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Originally Posted by spoon.ek9
despite the loss last night, i am happy that the canucks were able to tie up the game and get a loser point out of it (on a wellwood tip in no less!). i was really hoping we could win it in OT as well, but our powerplay was crappy all night long. what's with all the standing around? in previous games the PP had a hell of a lot more movement with the puck and that created better scoring chances.
oh well, next game!
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I don't think the Canucks were standing around on the PP on purpose; I think it was more of the Coyotes' stiffling defensive system. If all the shooting lanes were covered, what could the Canucks really do? Henrik had a pretty good chance in OT with the shot in the slot, but LaBarbera (sp?) came up big when he had to.
Dave Tippet's teams have always preached defence. If Dallas didn't have a bad string of injuries last season, they would have made the playoffs. Is it any surprise that Marc Crawford's team is now struggling for a playoff spot?