Clean Sweep!!!BURRRROWS!!!!
Big Game Burrows, baby! Not the prettiest of goals, but g'damn... Nice to see Burrows bury it.
Big Game Burrows, baby! Not the prettiest of goals, but g'damn... Nice to see Burrows bury it.
Wow, a sweep. Never saw that one coming. The world really must be crumbling and in shambles, because I'm convinced the end of the world is coming after the Vancouver Canucks breeze through a playoff round. I think I'll be going to North Mart first thing tomorrow to stock up on canned goods, candles and batteries...
A little worried now, I guess, with the amount of time off they'll get, but at the same time, Mitchell was looking a little worse for wear in the third, Salo and Sundin (who cares?) will get a chance to heal up and Luongo, Hank Sedin and Ryan Johnson will get to rest up.
Luongo was the MVP of the series, no doubt. He's in that zone where it feels like nothing but garbage goals are going to get past him. It's wierd to watch and not even feel too worried when the team is getting peppered because Lou is back there.
But everyone played well I thought, with the exception maybe of Sundin and Demitra. Everyone played their role. The hardworking guys like Johnson, Bieksa and Mitchell all did their jobs. The Sedins scored when they had to, and Ohlund, Edler, Kesler and Burrows -- the core of the team and some of their best penalty killers -- and the third line (Raymond, Bernier and Wellwood) really all had strong series. The penalty killing was absolutely ridiculous, while the powerplay should not be overlooked because they provided a lot of backbreaking moments to the Blues.
I don't think the Canucks outplayed the Blues in all four games -- especially not games three or four -- but they seemed to capitalize on every one of their good chances. They weathered the crowd in St. Louis and put in goals when it mattered most.
I do think the Canucks were a lot luckier than the Blues, though. McDonald hit about a bazillion posts, Edler kept one out somehow early in game four, a lot of Vancouver's goals were bang-bang plays off the boards or wierd deflections, and I just felt we got a lot of bounces.
However, with the way the Canucks played and with Luongo patrolling the blue ice the way he is right now, they are going to beat most other teams in the league.
Mason Raymond sure is a beauty. The kid's wheels got us two big faceoffs in the Blues zone and he was the hardest worker on the ice all night, grinding in the corners, taking and dishing out hits. I have to admit, I never thought he had this in him. I always kind of thought he was a little soft. Apparently not.
Those Sedins were fun to watch on the PK in OT. They just casually dangle in, drop it and deke around. It's goofy.
I bet you Pavol Demitra loves to drink. I mean, he really loves to drink. To me, he comes off as this guy that gets really riled up (watch him after he misses a tap-in, he freaks out... or when Kesler or another linemate scores, he goes wild) and I bet once he has one drink, he just can't stop himself.
Demitra's fighting the puck a bit. He had a gimme out there with the Sedins with about 11 minutes left and put it right into Mason's pads. And in OT, he got a rebound and instead of firing it right on net, he went around behind and circled in front and ended up losing it. He's just got to pop one and I think it will come.
I don't think the Canucks outplayed the Blues in all four games -- especially not games three or four -- but they seemed to capitalize on every one of their good chances. They weathered the crowd in St. Louis and put in goals when it mattered most.
I do think the Canucks were a lot luckier than the Blues, though. McDonald hit about a bazillion posts, Edler kept one out somehow early in game four, a lot of Vancouver's goals were bang-bang plays off the boards or wierd deflections, and I just felt we got a lot of bounces.
However, with the way the Canucks played and with Luongo patrolling the blue ice the way he is right now, they are going to beat most other teams in the league.
Mason Raymond sure is a beauty. The kid's wheels got us two big faceoffs in the Blues zone and he was the hardest worker on the ice all night, grinding in the corners, taking and dishing out hits. I have to admit, I never thought he had this in him. I always kind of thought he was a little soft. Apparently not.
Those Sedins were fun to watch on the PK in OT. They just casually dangle in, drop it and deke around. It's goofy.
I bet you Pavol Demitra loves to drink. I mean, he really loves to drink. To me, he comes off as this guy that gets really riled up (watch him after he misses a tap-in, he freaks out... or when Kesler or another linemate scores, he goes wild) and I bet once he has one drink, he just can't stop himself.
Demitra's fighting the puck a bit. He had a gimme out there with the Sedins with about 11 minutes left and put it right into Mason's pads. And in OT, he got a rebound and instead of firing it right on net, he went around behind and circled in front and ended up losing it. He's just got to pop one and I think it will come.
One thing... I'm kind of getting a little tired of Luongo's flopping. He's been outstanding, but it's a bit much when someone doesn't even touch him and he's down. These are the kinds of things that bite you in the ass down the road, when refs will start thinking he's diving when he's really getting hit.
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