“It’s great to have him back at practice, but any sign is a good sign and we’ll take it. In a series where goals are hard to come by, getting a 30-goal guy and last year’s Art Ross winner couldn’t hurt. But we’re not waiting for a saviour to come in and help us.”
— Cory Schneider on what the return of Daniel Sedin could mean for the series
Wait a second… that’s not right.
Could the return of Daniel Sedin to practise Tuesday be a hopeful sign?
Ed Willes begrudgingly gives credit where credit is due
“Their goaltending’s been better. Their special teams have been better. Their best players have been better than the Canucks’ best players, with Dustin Brown leading the parade. And their supporting cast— Willie Mitchell has been the best defenceman in this series by a mile — has been better.
“It’s unclear what that says about the Canucks as they’re currently constructed and it now appears we’re going to have an extra two months to kick that around. But this series is as much about what the Kings are doing as what the Canucks aren’t doing.”
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“It probably wasn’t the best choice of words and I apologize for it. I didn’t mean to create a distraction and hopefully it won’t affect us in any other way going forward.”
Shut up, clean it up, pick it up.
Ed Willes gives us three things to ponder in today’s Canucks Hat Trick.
They like us. They really, sort of like us.
Despite what the folks manning the L.A. Kings Twitter feed might think, Canadians like the Vancouver Canucks and are rooting for them to bring home the Stanley Cup, according to a new Angus Reid poll.
![“What’s frustrating to us is when the national media and people outside the city parachute in and form these opinions. They take things for facts that aren’t really facts. If you talk to us and spend any time with us, you understand we’re good guys. Dan Hamhuis, the twins, Manny [Malhotra], Sami Salo. They play the game the right way and do great things in the community.”
— Cory Schneider on how the Canucks are, as always, pariahs to the rest of the country.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2faskTIAM1qd3cuho1_500.jpg)
“What’s frustrating to us is when the national media and people outside the city parachute in and form these opinions. They take things for facts that aren’t really facts. If you talk to us and spend any time with us, you understand we’re good guys. Dan Hamhuis, the twins, Manny [Malhotra], Sami Salo. They play the game the right way and do great things in the community.”
— Cory Schneider on how the Canucks are, as always, pariahs to the rest of the country.
Something appears to be catching.
Let’s try to cheer ourselves up with today’s Canucks Hat Trick: Higgins disappears, Edler struggles and the Kings’ tweet hurts some feelings.
…Wait, that’s not helping.
Oh, that Krieger…
Why can’t we be friends?
1) You do not pre-celebrate a win. Neither game nor series.
2) You prefer your team to be an underdog and are happier when they are NOT picked to win a series
3) You never ever openly wish for one opponent over another (careful what you wish for)
4) You absolutely never ever wish the Canucks to lose a game so they can “win it at home” (blasphemous)
5) You want the Canucks to sweep every series even if it means you NEVER get to see them “win it” at home.
6) It ain’t over til it’s OVER
7) Keep yer stick on the ice, take it one shift at a time, never get too high or too low.
8) The sum of your Canucks fan-ness is not measured by how many times you state “I believe!” Use in moderation.
9) If you had no interest in the Canucks at the START of the playoffs, then your presence is not required along the way.
10) Trash talking opponents mid-game or mid-series is strongly discouraged. Afterwards, go nuts.
11) Under no circumstance do you boo a Canucks player during playoffs. NO MATTER WHAT. (Yes, even him.)
12) If you feel the need to trash a city, Calgary is lovely at this time of year.
Thanks to Colin MacLeod who sent this to us.
(Source: theprovince.com)
The best,
