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Aquaman

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Originally posted by: Wingznut
Originally posted by: sandorski
If it makes you feel any better, Bertuzzi gets booed often at a growing number of rinks. ;)
The booing when he handles the puck... I have no problem with that. That's just good, clean fun.
But to boo someone as they are getting up from an injury is uncalled for.

WobbleWobble... Yeah, it was "accidental". But after three serious injuries in three games... :p

I totally agree on the booing :(

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Aquaman
 

Aquaman

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Sharks swim into Vancouver

The Sports Network
2/26/2004

(Sports Network) - A pair of squads looking to make a late run at the top seed in the Western Conference face-off this evening, when the Vancouver Canucks skate against the San Jose Sharks at GM Place.

San Jose, which leads the Pacific Division with 76 points and sits third in the Western Conference, has won two straight and six of its last nine contests. The Sharks are within five points of West-leading Detroit and just four back of second-place Colorado.

The Sharks continued their solid play Monday night, downing the Columbus Blue Jackets, 4-2, at HP Pavilion. Jonathan Cheechoo scored twice in the third period to lift San Jose to the win.

Marco Sturm and Alyn McCauley also scored for the Sharks, who returned home after a six-game road trip to post their fifth straight win on home ice. Sturm now has a point in each of his last five games (4g, 4a).

Evgeni Nabokov made 24 saves in the victory. Nabokov is 20-15-7 between the pipes this season.

San Jose has dropped five of its last eight road tilts. For the year, the Sharks are 15-11-4-3 in foreign buildings.

Vancouver has registered at least a point in each of the last two contests (1-0-0-1). The Canucks posted an impressive 4-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night to move within three points of Northwest Division-leading Colorado. Vancouver is fourth in the West -- four points behind Detroit.

Daniel Sedin had a career game with four goals, including the go-ahead tally in the third period, as the Canucks picked up the win. It was the first-career hat trick for Sedin, who had 12 tallies entering the contest. Sedin has 12 goals and 12 assists in his last 22 games.

Canucks goaltender Dan Cloutier made 28 saves, as Vancouver won for just the second time in its last seven games (2-4-0-1).

Vancouver is just 4-8-2 in its last 14 games at GM Place. On the season, the Canucks have tallied a 15-10-5-0 record at home.

Vancouver centerman Trevor Linden needs one point to become the Canucks' all- time leading scorer. Linden and Stan Smyl are tied with 673 points.

The Sharks have won four straight meetings in this series. San Jose has posted an 8-2-1 mark in the last 11 meetings. The Sharks have recorded a 4-2-1 record in their last seven trips to Vancouver.

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Aquaman
 

oldfoof

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Should be a good game ... crap i am going to miss it .. oh well highlights.


is Markus back tonight i here?
 

Aquaman

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Sopel nets two in Canucks' overtime win

Canadian Press
2/27/2004

VANCOUVER (CP) - Brent Sopel's eyes grew as big as saucers when he saw the open net.

"It was just a yawning cage," the Vancouver Canucks defenceman said with a wide grin.

Sopel's second power-play goal of the game at 2:14 of overtime gave Vancouver a 3-2 NHL win over the San Jose Sharks Thursday.

The Sharks were forced to play shorthanded after being called for having too many men on the ice.

Sopel picked up the rebound of a Markus Naslund shot and fired it past Shark goaltender Vesa Toskala as the Canucks won their second consecutive home game.

"The defence were jumping in, creating some offence and chipping in here and there," said Sopel, who also scored on a power play in the second period.

"We did a great job of throwing pucks to the net and getting people in front. We just pecked away and finally it came."

Naslund, who returned to action after missing three games with a concussion, logged almost 21 minutes of ice time and earned an assist.

"I think my timing might be off a little bit and I think that's natural when you've been down for that period of time," said the Canucks captain.

"It takes a while to get going and it was good to get this one out of the way."

The penalty in overtime frustrated Sharks coach Ron Wilson, who thought Vancouver's Jarkko Ruutu should have been called for elbowing late in the game.

"Unfortunately in our league you have discretion on elbows to the head but not on too many men on the ice," sighed Wilson.

"What are you going to do?"

Canucks defenceman Mattias Ohlund forced the overtime by scoring with just over three minutes left in regulation.

Marco Sturm and Scott Thornton scored for the Sharks.

The Canucks outshot the Sharks 36-21. On the winning goal Toskala had little chance.

"The rebound went straight to his blade and it was almost an empty net," said Toskala.

"I couldn't get there."

It was the second consecutive win for the Canucks who are 3-4-0-1 in their last eight games. Vancouver is also 2-3 in its last five home games.

The victory improved Vancouver's record to 34-19-7-4 and leaves them just two points behind Colorado for first place in the Northwest Division.

The Sharks (30-17-11-5), are first place in the Pacific Division and the third seed in the Western Conference.

A sellout crowd of 18,630 welcomed back Naslund, who returned after suffering a concussion Feb. 16 in Colorado. Centre Matt Cooke was also back after serving a two-game suspension.

The Sharks lost two players in the first period when centre Mike Ricci and defenceman Kyle McLaren were both injured. Neither returned to the game.

Ricci suffered a shoulder injury when he was taken hard into the boards by Ruutu.<

Several minutes later McLaren was struck in the face by a shot from Canuck defenceman Sami Salo.

Vancouver continues its homestand Saturday against the St. Louis Blues.

Notes: Canucks defenceman Ed Jovanovski, out since Jan. 25 with a separated shoulder, has resumed skating and could begin practising with the team next week ... Vancouver centre Brendan Morrison, an avid angler, has donated money to The Land Conservancy of B.C. to buy and protect the Codd Wetlands near his home town of Pitt Meadows, B.C., which supports hundreds of wildlife species ... Prior to sitting out against the Canucks, Shark goaltender Evgeni Nabokov had made five consecutive starts.

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Aquaman
 

Loggerman

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Originally posted by: oldfoof
Anyone going to tomorrows game against St.Louis?

Should be a good one . sec 112 row 18 :)

have fun,I'll look for you on the tube.Maybe hold up a ATOT sign,

:cool:
 

Aquaman

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Canucks eye first place, host St. Louis

The Sports Network
2/28/2004

After a pair of home wins over division-leading clubs, the Vancouver Canucks look to move into first place themselves when they host the St. Louis Blues.

Vancouver beat the Central Division-leading Detroit Red Wings 4-2 on Tuesday, then defeated the Pacific Division-leading San Jose Sharks 3-2 in overtime Thursday.

The wins moved the Canucks within two points of Colorado for first place in the Northwest Division. The Avalanche visit the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday.

Markus Naslund returned to the lineup Thursday and set up Brent Sopel's power-play goal 2:14 into overtime to lead Vancouver to the win.

Naslund, third in the NHL in scoring, missed three games after suffering a concussion against the Avs on Feb. 16.

``I think my timing might be off a little bit and I think that's natural when you've been down for that period of time,'' Naslund said. ``But we got the win and I think that's all that matters.''

Vancouver has won two straight for the first time since a five-game run from Jan. 21-31.

``It's huge,'' Sopel said of the win. ``We've struggled lately putting games together. It's a good confidence builder. Nobody can keep up with us when we're at the top of our game.''

The Blues are scrambling to avoid missing the playoffs for the first time in a quarter century, the longest streak in professional sports. So on Tuesday, general manager Larry Pleau decided it was time for a change, and fired coach Joel Quenneville.

St. Louis replaced him with assistant Mike Kitchen, and the Blues skated to a 2-2 tie with the Avs in Denver on Thursday in his debut.

The draw moved St. Louis within two points of the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference.

``It's big,'' Blues goalie Chris Osgood said. ``Now we have points in five of our last six games (3-1-1-1). We're on a little roll. We played better tonight than we have the last two months. Before, we were figuring out ways to lose.''

Vancouver is 4-0-2 in its last six home games against St. Louis since a 5-2 loss on Nov. 11, 2000.

Cheers,
Aquaman
 

silverpig

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Originally posted by: Loggerman
Originally posted by: oldfoof
Anyone going to tomorrows game against St.Louis?

Should be a good one . sec 112 row 18 :)

have fun,I'll look for you on the tube.Maybe hold up a ATOT sign,

:cool:

Vancouver Canucks
***OFFICIAL*** TeAm of ATOT
***CONFIRMED***

How's that for a sign?

:D
 

Aquaman

Lifer
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Originally posted by: silverpig
Originally posted by: Loggerman
Originally posted by: oldfoof
Anyone going to tomorrows game against St.Louis?

Should be a good one . sec 112 row 18 :)

have fun,I'll look for you on the tube.Maybe hold up a ATOT sign,

:cool:

Vancouver Canucks
***OFFICIAL*** TeAm of ATOT
***CONFIRMED***

How's that for a sign?

:D

Or "Go Nef Go"!!! or " All your bases are belong to us"

Cheers,
Aquaman
 

sandorski

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Originally posted by: silverpig
Originally posted by: Loggerman
Originally posted by: oldfoof
Anyone going to tomorrows game against St.Louis?

Should be a good one . sec 112 row 18 :)

have fun,I'll look for you on the tube.Maybe hold up a ATOT sign,

:cool:

Vancouver Canucks
***OFFICIAL*** TeAm of ATOT
***CONFIRMED***

How's that for a sign?

:D

Got my vote!

Could put the full link to the thread too. :)
 

Aquaman

Lifer
Dec 17, 1999
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Originally posted by: sandorski
Originally posted by: silverpig
Originally posted by: Loggerman
Originally posted by: oldfoof
Anyone going to tomorrows game against St.Louis?

Should be a good one . sec 112 row 18 :)

have fun,I'll look for you on the tube.Maybe hold up a ATOT sign,

:cool:

Vancouver Canucks
***OFFICIAL*** TeAm of ATOT
***CONFIRMED***

How's that for a sign?

:D

Got my vote!

Could put the full link to the thread too. :)

Yeah......... put it on the thread title :D

Cheers,
Aquaman
 

silverpig

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Heh, just make it:

"http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=38&threadid=887945&FTVAR_MSGDBTABLE=&STARTPAGE=1"
 
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