Canucks 1 Wild 2

• The truth is, the boys looked flat last night. Minnesota took the game to them and forced them to take some lazy penalties. Altogether, the Canucks were shorthanded seven times, including four times in the first period that set the tone for the game.
• I thought it was funny hearing the Wild fans boo mild-mannered Mattias. Given the incident with Mikko Koivu, the reception wasn't unexpected. But it's funny because next to Markus Naslund and Sami Salo, Ohlund is probably my least expected Canuck to be public enemy no. 1.
• Despite the balanced scoring the Canucks have received in the past month, I'm still hoping that the Canucks can find one more guy that has some decent offensive instincts. While I've always appreciated the work of Brendan Morrison's line - at both ends of the ice - imagine what it would be like if Mo had someone with some finish to pass the puck to.
• Where did this Steve Yzerman-like Markus Naslund come from? On the offensive end, Nazzy had three shots on goal - the classic Naslund kind, not the wimpy 2006-2007 ones - and defensively, backchecked and probably broke up just as many Minnesota plays. And this isn't a one-game phenomenon either. Nazzy's consistently been doing this for about a month now.

• Luongo's shutout streak ends in loss to Wild (CP via Globe and Mail)
• Brain cramp sinks Canucks (Ben Kuzma, Vancouver Province)
• Deflection finally beats Luongo (Ben Kuzma, Vancouver Province)
• Voros' voracious play has 'em going Wild in Minnesota (Ben Kuzma, Vancouver Province)
• All Canucks' parts point to much better year (Ed Willes, Vancouver Province)
• Canucks streaks end (Brad Ziemer, Vancouver Sun)
• Wild boo-birds can't rattle Ohlund (Brad Ziemer, Vancouver Sun)
• Minnesota Wild rookie Aaron Voros delivers 1-2 punch (John Shipley, Pioneer Press)
• Wild's Belanger cheers jet-lag parity plan (Michael Russo, Star-Tribune)

• Post-game thoughts from Waiting for Stanley.

Labels: game recap, Luongo, Ohlund, Wild