GDT [1/23/08]: BLUES at Vancouver

[Irish Blues]

VANCOUVER CANUCKS

VS.

ST. LOUIS BLUES

vs.

January 23, 2008
GM Place, Vancouver BC
9:00pm Central

TV: Fox Sports Midwest and NHL Center Ice [DTV - 770 for Blues feed]
Radio: KMOX (1120 AM)

Leading Scorers
Paul Kariya: 12-30-42, -2, 2 PPG, 1 GWG
Brad Boyes: 27-13-40, +7, 7 PPG, 5 GWG
Keith Tkachuk: 13-22-35, +3, 6 PPG, 1 GWG
Andy McDonald: 9-21-30, -9, 1 PPG, 1 GWG

Starting Goaltender
Manny Legace: 17-12-3, 2.24 GAA, .915 SV%, 3 shutouts

Special Teams
Power Play: 24 of 196, 12.2% [30th], 5 SHGA
Penalty Kill: 30 of 203, 85.2% [6th], 1 SHG

Injuries
David Backes, F [laceration above eye, game-time decision]
Ryan Johnson, F [bruised foot, game-time decision]
Martin Rucinsky, F [separated shoulder, IR]
Mike Johnson, F [shoulder surgery, IR - out for season]




Leading Scorers
Henrik Sedin: 9-40-49, +17, 2 PPG, 2 GWG
Daniel Sedin: 22-25-47, +12, 10 PPG, 5 GWG
Markus Naslund: 16-22-38, +4, 6 PPG, 2 GWG
Taylor Pyatt: 12-14-26, +6, 6 PPG, 1 GWG

Starting Goaltender
Roberto Luongo: 21-16-4, 2.11 GAA, .925 SV%, 6 shutouts

Special Teams
Power Play: 38 of 223, 17.0% [19th], 3 SHGA
Penalty Kill: 39 of 227, 82.8% [13th], 5 SHG

Injuries
Kevin Bieska [lacerated calf, IR]
Willie Mitchell [back, probable]
Brendan Morrison [wrist surgery, IR]

[Irish Blues]

As mentioned elsewhere, Yan Stastny has been recalled from Peoria in case Backes and/or Ryan Johnson cannot suit up. Also as mentioned elsewhere, Erik Johnson and David Perron are healthy scratches.

[Celtic Note]

Pulling out the jersey for this one....hopefully it will bring us some luck

PS not happy with both EJ and Perron as scratches.

[Mike6749]

Originally Posted by Zundo

Pulling out the jersey for this one....hopefully it will bring us some luck

PS not happy with both EJ and Perron as scratches.

Me neither, I've almost forgotten who we looked forward to watching last year.

[General Veers]

C'mon Backman! Showcase that "talent"!

Stastny is a no-go tonight...

[General Veers]

When AM says "We need our best players to be our best players" I take that as "Our veterans need to be our best players". Since that isn't happening, why not bench a vet or 2 and let EJ and Perron play?

[Claire]

Shorthanded already. Gah.

[Checker*]

Tkachuk is our best player...at taking momentum killing penalties.

[Stang]

perron is out there on the ice...he's not scratched

[Checker*]

Good so Perron is playing, just on the 4th line with King and Hinote...sccording to the lineup theat FSN runs (that looks to be wrong though)

Meanwhile Mayers can try to play scorer which kills the best parts of Mayers game and allows him to mishandle the puck and shoot 10 feet wide very very often

[General Veers]

If Stastny got there a little earlier, Perron would be sitting like AM wants.

[Irish Blues]

Originally Posted by Checker

Good so Perron is playing, just on the 4th line with King and Hinote...sccording to the lineup theat FSN runs (that looks to be wrong though)

Meanwhile Mayers can try to play scorer which kills the best parts of Mayers game and allows him to mishandle the puck and shoot 10 feet wide very very often

He's been out for two (2) shifts so far - one with Tkachuk and Stempniak, the other with Tkachuk and Backes. He's out right now with Tkachuk and Backes again.

Oh, the horror!

[Irish Blues]

KING SCORES!

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[General Veers]

I GOT HANDS!

[Checker*]

Originally Posted by Irish Blues

He's been out for two (2) shifts so far - one with Tkachuk and Stempniak, the other with Tkachuk and Backes. He's out right now with Tkachuk and Backes again.

Oh, the horror!

I didn't realize being a smartass was part of your moderator duties.

I was going by the FSN lineup they ran on the bottom of the broadcast which listed Perron on the 4th line. I even posted that lineup looked to be wrong

[Irish Blues]

Originally Posted by Checker

I didn't realize being a smartass was part of your moderator duties.

I didn't realize that Perron had a clause in his contract that guarantees he gets top-6 duty for every shift of every game. Of course, I didn't react to seeing Perron in the lineup tonight with, "Good so Perron is playing, just on the 4th line with King and Hinote" and then opine about Mayers getting to be a scorer tonight.

I prefer to let things actually unfold, instead of pulling a knee-jerk reaction because Murray didn't/doesn't do what I think he should do.

[Checker*]

I just don't see the point in running a guy whose biggest flaws are apparently his need to get stronger and better defensively out there with King and Hinote as FSN had listed. That doesn't seem to be playing to his strengths in a fairly important game. I just don't see Perron being able to be much of a help right now if he's not on a scoring line.


I prefer to think for myself and be a bit passionate about certain things

[General Veers]

Garth Butcher just said "*******" live on KMOX!

[WalterSobchak]

We know what Perron is good at. This is the season for him to work on and learn what aren't his best attributes.

As long as this isn't Mike Kitchen expecting a player to produce, then putting him on the 3rd or 4th line and him not producing and then Kitchen benching him because he doesn't produce.

[General Veers]

Another softie from Longdongo!

[Checker*]

Luongo does not look good so far...that's a break

Just because we've had a recent losing streak does not mean we should abandon our playoff aspirations just yet

I assume Butcher said something about a hole then?

[WalterSobchak]

Thank GOD Boyes finished that goal no matter how Brewer TRIED to deep six that power play. please please PLEASE keep him off the PP if he must play 5 on 5, fine but I want to cry whenever someone passes to Brewer or, god forbid, he brings it up the ice.

[Irish Blues]

BOYES SCORES!

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[General Veers]

Originally Posted by Checker

Luongo does not look good so far...that's a break

Just because we've had a recent losing streak does not mean we should abandon our playoff aspirations just yet

I assume Butcher said something about a hole then?

ummmm......kinda...

[Sharks14*]

Is Manny going to start tomorrow night in San Jose?