Monday, March 19, 2007
Game Day: Canucks at Oilers
There's no rest for the Canucks after their 4-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday as they meet the Oilers in Edmonton tonight. The Oilers are playing for pride at this point, but for the Canucks, this is their game in hand over the Minnesota Wild and a win would give them a three point cushion on top of the Northwest Division.
Markus Naslund is taking his benching from the powerplay against the Red Wings like a true professional. He knows that he had a bad game and is looking to bounce back tonight:
More pregame pieces for your reading pleasure:
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Markus Naslund is taking his benching from the powerplay against the Red Wings like a true professional. He knows that he had a bad game and is looking to bounce back tonight:
"I agree I didn't have a strong game against Detroit," a subdued Naslund reflected Sunday before the Canucks left for Edmonton and tonight's date against the reeling Oilers. "He probably did the right thing. But I'll bounce back and I'm looking forward to having a good game in Edmonton."I hope so. Naslund has had some good games against the Oilers and has seven points (3G-4A) in seven games against them this season. The Oilers have allowed 33 goals in their nine games since trading away Ryan Smyth - an average of 3.67 goals per game - and may be right for the picking.
More pregame pieces for your reading pleasure:
- Vigneault's got balls. More than we've ever seen from a Canucks coach in a long time. - Ed Willes (Vancouver Province)
- Willie and Sami will sit tonight's game out. Alex Edler has been called up from the Moose. - Gordon McIntyre (Vancouver Province), Elliott Pap (Vancouver Sun)
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Labels: game day preview, Naslund, Oilers, Vigneault
4 Comments:
I'm just scared since the Canucks have a terrible habit of losing against teams we should be beating. x_x
Right, but we've also won the last four against the Oilers. Five in a row isn't getting greedy, is it? :P
i must admit when oilers scored first i was a little apprehensive - but so far, the Canucks have retaken the lead so lets hope they continue playing well, and get the two points tonite !!!!
Phew...another close win. This Canucks team is good, but not easy on the old ticker!
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