The Canuck Way http://thecanuckway.com A Vancouver Canucks blog Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:56:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In Honor of Rick Rypien For many people, … [visit site to read more]

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]]> http://thecanuckway.com/2012/01/24/in-honor-of-rick-rypien/ Secondary Scoring: Cutting Slack for the Sedins A day after Henrik Sedin admitted that their effort against the Florida Panthers “wasn’t good enough”, the Tampa Bay Lightning were able to hold the Sedin line to a single point, and a combined minus-four rating.  Not to worry, the Vancouver Canucks are getting contributions from secondary sources. "Backup" goaltender Cory Schneider stops Steve Stamkos (NHL scoring leader) to seal the shootout win [photo courtesy of AP PhotoThree games through a four-game road trip, the Canucks have two wins, thanks in large part to scoring from sources other than the Sedins and Alex Burrows.  Players such as Manny Malhotra, Mason [...]

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]]> http://thecanuckway.com/2012/01/12/secondary-scoring-cutting-slack-for-the-sedins/ Sharks Outlast Tired Orcas With revenge on their collective minds, the refreshed San Jose Sharks took advantage of their New Year’s break and handed the Vancouver Canucks a 3-2 shootout loss. Antti Niemi makes good on his poke-check on Alex Burrows during the shootout (photo thanks to AP Photo) Five days previous, the Canucks used the overtime session at the HP Pavillion in San Jose to continue their run of success in San Jose.  Andrew Ebbett redirected a Kevin Bieksa point shot for his 4th goal of the season.  Fast forward to Monday night at Rogers Arena, where the Sharks reeled in a tired [...]

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