Sunday, March 14, 2004
CANUCKS 4, OILERS 3 (OT) -- FRIDAY
...And we're back online here at Casa de David.
Geoff Sanderson took a Markus Naslund pass off his skate, onto his stick, deked to his backhand, and put the puck past Jussi Markkanen with 33 ticks left in overtime to net the extra point for the Canucks. Finishing off the perfect two-on-one break gave Sanderson two big goals in his two games this year with the Canucks, with the other being the game-tying goal in the Minnesota game on Wednesday.
Between the two newbies Sanderson and Martin Rucinsky, one of their names were on all four Canuck goals. For Edmonton's newbies, Jussi Markkanen sucked in net, but Petr Nedved had two goals for the Oil, one of which was on a bad play by Dan Cloutier in the Canuck net, and the other Nedved goal may have been the same.
It was the 10th overtime win this year for the Canucks, tying them for the NHL lead in OT wins, with the other team being Saint Louis. The Oilers played their seventh overtime game in a row, an NHL record.
And since I'm lazy, here's the announcer postgame section with summed-up notes from postgame show host Dan Russell, play-by-play announcer John Shorthouse, and color commentator Tom Larscheid, who, by the way, is the perfect color guy. Knowledgeable, knows when to chime in, praises the team and players when they're great, harps on them when they're bad, and knows when what he's seeing is good or bad. He's easier to listen to as a color guy than Ron Fairly, and even though Rizzs isn't a color guy, Larscheid whoops him anyway. Here's the notes...
Dan: wonders if Rucinsky/Sanderson could equal Bertuzzi
Tom: both are very impressive and are fast skaters. Sanderson is lightning. Both have great shots. Rucinsky played a ton: 23 mins, plus-1. They'll fit in nicely.
John: Emotional win. Down two goals without Todd, but still won. Big lift.
Dan: It took VAN a while to realize they needed to get shots on a shaky Markkanen.
Tom: VAN played best in 3rd period, cycled well, was in sync. This might be fun to watch with the new guys...they've got speed.
Dan: EDM was horrible on the 4-on-4
John: VAN realized EDM was on the ropes; they had blown a two-goal lead
Tom: EDM played OT like a team afraid to lose
Dan: EDM booed off the ice
John: Eric Brewer had tough night...minus-3, could not get puck on stick
John: credit Brian Burke...put deals together in a quick hurry...new guys off to good start. Sami Salo plus-4
Dan: if Nedved and Rucinsky played that well in NY, maybe the Rangers would be better off
Tom: how does Rucinsky only have that many goals?
Dan: Canucks did not give up, were rewarded
Canuck goals: Bryan Allen (2), Martin Rucinsky (14), Brendan Morrison (18), Geoff Sanderson (15)
And then came the game against Ottawa last night, which Jeff from Fire Bavasi will probably give me some guff for...
Geoff Sanderson took a Markus Naslund pass off his skate, onto his stick, deked to his backhand, and put the puck past Jussi Markkanen with 33 ticks left in overtime to net the extra point for the Canucks. Finishing off the perfect two-on-one break gave Sanderson two big goals in his two games this year with the Canucks, with the other being the game-tying goal in the Minnesota game on Wednesday.
Between the two newbies Sanderson and Martin Rucinsky, one of their names were on all four Canuck goals. For Edmonton's newbies, Jussi Markkanen sucked in net, but Petr Nedved had two goals for the Oil, one of which was on a bad play by Dan Cloutier in the Canuck net, and the other Nedved goal may have been the same.
It was the 10th overtime win this year for the Canucks, tying them for the NHL lead in OT wins, with the other team being Saint Louis. The Oilers played their seventh overtime game in a row, an NHL record.
And since I'm lazy, here's the announcer postgame section with summed-up notes from postgame show host Dan Russell, play-by-play announcer John Shorthouse, and color commentator Tom Larscheid, who, by the way, is the perfect color guy. Knowledgeable, knows when to chime in, praises the team and players when they're great, harps on them when they're bad, and knows when what he's seeing is good or bad. He's easier to listen to as a color guy than Ron Fairly, and even though Rizzs isn't a color guy, Larscheid whoops him anyway. Here's the notes...
Dan: wonders if Rucinsky/Sanderson could equal Bertuzzi
Tom: both are very impressive and are fast skaters. Sanderson is lightning. Both have great shots. Rucinsky played a ton: 23 mins, plus-1. They'll fit in nicely.
John: Emotional win. Down two goals without Todd, but still won. Big lift.
Dan: It took VAN a while to realize they needed to get shots on a shaky Markkanen.
Tom: VAN played best in 3rd period, cycled well, was in sync. This might be fun to watch with the new guys...they've got speed.
Dan: EDM was horrible on the 4-on-4
John: VAN realized EDM was on the ropes; they had blown a two-goal lead
Tom: EDM played OT like a team afraid to lose
Dan: EDM booed off the ice
John: Eric Brewer had tough night...minus-3, could not get puck on stick
John: credit Brian Burke...put deals together in a quick hurry...new guys off to good start. Sami Salo plus-4
Dan: if Nedved and Rucinsky played that well in NY, maybe the Rangers would be better off
Tom: how does Rucinsky only have that many goals?
Dan: Canucks did not give up, were rewarded
Canuck goals: Bryan Allen (2), Martin Rucinsky (14), Brendan Morrison (18), Geoff Sanderson (15)
And then came the game against Ottawa last night, which Jeff from Fire Bavasi will probably give me some guff for...
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