Saturday, March 13, 2004
WILD 1, CANUCKS 1 (OT) -- WEDNESDAY
For the first game after the Todd Bertuzzi incident, and the first game with their new acquisitions, it was somewhat unknown beforehand how the Canucks would react with this home game against Minnesota.
New guys Marc Bergevin, Geoff Sanderson, and Martin Rucinsky all played pretty well in their first game with the Canucks (Sanderson was a Canuck a long time ago, so technically not his first game), and Sanderson potted the equalizing goal (14th goal of the year) in the third period which got the point for the Canucks. The result could have been bad though, as Filip Kuba of the Wild hit the post with about two seconds left to nearly win it late for Minnesota. All in all, thanks to the timing of the Canuck goal, which was late, and the fact that it wasn't a win, it was a mostly quiet night at the Garage.
I could try to say something about the game, but it was the same night where I was trying to read two scientific papers and make up and type out a four-page paper for my cartography project. So, I'll probably just call in sick and let the crew of Dan, John, and Tom take the rest of this post. To make it even more ghetto, I'll minimally edit the postgame notes I took.
Dan: It was a difficult game to play -- a tough night to play hockey
Tom: Encouraged by Canucks...not a lot of scoring, but good third period. Liked the new guys. Rucinsky good, Sanderson adds "flash and dash." team to EDM tomorrow, probably good to get away from VAN and the media crush
John: Kuba goal would have been deflating
Dan: Both teams had skeleton lineups, not a typical MIN/VAN game
Tom: Almost like Matt Cooke and Matt Johnson (involved in incident earlier in the year) said they'd only have one fight all night. There was no indication of a goon show that we'd usually seen in the past
John: How do you bounce back from being mortified and play physically demanding hockey? Was encouraged by energy
John: Night of extremes for Cloutier...a couple of bobbles, but some great saves
Tom: happy to see Cloutier come back w/strong game...happy that the Kuba shot didn't go in. Cloutier robbed a lot of guys though. ... Mattias Ohlund was dominant in the 3rd period.
Dan: Brendan Morrison good game, led with 4 shots. Everyone was bracing for the Bertuzzi announcement (the suspension hadn't been handed down yet)
John: Happy when it's over with...bad thing is that NHL by scratching head has gotten themselves front-page headlines for another day
Dan: It makes you wonder if the decision was made before the (Bertuzzi apology) press conference
Tom: you wonder if Colin Campbell could see the Bertuzzi reaction. Was moved by the Bertuzzi words...genuine, moving. ... Most Colin Campbell decisions are announced same day as the hearing.
Yes, I am lazy. Last night's VAN/EDM game stuff will be coming shortly.
New guys Marc Bergevin, Geoff Sanderson, and Martin Rucinsky all played pretty well in their first game with the Canucks (Sanderson was a Canuck a long time ago, so technically not his first game), and Sanderson potted the equalizing goal (14th goal of the year) in the third period which got the point for the Canucks. The result could have been bad though, as Filip Kuba of the Wild hit the post with about two seconds left to nearly win it late for Minnesota. All in all, thanks to the timing of the Canuck goal, which was late, and the fact that it wasn't a win, it was a mostly quiet night at the Garage.
I could try to say something about the game, but it was the same night where I was trying to read two scientific papers and make up and type out a four-page paper for my cartography project. So, I'll probably just call in sick and let the crew of Dan, John, and Tom take the rest of this post. To make it even more ghetto, I'll minimally edit the postgame notes I took.
Dan: It was a difficult game to play -- a tough night to play hockey
Tom: Encouraged by Canucks...not a lot of scoring, but good third period. Liked the new guys. Rucinsky good, Sanderson adds "flash and dash." team to EDM tomorrow, probably good to get away from VAN and the media crush
John: Kuba goal would have been deflating
Dan: Both teams had skeleton lineups, not a typical MIN/VAN game
Tom: Almost like Matt Cooke and Matt Johnson (involved in incident earlier in the year) said they'd only have one fight all night. There was no indication of a goon show that we'd usually seen in the past
John: How do you bounce back from being mortified and play physically demanding hockey? Was encouraged by energy
John: Night of extremes for Cloutier...a couple of bobbles, but some great saves
Tom: happy to see Cloutier come back w/strong game...happy that the Kuba shot didn't go in. Cloutier robbed a lot of guys though. ... Mattias Ohlund was dominant in the 3rd period.
Dan: Brendan Morrison good game, led with 4 shots. Everyone was bracing for the Bertuzzi announcement (the suspension hadn't been handed down yet)
John: Happy when it's over with...bad thing is that NHL by scratching head has gotten themselves front-page headlines for another day
Dan: It makes you wonder if the decision was made before the (Bertuzzi apology) press conference
Tom: you wonder if Colin Campbell could see the Bertuzzi reaction. Was moved by the Bertuzzi words...genuine, moving. ... Most Colin Campbell decisions are announced same day as the hearing.
Yes, I am lazy. Last night's VAN/EDM game stuff will be coming shortly.
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