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lol one time the one upstairs at 8 rinks hadnt been restocked in a long time and there were like 10 toys scattered on the bottom, i put in a 10 dollar bill and got every single toy remaining in there, i gave like 3 away to some little girl that was standing near the bar area lol

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Originally Posted by EmperorIS (Post 7259114)

yea take Samuelson bak

we dont want him

What We Learned: Here's why nothing can stop the Canucks

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At this point it's getting a little ridiculous.

Today is Jan. 10 and the Vancouver Canucks haven't lost a game in regulation since Dec. 5. Since that time, they've only lost three games, one of which was in a shootout. For a team that started the year taking six points from their first seven games, that's an incredible turnaround.

This is a team that's lost five games in regulation since the end of October, and three of those came in a row. They're on pace to pick up 120 points this year, and no one's gotten that many since Detroit in 2005-06.

So you might think that the Red Wings are uniquely positioned to stop them from winning the President's Trophy. They're only one point back of the Canucks (though they've played an extra game). They've picked up 100-plus points in each of the last 10 seasons and will almost certainly do it again.

But here's why the Wings, like the rest of the conference, can't catch the Canucks in the end.

Some might say the real stumbling block between Vancouver and a breezy jaunt to the best record through 82 games is its Downy-soft strength of schedule. To date, it's had the second-easiest set of games out of anyone in the West (oddly, behind Edmonton, which should tell you everything you need to know about how bad that team is).

As of Sunday, teams in the bottom half of the league had 47 points or fewer. Vancouver has played teams fitting this description 27 times in 41 games, piling up 19 of its 27 wins and 41 of its 60 points. That, of course, means that in the other 14 games, against teams in the top half of the league, the Canucks have gone just 8-3-3. That's a somewhat significant dropoff in points earned per game, from 1.52 to 1.36.

Not that 1.36 is bad at all, it's just not surefire President's Trophy stuff. And even that figure is buoyed by the Canucks' 4-0 record against Colorado (48 points), which also gets to play all the terrible Northwest teams.

It should also be noted that in the 12 games it's played against Northwest Division opponents, Vancouver has lost just once, and outscored those teams 45-24, a large part of the reason it's got the No. 1 goal differential in the league at plus-44 in 41 games. Tops in power play percentage and goals for per game. Fourth on the PK and in goals allowed per game. All very impressive. All anchored by playing in a division that is absolute garbage.

Problem is, no division in the West as bad as is the Northwest, and the Canucks have a lot of games left against those teams. Four each against Calgary and Minnesota, two each against Colorado and Edmonton. You can count on them picking up at least 16 points from that set. They can win 10 without even facing much resistance.

But the real reason the Canucks are going to win the League this year is that their remaining 41 games feature another 24 games against bottom-half teams.

Of those teams they've already played, they've taken 30 points from 21 games.

Luongo will still get great stats. The Sedins will still pile up points. Vigneault will continue to look like a genius. The back half of the season will likely feature more losses for Vancouver, but not many, and frankly, the final standings are still going to look like an absolute massacre.

Then the playoffs will start, every team will be good, and it'll be a whole different ballgame.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puc...urn=nhl-305354

Man, remember just a few years back when the NW Division was the toughest in the league? How times have changed.

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Originally Posted by sonick (Post 7259159)

Man, remember just a few years back when the NW Division was the toughest in the league? How times have changed.

http://flamesnation.ca/uploads/old/2009/07/ds.jpg

In the East, there is even a greater disparity between the "better" teams and the "worse" teams.

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Originally Posted by EmperorIS (Post 7259114)

yea take Samuelson bak

yeah, trade away the guy who led the league in playoff points last year until the Nucks got bounced and has a track record of upping his game in the postseason.

:failed:

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Originally Posted by Jah Gekko (Post 7259157)

What We Learned: Here's why nothing can stop the Canucks

This article seems to paint the weak NW as a downside (in terms of playoff prep)....I look at it in a good way, in that the Nucks (knock on wood) shouldn't be as battered and bruised from intense divisional battles all year (as they were in the early-late 2000's, when Cgy, Col, and Min were all good, and the division was one of the best in the league). Winning so many tight one goal games (like the Nucks did in Luongo's first year in Van) has to take a huge mental and physical toll over the course of a season, so by the time the playoffs roll around, the team has nothing left.

They will still have to up their game come playoffs, but I'm sure they know that, and most of the team has gained PO experience over the past few years which should help.

I would rather go into the playoffs fresh from having blown out the oilers 6 times, than injured and tired from physical battles with calgary for the division title.

The best recent example of this is when Tampa won in '04. They beat up on Atlanta (78pts), Carolina (76pts), Florida (75pts) and Washington (59pts) all season long and it didn't seem to affect them when the playoffs came around. TO a lesser extent, Carolina the next year also took the cup coming out of a very weak division, with 3 non playoff teams.

^^ you missed this part of the article:

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Hello, this is a feature that will run through the entire season and aims to recap the weekend's events and boils those events down to one admittedly superficial fact or stupid opinion about each team. Feel free to complain about it.

It's a satire.

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Originally Posted by jigga250 (Post 7259250)

yeah, trade away the guy who led the league in playoff points last year until the Nucks got bounced and has a track record of upping his game in the postseason.

:failed:

Samuelsson was a great stand-in on the top line last year when Burr was struggling... I think it would be good to keep him around for those stints where AV needs to change things up.

BTW, Samuelsson IS fifth on the team for points right now (24), 6th in assists (16), and tied with Burr and Raymond for 5th in goals (8). He's also third in shots (112) behind Kes and Danny.

You others REALLY think it's a good idea to move him??

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Originally Posted by Gumby (Post 7257556)

Jimmy Howard is totally under-rated...

You care to explain why you think he is? Or are you just saying that cuz he won one game for the wings? What about his game tonight vs the avs? He gave up 4 goals on 10 shots. His stats suck. He's 28th in gaa, 25th in sv% and you think he's totally under rated? And those stats aren't even including his game tonight. Have you forgotten which team he plays for? The Wings are good no matter who plays in goal. This is a team that's prolly gonna make Chris Osgood a HOFer....yes Chris Osgood. Anybody *cough Ty Conklin cough* can play goal for the wings and win and not to mention they have a guy named Lidstrom who plays on their defence.

thats like saying osgood is underrrated with 3 stanley cup rings...

HES NOTHING WITHOUT THE DETRIOT RED WINGS((Nicklas Lidstrom)PLAYING IN FRONT OF HIM!

Nice...Wings lost and wtf is up with the Pens and blewing their leads vs. the Bruins. Last time they blew I think a 4-2 lead and the Bruins won 7-4(?).

well... I dunno...

Goaltenders that do well in the playoffs need to become hot when the season is on the line.

You can have those random no-name rookie/"noob" goalies that become hot and make a name for themselves at the time to win playoff rounds,
vs the big name goalies that shit the bed when they need to steal the game.

Pittsburgh: 2-0 to 2-4 in final 3:23

http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/con...=sb:highlights

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Originally Posted by Blah_Teggie (Post 7259590)

Good point - I'll admit that my comment was made in a hasty manner, and forgot that the team in front of him makes him look good more often than not. :blush:

Wellwood's back! just stay away from Vancouver, that lobster poutine stealing goof :p

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TSNBobMcKenzie Bob McKenzie
Kyle Wellwood, ex of KHL, is signing a one year contract with STL. Will have to clear waivers.

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Originally Posted by 7seven (Post 7259976)

Wellwood's back! just stay away from Vancouver, that lobster poutine stealing goof :p

Story? :D

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Originally Posted by sonick (Post 7259977)

Story? :D

Not much to it, was at Coast, he came in with O'Brien and sat down at the bar next to me, started chatting since he recognized me being a drinking buddy of one of the other Canucks and asked if he could try some of the lobster poutine, next thing you know McFatty finished more than half of it :mad::rolleyes:

Interesting......

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benkuzma Ben Kuzma
Stephane Auger assigned to #Canucks game vs NYI, one year after Burrows went on post-game rant about ref's alleged vendetta. Winger fined.

Also, Kesler and Sedins selected to All-Star game draft list, along with former Canuck Grabner for the rookies http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=6...id=DL|NHL|home

Can't blame him, I've had Coast's lobster poutine. It is delicious.

Haha 7seven's story is just funnier because it's Wellwood of all people. :lol

Stephane Auger ref a canucks game tonite ? probably nothing will happen but could get interesting ??

lol

JeffMarek: Please Nashville, claim Wellwood. Please Nashville, claim Wellwood.

well, burr is a different guy this year. hopefully auger has learnt a little something from the incident too. i'm sure the both of them will be under the microscope for this one.

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Originally Posted by Amuse (Post 7259707)

Pittsburgh: 2-0 to 2-4 in final 3:23

http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/con...=sb:highlights

Anyone noticed the woman at 4:29 behind the Bruins bench?

"NO NO NO!!! FUCK!!"

lol