Sunday, December 09, 2007
Penguins 2 Canucks 1 (SO)
First of all, I did take pictures at last night's game. Unfortunately, the pictures suck and I came to the realization that I need to bring a better camera to Canucks games. If my Secret Santa's reading this, hint, hint...
The game, on the other hand, didn't suck. The loss did, but the game itself was everything everyone wanted it to be. For the amount of hype there was, it didn't disappoint. There were lots of action, lots of hits and great goaltending. Yes, Sidney Crosby was the main attraction, but there were plenty of others who provided the entertainment. There was even a rare sighting of Matty Cooke dropping the gloves. (He didn't do that great, but hey, he at least decided to drop them for once.)
Roberto Luongo was Roberto Luongo. The Penguins were the better team early on but Louie held his ground. Because of him, the Canucks were only down by a goal going into the third period. Thanks to him, the game went as far as the sixth shooter on the shootout. How good was he? He stopped 31 of 32 shots and stopped Sid the Kid not once, but twice on penalty shots. (By the way, I'm still wondering how he ended up as the third star because in my mind he should have been the first.) Anyway, if you missed the mano-a-mano between Louie and Crosby, here's some video (via YouTube):
It's really a shame that the guys didn't get their legs going until the second period. I know they were playing their third game in four nights, but then again, so were the Pens. By the time they could muster up some offense, Dany Sabourin was in a groove - he finished with 35 saves on 36 shots - and the game was going into the shootout where the Canucks have still yet to win this season.
Speaking of which, what is it about the Canucks that they can't score in the shootout? So far this season, they've scored two goals on 14 shots and both of those goals were scored by Trevor Linden. He's almost becoming our team's version of Jussi Jokinen.
About the game around the blogosphere:
Monday night against Crow and the Kings
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The game, on the other hand, didn't suck. The loss did, but the game itself was everything everyone wanted it to be. For the amount of hype there was, it didn't disappoint. There were lots of action, lots of hits and great goaltending. Yes, Sidney Crosby was the main attraction, but there were plenty of others who provided the entertainment. There was even a rare sighting of Matty Cooke dropping the gloves. (He didn't do that great, but hey, he at least decided to drop them for once.)
Roberto Luongo was Roberto Luongo. The Penguins were the better team early on but Louie held his ground. Because of him, the Canucks were only down by a goal going into the third period. Thanks to him, the game went as far as the sixth shooter on the shootout. How good was he? He stopped 31 of 32 shots and stopped Sid the Kid not once, but twice on penalty shots. (By the way, I'm still wondering how he ended up as the third star because in my mind he should have been the first.) Anyway, if you missed the mano-a-mano between Louie and Crosby, here's some video (via YouTube):
It's really a shame that the guys didn't get their legs going until the second period. I know they were playing their third game in four nights, but then again, so were the Pens. By the time they could muster up some offense, Dany Sabourin was in a groove - he finished with 35 saves on 36 shots - and the game was going into the shootout where the Canucks have still yet to win this season.
Speaking of which, what is it about the Canucks that they can't score in the shootout? So far this season, they've scored two goals on 14 shots and both of those goals were scored by Trevor Linden. He's almost becoming our team's version of Jussi Jokinen.
About the game around the blogosphere:
- Hannah posts about the game in her sleep (kinda).
- Igloo Dreams and The Pens Blog has it covered from the Pittsburgh side of things.
Monday night against Crow and the Kings
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Comments/Questions: Feel free to post in the comments section or email me at gocanucksgo10 (at) hotmail (dot) com.
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Labels: game recap, Luongo, Penguins, Sid the Kid
Saturday, December 08, 2007
Game Day Post: Penguins at Canucks
It only took three years, but finally, Sid the Kid will play his first game in Vancouver.
There were a whole pile of links in yesterday's post. Here's a few more today:
Besides Crosby, there should be some intriguing subplots. Can Kesler stop Crosby? Can Louie? Who will Ruutu piss off? How does last year's backup (Sabourin) fare as a starter? The Penguins - minus Mark Recchi, who, incidentally, was claimed by the Atlanta Thrashers this morning - are 2-0 on this Western Canada road trip so far and playing a bit better. However, they lost Marc-Andre Fleury to some sort of ankle injury against Calgary on Thursday night.
Since that brutal Nashville game on November 1st, the Canucks are 6-0-1 at home. On their last homestand, Luongo of course recorded three consecutive shutouts, and actually, the team hasn't allowed a goal at GM Place since the first period of the November 18 game against the Calgary Flames. And after a successful three-game road trip - tonight's game is a short pit stop at home before they head out on the road for another four games - I hope they can keep the roll going.
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There were a whole pile of links in yesterday's post. Here's a few more today:
- Crosby, Penguins finally land in Vancouver (Elliott Pap, Vancouver Sun)
- Nice guy earned it all (Iain MacIntyre, Vancouver Sun)
- Vancouver finally gets taste of Sid the Kid (Cam Cole via National Post)
- Crosby finally makes it to Vancouver (Matthew Sekeres, Globe and Mail)
Besides Crosby, there should be some intriguing subplots. Can Kesler stop Crosby? Can Louie? Who will Ruutu piss off? How does last year's backup (Sabourin) fare as a starter? The Penguins - minus Mark Recchi, who, incidentally, was claimed by the Atlanta Thrashers this morning - are 2-0 on this Western Canada road trip so far and playing a bit better. However, they lost Marc-Andre Fleury to some sort of ankle injury against Calgary on Thursday night.
Since that brutal Nashville game on November 1st, the Canucks are 6-0-1 at home. On their last homestand, Luongo of course recorded three consecutive shutouts, and actually, the team hasn't allowed a goal at GM Place since the first period of the November 18 game against the Calgary Flames. And after a successful three-game road trip - tonight's game is a short pit stop at home before they head out on the road for another four games - I hope they can keep the roll going.
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Comments/Questions: Feel free to post in the comments section or email me at gocanucksgo10 (at) hotmail (dot) com.
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Labels: game day preview, Penguins, Sid the Kid
