Pre-Game Talk: Canucks vs. Avalanche on 2000s Night - Game 67

[The Vasili Jerry]

I think all the good luck the Canucks were riding throughout the season has run out and now this is what the team is when it's going a little the other way. Without Markstrom to patch the leaks, the Canucks just aren't good enough defensively. I'd love to watch some Canucks playoff hockey again, but I don't see where another 8-9 wins come from. Maybe they get 7 if they beat all the teams below them, but that only puts them at 88 points. They're gonna need to steal a game against a far better opponent like the Avs -- hopefully they have a case of the Roxy flu tomorrow.

 

[EpochLink]

We either gonna win or get completely ******-ized.

Also it’s 2000 night so we may get some at Todd Bertuzzi y’all.

 

[David71]

need a big win tommorow. gonna be a blowout. vancovuer needs to score the first goal and never look back keep pushing for 60 mins if they wanna keep their playoff hopes alive.

 

[The Iron Goalie]

Mac goes off for 3 goals, and 5 points. Makar returns to the lineup scoring 1g 4a to solidify his Calder win, and make my hockey pool very happy.

 

[Zombotron]

 

[Zombotron]

I figured they'd use the dark jerseys, but okay

 

[Three On Zero]

Let’s goooo boys

 

[RussianRacket]

I'm looking forward to seeing the original Orcas again. Like the flying Vs, I wish they could use them in the actual game just once. The white one in particular looks a lot better than I remember it.

 

[CambieKev]

It would be a pleasant surprise to see Dan Cloutier come out in full gear. He was integral to that group's identity despite all of his shortcomings. He also offered quite a lot of entertainment with his acrobatic style.

 

[Canucks5551]

We’re without Rantanen, Makar, Kadri, Burakovsky, Calvert and Grubauer. Take it easy on us!

We’re without Boeser, Markstrom, Myers, Leivo, Ferland, and Beagle. You guys will be fine.

 

[LordBacon]

We’re without Rantanen, Makar, Kadri, Burakovsky, Calvert and Grubauer. Take it easy on us!

We’re without markstrom it’s an easy win for you guys

 

[Melvin]

We’re without Boeser, Markstrom, Myers, Leivo, Ferland, and Beagle. You guys will be fine.

Yeah that's basically the same, lol.

 

[Canucks5551]

Yeah that's basically the same, lol.

Canucks don’t have nearly as much depth to cover for injuries.

 

[Canucks1096]

I guarantee victory tonight

 

[pgj98m3]

I guarantee victory tonight

Absolutely true....someone is going to win.

 

[Jimnastic]

...is #44 going to be in the building?

Had lunch with Babych at the 50th season ticket holders lunch a month ago. He was a great guy. Got lucky and won a helmet signed by 30 Canucks (Lumme, Vervagart, Schnepts, Kearns, Babych, to name a few). It is in the entrance of my house in Australia.

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

We either gonna win or get completely ******-ized.

Also it’s 2000 night so we may get some at Todd Bertuzzi y’all.

man of all the nights against all the teams to trot out bertuzzi and brad may. eesh, it's still too soon

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Man, the Canucks/Avs games of the early 2000s were fun to watch. Line brawls weren't out of the question. The Jovanovski/Deadmarsh scrap, the Parker/Bertuzzi incident that lead to Bertuzzi getting a 10-game suspension for leaving the bench to help Jovanovski when Parker jumped him, and that's to say nothing of the skill each team had. The Avs were stacked with Sakic, Forsberg, Roy, Blake, Hejduk et al, and the Canucks had Naslund, Morrison, Bertuzzi, Jovo and Ohlund, and the Twins starting to emerge as players...

The Avs were one of the best teams in the league at that point while the Canucks were trying to establish a new identity. But those games were usually a hell of a lot of fun to watch.

 

[Melvin]

Man, the Canucks/Avs games of the early 2000s were fun to watch. Line brawls weren't out of the question. The Jovanovski/Deadmarsh scrap, the Parker/Bertuzzi incident that lead to Bertuzzi getting a 10-game suspension for leaving the bench to help Jovanovski when Parker jumped him, and that's to say nothing of the skill each team had. The Avs were stacked with Sakic, Forsberg, Roy, Blake, Hejduk et al, and the Canucks had Naslund, Morrison, Bertuzzi, Jovo and Ohlund, and the Twins starting to emerge as players...

The Avs were one of the best teams in the league at that point while the Canucks were trying to establish a new identity. But those games were usually a hell of a lot of fun to watch.

I remember how f***ing scared I used to get when I saw the Avs in my Safeway game calendar.

Also, is Milan Hejduk the best player who everyone has forgotten about? That dude f***ing killed us every damn time.

 

[Huggy]

I said the Arizona game was a must win.

Dont know where we go from here.

 

[PG Canuck]

GDT is up.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

I remember how f***ing scared I used to get when I saw the Avs in my Safeway game calendar.

Also, is Milan Hejduk the best player who everyone has forgotten about? That dude f***ing killed us every damn time.

Hejduk was a great player, and possibly the original "Canuck Killer". As good as he was league wide, the guy was money in the bank to light up the Canucks every time the two teams locked horns. He always seemed to have another gear when the Canucks and Avs played each other.