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oldfoof

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Well boys this is one KEY game. We need to win this one no matter what! If the canucks show up We have one hella of a chance to to make the blues singe the blues :D


If we dont its going to be another really really sad week :disgust:

It all comes down to do canucks really wana win it! Its in their hands so ,Lets go get em! BOYS !!! MAKE EM CRY heheh

wooohooo cant wait for tonight !!!!!

Cheers,

 

Aquaman

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Canucks look for more production

The Canadian Press
4/11/2003

VANCOUVER (CP) - A Saskatchewan winter night can be cold. So can a spring wind when it blows off the Pacific Ocean.

Neither had the chill of Todd Bertuzzi's stare when asked Friday why the Vancouver Canucks have gone seven periods without scoring a goal.

"I don't have an answer for the goal scoring," Bertuzzi snapped in a frosty tone. "It comes and it goes.

"Sometimes you get a lot of goals and sometimes you don't get any goals."

If the Canucks hope to stick around in the NHL playoffs, they'd better thaw out their frozen scoring touch.

The Canucks were iced 6-0 in their own building by the St. Louis Blues in Thursday's opening game of the Western Conference quarter-final series. They were also blanked 2-0 by the Los Angeles Kings in the regular-season finale.

Count back to the second period of a 3-3 tie with the Phoenix Coyotes nine days ago and the Canucks have gone roughly 156 minutes without a goal.

Captain Markus Naslund said the Canucks lost their composure when they found themselves down 2-0 against the Blues with the game just two minutes old.

"After that we forced it," he said. "For us to be successful we have to take a deep breath and do what we have been throughout the year when we've been successful."

Naslund, who was overtaken for the league scoring lead on the final day of the season, admitted nerves took their toll in Game 1.

"I felt myself forcing stuff," he said. "The puck was bouncing on my stick, stuff that usually doesn't happen.

"After that I was a little frustrated."

Game 2 of the best-of-seven series will be played Saturday (CBC, 10 p.m. EDT)

The Canucks finished the regular season with 264 goals, second only to Detroit's 269.

Naslund was second in the league with 48 goals while Bertuzzi was third with 46. Between them, the line of Naslund, Bertuzzi and Brendan Morrison scored 119 goals.

Against the Blues the trio managed just four shots on goal. Naslund had three and Morrison one.

The Blues' strategy in Game 1 was to use speed and muscle to beat the Canucks.

The St. Louis defence drew a curtain in front of the net, limited shots and virtually eliminated any rebounds.

The forwards also clogged the lanes, denying the Canuck forwards both time and space.

It was a pretty thing to watch said Blues goaltender Chris Osgood.

"I think they were getting frustrated and that has to do with not just our defence," said Osgood, who has a career record of 13-1-4 against Vancouver. "Our forwards coming back doesn't allow them any time at our blue-line, doesn't allow them any space."

Coach Marc Crawford said Vancouver must unravel the St. Louis puzzle quickly Saturday.

"Right from the get-go we have to be getting pucks at the net, doing things that allow you to score," said Crawford. "We're a very good offensive club. "It's not that these talents aren't there. They are there. They just have to make sure they have the habits that will allow them to come forth."

Bertuzzi has gone six games without a goal. Morrison hasn't had a point during that stretch.

Naslund said its no secret that line must begin producing if the Canucks hope to overcome the Blues.

"We know we have to pick our game up," he said. "There's no other way around it.

"You have to produce if you're an offence line. It is a challenge for us."

Morrison said down the stretch the line might have been concentrating too much on helping Naslund reach the 50-goal plateau.

"Maybe our game changed a little bit at the end of the year when we were trying to hit the 50-mark," he said. "Our job is to provide offence and we haven't been doing it the last couple of games.

"We have to really pick our game up."

The Blues were careful not to kick the Canucks while they were down.

"It's only one game," said defenceman Chris Pronger. "I'm sure they will come back with a better effort.

"We've got to be leery and make sure we pay attention to details and don't pick up bad habits. Just because it was a 6-0 game (Thursday) it doesn't mean tomorrow is going to be 6-0 again."

Vancouver's all-star defenceman Mattias Ohlund, out since Feb.27 with a knee injury, and centre Mats Lindgren, who has a bad back, both remain question marks for Saturday's game.

The series resumes Monday and Wednesday in St. Louis.

Cheers,
Aquaman
 

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Gonna try and goto the game tonight to see if there's any tickets available on scalpers. Anyone have a rough idea how much nosebleed seats are runnin for the playoffs? :( Going with a bunch of frineds, and most of em dont have enough money to spend on lower bowl...and if we get blown out, I dont wanna get blamed for wasting a massive chunk of cash ;)
 

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Originally posted by: Qosis
Gonna try and goto the game tonight to see if there's any tickets available on scalpers. Anyone have a rough idea how much nosebleed seats are runnin for the playoffs?
Hmm..... it's gonna still be a whole lotta money, even for nosebleed seats.....
Check this page from Canucks.com as a reference and see how much you are willing to pay over the list price.
 

oldfoof

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Well boys finish up the pasta ! and kick some a** :) yeah I am talking to you #44

Man It sux I will only be able to catch the first 2 periods. :( I have to play hockey my self!

Go Nucks Go!

this is like game 7 here.! So Dont let us down!

 

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Ahh, gotta love this All in wonder card... watching the game in the same window as this thread. :D


1-0!

Penalty to the Blues!
 

BCYL

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Great game so far for the Canucks! Everyone is working his @ss off!!!

2-0 Canucks after 2 periods!
 

oldfoof

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Nice , work!

One exciting game !!!! Most exciting of all of em , since they started i reckon.
:D
 

BCYL

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woohoo! 2-1 Vancouver wins! Series tied 1-1! :D

One of the best games I have seen in a long long time... :D
 

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Originally posted by: BCYL
woohoo! 2-1 Vancouver wins! Series tied 1-1! :D

One of the best games I have seen in a long long time... :D

That save Cloutier made on Bougienicki (sp?) was a game saver.
 

BCYL

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Originally posted by: Garet Jax
Originally posted by: BCYL
woohoo! 2-1 Vancouver wins! Series tied 1-1! :D

One of the best games I have seen in a long long time... :D

That save Cloutier made on Bougienicki (sp?) was a game saver.

yeah... the Canucks started to get sloppy w/ around 10 mins left in the 3rd... Cloutier bail them out multiple times... But I was also very impressed with the play of Linden... he was EVERYWHERE tonight!
 

IcemanJer

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Originally posted by: BCYL
yeah... the Canucks started to get sloppy w/ around 10 mins left in the 3rd... Cloutier bail them out multiple times...

YEAH!! :D:D Man, Cloutier so could've had a shutout if Malik didn't take that stupid penalty! But anyways, it was such an intense game to watch :):)

Bring it on, Monday night (hoping ESPN will broadcast that game too)!!
 
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