NHL (ice) Hockey

[globaleagle]

first time in 5 years they've won a season opener!


vrbata looked awesome with the sedin line.

And...as for Jan.....nope!

http://canucks.nhl.com/club/calendar.htm?date=01/01/2015

 

[Dan]

Life without Lu

 

[robbiea]

Vrbata is going to be a top point getter this year ,great signing..Also expecting Tanev to pick up twice as many points as last year ,whilst being Nucks most solid defensive defenceman.

 

[globaleagle]

Life without Lu

Up to eddie lack to keep those tweets going!

Vrbata is going to be a top point getter this year ,great signing..Also expecting Tanev to pick up twice as many points as last year ,whilst being Nucks most solid defensive defenceman.

And if burrows can move on from his horror last year.... = more goals!

Actually if edler can not have another -39 point season (wow) that should equal less goals in as well!

game on tonight! (in 7 hours of this post) 1pm aust (nsw) time

 

[Dan]

Points wasn't completely our issue, well they were, but mostly keeping the puck out of our net was the issue

 

[globaleagle]

No tortorella = massively better season with a massively happier and healthier team.



edit: massively.


woot!: shoot out win 5-4 against the oilers.

 

[robbiea]

A lack of secondary scoring has been this teams problem the last few years.The second line never had true top six wingers.
This year there looks like being 4 rolling lines that can all contribute points.
Am thinking we are really going to miss Keslers Penalty killing skills though.
No Torts is definitely a god send though.
Hoping Miller improves though (still early days ,I know ) but never been a big fan ..

 

[Dan]

Nucks rule....great fight too. Not thrilled in going to OT but hey 2 from 2 is not terrible, just would prefer to have the Sharks defense

 

[robbiea]

^ And one of their two goalies ,2 shut outs with 2 different goalies.
First time a team has started the season doing that.

 

[Dan]

Or Lu back hahahhahahas just kidding

 

[globaleagle]

Watching the end of the first home game I thought I heard the crowd do their.."Luuuuuuu!"

Even checked with better half asking "We won, why the boo-ing?"

Even she thought they were Luuuuu-ing!

(and she doesn't drink)

 

[Dan]

Lu is a hard person to lose he was both maligned and loved. He was the nucks watmough

 

[robbiea]

Except , The Nucks shat on Luongo & Watmough shat on Manly..

 

[Dan]

Lu shat on us in every final series

 

[globaleagle]

probably cause he was exhausted by the time finals rolled around!

Though he did get us to a game 7 and has 2 gold medals...so go figure.

Cloutier was buggered every finals series too (if anyone remembers him)

 

[globaleagle]

11 YEAR STREAK ENDS FOR THE CANUCKS.


Tonight makes the first time since 2002 that there hasn't been a sellout game for the mighty nucks.


474 straight sold out games.


Impressive in anyone's books I reckon.

http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=734973&navid=DL|VAN|home

 

[manlyfan76]

11 YEAR STREAK ENDS FOR THE CANUCKS.


Tonight makes the first time since 2002 that there hasn't been a sellout game for the mighty nucks.


474 straight sold out games.


Impressive in anyone's books I reckon.

http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=734973&navid=DL|VAN|home

The last nrl game was a sellout so greenturd says nrl is going better than NHL.

 

[Dan]

Amazing record!

I think the fact it isn't sold out is Lu's fault too

 

[globaleagle]

Luuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!


Plus we beat the oilers last night = our best start since 1999 (no Lu, lol)

 

[robbiea]

3 from 3 .(woohoo)
Tougher one tonight though .Will be a good litmus test to see where we really are.
Tampa is a really quick team ,nothing like our earlier dismal Albertan oppositions..We don't want to be sending them for too many power plays.

I dont necessarily think Luo was that bad in the finals ,was the not scoring goals that killed us .He was just made the scapegoat .Undeserving too.