Ace_O_Spades

Well, it's a bit late for the start of the season, but right now we're 5-1-1, not too shabby, let's keep it up!

How do you guys feel about the squad this year? Any chance for the cup?

Personally I think we're solid enough, but I still worry about Cloutier... maybe this year will be the year he finally decides to be the man.

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silent_jay

Cloutier seems to be the weak point of the team, hopefully he can pull it together. While I'm a Leafs fan at heart, I do like Van, they always show up to play. Glad to see Bert back doing his thing.

If the Leafs don't take the cup then hopefully the Canucks will, any Canadian team but the damn Senators, I'm live Ottawa surrounded by Sens fans, jesus they make me sick. It's pathetic I even like the Habs more than the Sens and I've always hated the Habs.

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Temporary_User

tilted sports?

Granted the Canucks are a team located in Canada, is everyone posted about their team in their location's forum; tilted sports would be a pretty lame and boring forum.

canuckguy

I'm Canadian grew up around london ontario, about half way betweed detroit and toronto, but grew up closer to detroit (local tv broadcasted every game) than the leafs. So I am a dehard wingnut (season tickets in 87! well my parents did), I always cheer for any canadian team if it does not involve my wings. Vancouver being at the top of my list.
You guys have a great team, I like how the sendin twins are playing. All the grinding is gone and is really let them skate more. But like you said Cloutier is probably not gonna win you a cup. But you never know, look at Osgood, he was similar to Cloutier, awesome at times, but usually average or worse, but he some how won a cup. I am still amazed at that one.

streak_56

I really like Cloutier..... one of my favourite goalies. I think that he is more sound this year than in past years.... but we'll see at the end of the season.

Ace_O_Spades

nah.... the thread would be swept under the rug by the nascar, football and baseball threads

Colorado tonight wooo!

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Fly

fuckin' spanked the Avs..........sweet hockey man.

top of the league now.........don't fuck w/ the Canucks.

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Ace_O_Spades

yeah, we're kicking ass and taking names... i love it

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Suave

Just wait until the Flames warm up and stomp you.

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Antikarma

I was thinking the same about the Canucks. They may have a great record, but the fact that they are winning is more due to Jovanovski playing incredible and secondary scoring waking up. Wait till Bertuzzi gets his game back, or the defense settling down. This is a team that is still not playing anywhere near where it should be.

So as a big Canucks fan I wanna know, am I the only one who is NOT a big fan of Crawford?

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Leto

I too, bleed Blue. But being realistic, I don't see the 'if' at the beginning of your second paragraph. It's a definite that this year the Leafs wont take the cup.

BUT I do agree with every last one of your other sentiments. I Like the habs better than the Sens. I find nothing more arrogant than a Sens fan.

I like Vancouver to take it all. They have been my fav team (other than the hometown requirement) since back in the green & white hockeystick jersey days..

Go Canucks!

Fly

8/1/1........shall we figure out the parade route yet?

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Ace_O_Spades

jesus, noooo!

once we get past the first round i'll start getting my hopes up

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splck

agreed.

relax fly, you'll jinx em'....yet again.

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Antikarma

Wait, HE'S the one that jinxed em last year????

<gets the pitchforks and torches>

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Cubby

Or perhaps wait until we get past our usual Christmas slump....

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vox_rox

Names huh? Let's see, sign me up as 5-hole Auld, that'll work.

Kinda like in overtime vs. Colorado.

Sorry man, Canucks goaltending is SO girl scout, it's a good thing they have offense, and some cheap-shot defense or they'd be 4th from the bottom instead of the other way around.

Still, I really shouldn't be spouting for two reasons:

1) I'm supposed to be boycotting the league (fuck, what is WRONG with me?!)

and...

2) My Flames are looking like the girl scouts team that the canucks stole the goalies form.

Sorry Ace, my bad.

Forgive me?

Peace,

Pierre

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Ace_O_Spades

Our goaltending MAY suck.... but at least... well... yeah.

no comeback

our goaltending sucks, and we're gonna pay for it

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vox_rox

Well, maybe, maybe not. The Canucks are not in the strongest division, and the ARE playing remarkably well, even clean hockey. If they can keep playing their game, and keep some distance between themselves and the other teams in the division, they're in the playoffs come spring.

Now, in the playoffs it may come down to goaltending, gawd knows it has in the past. But don't forget, the Flames won the cup in 89 with Mike grab-me-a-beer-and-I'll-pretend-I'm-for-real Vernon, quite possibly the most mediochre goalie in NHL history. Alas, they also had Terry Crisp and one of the biggest and strongest teams in the league at the time, so Mikey got off lucky.

Maybe the Canucks can take a page from that book.

Or, they could buy a goalie.

Either way, I can't slag them too hard when I look at the record.

Good luck Ace,

Peace,

Pierre

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Well since this thread is around ill add my opinion....
1-0
4-3

Go Flames GO!!!

Ace_O_Spades

get the hell out of our thread you bastard!

HATE THE FLAMES!!!! AAAGGHGHHHHHHHH



just frustrated... thats all

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Temporary_User

Man, I loved saturdays game...
four fights one goal.
Oh, and that great hit on bertuzzi!!!

Then Mondays game... edge of the seat the whole game!!

Great hockey

Fly

hey!!!!!!!


no fuckin' flamers aloud in the canuck thread man.

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Temporary_User

Sorry, back to the canucks....

So what is your guys opinion of how the Sedin Sisters are playing so far this year?

Ace_O_Spades

quite well actually

Their line has 30 pts this year so far

What does calgary's second line have? 21

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canucker

Well, I think the Chuckie twins are doing just fine.

Went to the ol' timers hockey game in Calgary last night. They were having a silent auction and being that no one wanted to bid on this nice little article I thought I'd give it a new home.

My brother in law does all the Canucks eye testing so it is being shipped to Vancouver for an autograph then will be framed.



It will go nicely beside this:



P.S. I'm a big nucs fan.

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Ace_O_Spades

I have that picture of bert hanging in my house as well!

awesome

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Ace_O_Spades

HOW BOUT DANIEL SEDIN!?

all I have to say is vancouver 3, Ottawa 2

sweeeeet

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Fly

'cept for all those fucking penalties........it was an hell of a hockey game.


if those bastards could do that every game,we'd be laughing.

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silent_jay

Too many penalties in most games this year, but then again thats the 'new NHL' as they like to call it, bit I want the bloody old NHL back.

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Antikarma

This just in for you guys, as copied from Sportsline.com and Spector's Rumours. Take it for what you will

Vancouver Canucks Updated:12/09/2005
RW Todd Bertuzzi's name keeps coming up in rumors. The Rocky Mountain News says he could be headed to the New York Rangers, while the Edmonton Journal believes the Florida Panthers would give up RW Nathan Horton and D Mike Van Ryn to get him.

SPECTOR'S MAILBAG.

Nathan Wiltse sends in the following: " Todd Bertuzzi could be on his way to the New York Rangers, says the Rocky Mountain News, though the paper doesn't mention who might be heading to Vancouver in return. The Rangers do have room under the cap, with a player or two heading to Vancouver, to accomodate such a trade. The paper also notes that Dominic Moore, brother of Steve, plays for the Rangers. The Edmonton Journal throws the Florida Panthers into the Beruzzi mix, suggesting that Nathan Horton and Mike Van Ryn would get the Panthers in the ballpark.

From "Jim" comes the following rumour: "An article on tsn.ca mentioned that the Edmonton Journal lists Florida as a likely destination for Todd Bertuzzi with Nathan Horton and Mike Van Ryn mentioned as going the other way. Florida has plenty of cap room to absorb Bertuzzi's hefty salary and it was Mike Keenan who brought him to Vancouver in the first place. Keenan always has a big forward that he likes to haul around with him from team to team (remember Adam Creighton?). Vancouver would add depth at defence, a power forward with upside and save more than $3m on the cap, allowing them to make another addition prior to the trade deadline."

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Ace_O_Spades

I'll be a very sad Canuck fan to see him go.

that better not be true

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Ace_O_Spades

He spoke out today about not being traded, it's all a rumor
Nothing to see here, move along

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Fly

Clouts is gone for the season...........Auldy has to step up now.



oh..look..........they won again tonight in New York........


well isn't that something.



fuckin' Matt Cooke looked good too.......

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Ace_O_Spades

rollin flyman

we're rollin

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Fly

in more ways than one buddy........

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Fly

oh lookit that...........was that another win in Philly last night?

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Antikarma

Hey I missed last night's game, how WAS auld last night? 4GAA seems kinda unimpressive just off the scoresheet.

I dunno guys, I'm one of those fellas that HOPES Nonis swings something for Luongo. I like Cloutier, and I like Auld, but lets face it; we've NEVER had a goalie that can singlehandedly steal a game. At least not since McLean in his prime. Biron's name has been thrown around, but I put him on the same page as Clouts. The only other name being bandied around at the moment is Brodeur at the deadline, and thats about as likely as Gretzky donning skates for the playoffs IMHO.

Allow me to be the first fanboy to grab a Luongo for Prime Minister sign.

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Ace_O_Spades

double post, sorry.

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Ace_O_Spades

As long as we keep beating big teams like ottawa and philly, we don't need to worry about our net... things are getting done regardless.

Auld wasn't great, let in a few piss poor goals.... I continue to worry.

also, from my original post:

Guess not

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