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silverpig

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Originally posted by: Cfour
Originally posted by: silverpig
Dammit. Well, at least we got one back. We got screwed on that Morrison trip -> Minnesota goal though.

Well we lost two games to questionable penalties in OT to you guys, including a double minor in game 4.

Tony

There wasn't anything questionable about that high stick... The stick came up, hit Bertuzzi in the face, blood was drawn. Automatic double minor every time.
 

Sealy

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Originally posted by: silverpig
Originally posted by: Sealy
Originally posted by: oldfoof
I am dieing .... Need oxygen !! :( :Q

Lame Ramofoeno

Okay okay! One at a time...there's only so much I can do to revive both you and Aquaman;)

Can I watch? ;)

Of course you can...I'm sure Aquaman would'nt want it any other way!:)
 

LuDaCriS66

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Originally posted by: Cfour
Originally posted by: silverpig
Dammit. Well, at least we got one back. We got screwed on that Morrison trip -> Minnesota goal though.

Well we lost two games to questionable penalties in OT to you guys, including a double minor in game 4.

Tony

How about when Richard Park was heading towards the puck and had his jersey grabbed and pulled down by Jovonovski in the dying seconds of game 1 or 2... I forget... resulting in the game tying goal? lol I thought that play was kinda iffy..
 

silverpig

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Originally posted by: LuDaCriS66
Originally posted by: Cfour
Originally posted by: silverpig
Dammit. Well, at least we got one back. We got screwed on that Morrison trip -> Minnesota goal though.

Well we lost two games to questionable penalties in OT to you guys, including a double minor in game 4.

Tony

How about when Richard Park was heading towards the puck and had his jersey grabbed and pulled down by Jovonovski in the dying seconds of game 1 or 2... I forget... resulting in the game tying goal? lol I thought that play was kinda iffy..

Or in game 2 when the Canucks were trying to tie it in the final seconds and the Minny player closed his hand on the puck in the crease to throw it to the corner? That's a penalty shot there...

There's clutching and grabbing all over the place.
 

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They did so bad tonight that was possibly the worst I have ever seen them play. Well, maybe not the worst, but the defense was bad and the goalie was bad. Oh well they will clean up next game.
 

Aquaman

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Not so fast: Wild thump Canucks

Canadian Press
5/6/2003

VANCOUVER (CP) - Cliff Ronning scored twice as the Minnesota Wild exploded for five second-period goals to beat the Vancouver Canucks 7-2 Monday night to show they are not going to disappear quietly from the NHL playoffs.

The Wild return to Minnesota for Wednesday's Game 6 trailing 3-2 in the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal. If a seventh game is needed it will be back in Vancouver on Thursday night.

"We're going back home and who knows what will happen there," Wild defenceman Willie Mitchell told CBC. "The pressure will be sliding the other way a little bit. We knew had to come out tonight and get a big win and we did."<

Wes Walz scored shorthanded and had two assists for the Wild. Marian Gaborik, with his playoff leading ninth goal, Jason Marshall, Andrew Brunette and Richard Park also scored for Minnesota, who battled back from a 3-1 deficit against the heavily favoured Colorado Avalanche in the opening round of the playoffs.

No NHL team has rebounded from two 3-1 deficits in the same post-season.

"We were looking for breaks in this series and we got all of them today," said Wild coach Jacques Lemaire. "The puck was rolling for us."

Ronning, a member of the Vancouver team that lost the 1994 Stanley Cup final in seven games to the New York Rangers, scored his first two goals of the playoffs. His first came on a power play, the second when he intercepted defenceman Ed Jovanovski's pass and put his own rebound past Canucks goaltender Dan Cloutier.

"I'm not sure why we hurt ourselves today," said Cloutier. "This game's over, let's forget about it and move on to the next one."

Mitchell, who was a question mark for the game after injuring his right wrist Friday when checked into the boards by Todd Bertuzzi, also earned an assist for Minnesota, who outshot Vancouver 12-6 in the second period.

"He's not the biggest playmaker but he's a warrior," said Lemaire.

Brendan Morrison and Henrik Sedin scored for the Canucks.

"We lost our composure in the second period," said Canucks coach Marc Crawford. "We uncharacteristically lost our patience and when you lose patience against a team like that, they can exploit it."

It was brutal night for the Vancouver stars. Jovanovski, who has six goals in the playoffs, was on the ice all four even-strength goals in the second period goals. Markus Naslund was on the ice for three of the goals and was serving the penalty on Ronning's goal.

"We know that we have to play great to beat Minnesota and we didn't play great - not even close," said Crawford.

The simmering dislike between the two teams erupted after the second period. As the players were leaving the ice Wild goaltender Dwayne Roloson took a swing at Vancouver's Trevor Linden. While the players milled about Cloutier skated the length of the ice and took a punch at Roloson.

Cloutier was on the bench for the third period, replaced by rookie Alex Auld who made his first playoff appearance.

Early in the third period Vancouver defenceman Mattias Ohlund dropped Gaborik with an elbow. That resulted in Matt Johnson taking a charge at Naslund.

The towel-waving soldout crowd of 18,514 were primed to end the series. Even before the teams were on the ice fans chanted "Go Canucks Go" and only quieted to join Mark Donnelly in singing O Canada.

The tone for the game was set in the first minute. Gaborik was sent off for slashing but the Canucks couldn't muster a shot during the power play, even when Roloson was forced to play without a stick.

Park put the Wild ahead with 3:20 gone. Vancouver didn't get their first shot on net until 6:42, a lazy, long shot from Bertuzzi.

Morrison tied the game with less than two minutes left in the first but in the dying seconds of the period Naslund took an undisciplined penalty. That resulted in Ronning's first goal.

Notes: Heading into Game 5 six different Canucks had scored game-winning goals in the playoffs. ... Morrison was late for practice Sunday because he went to G.M. Place, where Stars on Ice was performing, instead of the Canucks practice facility in Burnaby. ... The Canucks have scored the first goal just once in the first five games of the series.

Cheers,
Aquaman
 

Aquaman

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Originally posted by: Sealy
Aquaman? Are you okay? I'm not going to have to give you mouth to mouth am I;):)

Must.............. have ................... Mouth ............ too ............. Mouth............ from ............. Sealy ;) :D

Ain't no big thing. Yah get some calls your way and you don't get some call. Shite happens........ now lets get on with game 6 :D

Gotta give props to the Wild. They played a good game tonight. I hope the boys are ready for game 6.

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

Cheers,
Aquaman
 

Aquaman

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Originally posted by: Sealy
Originally posted by: silverpig
Originally posted by: Sealy
Originally posted by: oldfoof
I am dieing .... Need oxygen !! :( :Q

Lame Ramofoeno

Okay okay! One at a time...there's only so much I can do to revive both you and Aquaman;)

Can I watch? ;)

Of course you can...I'm sure Aquaman would'nt want it any other way!:)

Hey unless Silverpig had a sex change operation.............. no web cam or pics for him :p

Besides it's over between us......... ever since he got together with Trevor Linden ;) :D

Cheers,
Aquaman
 

Aquaman

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Originally posted by: Atlantean
They did so bad tonight that was possibly the worst I have ever seen them play. Well, maybe not the worst, but the defense was bad and the goalie was bad. Oh well they will clean up next game.

Hopefully they will make a good showing in game 6 :D THey rarely have consecutive bad games :D

Cheers,
Aquaman
 

Aquaman

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Originally posted by: Aquaman
Originally posted by: Atlantean
They did so bad tonight that was possibly the worst I have ever seen them play. Well, maybe not the worst, but the defense was bad and the goalie was bad. Oh well they will clean up next game.

Hopefully they will make a good showing in game 6 :D THey rarely have consecutive bad games :D

Cheers,
Aquaman

Cloutier was actually not that bad. Having his defense let him down did not help. He gave a pretty solid effort.

Cheers,
Aquaman
 

Aquaman

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Canucks re-grouping after blowout loss

TSN.ca Staff
5/6/2003

VANCOUVER (CP) - The Vancouver Canucks boarded an airplane Tuesday morning for a flight they didn't want to take for an NHL playoff game they didn't want to play.

It's something they desperately don't want to do again Wednesday night.

The Canucks head to St. Paul badly embarrassed by an ugly 7-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Monday night but still leading the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal 3-2.

If the Canucks don't beat the Wild on Wednesday in Game 6 (CBC, 9 p.m. EDT), Game 7 will be played Thursday back in Vancouver at G.M. Place.

Travelling over 4,600 kilometres and playing two games in just over 24 hours is something defenceman Ed Jovanovski doesn't even want to think about.

``You definitely want to put them away,'' said Jovanovski.

``It's a grind if you don't capture the moment when the opportunity is there. There's no ifs, ands or buts that we have to be our best to beat these guys.''

The Wild are like a tightrope walker that has become comfortable with balancing on the brink of disaster. Four times they have faced elimination this playoff and lived to fight another day.

The third-year franchise was down 3-1 against the heavily favoured Colorado Avalanche in the opening round of the playoffs but battled back to win the series.

No NHL team has survived two 3-1 deficits in the same playoffs but defenceman Willie Mitchell thinks if anyone can make history, the Wild can.

``Maybe it's a familiar spot for us. We respond well to that. It's something we've been doing all season long,'' said Mitchell, who played Monday despite a wrist injury that threatened to keep him out of the game.

``We've put ourselves in a pretty good position again. I wouldn't say the pressure's on them but we've got a great opportunity to maybe win a Game 6 and then the pressure would be on them a little bit.''

Oh, more than a little bit Willie.

The Canucks were horrible in Game 5. Jovanovski was on the ice for four even-strength goals and coughed up the puck like a cat with furballs.

Goaltender Dan Cloutier let in a couple of soft shots. Captain Markus Naslund took an undisciplined penalty late in the first period that resulted in a Wild power-play goal. Todd Bertuzzi was invisible, a neat trick for someone 245 pounds who usually is as noticeable as a bull in a china shop.

If you learn from your mistakes the Canucks earned a masters degree.

``It shows we have to be ready,'' said Naslund.

``It sends a message that if we don't play hard enough, if we're not playing the system we're supposed to, we're going to get beat.''

To a man the Canucks say they didn't expect the Wild to go quietly into the night. Four of the five games against Minnesota have been decided by one goal and Vancouver has held the lead a total of 38 minutes in the series.

Working in their favour, the Wild are just 1-4 when playing at home at the Xcel Energy Center.

Cliff Ronning, the former Canuck who had two Minnesota goals Monday, said the Wild's heart will be tested again.

``We're going to have to dig deep again because Game 6 is going to be even tougher,'' he said.

``We have to worry about the first period. We have to get a lot of pucks at the net and see what happens.''

Trent Klatt said the Canucks be have been rattled but they're not shaken going into Minnesota.

``I don't think our confidence has gone anywhere,'' said Klatt, a Minnesota native who'd rather not be seeing family and friends one more time.

``There's still a lot of hockey to be played. We have to go with one thing on our mind, that's to play better hockey. Give ourselves a chance to win.''

Naslund remains confident Vancouver can rebound and finally tame the Wild.

``We won both games in Minnesota,'' he said referring to Games 3 and 4.

``We feel confident going in there and beating them. It all comes down to working hard. When we do and match their intensity I think we are the better team.''

Cheers,
Aquaman
 

oldfoof

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Comon boys its time for some predictions for tomorrows game. I dont know all I know for a fact is if cancuks get blown out again 7-2 I may never be back here again to post a msg:brokenheart:. Well Hell ,

Nucks 4-2 final .
 

Sealy

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Originally posted by: oldfoof
Comon boys its time for some predictions for tomorrows game. I dont know all I know for a fact is if cancuks get blown out again 7-2 I may never be back here again to post a msg:brokenheart:. Well Hell ,

Nucks 4-2 final .

:Q Oldfoof...you can't go...what will we do without you! Afterall this thread never would have been, if it had'nt been for you! Keep the faith sweetie....keep the faith!:)
 

oldfoof

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I am die hard Canuck fan ever since my father turned on the tube and poof there was the good old hockey game on and yes yes it was yes the vancouver canucks vs montreal even though I was 3 I suppose it affected me in a good way! Never left the cancuks for all these years and now they are doing somthing positive and they better as hell do somthing this year. The way a see it is its been a weird playoff's all the big-teams are getting upset. This is a great chance for the canucks for a run @ the cup! If they dont make it to the finals this year... even though I love the cancuks I cant see it happing next year I cant really explain why but thats my gut feeling!

I will finish it off by saying this Die wild Die .

LOL

cheers "oldfoof"
 

oldfoof

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Holy smokes anand must have to have another server for this puppy of a thred! crazy

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Aquaman

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Keep the faith brother :D I've been a die hard since 79' I was a Habs fan......... guys like Ken Dryden & Guy Lafluer :D

Cheers,
Aquaman
 

oldfoof

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Time to head off to good old work . Cya all you guys after the first! Stupid game starts too soon :D

Ah wooohoo
 

Aquaman

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Canucks face desperate Wild

Canadian Press
5/7/2003

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey (Ticker) - The Minnesota Wild seem to answer the call when their backs are against the wall.

The Wild are 4-0 when facing elimination and will host the Vancouver Canucks in Game Six of their Western Conference semifinal on Wednesday.

Vancouver leads the series three games to two, but the Wild scored a team-record seven goals Monday night to stave off elimination.

The Colorado Avalanche had a three games to one lead over Minnesota in the conference quarterfinals before the Wild won the next three games.

"We're a better team when we're desperate," said Wild left wing Andrew Brunette. "We might be better when we're down. I think when desperation creeps into our game plan, we know we have to be very good, especially in front of the net, and bury our chances."

Former Canuck Cliff Ronning, benched earlier the series, scored twice during a five-goal second period in Monday's 7-2 win.

The winner of this series will meet the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, who became just the second team in league history to topple the top two seeds in one playoff year, sidelining the Dallas Stars, four games to two, in the West semifinals.

Making just the third playoff appearance in their 10-year history, the Ducks completed a stunning four-game sweep of the defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings in the opening round.

The Ottawa Senators will face the New Jersey Devils in a conference final pitting the top two seeds in the East, beginning Saturday in Ottawa.

The Senators - who entered the NHL in 1992 - captured the Presidents' Trophy as the top team during the regular season and are in the conference finals for the first time.

Ottawa was eliminated by the Toronto Maple Leafs each of the previous two years, squandering a three games to two lead last spring.

Cheers,
Aquaman
 

Aquaman

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Canucks re-grouping after blowout loss

TSN.ca Staff
5/6/2003

VANCOUVER (CP) - The Vancouver Canucks boarded an airplane Tuesday morning for a flight they didn't want to take for an NHL playoff game they didn't want to play.

It's something they desperately don't want to do again Wednesday night.

The Canucks head to St. Paul badly embarrassed by an ugly 7-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Monday night but still leading the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal 3-2.

If the Canucks don't beat the Wild on Wednesday in Game 6 (CBC, 9 p.m. EDT), Game 7 will be played Thursday back in Vancouver at G.M. Place.

Travelling over 4,600 kilometres and playing two games in just over 24 hours is something defenceman Ed Jovanovski doesn't even want to think about.

``You definitely want to put them away,'' said Jovanovski.

``It's a grind if you don't capture the moment when the opportunity is there. There's no ifs, ands or buts that we have to be our best to beat these guys.''

The Wild are like a tightrope walker that has become comfortable with balancing on the brink of disaster. Four times they have faced elimination this playoff and lived to fight another day.

The third-year franchise was down 3-1 against the heavily favoured Colorado Avalanche in the opening round of the playoffs but battled back to win the series.

No NHL team has survived two 3-1 deficits in the same playoffs but defenceman Willie Mitchell thinks if anyone can make history, the Wild can.

``Maybe it's a familiar spot for us. We respond well to that. It's something we've been doing all season long,'' said Mitchell, who played Monday despite a wrist injury that threatened to keep him out of the game.

``We've put ourselves in a pretty good position again. I wouldn't say the pressure's on them but we've got a great opportunity to maybe win a Game 6 and then the pressure would be on them a little bit.''

Oh, more than a little bit Willie.

The Canucks were horrible in Game 5. Jovanovski was on the ice for four even-strength goals and coughed up the puck like a cat with furballs.

Goaltender Dan Cloutier let in a couple of soft shots. Captain Markus Naslund took an undisciplined penalty late in the first period that resulted in a Wild power-play goal. Todd Bertuzzi was invisible, a neat trick for someone 245 pounds who usually is as noticeable as a bull in a china shop.

If you learn from your mistakes the Canucks earned a masters degree.

``It shows we have to be ready,'' said Naslund.

``It sends a message that if we don't play hard enough, if we're not playing the system we're supposed to, we're going to get beat.''

To a man the Canucks say they didn't expect the Wild to go quietly into the night. Four of the five games against Minnesota have been decided by one goal and Vancouver has held the lead a total of 38 minutes in the series.

Working in their favour, the Wild are just 1-4 when playing at home at the Xcel Energy Center.

Cliff Ronning, the former Canuck who had two Minnesota goals Monday, said the Wild's heart will be tested again.

``We're going to have to dig deep again because Game 6 is going to be even tougher,'' he said.

``We have to worry about the first period. We have to get a lot of pucks at the net and see what happens.''

Trent Klatt said the Canucks be have been rattled but they're not shaken going into Minnesota.

``I don't think our confidence has gone anywhere,'' said Klatt, a Minnesota native who'd rather not be seeing family and friends one more time.

``There's still a lot of hockey to be played. We have to go with one thing on our mind, that's to play better hockey. Give ourselves a chance to win.''

Naslund remains confident Vancouver can rebound and finally tame the Wild.

``We won both games in Minnesota,'' he said referring to Games 3 and 4.

``We feel confident going in there and beating them. It all comes down to working hard. When we do and match their intensity I think we are the better team.''

Cheers,
Aquaman
 
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