Vancouver Canucks Stanley Cup Play-Off Thread!

[DwightShrute]

That was as good of a start for the Canucks as it was awful for the Hawks. One team flying around, delivering hits. The other played stronger in the opening preseason game. Hawks need to show up or Canucks can punch their ticket into the second round. Wow.

2-1 if Luongo doesn't come up huge with that awesome save!

[mike-dub]

you mean those two saves...see the one looked like it rolled off his back and hit the post?

[DwightShrute]

you mean those two saves...see the one looked like it rolled off his back and hit the post?

[D3 Mighty Ducks]

Chicago needs the next goal to make a game out of this.

[DwightShrute]

they are out playing Vancouver in the 2P

Luongo timely saves

[PlatinumBerg]

Canucks lose first round!!! Wooottttttt!!!

[bigsmitty]

VAN has done well playing with power but professional. Impressive so far but still five to go in the third.

[DwightShrute]

40th Season for the Canucks
117 Points - their best ever
54 wins and only 19 losses

16 WINS to go!

GO CANUCKS GO!

15 WINS to go!

[DennisGreen]

Canucks lose first round!!! Wooottttttt!!!

Hey did your team score tonight? I saw the first period, but what happened after that? What was the final score? I forget.

[DennisGreen]

Eat one all you Lou haters. Guy was huge tonight. Best was the save on Campbell. Celebrated a little too soon there bud LOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!

[Rich Boy]

Shutout for luongo that he didnt really deserve.

Made some great saves, but Canucks looked very shaky in the 2nd and 3rd, hopefully there were just coasting.

I think people may over-react with this canucks win, look for some value if Hawks are +170 or better ML

[DennisGreen]

Shutout for luongo that he didnt really deserve. Made some great saves, but Canucks looked very shaky in the 2nd and 3rd, hopefully there were just coasting. I think people may over-react with this canucks win, look for some value if Hawks are +170 or better ML

Posts are posts. He made two or three saves he shouldn't have so it evens out. They were just coasting clearly, they always do this unfortunately when they get a lead. Most teams do. They just need to find a way to play like they did in the 1st for the full 60 minutes regardless of score and they will take care of the Hawks.

[CanuckG]

might dab blackhawks in game 3 if it has good value. it's a win/win either way.

[face]

some teams really beat the sht out of each other tonight, i think canucks didn't get beat up too bad, so that's good for them. had them on the pl and under so i was happy. don't know much about hockey, but am going to bet a lot of favorites i've decided.

[xraygord]

I game down, 15 more to go!



Backcountry Camping

[odog11]

Baring a couple of big injuries this series if over, who wants Chicago +350? +400 anyone? Time to start thinking about who the best 2nd round match up is. I should have buried this one, had the same feeling before Packers/Falcons and should have buried that one too. Nucks going to the cup, bank it.

[DwightShrute]

This thread should be over quick after blackhawks make luongo cry for the 3rd year in a row, dude is soft as fukk

Luongo was brilliant beyond superlatives


Vancouver netminder Roberto Luongo shut out the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 1 at Rogers Arena on Wednesday night.

Read more: http://www.theprovince.com/sports/Lu...#ixzz1JVySWuhm

[bigsmitty]

I'm not usually a vindictive person but it's kind of poetic that Johnson (CHI) gets injured trying to dodge that one hit (forget who the VAN player was) after he's chirping off. I know it's part of the psychology, but seriously shut your yap. If he'd have set his feet and taken the hit instead of dodging he would have been fine. Quality all around game for VAN, looking forward to Friday.

[DennisGreen]

I'm not usually a vindictive person but it's kind of poetic that Johnson (CHI) gets injured trying to dodge that one hit (forget who the VAN player was) after he's chirping off. I know it's part of the psychology, but seriously shut your yap. If he'd have set his feet and taken the hit instead of dodging he would have been fine. Quality all around game for VAN, looking forward to Friday.

Loved that justice as well

[DwightShrute]

Big Game for both Clubs here. Canucks looked unbeatable in the 1P in game #1 but not so much in the 2nd and 3rd.

The total is 5 -130

I see this one going 5-3 Vancouver with an empty netter.



over 5 -130 3 units
1P o1½ +105 3 units

[DennisGreen]

Sweet pic And I am on both 1st and game over as well. This one should be a 4-3 type score tonight.

[DwightShrute]

Let's cash it Dennis!

[rickbo528]

The Hawks lost all their "hard" players. Their current team is softer than Derek Rose in the paint. Hiyo!!!

Nothing soft about Derrick Rose in the paint!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[D3 Mighty Ducks]

Game 2 in my opinion is the biggest game next too Game 7 of course. Winner of game 2 you can usually say is "in the driving seat" of the series. Either Canucks take full advantage of the 2 games at home and go 2-0, or give one to the Hawks and go to Chicago knotted up.

Wouldn't be wise to bet against the Canucks or lay the chalk on the ML. Over 5 for me

[DwightShrute]

The Canuck's Prayer

Our Father, who art in Rogers Arena
Hockey be thy name.
Thy will be done, the cup be won
On ice, as well as in the stands.
Give us this day, our hockey sticks,
And forgive us our penalties,
As we forgive those who cross-check against us,
Lead us not into elimination,
But deliver us to victory.
In the name of the fans, Lord Stanley,
In the name of the Canuck's

Amen

[DennisGreen]

Nothing soft about Derrick Rose in the paint!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah I know Was just trying to tilt the Chicago poster. Rose is unbelievable

[DwightShrute]

Let's get in on!

[stig99]

winner of game #2s win 71% of series..... big game then!

[jgray]

Let's get in on!

Great vid.

As a Hawks fan, I'll be very interested to watch this first period. I expect the Canucks to come out strong again. The question is which Hawks team shows up. I'd be stunned if that same first period Hawks team shows up again.

Almost game time. Good luck. Let's have a good one.

[DwightShrute]

tough luck over 1.5 1P backers

Crossbar and a few others lost the bet.

Great game so far

Canucks 1-0 after 1P

go Nucks

[DennisGreen]

Good 1st by the Nucks. Still playing very physical, they're hitting Kane and Toews every chance they get Too bad about the 1st period over. Hopefully the game over hits at least.

[face]

blackhawks might not score any goals in the playoffs and then get kicked out in four games.

[DennisGreen]

Huge late goal by the Nucks!!! Weeeeee!!! Over looking more promising now as well. 20 more minutes boys!

[DwightShrute]

Huge late goal by the Nucks!!! Weeeeee!!! Over looking more promising now as well. 20 more minutes boys!

nice avatar btw

[DwightShrute]

40th Season for the Canucks
117 Points - their best ever
54 wins and only 19 losses

16 14 WINS to go!

GO CANUCKS GO!

great game