Blackhawks vs. Canucks

[Qtip]

Too bad Minny couldn't help us out tonight with a win over Calgary.

Should be a great Sunday tomorrow. Final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational with Tiger 5 shots behind Sean O'hair.

March Madness continues with Louisville vs. Michigan St. and North Carolina vs. Oklahoma

and at 4pm our Canucks take on the Blackhawks. Could be a first round playoff matchup.

Thought I would start a positive thread inlight of a certain hunter being put on the IR for two weeks.

Have a great Sunday everyone

 

[owz]

Sure is quite the action packed weekend.
Don't forget the season opening for the F1 circuit too.

Thought I would start a positive thread inlight of a certain hunter being put on the IR for two weeks.

Have a great Sunday everyone

Good riddance. His act was getting quite old quite fast...

 

[Qtip]

Sure is quite the action packed weekend.
Don't forget the season opening for the F1 circuit too.

Isn't F1 on right now on TSN?

 

[Cock Throppled]

This game should say a lot about both teams and how they want to round out the season and go into the final two weeks.
This should basically be a playoff game since they are both fighting for the very important home ice ad.
It SHOULD be great game.

 

[Jason_96]

Go Chugs!!!

 

[lenny]

BJhunter - 2 weeks in the penalty box

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Enough with the insults... enough with the hockey threads... enough - enoughs!

I think all those BJ`s have gone to your big head.

It`s your 4th infraction. You`ve just shot and didn`t score.

https://perb.cc/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=62477&page=9

 

[InTheBum]

I am taking the Hawks

I predict the Hawks will win 4 - 2 or 4- 3.

 

[hunsperger]

...

This should basically be a playoff game since they are both fighting for the very important home ice ad.

home ice is overrated for the most part...

far more important is how you are playing at the time...

also, the advantage does not really come into play until game 7...

very rarely does a series break down to a team winning all their home games and losing all their road games until game 7...

I also like opening a series on the road...

puts extreme pressure on the home team to win right out of the gate...

if the road team wins game one, game two literally becomes a must win game for the home team, again extreme pressure...

extreme pressure is not a performance enhancer...

game four is also the most important game of a best of seven, which is a home game for the non-home advantage team...

the vast majority of time, a series becomes 2 - 2 or 3 - 1 after game four...

again, a make or break point in any series...

my preference would be to start any series on the road...

 

[smackyo]

thats one thing i'll never get about you canuckleheads............. losing tradition, hockey analysts agree, blah, blah, blah, blah.

what i kinda miss the guy, lol.

go nuckers!!!!

 

[lenny]

CHICAGO -½ +1.16 over Vancouver {PINNACLE}

"The Canucks are pretty warm right now with 10 wins in its last 14 games but things aren’t always as they appear. You’ll remember that this team couldn’t buy a win in February and then things turned for the better. However, a close looks reveals that the Canucks, without question, have played the absolute easiest schedule of any team in the league over its last eight games. In fact, over that stretch, Vancouver has beaten Dallas twice, the Avalanche twice, Los Angeles and St. Louis. Incidentally, the Blues outplayed them in that 3-0 win and lost to them the next time out in St. Louis. They also lost 5-1 in Phoenix. So, to sum it up, the Canucks beat two reeling teams twice each and they really do not have a single impressive win over its last 10 games. Now they’ll play its fifth straight on the road against the resurgent Blackhawks. Chicago has won three in a row and that includes a 6-5 win over San Jose and a 3-2 win over New Jersey. The Canucks are taking a huge step up in class from any of the last eight teams they’ve faced while the Blackhawks are taking a step down in class. Lastly, there’s a very good chance these two will meet in the first round of the playoffs, as they currently hold the fourth and fifth spots. Chicago is two up on Vancouver with a game in hand and the team that finishes fourth will enjoy home ice for the first round. This one is crucial and sticking to the superior team at home. Play: Chicago -½ +1.16 (Risking 2 units)."

http://www.randallthehandle.com/index.asp

 

[teejay69]

Very well put Lenny. While the winning streak is great - sometimes Canuckleheads tend to forget about the big picture. Beating the Avalanche is quite different from the Hawks beating the Sharks and the Devils.

Why wouldn't a team want home ice advantage. For Vancouver - we play much better at home and the other team will not be used to the amount of travel coming and going to the West Coast. The Blackhawks are a relatively young team and this will be the first time in the playoffs in years.

 

[smackyo]

the canucks beat chicago pretty convincingly at home last time. i happened to be in attendance and it was a great game.

we've already shown that we can beat this team. lets hope that road wear and tear is not affecting them yet. looking forward to a good game.

also matts keep the assists coming, but it wouldn't hurt ya to score a goal once in a while

GO CANUCKS!

 

[Qtip]

always bet against the Canucks. It's a win win situation either way.

 

[sirlickheralot]

You were very close

Poor BJ must be going nuts not being able to post about what a fluke this one was.

 

[smackyo]

can you say "STATEMENT!"

 

[Cock Throppled]

That may have been the smartest game the Hawks have ever played.

 

[lenny]

NHL Game Summary - Vancouver at Chicago
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Final Score: VANCOUVER 4, CHICAGO 0

Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Daniel Sedin registered two goals and an assist, and Roberto Luongo made 26 saves to notch his seventh shutout of the season, as the Vancouver Canucks stymied the Chicago Blackhawks, 4-0, at United Center.

Alex Burrows had a goal and two assists, while Henrik Sedin collected three helpers for Vancouver, which has won seven of its last nine games and moved into a tie with Chicago for fourth place in the Western Conference. The Canucks are also one point behind Calgary for the top spot in the Northwest Division.

Nikolai Khabibulin stopped 19-of-23 shots for the Blackhawks, who had a three- game win streak halted.

Henrik Sedin held the puck behind the net and dished out front to Daniel Sedin, who was on the doorstep and poked it past the right pad of Khabibulin 3:22 into the contest.

The Chicago netminder then made an acrobatic save with a little less than six minutes to go in the first period to keep it a one-goal game. Mats Sundin slid the puck through the crease to Pavol Demitra, but Khabibulin lunged across to deny the veteran forward with the right pad.

Burrows made it 2-0 when he went hard to the net and redirected Daniel Sedin's slap pass inside the right post at 8:43 of the middle stanza.

The crafty Sedin twins worked their magic again in the third period. Henrik whipped the puck blindly to the right side of the cage for Daniel, who fired it past a sprawled Khabibulin and inside the far post at 3:53.

A frustrated Blackhawks squad began to turn up the physicality, which resulted in fisticuffs and a multitude of penalties.

Ryan Kesler gave Vancouver a four-goal edge at 6:59.

Patrick Sharp's strong effort on the penalty kill led to a penalty shot as he was taken down by Demitra with 5:41 remaining. The three-time 20-goal scorer, however, had the puck hop over his stick.

Game Notes

It was the 45th whitewashing of Luongo's career... Daniel Sedin leads the Canucks with 30 goals and 76 points... Chicago finished a five-game homestand with a record of 3-1-1.

http://scoresline.com/rc.asp?D=39901&S=NHL&V=VANCOUVER&E=1

 

[juscause]

I love it. Especially when that AHole can't respond with his idiotic gibberish. Well done Daniel and Henrick!

 

[ZeroX]

I love it. Especially when that AHole can't respond with his idiotic gibberish. Well done Daniel and Henrick!

THIS!

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[bossp1aya]

great game indeed, hopefully we sweep the first round of the playoffs against chicago