Game 1B: PLAYOFFS Canucks @ DUCKS 4/25/07...7:00 PT

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Probable Starters: Jean Sebastien Giguere VS Roberto Luongo
WHO?: Ducks V Canucks
HOW?: (Eyes) KDOC, CBC, RDS, VERSUS, (Ears) 830 AM KLAA
WHEN?: Wednesday, April 25th, 2007...7:00 PT.
WHY?: For the make benefit of mankind
WHAT?: Duck's Regular Season Record: 48-20-14...110 Points/Canuck's Regular Season Record: 49-26-7...105 Points. Duck's Playoff Record: 4-1/Canuck's Playoff Record: 4-3.
Previous Matchups Between These Teams: The Ducks defeated the Canucks 4-2 in the last game. The season series is 3-0-1 in favor of our mallards! :handclap: The playoff series is 0-0 in favor of...nobody. :dunno:
WWWWWH? Trivia Question: Which players did Randy Caryle coach in the Manitoba Moose that are now on the Canuck's roster?
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WOOHO!! We are now all set and ready to go for the next series. The Ducks are coming off an impressive 4-1 series victory over the Minnesota Wild, while the Canucks are coming off a grueling 4-3 series victory over the Dallas Stars. This one should be a dandy folks! The timeless question of "Rest VS Momentum" will clearly be a factor in this series. Who will come out on top on this contest? We will find out (tomorrow) NIGHT!!! :) :yo:
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Feature Article of the Day...FROM OCREGISTER.COM

http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/sports/pros/ducks/abox/article_1667612.php
(To read the rest of the article, click the link).

Ducks long wait over (Written by Dan Wood)
Four days of uncertainty ended when the Ducks finally learned the identity of their second-round Stanley Cup playoff opponent.

The Vancouver Canucks qualified to face the Ducks in the Western Conference semifinals with a 4-1 victory over the visiting Dallas Stars in the seventh game of their opening-round series Monday night.

Vancouver — the Northwest Division champion by virtue of a 49-26-7 regular-season record good for 105 points, five fewer than the Ducks — becomes the fifth consecutive Ducks postseason opponent from the Northwest.

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Players to Watch

Since the Portland Pirates season is over ( :( ), I figured I would start a new section "Players to Watch." I will pick a player(s) from each team as my player to watch for that game. I could pick the same players two games in a row. So, without further ado...

-Anaheim Ducks

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#26-Samuel Palhson: The defensive ace of the Anaheim Ducks, Palhson will be charged with the unenviable task of shutting down the Sedin twins. Palhson, one of the premiere defensive centers in the game, was able to effectively shut down the Gaborik/Demitra pairing and his line actually scored more points than either team's top line. Will he be able to continue his brilliance and shut down his friends from Sweden?

Vancouver Canucks

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#22-Daniel Sedin
#33-Henrik Sedin: The two Sedin brothers are easily the Vancouver Canuck's best and most creative scoring threat. They may be the best cyclers of the puck in the entire game, making them tough to shut down. The Dallas Stars, despite their best efforts, could not fully contain the Sedins and they were able to capitalize. Their next task is to face the Duck's grind line of Samuel Palhson, Travis Moen, and Rob Niedermayer. Will they be able to be effective offensively?
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Well, that is all for me everyone. Toodle loo! I AM SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS GAME! :yo: Have a good evening and a good sleep! :)

Nice GDT as always DFC. I just got my brand new black Anaheim Ducks jersey and I must admit is a pretty sick looking jersey, I didn't like it when they first presented it but it has grown on me. I also drove by the Pond a couple of days ago when I was down in Cali and it looks better than I used to remember it.

Ps. that's a tough trivia question

Nice GDT as always DFC. I just got my brand new black Anaheim Ducks jersey and I must admit is a pretty sick looking jersey, I didn't like it when they first presented it but it has grown on me. I also drove by the Pond a couple of days ago when I was down in Cali and it looks better than I used to remember it.

Thanks as always iLau! Always appreciated! :)

Aren't the jerseys awesome? I have a black one myself. :yo: I am going to put "Beauchemin" on the back in the off-season. :D

Yep, first two games are on local television. :) (Next one on FSN).

Thanks for the accolades! :)

Haha. I see you changed some info there. Nice GDT btw. Too bad I won't be able to watch the game until after it happens. Yay for taping!!

Haha. I see you changed some info there. Nice GDT btw. Too bad I won't be able to watch the game until after it happens. Yay for taping!!

Me too. I'm playing hockey. What's your excuse?

What's game 1b mean?

What's game 1b mean?

The second game 1. I can change it if you want. :)

The season series is 3-1-0 in favor of our mallards!

Sorry I'm always the stickler, but that should read 3-0-1.

I am always ecstatic, though, when Pahlsson gets the shout-out. Great job!

Sorry I'm always the stickler, but that should read 3-0-1.

I am always ecstatic, though, when Pahlsson gets the shout-out. Great job!

No prob. I actually appreciate that everyone keeps me honest. :) And thanks for the thank yous! :)

Palhson rules! :yo:

:bow: GOD!

Palhson rules! :yo:

:bow: GOD!

Indeed he does. Here (http://battleofcalifornia.blogspot.com/2007/04/ana-min-review-forget-selke-lets-give.html)'s some Pahlsson love for ya.

Pahlsson was on the ice for 63% of Gaborik’s 5-on-5 ice time and 64% of Demitra’s. In addition to that impressive even-strength duty, he also led all Ducks in penalty-killing time (27:35, 55% of Anaheim’s total shorthanded time), in which the Wild managed to score zero PP goals. Remember, the Wild had the sixth-best power play in the league over the course of the regular season.

In the 5-game series, Sammy led all Ducks with 16 hits (twice as much as any of his teammates) and 58 faceoff wins (27 more than any of his teammates).

only 1 thing to say, he is GOD

we know that and it's time to realize it by league too, right selke?

Pahlsson was on the ice for 63% of Gaborik’s 5-on-5 ice time and 64% of Demitra’s.

Is it me or does that actually seem a little low? Or is it about expected due to there being 2/5 of the games in Minnesota where he was matched up less?

Is it me or does that actually seem a little low? Or is it about expected due to there being 2/5 of the games in Minnesota where he was matched up less?

It does feel a bit low; for these numbers I am relying on a pretty sweet (if it's accurate) site (http://www.timeonice.com/) that tracks 5-on-5 ice time and player correlations. It sweeps the NHL shift charts and lines them up nicely for guys like me with zero skills in that regard.

Per the H/R splits, though, I got results that said Pahlsson matched up with Gaborik 68% at home and 54% on the road; with Demitra 65% at home and 62% on the road.

I'll have to go to one of these game charts and do it by hand to check the accuracy, but that's the source, at least. Even though it seems like Pahlsson is everywhere all the time, he does rest sometimes (like all four goals-against in G4).

Plus Lemaire's no idiot. I'm sure he was able to get some free Gabby time through some coaching trickery.

Hopefully the Ducks learned their lesson about poor starts after sitting out a while from last year... I am very fearful of this game.

Good luck guys, hopefully it will be a good one. You have a very good team and fanbase. Should be a chippy series.

LETS GO DUCKS!

:hockey:

Is it me or does that actually seem a little low? Or is it about expected due to there being 2/5 of the games in Minnesota where he was matched up less?


Also Gaborik played a bit of PK remember.

Good luck tonight!

Trivia answers should be Kesler, Burrows, Green and Smith for the Nucks and Dipenta for the Ducks?

PS: These will probably be my last kind words to you till the series is over ;)

Also Gaborik played a bit of PK remember.
Well supposedly that's 5 on 5 ice time, PK shouldn't factor in.

I guess considering that we essentially play 3 lines, Pahlsson should be at 33 percent with no line matching. So to be almost double that might actually be impressive.

Trivia answers should be Kesler, Burrows, Green and Smith for the Nucks and Dipenta for the Ducks?


Add Bieksa to that list, as well.
Kent Huskins of the Ducks played in Manitoba for Carlyle, too.

Well supposedly that's 5 on 5 ice time, PK shouldn't factor in.

I guess considering that we essentially play 3 lines, Pahlsson should be at 33 percent with no line matching. So to be almost double that might actually be impressive.

People also need to keep in mind that just because Gaborik gets on the ice doesn't mean Pahlsson can just jump on. It could take him :30 to get the opportunity to get out there, and also it's not likely that Lemaire was throwing Gaborik out when Pahlsson was already there. So, there's definitely going to be parts of the shifts that don't overlap. 2/3 is pretty good overlap.

Good Luck from NYC. PLEASE DESTROY LUONGO!!!!!

I can't stand him, and all of his supporters. I want you to have no mercy. NO MERCY!!!

Getzlaf all day on him!!

Let's Go Ducks!!
Shake off the rust and play hard

Go Ducks! Beat the Nucks!

I am surprised of the lack of Canuck fans in this GDT, hopefully it can stay that way at least after the game.

GO CANUCKS GOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Gonna be a good one :yo:

3-1 Canucks

Luongo with the Hatty

3-1 Canucks

Luongo with the Hatty
And another scored in its own net :sarcasm:

And another scored in its own net :sarcasm:

That would be Turco that does that and he's playing golf right now.

Dolemite, just come out from the closet. We all know you love the Ducks.

Dolemite, just come out from the closet. We all know you love the Ducks.

Just Donald and Daffy. Just Donald and Daffy.

:sarcasm:

me likey duck.

Starting goalie? Bryzgalov or Giguere?

I am surprised of the lack of Canuck fans in this GDT, hopefully it can stay that way at least after the game.

I'd like to point out that you cursed it.... 4 posts after yours are Nuckers.... Nice work.

Starting goalie? Bryzgalov or Giguere?

Actually, I heard that Luongo is so good that he will be playing goalie for both teams! :yo:

I'd like to point out that you cursed it.... 4 posts after yours are Nuckers.... Nice work.

5 MUWHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Starting goalie? Bryzgalov or Giguere?
Jiggy will get the nod

Wow. Burke spoke to the Vancouver media this morning for 45 minutes when he only wanted to talk for a few minutes.

Wow. Burke spoke to the Vancouver media this morning for 45 minutes when he only wanted to talk for a few minutes.

You know how he is, he loves to romance the microphone then make sweet passionate love to the microphone.

You know how he is, he loves to romance the microphone then make sweet passionate love to the microphone.

My money sez that Province reporter Tony Gallegher not being there might be the reason why he was going on for so long.

5 MUWHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooo
oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:cry:

My money sez that Province reporter Tony Gallegher not being there might be the reason why he was going on for so long.

Tony Gallegher a.k.a Wetcoaster?

2 of our top 4 defensemen won't be in. I expect Anaheim to not dress Pronger and Niedermayer in the effort of fair play.

2 of our top 4 defensemen won't be in. I expect Anaheim to not dress Pronger and Niedermayer in the effort of fair play.

Bieksa and who?

Salo. Although apparently he's a GT decision but he'll probably be out.

ouch

ouch
I'll agree with you there.

Bieksa is probably gone for a few games. He was our leading TOI for the team. Salo was probably our 3rd best defenseman after Mitchell and Bieksa.

last time we played you guys i thought Bieksa was by far your best defenseman.

Bad luck, but the Canucks gotta suck it up, it's part of the playoffs.
Missing Bieksa, Salo, Kesler and Cooke sucks, but other guys have to step up.

I'd like to point out that you cursed it.... 4 posts after yours are Nuckers.... Nice work.

Tell me about it...

2 of our top 4 defensemen won't be in. I expect Anaheim to not dress Pronger and Niedermayer in the effort of fair play.

Haven't you been paying attention? We're dirty cheaters. Not only are we dressing Pronger and Niedermayer, we're borrowing Regehr and Kaberle to play on our third pairing. And Parros is going after Ohlund's knee. AND the lights will go out every time Vancouver has the puck. And the visitor's locker room won't have any clean towels. We're pulling out all the stops here.

Haven't you been paying attention? We're dirty cheaters. Not only are we dressing Pronger and Niedermayer, we're borrowing Regehr and Kaberle to play on our third pairing. And Parros is going after Ohlund's knee. AND the lights will go out every time Vancouver has the puck. And the visitor's locker room won't have any clean towels. We're pulling out all the stops here.

Thats the funniest thing i have ever read on the boards.

Haven't you been paying attention? We're dirty cheaters. Not only are we dressing Pronger and Niedermayer, we're borrowing Regehr and Kaberle to play on our third pairing. And Parros is going after Ohlund's knee. AND the lights will go out every time Vancouver has the puck. And the visitor's locker room won't have any clean towels. We're pulling out all the stops here.

Top-notch response. Just flat-out great. :handclap:

Tell me about it...

Me too....oh...wait...

:sarcasm:

Good luck tonight!

Trivia answers should be Kesler, Burrows, Green and Smith for the Nucks and Dipenta for the Ducks?

PS: These will probably be my last kind words to you till the series is over ;)

Add Bieksa to that list, as well.
Kent Huskins of the Ducks played in Manitoba for Carlyle, too.

BING BING BING BING!! Very good Steveorama and helloworld!!! :handclap: :handclap: For your prizes, you each get a...

http://frn.sdstate.edu/Lending_LibraryPics/Inventory%20Pictures/Chutes%20and%20Ladders%202418.JPG A BOX CONTAINING THE FUN FILLED GAME OF CHUTES AND LADDERS!!! :) :handclap: :yo:

BING BING BING BING!! Very good Steveorama and helloworld!!! :handclap: :handclap: For your prizes, you each get a...

http://frn.sdstate.edu/Lending_LibraryPics/Inventory%20Pictures/Chutes%20and%20Ladders%202418.JPG A BOX CONTAINING THE FUN FILLED GAME OF CHUTES AND LADDERS!!! :) :handclap: :yo:

That board game was so awesome.

Did they stop calling it "Snakes and Ladders" because they felt it was too scary for children? I forget.

Here's to a good game tonight, btw. ;)

Go Ducks. :yo:

Go Ducks. :yo:

:yo:

Me too. I'm playing hockey. What's your excuse?

I have band rehearsal from 7-9 but I'll be gone from 6-9:30. :(
I would have replied sooner but I haven't been able to go on the computer until recently.

GOOO DUCKS!!:yo:

Go Ducks. :yo:

Yeah!

Odd, Versus isn't working for me right now.

Good thing for KDOC! :yo:

game time

Odd, Versus isn't working for me right now.

Good thing for KDOC! :yo:

Good thing for you!

At my place we were all wigging out because the game isn't on KDOC's schedule, so we were all confused. I read your post and figured it out.

Does anyone mind updating people that can't watch the game through this GDT? I am watching the game on Soapcast, but a 512k internet connection is too laggy. Thank you.

Versus for me tonight.

Switched to Verizon and they don't have KDOC.

Does anyone mind updating people that can't watch the game through this GDT? I am watching the game on Soapcast, but a 512k internet connection is too laggy. Thank you.

McDonald19 does periodic updates throughout the game. :) BTW Mac, is that the new service they are offering?

I'd do it, but I have to go study/watch the game now. :dunno:

Odd, Versus isn't working for me right now.

Good thing for KDOC! :yo:

It's one of those blackouts to certain areas. I thought it odd for a moment and remember this. I don't recall VS not working with FSW, though. ::: raising shoulders :::

I like VS better than KDOC's feed.

Go Ducks, Go!

It's one of those blackouts to certain areas. I thought it odd for a moment and remember this. I don't recall VS not working with FSW, though. ::: raising shoulders :::

I like VS better than KDOC's feed.

Go Ducks, Go!

Usually, VS has the exclusivity though, not the other way around. I think the channel just isn't working right now.

Jeez, Jiggy swimming there and a Nucks PP upcomming.

Van almost got a freebie off of Scotty, but I don't know where the penalty was?

Van almost got a freebie off of Scotty, but I don't know where the penalty was?

Hooking probably. I'm just glad it is still 0-0.

Half of the PK almost killed.

Great killing so far. Canucks PP looks lifeless right now.

OMG, what a dive. Jeez. That was PATHETIC.

BTW Mac, is that the new service they are offering?



yeah Verizon Fios...

On the PK, Scotty intercepted a pass and created a 3 on 2 offensive opportunity.

Uh-oh... Sedin fell "dramatically" on a slight tap from Robbie. 5-3 now.

yeah Verizon Fios...

How is it?

Ducks get lucky on the PK. three touch passes on a 3 on 2 by the Canucks and JS buys a pipe! PK did it's job. Still 0-0.

How is it?

so far it's been great.

wow...Parros and Thornton both in.

Thornton-Shannon-Parros

If Vancouver hit the flippin net with some of those shots, it would be 2-0 right now. Vancouver may regret this later.

lol...Pronger just schooled Cowan.

LOL!!! and then Cowan scores!!

Scotty needs to wake up.

1-0 Vanc

Arg, not the start that the Ducks wanted. Jeez Scotty, what's up?

Niedermeyer is having a terrible game so far.

Ducks now playing physical and Prongers get Cowan.

A turnover on the defensive end and the Canucks get on the board first. Cowan goes over the arm of JS and red light.

Ducks to the powerplay after these commercials.

omg scotty you should do better than that

PP for ducks, too many man on ice for vancouver

Great glove save there. That would have went in against Backstrom probably.

Scotty doesn't seem like he's on his game. He misses a simple pass from Getz going up the ice on the PP.

WOOHOO ANDY!!!!!!!!!!!! :yo::yo::yo:

1-1

McDonald rebound goal

Andy Scores on the PP! 1-1.

Oh oh...Luongo is on his game...that is a goal on just about every other goalie in the league...

Duckies need to crash that net. That is the only way they get him off his game. Good grief...did I call that one or what?

This is going to be a great playoff series.

yeahhhaaaa andy

Oh oh...Luongo is on his game...that is a goal on just about every other goalie in the league...

Duckies need to crash that net. That is the only way they get him off his game. Good grief...did I call that one or what?

Yeah, that was a pretty amazing call. As soon as you say that, Mac scores with 6 players in front of Luongo and no possible way Luongo saw it.

Perry passes to Pronger at the top of the ice and Pronger launches it. It bounces off in front of the scrum. Andy picks up the puck and patiently skates around the scrum and waits to find the opening, to which he makes the best of it.

Cowan's line gets another grade A scoring chance.

Another Duck's PP!

another Ducks powerplay coming up.

Another PP opportunity for the DUcks as one of the checking line gets tripped up as he got past a Canuck forward.

Vancouver is playing with fire here...you can't give this unit too many chances.

And yes that sounds homeristic...I don't care. :D

Yeah, that was a pretty amazing call. As soon as you say that, Mac scores with 6 players in front of Luongo and no possible way Luongo saw it.

It's a bit odd being a long time and die hard Kings fan, but living in OC & wanting playoff hockey here so I can keep going to playoff games.

That is why the perfect scenario is the Duckies making it to the cup finals and losing in game 7 :)

It's a bit odd being a long time and die hard Kings fan, but living in OC & wanting playoff hockey here so I can keep going to playoff games.

That is why the perfect scenario is the Duckies making it to the cup finals and losing in game 7 :)

Remember, you are on the Anaheim Duck Post-Season Wagon. ;)

Glad we have ya for the duration. :)

Van PK plays well and kills off the penalty. They're not letting the pointmen have more than enough time with the puck.

Van PK plays well and kills off the penalty. They're not letting the pointmen have more than enough time with the puck.

Yeah, they have adjusted. The first PP, Pronger was wide open for a shot at least 2-3 times.

SELANNE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :yo::yo::yo::yo:

Ducks look good. The penalties in the beginning hurt them but they have taken over this game in the last few minutes. The combination of size and speed is hard to control.

...good grief, they scored again when I said something positive about them...

Teemu drops one in after a nice pass from Andy Mac...

Another Ducks PP...Vancouver on their heels.

Wow! Awesome goal! Kunitz to Andy near the boards and Andy hits a gliding Teemu who goes from forehand to backhand into half an open net. Awesome!

Ducks look good. The penalties in the beginning hurt them but they have taken over this game in the last few minutes. The combination of size and speed is hard to control.

...good grief, they scored again when I said something positive about them...

:bow:

I am going to the Vancouver site to see how they're doing...I'll be back...this feels like crashing a party...

man that was a sweet goal...

The Ducks got the message about traffic that is for sure. There is always at least 2 Ducks in front of the net when a shot occurs.

Selanne is amazing...

The refs are allowing a lil' interference in slowing down the Duck players from getting to the puck on the Van PK.

3-1

Andy from Teemu!

ANDY MAC!!!!!!!!!!! :handclap::handclap::handclap:

Nice, McDonald :yo:

Selanne pays Andy back on the rush. Andy goes forth, half dekes and slides the puck between Luongo's five hole. Ducks up 3-1.

3:1 wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooha :handclap:

The Nucks seemingly cannot handle the Duck's speed. Unlike the Wild series, speed will make a huge difference.

End of period. 3-1.

1st period: Ducks 3, Canucks 1.

Vancouver is playing well with the Ducks. The Ducks have rust showing throw (Scotty missing pucks and many turnovers). The non-existant first line in the Wild Series has decided to put a stamp on this series early with 3 goals to show for it. Without the PP or the quickness of the first line, the Canucks could be holding a 1-0 lead. A different set of players to rely upon in this series. My, oh, my how versatile the Ducks are.

Your GDT's are huge compared to the Flames board. >_>

Your GDT's are huge compared to the Flames board. >_>

Welcome Calgary. You are becoming quite the Duck fan I must say. Cool stuff. :)

Is Nieds sick or something? 3 or 4 horrible turnovers right in front of Jiggy

Pennywise singer is at the Duck game. :yo:

Burrows taking some free shots at Selanne.

thats what Burrows does...terrible fighter but he has to agitate to stay in the NHL.

Ref gives Selanne a call for complaining about the shots from Burrows.

Wow. Teemu gets a penalty for having an opinion. Hmmm.

Pennywise singer is at the Duck game. :yo:

I've actually sung with them. True story.

Ducks kill the "opinionated" penalty. Although, Van nearly got a goal due to a lot of ping-ponging off of different players.

A PP opportunity for the Ducks by way of Ohlund hooking. 4th PP for the Ducks.

Pennywise singer is at the Duck game. :yo:

Next game we'll have a country singer.

incidental contact...where is Kunitz supposed to go?

Kunitz with a pick. Penalty. 4-4 for a bit. then a Van PP

OT- I just saw a close-up of AndyMac. If that's his beard at about 2 weeks worth of growth, then I make him look good enough to Michael Jackson when compared to what I have! LoL

ahhahhahaha Behind Luongo there are fans with 'Staches! LoL

Burrows trying to get under the skin of Selanne.

what a referee :D

after whistle they call diving?:)

Luongo robs Perry of a goal with a quick glove and the mind to keep the glove outside the net.

Scotty starting to make some things happen.

Luongo keeping his team in the game.

should be 5 or 6 to 1.

Oh! Andy couldn't lift the puck high enough because the top of net was open due to Luongo fishing along the ice.

Good period. Just one more baby!

If ducks win this game..they take the series..

Pennywise singer is at the Duck game. :yo:


Really? I didn't see him. Did they zoom in on him or something?

If ducks win this game..they take the series..

Indeed. Every team to win the 1st game of a playoff series goes on to win the series it's skientific.

Burrows trying to get under the skin of Selanne.

Paging Shawn Thornton... cleanup on aisle three.

Ducks powerplay coming up...finish them!

Oh yeah, Rory Fitzpatrick. How come no one mentioned him as a gamebreaker for the Canucks? Like how he just gave us a PP.

powerplay looks good tonight...no problems getting control in the zone and setting up at all.

We're doing a good job of mixing up the looks we give them, too. Don't settle for the windup from Pronger. Everyone knows that's coming.

4-1

nice passing by the kids...Perry to Penner to Getzlaf.

F***ing fantastic. Great play. Just great.

4 straight goals and the PPG line is creeping out!

Sabourin in net.

Luongo is definitely no Turco when it comes to that aspect of the game. heh

Ha, Sabourin is in.

Goalie change. Luongo is now trying to be a poor man's version of Bryz.

so long-o Luongo for the rest of the night, it seems


(I'll admit, I just wanted to say "so long-o Luongo")

Naslund still wears #19 right? Just checking.

Haha. I get in my car, I turn on the radio.. and Getzlaf scores!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Selanne saw the opportunity to get some revenge on Burrows.

Burrows wants some of Selanne-what a tough guy lol

Ha. Selanne dishing it back to Burrows. Although he gets the penalty.

Stache and Thornton getting some powerplay time!

Giggy looks real sloppy.

Nice PP line. Parros, Thornton, Shannon.

Andy Mac hat-trick!

5-1

HATTIE. Andy Mac says off first series what?

yahh ice girls get to skate around and pick up the hats and towels.

HATTIE.

No no. We will not call them "hatties." No Altitude-isms.

Luongo = best goalie ever right?

A 5-3 PP goal by Andy Mac. Huskins at the top of the ice and passed it down to the corner to Andy. Andy crept towards the net and Sab thought it would be a pass, but Andy shot the puck above the goalie's paddle and in between the legs. The hats and flags began to fly onto the ice.

:teach: yahh ice girls get to skate around and pick up the hats and towels.

I enjoy the impracticality of their outfits. :teach:

:teach:

I enjoy the impracticality of their outfits. :teach:

Exactly!

Luongo = best goalie ever right?

Certainly he's better than Brodeur right? Because of all the great playoff success he's had... :sarcasm:

bedtime. Good game tonight boys. I enjoy non-stressful games in which we win. :handclap:

Luongo is a good goalie, but judging from games we played against Luongo in the regular season he is doesn't do that great when he plays the Anaheim offense. We must be doing something that gets to him. Maybe is our home ice :).

Predictable game. Canucks missing four key players and a tired Luongo gets to finally have a rest.

So is the moral of the night "missing two of your top defensemen" > "rust from almost a week off"?

Great win! I can't complain! Congrats to all, especially Mac.

On to Game 2. :)

Yay. Congrats to Andy Mac. NHL's first star (http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?page=ThreeStarsPage&service=page)!!
http://cdn.nhl.com/images/threeStars1.gifhttp://cdn.nhl.com/photos/mugs/8468434.jpg

Well... that was a gimme for the Ducks, lol! The Canucks looked absolutely brutal out there. They just couldn't cope missing 2 of their top 4 defencemen -- Anaheim took advantage of horrible defensive work.

Hopefully the game will go to the Ducks heads and give them a false sense of reassurance, because the rest of the games here on in are going to be much tighter.

Predictable game. Canucks missing four key players and a tired Luongo gets to finally have a rest.

Aw c'mon. We all know you were missing key players and Luongo was tired, all Canuck fans don't have to come in here and let us know every post. Canucks only showed some hope during the first 10mins of the game.

Great win, good to see the Ducks take over there. Congrats to Andy Mac on his hat trick!

Here is where Niedermeyer & Pronger REALLY come in handy. Not on the ice, but that locker room presence to keep the players focused & confident, not cocky and underestimating their opponents...

Way to gooo Duuuuckkkssss.. Way to Go... *tsh tsh tshh tshh*
Way to gooo Duuuuckkkssss.. Way to Go...

Wow I never realized how underrated Andy Mcdonald is. Him and Selanne do everything at such a fast pace its amazing to watch (when its not against my team).
Ducks sure looked like they had their timing right after such a long lay off. Hopefully the Canucks will be better next game.

I am probably the most hated guy in Vancouver for now.

I am probably the most hated guy in Vancouver for now.

Nice. :naughty: You wearing your new Ducks jersey? :)

I am probably the most hated guy in Vancouver for now.

Sopel is probably a close second. God he was brutal.

Gonrats to Ducks. It's cool to see the most Canadian hockey team to win :yo:

Too bad we rookies can't grow any 'stache here. Moustache are just too cool. You just can't beat the 'stache. Ever.

Lord Stanley gonna give himself to the porn power of 'stache. He just can't resist it. Too bad the other silly teams don't undestand it. They should give up while they still have a chance. Well, they gonna learn the power of 'stache hard way. Resistance is futile.

Well... that was a gimme for the Ducks, lol! The Canucks looked absolutely brutal out there. They just couldn't cope missing 2 of their top 4 defencemen -- Anaheim took advantage of horrible defensive work.

Hopefully the game will go to the Ducks heads and give them a false sense of reassurance, because the rest of the games here on in are going to be much tighter.

Okay, put your missing defensemen in and we'll see what difference makers they are.

Pronger: 32:57

This guy is a tank!

Pronger: 32:57

This guy is a tank!

Considering Pronger's size/playing time ratio, that is an understatement. Ducks have a mutha******* Bismarck in their lineup and I doubt that one ever sinks.

Good game Ducks. Way to go!!!
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Skated em out of the building.

Some nice passing plays this game.

Only complaint about tonights game would be only getting 1 ppg on Luongo with all those chances but we looked good through most of them. Our PK didn't give up a whole lot to the Canucks at all they were very good.

Great to see our top line put in 9 points tonight. Also great to see Pronger throwing some big hits, Niedermayer after that non clear really gave the Canucks trouble with his speed and puck handling in transition.

Giguere was good I don't remember him giving up many rebound chances at all.

I am probably the most hated guy in Vancouver for now.

Yea no kidding, if we win this series I wont be able to go back to BC for a while :(

Congrats on the win. I found myself strangely rooting for you guys.

I feel dirty.

lolz at all the Nuck whiners complaining about the Anaheim crowd. Just when you think you've seen it all on hfboards. They get smacked around, and complain about the crowd. You'd think they would have other, more important issues to deal with. Unreal.

Good luck in Game 2.

Giguere played a solid game, not that pucks rained on him but he had good poistioning all game long and didn't give many rebounds. That being said, I thought Giguere could have easily had that Cowan shot. Oh well...

solid game, guys. You outclassed us in all aspects of the game. Impressed with the Ducks puck movement, especially in the offensive zone. I hope we can get some bodies back to make a series of it, because I honestly don't think the Canucks played bad tonight and look at the score.

Did anyone see that guy with the "Snoop Dogg welcomes you to Honda Center" sign during the KDOC highlight reel? It was toward the end of the game, maybe 2nd to last commercial break?

Freaking awesome.

solid game, guys. You outclassed us in all aspects of the game. Impressed with the Ducks puck movement, especially in the offensive zone. I hope we can get some bodies back to make a series of it, because I honestly don't think the Canucks played bad tonight and look at the score.

Vancouver needs better transition defense as well as better outlet passes in game 2. They were killed in both respects tonight...they may need to trap a little more to contain Anaheim's speed. They just dont have the legs to keep up right now. We'll see.

Congrats on the win. I found myself strangely rooting for you guys.

I feel dirty.

lolz at all the Nuck whiners complaining about the Anaheim crowd. Just when you think you've seen it all on hfboards. They get smacked around, and complain about the crowd. You'd think they would have other, more important issues to deal with. Unreal.

Good luck in Game 2.

thankyou.


Now I need a shower as well.

Vancouver needs better transition defense as well as better outlet passes in game 2. They were killed in both respects tonight...they may need to trap a little more to contain Anaheim's speed. They just dont have the legs to keep up right now. We'll see.

injuries. your playing a battered team. some very important parts of the canucks team out of the lineup on defense and forwards.

lol, someone needs to tell vancouver fans that this isnt BOXING LOL, when andymac scored hattrick them nucks tossed them tovels on ice asking for refs to quit this complete butchery. :teach:

lol lol lol :handclap: :handclap:

Good work, prove it to Vancouver... You need goals to win. (More than one)

Came home drunk from the bar last night and apparently got banned from the global GDT. Sorry if I insulted anybody here...

Came home drunk from the bar last night and apparently got banned from the global GDT. Sorry if I insulted anybody here...

Booze happens to the best of us. No worries.

Is anyone worried that the Ducks won't be ready for the next team if they steamroll over the Canucks?

Is anyone worried that the Ducks won't be ready for the next team if they steamroll over the Canucks?

Bit early to worry about that. But I'd rather worry about that than worry about winning the series at all.

Is anyone worried that the Ducks won't be ready for the next team if they steamroll over the Canucks?

I only worry about a first game letdown (luckily last night it was a first 5 minute letdown). I think after that, they'll get it going especially if they play 4 or 5 and the Sharks/Wings play 6 or 7. The Canucks are going to be in trouble considering they haven't had 2 consercutive days off since the playoffs started and wouldn't get tehm again until after game 5 in this series. Hopefully the Sharks/Wings have the same issues.

Came home drunk from the bar last night and apparently got banned from the global GDT. Sorry if I insulted anybody here...

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Congrats on the win. I found myself strangely rooting for you guys.

I feel dirty.

lolz at all the Nuck whiners complaining about the Anaheim crowd. Just when you think you've seen it all on hfboards. They get smacked around, and complain about the crowd. You'd think they would have other, more important issues to deal with. Unreal.

Good luck in Game 2.

And by "all", you mean the guy who started that thread and maybe one other? Great comprehension there, buddy.

Great game by the Ducks yesterday... y'all rolled the Nucks pretty good. Hopefully Salo's back next game and the Nucks show a little more polish.

I am probably the most hated guy in Vancouver for now.

no, don't worry about it. No one knows who you are.

Is there a (legal) way to download last nights game from the internet? Yahoo?

Thx.

Came home drunk from the bar last night and apparently got banned from the global GDT. Sorry if I insulted anybody here...
You were pretty much a d-bag. Call an ex-girlfriend next time.

You were pretty much a d-bag. Call an ex-girlfriend next time.
Never. Next time just accept my apology. ;)