Improbable Comeback Against Hawks Comes To Halt in Skills Competition: Recap and Chance Data
Dimitri Filipovic
February 19 2013 11:30PM
It'll get lost in the shuffle, but Cory Schneider's performance (despite the loss) was worth talking about.
The Vancouver Canucks started off their four game road trip by taking an undeserved point from the Chicago Blackhawks, before ultimately losing in the glorified skills competition that is the shootout.
I watched this game from start to finish - in fact, I watched many sequences more than once as part of the chance counting process - and I can't quite figure out how the Canucks managed to steal that point. Well, that's a lie, because I can; it was thanks to the Cory Schneider show. Let's just say that the members of the team's defense owe their 'tender a few rounds after this one (I'm sure Patty Kane can throw a recommendation for a good hangout spot their way).
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Game #15 Preview: Canucks @ Blackhawks
Dimitri Filipovic
February 19 2013 11:49AM
Fans would like to see the Canucks get their hands on Duncan Keith, but it's easier said than done.
Vancouver Canucks. Chicago Blackhawks. A puck, and a bunch of sticks.
It's one of the marquee matchups whenever it comes up on the NHL schedule, and it's one of the few games over the course of the regular season that doesn't require any sort of additional billing. We all know the story; the recent history between the two teams, and immense talent level all over the ice speak for themselves.
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The SYAE Podcast: Taking a Look at the Future Forward Lines
Dimitri Filipovic
February 15 2013 10:52AM
The player that shall remain unnamed went, well, unnamed over the course of this entire episode.
There's a certain controversy between two Canucks players (that just so happen to play the same position) that has been the main talking point surrounding the team this season. Believe it or not, Cam & I managed to go through an entire podcast without mentioning it once. We hope that's not illegal, but it's entirely possible that it is.
So what did we discuss, then? We spent the entirety of the show taking a long look at the way the forward lines will shake out for the team once Ryan Kesler and David Booth are ready to go. What kind of combinations would you like to see? (let us know in the comments section).
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Fun With (Early Season) Numbers
Dimitri Filipovic
February 13 2013 03:21PM
Hey, it's not ol' Dale's fault he has such a punchable face.
We're now 12 games in, which constitutes exactly a quarter of the 2013 NHL season. Something you need to keep in mind is that just because the season is shorter this year, doesn't necessarily mean that the early season numbers carry any sort of added importance. As Cam Charron wrote a while back, the myth that a 48-game season changes things significantly has been circulated by fans and media alike because, hey, it makes for a far better story!
That takes into account team success, though. Individual performances will surely be skewed this season, at least to an extent. I do think that by the time the season wraps up, it will have provided us with some outlier paces; with the result being bad contracts handed out this sumer, and misguided evaluation of certain players' abilities.
But that's not our concern at the moment. We can only work with what we have, and that's a 12-game sample of numbers. Let's have some fun with them, shall we?
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Canucks Keep Wild Times Going, Stretch Streak to 6: Recap and Chance Data
Dimitri Filipovic
February 13 2013 12:12AM
A physical affair broke out on Tuesday night, but Mason Raymond was up to it.
Photo Credit: Jonathan Hayward/AP
On Tuesday night, the Vancouver Canucks went on to win their 6th game in a row thanks to a 2-1 defeat of Minnesota's professional hockey team. Ironically enough, this game was anything but "wild", despite what the title may imply. Sometimes you need to skew the facts in order to incorporate a good pun. At least that's what Thomas Drance taught me my first day on the job. Plus, it really all depends on your perspective; for example, I think Bryan Reynolds thought this was a heck of a game.
Regardless, a win is a win. All of 'em count the same at the end of the day. And I'm sure that the Canucks will gladly take yet another 2 points against a Northwest Division rival.
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