(Yeah, what the heck, I had to bring back that Photoshop image and put Woody's head over Pyatt's. And no, I did not come up with Sir Finebark of Windsorshire either. That was a combo of the brilliance of the Yankee Canucks and Temujin.)I'll add to this post more as the day goes on. What I really like about Luongo's streak, besides the obvious fact that it's badass, is that the team will play so well in front of him to try help hm achieve a shutout record. That bodes well for Vancouver tonight.Unfortunately, what could happen is the Avalanche score early and then the wheels fall off the team machine.From TSN: Jannik Hansen will return tonight after missing 4 games with a groin injury. That line has not scored since Hansen left due to injury. Imagine that.No Demitra yet. Yay.Even better: NO JOE SAKIC! He has a sore back. This is terrific news!How far into the first period do the Canucks have to get without allowing a goal for Luongo to start setting records? According to Canucks.com: The Canucks will need to surpass the 11:04 mark of the first period against the Avalanche to set a new franchise mark, while Luongo will need to be in the net past the 12:09 mark of the first period to beat his own personal milestone. More on that here.Luongo is downplaying the shutouts, naturally. I don’t think shutouts get you into the playoffs. The win is what matters the most and going into Wednesday [against Colorado] I’m not really concerned about that [shutout]. I’m concerned how I’m playing.That is what he told the Province. Ah, BS! Louie's a gamer. You KNOW he's got this streak on his mind.The Avalanche owned the Canucks in 8 games last season. They won 6 of them, outscoring the Canucks 24-11 in the process. But this Avs team is different. Gone is the more consistent goaltending of Jose Theodore. They sit last in the Northwest Division, 5 points behind the Oilers. They are 14th spot in the West, 1 point ahead of the Blues. These guys are praying for Peter Forsberg to come back to them.The Avs have lost 4 of their last 5, being outscored 18-9 in the process. Poor Tony Granato must wonder if he's cut out to be an/nhl coach in his second tenure behind the bench.So it looks positive for Vancouver tonight, unless we come out completely flat.I say we win about 4-1. Source
Monday, December 22, 2008
How much longer can Luongo shut the door? Avs-Nucks Preview
(Yeah, what the heck, I had to bring back that Photoshop image and put Woody's head over Pyatt's. And no, I did not come up with Sir Finebark of Windsorshire either. That was a combo of the brilliance of the Yankee Canucks and Temujin.)I'll add to this post more as the day goes on. What I really like about Luongo's streak, besides the obvious fact that it's badass, is that the team will play so well in front of him to try help hm achieve a shutout record. That bodes well for Vancouver tonight.Unfortunately, what could happen is the Avalanche score early and then the wheels fall off the team machine.From TSN: Jannik Hansen will return tonight after missing 4 games with a groin injury. That line has not scored since Hansen left due to injury. Imagine that.No Demitra yet. Yay.Even better: NO JOE SAKIC! He has a sore back. This is terrific news!How far into the first period do the Canucks have to get without allowing a goal for Luongo to start setting records? According to Canucks.com: The Canucks will need to surpass the 11:04 mark of the first period against the Avalanche to set a new franchise mark, while Luongo will need to be in the net past the 12:09 mark of the first period to beat his own personal milestone. More on that here.Luongo is downplaying the shutouts, naturally. I don’t think shutouts get you into the playoffs. The win is what matters the most and going into Wednesday [against Colorado] I’m not really concerned about that [shutout]. I’m concerned how I’m playing.That is what he told the Province. Ah, BS! Louie's a gamer. You KNOW he's got this streak on his mind.The Avalanche owned the Canucks in 8 games last season. They won 6 of them, outscoring the Canucks 24-11 in the process. But this Avs team is different. Gone is the more consistent goaltending of Jose Theodore. They sit last in the Northwest Division, 5 points behind the Oilers. They are 14th spot in the West, 1 point ahead of the Blues. These guys are praying for Peter Forsberg to come back to them.The Avs have lost 4 of their last 5, being outscored 18-9 in the process. Poor Tony Granato must wonder if he's cut out to be an/nhl coach in his second tenure behind the bench.So it looks positive for Vancouver tonight, unless we come out completely flat.I say we win about 4-1. Source
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