Last night the entire panel of The Crazy Canucks podcast got together and recorded at the Shark Club in Vancouver after that hell hole game against the Edmonton Oilers. There was drinking involved and frequent incoherent conversation. But we were talking about hockey… sorta. Enjoy!

Related to another project I’m working on for Kukla’s Korner, I attended last night’s game (this was before the alcohol-infused podcast!) with press credentials generously provided by the Vancouver Canucks.

In the course of doing that other story (which should be available next week — I’ll update you) I had the chance to have a brief conversation with Alexandre Burrows after the 4-0 loss to the Oilers.

A big thanks to Burrows — who was very nice to this amateur — and here is a portion of our conversation. Nothing earth-shattering but I thought I’d post some of it just for fun. It was a unique and fun experience for me.;-)

Alanah: How are you handling this scoring drought personally? You’ve had an awful lot of chances over the last 10 games or more.

Alex Burrows: Yeah, and I had a couple of chances once again [tonight] and Roli made a few good saves. I think the last one at the end, I’m pretty sure it was in but I didn’t see the replay… but maybe the camera couldn’t see it though? But I’m pretty sure it was in.

Alanah: How do you deal with it mentally after a game like this?

Alex Burrows: Well it’s tough. You think about it, you lay in bed and you think about it. You’ve got to tell yourself to keep working. It’s been like that all my life… It’s not easy, we’re not always getting the bounces, but if you keep working hard the hockey gods are going to come on your side.

Alanah: You strike me as a player that enjoys playing to the fans and this bad luck might be getting to you in a personal way.

Alex Burrows: Yeah, a little bit for sure. I haven’t scored a goal in 28 games, but you’ve just got to keep working. Like I said, the bounces aren’t going our way right now.

Alanah: Are you happy in Vancouver?

Alex Burrows: Oh yeah, I love it. It’s a great city…

Alanah: Just got to find a way to make it work out?

Alex Burrows: Exactly!