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AccruedExpenditure
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how did this post get so many responses?
AccruedExpenditure
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Yea, I saw that, but hockey?
diamondgoat53
Senior member
the Blues will own the Canucks!!
1. Thu. Apr 10 - St. Louis at Vancouver 7:30 PM
2. Sat. Apr 12 - St. Louis at Vancouver 7:00 PM
3. Mon. Apr 14 - Vancouver at St. Louis 5:30 PM
4. Wed. Apr 16 - Vancouver at St. Louis 5:30 PM
5. Fri. Apr 18 - St. Louis at Vancouver * 6:00 PM
6. Sun. Apr 20 - Vancouver at St. Louis * 4:00 PM
7. Tue. Apr 22 - St. Louis at Vancouver * 7:30 PM
Cheers,
Aquaman
2. Sat. Apr 12 - St. Louis at Vancouver 7:00 PM
3. Mon. Apr 14 - Vancouver at St. Louis 5:30 PM
4. Wed. Apr 16 - Vancouver at St. Louis 5:30 PM
5. Fri. Apr 18 - St. Louis at Vancouver * 6:00 PM
6. Sun. Apr 20 - Vancouver at St. Louis * 4:00 PM
7. Tue. Apr 22 - St. Louis at Vancouver * 7:30 PM
Cheers,
Aquaman
This is what the Canadian Press Says
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CP predicts Sens will be lone Canadian team to survive
(CP) - While it has been a good while since three Canadian NHL clubs have entered the Stanley Cup playoffs as legitimate contenders, it says here that only the Ottawa Senators will reach the second round this spring.
Fellow contenders Toronto and Vancouver will be felled by tough first-round matchups. Here's a look at who will win each series:
Eastern Conference
No. 1 Ottawa vs. No. 8 N.Y. Islanders
Two words: Garth Snow. The only hope the Islanders have to win this series is to bang the living hell out of the highly skilled Senators and hope their goalie can steal a few games. That's not going to happen with Snow, no matter how big his pads are.
The Sens are a confident and healthy group who can now take the hits and give it back, too. Look for Ottawa forward Vaclav Varada to make life miserable for Isles centre and former Senator Alexei Yashin.
Prediction: Sens in four.
No. 2 New Jersey vs. No. 7 Boston
One wants dearly to pick the Devils for an upset special, not only because they lost to Carolina in the first round last year but more importantly because they can't score goals this season.
Still, the Bruins are going with either Steve Shields or Jeff Hackett in goal, meaning the Devils' offence won't have to work all that hard to manufacture goals.
How effective Sergei Samsonov will be in his return from a lengthy wrist injury could be a key in the series, particularly if it gives the Bruins two scoring lines. No. 1 centre Joe Thornton, meanwhile, looks to redeem himself from a poor playoff last spring against Montreal.
This one will be tougher than most people think.
Prediction: New Jersey in seven.
No. 3 Tampa vs. No. 6 Washington
The Capitals have all the big names - Jaromir Jagr, Peter Bondra, Sergei Gonchar - but the Lightning have all the heart. It could be argued that Tampa has the best team chemistry in the Eastern Conference. Led by Vincent Lecavalier, Brad Richards and Martin St. Louis, Tampa's young core has fun playing the game and has continued to prove the experts wrong, including Sports Illustrated, which had them finishing dead last in the 30-team league this year.
Jagr, meanwhile, has looked disinterested for large chunks of the season, and rookie head coach Bruce Cassidy will need to light a fire under him if the overpaid and underachieving Caps have any chance.
Key of the series: Tampa goalie Nikolai Khabibulin, who can steal a game early if the young Bolts need time to settle down.
Prediction: Tampa in five.
No. 4 Philadelphia vs. No. 5 Toronto
This will be the hardest-fought and probably most entertaining series of the first round. Both teams tried to match each other's moves at the trade deadline, Toronto's acquisition of star winger Owen Nolan answered in the form of star winger Tony Amonte in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia has the most depth at forward of any team in the conference and their forecheck will be hard to handle for the overmatched Toronto blue-line corps.
Ed Belfour will be a Vezina Trophy nominee and gives the Leafs an edge in goal over Philadelphia's Roman Cechmanek. But keep in mind that Cechmanek has had a solid season of his own and allowed only 11 goals in five playoff games last year.
The Flyers have been playoff pretenders in recent years, losing in the first round in four of the past five springs, but this is Ken Hitchcock's first playoff with the team. The former Dallas Stars head coach has instilled a defensive responsibility that was sorely lacking in Philly. Hitchcock also knows what makes Belfour tick, which could be an intriguing factor.
This series will ultimately be decided by home ice, reminding the Leafs that losing games in October does mean something in April.
Prediction: Philadelphia in seven.
Western Conference
No. 1 Dallas vs. No. 8 Edmonton
Again? When do these two teams not meet in the first round of the playoffs?
Both clubs are back in the playoffs after missing out last year. The Stars, however, came back to the post-season party with a bang, winning the tough Western Conference and re-positioning themselves as Cup contenders.
Dallas is banged up with star forwards Bill Guerin and Pierre Turgeon both likely to miss the start of the series, which will lead many to think there's upset potential here.
When Edmonton beat Dallas in '97 it was largely because of goalie Curtis Joseph. Unfortunately for the Oilers this spring, the Stars have the better goalie in Marty Turco, whose 1.77 goals-against average this season was the best in the modern NHL era. Edmonton's Tommy Salo, quite frankly, has never been the same since giving up The Goal to Vladimir Kopat of Belarus at last February's Olympic Games.
Prediction: Dallas in five.
No. 2 Detroit vs. No. 7 Anaheim
A perfect first-round matchup for the defending Stanley Cup champion Red Wings. The Mighty Ducks are a skilled roster that won't bang around the veteran Wings too much, which is just fine with the likes of Steve Yzerman, Chris Chelios and Igor Larionov - Detroit's star geysers.
The Ducks have one great scoring line in Paul Kariya, Adam Oates and Petr Sykora, but that's really it. The Wings counter with four balanced lines that can all do damage.
Prediction: Wings in five.
No. 3 Colorado vs. No. 6 Minnesota
No team was better than the Avalanche in the second half of the season.
Adam Foote, Rob Blake, Derek Morris, Bryan Marchment, Greg DeVries and Martin Skoula gives Colorado the No. 1 blue-line corps in the NHL.
The 1-2 punch at centre isn't too shabby either with Peter Forsberg and Joe Sakic. The critics say there's not enough scoring from the third and fourth lines. That won't matter against the Wild, who despite being the hardest-working team in the league, don't have enough firepower outside of Marian Gaborik to challenge Colorado's top two lines.
The Wild would have been better matched against the Canucks.
Prediction: Colorado in five.
No. 4 Vancouver vs. No. 5 St. Louis
Like the No. 4 vs. No. 5 matchup in the East, this one will be a long and nasty affair. The Blues led the league in penalties this season and don't make it a secret they like crashing the net.
The Canucks need to recover quickly after the shocking turn of events over the weekend, giving up the division lead to the Avs on the last day of the regular season and leading it for nearly the entire year.
The Blues have all of their players back in the lineup, including defenceman Chris Pronger, after playing most of the season without key personnel at different times. Vancouver may have the best line in hockey with Markus Naslund, Todd Bertuzzi and Brendan Morrison, but the Blues have more depth up front with their top three lines all generating offence.
Just a hunch, but the young and talented Canucks may need to taste playoff failure before taking the next step.
Prediction: Blues in seven.
Cheers,
Aquaman
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CP predicts Sens will be lone Canadian team to survive
(CP) - While it has been a good while since three Canadian NHL clubs have entered the Stanley Cup playoffs as legitimate contenders, it says here that only the Ottawa Senators will reach the second round this spring.
Fellow contenders Toronto and Vancouver will be felled by tough first-round matchups. Here's a look at who will win each series:
Eastern Conference
No. 1 Ottawa vs. No. 8 N.Y. Islanders
Two words: Garth Snow. The only hope the Islanders have to win this series is to bang the living hell out of the highly skilled Senators and hope their goalie can steal a few games. That's not going to happen with Snow, no matter how big his pads are.
The Sens are a confident and healthy group who can now take the hits and give it back, too. Look for Ottawa forward Vaclav Varada to make life miserable for Isles centre and former Senator Alexei Yashin.
Prediction: Sens in four.
No. 2 New Jersey vs. No. 7 Boston
One wants dearly to pick the Devils for an upset special, not only because they lost to Carolina in the first round last year but more importantly because they can't score goals this season.
Still, the Bruins are going with either Steve Shields or Jeff Hackett in goal, meaning the Devils' offence won't have to work all that hard to manufacture goals.
How effective Sergei Samsonov will be in his return from a lengthy wrist injury could be a key in the series, particularly if it gives the Bruins two scoring lines. No. 1 centre Joe Thornton, meanwhile, looks to redeem himself from a poor playoff last spring against Montreal.
This one will be tougher than most people think.
Prediction: New Jersey in seven.
No. 3 Tampa vs. No. 6 Washington
The Capitals have all the big names - Jaromir Jagr, Peter Bondra, Sergei Gonchar - but the Lightning have all the heart. It could be argued that Tampa has the best team chemistry in the Eastern Conference. Led by Vincent Lecavalier, Brad Richards and Martin St. Louis, Tampa's young core has fun playing the game and has continued to prove the experts wrong, including Sports Illustrated, which had them finishing dead last in the 30-team league this year.
Jagr, meanwhile, has looked disinterested for large chunks of the season, and rookie head coach Bruce Cassidy will need to light a fire under him if the overpaid and underachieving Caps have any chance.
Key of the series: Tampa goalie Nikolai Khabibulin, who can steal a game early if the young Bolts need time to settle down.
Prediction: Tampa in five.
No. 4 Philadelphia vs. No. 5 Toronto
This will be the hardest-fought and probably most entertaining series of the first round. Both teams tried to match each other's moves at the trade deadline, Toronto's acquisition of star winger Owen Nolan answered in the form of star winger Tony Amonte in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia has the most depth at forward of any team in the conference and their forecheck will be hard to handle for the overmatched Toronto blue-line corps.
Ed Belfour will be a Vezina Trophy nominee and gives the Leafs an edge in goal over Philadelphia's Roman Cechmanek. But keep in mind that Cechmanek has had a solid season of his own and allowed only 11 goals in five playoff games last year.
The Flyers have been playoff pretenders in recent years, losing in the first round in four of the past five springs, but this is Ken Hitchcock's first playoff with the team. The former Dallas Stars head coach has instilled a defensive responsibility that was sorely lacking in Philly. Hitchcock also knows what makes Belfour tick, which could be an intriguing factor.
This series will ultimately be decided by home ice, reminding the Leafs that losing games in October does mean something in April.
Prediction: Philadelphia in seven.
Western Conference
No. 1 Dallas vs. No. 8 Edmonton
Again? When do these two teams not meet in the first round of the playoffs?
Both clubs are back in the playoffs after missing out last year. The Stars, however, came back to the post-season party with a bang, winning the tough Western Conference and re-positioning themselves as Cup contenders.
Dallas is banged up with star forwards Bill Guerin and Pierre Turgeon both likely to miss the start of the series, which will lead many to think there's upset potential here.
When Edmonton beat Dallas in '97 it was largely because of goalie Curtis Joseph. Unfortunately for the Oilers this spring, the Stars have the better goalie in Marty Turco, whose 1.77 goals-against average this season was the best in the modern NHL era. Edmonton's Tommy Salo, quite frankly, has never been the same since giving up The Goal to Vladimir Kopat of Belarus at last February's Olympic Games.
Prediction: Dallas in five.
No. 2 Detroit vs. No. 7 Anaheim
A perfect first-round matchup for the defending Stanley Cup champion Red Wings. The Mighty Ducks are a skilled roster that won't bang around the veteran Wings too much, which is just fine with the likes of Steve Yzerman, Chris Chelios and Igor Larionov - Detroit's star geysers.
The Ducks have one great scoring line in Paul Kariya, Adam Oates and Petr Sykora, but that's really it. The Wings counter with four balanced lines that can all do damage.
Prediction: Wings in five.
No. 3 Colorado vs. No. 6 Minnesota
No team was better than the Avalanche in the second half of the season.
Adam Foote, Rob Blake, Derek Morris, Bryan Marchment, Greg DeVries and Martin Skoula gives Colorado the No. 1 blue-line corps in the NHL.
The 1-2 punch at centre isn't too shabby either with Peter Forsberg and Joe Sakic. The critics say there's not enough scoring from the third and fourth lines. That won't matter against the Wild, who despite being the hardest-working team in the league, don't have enough firepower outside of Marian Gaborik to challenge Colorado's top two lines.
The Wild would have been better matched against the Canucks.
Prediction: Colorado in five.
No. 4 Vancouver vs. No. 5 St. Louis
Like the No. 4 vs. No. 5 matchup in the East, this one will be a long and nasty affair. The Blues led the league in penalties this season and don't make it a secret they like crashing the net.
The Canucks need to recover quickly after the shocking turn of events over the weekend, giving up the division lead to the Avs on the last day of the regular season and leading it for nearly the entire year.
The Blues have all of their players back in the lineup, including defenceman Chris Pronger, after playing most of the season without key personnel at different times. Vancouver may have the best line in hockey with Markus Naslund, Todd Bertuzzi and Brendan Morrison, but the Blues have more depth up front with their top three lines all generating offence.
Just a hunch, but the young and talented Canucks may need to taste playoff failure before taking the next step.
Prediction: Blues in seven.
Cheers,
Aquaman
Canucks set sights on Blues
Canadian Press
4/7/2003
VANCOUVER (CP) - It's time for the Vancouver Canucks to clear their throat and begin concentrating on the St. Louis Blues, says captain Markus Naslund.
Naslund admitted on Monday that he might have used a better word but didn't back off from the emotional address he made to fans Sunday when he said the Canucks choked in their 2-0 regular-season finale loss to Los Angeles, which cost Vancouver the Northwest Division championship.
``I was a little emotional there and disappointed in our effort,'' Naslund said after the Canucks practised for over an hour at G.M. Place.
``I think you have to face it. We didn't play as well as we had to and we didn't take the bull by the horns when we had a chance to finish off the season in a good manner and win the division. Obviously, you get a little upset with things.''
As frustrating as the loss was, costing Vancouver a chance to win its first division title in 10 years, it's time to move on, Naslund said.
Vancouver opens the playoffs Thursday at home against St. Louis. It's the first time since 1993 that the Canucks have begun the playoffs on home ice.
``It's important to just look ahead now,'' said Naslund.
``We have something fun in front of us. We're all ready to take on St. Louis. It will probably be an exciting matchup. They have a lot of skill and grit and so do we.''
Sunday's loss allowed the Colorado Avalanche to finish one point ahead of Vancouver to win their ninth consecutive Northwest Division title. After the game, Naslund spoke to a sellout crowd during a fan appreciation ceremony.
``As you can see we're pretty upset right now,'' he said. ``We choked. We'll play a lot better in the playoffs. I promise you that.''
The clip was shown on local TV sports shows that night and made headlines in Monday's newspapers.
We Choked screamed the headline in the Vancouver Province.
Naslund, who finished second to Colorado's Peter Forsberg in the points race and Milan Hejduk in goal scoring, has never been afraid to speak his mind. His teammates accepted his right to speak out, but didn't necessarily agree with him.
``It was just him venting a little frustration,'' said centre Bendan Morrison. ``It's a pretty strong word to say, choke. I don't think the guys in here feel that way about it. Disappointed is a better word.''
Ed Jovanovski agreed.
``I don't know if he meant to say that,'' said the all-star defenceman. ``I don't think we necessarily choked as a team.''
Vancouver finished fourth in the Western Conference with a franchise high 104 points, five more than the fifth place Blues. The Canucks had a 2-1-1 record against St. Louis this season and outscored them 18-15.
In those games Naslund, who had 104 points and 48 goals on the season, managed just two assists.
He knows the pressure will be on him to performance, especially in light of last year's six-game loss to Detroit in the playoff's first round where he had just a goal and an assist.
``I have to play like everyone else, a team game, making sure I make the right decisions and not try and take it upon myself to beat one or two guys,'' said Naslund.
Linemate Todd Bertuzzi will play an important role in helping create time and space for Naslund.
``I'm going to have to get on the forecheck and get as much attention on me as possible,'' said Bertuzzi. ``We just have to play the way we did all year.''
The line of Bertuzzi, Naslund and Morrison scored 119 goals this season, more than one-third of the team's total.
Bertuzzi wants to carry that on in the playoffs.
``The thing is you want to be known as a good playoff line and good playoff performers,'' he said.
``There's not a better stage than the playoffs to show it.''
Cheers,
Aquaman
Canadian Press
4/7/2003
VANCOUVER (CP) - It's time for the Vancouver Canucks to clear their throat and begin concentrating on the St. Louis Blues, says captain Markus Naslund.
Naslund admitted on Monday that he might have used a better word but didn't back off from the emotional address he made to fans Sunday when he said the Canucks choked in their 2-0 regular-season finale loss to Los Angeles, which cost Vancouver the Northwest Division championship.
``I was a little emotional there and disappointed in our effort,'' Naslund said after the Canucks practised for over an hour at G.M. Place.
``I think you have to face it. We didn't play as well as we had to and we didn't take the bull by the horns when we had a chance to finish off the season in a good manner and win the division. Obviously, you get a little upset with things.''
As frustrating as the loss was, costing Vancouver a chance to win its first division title in 10 years, it's time to move on, Naslund said.
Vancouver opens the playoffs Thursday at home against St. Louis. It's the first time since 1993 that the Canucks have begun the playoffs on home ice.
``It's important to just look ahead now,'' said Naslund.
``We have something fun in front of us. We're all ready to take on St. Louis. It will probably be an exciting matchup. They have a lot of skill and grit and so do we.''
Sunday's loss allowed the Colorado Avalanche to finish one point ahead of Vancouver to win their ninth consecutive Northwest Division title. After the game, Naslund spoke to a sellout crowd during a fan appreciation ceremony.
``As you can see we're pretty upset right now,'' he said. ``We choked. We'll play a lot better in the playoffs. I promise you that.''
The clip was shown on local TV sports shows that night and made headlines in Monday's newspapers.
We Choked screamed the headline in the Vancouver Province.
Naslund, who finished second to Colorado's Peter Forsberg in the points race and Milan Hejduk in goal scoring, has never been afraid to speak his mind. His teammates accepted his right to speak out, but didn't necessarily agree with him.
``It was just him venting a little frustration,'' said centre Bendan Morrison. ``It's a pretty strong word to say, choke. I don't think the guys in here feel that way about it. Disappointed is a better word.''
Ed Jovanovski agreed.
``I don't know if he meant to say that,'' said the all-star defenceman. ``I don't think we necessarily choked as a team.''
Vancouver finished fourth in the Western Conference with a franchise high 104 points, five more than the fifth place Blues. The Canucks had a 2-1-1 record against St. Louis this season and outscored them 18-15.
In those games Naslund, who had 104 points and 48 goals on the season, managed just two assists.
He knows the pressure will be on him to performance, especially in light of last year's six-game loss to Detroit in the playoff's first round where he had just a goal and an assist.
``I have to play like everyone else, a team game, making sure I make the right decisions and not try and take it upon myself to beat one or two guys,'' said Naslund.
Linemate Todd Bertuzzi will play an important role in helping create time and space for Naslund.
``I'm going to have to get on the forecheck and get as much attention on me as possible,'' said Bertuzzi. ``We just have to play the way we did all year.''
The line of Bertuzzi, Naslund and Morrison scored 119 goals this season, more than one-third of the team's total.
Bertuzzi wants to carry that on in the playoffs.
``The thing is you want to be known as a good playoff line and good playoff performers,'' he said.
``There's not a better stage than the playoffs to show it.''
Cheers,
Aquaman
silverpig
Lifer
Okay, let's get a few more posts in here so we don't get caught by the laffs thread. 🙂
Anyone hear that Marc Crawford clip from this morning? He was talking about playoff success.
"... and that is what is needed for playoff success. I think we can have a lot of playoff sex... er... success. Heh, that was pretty funny."
Or something like that anyways 🙂
Anyone hear that Marc Crawford clip from this morning? He was talking about playoff success.
"... and that is what is needed for playoff success. I think we can have a lot of playoff sex... er... success. Heh, that was pretty funny."
Or something like that anyways 🙂
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