All these stoppages in play - NOV.07.07
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<table width=90% align=center border=0><tr><td><img src=http://cdn.nhl.com/canucks/images/upload/2007/09/henderson_headshot.jpg align=left hspace=4>On top of everything else, even the schedule is conspiring to extinguish any momentum. All these stoppages in play. Later on, the boys seem to have endless back to back contests but right now there are an awful lot of days off between games.
I have to admit, I turned on Hockey Night in Canada last Saturday with dread in my heart. I had my orca shaped cyanide pill clenched between my back teeth at puck drop, just waiting to bite down when the situation became hopeless. In fact, I had to switch back and forth between the Canucks game and the Lions game (the Leos being in that happiest of situations – where the outcome meant nothing). So it was a pleasant surprise to see both teams triumph and especially, to see the Canucks rise to the considerable challenge in front of them.
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The horrific, gory injuries to our blueliners during the Nashville game were more appropriate for Halloween than November 1st. Watching replays of the great gouts of blood pouring out of Sami’s shattered face was almost unbearable. Can’t the scientists of Canucks Labs come up with a full-body, Kevlar uniform for our most injury-prone defenseman?
And pity poor Mrs. Bieksa, with two babies to care for: the tiny newborn and the undoubtedly crabby, unhappily cast-bound, tough guy husband. Yikes, girlfriend, you have my sympathies.
Still, happily, despite being written off by pundits and plebs alike, the Canucks looked strong almost throughout and managed to wreck the Avalanche’s perfect record at home in the process. Amazingly, putting all our Swedish meatballs in one basket actually worked. Our scorers scored! This joyful feeling may be short lived but we better enjoy it while we can.
Which brings me, once again, to the wisdom of so-called fans booing the Canucks at GM Place. In case you hadn’t noticed, you’re not helping. No wonder their record at home sucks. The lads are practically paralyzed with fear that they are going to make a mistake and disappoint everyone. These days our talent-depleted team needs every ounce of confidence it can muster if it is to have any hope of winning.
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But booing the goalie? Well, that requires a special brand of idiocy. We ain’t the New York Islanders, folks. We don’t have our brilliant backstopper wrapped up for the better part of two decades. When his contract is up in a couple more short seasons, Roberto will ponder his future and the numerous offers he will receive from teams around the league. Now, it’s unlikely but possible that he will be thinking “gee, those torrential November downpours sure beat the heck out of boring, endless Florida sunshine” but if the crushing damp hasn’t completely put him off by then, the behavior of fickle, ungrateful fans may knock us right into the reject pile . Listen you morons, it is an extreme rarity in the history of the Canucks to have the play of the netminder be the absolute least of the team’s worries. Gift horses like Louie are as rare as Triple Crown winners so knock off digging around in his dental work. Sheesh!
Fans caught booing the home team should be issued a restraining order that will keep them at least 10K away from the eventual victory parade.
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