THE test - road trip

[puckhead]

Philly was supposed to be a pretty good litmus test for the club, but our guests didn't really show up.

31st - Dallas
2nd - Colorado
3rd - SJ


all good teams at home, all on relative hot streaks.
I'd be awfully pleased with 4 points out of it.

 

[mooger_35]

Biggest test of the year for sure... 4 pts from this trip would be nice and I'd be pleased with that too.


oh and fuck Dallas.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

looks like luongo will backup against Dallas ... the son was born

all thats left to find out is the name

Ill go Pierluigi Scratchapallini Luongo

Luongo's son has a name, but Vigneault couldn't remember it.

"It is one of those Italian names that is really tough for me to say," he said.



Read more: **broken link removed**

 

[puckhead]

Luongo's son has a name, but Vigneault couldn't remember it.
"It is one of those Italian names that is really tough for me to say," he said.

yeah but with Vigneault, that could be Giovanni, Bruno, Angelo or Mario.


also, Mason Raymond has apparently been cleared to play.

 

[mooger_35]

Hansen or Samuelsson to line 4? Should be Sammy.

 

[mattola]

Raymond doesnt sound likes hes coming back he says there are still complications with his thumb.

Corey gets the start as jstew mentions and Im happy with that. like puck said 4 points would b e stellar out of this trip 3 would be understandable but I believe we can get the 4.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

yeah but with Vigneault, that could be Giovanni, Bruno, Angelo or Mario.


also, Mason Raymond has apparently been cleared to play.

3 of my uncles approve of these bolded names


you were close puck, Gina and BobbyLou went with Gianni Antonio Luongo as per team1040

 

[puckhead]

OK, I would be really happy with 6 points out of it


/I liked your Gianni Canuck reference.
should drag IPW's photoshop over here.

 

[merlynbc]

Not playing their best hockey, but still putting up 2 pts per game.

All good.... top of the league (for now).... hasn't happened since 2003.....

 

[wolfgang]

I was at the game last night. The Ballard-Alberts defence pairing ice time was the only time I felt the Canucks did not control the play (for the most part). Althought the Canucks occupy 1st overall!! (for today anyway) Alberts horrible footspeed will come back to bite them eventually...

 

[merlynbc]

Alberts horrible footspeed will come back to bite them eventually...

Salo is sitting in the weeds.....

 

[jstewismybastardson]

 

[mooger_35]

Rolling, rolling, rolling...

Nice to see our 4th line become something more than a liability.

 

[merlynbc]

OK, I would be really happy with 6 points out of it

Well, there's your 6 points Puck. Clear ahead of the rest of the league now.

Is the Calgary game a "trap" game?

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Well, there's your 6 points Puck. Clear ahead of the rest of the league now.

Is the Calgary game a "trap" game?

maybe but right now they look like a team of professional robots so i could see them continue ... maybe they took the chips out of the twins ... reengineered it and implanted them in the other guys

i cant believe the urgency & intensity in their game right now

 

[merlynbc]

i cant believe the urgency & intensity in their game right now

I was amazed at the speed and intensity in the third period last night... end of a 3 game in 4 nights road trip in the second half of a back to back. Fantastic fitness.

 

[puckhead]

I was amazed at the speed and intensity in the third period last night... end of a 3 game in 4 nights road trip in the second half of a back to back. Fantastic fitness.

20+ shots in the 3rd was freakin' amazing.
I was really prepared for a sit back and hang on period.


wkern - I hope you were representing us well!
I noticed a lot of Nucks jerseys in the crowd on TV (and a lot of empty seats)