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Sealy

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Originally posted by: Aquaman
Originally posted by: Sealy
Guess who gets to go to the game on Feb. 14!!! Whoo Hoo!! :)


Oh that'd be me btw! :)

Great ........... Sahun can take care of Alex while we go to the game ;) :)

Congrats............ I hope that just one part of a much larger Valentines day celebration :)

Cheers,
Aquaman

Yep Dinner and drinks and maybe something after!:)

Sorry Aquaman...you'll have to find someone else!

 

Aquaman

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Originally posted by: Aquaman
So........... who do you think that we can get this time around for traded season?

I think we need another play making centre and definately some more depth on the D.

How about Igor Larionov? He is in Burns Doghouse and we could probably get him for nothing.

Preferably we could try getting Ron Francis or Rod Brind A'more (sp?). They are on the block.

Robert Lang would be excellent but that is a pipe dream.

Realistically I think we will end up with a solid , not to flashy D man to bolster the depth charts.

Cheers,
Aquaman

Any thoughts?

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

Loggerman

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Well Lucy kicked me out ,to watch the game at a friends :beer:

They call themselves fans,BUT.....

No high-5's,not happy with the boys play(thought it shold've been a blow-out)

So I thought "What would Jarrad do",and I set them straight ;)



Must be turning into a geek though :eek: ,fixed a few things on his computer.What's my life coming to?
 

silverpig

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Heh glad to see we won, even if I was mired in the fun that is fourier analysis... missed the game :(
 

Aquaman

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Arvedson nets pair in Canucks win

Canadian Press
1/28/2004

VANCOUVER (CP) - Magnus Arvedson's creaky back seems to be improving with his goal production.

Earlier this month, the Vancouver forward wondered aloud about his career prospects when a third herniated disc was discovered in his lower back.

But Arvedson has rebounded since suffering back spasms Jan. 9 and scored two goals, including the winner Tuesday night as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2.

``I work on the back every day, try to loosen it up and get stronger,'' Arvedson said after scoring his fourth goal in his last four starts to extend the Blackhawks' losing streak on the road to a club-record 18 games. ``The longer the games go, you're more loose and warm, the better you feel. I felt pretty good today.''

Arvedson, 32, was signed as an unrestricted free agent to a $1.5-million contract after spending the last six years with the Ottawa Senators where he had a history of back problems.

Since his return to the lineup Sunday against Nashville, he has been playing with the Sedin twins and getting power play time.

On Tuesday, he jump-started a Canuck offence with a second-period power play goal and gave Vancouver a 3-1 lead in the third period by burying a Daniel Sedin rebound.

``It's easier to get some chances on the power play,'' he said. The second goal ... sometimes the puck just comes to you and that's what happened.

``When you get goals, it makes it a little bit easier. Playing with the Sedins, it's a lot of puck control and so far, so good.''

Arvedson, expected to provide some scoring after 16 goals in Ottawa last year, struggled during the first half of the season and went 24 games without a goal during one dry spell.

Coach Marc Crawford said earlier that Arvedson is capable of playing better and the 6-foot-2, 198-pound Swede believes he can contribute more as the Canucks battle for playoff position.

``I hope so,'' said Arvedson. ``I didn't do much in the begining ... but right now the chances are coming.''

Todd Bertuzzi gave Vancouver a 2-1 lead with goal in the final minute of the second period.

Mark Bell opened the scoring for Chicago and Kyle Calder closed it with 6:39 remaining in the game.

The Blackhawks (12-27-7-5) are last in the Western Conference and haven't performed this poorly on foreign ice since losing their final 16 road games in 1953-54.

The Canucks (28-14-7-2) won their third consecutive game to stay in the hunt for first place in the conference. They have five straight wins over the Blackhawks.

Hawk winger Steve Sullivan said Bertuzzi's goal, where he came out of the penalty box, took Henrik Sedin's pass through the neutral zone and poked the puck past goalie Craig Anderson, just adds stress to the losing streak.

``It's harder because it's mentally tough,'' Sullivan said of suddenly falling behind. ``You're more stressed, so every shift is magnified. You're playing against the clock and that becomes another element that compounds the stress.

``We just need a win whether we're at home or we're on the road. We don't have many wins, period and we want to change that.''

Defenceman Nathan Dempsey said Chicago's 6-18 record in one-goal games has been the key to a disappointing season.

``For the most part, we battled hard,'' he said. ``We've battled hard all year ... our record doesn't indicate how hard we played. Those one-goal games are becoming harder and harder to take.''

The Canucks went primarily with five defencemen as Jaroslav Osbut, a call-up from AHL Manitoba to replace the injured Ed Jovanovski, did not play in the Canucks' final home appearance before a five-game road trip.

``It was a little bit challenging but everybody did a great job stepping up,'' said Vancouver defenceman Brent Sopel. ``All you want to do is play. When you have five guys out there it's a lot of fun. We wanted to have a complete game tonight. We wanted to take the two points and roll them into the road trip.''

NOTES: Jason King returned as a left-winger to the Vancouver lineup after missing two games ... the Blackhawks called up Shawn Thronton from the AHL Norfolk Admirals to replace centre Scott Nichol who missed Monday's practice with a groin injury ... the Canucks won the previous two meetings between the clubs, both in overtime ... the Blackhawks play four more road games - Edmonton, Calgary, Montreal, Toronto - before the all-star break.

Cheers,
Aquaman
 

Aquaman

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Pulford: Zhamnov gone by Mar. 9

TSN.ca Staff with files
1/28/2004

Alexei Zhamnov's days with the Chicago Blackhawks are numbered.

General Manager Bob Pulford confirmed to Chicago's Daily Herald on Tuesday that the Hawks are going to deal Zhamnov before the March 9 trade deadline after discussions regarding a possible contract extension stalled.

"I had talks with Alex and I had talks with his agent (Jay Grossman) and we were unable to come to a conclusion on a contract, therefore we are going to try and move him," Pulford told the paper.

"Alex is a heck of a guy and I personally like him a great deal, but that's part of the business. I wish we could have come to a conclusion."

The Hawks reportedly wanted Zhamnov to sign a new multiyear contract for less than the $4.5 million he presently earns. The 33-year-old will be an unrestricted free agent after the season.

"I expect to be traded," Zhamnov said prior to Tuesday's game against the Vancouver Canucks at General Motors Place. "It's hard to come to the rink."

Pulford and assistant GM Dale Tallon have spoken to a number of teams about Zhamnov, with rumours that include the Canucks. It's also believed that Detroit, Colorado, San Jose, Ottawa, New Jersey and possibly Atlanta are interested in the centre.

Cheers,
Aquaman
 

Aquaman

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Canucks call up Grenier, demote King

Canadian Press
1/28/2004

VANCOUVER (CP) - The Vancouver Canucks recalled defenceman Martin Grenier from the Manitoba Moose on Wednesday and demoting promising rookie Jason King to the AHL club.

Grenier had four goals, seven points and 109 penalty minutes in 28 games with Manitoba. He missed 20 games this season with post-concussion syndrome after he and a former teammate were beaten up outside a restaurant in Houston following a game Nov. 2.

Grenier will join the Canucks in time for Thursday's game in St. Louis. He takes the spot of injured defenceman Ed Jovanovski, who is expected to miss at least two weeks after spraining his right shoulder Sunday against Nashville.

Jaroslav Obsut was called up Monday to fill in for Jovanovski, but developed a foot infection before Tuesday's game against Chicago and was sent back down to Manitoba on Wednesday.

King, the NHL's rookie of the month for November, scored 11 goals and added five assists in the first two months of the season, but was pointless in December before adding three assists in January.

Cheers,
Aquaman
 

Aquaman

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I was hoping Obsut would get a chance to play.......... he seems not to be getting any breaks this year :(

I thought they would bring up Baumgartner but Grenier will add toughness.

Cheers,
Aquaman
 

Aquaman

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Canucks and Blues renew rivalry

The Sports Network
1/29/2004

One of the NHL's nastier rivalries resumes tonight when the Vancouver Canucks visit the St. Louis Blues at the Saavis Center.

The two teams have developed some deep-rooted animosity as of late, dating back to last spring when Vancouver rallied from a 3-1 deficit to defeat the Blues in seven games in the opening round of the 2003 playoffs.

Since then, the two teams have taken liberties with each other in their regular season meetings.

On Oct. 22, Canucks forward Todd Bertuzzi - who injured defenceman Al MacInnis' shoulder in last spring's playoffs - clobbered blueliner Barrett Jackman and dislocated his left shoulder. Initially, Jackman missed six games with the injury. He returned to play seven but was then sidelined by Blues coaches and management. Examination of his dislocated shoulder later showed several tears, including a torn labrum. Surgery will allow Jackman to return to hockey - next season.

Blues centre Doug Weight was suspended four games by the NHL for a vicious crosscheck to the face of Vancouver's Henrik Sedin in the Blues' 3-2 victory over the Canucks on Nov 6. Sedin was holding up Weight in the neutral zone when the usually composed Blues forward turned and hit Sedin in the face, cutting him around the eye area.

Vancouver has won three straight overall, and eight of its last nine road games. The Canucks are tied with Colorado and Toronto for the most road victories (14) in the NHL.

However, they have dropped five of their last six trips to the Savvis Center, including a 3-2 loss on Nov. 6. Vancouver is beginning a five-game, eight-day road trip after Tuesday's 3-2 home triumph over Chicago.

"We're very comfortable on the road," said Bertuzzi, who has four goals in three games since ending a 10-game drought. "We take it all in stride and we've had a success out there and it's a matter of getting off to a good start."

Vancouver's second line, which includes the Sedins and Magnus Arvedson, has produced nine points in the last three games.

Arvedson scored two goals Monday. He was playing his second game after sitting out six because of a herniated disk in his back. Four of his six goals this season have come since he moved to the right side of the Sedins.

"I try to do my best every game and work hard but right now the chances are just coming," Arvedson said. "In the beginning of the season I didn't put them in. But like I said, I'm playing a bit more now with the twins too so that helps to get more chances."

The Blues managed a 1-1 tie at Atlanta on Wednesday, but are winless in their last four games (0-3-1).

Scott Mellanby had his second goal in as many nights, and Keith Tkachuk added an assist for St. Louis, which has scored only eight goals in its last six games.

Tkachuk, the Blues' leading-scorer, has nine points in his last eight games. The 6-foot-2 left wing has 46 points in 47 career games against the Canucks. He scored the game-winning goal in the Nov. 6 victory over Vancouver.

The Blues could be without second-leading scorer Pavol Demitra, who sustained a hip pointer in the first period of Wednesday's game. He tried to play in the second period, but lasted only a minute before sitting out the rest of the night.

Cheers,
Aquaman
 
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