[DsZ24]

Anyone have a live stream for the game?

http://www.justin.tv/allsorts_2

Password is ehrhoff

or http://www.atdhenet.tv/35216/watch-vancouver-canucks-vs-anaheim-ducks

[invader]

My prediction today, Glass gets a goal and a fight
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[ssonss1]

^^ thanks

[xxxrsxxx]

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!! malhotra!

[DsZ24]

MANNNNNYYYYYY, woooo that was fast

[kluk]

MANNY!!!

[van19]

YEAHHHHHH BOYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

[RiceIntegraRS]

wow

[CHOWMEINZ]

42 SECONDS IN!! NIiicee

[Tim Budong]

are those ellis chants im hearin? hahaha

[DsZ24]

good 1st period

[604778]

Manny's goal was his 100th goal of his career.
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[orange7]

Manny's goal was his 100th goal of his career.
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congratz manny!!

now we have to win this game! :devil:

[spoon.ek9]

that was a great save by cory on selanne :thumbsup:

[DsZ24]

WOOOOOO MANNY AGAIN

[van19]

LOLL OMG AGAIN !!
MOLHOTRA BABY

[invader]

Haha
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[Greenstoner]

Manny x 2
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[spoon.ek9]

MONEY MALHOTRA

[pure.life]

wutt.. I wasn't even ready!
Money X2

[Greenstoner]

Lol just noticed the orange man for the ducks
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[Tegra_Devil]

AND IGINLA HAS MADE HISTORY!

[mako]

WTF
whats with all these douchefags trying to take off Hamhuis' head

Ponovcockface yesterday and now the man-child Perry

[pure.life]

AND IGINLA HAS MADE HISTORY!

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/6069/tegradevil.jpg

seaweed in tooth lol

[Hondaracer]

Get rid of Tamby
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[Tegra_Devil]

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/6069/tegradevil.jpg

seaweed in tooth lol

i dont get the seaweed teeth thing....must be a canucks thing

[pure.life]

^I remember someone making a reference a few pages back to you being a seaweed in the tooth.
Lots of Canucks talk and then all of a sudden.. you show up letting us know about how well the flames are doing

[mako]

thats kinda how i imagined him to look like
Flames cap: check
Cheap necklace: check
Eyes of a meth addict: check
Pube beard: check

[MG1]

^I remember someone making a reference a few pages back to you being a seaweed in the tooth.
Lots of Canucks talk and then all of a sudden.. you show up letting us know about how well the flames are doing

that was me......... Tegra is like seaweed stuck between your teeth. Can't get rid of the shit easily - just stays there until you pick at it. With Tegra being white, I changed it to spinach. Tegra then replies with popcorn.............

the rest is............ not memorable.



thanks for remembering, pure.life


Tegra, you rock!

[pure.life]

I admire Tegra's passion for the Flames and his bravery for withstanding criticism on a Canuck forum

[spoon.ek9]

i hope raymond's ok.. looks like he tweeked the shoulder. and seriously, wtf is up with ppl targetting hamhuis' head.. that's fucking dirty.

[RiceIntegraRS]

I admire Tegra's passion for the Flames and his bravery for withstanding criticism on a Canuck forum

kinda like the Canucks playing for the city of Vancouver?

[kluk]

Manny to score in the beginning of the third anyone?

[murd0c]

Manny to score in the beginning of the third anyone?

nope Torres is going to get it:fullofwin:

[MG1]

Nope, Burrows........ 'cause he's a MONSTER!!!!

I'd like to see the Beast get one, too.

So VTAK is injured? Damn. I hope it's a minor injury.

[TouringTeg]

Wtf no manny goal?

[MG1]

LOL at the older woman behind the Canucks bench. She has the old school, pornstar, hairdo happening.

[MG1]

C'mon!!!!!

Powerplay GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Slew foot, slew foot!!!!

[kluk]

GOALLLLL!!!!!!!!

[MG1]

Yes, Twin Powers Activate!!!!!




EDIT: Where's the gay twin powers activate jpeg when you need it?

[murd0c]

w00t about time we got a PP goal!!

[pure.life]

FINALLY! The Canucks have scored on the PP

[kluk]

MacMillan = fuuuuu

[RevYouUp]

damm we're doing so good on the road...or should i say home..:troll:

[DsZ24]

DANIELLLLLL, good to see us get a pp goal

[MG1]

Found IT!!!!!

[MG1]

The Canucks play so well in front of SSSSSssssss..................

Or is it SSSSSSsssssssssss........ is just plain awesome!!!!!

[mako]

LOL the green men

[604778]

What happend to raymond? Just saw what happen to ballard.
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[DsZ24]

Ballard don't be injured

[DsZ24]

What happend to raymond? Just saw what happen to ballard.
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Got hit, something with his shoulder they think

[MG1]

LOL at home crowd singing the goodbye song




GO, ex-pats, GO!!!!!!

[pure.life]

playing at Cali is so much win

[van19]

omg 3v3 LOL

yayayay shutout

[MG1]

YES!!!!!!!!


A shutout for SSSSSSSSSssssssssssssssss...............

:fuckyea: :fuckyea: :fuckyea: :fuckyea: :fuckyea:

[Gumby]

You're welcome, Tegra_Devil! :)

[kluk]

WOOOOOOOOO

[DsZ24]

1st career shutout for Schneider. yah baby

[ryugeeh]

GG!!
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[TouringTeg]

Great game! Cory has come a long way
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[orange7]

finally, the trend is broken.

consecutive wins

[MG1]

Holy crap........ they're showing the 'Nuck fans that are gathered at the arena. Cool.. so cool

[DsZ24]

California is canuck country :D

[fliptuner]

It's pretty crazy when the away fans can start a wave ...... and maintain it.

Anyone notice the banner under Schneider during his interview?

"26 saves. (First career hat trick)"

[MG1]

I have tears in my eyes.............. after 40 plus years of following the Canucks, there's so much win with this year's team. First overall in the league, best PK, leading scorer, fans in every fucking arena across NA............. damn, who would have thought.

It's great to not be made fun of at the water cooler................. thanks, AV, Gillis, whatshisnuts (the owner)...........

Just soaking it in, 'cause the 'Nucks have fucked up so many times in those 40+ years.

[mako]

What happend to raymond? Just saw what happen to ballard.
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Perry stepped out of the penalty box, Raymond didnt see him and got hit

[TRDood]

It's pretty crazy when the away fans can start a wave ...... and maintain it.

Anyone notice the banner under Schneider during his interview?

"26 saves. (First career hat trick)"

I was gonna mention that! Lol
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[shawn79]

I have tears in my eyes.............. after 40 plus years of following the Canucks, there's so much win with this year's team. First overall in the league, best PK, leading scorer, fans in every fucking arena across NA............. damn, who would have thought.

It's great to not be made fun of at the water cooler................. thanks, AV, Gillis, whatshisnuts (the owner)...........

Just soaking it in, 'cause the 'Nucks have fucked up so many times in those 40+ years.

ever since aqualini took over, canucks has one of the best marketing in the nhl with canucks translink bus, blogs, facebook page, (mikegillis) twitter etc...

[Nechako87]

where can I buy the shirt "NUCK YEAH!" tshirt??

http://vancouverisawesome.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/nuckyeabuddy-225x300.jpg

[fliptuner]

http://vancouverisawesome.com/2010/04/14/nuck-yeah-2/

[Not really racist!]

good to see SSSS finally get one, he's been robbed in the past

[Tegra_Devil]

good wins today!!!! :devil:

[Tegra_Devil]

ill be here till revscene shuts down!

[Majestic12]

good wins today!!!! :devil:

Kind of hoping that Calgary takes the 8th spot, and it's Calgary vs Vancouver in the first round.

It's already fun times being a Calgary fan living in Vancouver, but I can imagine it getting 100 times crazier if it was playoffs and we were going head to head.

:woot2:

[van19]

It's pretty crazy when the away fans can start a wave ...... and maintain it.

Anyone notice the banner under Schneider during his interview?

"26 saves. (First career hat trick)"

http://i51.tinypic.com/2dkfz1d.jpg

[Tegra_Devil]

Kind of hoping that Calgary takes the 8th spot, and it's Calgary vs Vancouver in the first round.

It's already fun times being a Calgary fan living in Vancouver, but I can imagine it getting 100 times crazier if it was playoffs and we were going head to head.

:woot2:

id prefer 2nd, 3rd or 4th....we can meet vancouver in the later rounds

[Not really racist!]

id prefer 2nd, 3rd or 4th....we can meet vancouver in the later rounds

are you guys gonna make it that far? :fullofwin:

[will068]

ever since aqualini took over, canucks has one of the best marketing in the nhl with canucks translink bus, blogs, facebook page, (mikegillis) twitter etc...

I love it.. Mark Cuban high-expectation type of ownership without the media hype and the attention whore attitude..

I surely hope we get an NBA team in the very near future under his ownership.

[SilverBlitz]

id prefer 2nd, 3rd or 4th....we can meet vancouver in the later rounds

I thought the 4th spot is the highest position you can get? :fullofwin:

[AzNightmare]

Well... yes, that's true. 4th is the highest Flames will go...
Even if Canucks drop in standings, Flames won't overtake for the NW title.

[PinoyDrifta]

Flames Sucks... Nuff said. :D:D:D

[spoon.ek9]

did anyone see the cute brunette in the h.sedin jersey? she was in the crowd of canucks fans that stayed behind to take group pictures.

[trancehead]

I would LOVE to see the canucks play the flames in the opening round of the playoffs. To see a rekindled rivalry with the now not so handicapped flames would be awesome:fullofwin:

[saiko]

Is the Rogers Arena "sell out" record still on going? I haven't been to a game in a while, but it seems like there are more and more empty seats in Vancouver.

But it's not as bad as say, Atlanta... yikes, their arena is so empty!

[orange7]

http://i51.tinypic.com/2dkfz1d.jpg

:fullofwin:

put him on the wing with kesler since raymond is out for a few games.

[fliptuner]

Is the Rogers Arena "sell out" record still on going? I haven't been to a game in a while, but it seems like there are more and more empty seats in Vancouver.

But it's not as bad as say, Atlanta... yikes, their arena is so empty!

Just because our seats are empty doesn't mean they're not sold.

[JKam]

Is the Rogers Arena "sell out" record still on going? I haven't been to a game in a while, but it seems like there are more and more empty seats in Vancouver.

But it's not as bad as say, Atlanta... yikes, their arena is so empty!

I'm assuming you're talking about the Nashville game? A lot of people had tickets to the Nashville game but couldnt/didnt go. There were a ton on CL and the BST. I don't think anyone wanted to watch super boring hockey that day.

[TRDood]

I'm assuming you're talking about the Nashville game? A lot of people had tickets to the Nashville game but couldnt/didnt go. There were a ton on CL and the BST. I don't think anyone wanted to watch super boring hockey that day.

I was at the Nashville game, it was still pretty sold out. Upper bowl had nearly no empty seats. Lower bowl is about 95% filled.

[sunny_j]

Torres post game interview. ( keep an eye out in the background lol)
http://video.canucks.nhl.com/videocenter/console?id=101530&catid=-6
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[2blunt]

^lol wtf

is it just me or does torres look borderline "down-syndrome" or really wired on something

[AzNightmare]

lol, "want some pizza?"
"no, thanks"

are these pro athletes supposed to be eating pizza or are these special non-greasy pizza?

[LsquareD]

hahahahahah. that was hilarious

[!Nhan]

^lol wtf

is it just me or does torres look borderline "down-syndrome" or really wired on something

lol if you're reffering to his lip that's chewing tobacco and he looks like he really wanted to spit while doing the interview

[MG1]

His eyeballs aren't moving together and are about to pop out. That's why he can see the ice so well.........

[goo3]

lol, "want some pizza?"
"no, thanks"

are these pro athletes supposed to be eating pizza or are these special non-greasy pizza?

grease is still energy! only a problem if you're an overfed couch potato

[Soundy]

Holy crap... Canucks now *SEVEN POINTS* clear of Philly for first in the league... and Philly has only two games in hand. Seven up on Detroit, and Detroit with one game in hand, too!

Slipped to third in goals-for, but still WAY out front in goal differential - +61, Boston second with +47, Chicago third with +36.

[7seven]

hahaha Demers accidentally punches linesman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqMvZ0WXGJQ

http://i.imgur.com/JjoxD.jpg

[chun]

^ lol linesman in slow-mo: "Owwwwwww"

Hansen bobblehead

http://www.gifsoup.com/view5/2106489/bobblehead-o.gif

[dbaz]

[QUOTE=AzNightmare;7332161
are these pro athletes supposed to be eating pizza or are these special non-greasy pizza?[/QUOTE]

they eat a shit ton of calories before and after games. the norm for pre game used to be spaghetti and steak then they would have something around the same after wards. now they usually get buffets at hotel so its convenient for pre game nap then they either bring in food to arena or go out afterwards

[AzNightmare]

Oh I see, I had this misconception that pro athletes never ate anything considered "junk food" then.




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-uV1awoA40

lol, didn't even see the Dallas player ducking down at first.... now it makes a bit more sense.

[InvisibleSoul]

Holy crap... Canucks now *SEVEN POINTS* clear of Philly for first in the league... and Philly has only two games in hand. Seven up on Detroit, and Detroit with one game in hand, too!

Slipped to third in goals-for, but still WAY out front in goal differential - +61, Boston second with +47, Chicago third with +36.

Yeah, the back to back weekend wins were huge in terms of league standings.

As much as we were slumping the last few weeks, Philly and Detroit weren't doing much better... they might have gained a point or two on us during that stretch, but that's it.

Before the weekend, Philly was only three points back with two games in hand, so they could have been one point ahead of us. But since they lost back to back games on the weekend, as it stands now, Philly is at LEAST three points behind us, while Detroit is at LEAST five points behind us.

[fliptuner]

His eyeballs aren't moving together and are about to pop out. That's why he can see the ice so well.........

You almost never see him blink.

[7seven]

lol, "want some pizza?"
"no, thanks"

are these pro athletes supposed to be eating pizza or are these special non-greasy pizza?

http://blogs.thescore.com.s3.amazonaws.com/nhl/files/2011/02/grier-frontbright-.jpg

Pro athletes burn a ton of calories and many of them will hit up fast food after games.

Guys like Ovechkin and Ochocinco have been known to hit up McDonalds right after practices taking down 2 or 3 Big Macs. Hell look at Michael Pheleps even, the amount of McDonalds and pizza he eats.

[mako]

Lol at his hockey card
They couldn't find a better picture
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[Soundy]

Oh I see, I had this misconception that pro athletes never ate anything considered "junk food" then.

Remember this guy?

http://communities.canada.com/theprovince/cfs-file.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/kurtenblog/8171.welly1.jpg

[lol]

lol is that kyle wellwood? haha

[MG1]

You almost never see him blink.

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

[jeedee]

:lol:
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[Greenstoner]

randomly saw this... to whom may be interested


http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/pml/zip/2251463142.html

[InvisibleSoul]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Canucks-Nation-leaves-foe-frustration-defaced-s?urn=nhl-330921

Canucks Nation leaves foe frustration, defaced statues in SoCal

By Greg Wyshynski

My god, they finally got to Gretzky.

The Vancouver Canucks went 2-0 in back-to-back games at the Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks over the weekend, and a small army of 'Nucks fans reveled in the domination.

Along with the Canuck'ing (and re-Canadanization) of the Kings' Wayne Gretzky statue outside Staples Center, there was also a report that Vancouver fans attempted to do the same to the Mighty Ducks sculpture outside Honda Center.

Oh, but it didn't end there. They chanted "Ellll-issss" inside Honda Center to taunt the home-team goalie. They took over areas outside the rink at Staples, becoming the largest gathering of pasty-skinned Canadians in L.A. since the NHL Draft.

And they left some of the locals rather stunned.

OC Register columnist Jeff Miller chastised the invaders:

While their fans were in the Ducks' ears. The visitors heartily sang "O Canada" before the game and lustily chanted "M-V-P" after Daniel Sedin(notes) scored and Henrik Sedin(notes) assisted. Before the night was over, the crowd was chiding the Ducks with "Na, na, na, na. Na, na, na, na. Hey hey, goodbye."

Yes, even by Honda Center's shaky standards this was a bit excessive. This isn't the sort of spastic behavior usually received at home. Unless you live with Charlie Sheen. It wouldn't have been surprising had the Ducks gone out to the parking lot afterward and found that their cars had been keyed.

While it's not exactly uncommon to see Canadian fans travel to warmer locales for road trips (see: nearly every Florida Panthers home game in the winter against the Leafs or Habs), Robert Williams of Canuckz.com sees something else afoot here for Canucks Nation:

Canuck nation now travels, impressive when you consider the geography. Vancouver's closest rival is Calgary, an 11 hour drive. Only Colorado Avalanche fans have to travel further to get to another team's rink. New York Rangers fans can drive to 11 NHL cities that are a shorter drive than Vancouver-Calgary.

Even when the West Coast Express was in full flight, you did not see anything close to the kind of support the Canucks get on the road. Sure, you'd see fans in Calgary and Edmonton, but that's been ramped up in recent years.

Now Canucks fans show up in great numbers in every Canadian city, as well as border cities such as Buffalo (I remember a bunch of fans painted "Bieksallent" on their chests at a game against the Sabres in 2006-07).

Did the Canucks get that kind of road support during last postseason against the Kings, given that all three California teams are in the Western Conference playoff mix this year?

One of the Canucks contingent wrote this on CDC:

So I just got back to the hotel after a fun night on the town in LA. The Canucks Ducks game at the Honda Center was unreal. There were soooo many Canucks fans, we totally out numbered the Ducks fans and it looked like there were more Canucks fans in Anaheim then in LA. The Honda Center itself is a gorgeous arena, even nicer then Staples Center and Staples Center is really nice. One thing I noticed right off the bat was how rude and arrogant some Ducks fans were. They constantly brought up the fact that they won the cup and some made some really rude remarks towards Canada and all the fans visiting. One guy actually told me to go back to my hole in Canada, I just laughed and asked him what the score was? Kings fans seem a lot more knowledgeable about the game then Ducls fans. Anyways we had Go Canucks Go going throughout the game along with a bunch of other chants, we even had a Leafs suck chant going in the third. As the clock ran down all the Nucks fans sang na na na naa hey hey good bye. Everyone then took the party to concourse, we literally took it over. Tons of we want the Cup chants and we even sang Oh Canada. It was unreal, it was literally an Olympic/playoff atmosphere. As we were leaving the staff at Honda Center were in shock at all the fans and how we were celebrating, they said they've seen nothing like this. The after party was at JT Schmidtz across from the Honda Center but we ended up missing it cause we had to get back to LA. As we left fans were honking and screaming, it really felt like the Olympics after a win. We got back to LA and hit up a bar where I ran into a bunch of people from Vancouver and even Toronto. All in all it was a great time and something every Canuck fan should do someday.
Leafs suck chant.
By Canucks fans.
In Anaheim against the Ducks.

LoL :fullofwin:

[AzNightmare]

lol is that kyle wellwood? haha

yup... played his best here when he was fat.

once he got fit...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv6I2HjWfaA

he just couldn't finish anymore..

[Gumby]

So I just got back to the hotel after a fun night on the town in LA. The Canucks Ducks game at the Honda Center was unreal. There were soooo many Canucks fans, we totally out numbered the Ducks fans and it looked like there were more Canucks fans in Anaheim then in LA. The Honda Center itself is a gorgeous arena, even nicer then Staples Center and Staples Center is really nice. One thing I noticed right off the bat was how rude and arrogant some Ducks fans were. They constantly brought up the fact that they won the cup and some made some really rude remarks towards Canada and all the fans visiting. One guy actually told me to go back to my hole in Canada, I just laughed and asked him what the score was? Kings fans seem a lot more knowledgeable about the game then Ducls fans. Anyways we had Go Canucks Go going throughout the game along with a bunch of other chants, we even had a Leafs suck chant going in the third. As the clock ran down all the Nucks fans sang na na na naa hey hey good bye. Everyone then took the party to concourse, we literally took it over. Tons of we want the Cup chants and we even sang Oh Canada. It was unreal, it was literally an Olympic/playoff atmosphere. As we were leaving the staff at Honda Center were in shock at all the fans and how we were celebrating, they said they've seen nothing like this. The after party was at JT Schmidtz across from the Honda Center but we ended up missing it cause we had to get back to LA. As we left fans were honking and screaming, it really felt like the Olympics after a win. We got back to LA and hit up a bar where I ran into a bunch of people from Vancouver and even Toronto. All in all it was a great time and something every Canuck fan should do someday.
Yeah I watched a VAN-ANA game in the Honda Center back in 2007 and one guy told me to "sit down" after I was celebrating a Canuck goal. Rude mofo's...

Even in 2007, there were numerous Canuck fans in Anaheim, but not as many as now!

[Ronin]

LOL Canucks fans are awesome.

[Tapioca]

I was tempted to head down for the LA trip myself this year, but couldn't convince my buddies to do it. It's a nice getaway in the middle of winter/spring. Cheap flights from Bellingham, relatively cheap tickets, and there are always hotel specials (or if you have friends in the hospitality industry, family/staff rates).

Hopefully, the NHL will continue to schedule the Canucks' California games in a similar way in the future.

[InvisibleSoul]

Hopefully, the NHL will continue to schedule the Canucks' California games in a similar way in the future.

Most likely they will... it just makes the most sense.

[van19]

Some awesome videos I found on CDC. :)

This was after the Anaheim game
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaY8XIaw6KI&feature=player_embedded

This one was after the LA game
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iJnIDouKqg&feature=player_embedded

[spoon.ek9]

i think i want one of those nuck yeah t-shirts :lol

[JesseBlue]

as much as i wanna hear the canadian anthem...those people can't sing :D

[chun]

Yeah I watched a VAN-ANA game in the Honda Center back in 2007 and one guy told me to "sit down" after I was celebrating a Canuck goal. Rude mofo's...

Even in 2007, there were numerous Canuck fans in Anaheim, but not as many as now!

Totally agreed... I did games 3 and 4 in LA last year for the playoffs and we had so many jerkoffs tell us to shut up and sit down. Just going to take a leak was a pain it itself; people would give you the stiff shoulder walking through the halls and talk shit to you when you're lining up waiting for the pisser or a beer. Then again, I guess it didn't help that we had big faces too... lol

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/24929_399085767544_500787544_3993540_2825953_n.jpg

And our section had a lot of Nuck fans too... but def not as much as now. Those two vids are amazing!

[Ch28]

Some awesome videos I found on CDC. :)

This was after the Anaheim game
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaY8XIaw6KI&feature=player_embedded

This one was after the LA game
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iJnIDouKqg&feature=player_embedded

Looks like I know where I'm vacationing next year :fullofwin:

[pure.life]

The Province covered a story about Aquilini and how the owner is committed to winning by trusting Gillis and his crew. Good read:

PHOENIX — Let’s be diplomatic and say the origins of the relationship were unconventional.

Francesco Aquilini was still in a massive lawsuit over the Vancouver Canucks when he hired Mike Gillis as the team’s general manager in the spring of 2008. Gillis, for his part, had moved to Vancouver some months before and wasn’t exactly in demand as a potential NHL general manager.

The pair were brought together, in part, by the unlikely combination of former Canuck and Gillis client Geoff Courtnall and The Province’s Tony Gallagher. And when Aquilini fired Dave Nonis as the Canucks’ GM, he interviewed one candidate and one candidate only for one of the most coveted jobs in hockey.

Unconventional? That’s putting it mildly. A blueprint for success? Well, it was original. But almost three years after their relationship was forged, Aquilini and Gillis now stand at the core of the NHL’s best team and, together, they’ve transformed the franchise.

In the end, you can question how it all happened, and the jury is still out on some aspects of Gillis’s administration. What’s beyond dispute, however, is the level of trust Aquilini has invested in Gillis and the resources he’s placed at his disposal.

“No one has carte blanche,” Aquilini said during the team’s current road trip. “But he’s been placed in control of the hockey operations and I don’t think I’ve said no to him yet.”

And that trust is reflected in the NHL standings.

“I think Scotty Bowman said the greatest thing he had in his career was solid ownership,” said Gillis. “I have to agree with him. The luxury we have here is we have people who are committed to winning and who are prepared to look at things differently.

“I think it’s the greatest strength we have. [Aquilini] will do anything to help us win.”

Three years in, there is much about Gillis’s organization that requires a leap of faith. You have to believe, for example, that sleep doctors and sports psychologists make a difference. You have to believe that the analytics and Moneyball principles he employs give the Canucks a competitive advantage. And you have to believe the prospects he’s assembled will step into the team’s lineup and keep the train rolling.

It also helps if you believe the Mats Sundin signing was a seminal moment for the new Canucks. Gillis clings to that belief. “It legitimized the organization as a place where a top player wanted to play,” he says.

But the veracity of that position isn’t the issue here. What’s important is Aquilini has fully endorsed Gillis’s vision for the team and backed it up with his cheque book, changing the look and feel of the Canucks in the process.

The new locker room, the new computerized video system and the expanded scouting staff all cost money. You can be damn sure the new practice facility planned for the Plaza of Nations will cost money, as well.

And Aquilini hasn’t blinked when he’s been handed the bill. The Canucks’ payroll, for example, is listed at just over $59 million for salary-cap purposes, but the actual amount Aquilini forks out for players is closer to $70 million.

It’s the totality of the operation that has revitalized the Canucks, and the root of the reform is the bedrock principle that any tool will be examined in the pursuit of winning, irrespective of the cost.

Gillis believes the players respond to that approach both inside and outside the Canucks’ organization. That belief, you need to know, doesn’t require a leap of faith to accept.

“The plan was to re-invest in areas that had either been neglected or never fully developed,” said Gillis. “I thought Vancouver was never on the A-list of teams and to get on that A-list we had to do things differently. We had to make sure people knew they’d be coming to a place that was dedicated to winning. That was the key message, and the strategy hasn’t changed.”

Neither has Aquilini’s faith in his man. The owner stuck his neck out when he made the hire three years ago and, if it wasn’t exactly hailed as a master stroke then, opinions have since gone through some revision.

“People were questioning it at the beginning,” said Aquilini. “This is the business we’re in. People criticize. That’s OK. If I was wrong, I’d have to deal with it.

“It was a big decision but, in the end, it was our money at stake. I’m very confident and I believe in my ability. The difference is nobody sees it in the business world.”

But they’re seeing it now in the hockey world, right at the top of the NHL standings.



Original article: http://www.theprovince.com/sports/hockey/canucks-hockey/Canucks+owner+trust+money+behind+drive+success/4399064/story.html

[Ch28]

Totally agreed... I did games 3 and 4 in LA last year for the playoffs and we had so many jerkoffs tell us to shut up and sit down. Just going to take a leak was a pain it itself; people would give you the stiff shoulder walking through the halls and talk shit to you when you're lining up waiting for the pisser or a beer. Then again, I guess it didn't help that we had big faces too... lol

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/24929_399085767544_500787544_3993540_2825953_n.jpg

And our section had a lot of Nuck fans too... but def not as much as now. Those two vids are amazing!

it's a shame you (or your friend) didn't sport a #10 skate jersey :whistle:

[chun]

it's a shame you (or your friend) didn't sport a #10 skate jersey :whistle:

Regret it to this day :(

[The Hype]

Totally agreed... I did games 3 and 4 in LA last year for the playoffs and we had so many jerkoffs tell us to shut up and sit down. Just going to take a leak was a pain it itself; people would give you the stiff shoulder walking through the halls and talk shit to you when you're lining up waiting for the pisser or a beer. Then again, I guess it didn't help that we had big faces too... lol

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/24929_399085767544_500787544_3993540_2825953_n.jpg

And our section had a lot of Nuck fans too... but def not as much as now. Those two vids are amazing!

Oh boo hoo, POOR YOU. That's the kind of treatment you can expect when you're cheering for the away team in the home teams arena. You think Ducks/Kings fans are bad? Try cheering for another team inside Rogers Arena. I wear my Ducks jerseys with pride and gladly put up with all the shit talking, stiff shoulders, mean mugs, and challenges (yes, I've been challenged to fights at Ducks/Canucks games haha) I get from Canucks fans.

[Noir]

The Province covered a story about Aquilini and how the owner is committed to winning by trusting Gillis and his crew. Good read:


It seems like it was only yesterday Canuck-nation was in horror that Aquilini took over the reigns in place of Gaglardi-Beedie; the pair that was so frugal that they negotiated their way out of a deal. If it took them over 2 years to even get a whiff of coming close to deal (if they actually came close as they say) I can't imagine what progress if any would the franchise make in a 4 - 5 year span with ownership of that philosophy.

Moreso, it seems like it was only yesterday Canuck-nation deemed we had a dumbass for an owner based on his mumbled public speech and hiring an uknown as a GM.


Kind of puts in perspective the loudest of Canuck-fan wisdom.

[AzNightmare]

^ on that note, too bad Nonis got fired...
almost signed Fabian Brunnstrom. Hat Trick in his debut game! :troll:

[Noir]

^ lol. I remember that too

[Soundy]

Fabian WHO? :troll:


Fabian Brunnstrom
Left Wing
Born Feb 6 1985 -- Jonstorp, Sweden
Height 6.02 -- Weight 212 -- Shoots L


--- Regular Season --- ---- Playoffs ----
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2005-06 Rogle BK Swe-1 3 0 0 0 2
2007-08 Farjestads BK Karlstad SEL 54 9 28 37 16 12 1 0 1 6
2008-09 Dallas Stars NHL 55 17 12 29 8 -- -- -- -- --
2008-09 Manitoba Moose AHL 1 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- --
2009-10 Dallas Stars NHL 44 2 9 11 10 -- -- -- -- --
2009-10 Texas Stars AHL 8 1 4 5 2 -- -- -- -- --
2010-11 Dallas Stars* NHL Statistics Unavailable
2010-11 Texas Stars* AHL 37 11 10 21 16
2010-11 Toronto Marlies AHL 24 3 6 9 4
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NHL Totals 99 19 21 40 18
* No longer on active roster. Current statistics as of 2011-03-08

[chun]

Oh boo hoo, POOR YOU. That's the kind of treatment you can expect when you're cheering for the away team in the home teams arena. You think Ducks/Kings fans are bad? Try cheering for another team inside Rogers Arena. I wear my Ducks jerseys with pride and gladly put up with all the shit talking, stiff shoulders, mean mugs, and challenges (yes, I've been challenged to fights at Ducks/Canucks games haha) I get from Canucks fans.

lol why you getting all bent outta shape about it?

I'm not saying that I was such a victim. I'm sure it happens everywhere and I'm cool with putting up with it; it's just shit to have to worry about your own safety when you just go to watch a game. Can't help it when you put sports fans and alcohol together.

And yes, we did get challenged to fights as well. The dude in the Simmonds jersey in the pic kept turning around to us wanting to scrap.

[Vansterdam]

cant believe its been 7 years

http://www.news1130.com/news/local/article/194141--seven-years-since-bertuzzi-s-sucker-punch

VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - It was seven years ago today that a sucker punch from former Vancouver Canucks forward Todd Bertuzzi ended the hockey career of then Colorado Avalanche player Steve Moore.

Bertuzzi was suspended and eventually traded by the Canucks. He bounced around the league for a while, before finally landing in the Motor City to play for the Detroit Red Wings.

Steve Moore had a cracked vertebrae and hasn't played another a minute of hockey. He's still waiting to have a civil suit against Bertuzzi and the former owner of the Canucks heard in Toronto.

Sportsnet Radio's Rick Dhaliwal in the News1130 Sports Centre remembers a dark night.

"How do you forget that night? You've been covering hockey for 20 years and it's one of those nights that will always stick out. I just remember the next day, it was the NHL trade deadline and all they wanted to talk about was the Bertuzzi-Moore incident."

Dhaliwal adds that it is unfortunate the way the incident played out. "It's a brain injury and you know Todd Bertuzzi, since the Moore incident, has made $20 million and he still plays in the NHL. Steve Moore, you've got to feel for him, he has not played the game of hockey ever since that night."

Bertuzzi is suing his then-coach Marc Crawford, claiming he told him to go after Moore.

[TouringTeg]

Oh man those videos rock. Got the chills during the anthem video. Awesome.

Wow Bertuzzi suing Crawford?

[MG1]

Speaking of Bertuzzi, if any of you are fans, 17 Hours Warehouse has Bertuzzi figurines on sale for $4.99. Only problem is, he's in a Canucks uni.

[LUUUUUUUU]

rypiennn

[fliptuner]

NUCK YEAH! shirts available locally but I contacted the guy who started making them to see if I can get a better deal.

[fliptuner]

rypiennn

http://www.theprovince.com/Rick+Rypien+breaks+skating+with+Moose/4403318/story.html

[spoon.ek9]

happy to hear rypien is ready to play again, but we probably don't need him in our line up anymore.

[fliptuner]

I don't know where he would really fit in. If he came back today, the only person I could see him replacing would be Oreskovch. Maybe he'd get called back in a gritty playoff series? IDK.

Love watching him fight and great heart but as stated, I don't think he fits in right now.

[Mercy]

So does anyone know why he took personal leave?
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[Hondaracer]

smoking rock

[BLUETIGER]

/insert rypien + sheen drug joke

[LUUUUUUUU]

rypien was winning with sheen

[dbaz]

Apparently sheen had to teach rypien the healing ways of closing your eyes and instantly losing your addiction. This along with a healthy amount of tigerblood has put rypien on a path to succeed.

[!YaoShi]

NUCK YEAH! shirts available locally but I contacted the guy who started making them to see if I can get a better deal.

how much are they?

[fliptuner]

$25 retail but I might need 5 or 6.

http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Mason+Raymond+sidelined+Rick+Rypien+could+road+ret urn/4403921/story.html

Raymond out, Oreskovich in, Tamby to play beside Kesler.

Oh and Winnipeg Coyotes more of a possibility...???? Sounds weird.

[!YaoShi]

^ let me know if therres a group buy. I maybe interested.

[pure.life]

$25 retail but I might need 5 or 6.

http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Mason+Raymond+sidelined+Rick+Rypien+could+road+ret urn/4403921/story.html

Raymond out, Oreskovich in, Tamby to play beside Kesler.

Oh and Winnipeg Coyotes more of a possibility...???? Sounds weird.

also interested in the tee!

[Spectre_Cdn]

$25 retail but I might need 5 or 6.

http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Mason+Raymond+sidelined+Rick+Rypien+could+road+ret urn/4403921/story.html

Raymond out, Oreskovich in, Tamby to play beside Kesler.

Oh and Winnipeg Coyotes more of a possibility...???? Sounds weird.
Winnepeg Jets ftw
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[fliptuner]

If they move back to Winnipeg I hope they change the name back too.

T shirts available here for $25:

http://blvdskateshop.com/album/1/20

Lots of stock as of this afternoon.

[murd0c]

Being from Winnipeg I was a massive jets fan growing up. I moved out here in 89 and I think the only good thing about the jets leaving is it made me that much of a stronger canucks fan. If they do come back I will still be a jets fan but I bleed green and blue
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[!YaoShi]

If they move back to Winnipeg I hope they change the name back too.

T shirts available here for $25:

http://blvdskateshop.com/album/1/20

Lots of stock as of this afternoon.

Did you get them?

[fliptuner]

No, just an option for those who want them right now. Waiting for an email response from the other guy to see if I can get them for less.

[trancehead]

Oh boo hoo, POOR YOU. That's the kind of treatment you can expect when you're cheering for the away team in the home teams arena. You think Ducks/Kings fans are bad? Try cheering for another team inside Rogers Arena. I wear my Ducks jerseys with pride and gladly put up with all the shit talking, stiff shoulders, mean mugs, and challenges (yes, I've been challenged to fights at Ducks/Canucks games haha) I get from Canucks fans.

i was gonna chime in as well. but yes i agree, expect to get your feathers ruffled when your a visitor in another arena. PHILLY apparently has the worst fans

On a somewhat related note, I remember during last years SC series, they were saying how Philly fans drove around the Blackhawk's hotel honking in the middle of the night to disrupt their sleep:fullofwin:

[PinoyDrifta]

lol rypien with the beard and all looks like a complete different person

[van19]

Yeah , he looks so different. I was like wtf when I saw him
http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg611/scaled.php?tn=0&server=611&filename=knmjy.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=640

[fliptuner]

Holy crap...

http://c0013674.cdn1.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/x2_4ecf9ac

[tr0ubl3s0m3x]

Ripper's starting to look like johnny canuck. LOL but seriously though, good to see he's moving forward with his life. Doubt we're gonna see him in a canuck uniform again though.
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[fliptuner]

Yeah he's UFA after this season.

[spoon.ek9]

game time!

[604778]

Damnn itt.
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[DanHibiki]

Wow. It was like rypien just woke up from a coma or something
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[fliptuner]

Anyone see the sign:

IT'S OUR NUCKIN' GAME!!!

[BlackV62K2]

Man....all Phoenix right now. Wake up Nucks!!!

[kluk]

Wow fuck you phoenix

[DsZ24]

HAMMY, now we're back in it

[kluk]

GOALLL!!!!!!

[MG1]

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

[TRDood]

i'm on atdhe... damn feed lag!

so confused when you guys cheered at 6:26

[spoon.ek9]

holy, thank you hammer and samuelsson

[MG1]

that second goal woke up the Canucks, LOL

[dbaz]

apparently chara snapped and destroyed someone because the team was losing 4-0 anyone see it?

[MG1]

I hope the Coyotes don't score from now on. That howling after a goal is so annoying. I bet their fans must hate it, too. Once, maybe twice per goal, but not 5 or 6 fucking times. We have the Burrows, "woo" after a goal, but it's done once for each goal.

[MG1]

apparently chara snapped and destroyed someone because the team was losing 4-0 anyone see it?

Chara freaking out would be scary............

[JesseBlue]

those are one ugly jerseys by the coyotes

[dbaz]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mx2AxYxgqRA&feature=player_embedded

in french but basically pushed him head first into stantion at full speed

[RevYouUp]

dam i hope we dont lose at home..that'll be embarrassing

:troll:

[kluk]

apparently chara snapped and destroyed someone because the team was losing 4-0 anyone see it?

Dude Chara like killed him

[spoon.ek9]

wtf chara. did he get ejected? probably won't see discipline for it...

[fliptuner]

What a stupid hit. On top of losing 4-0 he was probably still pissed about the nudge Pacioretty gave him after an OT goal in Jan.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ow1cw8l_rm8

[dbaz]

wtf chara. did he get ejected? probably won't see discipline for it...

Yea but they gave him a 5min interference penalty as well which is kind of weird never seen a 5min interference

[TRDood]

What a stupid hit. On top of losing 4-0 he was probably still pissed about the nudge Pacioretty gave him after an OT goal in Jan.


While it's definitely wrong to attempt murder on the ice tonight, I think the push by Pacioretty was a douche move after scoring the winning goal.

:speechless:

[murd0c]

this is the best vid I can find out the hit right now. Its nasty. You know its bad when he doesnt give a thumbs up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mx2AxYxgqRA

[DsZ24]

HENRIK, tie game

[satek]

2-2!!

[Mercy]

Sharp aquos..... Bluray disk player. :troll:
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[orange7]

full throttle nao! please?

[satek]

3-2 nucks!

[DsZ24]

Sammy, wooo we're back in control now

[Sentinel]

Salo redeems himself for that giveaway.

[spoon.ek9]

NUCK PUCK LUCK

[MG1]

The hit on the habs player was not bad. The glass did the damage........... unless Chara planned it that way. I hate the Habs with a passion, but I don't like to see someone get injured like that.

[snowball]

damn that's a hard hit, ugly.

[dbaz]

fuck happy were winning but killing my collectors den pool

[scottsman]

that collision is pretty disgusting but I don't think Chara was completely malicious in that hit. Guy kinda went in wrong too.

[satek]

3-3

[kluk]

3rd period should be good

[spoon.ek9]

monster nooooo y u do that ლ(òдóლ)

[fliptuner]

What???-- #Bruins Chara on #habs Pacioretty: "Unfortunate when I pushed him that he leaned and jumped a little into the glass extension."
2 minutes ago via web

wtf

[Noir]

Sammy, wooo we're back in control now

Wasn't really a giveaway IMO. The pass (if it were a pass) went to his feet and bounced off to Belanger. Edler's had worse bounces to his feet where it goes straight to the net.

Luongo's just being mediocre again tonight. Slow reaction to Belanger (1st goal) and didn't have the blocker up on the 3rd goal. Good lateral movement though but lazy blocker.

[scottsman]

ton of Canuck fans in the stands again.

[Sentinel]

penalty shot!!

[DsZ24]

Penalty shot

[LUUUUUUUU]

CMON BURRRRRRRRR

[satek]

penalty shot :)

[Not really racist!]

SHITT TMONSTERRR

[LUUUUUUUU]

FFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

[spoon.ek9]

fuckin eh

[seakrait]

effffffff

[murd0c]

I really wanted the penalty instead dammit

[ZenZa]

holy shizzer

[AzNightmare]

damn... tried his signature move... Byzuygalov gave him nothing.

[Sentinel]

HAMMMMMMMER

[Not really racist!]

HAMMER

[murd0c]

FUCK YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[seakrait]

hammerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

[fliptuner]

big game for HAMMER

[DsZ24]

Hamhuis again, OT WIN

[BlackV62K2]

Nice!!!....Hammy with a similar goal haha

[zonda_s]

HAMMER TIME!

[spoon.ek9]

IT'S HAMMER TIME!

http://www.gifbin.com/bin/1236681958_hammer-time.gif

[LUUUUUUUU]

omg HAMMER

[satek]

HAMMY HAMMER!

[dL]

HAMHUIS!!!

dL
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[MG1]

ton of Canuck fans in the stands again.

Scottsdale, Arizona is home to a lot of retired Canadians.


Woo Hoo!!!

Moons over my Hammy!!!!!!!!!!!!

By the Hammer of Thor!!!!!!!!!

[AzNightmare]

3 in a row :fullofwin:

[woob]

HAMHUIS~!!!

Hank is now tied with Stamkos!

[JesseBlue]

another home win!

[Sentinel]

Daniel now 5pts up on Stamkos and Henrik tied with Stamkos.

[LsquareD]

Hammer time!
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[Noir]

Woo Hoo!!!

Moons over my Hammy!!!!!!!!!!!!

By the Hammer of Thor!!!!!!!!!

:lol You're such a geek but in a good way.

[orange7]

Scottsdale, Arizona is home to a lot of retired Canadians.



why is that? please educate me

wouldn't retired canadians rather stay in Canada due to health care and etc.?

[MG1]

Too bad........ Luigi doesn't get to play his favourite part of the game - the shootout. :fullofwin:


Nice way to end the last time they will ever play in Phoenix.

[MG1]

why is that? please educate me

wouldn't retired canadians rather stay in Canada due to health care and etc.?

It's a hot bed for Canadians......... retired people and Canadians who own condos there. I guess it's like Richmond and Chinese......... safer when you stick together like snot to a............ you get it. Those people are not going to get their fix of good ol' hockey anymore.


It's warm down there............. second home for well to do Canadians....... again, like Richmond.

Except, I don't think there is graffiti on the walls of shopping malls down there............ LOLOLOLOLOL


http://canadiansinscottsdale.com/

[fliptuner]

Nice!!!....Hammy with a similar goal haha

Seriously like 2' from the first goal.

[LUUUUUUUU]

Sedin's r #1 and 2 zzzyeaaaa

[AzNightmare]

Scottsdale, Arizona is home to a lot of retired Canadians.


Woo Hoo!!!

Moons over my Hammy!!!!!!!!!!!!

By the Hammer of Thor!!!!!!!!!

Denny's is delicious. :fullofwin:

[dbaz]

someone needs to put hamhius's face on the mc hammer gif

[Not really racist!]

That hit by Chara was ugly... jesus, instantly KO'd

[DarkVerses]

I think it's cheaper to fly down to Phoenix to watch a game then to buy tickets and watch it here

[Not really racist!]

Grabner with his 27th today.

[belka]

Grabner with his 27th today.

He'd still be a 3rd line player at best on the Canucks.

[Vansterdam]

:bowrofl: :bowrofl: :bowrofl: :bowrofl:

[MG1]

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

[MG1]

That hit by Chara was ugly... jesus, instantly KO'd

So many players get injured by the edge of the glass after the players' bench. Nothing you can do about it, I guess. If it's not the glass, it's an open door or hole in the glass that'll rip your nose off, LOL.

Maybe padded walls - use Charmin :fullofwin:

[invader]

Canucks fans like "Winning!"

[Not really racist!]

http://i54.tinypic.com/f8kd0.jpg

:fullofwin:

[Soundy]

It's a hot bed for Canadians......... retired people and Canadians who own condos there.

Bobby Ackles had a place in that area and was all but retired when he got the call to come save the Lions from oblivion.

[snowball]

Tim thomas's stats are insane,

[Hondaracer]

I think it's cheaper to fly down to Phoenix to watch a game then to buy tickets and watch it here

thats a lie, i love it when pratt and taylor go on and on about that

Tickets can be had for face value and less, and a pair of mid-week lower bowl can be had for under 200 sometimes

[Hondaracer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jimZ1tSdPY0

[TheKingdom2000]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrNNObc3t5s&feature=feedu

just look at the amount of Canucks fans.

WOW