Vancouver Canucks @ New York Islanders GameThread, Nov 17, 2008 7:00 PM EST

Canucks-Islanders [Game Thread]

by Dominik on Nov 17, 2008 6:30 PM EST in Game Threads Comment 54 comments

Vancouver Canucks @ New York Islanders

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Vancouver Canucks (10-6-1) at New York Islanders (6-9-2)

7 p.m. EST | Nassau Coliseum | MSG+

Canucks blogs: Vancouver Canucks Hockey Blog | Canucks Hockey Blog | Canucks & Beyond

No late-breaking news I'm aware of since the preview. Some "keys to the game" from the 'nuck perspective are at Vancouver Canucks H.B. For the Canucks, this begins one of those lovely transcontinental road trips that Western teams must constantly endure. Here' s hoping they look past the Isles and get "overspeed(ed)" to MSG.

Interesting link buried in Chris Botta's Q&As from the weekend: Kovalchuk elbowing Thomas Pock (as a Ranger) in March 2007. I share this not to imply Pock didn't deserve suspension; rather to highlight that the NHL's disciplinary can't-even-call-it-a-policy remains a mysterious, case-by-case shell game clouded by victim's market and notoriety, TV coverage, perpetrator's value to his team, and an ever-evolving standard of player behavior. Gee, wouldn't a transparent and clearly delineated policy, standard, and decision-making process be nice?

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Cripes

Canucks 2-on-1 to open the game, followed by the most Nascar-iffic net collision I’ve ever seen. Looked like Andy Hilbert took it out like a blocking dummy, right as Ryan Kesler happened to be skating behind it. Both are a wee bit shaken up.

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by Dominik on Nov 17, 2008 7:15 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Canucks 1-0

Hideous turnover leads to a goal 0:49 in by Pavol “millions” Demitra.

They called Demitra “Pavol Millions” back in St. Louis, because when teammates would ask him how much he made, he’d say “I make two millions” or “three millions,” depending on his deal at the time.

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by Dominik on Nov 17, 2008 7:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Gordon

was furious after the goal. Can’t blame him

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Nov 17, 2008 7:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, that was just a hideous first minute.

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by Dominik on Nov 17, 2008 7:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Something's not rotten in the state of Denmark

For the first time, two born-and-raised Danes are facing each other in the NHL. Isles center (and Danish pioneer) Frans Nielsen is joined now by Canucks winger Jannik Hansen. If you know a Dane, give him a fist bump, and tell him/her what a slapshot is.

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by Dominik on Nov 17, 2008 7:33 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Quick fight

Tim Jackman and former Isle-for-a-minute Rob Davison have a go. Jackman ends up on top, but also skates away with the shaving cut on his nose.

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by Dominik on Nov 17, 2008 7:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Bergenheim-Weight-Guerin

They may not be lighting up the scoring sheet (who is?), but I do enjoy them together when all three are skating hard.

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by Dominik on Nov 17, 2008 7:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

End of 1st

Canucks up 1-0 on the early mistake. Then things leveled out a bit; Islanders getting better, but still not nearly enough pressure (nor shots).

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by Dominik on Nov 17, 2008 7:46 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Sedin twins

CJ Papa interviews the pretty one (Daniel, I think … I kid) during intermission. Something about “work hard” and such… It’s an interesting case with them, facing unrestricted free agency this summer. Canucks fans have to be nervous: As the clock ticks along, they get closer to a massive double payday from anyone with the cap win.

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by Dominik on Nov 17, 2008 7:55 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Nice story on the second Dane

On Janik Hansen, including this lovely quote from teammate Alex Burrows:

“He fits in perfectly with us. But it’s weird, he’s from Denmark,” Alex Burrows said. “You would think a player from Denmark would be soft, you might think they wouldn’t compete hard. But you’d be so wrong. He’s hard nosed. He’s got a lot of speed and he has a lot of skills and he works so hard. He just loves going in the corners.”

Ah, Cherry Europhobia is alive and well!

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by Dominik on Nov 17, 2008 7:57 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Awesome shift!

Man, first Martinek pinching in to set up a near tap-in, then great forechecking creates two one-timers from the slot, forcing an Islanders powerplay.

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by Dominik on Nov 17, 2008 8:10 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Josh Bailey

painful inches away from his first NHL goal.

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by Dominik on Nov 17, 2008 8:13 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

some fantastic chances

this period.

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Nov 17, 2008 8:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, they are getting closer. That over-pass on the powerplay killed me.

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by Dominik on Nov 17, 2008 8:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Ohh! Jackman hacked on a breakaway. No penalty shot, but call for a slash.

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by Dominik on Nov 17, 2008 8:25 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

goal!

about time!

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Nov 17, 2008 8:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Appreciate the Canuck forward’s tip there!

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by Dominik on Nov 17, 2008 8:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Islander goal!

Nice, shot from the point (Weight) with Hunter screening Luongo on the PP. Nice view of Weight turning to the bench first to celebrate.

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by Dominik on Nov 17, 2008 8:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I liked Nielsen's pass

to set up the Weight – Guerin back-and-forth leading up to the goal

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Nov 17, 2008 8:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Wow, they’re really putting on some pressure here.

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by Dominik on Nov 17, 2008 8:30 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

great save and hold by luongo

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Nov 17, 2008 8:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

penalty on Okposo

no doubt it was one

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Nov 17, 2008 8:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Man, for a moment I thought they were going to gang-maul Okposo for touching Luongo there…

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by Dominik on Nov 17, 2008 8:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

heh

it wouldn’t’ve been totally undeserved

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Nov 17, 2008 8:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Heh, yeah youthful overexuberance there.

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by Dominik on Nov 17, 2008 8:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

End of 2nd, 1-1

Alright, lookin’ OK. Showing they can force some turnovers, create some pressure. They’ve got to contain the Sedins-Demitra line, though. That was getting a little scary there.

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by Dominik on Nov 17, 2008 8:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

And the third is underway

Isles kill off the end of the Okposo penalty — with the help of a goalpost.

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by Dominik on Nov 17, 2008 8:57 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Mmm...rough call

Campoli had position going back toward MacDonald … once the puck’s out of the way, it looked like Hansen grabbed Campoli’s stick to help sell a call as he went down. Don’t feel like the ref who called that had a good enough angle to tell. But Campoli got his stick up under the hands.

Anyway, dangerous Canucks PP with 8 min. to go

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by Dominik on Nov 17, 2008 9:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Killed off, and now it’s the Isles’ turn for a PP as Frans Nielsen is taken down breaking down the right wing.

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by Dominik on Nov 17, 2008 9:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

great job killing the penalty though

and Nielsen with some great work to get us the pp now

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Nov 17, 2008 9:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

that was sick how he took the clearing pass and took off. I’m liking him more and more.

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by Dominik on Nov 17, 2008 9:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I agree

though I think he needs to shoot quite a bit more. He always seems to look to pass first

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Nov 17, 2008 9:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

definitely

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by Dominik on Nov 17, 2008 9:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

pp starts off brilliantly

but Luongo turning it all away so far

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Nov 17, 2008 9:22 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Wow, Jackman!

I can’t believe he got up after he slid into the boards like that. When the camera panned back, I expected to see his corpse half-way through the boards.

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by Dominik on Nov 17, 2008 9:26 PM EST reply actions 0 recs