Sunday, March 04, 2007
Game Day: Wild at Canucks
Tonight's game against the Minnesota Wild has turned out to be a showdown for first place in the Northwest Division. With 17 games to go in the regular season, the Canucks and the Wild are only a point apart in the standings; the Flames are in there as well, tied with the Canucks in points, but they have played one more game.
It won't be easy for the Canucks. Of all the Northwest Division teams, they've had the most trouble - a 2-3-1 record this season - against the Wild.
What the do the Canucks need to do? First, stop Marion Gaborik:
More, more, more 'Nucks related links from today's mainstream:
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It won't be easy for the Canucks. Of all the Northwest Division teams, they've had the most trouble - a 2-3-1 record this season - against the Wild.
What the do the Canucks need to do? First, stop Marion Gaborik:
Indeed, anyone who has watched Minnesota play this season can see the Wild have found a synchronous consistency that will make them dangerous when the playoffs start next month. But there also is one little statistic — three numbers and two dashes — that bleats too loudly to be ignored:Then stop Brian Rolston and Pavol Demitra:
21-6-4.
That's the Minnesota Wild's record this season with Gaborik in the lineup.
For the first time in franchise history, the Minnesota Wild sport three 20-goal scorers in Brian Rolston (26), Marian Gaborik (22) and Pavol Demitra (21).In six games against the Canucks this season, Rolston has eight points (4G-4A) and Demitra has seven (3G-4A); in his three games against Vancouver, Gaborik has three goals and an assist.
The Wild also have three goaltenders in Manny Fernandez, Niklas Backstrom and Josh Harding who have proved they can perform at the NHL level.
More, more, more 'Nucks related links from today's mainstream:
- A couple of Minnesota players have more than hockey on their mind. - Iain MacIntyre (Vancouver Sun), Ben Kuzma (Vancouver Province)
- Josh Green, out for 4-6 weeks with a sprained MCL, vows to return for the postseason. - Ben Kuzma (Vancouver Province)
- How did Bryan Smolinski take his trade to the Canucks? Well, he's used to being traded of course, but it doesn't get easier. - Ed Willes (Vancouver Province)
- And already, Smoke is making an impact. - Grant Kerr (Globe and Mail)
- Brent Sopel is back and hopes to never leave again. - Gordon McIntyre (Vancouver Province)
- Markus is apparently excited that Big Bert is a Red Wing. I'm not. I wish he stayed in the Eastern Conference. - Helene St. James (Detroit Free Press)
- Nathan Smith is back and back scoring, and the Manitoba Moose, much like their parent 'Nucks, are in first place. - Gary Lawless (Winnipeg Free Press)
- Wayne Gretzky - yes, Wayne Gretzky - was in Surrey this week to watch the Surrey Eagles' game against top prospect Kyle Turris and the Burnaby Express. - Nick Greenizan (Peach Arch News)
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2 Comments:
Stop Demitra, Rolston, and Gaborik?
Oh, is that all? Gee, that sounds easy.
I think you forgot to mention the need to beat their goalie... errr... whoever he is. All three of them are uber-talented, including the third-stringer who looks like he could battle it out for the #1 job on about half the teams in the league!
Yergh. This could get ugly, but I'm still saying 5-2 Canucks.
5-2 canucks 4-3 canucks same difference right?
bottom line :)
WE WIN ! :D
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