Puck You! The Legend Returns
Monday, May 03, 2004
The Vancouver Canucks are searching for a new GM after deciding not to extend Brian Burke's contract. The team's payroll of $43 this season wasn't enough to get them by the Flames. I love how NHL.com just had to add how the loss to Calgary this year marked the second consecutive year that they got eliminated on home ice by a team lower in the standings. Tough break.
I'll let the Canuck expert (aka Nick) express his opinions on the decision. All I know is that I grabbed an issue of the province newspaper yesterday and 70 per cent, or something like that, of the people who participated on the poll said not to get rid of Burke. The same poll results saw Dan Cloutier as the Canuck player most would like to see the Canucks trade of their high profile players. I think it was an online poll on canucks.com or something.
What can you say about Toronto's game yesterday? Well, nothing good, that's for sure. Belfour was below average (6 goals on 18 shots), the defense was pathetic, and the offense couldn't muster hardly any chances. They were lucky to get two goals the way they played. The frustration was evident from the amount of stupid penalties they took as the game wore on. I've said it all along and I'll say it again, Antropov takes the stupidest penalties of anybody in the league. Roenick's elbow to him upset me, but why did Antropov have to retaliate like that after the refs were breaking up a scrum? It could've been four on four, instead Philly had a powerplay. Errrr.
McCabe was quoted to reporters as taking full blame for the loss, but it certainly wasn't his fault. As the captain Mats Sundin said, "we win as a team and we lose as a team." The team got pushed around, and was physically dominated by the Flyers while being outshot by a wide margin. They need to do a better job of creating traffic in front of the Flyers goalie (whether it be Burke or Esche), and containing Keith Primeau, who was a one-man wrecking crew that game, with 3 goals and an assist.
What a horrible, pathetic and embarrasing display of hockey. Good thing it wasn't on home ice. I had to take off the Leafs shirt I was wearing and throw on a new T-shirt I was so frustrated. And I'm just a fan!
My puck you doesn't go to Antropov, it goes to the whole white and blue team last night. How can you pick Antropov because of one cross check when you have McCabe giving Flyers clear breakaways, the defense breaking down, the offense getting few scoring opportunities and Belfour coming out with a .667 save percentage? As Matt Silver would say, "that was a 'gross' game!"
I'll let the Canuck expert (aka Nick) express his opinions on the decision. All I know is that I grabbed an issue of the province newspaper yesterday and 70 per cent, or something like that, of the people who participated on the poll said not to get rid of Burke. The same poll results saw Dan Cloutier as the Canuck player most would like to see the Canucks trade of their high profile players. I think it was an online poll on canucks.com or something.
What can you say about Toronto's game yesterday? Well, nothing good, that's for sure. Belfour was below average (6 goals on 18 shots), the defense was pathetic, and the offense couldn't muster hardly any chances. They were lucky to get two goals the way they played. The frustration was evident from the amount of stupid penalties they took as the game wore on. I've said it all along and I'll say it again, Antropov takes the stupidest penalties of anybody in the league. Roenick's elbow to him upset me, but why did Antropov have to retaliate like that after the refs were breaking up a scrum? It could've been four on four, instead Philly had a powerplay. Errrr.
McCabe was quoted to reporters as taking full blame for the loss, but it certainly wasn't his fault. As the captain Mats Sundin said, "we win as a team and we lose as a team." The team got pushed around, and was physically dominated by the Flyers while being outshot by a wide margin. They need to do a better job of creating traffic in front of the Flyers goalie (whether it be Burke or Esche), and containing Keith Primeau, who was a one-man wrecking crew that game, with 3 goals and an assist.
What a horrible, pathetic and embarrasing display of hockey. Good thing it wasn't on home ice. I had to take off the Leafs shirt I was wearing and throw on a new T-shirt I was so frustrated. And I'm just a fan!
My puck you doesn't go to Antropov, it goes to the whole white and blue team last night. How can you pick Antropov because of one cross check when you have McCabe giving Flyers clear breakaways, the defense breaking down, the offense getting few scoring opportunities and Belfour coming out with a .667 save percentage? As Matt Silver would say, "that was a 'gross' game!"
