High Flyin

Canucks 2
Ducks 4

Ducks too much for Canucks

I must admit I did not see any of this game, and only listened to about 1/2 of it,( i was at work) so I have no idea if they played well or not. Judging from the RECAP it was a so so game. Questionable reffing at times. It appeared to be somewhat of a physical game. So maybe the smaller Canucks just couldn't elevate their game to meet the physicality of Anaheim?

Having Kevin Bieksa assesed 27 minutes in penalities probably didn't help either.

It was nice to see Alexandre Burrows, finally score another goal. Remember what he was like last season? down the stretch he was constantly scoring. Where are all those goals this season? And Brent Sopel got the other Vancouver goal. Their penalty killing wasn't stellar tonight, and their powerplay did nothing. I'm not sure whether it was just cuz Anaheim shut it down, or they just weren't trying. Or maybe a little bit of both. Both Markus Naslund, and Brendan Morrison didn't have a shot on goal in the game tonight. All in all, i wouldn't say it was a poor performance, but it certainly didn't get the job done
Either way, its a loss and the teams behind us who are chasing us all won. Not good news.

The Canucks have a chance to redeem themselves Tuesday night. a 4 point game, as Minnesota is in town. The Wild are only 2 points behind us, but we do have a game in hand.

Go Canucks Go