Posted on April 28th, 2009 by Nucks IceMan
Apr.28 – In hockey time, waiting a week between games for players is an eternity, just guess what is has been like for the Canucks fans. A week today, which feels like last year, the Nucks eliminated the Blues in four straight. We all have been in waiting, while a group of series completed, to [...]
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Posted on April 22nd, 2009 by Nucks IceMan
Apr.22 – With the Blues playoff life hanging by a thread, they came out determined to extend the series. Within the first two minutes, both teams had produced golden opportunities to open the scoring, as first Blues T.J. Oshie and then the Sedins, stormed the respective nets. The Blues definitely had their chances, as the [...]
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Posted on April 20th, 2009 by Nucks IceMan
Apr.20 – Do the Blues really think that they can intimidate the Canucks, take all those stupid penalties and win? Blues Jay McClement started it off taking a slashing penalty. The Canucks scored on that one, which was also goal number one and Bone head Blues number one. It must have felt good, as [...]
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Posted on April 18th, 2009 by Nucks IceMan
Apr.18 – The Canucks started their crash and bang line of Johnson, Hordichuk and Rypien, and it escalated from there. The proceeding eight minutes had bodies flying all over, board impacts, glass rattling, as both teams went at each other like Sumo wrestlers. By the eight minute mark, there had been 18 collective hits [...]
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Posted on April 16th, 2009 by Nucks IceMan
Apr. 16 – The Canucks kept the St. Louis Blues shot count to 26 last night, and special teams were the story (PP 1-6, PK – 1-7). Vancouver got into penalty trouble in the first period, taking three of the four assessed, but the shut down play of the PK and Luongo rescued them. The [...]
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Posted on April 14th, 2009 by Nucks IceMan
Apr.14—This conference supplies the most possibilities for surprises (upsets no, not with parity). A few teams that should win could be out. For others, their injuries will be the tale, and still others, suspect goaltending. Let’s have a look at the matchups and how they’ll do. San Jose vs. Anaheim The Sharks had the [...]
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