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Aquaman

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What a game :)

Chubby's goal was pretty cool :) Thanks Doug Weight for deflecting it :)

Only 1 more period to go :)

If we win this game we will only be back 1 pt from the Avs :D

Go Canucks GO!!! :D :D :D

Cheers,
Aquaman
 

bootymac

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GO CANUCKS!!!

I lol'ed at Hedburg in the first period when he kept clearing the puck, that was hilarious :D
 

Aquaman

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Hedberg backstops Canucks to victory

Canadian Press
2/29/2004

VANCOUVER (CP) - Johan Hedberg's best save Saturday night was his last one.

Hedberg turned away 31 shots, including a penalty shot attempt by Pavol Demitra with 3.4 seconds left, as the Vancouver Canucks beat the St. Louis Blues 2-0 for their third straight win.

The automatic delay-of-game penalty shot was called after defenceman Bryan Allen knocked his net off its moorings in the dying seconds.

``I was surprised they called a penalty shot - I didn't know that was the rule,'' said Hedberg, whose last shutout came in his Canucks debut. Oct. 11.

``It was an interesting end to the game.''

St. Louis chose Demitra, who has 17 goals this season and had a couple of earlier great chances on Hedberg, to take the shot. He deked several times before trying to wrap a backhand shot around Hedberg but the Canucks' backup goaltender stayed with him and gloved his shot.

``I made my move,'' said Demitra. ``Maybe I should have put it a little bit higher on him. He was quick. I was thinking I got him but his glove was right there.''

Hedberg, who was ``trying to make the most'' of his first start in two weeks, said he wanted to wait for Demitra to make the first move.

``I thought he was going to shoot,'' said Hedberg. ``I tried to come out as far as I could to see what was going to happen and make him make the first move. It worked out this time.''

Artem Chubarov made it 1-0 early in the second period and Mattias Ohlund iced the win with a power-play goal with under five minutes to go in the game.

The Canucks (35-19-7-4) now have 81 points this season, one shy of the Northwest-Division leading Colorado Avalanche, who lost in overtime to Columbus on Saturday. The Avs will play one more game before squaring off against Vancouver on Wednesday.

``It's going to be a huge game,'' said Ohlund, who has 10 goals this season. ``We're looking forward to that game and going into that game with a lot of confidence.''

Chris Osgood made 27 saves for the Blues (30-24-8-2), who are winless in two games since Mike Kitchen replaced Joel Quenneville behind the bench. The Blues remain ninth in the Western Conference, two points behind the idle Calgary Flames for the last playoff spot.

``I feel confident in there and I'm just trying to give the team a chance to win ever night,'' said Osgood. ``We're struggling the last month, but I'm just going to keep doing what I'm doing and I know the guys will come through and start scoring some goals.''

The game had its feisty moments. In the first period, three players - Vancouver's Matt Cooke and Blues' Doug Weight and Eric Boguniecki - were called for unsportsmanlike conduct on the same play. Tkachuk was sent to the box in the third for the same call.

Tkachuk, who had a couple of good chances on Hedberg, later took a verbal shot at Cooke. Tkachuk said Cooke, who was playing in his second game back after a two-game suspension for spearing Minnesota's Matt Johnson, has no respect because he plays an agitating role but doesn't back it up by dropping the gloves.

``He's a gutless kid,'' said Tkachuk. ``His teammates know it, everybody around the league knows it ... Until he does something out there (he won't) get the respect. Right now he has no respect from anybody around the league.''

When told of what Tkachuk said, Cooke replied, ``I have no comment.''

Vancouver finished 1-for-7 on the power play while St. Louis was 0-for-4.

The Blues outshot the Canucks 31-29 overall.

After a scoreless first period, the Canucks cashed in on a bad clearing attempt by Osgood less than five minutes into the second frame. Osgood picked up the puck behind his net and tried to clear it out of his own zone but it hit a teammate and went to Chubarov, who released a long shot that deflected off the top of the goaltender's glove and into the net.

``I got lucky on that goal but those goals happen,'' said Chubarov.

Vancouver had a chance to go up by two goals when they were awarded a two-man advantage for 1:22 but, despite calling a timeout to try to set up a play, they failed to cash in.

The Canucks made it 2-0 late in the third on their seventh power-play chance after Osgood lost his stick. The puck came around to Ohlund at the point, who blasted a slapshot that ended up going past the goalie stickside.

``We just weren't disciplined,'' said Osgood. ``You roll the dice against their power play that many times, they're going to score. When you get (Brent) Sopel, Ohlund and (Sami) Salo, that's three guys that shoot the puck like Al MacInnis. You can only roll the dice so many times with those guys when they're firing away.''

Notes: Osgood is 13-4-4 in his career against the Canucks ... Vancouver has scored just four times in their past 43 power-play chances ... This was the first of two games in a 22-hour span for the Blues, who will wrap up a three-game road trip in San Jose on Sunday ... The Canucks finish their season-series against the Blues with a record of 3-1-0-0.

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Aquaman
 

Aquaman

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So....... it's going to be a long time before the next game :(

Wednesday March 3rd vs the Avs :p

Go Canucks Go!!! :D :D :D

Cheers,
Aquaman
 

oldfoof

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Wow what a game! That was the best trip yet! So darn wicked.

Sweet save by Hedburg on the penalty shot! I was right there!

The crowed went nutz!!!!


Great game even better goal tending by Hedburg .

oh did I mention I droped $100.00 @ sharky's before the game ...

:)
 

Aquaman

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Originally posted by: IcemanJer
Wow, HUGE game coming up next then. Who's playing the Avs next before Vancouver?

Tampa Bay on Monday :) It may not be good for the canucks to be so idle.......... I hope they don't get too complacent.

Cheers,
Aquaman
 

bootymac

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Originally posted by: Aquaman
Originally posted by: IcemanJer
Wow, HUGE game coming up next then. Who's playing the Avs next before Vancouver?

Tampa Bay on Monday :) It may not be good for the canucks to be so idle.......... I hope they don't get too complacent.

Cheers,
Aquaman

I hope TB wins, I have a lot of TB players in my hockey pool :)
 

Aquaman

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Oh yeah............ battle for the division lead with Colorado having no games in hand :D

Go Canucks Go!!! :D :D :D

Cheers,
Aquaman
 

silverpig

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Originally posted by: Aquaman
Originally posted by: silverpig
Originally posted by: Aquaman
Save Brian Burke Petition

Cheers,
Aquaman

Not very well written, too confrontational, and strong worded. I'd sign something with a little more tact.

Meh.

They should definitely re-sign him though.

Do you know of any other petitions?

Cheers,
Aquaman

No, but just cause it's the only game in town doesn't mean you gotta go with it. :)

And besides, look at the url. Anyone can make their own.
 

silverpig

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Originally posted by: Aquaman
Oh yeah............ battle for the division lead with Colorado having no games in hand :D

Go Canucks Go!!! :D :D :D

Cheers,
Aquaman

Chips, check. Dip, check. Beer, double check.

:)
 

Loggerman

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<Loggerman>gets ready to wrestle the remote from the strange person (Lucy), in control of the magic wand.

Oh..............she's heading for the can.

Nows my chance.......gotta go,only live once.

Game On!!!!
 

Aquaman

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Revenge Game? Canucks face Avs

Canadian Press
3/3/2004

DENVER (CP) - The bad blood may be coming to a boil between the Colorado Avalanche and Vancouver Canucks.

The two rivals, separated by one point in the Western Conference, meet Wednesday at the Pepsi Center for the first time since Avs rookie Steve Moore knocked Canucks captain Markus Naslund out of a Feb. 16 game with a mid-ice hit. Naslund, who was leading the league in scoring at the time, spent the night in hospital with a concussion. He subsequently missed three games.

No penalty was assessed on the hit and the NHL elected not to punish Moore for the play.

But Vancouver GM Brian Burke, coach Marc Crawford and Canucks teammates were enraged by the play. There was talk of lack of respect - and retribution.

In Denver, there was predictably another reaction.

"Moore is no thug," Rocky Mountain News columnist Rick Sadowski wrote.

While both teams have moved on, the rematch is good news for headline writers.

The Vancouver Province's back page Tuesday pictured a fight between Donald Brashear and Scott Parker, former Canuck and Avs enforcers. The headline was Round Six For Rivals, a reference to five other ill-tempered incidents between the Avs and Canucks.

The Vancouver Sun preached forgiveness, courtesy of Naslund.

Two Points Nazzy goal, Not Revenge, was the headline with a Naslund quote in the subhead: "I don't want anyone injured."

Burke was sticking to hockey.

"The only interest I have in (Wednesday's) game is the two points," Burke was quoted by the Vancouver Sun.

Canuck veteran Trevor Linden was also thinking about a bigger picture.

"It's not about Steve Moore; it's about playing well and winning," he was quoted by the Sun. "Markus is pretty easily focused. He's such a competitor. (But) he's level-headed.

"That helps others focus. I think our team is mature enough to understand what's on the line. At the same time, we can't forget what happened."

Moore says he is just trying to do a job.

"I'm just doing what I'm supposed to do out there: finish checks," he told the Denver Post. "I understand that when a player the stature of Markus Naslund gets hurt, maybe some questions are going to be asked. I understand that. He's a phenomenal player. You don't want him hurt. I don't want him hurt.

"I understand that he's their best player, he's their leader, he's a huge part of their team. I can understand why they're upset. I'm not going to comment on the rest."

Still, the Post notes Moore has become a marked man for Canuck fans.

"At least temporarily, Vancouver hockey fans consider Avalanche forward Steve Moore roughly as popular as the designer of the Canucks' hideous yellow uniforms from a quarter-century ago," the paper said.

Vancouver tough guy Brad May has already received a call from NHL vice-president Colin Campbell for declaring a "bounty" on Moore the night of the hit. He says chances are the rematch will result in a tilt between the team's team's tough guys.

But today's rules preclude going after opponents. If it is a one-sided affair, starting the fight can carry a heavy price,

"You can go out of your way to finish checks on Moore," Vancouver enforcer Wade Brookbank told the Sun. "When he plays, every time he's on the ice, everyone on our team will know. We may not go crazy, but he'll know we're there."

Cheers,
Aquaman
 
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