Vancouver Canucks Fantasy Hockey

Vancouver Canucks Defeat the San Jose Sharks and go to the Stanley Cup Final!

2011-05-24T22:35:00.001-07:00

Purple Girls and Green Men (translation ladies and gentlemen) may I present to you the winners of the 2010-2011 Presidents Trophy and Clarence S. Campbell Bowl (NHL regular season Champions and Western Conference Champions) the VANCOUVER CANUCKS!!!!!!

The FANTASY LIVES!

The city descends into the mayhem of celebration; Metro Vancouver is a party zone, let me whisper…we now enter our third time ever in the Stanley Cup Final…

The Canuck Orca’s chew up and spit out the San Jose sharklings 4 games to 1 and the city on the bay nestled at the foot of the mountains is delirious with excitement. The Sea to Sky City is flying sky high…

Who shall be our next victim the sluggish Lighting or the boring Bruins? Predictions abound, it matters not who we play, clean sweep say many, in 4 games they say…but I suspect that may be premature after all it took the Canucks 5 games to defeat the toothless sharkies.

Could it be…could it be that in my lifetime and yours the Vancouver

Canucks will win the Stanley Cup? It looks not only possible but probable! Shear utter madness but true….But let us not count our Cup yet even if the silverware has been sighted migrating to Orcaland…

Bring on the East, Orca eat bear meat and lightning? We have Sami Salo’s thunder shot…While it may not pay off to buy a broom to celebrate a clean sweep it may help to buy a bear trap and bottled lighting…

Enjoy the moment, how sweet it is…but the job it not done…We want the CUP!

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Orcas Eat Sharks Alive Canucks Win Game 1 Over the Sharks

2011-05-15T20:41:00.000-07:00

Dare to fantasize...

The Vancouver Canucks took a 1-0 lead in the Stanley Cup Western Conference Final over the San Jose Sharks.

Both goaltenders proved again that goalies should not leave the net, their equipment that allows for stopping pucks in the net are a deficit out of the net and both paid the price for such folly. Both goalies made some fine saves but Niemi seemed to inspire more confidence although he allowed one more goal in the Sharks 3-2 loss to the Canucks.

The Sedin’s were both sharper than in past games and Kesler was at times a force of nature while the Sharks forwards were good but not good enough. The Canucks third line often ate the Sharks up and spit them out.

The Canucks defensemen proved to have greater depth than the Sharks. The war in the trenches in both teams’ goal creases was prime Stanley Cup Playoffs.

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NEW Follow Livingsword on Twitter

2011-04-06T13:03:00.000-07:00

Follow Livingsword on Twitter?

By popular demand (what are people thinking?) I am now on Twitter (you can see me if you click that fancy Twitter button.

My twitting and tweeting promises revealing insights that may be shocking to some, preposterous to others and sizzling to the uninitiated…

What shall I Twitter about?

Well it will always be the Unedited Uncensored Video of my Mind…I will reveal my inner thoughts like never before…this is personal…and I mean business (what does that mean? Good question says I).

Everything the Blade Vision Network already slashes and burns shall fall victim to my arsenal of wordishness (except much more abbreviated, no not inebriated)…but as I said this is personal…you want the depth of shallowness of my mind this is it! (Somehow that does not seem quite right…but I promised not to edit didn’t I?)

Follow me on Twitter as I expose life as it is and life as it should be…there could be some dirty images for the theater of the mind…my ideas and ideals stripped naked (that should do it for the marketing, I should do product placement for Survivor)…

Beware the Blood the Blossom and the Blade!

Vancouver Canucks vs LA Kings 40 Year Repeat? Captain Henrik Sedin

2010-10-10T12:51:00.000-07:00

Blogging the Vancouver Canucks….

Celebrating 40 Years of the Vancouver Canucks in the NHL…

Henrik Sedin is the Canucks new captain…an obvious choice plus it is good that Luongo is no longer the captain….

The Canucks looked like they should have been able to win this game. They seemed to have the more fluid play and were good on the rush but they did not have what it takes to get the kill.

The Sedin’s looked good, Mason Raymond looked stronger on the puck than in the past and Ryan Kesler looked like he was a bit sluggish. Luongo looked pretty good considering he did not have much of a pre-season…Kopitar came back strong for LA after the nasty injury. In the end the Canucks did not have what it takes to dethrone the Kings…

The question is will the Canucks finally win the Stanley Cup after 40 seasons? 40 seasons! Will they simply repeat the results of seasons past?

The Fantasy Hockey point standings thus far (by the way I am aware that others have joined they just need to fine tune things so they are in our elite group)…

8 Chocolate Girl

7 Max

5 Livingsword

4 Dave Licence

Can you believe the two ladies are leading?

I can only imagine Dave's system for picking players this season!

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2010-10-05T01:09:00.000-07:00

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Vancouver Canucks Fantasy Hockey FINAL Winner

2010-06-10T18:49:00.000-07:00

The Chicago Black Hawks win the Stanley Cup…such is the accomplishment that some are shocked at the tenacity and skill with which they captured the Cup denied to all other bidders this season…lastly the Philadelphia Flyers who valiantly attempted to stem the tide in the final…

Tenacity and skill are also words that can be applied to our Vancouver Canucks Fantasy Hockey FINAL Winner…They played an unrivaled game of triumphal boldness yet clever selection…I am emboldened and have set my eyes firmly upon the horizon of victory because of the modeling of our winner who is…

Livingsword with 207 points…How amazingly satisfying and profound it is to see that I have been speaking of myself with such aplomb! Well indeed it is not easy being me…fortunately I am perfuse with humbleness…

The scores of those who valiantly tried to defeat such a champion are…

Chocolate Girl…my perfect hockey wife who looked positively wonderful the entire season with 200 points, Izac55 who won the regular season but like the Vancouver Canucks simply melted away to tee times in the playoffs with169 points (was he just not willing to take the hits in front of the net?), the secretive Vik007 with 162 (Vik007 who are you masked man?), Max1977 (Maximus Portugueseus Princessus) with 74 points and Licenced (Licenced to Thrill…the man Bond wants to be) with 47…hmmm the opposite numbers of Max…interesting…has anybody seen Dave Licenced and Max in the same room at the same time?

I take my victory lap around the virtual hockey rink carrying the virtual Stanley Cup…I am the Champion…I am the Champion…ahhh the fragrance of victory…something that I have enjoyed so many times but have not become jaded to…

Hopefully the Canucks will make drastic changes to the team so they can do better in the playoffs next season and win the Cup…yes the reality is they shall not and the Canucks will be losers again…but this is about FANTASY…now on to the WORLD CUP…

GO BRAZIL GO!

San Jose Sharks vs Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 1 Thunder on Ice

2010-05-16T15:31:00.001-07:00

Blogging the San Jose Sharks because the Vancouver Canucks will never win the Cup with their current team…

It was very entertaining hockey with rumbling checks, wicked moves, slick passes and a formidable pace…Neither team could dominate the other and there were plenty of scoring opportunities and flashes of talent. Both goaltenders had moments of brilliance and lapses in judgment…

Boyle, Pavelski, Setoguchi, Heatly and Thornton had teeth and smelt blood…

Seabrook, Byfuglien, Kane and Toews were loose cannons priming the target…

In the end the Hawks prevailed 2-1…however the Sharks look like they could take control with a few adjustments…this series is thunder on ice…

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Vancouver Canucks REPLACED by the San Jose Sharks

2010-05-11T21:54:00.001-07:00

Blogging the San Jose Sharks Stanley Cup Playoffs….

As the Vancouver Canucks proved to be pathetic in the Stanley Cup Playoffs (and will never win the cup with the current lineup) we will adopt the San Jose Sharks as our team for the remainder of this season’s NHL playoffs…the Sharks are now our team by proxy…if they lose we will then adapt to keep the fantasy alive…

GO SHARKS GO

At least the Toronto Maple Leafs are still much worse than the Canucks….

Vancouver Canucks vs Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 6 FINAL

2010-05-11T21:17:00.001-07:00

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The Canucks lose 5-1 to the Hawks…the Canucks are eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs…

While the Canucks seemed ok in the first period they deflated in the second and imploded in the third…

Although the Sedin’s picked up their game…you could tell they were actually on the ice and they did not give every pass to the Hawks…overall they more than a disappointment…once again showing they do not have what it takes to win the Stanley Cup…

Samuelsson who was playing badly was pathetic in the third period (he made more passes to the Hawks than Tiger Woods to waitresses at a diner…Demitra was awful…Grabner leaves the ice injured…

Wellwood was the Canucks best forward…by far…

The defense played with a lot of injuries…and it was evident that some players were worn down by the Hawks superior physical game…The Canucks were out hit and out played…

Luongo made some good saves but showed he is not the BIG goalie Vancouver wants him to be…occasionally he is brilliant…however he did not win a game for the Canucks in the playoffs and almost every team needs that at least once in the playoffs…Niemi did not look great in the Hawks net..

The Canucks did not score enough goals, they did not threaten the net enough…they lacked urgency…

A lot has to be placed at the feet of the Sedin’s as the big money forwards along with Kesler and Luongo…but what about the couch and GM?

The Canucks while having a good regular season team do not have what it takes to win the Stanley Cup…

Congratulations to the Chicago Blackhawks….

We will be presenting a playoff debrief and thoughts for next season…however since it appears that the Canucks will NEVER win the Stanley Cup with this line up of players we will adopt another team for the next round…It will be our Proxy Fantasy Team…

Coming soon our surprise semi-final adoption…

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Vancouver Canucks vs Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 6 Period 2

2010-05-11T20:25:00.001-07:00

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We exit the period mercifully with the Canucks down just 3-0…

The Canucks are bleeding blue on defense…its easy to come down on the Canucks defense but they are so banged up they are still playing pretty good…they just don’t have enough left over to get all the goals the forwards are supposed to get…Salo looks ill…but he always looks ill!

Luongo makes some brilliant saves but does not slam the door shut like some other playoff goalies have…The Canucks have barely tested Niemi in the Hawks goal…

The Sedin’s can barely make a pass never mind score a goal…one play so far in this game they have been prominent…other than that they have been pathetic...I almost forgot they played for the Canucks…The Hawks big guns have showed up where are the Sedin’s? Are they once again going Missing In Action in the playoffs?

Demitra’s horrid play at the Hawks blue line leads to the Hawks third goal…a break-away short-handed goal! Every time Samuelsson gets the puck he passes it to a Hawk…Kesler has not made a difference…Burrows…has Burrows even been on the ice? Yes he has played 12:27 but he is like a ghost out there…

Wellwood and Raymond have been playing well but they are picking up more minutes than they can handle…Wellwood has been the best forward by far…

So here we stand…the Canucks playing in Vancouver…down 3 games to 2…enter the third period down 3-0 to the Hawks…this is an opportunity for glory…unfortunately if they lose they will blame penalties…whereas it is apparent that their best players need to be their best players…such has not been the case…or has it?

Now we shall see what they are made of…

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Vancouver Canucks vs Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 6 Period 1

2010-05-11T19:35:00.000-07:00

Blogging the Vancouver Canucks vs Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Playoffs…

Nail biting screaming fast paced explosive hockey…when the game is played like this no other team sport comes even close…

The period ends 0-0…

Salo is looking pretty sore out there playing with his injury…Edler leaves the period early injured by Byfuglien…

Both teams traded good scoring opportunities…Raymond, Wellwood and Grabner looked good….

The Sedin’s are sharper in this game than the past while…the Canucks need them to put up some points…Kesler is overdue…Samuelsson and Demitra are doing well but need to create some space to out-skill the Hawks in the circles…

Its scary to trade fast paced scoring attempts with the Hawks…but so far so good…Luongo is looking determined and focused…Niemi looks good but not quite as sharp as Luongo..of course the Hawks are leading the series 3-2…

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Vancouver Canucks vs Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 5 VIDEO

2010-05-11T18:01:00.000-07:00

Blogging the Vancouver Canucks vs Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Playoffs…

Canucks defeat the Hawks 4-1…

Can the Canucks pull it off or will game six be the end of this year’s fantasy?

Bring on the Hawks!

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Vancouver Canucks vs Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 5 FINAL

2010-05-09T19:48:00.001-07:00

Blogging the Vancouver Canucks vs Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Playoffs…

Canucks defeat the Hawks 4-1

Luongo played very well (he held the rebounds well, stuck on his feet better than the last few games and had better support from his teammates) and Niemi was average…the Hawks were lacking in urgency and the Canucks played largely a business like game…

The Sedin twins need to alter their game as they are not being the production line they should and need to be…Wellwood had a sharp game and at times it seemed rocket man Grabner was ready to lift off into orbit…a good team effort…

The Canuck injuries continue to pile up and threaten their game…still they showed character in winning this game…hopefully they will play with business like disciplined urgency in Vancouver for game 6….

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Vancouver Canucks vs Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 5 Period 2

2010-05-09T18:58:00.000-07:00

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What a period!

The second period ends with the Canucks now leading 3-0

Salo is off to the hospital with an injury after being hit by a shot from the point (ok it is Salo so we know he is going to get injured it is a sure thing, but he is usually hurting people with his shot not being hurt by another’s), O’Brien catches a stick above the eye and has blood spurting everywhere, no penalty called…and Daniel Sedin is injured by a slash that is not called…

The refereeing has left much to be desired by both teams…missed calls and mixed up calls…

Still Luongo looks solid and Niemi is wobbly in net for the Hawks…Bieksa is on fire with two goals…but the Canucks are getting shallow on man power with all these injuries…

The stadium remains largely quite as a library…and let us keep it that way…

Bring on the third period….

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Vancouver Canucks vs Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 5 Period 1

2010-05-09T17:56:00.000-07:00

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The Canucks exit the period leading the Hawks 2-0

It is amazing how quickly the Hawk fans sounded like they were in a library…

Luongo was playing well and Niemi was not…

Now I am not one to complain about the refereeing…but the calls on Burrows and Daniel Sedin were pathetic…they were no-calls…

Can the Canucks keep it up and hold off elimination?

Bring on the second period…

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Vancouver Canucks vs Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 4 VIDEO

2010-05-09T12:01:00.001-07:00

Blogging the Vancouver Canucks vs Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Playoffs…

Yes I know…

It was torture…

…but it could be worse…

…we could have lost to the Leafs…

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Vancouver Canucks vs Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 4 FINAL

2010-05-07T21:21:00.001-07:00

Blogging the Vancouver Canucks vs Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Playoffs…

Hawks win 7-4…and the Canucks were worse than that….

As a team they were outplayed…in their own building…it was an embarrassment…they were outclassed and outplayed…

The Sedin twins were outmatched…the money players did not show up…

…and please don’t ever pull the goalie unless there is 25 seconds or less left and the face off is in the other end of the ice…

Luongo was less than average…as a matter fact perhaps it was the same as when the Canucks pulled him at the end trying to get 2 goals…

This is an opportunity for glory…The Hawks have a strangle hold on the Canucks…if they come back it would be a fantastic triumph…

…if the Canucks are out in one more game it is evidence that this team as currently configured cannot ever win the Stanley Cup…

However we shall see during game 5….

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A Killer Hit and Sly Goal

2010-05-07T20:36:00.000-07:00

A Killer Hit and Sly Goal!

Vancouver Canucks vs Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 4 Second Period

2010-05-07T20:28:00.000-07:00

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The period ends with the Hawks leading 5-3….

For most of the period the Canucks looked outclassed by the Hawks and seem fortunate to get out of the period down by just two goals...granted the Hawks seemed to have the puck bounce their way but most of the time they seemed to generate the possibilities…

The Canucks must be well rested with so many players visiting the penalty box…other than that it has been exciting end to end action…fast paced with lots of energy…playoff hockey…

Luongo has looked very average…certainly he can’t be blamed for all of the goals but he has not been the difference a player with his bragging has to be…

Where are our big guns? What has happened to the Sedin twins, Burrows, Kesler and Samuelsson….

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Vancouver Canucks vs Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 4 First Period Enemy Niemi

2010-05-07T19:36:00.000-07:00

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The first period ends tied 1-1…Luongo does not look good…fortunately Enemy Niemi is also not at his best…two goalie snot on top of their games opens the door to more than a few goals…

The Sedin twins need to bring their game up another level…

Exciting game play with speed, hits, nice moves, good tempo and unpredictable play…

After one it is anybodies game…

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Vancouver Canucks vs Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 3 FINAL VIDEO

2010-05-07T18:24:00.000-07:00

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Game four looms as an impending storm on this a warm Vancouver afternoon…

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Vancouver Canucks vs Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 3 FINAL

2010-05-05T21:33:00.001-07:00

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The play of the first period decided the game…Niemi showed up big time for the Hawks and Luongo was average…however it was an exciting game played with urgency…

The Sedin twins did not invoke their magic but they were also challenged well by the Hawks…Wellwood looked sharp on several occasions and Samuelsson lurked but did not strike like a cobra which is what he is prone to do when on his best stride…Demitra was missing in action…

Both teams were enjoyable to watch…Byfuglien was hot with three goals and a temper…he skated close to the edge that becomes unproductive but did not cross it...instead he raised his play and twisted the minds of the Canucks just enough to change play in favour of the Hawks…I admit it..I don’t like Byfuglien…and that is probably the best compliment I can give him…

The Canucks at times lurched into undisciplined play (I mean even before the free for all when it was apparent that they could not come back)…

Bring on game four and a Luongo at his best…for that is what it will take…

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Vancouver Canucks vs Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 3 Period 2

2010-05-05T20:30:00.001-07:00

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Both teams exchanged good scoring opportunities as it ends 3-2 for the Hawks…the Canucks began to slide into undisciplined play but still generated some urgency which maintained pressure on the Hawks…

It was good to see Burrows score a goal hopefully learning from his senseless penalty earlier that resulted in a Hawks goal…

Luongo is looking wobbly but is sticking to the line holding at three goals…Niemi is still looking the better net minder…the Canucks defense looks good on the Hawks blue line stopping a lot of exit passes and shots…it is scary to think they may get caught on a rush if they fail to block the puck but it adds another dimension to the Canucks arsenal of action…

Now to the third period…let the fantasy continue….

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Vancouver Canucks vs Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 3 Period 1

2010-05-05T19:34:00.001-07:00

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Period 1 was exciting hockey, although the Hawks came through the period leading 2-0 the Canucks dominated the play…

Neimi made some wonderful saves for the Hawks and unfortunately hot/cold Luongo seems cold tonight…the second goal was on a rebound that should not have happened…

I like the way the refs are cracking down on the too many men on the ice calls in the playoffs this season…it is something that gets abused far too often and can make a dramatic difference in the game…

The Canucks were dancing all around the Hawks net for prolonged periods of time in the first period and eventually one has to go in…will it be too little too late? When or if they score the floodgates may open as Neimi is a all or nothing goalie similar to Luongo…

The second period beckons…

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Vancouver Canucks vs Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 3 Warm Up FANTASY Hockey Standings

2010-05-05T07:18:00.001-07:00

The Stanley Cup Playoffs have been a rollercoaster in Fantasy Hockey scores…the current tally….

Chocolate Girl: Segment: 31 Overall: 118

Livingsword: Segment: 31 Overall: 115

Izac55: Segment: 23 Overall: 111

Vik007: Segment: 30 Overall: 110

Max1977: Segment: 9 Overall: 59

Licenced: Segment: 9 Overall: 29

Chocolate Girl continues her lead… and we have a new comer to the group….Vik007…welcome….care to tell us a bit about yourself? For some mysterious reason Derrickens has fallen off the map…

Portuguese gal Max1977 still leads Englishman Licenced…overall the ladies are doing well…

…but the Fantasy is not over yet….

Vancouver Canucks vs Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 2 VIDEO

2010-05-05T07:06:00.000-07:00

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Game 2 was a great game, spectacular saves, spine tingling moves, wicked shots…tremendous saves…speed and urgency…

Luongo played very well keeping the Canucks in the game. The Sedin twins will have to amp up their games if we are to win, game two was not enough.

The Hawks won and now we shall see what the Canucks are made of…

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Vancouver Canucks vs Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 1 VIDEO

2010-05-02T20:48:00.000-07:00

Blogging the Vancouver Canucks and the Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Playoffs…

Canucks defeat the scrawny birds 5-1

The video does not really provide the flavour of the game…the Hawks were lacklustre, the Canucks were business like…

Will game two have more passion and urgency…will tempters fly and fists flash?

If the Canucks can pull off game 2 in Chicago it will give them an edge to win the series…

It seems to good too be true…but it is my fantasy…

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Vancouver Canucks vs Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 1 Final

2010-05-01T19:54:00.001-07:00

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Canucks defeat the scrawny birds 5-1

Except for a five minute space of time in the third the Canucks dominated…the game lacked passion and commitment from the Hawks…and the building was largely silent with the brief exception of their one goal…

If this is the game that Chicago will bring for game two the Canucks will dominate again…This was not a top notch game from the Canucks but they did overplay with their third and fourth line players…resting their big guns…

The Hawks game looked emaciated while the Canucks were business like…

Luongo stopped 36 shots and the Hawks Niemi was chased from the net for the start of the third period…who should the Hawks start game two with in net? I’m not sure you can blame this loss on Niemi the entire Hawks team was lackluster…it is actually scary to think what this could have looked like if the Canucks brought their truly passionate play….

Game one to the Canucks! Hopefully they will play game two on Monday with a sense of urgency and discipline and they will be up two games to one…

Right now…I…am…living my fantasy! May the Canucks win the Cup while the Leafs play golf!

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Vancouver Canucks vs Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 1 Period 2

2010-05-01T18:56:00.000-07:00

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The Canucks dominated the sedate Hawks in the second period…the Canucks added three more goals to their total to finish the period leading 5-0…in Chicago!

The Canucks looked good with all lines contributing value to the effort…if Samuelsson and Demitra also start to click this could be a team that the Hawks will really struggle with for the rest of the series…at this point one must assume that this game is a one off…the Hawks must bounce back in the next game…if not then the Canucks will be very hard to knock off…

The Chicago fans are so quite its like the game is in a library…Luongo looked wobbly once but other than that he was solid…

While the Canucks are playing well this is not their “A” game and this is definitely not the “A” game of the Hawks…Niemi looked fragile in net for Chicago hopefully this will continue!

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Vancouver Canucks vs Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 1 Period 1

2010-05-01T18:05:00.001-07:00

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At the launch of the game the Chicago fans were right in to it…then mysteriously the Hawks had no rhythm and failed to throw a hail storm of pucks at Luongo…and the fans were missing in action for the rest of the period…

Thus the Vancouver Canucks finish the first period leading the Hawks 2-0…

Luongo looked sharp and all four Canuck lines looked to threaten…The Hawks are fast but the Canucks are also a team with pace…As the contest heats up we will surely see some tempters boil over…

Good quality start for the Canucks against a fine but sticky Hawks team…it does not take much imagination to visualize the Hawks predator attacks falling rapidly from unseen locations upon the Canuck net…

Can Vancouver play a disciplined dynamic passionate 60 minutes?

Will the Hawks wake up?

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Vancouver Canucks vs Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 1 WAR

2010-05-01T16:06:00.000-07:00

Blogging the Vancouver Canucks vs Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Playoffs WAR…

Bring on the scrawny birds!

Pick the Vancouver Canucks Stanley Cup Playoffs Winning Fantasy Song

2010-05-01T08:01:00.000-07:00

Blogging the Vancouver Canucks Stanley Cup Playoffs…

Every year the Stanley Cup victory song is played…the players carry the cup around on the ice to victory music and the networks compile video set to music of the path played by the winning team…

What is your fantasy song?

Is it We Are the Champions by Queen?

Vancouver Canucks vs Chicago Blackhawks Patrick Cane: Stanley Cup Playoffs Goaltending Tip

2010-05-01T00:45:00.000-07:00

Blogging the Vancouver Canucks and the NHL…

It has bothered me for a LONG time how many goalies try to cash in on frequent flyer miles during a game…recurrently it causes problems including goals…

Every time Luongo leaves the crease to venture into other time zones I measure my heart rate increasing while using my elliptical trainer…

Please Roberto…stay in the net unless absolutely necessary…if you don’t then count on a Patrick Cane celebration…

Vancouver Canucks Stanley Cup Playoffs Fantasy Hockey Standings after Round One

2010-04-28T22:26:00.000-07:00

Blogging the Vancouver Canucks Stanley Cup Playoffs run….

The playoffs are having upsets aplenty and surprises abundant…

Vancouver Canucks Stanley Cup Playoffs Fantasy Hockey Standings after Round One…

87 Izac55

86 Chocolate Girl

83 Livingsword

51 Max1977

20 Licenced

Izac55 is leading the pack again…I should also note that Derrickens also joined the group and has now mysteriously dropped off the list…he always has been a trouble maker….

Vancouver Canucks vs Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Playoffs WAR

2010-04-28T19:48:00.000-07:00

Blogging the Vancouver Canucks vs Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Playoffs WAR…

Vancouver goes into this matchup as the underdogs, the Hawks finished the regular season in second place in the west while the Canucks were third…

The Sedin twins will need to evoke some of their mystifying plays, Luongo will need to cast some of his magic…Kesler, Samuelsson and Demitra will have to cause the Hawks defense to have nightmares and all four lines of the Canucks will have to keep the penalties down, be willing to take the hits and block the shots…in the end this series is all about goals…and willingness to take pain to get them…

The Hawks are a fast team that pass well, the twins will need to tangle their defense and Canucks will need to camp in front of the Hawks net…

Should the Canucks play an aggressive penalty kill…yes…

Composure and discipline, speed and grit…bring on the Cup….

It seems many in Vancouver are taking the Canucks in six games…that may be optimistic…this series is going to be war…these guys do not like one another…

If the Canucks are unwilling to play urgent passion hockey they will not win…but if they do…there will be hawk feathers stuck to Orca jaws…

The schedule against the Hawks….

Saturday, May 1	at Chicago, 5:00 p.m.	CBC, VERSUS
Monday, May 3	at Chicago, 6:00 p.m.	CBC, VERSUS
Wednesday, May 5	at Vancouver, 6:30 p.m.	CBC, VERSUS
Friday, May 7	at Vancouver, 6:30 p.m.	CBC, VERSUS
*Sunday, May 9	at Chicago, 5:00 p.m.	CBC, VERSUS
*Tuesday, May 11	at Vancouver, 6:30 p.m.	CBC, VERSUS
*Thursday, May 13	at Chicago, 5:00 p.m.	CBC, VERSUS

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Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings VIDEO Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 6 SERIES FINAL

2010-04-28T19:19:00.000-07:00

Blogging the Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup Playoffs…

The Canucks magic continued…bring on the Hawks!

Boxscore

GO CANUCKS GO

2010-04-25T21:29:00.000-07:00

Blogging the Vancouver Canucks Stanley Cup Playoffs…

GO CANUCKS GO

Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 6 SERIES FINAL

2010-04-25T21:01:00.001-07:00

Blogging the Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup Playoffs…

Canucks defeat the Kings 4-2 and win their first round matchup in the Stanley Cup Playoffs!

Luongo came up with at least three big saves playing solid goal and every line of the Canucks looked to have the potential to threaten…

The aggressive penalty kill was spot on and took a lot of the wind out of the Kings power play…

The Sedin twins looked good plus Samuelsson, Demitra and Bernier were particularly sharp…

Behold the Twins Magic in round 2…

Boxscore

Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 6 After 2 Periods

2010-04-25T19:57:00.000-07:00

Blogging the Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup Playoffs…

After two periods the Kings lead the Canucks 2-1

Although the Kings lead thus far the Canucks seemed to be getting into their groove..

Holding my breath….

Boxscore

Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 6 After the First Period

2010-04-25T18:56:00.000-07:00

Blogging the Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup Playoffs…

The Kings are on their game tonight as they finish the first period 1-0 over the Canucks.

The Canucks seem to be a bit off with their timing…the Sedin twins are not razor sharp and the rest of the team lacks their hyper game changing rhythm…

The kings dominated the first period however the Canucks seem to be on the edge of flipping the switch for the magic…but does it seem that their energy level is not quite ready to go?

Canucks bright spot..Luongo so far does not seem to be having one of those bad nights…even though he does have trouble with those wrap arounds on the stick side (just the way the goal was scored on him)…

Demitra had a few moments when he looked dangerous but the timing with those around him was off…

We shall see if the Canucks can click in the second period…

Boxscore

Canuck Mikael Samuelsson Leads the NHL in Playoff Goals

2010-04-24T22:41:00.000-07:00

Blogging the Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup Playoffs…

Thus far in the Stanley Cup Playoffs Canuck Mikael Samuelsson is the overall goals leader with 7…

How long can he fend off Zetterberg, Crosby, Backstrom, Ovechkin et al?

Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 5 Video

2010-04-24T22:31:00.001-07:00

Blogging the Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup Playoffs…

The Canucks carve up the Kings 7-2

Will they destroy the Kings in game 6 and move on to the next round?

Are the Canucks building a wave of momentum that could carry them deep into the Stanley Cup Playoffs?

Boxscore

Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 5 Final

2010-04-23T21:59:00.001-07:00

Blogging the Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup Playoffs…

Canucks beat the Kings 7-2

Let me rephrase…the Vancouver Canucks crush the LA Kings 7-2…

A rather convincing win…soak it up because this does not happen all the time…particularly in Vancouver…

Quick gets pulled from the Kings net replaced Ersberg who then gets pulled and Quick is back in net…that is something you don’t often see…Luongo was pretty solid..we shall see if he can maintain that over the stretch…

Demitra and Samuelsson had hot hands…laser shots and tricky moves…both were on their games…playoff experience was glaring this game…The Sedin twins looked sharp and hard to handle…Kesler and Burrows need to lift their games in the next round of the playoffs (if the Canucks can pull this off)…actually it would help to see them hit the score board big time in game 6…give the next team something to contemplate…

I could have done without the latter game fights…I don’t mind the fights but these were a waste of time…O’Brian looked a bit the fool after his fight…

Boxscore

Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 5 Second Period

2010-04-23T20:58:00.001-07:00

Blogging the Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup Playoffs…

After 2 periods the Canucks lead the Kings 4-1…

Hockey as it should be…hard hitting (although not enough for my liking), fast paced, passionate and skill packed…

Demitra and Samuelsson are showing their playoff experience, the Sedin twins are on their game…

Luongo has been solid and Quick was chased from the Kings net…

It will be interesting to see if the Canucks now maintain the urgency and offence of their game in the third period. Hopefully they will forgo the defensive shell and keep the Kings on their heels with skilful fast paced offense…

Boxscore

Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 5

2010-04-23T18:42:00.000-07:00

Blogging the Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup Playoffs…

As I travelled around Metro Vancouver today the number of Vancouver Canucks shirts, hats and flags was impressive. On the streets Canucks shirts were more prominent than business suits or mini-skirts.

Yet there was a collective breath holding. Which Canucks team would step onto the ice? Would it be the exciting team playing with urgency and panache or would it be the frail looking for a golf tee time team?

Which team would play the full 60 minutes?

I can only imagine the delirium if the Canucks make it to the final…right now in the first round the tension and excitement is palpable…

Which Luongo will play today, the player that can astound or the one that needs to be benched…is that mercurial or what?

Will it be the good twins or the evil twins…which Sedin’s?

Which dark horse will step forth…and will the Kings have something new to fandangle the Canucks….

Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 4 and Game 5

2010-04-23T18:28:00.001-07:00

Blogging the Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings…

For the first two periods the Canucks were over matched…then the magic came alive and they were the team that dominated for so much of the regular season…

The question is will this momentum carry forward into game 5 and further into the Stanley Cup Playoffs?

Boxscore

Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 4

2010-04-21T22:05:00.000-07:00

Blogging the Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings…

Final score Canucks 6 Kings 4…the series is tied 2 games all…back to Vancouver for game 5…which Canuck team will show up?

The first 2 periods of the game the Canucks were lackluster then in the third period they got turned on…

Some general observations…Wellwood made a couple of bad blind passes…Demitra had some good moments…the Sedin twins started to play their game in the third period..neither Quick nor Luongo were at their best…Samuelsson deserves credit for picking his game up a notch…the momentum has been wobbly for both teams in the series does this bode well for the next round?

The Canucks deserve credit for coming back in the third period…

Boxscore

Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 4 after 2 Periods

2010-04-21T20:50:00.000-07:00

Blogging the Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings…

Kings lead 3-2 after 2 periods…

Although the Canucks showed some life in the second period they still seem to lack drive and determination…

Luongo is not sharp and the Sedin twins are not standing out as they should…

How can a team look like this in the Stanley Cup Playoffs? Certainly they are not dreadful but they are not playing like during the regular season…

Yet anything could still happen during the third period…

Boxscore

Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 4 after 1 Period

2010-04-21T19:53:00.000-07:00

The Kings go up 1-0 with Luongo not looking super in goal…

So far the Sedin twins and Kessler have not dominated as would be expected per their pay grades…

The Kings are not looking particularly good but the Canucks are looking uninspired and unmotivated…which begs the question…how could they look like that during the Stanley Cup Playoffs? There is a lack of urgency…the only thing consistent with the regular season is the ever so typical to many men on the ice penalties…

Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings Game 3 Video Game 4 Warning Stanley Cup Playoffs

2010-04-21T18:38:00.001-07:00

Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings Game 3 Video Game 4 Warning

I don’t blame you…I can’t watch it either…

If the Sedin’s, Luongo and Kessler do not amp up their Stanley Cup Playoffs hockey then the Canucks are done…

Vancouver Canucks Stanley Cup Playoffs Fantasy Hockey Standings Blog

2010-04-19T08:30:00.000-07:00

The current standings of our Vancouver Canucks Stanley Cup Playoffs Fantasy Hockey are:

34 Chocolate Girl

33 Livingsword

32 Izac55

21 Max1977

4 Licenced

What should the prize be for winning this?

Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings Game 2 VIDEO

2010-04-19T08:25:00.000-07:00

Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings Game 2 VIDEO…

An entertaining game that would have been better with a different result…still you have to give the Kings a hand they kept their heads up and skates moving…

We will see how the Canucks respond in game three…

Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 2 Overtime

2010-04-17T22:06:00.001-07:00

Vancouver Canucks lose to the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 in sudden death overtime…

The Canucks have had far too many to many men on the ice penalties…

Overall entertaining game…my pre series prediction was that the Canucks would win in 5 games…this means they can’t lose another game as we go to LA for game 3 on Monday…

The Canucks were good with the exception of Andrew Alberts who will hopefully not be on the ice for game 3…

Boxscore

Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 2 Overtime

2010-04-17T21:42:00.001-07:00

Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings 2-2 after three periods…

Andrew Alberts gets his third penalty of the game!!!!! Bench him…

Exciting Stanley Cup playoff hockey, fast paced, hard hitting, shot blocking, play with urgency. It seemed the Canucks had the upper hand and were ever so close to winning the game…yet…

Overtime for the second straight game!

Pick a winner?

Samuelsson has looked good, the Sedin twins always a threat, Kessler has been sharp…so any of them but as a dark horse…Mason Raymond

Boxscore

Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 2

2010-04-17T20:54:00.001-07:00

After two periods the Vancouver Canucks and Los Angeles Kings are tied 2-2

The Canucks fell apart in the second period, Salo looses an edge and the Kings have a three on one breakaway and score.

The Kings seemed to have a bit more determination and jump than the Canucks in the second period.

Still the Sedin’s seem…so frequently on the edge of another magical goal…

Am I a bit nervous about the third period? Well the Canucks dominated the first period and were wobbly in the second period…I am looking to Kessler or the Sedin’s to pull some rabbits out of their hats…it is all up to Quick and Luong…

Boxscore

Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 2

2010-04-17T19:58:00.000-07:00

After one period the Vancouver Canucks lead the Los Angeles Kings 2-0…

Andrew Alberts gets two dumb penalties…bench him!

Kesler, Wellwood and Samuelson look particularly good…

Sedin’s look ready to go as well as Kesler…

Luongo is sharp in net and Quick has been poor when moving out from the net but also good in the crease…looks best to lure him out…

Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 2 Pregame

2010-04-17T10:12:00.000-07:00

Alright I admit to feeling a bit more assured to the Vancouver Canucks Stanley Cup Fantasy…

In game 1 the Canucks seemed to have greater depth to dig into than the Kings…and we did after all win…

Still although it looks that my prediction of the Canucks in 5 vs LA is a possibility the next rounds will be tougher…will Luongo continue to let in those soft goals…will the Canucks defense stay healthy…can the Sedin twins keep it up?

Still we do have to beat the Kings…the playoffs are notorious for surprises…like a hot goalie…

Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 1 VIDEO Sudden Death Overtime FINAL CANUCKS WIN April 15 2010

2010-04-16T07:46:00.000-07:00

Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup Playoffs VIDEO…

CANUCKS WIN 3-2 in sudden death overtime!

Canuckragious!

Bring on game 2 and the Kings!

Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 1 Sudden Death Overtime FINAL CANUCKS WIN!!! April 15 2010

2010-04-15T22:20:00.001-07:00

Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup Playoffs…

CANUCKS WIN 3-2 in sudden death overtime!

Watching the game you could sense there was a Canuck wave coming…

The forwards checked well in both directions and were sharp in the slot. The Canucks dominated the boards and half boards. Good hitting and goaltending for both teams…the Canucks defense were better than the LA defense.

The Canucks blocked shots and dived for the puck…it is NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs hockey!

Game 1 to the Canucks…bring on the Kings and game 2…

Is it our time?

Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 1 Sudden Death Overtime April 15 2010

2010-04-15T21:39:00.001-07:00

Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup Playoffs…

Three bone crushing, blood boiling periods complete…

Quick has looked good in goal and so has Luongo…the Sedin’s are still circling like buzzards but look a bit slow recovering after getting hit…

Still the Canucks dominated the third period and look like they have what it will take to eliminate the Kings..if these three periods are sign of what is to come…

Sudden death overtime is hard on the nerves…still the Canucks seem to have the momentum…

The pace and hitting along with the skill and determination, blocking shots and taking the hit to make the pass are all evident…

NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs the coolest game on earth….

Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 1 after the second Period April 15 2010

2010-04-15T20:46:00.000-07:00

Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup Playoffs…

Two periods complete and the game is building its playoff swagger…crashing hits, rushing Sedin Twins scoring talent…speed and skill with quick line changes and the players building a sharp edge against the opposing team…

2-2 after 2 periods with the third period holding promise for a tough tempo…

I love playoff hockey!

Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 1 after the first Period April 15 2010

2010-04-15T19:54:00.000-07:00

Both the Vancouver Canucks and Los Angeles Kings put on a good starting show…

The first period has come and gone…and it has been exciting playoff hockey!

Quick has been quick for the Kings and the Sedin’s look sharp in the cycle game…can they take the hits for a full series or playoffs?

Fast play, hard hitting with good goaltending…

Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 1 Pregame April 15 2010

2010-04-15T18:27:00.001-07:00

Blogging 1 fantasy and 1 game at a time…The Stanley Cup playoffs

Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 1 Pregame April 15 2010…

I have fantasy that one day this hockey team will rise up and live out the true meaning of why it exists. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that not all hockey teams are created equal…

I admit to being concerned…will our defense injuries catch up to us? Has Luongo got his head screwed on right now? Can the Swedish Sedin Twins turn it on for the playoffs?

Will the LA defense be able to lock up the twins? Will Quick get his game back?

I have a fantasy that I will be able to blog that the Canucks won…

Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings Playoff Prediction

2010-04-13T18:18:00.000-07:00

Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings Playoff Prediction

The Canucks in 6 games? I have now heard this 6 times…seems a safe prediction…

So why play it safe? I pick the Canucks in 5 games…my fantasy hockey prediction…

Is this the year of the Canucks Stanley Cup?

Vancouver Canucks Fantasy Hockey Regular Season FINAL Standings and Prizes

2010-04-12T08:26:00.000-07:00

Our MVP is….

Another regular season of Fantasy Hockey has come and gone…we have our final scores:

754 Izac55

710 Livingsword

698 Chocolategirl

637 Derrickens

572 Max1977

484 Licenced

Congratulations and thanks to all the participants…

In the past we have offered some creative prizes…that have not always been accepted by the winners…that being said Izac55 has been pestering me for quite awhile asking what his prize was going to be…anticipating this win…we can’t all be 50 goal scorers…

So I am open to suggestions…what should the prizes be?

Of course we could go double or nothing as we enter the Stanley Cup Playoffs:

Join me and play FREE Playoff Fantasy Hockey on www.sportsnet.ca!

Go to: http://fantasy.sportsnet.ca/sportsnet/hkplayoff10

Once you've registered go to the Groups page at http://fantasy.sportsnet.ca/sportsnet/hkplayoff10/groups

and join the "Vancouver Canucks Fantasy Hock" group that I've created.

The group password is: blade

See you in the game!

Vancouver Canucks vs Calgary Flames Video April 10 2010 Henrik Sedin is NHL Points Champ!

2010-04-11T12:11:00.000-07:00

Henrik Sedin Wins the regular season with 112 points followed by Alexander Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby tied with 109 points...

Congratulations Henrick!

Could this lead to Vancouver Canucks Fantasy?

Bring on the Stanley Cup! Well it’s my hockey fantasy….

Play NHL Playoff Fantasy Hockey

2010-04-09T07:35:00.000-07:00

Join me and play Playoff Fantasy Hockey on www.sportsnet.ca!

Go to: http://fantasy.sportsnet.ca/sportsnet/hkplayoff10

It's free!

Once you've registered go to the Groups page at http://fantasy.sportsnet.ca/sportsnet/hkplayoff10/groups

and join the "Vancouver Canucks Fantasy Hock" group that I've created.

The group password is: blade

See you in the game!

Introducing: Science Fantasy: Star and Dragon

2010-04-05T00:02:00.000-07:00

What is your fantasy?

Speculative fiction as expressed through science fiction and fantasy is a passion of mine. The intellectual and creative process combining to contrive the probable and the possible…as well as the impossible and outright miraculous…

Much of the creative writing that appears in our blogs is seeds of experimentation in speculative fiction. Exercises that have aided me in developing a novel of science fantasy…a yet uncompleted work but one that is well along…perhaps you can help me develop my craft…or maybe you want to watch a train wreck…

Star and Dragon is a logical outworking of that passion. It will boldly go into all aspects of science fiction, fantasy, myth and legend with blends of unique ideas, characters and places…and favourites from the worlds of science fiction and fantasy…

Yet we will not stop there…as speculative fiction is a wonderful launch pad for conversations it will also be philosophical and more…what is the meaning of why we create such characters, creatures, empires, technology and planets?

Beam over to Star and Dragon and have a look.

Dallas Stars @ Vancouver Canucks 10/11/09 Texas Shootout

2009-10-12T10:51:00.000-07:00

Vancouver Canucks Fantasy Hockey...the Unedited Uncensored Video of My Mind…

Former Canucks coach Marc Crawford came to town with the Dallas Stars for a shoot out…

The Canucks were involved in a gun fight with the little state of Texas…and came out on top…it was tricky business as the battle was all over town…along the boards, behind the net and in the slot…but in the end only one side was left standing…time for a visit to the saloon…

Game Boxscores

Our Vancouver Canucks Fantasy Hockey rankings week (overall):

25 (52) Chocolate Girl
30 (47) Livingsword
30 (43) Izac

20 (32) derrickens

19 (30) Max
12 (24) Licenced

Neither Chocolate Girl or myself were able to change our picks for the coming week even though we tried before the deadline…anybody else have this problem? Are the NHL videos or Sportsnet videos better?

Next Canucks game: Friday October 16 in Calgary (6 pm on Sportsnet Pacific)

Vancouver Canuck Daniel Sedin has a Broken Foot!!!!!

2009-10-11T11:28:00.000-07:00

CKNW is reporting that Vancouver Canuck Daniel Sedin “is out 4-6 weeks with a broken foot”

Could this alone kill the Vancouver Canucks Fantasy Hockey Stanley Cup Dream? The injured multi-million dollar foot of Daniel Sedin will leave the Canucks one Sedin short….can they limp along well enough while he is gone? How will this affect his twin brother Henrick Sedin? Will there be sympathy pain….

I for one am now changing my Fantasy Hockey picks…

Montreal Canadians @ Vancouver Canucks 10/7/09 How Swede it is!

2009-10-08T19:24:00.000-07:00

Vancouver Canucks Fantasy Hockey Blog…the unedited uncensored video of my mind…

How Swede it is! The Canucks pillage the Canadians decimating them 7-1….

One cannot express the pure joy of beating the Habs this way!

Henrik Sedin 2 goals 2 assists, Daniel Sedin 3 assists, Mikael Samuelson 1 goal, Roberto Luongo 27 saves….ok he is not Swedish….

The Canadians looked slow after playing a game the night before…and the Canucks were better than they were the past three games…We will see if this is a turnaround for them…hopefully they will not get swollen heads…

Our Vancouver Canucks Fantasy Hockey rankings week (overall):

8 (35) Chocolate Girl

15 (32) Livingsword

13 (26) Izac

10 (22) derrickens

9 (20) Max

6 (18) Licenced

Game Boxscores

Chocolate Girl is looking hot..like always….

NEXT Pick Deadline: 01:00 PM ET on Monday, Oct. 12, 2009

Next Canucks game is Dallas Stars Sunday October 11 7pm on Sportsnet Pacific…

Columbus Blue Jackets @ Vancouver Canucks 10/5/09 Canucks Vampires Luongo Loses

2009-10-07T07:36:00.000-07:00

The Canucks are vampires….they suck….

Canucks look awful again! Jackets win 5-3…Three game losing streak….

Penalties and bad goal tending..Luongo chased from the net in the second period after allowing 3 goals in 3 minutes and 44 seconds on 3 straight shots!

Our Vancouver Canucks Fantasy Hockey rankings week (overall):

7 (34) Chocolate Girl

9 (22) Izac

4 (21) Livingsword

9 (21) derrickens

8 (19) Max

6 (18) Licenced

Next Canucks game is Montreal Canadians Wednesday Oct 7….

Vancouver Canucks Fantasy Hockey Blog…

Vancouver Canucks @ Colorado Avalanche 10/3/09 Canucks Ghosts and Money

2009-10-04T11:50:00.000-07:00

Vancouver Canucks lose 3-0 to the Colorado Avalanche!

Two straight losses on the road to start the season! So much for the publicized good start…

Anderson looked pretty good in goal for the Avs particularly in the first period. Luongo made some nice saves….Once again the Canucks looked undisciplined taking 9 penalties compared to the Avs with 6. The Nucks had little zip in their game and seemed to almost not be there…like ghosts…

The ghostly Sedin twins showed up briefly in the second then were haunted away…barely noticed them in the third…could it be that after locking up their long term NHL contract they are…no…let us wait and see…after all they both at least made it onto the wonderful penalty summary in the second period…both for holding…holding their money? (Ouch did I say that out loud? Hmm and the delete button does not work…)

Our Vancouver Canucks Fantasy Hockey rankings:

27 Chocolate Girl

17 Livingsword

13 Izac

12 derrickens

12 Licenced

11 Max

Chocolate Girl is extremely fortunate to be ahead…what was I thinking with 5 Canucks picks?

Boxscores available here

Don’t forget our next Pick Deadline: 07:00 PM ET on Monday, Oct. 5, 2009

Next Canucks game is Monday October 5 at home against the Columbus Blue Jackets…

Vancouver Canucks Fantasy Hockey Blog…

Comments anybody?

Vancouver Canucks @ Calgary Flames 10/1/09 Canucks Zombies

2009-10-02T08:57:00.000-07:00

The Canucks were awful in the first period! Beat up with hits, outhustled, outscored…they looked like a bunch of zombies!

They were so bad that I changed the channel to watch Survivor…but then reviewed this video and checked out the boxscores…

In the second period they seemed a bit better and in the third they picked it up but too big of a hole to get out of.

Best to fantasies that this was a pre-season game…

Our Vancouver Canucks Fantasy Hockey rankings:

7 Chocolate Girl

6 Livingsword

4 Max

4 derrickens

3 Licenced

3 Izac

Everybody say hi…can you believe this Chocolate Girl?!

Next Canucks game Saturday Oct 3 in Colorado

Want more details on the game then check out NHL Game Boxscores

Don’t forget our next Pick Deadline: 07:00 PM ET on Monday, Oct. 5, 2009

Vancouver Canucks Fantasy Hockey 09-10 Season

2009-10-02T08:48:00.000-07:00

Here are the players….there may be others that have the annual problem of joining our particular group…it seems easy but perhaps people are just shell shocked from how expensive tickets are…

Chocolate Girl

Max

Licenced

derrickens

Izac

Livingsword

Don’t forget our next Pick Deadline: 07:00 PM ET on Monday, Oct. 5, 2009

NHL Hockey FAITH +

2009-09-30T00:01:00.000-07:00

The faith of an NHL hockey fan…

Do you have faith?

Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love.

- - 1 Corinthians 13:13 NLT

Do I have faith that the Vancouver Canucks will win the cup? Well I do believe in miracles….

Do I have hope the Canucks will win the cup? My hope is based upon that faith…

Do I love the Canucks? I do…and it hurts…but it persists because of that faith…

FAITH +

Who says faith, hope and love have no place in sports?

What is faith?

Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see.

- - Hebrews 11:1 NLT

Excellent! Bring on the Stanley Cup….

Vancouver Canucks Fantasy Hockey Video Et Al Lives Here PLAY NOW

2009-09-29T00:01:00.000-07:00

Another season of NHL hockey is upon us and we have expanded our Fantasy Hockey coverage.

Come play with us….

Click on this link to Sportsnet Fantasy Hockey

Join the game, play now, pick your players and be sure to join our Fantasy Hockey Group while there.

Our group is called: Canucks Fantasy Hockey

The password is: blade

We will blog our way through the season having fun with the highs and lows, passes, hits, checks, goals and…well the Fantasy Hockey life…bigger..faster…badder (hang on badder is not a word well you know what we mean)…

Be sure to join our group “Canucks Fantasy Hockey” not just the general fantasy game…and remember to change your players throughout the season…

Join right now the season is almost upon us!

Any questions just ask…

About Vancouver Canucks Fantasy Hockey

2009-09-28T08:08:00.000-07:00

Vancouver Canucks Fantasy Hockey is the Video of my Mind about life as a Vancouver Canucks and Hockey Fan. I love Metro Vancouver, the Canucks, Hockey and the Fantasy of winning the Stanley Cup….However as a Canucks Fan one is prone to a forest of disappointment notwithstanding the odd tree of success…Although never the ultimate of success…the Cup (insert dramatic important otherworldly sounding music here).

Metro Vancouver is the Sea to Sky City with natural beauty abounding. The Canucks are the de facto flag bearers for us in professional sports and much of the pride of the city emanates from the team. How can this be so when we have never won it all? How does this city remain so enamored of this green blue and white flag of the city?

It is the Game itself…in a city that loves the outdoors Hockey is the ultimate indoor game. The visceral speed, bone crushing hits, changes on the fly, combat on ice, shots, saves, boards that bend but do not break, gladiatorial anarchy constrained by the zebras in the black and white striped shirts, lines in the ice drawn as lines in the sand…‘you shall go no further’ rings in the ears…the game endures even when the team does not…when the team…our team…goes no further…

A peace loving people that voyeur at war on ice…

It is the pleasure knowing we are not Edmonton, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa or Montreal…it is the sense that it is our Game…all this and more in our self denial of the fact that we have never won it all! The Fantasy of the Cup eludes us in reality but not in our dreams…

…and so the story goes, another season, another game…the playoffs beckon…but will we instead break to get an early tee off time at the greens of golf?

We present videos, Fantasy Hockey and multitudinous clever insights often worthy of mockery of our Fantasy Hockey life…the diary of a Fan…a Canucks Fan…an observer of the NHL…but more so a Fan of this Game of blade and ice…speed and suffering…Hockey lives here…long live the Fantasy…down with the Leafs…now get us the Cup!