[shawn79]

oh does anyone rememeber wes walz from the minnisota wilds? :troll:
brings back 2002-2003 memories

[Hondaracer]

Fuck, a guy at the nucks dice and ice event last night bought an Olympic torch signed by the whole team Canada hockey team for 380K
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[Vansterdam]

holy fuck

[mb_]

Fuck, a guy at the nucks dice and ice event last night bought an Olympic torch signed by the whole team Canada hockey team for 380K
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I bet hyde has 10 :troll:
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[Mizter]

Salo recalled and CoHo sent down to the farm.

http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=552121&navid=DL|VAN|home

[Expresso]

good blog lol.
http://didthemapleleafswin.com/

[411ken]

Forsberg makes his "debut" tonight against Columbus..... Hope he does well... (not against us)

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=353399

[Ch28]

Hamhuis out indefinitely with a concussion.

sportsnetmurph (http://twitter.com/#%21/sportsnetmurph) Dan Murphy

Hamhuis has a concussion and is out until further notice.

[Mizter]

Hamhuis out indefinitely with a concussion.

sportsnetmurph (http://twitter.com/#%21/sportsnetmurph) Dan Murphy

Hamhuis has a concussion and is out until further notice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWaLxFIVX1s&

[mako]

I call a bounty on Getzlaf

Someone drill him next game
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[pure.life]

Photo of Kesler's pinky taken at yesterday's Ice and Dice event

http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/photos/large/239364092.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=0ZRYP5X5F6FSMBCCSE82&Expires=1297457704&Signature=K0%2FcarBMN%2BXga9WFIJc%2FJiOer8o%3D

[Mercy]

Kesler has two thumbs is why he's so good.
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[InvisibleSoul]

Hamhuis out indefinitely with a concussion.

sportsnetmurph (http://twitter.com/#%21/sportsnetmurph) Dan Murphy

Hamhuis has a concussion and is out until further notice.

:fuuuuu:

[spoon.ek9]

shouldn't be too surprising. let's just hope he'll be back to help us out later :(

[Expresso]

So much for our durable defensemen. All that goes out the window when you play on the canucks :(

[b0unce. [?]]

;7298375']CANT SLEEP. WORRIED ABOUT OUR DEFENSE.

^ Me too!

^ Me 3 :(


Go to bed! Our defense is fine. Canucks will find a way to win.

and hamhuis goes down.
PANIC ATTACK

[fliptuner]

Again, we find out if we really have the depth we thought we had. I don't like how we have to find out but we're still in first place with enough time for the injured players to be ready come playoffs. If we can get through this bout of injuries, imagine how great it's going to be when they start coming back, hungry.

[raygunpk]

Hope Hamhuis doesn't become like the Mitchell situation.

[InvisibleSoul]

Yeah, I'm not too concerned about the rash of injuries right now... since most of them will be back well before playoffs.

Better now than late March, right?

[Not really racist!]

Thank god we still have Bieksa....

[invader]

Salo is our white knight

[Tegra_Devil]

you guys are cursed holy fuck, the canucks have the worst luck ever!....next ballard will return and beat luongo senseless with his stick.

[Gh0stRider]

http://www.loneworkermonitoring.com/images/panic-button.gif

[AzNightmare]

:fuuuuu:
Salo's back just in time....
he better not break down within 2 weeks though... LOL

The rest of the guys won't be back yet...

[raygunpk]

FORSBERRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

[shawn79]

forsberg looks really slow

[CRS]

forsberg looks really slow

Forsberg is also really old.

On a serious note, he doesn't look that bad.

[Tegra_Devil]

what is a reliable website for hockey streams?

[Harvey Specter]

http://a323.yahoofs.com/ymg/ept_sports_nhl_experts__87/ept_sports_nhl_experts-384767499-1297408098.jpg?ymiRniED14PxxAWL

[dbaz]

forsberg looks really slow

first nhl game in how many years? of course he will be slow.

[RiceIntegraRS]

Dam Grabner just scored his 20th goal of the season tonight

[orange7]

Dam Grabner just scored his 20th goal of the season tonight

:(

his value is going up.

[Tegra_Devil]

need a working stream for ducks/flames game :(

[Bouncing Bettys]

http://a323.yahoofs.com/ymg/ept_sports_nhl_experts__87/ept_sports_nhl_experts-384767499-1297408098.jpg?ymiRniED14PxxAWL

meanwhile his +/- is up +4 since the whole I-wanna-trade non-story and he's making plays like this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98GwmKZGG1o

and like this (unfortunately i couldn't find a vid of the play itself but its in there at 2:02)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-RWML9rvkg

[Durrann]

Dam Grabner just scored his 20th goal of the season tonight

He's my leading scorer in NHL 09
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[raygunpk]

Isles Pens game is nuts
6 game misconducts

[Hondaracer]

20 goals for the islanders = less than 10 on a good western team.

keep in mind that Dale Talon, a GM that built the cup winning hawks didnt think he was good enough to make it on the panthers..

[raygunpk]

PENALTY SUMMARY
1st Period
02:37
NYI
Micheal Haley : Roughing - 2 min
10:22
NYI
Micheal Haley : Fighting (maj) - 5 min
10:22
PIT
Craig Adams : Fighting (maj) - 5 min
14:33
NYI
Travis Hamonic : Hooking - 2 min
15:51
PIT
Eric Tangradi : Too many men/ice - bench - 2 min
17:56
PIT
Eric Godard : Fighting (maj) - 5 min
17:56
NYI
Trevor Gillies : Fighting (maj) - 5 min
20:00
NYI
John Tavares : Slashing - 2 min
2nd Period
05:21
NYI
Josh Bailey : Fighting (maj) - 5 min
05:21
PIT
Pascal Dupuis : Fighting (maj) - 5 min
05:21
NYI
Travis Hamonic : Fighting (maj) - 5 min
05:21
PIT
Michael Rupp : Fighting (maj) - 5 min
05:21
PIT
Deryk Engelland : Game misconduct - 0 min
05:21
NYI
Travis Hamonic : Game misconduct - 0 min
05:21
NYI
Matt Martin : Instigator - 2 min
05:21
PIT
Deryk Engelland : Roughing - 2 min
05:21
NYI
Josh Bailey : Game misconduct - 0 min
05:21
PIT
Pascal Dupuis : Game misconduct - 0 min
05:21
PIT
Michael Rupp : Game misconduct - 0 min
05:21
NYI
Trevor Gillies : Fighting (maj) - 5 min
05:21
NYI
Matt Martin : Misconduct (10 min) - 0 min
05:21
NYI
Matt Martin : Game misconduct - 0 min
07:51
NYI
Frans Nielsen : Slashing - 2 min
17:20
PIT
Eric Godard : Roughing - 2 min
17:30
PIT
Zbynek Michalek : Slashing - 2 min
3rd Period
01:19
NYI
Kyle Okposo : Roughing - 2 min
01:19
PIT
Brooks Orpik : Charging - 2 min
04:47
NYI
Micheal Haley : Fighting (maj) - 5 min
04:47
PIT
Maxime Talbot : Fighting (maj) - 5 min
04:47
PIT
Brent Johnson : Fighting (maj) - 5 min
04:47
PIT
Craig Adams : Roughing - 2 min
04:47
PIT
Craig Adams : Game misconduct - 0 min
04:47
PIT
Eric Godard : Roughing - 2 min
04:47
PIT
Eric Godard : Roughing - 2 min
04:47
PIT
Eric Godard : Game misconduct - 0 min
04:47
PIT
Eric Godard : Game misconduct - 0 min
04:47
NYI
Micheal Haley : Instigator - 2 min
04:47
NYI
Micheal Haley : Misconduct (10 min) - 0 min
04:47
NYI
Trevor Gillies served by Jesse Joensuu : Elbowing (maj) - 5 min
04:47
NYI
Trevor Gillies : Roughing - 2 min
04:47
NYI
Trevor Gillies : Roughing - 2 min
04:47
NYI
Trevor Gillies : Misconduct (10 min) - 0 min
04:47
NYI
Trevor Gillies : Game misconduct - 0 min
04:47
NYI
Micheal Haley : Fighting (maj) - 5 min
04:47
NYI
Micheal Haley : Game misconduct - 0 min
12:12
PIT
Brett Sterling : Roughing - 2 min
12:12
NYI
Kyle Okposo : Interference on goalkeeper - 2 min
12:40
PIT
Tyler Kennedy : Holding - 2 min
16:04
PIT
Kris Letang : Misconduct (10 min) - 0 min
16:04
NYI
Kyle Okposo : Misconduct (10 min) - 0 min
16:04
NYI
Jesse Joensuu : Too many men/ice - bench - 2 min
16:04
PIT
Kris Letang : Roughing - 2 min
16:04
NYI
Kyle Okposo : Roughing - 2 min
16:04
PIT
Maxime Talbot : Roughing - 2 min
16:04
NYI
Zenon Konopka : Roughing - 2 min
16:04
PIT
Maxime Talbot : Misconduct (10 min) - 0 min
16:04
NYI
Zenon Konopka : Misconduct (10 min) - 0 min
16:12
NYI
Jack Hillen : Misconduct (10 min) - 0 min
16:12
PIT
Brett Sterling : Misconduct (10 min) - 0 min
17:43
NYI
Andrew MacDonald : Fighting (maj) - 5 min
17:43
PIT
Joe Vitale : Fighting (maj) - 5 min

lolol awesome game

[Hondaracer]

20 goals for the islanders = less than 10 on a good western team.

keep in mind that Dale Talon, a GM that built the cup winning hawks didnt think he was good enough to make it on the panthers..

Fail me again if u guys want

you know what we REALLY need on the nucks?

More weak players that have speed and no grit/finish, that will make us WAYYY better..

Ryan Kesler would have a statue of him in long island after 1 season.

[7seven]

NHL and Nassau Coliseum security had to put up a gate between the 2 locker rooms after the game haha. I'm at the studio filming right now, but all of us stopped for a break to watch the highlights from this game lol.
http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lghfokJNWp1qgrj9so1_500.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4FrNDkAYVY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S9mCL5JiDc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BQtfJisxoU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLYh-aeEL7k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10H141yCDJk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkpg23ocOVY

[shawn79]

i wish it was matt cooke who got sucker punched

[raygunpk]

Fail me again if u guys want

you know what we REALLY need on the nucks?

More weak players that have speed and no grit/finish, that will make us WAYYY better..

Ryan Kesler would have a statue of him in long island after 1 season.

Didn't fail you for that, I agree with this point.
You just got failed for an ignorant comment, like always.

[dbaz]

lol godard auto suspension for jumping on ice and fighting + 3rd man in on fight

[The Hype]

Problem, Tegra Devil? :troll:

http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/slides/photos/000/274/252/102421522_display_image.jpg?1277602124

[Tegra_Devil]

http://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/d8e1ba1885.jpg
http://www.freeimagehosting.net/image.php?d8e1ba1885.jpg

[Not really racist!]

Selanne... beast.

4 point night

[Tim Budong]

Selanne, one of my favorite players, I gotta say, the man re-invented himself after the lockout year. Gave him a good full year to rest up, rehab his knee and look at him now, he still skates like the wind

[need2speed]

grabners been on fire, everytime i watch the islanders highlights hes got at least a point.

[Tim Budong]

grabners been on fire, everytime i watch the islanders highlights hes got at least a point.

i picked up grabs on my pool right after the all star break, i was a lil scared he might slow down, but damn, hes been better. Hes probably gonna get maybe 3rd star of the week honors by the league
and hes makin a strong push to be considered to finish top 5 in calder nominations. He wont win tho. Jeff skinner will probably take it

[Hondaracer]

lol Khabibulin VS Neil

goalies goin beast mode lately

[Vansterdam]

anyone got a link or download where i can watch the pittsburg vs islanders game from yesterday?

[dbaz]

positive for canucks game tonight looks like we might not have to deal with listening to kevin weekes unless he decides to fly over to torment us.

[Leopold Stotch]

lol Khabibulin VS Neil

goalies goin beast mode lately

not a fun game to watch,

plus it's not in HD for some odd reason.

[CPE]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puMana_bq1o

[Hondaracer]

not a fun game to watch,

plus it's not in HD for some odd reason.

i HATE watching games in edmonton, cannot stand having the cameras on the same side as the benches

[LsquareD]

Going to tonights game! Stokeddd
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[604778]

"@VanCanucks: The #Canucks get Sami Salo back for tonight's game against the Flames. CanucksTV: http://t.co/ioEwKYQ"
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[orange7]

great! just when we are short on D

[Leopold Stotch]

odd double post

[sonick]

lolololeafs suck

edit: lolololol penalty seconds after they pull Giggy for extra skater.

edit 2: lolololol fires puck intentionally at PK Subban, gets penalty.

[Mike Oxbig]

chicago blackcocks doing really bad without their depth players.

[sonick]

chicago blackcocks doing really bad without their depth players.

Byfuglien? :troll:

[fliptuner]

COME OOOOONNNNNN BALLS OF STEEL!!!!!!!!!!



body of glass :crybaby:

[RCubed]

LOL YEAH GREEN MEN.

[dbaz]

MONSTER

[spoon.ek9]

burrows! monster! 1-0

[satek]

Monster!!

[sunny_j]

burrows!!!

[RCubed]

SCOOOOORES!

[DsZ24]

MONSTER SCORES

[MG1]

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb75/89blkcivic/Canucks/48740414-1.jpg

[van19]

Wooooooooo !!!!!!
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[fliptuner]

LOL YEAH GREEN MEN.

Smoking coats and pipes...lol

[spoon.ek9]

wtfffffffffff 1-2

[satek]

2-1 flames

[RCubed]

omg boo.

[spoon.ek9]

samuelsson!

[DsZ24]

SAMUELSSON

[satek]

sammy!!

[mb_]

Samuelsson är i brand!!!
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[RCubed]

damnit. I went to take a piss and missed it.

[DsZ24]

SAMUELSSON AGAIN. WOOOOOO

[RCubed]

SCORES

[spoon.ek9]

woo! 3-2

[satek]

samuelsson on fire!!

[mb_]

FUCK YEAH SAMMY
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[sonick]

Omfg Samuelsson, what a difference two weeks makes.
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[MG1]

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb75/89blkcivic/Canucks/swedish_monster.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storsjöodjuret

[b0unce. [?]]

beast game for samuelsson

[tonyzoomzoom]

hope the monster is ok after blocking that shot

[MG1]

NOOOOOOOooooooooooooooOOOOooooooooooo..........


Not the MONSTER!!!!!!!

[spoon.ek9]

well endowed blonde behind the penalty box just now ;)

[joxxy]

Noo Burrows!!
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[Gh0stRider]

The blonde behind the nucks penalty bench... wow
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[MG1]

well endowed blonde behind the penalty box just now ;)

Pics?????

[MG1]

Was she in green? LOL. I would love to see a green chick instead of those green dudes. A hot chick in tight, tight, tights. Something like this except in green.


http://i47.tinypic.com/2qjejh3.jpg

[PinoyDrifta]

Was she in green? LOL. I would love to see a green chick instead of those green dudes. A hot chick in tight, tight, tights. Something like this except in green.


http://i47.tinypic.com/2qjejh3.jpg

Wow!
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[DsZ24]

Ya there's 2 blondes behind the canucks penalty box in white shirts :)

[sonick]

Ya there's 2 blondes behind the canucks penalty box in white shirts :)

+1. I knew you pervs on RS would notice it lol. Damn refs, weak call on Salo and Daniels penalty.

Lets the elbow on Erhoff and the hook on Raymond go, lame.
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[scottsman]

Canucks are destroying the NHL stats. 3 players leading in +/- and at least 2 players at tops for goals, assists and points.

[MG1]

Yeah, I got a glimpse of the girls of the girls.

[RCubed]

lol cgy cant even get extra attacker out

[RCubed]

open net! :)

[sunny_j]

woooo

[Sentinel]

Woooooooot

[DsZ24]

MONSTER X 2 tonight

[satek]

burrs!!

[MG1]

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb75/89blkcivic/Canucks/monsterqj.jpg

[sonick]

Sup tegra? :troll:
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[Oleophobic]

damn monster has been rocking it these past 7 games or so

[MG1]

Calgary in 9th...................... nuff said.

[mako]

one of the blondes had a sign too

[Mizter]

one of the blondes had a sign too

Didn't even notice haha. I was too preoccupied with her chest.:fullofwin:

[sonick]

http://i53.tinypic.com/2e1dquo.jpg

You're welcome
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[Hondaracer]

a full healthy canucks playing an 8th seed flames in the playoffs could be a potential blow out

[need2speed]

great win for the boys

[dbaz]

suspensions from last nights islanders game handed out finally:

The NHL suspended New York Islanders forwards Trevor Gillies for nine games and Matt Martin for four while slapping the club with a US$100,000 fine late Saturday night for their actions in a fight-filled win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. Enforcer Eric Godard was the lone Penguin punished by the league, receiving an automatic 10-game suspension for leaving the bench Friday night to join a third-period brawl.

http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=353665

[tonyzoomzoom]

wish the league was as serious about headshots as they are about brawls

[Tegra_Devil]

Next time Nucks.....Neeeexxxxttttt TIMMMMEEEE!

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4OYGjUrdllo/ScMLh9HBofI/AAAAAAAASXQ/2CjCgGuuL20/s400/23.jpg

[Not really racist!]

Caught the game at sushi, scared when Burrows limped to the bench, he looked pretty hurt

o rly tegra? wut u gon say when u guys dont get past the first round? or better yet not make the playoffs

:lol

[Tegra_Devil]

Caught the game at sushi, scared when Burrows limped to the bench, he looked pretty hurt

o rly tegra? wut u gon say when u guys dont get past the first round? or better yet not make the playoffs

:lol

only time will tell

[orange7]

anyone thinks there is a connection between how well Samuelsson is doing now and the 1 year 2010 Olympics anniversary? :whistle:


*this is just a joke*

[b0unce. [?]]

anyone thinks there is a connection between how well Samuelsson is doing now and the 1 year 2010 Olympics anniversary? :whistle:

you definitely have aspergers.

[Gh0stRider]

the 2 blondes ftw

[AzNightmare]

wish the league was as serious about headshots as they are about brawls

Yea, definitely.
:lol @ the 10 game auto suspension for leaving the bench.
(I still remember the time Bertuzzi did that)

but when there's shots to the head or slamming people into the boards head first...
NHL suspends them maybe 1-3 games??

I just don't get it.

[LUUUUUUUU]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iXlJLXgV-s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhiUPFkNN-g

[Leopold Stotch]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhiUPFkNN-g

thanks i completely missed the after hours last night.

[orange7]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhiUPFkNN-g


lol.. nice jab to kesler at the end. :)

[Tim Budong]

Michael Grabner you beast..another 2goal game..23goals into the season now.
it kinda sucks. but I rmb there was a tweet or interview with grabs and he admitted to never having a strong camp in FLA so they waived him. Also read somewhere that it snapped in after FLA waived him that he needed to actually work harder

[snowball]

Michael Grabner you beast..another 2goal game..23goals into the season now.
it kinda sucks. but I rmb there was a tweet or interview with grabs and he admitted to never having a strong camp in FLA so they waived him. Also read somewhere that it snapped in after FLA waived him that he needed to actually work harder

Grabner just scored the GWG in OT hat trick

[LUUUUUUUU]

grabner with the hatty and the OT winner holy SHIT

[shawn79]

grabner has 24 goals now? :o

[murd0c]

yep got the hat trick in OT

[fliptuner]

http://www.calgaryherald.com/sports/Canucks+rain+Flames+parade/4273840/story.html?cid=megadrop_story

Not a particularly interesting article but a better title would have been:

Vancouver Reigns over Flames

[Tim Budong]

DAYAMM!!!!!!
well..at the end of the day, looks like FLA gets the big shaft again from Vancouver. have they ever won a trade that didn't involve Mike Milbury giving them superstars?
ahha

I must say tho, Grabner probably wouldnt have thrived on the Canucks this year..THe islanders seem like a good fit for him, he gets a chance to mature along with all the young(questionable) prospects in their system.

[CRS]

DAYAMM!!!!!!
well..at the end of the day, looks like FLA gets the big shaft again from Vancouver. have they ever won a trade that didn't involve Mike Milbury giving them superstars?
ahha

I must say tho, Grabner probably wouldnt have thrived on the Canucks this year..THe islanders seem like a good fit for him, he gets a chance to mature along with all the young(questionable) prospects in their system.

Hmm well Florida put him on Waivers...

That was their biggest mistake.

[Tim Budong]

Hmm well Florida put him on Waivers...

That was their biggest mistake.

true, :fullofwin:

prob cuz he had a shitty camp as always.

[need2speed]

Grabner has 9 goals in his last 5 games
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[RCubed]

Lol Kings won so CGY is pushed back another position. :D

[raygunpk]

Stoked for Grabner, hope he keeps it up and wins Calder.
I'd still make the trade though.

[Gumby]

Islanders were fined $100,000 for not controlling their players. Meanwhile, Godard's the one who left the Penguins' bench, but no team fine. What's up with that?

[sonick]

+1 on trading Grabner, he would not be having this type of season in the Canucks lineup, or on a Western Conference team for that matter.
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[spoon.ek9]

^ i think the fine had more to do with the islanders' clear intent to injure players than anything else.

[d1]

+1 on trading Grabner, he would not be having this type of season in the Canucks lineup, or on a Western Conference team for that matter.
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It's hard to speculate about that but any 22 year old that can score 30+ goals regardless of team or conference is a keeper.

[Ch28]

It's hard to speculate about that but any 22 year old that can score 30+ goals regardless of team or conference is a keeper.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/Olli_Jokinen.JPG

[Tim Budong]

+1 on trading Grabner, he would not be having this type of season in the Canucks lineup, or on a Western Conference team for that matter.
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Grabner was given every chance to compete for a spot since he was brought in. One of the guys that was in contention? Mason Raymond

Again, everyone knew that grabs was gonna be a goal scorer, but the work ethic coming into camp was never there to begin with. His sloppy performance during camp was also a factor. Its the single reason why FLA waived him.

As of now, Grabner looks happy, hes on a squad that albeit sucks shit, but its an organization that gives him the playing time that he has earned. He started on the Islanders on the 3rd/4th line and now look at him go on a tear. It also helps his cause that we have Okposo dishing him the puck.

We caught a glimpse of what Grabner has turned into last season when he scored the hattie against hte ducks(i think?) He had a respectable AHL year and his 11pt effort in 20games with the canucks is also respectable with the talent the Canucks carry upfront

With that, I'd still trade Grabner, His value was probably worth more than Schroeder or Hodgson to certain teams. Hes a player that was pretty much NHL ready. Grabner lost his spot on the canucks with the emergence of Raymond.

[Hondaracer]

having Ballard on D gets us closer to winning a cup than Grabner on any forward position

[need2speed]

^^ true we have too much depth in forwards position... Grabner reminds me of bure without the skills his speed to cut through the middle and split the d like bure use to.
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[shawn79]

grabner > kessel :troll:

[CRS]

having Ballard on D gets us closer to winning a cup than Grabner on any forward position

Speaking of Ballard..

Keith Ballard's feathers refuse to be ruffled

Confronted with adversity, defenceman reveals positive attitude and sense of humour

The day after Keith Ballard was viciously twisted like a pretzel by Milan Michalek last week, you wanted him to be fired up, and expected him to call out the Ottawa forward for a cheap, chicken crap play.

Instead, he told jokes.

When Ballard was a healthy scratch earlier in the season, you wanted him to vent and express frustration he wasn't in the lineup and Aaron Rome, a journeyman NHL defenceman, was in his place.

Instead, he said Rome was the right decision. He was convincing, too.

When Ballard's minutes hovered around 14 because he was a $4.2 million fifth defenceman, you expected him to complain.

Instead, he couldn't be happier.

What gives with this guy?

Through all the issues he's been confronted with this year -hip surgery, a concussion, the flu, healthy scratches, a diminished role and now a knee sprain -he's handled it all faultlessly. He's never seemed down, angry, frustrated or disappointed. And there's a good reason.

"You want to know why? It's because there is a special feeling coming to the rink every day, knowing you have a great chance to win every night," Ballard said. "You don't have that in very many places. For me, who's never been around that, it's awesome. I love it.

"For me, the last thing I'm concerned about is playing an extra two minutes. It's not my concern. There's more important things than how many minutes I play. All good teams, there are players taking less and playing less to keep teams together."

Minutes are one thing, but what about when he was benched after playing a few games upon returning from a concussion?

"I didn't deserve to play when I sat out. It was really good for me," Ballard admitted.

Clearly, few players are this honest.

Ballard is expected to miss another three weeks with a knee sprain. He's already missed 11 games, a big number when you consider he missed only 13 in the past five years combined before the offseason trade to Vancouver. The good news is he should be back in plenty of time to play his first-ever NHL playoff game.

It looked brutal what Michalek did to him. But it seemed to barely faze Ballard who joked about the frightening picture which made the rounds showing his knee bent backward in an unnatural position.

Is this guy for real?

If it's all an act, give him an Oscar.

Just ask Chris Tanev, who Ballard took under his wing when the rookie defenceman arrived. In Tanev's first game with the Canucks, Ballard never seemed further than five feet from him. A good distance to fill his ear with both instruction and humour.

"Not only was he talking to me about systems, he kept telling me to stay calm and he's always keeping things light on the bench," Tanev said. "He's a really good guy and one who has helped me a lot, taking the pressure off.

"Even when I make a mistake, he's joking. He's saying I'll get it next time. We'll be better."

Ballard said it's just another part of the job.

"He kept coming back to the bench saying 'sorry for this, sorry for that.' I kept telling him it's okay, these things happen," Ballard said. "Don't worry about it because over 27 shifts in a game you can't worry about a puck that rolled up on you or if you gave me a bad pass.

"When I was younger, the guys who I played with were always like that and I know it made a big impact. The guys I played were so good at making me feel comfortable and I want to do the same thing for the young guys now."

Ballard thinks the Canucks can weather this run of injuries. Already without Ballard and Alex Edler, the Canucks appeared to lose Dan Hamhuis too after he was left dazed by a Ryan Getzlaf hit Wednesday.

"Most teams, I don't think, could handle losing even a guy like Alex, but look at what's happened to us. Dan and I have been out. Christian (Ehrhoff) has been out and you don't question whether we can survive," Ballard said.

"We don't have a defence where we lean on one guy or just two guys. We do it by committee. Alex and Christian have carried us on the offensive end while Dan and Kevin (Bieksa) are playing those tough minutes against other teams top lines.

"Myself and others have been filling in where needed.

"If it gets to the point when everyone is healthy, it's a tough problem to have but it's a good problem to have. What it means is there will be players out who don't deserve to be sitting. But that's what you play for, to be on the best team possible.

"I'm not into seeing how many minutes I can play. I'm having a blast this year."

jbotchford@theprovince.com

© Copyright (c) The Province


Read more: http://www.theprovince.com/sports/Keith+Ballard+feathers+refuse+ruffled/4273987/story.html#ixzz1DtXSaLOF

[murd0c]

Right there is a character player that we are lucky to have on our Canucks. Those are the attributes that help a team go through a losing streak and win Stanley cups!!

[Derek_N84]

I'm loving my seemingly "forever alone" Ballard jersey more than ever after that article :)

[Not really racist!]

I'm glad Grabner was traded and I'm happy hes doing well, frankly there was no room for him on our roster

[HonestTea]

Anyone have a vid of the Green men from yesterdays game? lol

[raygunpk]

Grabner is 7th prestige.

[Durrann]

Ballard is awesome lol
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[7seven]

Well that was a short comeback

TSNBobMcKenzie Bob McKenzie
2:30 MT news conference in Denver for Forsberg to announce his retirement from hockey.

[Durrann]

Forsberg to announce retirement
WTF
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[Gumby]

Forsberg was awesome & all during his prime, but that seemed like a waste of time...

[murd0c]

He at least gave it a go and he's hanging her up sooner then later.

[fliptuner]

Has he given a reason?

[7seven]

Has he given a reason?

Not yet, probably will during his presser

[quasi]

Forsberg to announce retirement
WTF
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WOW, I thought he'd last until the end of Feburary but totally expected.

[Tegra_Devil]

Well that was a short comeback

TSNBobMcKenzie Bob McKenzie
2:30 MT news conference in Denver for Forsberg to announce his retirement from hockey.

what a goofball.

[FN-2199]

Woo, 2 game comeback. Well done, Brett Farve.. I mean Peter Forsberg. :troll:
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[kristianhay]

Interesting article on Torres.

Mikael Samuelsson can't seem to miss and Raffi Torres can't seem to hit.

Such is life for most NHL forwards who generally find themselves on either side of a sometimes cruel wave of inconsistency.

Alex Ovechkin scores once in 11 games, then boom he goes off for six in ten. Samuelsson bottoms out, going 14 games without a goal. He looks slow, and hesitant. People call him lazy.

Then, he gets rest during the all-star break. He scores one, then another. Look today, he has seven goals in eight games.

It's frustrating when going wrong, thrilling when going right and just about impossible to explain. That last sentence could define goal scoring in general or be used to sum up Torres' career.

Drafted No. 5 overall in 2000, Torres slapped 20 goals on the board in his first NHL season. He had 27 in his second.

He was a critical contributor of the Edmonton Oilers 2006 Stanley Cup run, too, with 11 points in 22 games.

But that seems like so long ago now. So does the last time Torres did something to impact a game.

Whatever Torres had at the beginning of the season — and he did have seven goals in his first 12 games — he's long since misplaced it.

He has four in the 44 since. He hasn't scored in 20, a streak which started with him playing 15:24.

Against Calgary, he was benched for all but one shift of the third and saw the ice for just 6:20.

The confounding part in all of this, is the truth: The Canucks don't need Torres to score. If he's forechecking with purpose and finishing checks, maybe fewer people are wondering if his team is lacking edge.

He should be able to skate, pound, and aggravate. See Jannik Hansen, who has been enriching his team in several ways even if he only has two more goals than Torres in the past 20.

The puzzling part may be the fact Torres is well aware of all of this but is struggling to do something about it.

"I want to be contributing now, even if I'm not getting any goals or not doing anything offensively," Torres said. "I got to bring the physicality.

"But when I'm not scoring, I tend to try and do too much and I forget I can be physically dominant out there.

"I feel like I've started to focus on that again, started to move my legs and starting to go through guys."

If you watched him closely Saturday, you could see Torres was trying.

But every hit he lined up, he was either too late or too early. The result was another performance multiplied by zero.

"It's not like I forgot how to play," Torres said. "It's not like I'm showing up at the game and I'm not trying to score a goal or not trying to make a play. It's the opposite.

"I'm doing everything I can to prepare myself for the game and sometimes it just doesn't click, sometimes it doesn't go.

"What I have to do is stay on the same track and not get sidetracked."

This was going to be the year to salvage Torres' career.

At 29, he was at something of a crossroads in August. He signed a one-year, $1 million US deal with the Canucks. Not a lot of comfort or security in that. It doesn't mean this is his last chance. But you can see it from here.

"If for whatever reason you're having a tough time getting on the score sheet, you have to find another way to contribute," Alain Vigneault said. "Whether that's through faceoffs, finishing checks or making good defensive plays. You have to find another way to chip in.

"The guys have been doing that."

Last season, Torres struggled down the stretch. In his last two games with Buffalo, in the playoffs, he was scratched. He vowed it wouldn't go down like that again.

"It will come, there is nothing I like more than those playoff games" he said. "I know how to be effective. I know I'll bring it."

What does he need?

"Confidence," he said. "This game is 90 per cent mental and 10 per cent physical. There are times when you want that puck. Look at Samuelsson, he's shooting from everywhere. Maybe a couple a weeks ago, he would have passed on those plays.

"It's tough for me right now. I'm not getting regular shifts anymore. I respect that. But there are things I need to do to be effective. And I've seen it the past few games.

"I definitely see an upside coming."

He should. He's due.

http://www.theprovince.com/sports/Raffi+Torres+trying+hard/4275370/story.html#ixzz1DuLsuCG6

[The Hype]

Woo, 2 game comeback. Well done, Brett Farve.. I mean Peter Forsberg. :troll:
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Comparing Peter Forsberg to Brett Favre is completely asinine. Favre retired and then unretired because the idiot couldn't make up his mind. Forsberg never officially retired and kept leaving hockey because his body (more specifically his foot) wouldn't let him play. I don't get how you can compare the two and even call the guy a goofball. I thought players with that kind of passion for the game were revered, not ridiculed.

[Soundy]

"It just doesn't feel like summer until Brett Favre tries to retire." - some sports guy last year.

[fliptuner]

Burrows for CT scan on foot today.

He already passed an X-ray but they're looking into it further. If it's just bruised, he'll suit up tonight.

http://www.vancouversun.com/business/could+crunch+Canuck+lineup+Burrows+sore+foot+must+ pass+scan/4279906/story.html

[quasi]

Woo, 2 game comeback. Well done, Brett Farve.. I mean Peter Forsberg. :troll:
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Retired and came back more then Favre, I think this was comeback number 3 or is it 4?

[b0unce. [?]]

http://images.tsn.ca/images/stories/2011/2/11/mh-big_76439.jpg

[RRxtar]

I was actually surprized when Forsburg went to Colorado. It wasnt long ago I read he stopped practicing with MoDo because his foot wasnt holding up. So Im not surprized hes not staying. Gotta feel bad for him tho. Hes truely battled to keep playing for the last couple years, but God just doesnt want him on skates.


(Ir)regardless if Torres is scoring goals, as long as hes out there playing his game every night, I want him on our team. He provides some despirately lacking grit on the front end, and it comes cheap. When hes playing his game, hes banging forechecks, and battling hard in the corners, and isnt affraid of getting a little dirty. He isnt unreliable defensively, and as he showed at the beginning of the season and earlier in his career, he can score goals. Hes the guy you want on the 4th line.

[bengy]

I was actually surprized when Forsburg went to Colorado. It wasnt long ago I read he stopped practicing with MoDo because his foot wasnt holding up. So Im not surprized hes not staying. Gotta feel bad for him tho. Hes truely battled to keep playing for the last couple years, but God just doesnt want him on skates.


(Ir)regardless if Torres is scoring goals, as long as hes out there playing his game every night, I want him on our team. He provides some despirately lacking grit on the front end, and it comes cheap. When hes playing his game, hes banging forechecks, and battling hard in the corners, and isnt affraid of getting a little dirty. He isnt unreliable defensively, and as he showed at the beginning of the season and earlier in his career, he can score goals. Hes the guy you want on the 4th line.

GOD? L O L!!! Pain from sports injuries last a lifetime. Sometimes you can play through the pain, sometimes you can't. Nothing to do with god. :failed:

[BLUETIGER]

GOD? L O L!!! Pain from sports injuries last a lifetime. Sometimes you can play through the pain, sometimes you can't. Nothing to do with god. :failed:

I think he was just trying to say "it just wasn't meant to be" instead of calling God out :speechless:

Not sure if RRxstar is religious or not, but a Christian could even see it that way, (divine intervention) in looking at their life purpose.


PS: lol

[Mercy]

Retired and came back more then Favre, I think this was comeback number 3 or is it 4?

Never actually retired just stepped away from the NHL is all.
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[FN-2199]

Alex Edler was in Cambie Best Buy today. Looked healthy!
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[dbaz]

I was actually surprized when Forsburg went to Colorado. It wasnt long ago I read he stopped practicing with MoDo because his foot wasnt holding up.

I forgot about this, I was hoping some miracle fixed his foot over night when I heard he was practicing with the Avs. But if you look at it it seems Colorado did him a favor letting him retire as a Av instead of retiring while playing for modo. This whole thing might have just been a publicity stunt if you consider that he said he was done with hockey when he was with modo earlier this year, who knows though.

[shawn79]

Alex Edler was in Cambie Best Buy today. Looked healthy!
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was he giving autographs or just shopping?

[Renthal]

versteeg to philly for 2 draft picks as per tsn

one of those picks is a first round

[Tegra_Devil]

BREAKING NEWS ON TSN

Kris Versteeg to Flyers for 2 drafts picks(1 first round and unknown round)

[Expresso]

Haha looks like Burke is going to build through the draft now? He was saying before how he would only make deals that would benefit his team NOW. Guess plans have changed lol!

[sonick]

Philly looking scary.

[shawn79]

how is versteeg gonna fit under the cap

[fliptuner]

http://www.fantasysp.com/player/nhl/Alex_Burrows/1462752

CT scan shows no significant damage to Burrows' foot - will play tonight.

[pure.life]

haha Kris Versteeg is trending on Twitter worldwide. Show's how pissed off everyone at Leaf nation is

[raygunpk]

1st and 3rd, for those wondering.

[Sentinel]

Burke must be happy that he has a 1st rd now lol.

[spoon.ek9]

how ironic. :lol @ burke

[RRxtar]

GOD? L O L!!! Pain from sports injuries last a lifetime. Sometimes you can play through the pain, sometimes you can't. Nothing to do with god. :failed:

I think he was just trying to say "it just wasn't meant to be" instead of calling God out :speechless:

Not sure if RRxstar is religious or not, but a Christian could even see it that way, (divine intervention) in looking at their life purpose.


PS: lol
What Bluetiger said.

What I meant was that he wasnt given all the pieces to be the elite player with a long career. doesnt matter how determined you are, if its not ment to be, its not ment to be. Instead of "God", you could prentend I said "luck"

[sunny_j]

fuckkk

[satek]

PK streak is gone...1-0 blues

[604778]

Wtfff.
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[Not really racist!]

HENRIK

[Sentinel]

wooooot HANK!

[van19]

YEEE HANK

[DsZ24]

HENRIK, tie game

[Tim Budong]

HENRIK!!!

[satek]

hank!! 1-1

[604778]

Wtf luongo..
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[van19]

omg ...

[Sentinel]

Sigh

[DsZ24]

WTF Lu

[BlackV62K2]

WTF Lu.....Lu playing the puck = lols

[satek]

2-1 blues....bad move lu

[sunny_j]

WTF lu?
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[woob]

wow, Lu... wow.

[sonick]

AllSorts has to STFU so annoying

[invader]

Lol Luongo
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[MG1]

Biekshit is actually playing OK. I may have to take back everything I said about Mr. "Too Cool for School."

[Nechako87]

can anyone help me out with a stream? atdhe is letting me down..

[Noir]

Was that a vuvuzela in the background noise?

[trancehead]

http://images1.memegenerator.net/Sad-Frog/ImageMacro/2712217/You-need-the-current-version-of-the-vShare-plugin-to-watch-this-channel.jpg

[DsZ24]

can anyone help me out with a stream? atdhe is letting me down..

http://www.justin.tv/allsorts_2

password is ehrhoff

I found the atdhe one good for me tho and the justin tv one a bit choppy. Try and see if it's different for you

[raygunpk]

http://hexsports.com/channel-2.php
this one is good, no plugins required

[trancehead]

WHAT A SAVE

[Not really racist!]

robbed by louie

:thumbsup:

[6thGear.]

http://hexsports.com/channel-2.php
this one is good, no plugins required

even works on my netbook...:woot2:

[Not really racist!]

lol...shoo the damn puck

[pure.life]

daniel is having a tough night corralling the puck. It's bounced over his stick several times already

[Not really racist!]

sick play by petri..

[satek]

3-1 blues

[Not really racist!]

lol... nice consistency by the refs eh..

[scottsman]

www.myp2p.eu

been working well for me for steaming the last month or so.

[woob]

the penalty situation is just not going our way tonight... :/

[spoon.ek9]

AllSorts has to STFU so annoying

i fucking hate hearin that guy talk.

anytime there's a goal:

HELLLLLLLLLLLZZZZ YEAH

he has nothing better to say.

[Not really racist!]

hansennnnnnn

[DsZ24]

we're back in it. HANSEN

[satek]

Hansen!!! 3-2

[DsZ24]

"not the most sexy matchup in the world" Oh shorthouse haha

[pure.life]

Torres has more jump. .. hope he can go on a streak!

[shawn79]

"vancouver at minnisota tomarrow, no the sexiest match up in the world"
lol wut? :fullofwin:

[MG1]

Scoring on Halak = perfect shot or a goal like the second one, where there's no way in the world for him to get back into play.

[MG1]

Need powerplay, plus extra player to tie this one.

[MG1]

Damn, doesn't look good. Someone please upload pic of Kelly, if we lose.

Oh well, there's always tomorrow..............

[satek]

waved off :(

[LUUUUUUUU]

salo and alberts outtttt

[Not really racist!]

So Salo is injured too now? wtf

[MG1]

Now who was it that said our defense is so deep that a horse couldn't reach the G-Spot? OK, bad analogy. No, just plain bad, LOL.

Anyway, another Dman bites the dust. Well, sort of....... not definite yet?

[Tegra_Devil]

how are salo and alberts out?

[LUUUUUUUU]

alberts - broken wrist
salo - left foot... (calling it lower body for now)

[Not really racist!]

GG, Alberts with a broken wrist..

I'm guessing at least 3 weeks :/

[Tegra_Devil]

well 5-0 flames and the first isnt even done

[LUUUUUUUU]

holy shit @ Flames!

4 pts for Olli Jokinen

[Tegra_Devil]

alberts - broken wrist
salo - left foot... (calling it lower body for now)

oh shitty

[Tegra_Devil]

joker already has a 4 point night hahahahaha
and moss with a 3 pointer so far

[Not really racist!]

Salo is fine a la AV and gonna call Sauve up tomorrow from Manitoba

[LUUUUUUUU]

vigneault just said Salo's fine tho... but he limped off the ice

[411ken]

GG, Alberts with a broken wrist..

I'm guessing at least 3 weeks :/

Broken wrist and only out 3 weeks? hope Alberts is that fast of a healer

[mb_]

Salo is fine apparently, Sauve calledup

[Tegra_Devil]

Broken wrist and only out 3 weeks? hope Alberts is that fast of a healer

kinda like wolverine