Canucks Defense Pairings Game 2 SCF

We have to face the music that Hamhuis will likely be out for a few games. It looked like at least a broken rib. So who do you call up? Alberts, Ballard or Tanev?

Alberts is tough as nails and used to play for Boston so he knows the system. But he hasn't played since the Nashville series, would he be ready? Ballard (Balls of Lard)is also very physical. He has more experience playing Boston than most Canucks because he has been playing them 4 times a season in his days with the Florida Panthers. Ballards career stats against Boston:


Chris Tanev is the last option for the Canucks. He's a right handed shooter which is very useful because they are tough to come by.

My Predictions for Lines for Game 2:

Prediction 1
edler-ehrhoff
bieksa-rome
salo-alberts


If canucks lose this game the shakeup will be as follows

edler-ehrhoff
bieksa-salo
tanev-ballard

-Hark

Thursday Ramblings

Vancouver Canucks Defenceman Alex Edler is out for a few months with a slipped disk in his back. This is a big blow to the Canucks who are losing their leading defenseman for playing time, goals, assists and hits. At the same time it frees up the salary cap space for Sami Salo to return. Edler should be back in time for the playoffs, where salary cap is never an issue.

Also, Alexander Semin has signed a one year contract extension with the Washington Capitals for nearly seven million. This is just one more sign of the poor management on part of the Washington Capitals. You don't resign someone, let alone give them a raise, when they havent scored a goal in two months. semins a bum and the Caps should have let some other GM overpay for him. I don't understand why they are making a team of inconsisten Europeans. They need to get more tough dependable Canadians that show up on a regular basis.

-hark

Brrrr.... It's Getting Cold in Here

Alex Burrows made his return to the canucks lineup last night. He was held off the scoresheet and had zero hits and zero blocked shots. Part of the reason about him being held off the score sheet is because the Canucks are not playing him on the powerplay. the top unit is still kesler-sedin-sedin.
Burrows looked good in the first period, fast on the rush and jumping at chances at the net. One of Burrow's chances involved a pass from a Sedin to Burr right in front of the net, but Burrow was not quick enough to see it or get the shot off before the oilers got rid of it. Maybe with a little less rust under his belt that would have gone in.
A lot of Canucks fans have been saying all year that we need Burrows back before we can start playing well. I dont agree with this logic. In the playoffs last year Burrows was sent down to the second line and Samuelson went onto the top line. In the most clutch time of the year Burrows couldn't put up numbers. Sure he had a shoulder injury, but in twelve playoff games I only remember him scoring one goal besides the empty netter. If he was hurt that badly he should have sat out altogether.
The Canucks did not look great in their win against the oilers. they coughed up a three goal lead in the third, and only won because of a fluky goal that Khabibulun shouldnt have let in.
It was good that the canucks got three goals from their third line, and scoring depth is something that the canucks need to work on this year. But it seems like the canucks might have a problem finding someone to play with the sedins this year. they are two of the premier talented players in the league. And kesler can't play with them because hes a center. Samuelson, Hansen and Torres already had attempts to play with them but when they were unproductive so Vingeault put them on separate lines. If burrows doesnt mesh with the sedins the same way he did last year, the canucks could be in a lot of trouble.
Its disheartening to think that are team is relying on a guy that when he was in his early twenties was playing roller hockey instead of hockey at the nhl level. We'll see how it pans out.

-hark

brett fucking farvre

ankle injuries,
all in a days work for farvre,
iron man streak ends?

this is just a little too much. the guy was in a fucking ankle brace earlier in the week. hes gotta know when to rest up, especially at his age. it is clear that he is just foolishly throwing himself to guaranteed career ending injuries in a desperate attempt to finally win a superbowl. unfortanately for minny fans the time of their quarterback is past its prime. let this be a lesson to all hockey teams. dont get sucked into what we in the industry call "mats sundins'.

-hark