edler being in the box 3, count them, 3 times, and stupid plays in the 2nd)
Burrows showed a ridiculous amount of heart tonight, that shorthanded chance....wow
Pyatt and Wellwood scored...c'mon Mason Raymond...
Nice little scrum at the end of the game...should make the next 3 games interesting...
Photo from canucks.com
Mattias Ohlund has now become the Canuck all-time point leader...
We now tie a record for the number of wins in a row at home...9 straight wins at home!
3 huge goals in the first period...(makes up for Edler being in the box 3, count them, 3 times, and stupid plays in the 2nd)
Burrows showed a ridiculous amount of heart tonight, that shorthanded chance....wow
Pyatt and Wellwood scored...c'mon Mason Raymond...
Nice little scrum at the end of the game...should make the next 3 games interesting...
Photo from canucks.com
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Burrows Resigned!
I didn't even hear that Burrows' contract was resigned until Shorty said that there was a contract signed about 5 minutes into the game tonight. Burrows was signed for $8 million over 4 years.
2 Million a year is good for a guy having a career year. Obviously his numbers this year may be inflated a little since he will get to play as a top 6 forward for the rest of the season (barring some trade so that he can become a checker again tomorrow at trade deadline). Keep in mine he doesn't even really get powerplay time, so maybe his numbers won't really be inflated. But he definitely stepped up this year.
Particularily funny was an article I read from Botchford in the Province today which had a quote from Mike Gillis. In response to Pierre Lebrun's rumor on the 'hot stove' this weekend that Burrows might be traded, Mike Gillis says: "Of course there are players who you don't want to trade but if someone offered you 10 first-round picks, would you do it? Of course you would,"
Lebrun is almost as bad as Strachan. Almost.
2 Million a year is good for a guy having a career year. Obviously his numbers this year may be inflated a little since he will get to play as a top 6 forward for the rest of the season (barring some trade so that he can become a checker again tomorrow at trade deadline). Keep in mine he doesn't even really get powerplay time, so maybe his numbers won't really be inflated. But he definitely stepped up this year.
Particularily funny was an article I read from Botchford in the Province today which had a quote from Mike Gillis. In response to Pierre Lebrun's rumor on the 'hot stove' this weekend that Burrows might be traded, Mike Gillis says: "Of course there are players who you don't want to trade but if someone offered you 10 first-round picks, would you do it? Of course you would,"
Lebrun is almost as bad as Strachan. Almost.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
CBJ in Van
Thoughts on the game:
-The camera that Sportsnet had for the beginning for the game was neat in that make you want to throw up as you try to follow the puck sort of way. It was neat for the first couple of minutes, showing the action as a player would have seen the ice. But try to follow the puck...nice to see the overhead camera's back in action
-When the Canucks were on a penalty kill, Pyatt wrists a puck on Mason. And the crowd let's out a loud "awww" for shot that either went wide, or Mason steered away. Did the crowd really think Pyatt was going to score? Seriously?
-Nice shot by Salo on the 5 on 3. It's nice to see that we can score again on a 5 on 3, unlike our attempt in the Montreal game.
-Alex Burrows looked good on that goal with the 3 on 1. It's nice to see him get top 6 forward time, though with the trade deadline coming, I would kinda like to see him back on a checking line. This may have more to do with the fact that I don't think the 3rd line can be our new shut down line heading into the end of the season against all of these western conference teams.
-Why does the pick up of Vaananen from waivers make people think that there's gonna be a huge defenceman trade? Maybe Gillis just like free things? Especially when they are cheap?
-The camera that Sportsnet had for the beginning for the game was neat in that make you want to throw up as you try to follow the puck sort of way. It was neat for the first couple of minutes, showing the action as a player would have seen the ice. But try to follow the puck...nice to see the overhead camera's back in action
-When the Canucks were on a penalty kill, Pyatt wrists a puck on Mason. And the crowd let's out a loud "awww" for shot that either went wide, or Mason steered away. Did the crowd really think Pyatt was going to score? Seriously?
-Nice shot by Salo on the 5 on 3. It's nice to see that we can score again on a 5 on 3, unlike our attempt in the Montreal game.
-Alex Burrows looked good on that goal with the 3 on 1. It's nice to see him get top 6 forward time, though with the trade deadline coming, I would kinda like to see him back on a checking line. This may have more to do with the fact that I don't think the 3rd line can be our new shut down line heading into the end of the season against all of these western conference teams.
-Why does the pick up of Vaananen from waivers make people think that there's gonna be a huge defenceman trade? Maybe Gillis just like free things? Especially when they are cheap?
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