Calgary at Vancouver
Hockey Night in Canada up next. By the way, if you’re looking for a business idea, the domain HNIC.com is currently for sale, priced “in the region of US$4025.00″. So if you’re looking for a business investment, get on it — I figure CBC will pay at least a few bucks more for it, if you’re quick (and stupid).
About the game, the Canucks are coming off a whooping from some Ducks, and about to play a team that whooped those same Ducks last night. Kipper vs. Luongo. Doesn’t look good, but here’s hoping.
An update later? Perhaps. We’ll see if I can stay sober during this freakin’ game.
Quick Post-Game
Game lost, 3-2 after a quick 2-0 lead taken by the Canucks in the first period. Problems?
1. We can’t score more than 2 goals in a game. AGAIN.
2. Yo! Luongo’s best asset to the Canucks has been his clutch late-game play. He couldn’t pull this one out, though not really his fault.
3. Bad puck-luck and crap bounces and you’ve got the x-factor. No luck in their game at all.
Matt Cooke – pissing off the Flames, doing his job. Freakin’ leveled Iginla. (Fun, except for the fact it woke up Iggy and made our lives hell).
Alexander Burrows – showed some great hustle early, took scoring chances.
Ryan Kesler – hustle ‘n flow
Markus Naslund – the captain can’t buy a freakin’ goal… geezus.
Sami Salo – John calls them the Vancouver Salos. I’m inclined to agree.
Pretty Boy Pyatt – seems to have grasped the concept of staying in the slot and it works.
Bill Clinton – was on “Behind the Mask” segment. By the time Kelly Hrudey was through, were we supposed to grasp that hockey players can be good people?
Call of the Game
After Vancouver’s first goal we get the treatment from HNIC’s colour commentator (paraphrased): “From Salo to Naslund!” and “Or is it from Salo off Ference?!” and “Was that Salo’s goal…?”
All I can say is: Welcome Back Greg Millen.
November 11th, 2006 at 7:18 pm
Well, the snappy uniforms are a good start for Vancouver.
November 11th, 2006 at 7:43 pm
I wish those uniforms were a good luck charm, then I could use that in my argument to make them the primary home jerseys. Unfortunately, I think our record isn’t too great by that standard.
Oh well, at least they’re “snappy”!
November 12th, 2006 at 9:32 am
Greg Millen should have his children taken away form him
November 12th, 2006 at 10:17 am
Geezus, the League should know by now that if Iginla’s having a bad game, don’t touch him, don’t even look at him. Like many power forwards, he’s harmless when he’s in a good mood. But once you piss him off, look out. I think that’s the only reason why Sutter didn’t tell him back in ‘04 to fuck off with the fighting.
November 12th, 2006 at 1:14 pm
Jes — A blunt, accurate statement, as always.
Doogie2K –Even knowing all that, I still enjoyed watching Iginla get smoked when he was taking that shot. But yeah, bad idea to piss the guy off…