Sedin's don't show up again, Canucks win.

This time the defense decided to show up. canucks got goals from ehrhoff and edler early in the game to help establish themselves. kesler got the gamewinner on the powerplay after a sick pass from Henrik. the most amazing thing is kesler deking through Shea Weber and Shayne O'brien before finding a way to get a shot off and put one past peka rinne. the nicest goal of the playoffs so far. not as clutch as burrows game 7 goal but far more beautful as an all around goal.

-hark

Kesler Outbattles Smithson

The elow that Kesler delivers to Smithson's nose was not intentional. It was purely kesler aggressively outplaying kesler and breaking smithson's nose in the process. if smithson put in the extra effort to win this puck battle then maybe he would have been in a position to break keslers nose. but kesler would never lose that position battle.

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Cody Hodgson Becomes a Right Winger

The Winnipeg Free Press have reported that Cody Hodgson will continue to play on the Right wing of Joel Perrault for the unforseen future. Hodgson has been a center for much of his career, however relished the shift last night against the Houston Aeros with a goal.

Alain Vigneault might have played into the decision to put Hodgson on the right wing in Manitoba. The former Moose Coach has stated many times that if Hodgson is going to make the Canucks team, he is not going to do it as a fourth liner but a second line player. With the Canucks all but locked up long term with the first three center positions (Henrik, Kesler, MAlhotra) it is likely that Hodgson will have to play the Wing when he plays his first Full Rookie Season for the Vancouver Canucks. Potential Lines:

Raymond-Kesler-Hodgson
SAmuelson-Malhotra_Hodgson

-Hark