bure's triple deke Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 *Below is a shortened version of the full article on my Bure's Triple Deke blog, which you can read in its entirety here: http://burestriplede...re-canucks.html For virtually as long as the Canucks have been in existence, they have lacked a bonafide Norris Trophy candidate. This past year edition was no exception and neither will the next. But what the Canucks' blueline may lack in a world class player à la Shea Weber or Zdeno Chara, they make up for in, arguably, unparalleled depth. This was reflected in the Norris's most recent voting results, as the Canucks were one of only two teams to have three defencemen receive a vote for the award – Dan Hamhuis, Alex Edler and Kevin Bieksa. Offensively, this was further exemplified by the Canucks' fifth-place ranking in the league for goals by defencemen, behind Nashville, Detroit, Los Angeles and Ottawa (see full article here for the full league rankings). So in salute of Vancouver's standout rearguards, here are the Top Five¹ of the group's 40 goals from last season: Disagree with the order? Did I miss one? Have at 'er... -HC ¹ Technically 4 of the Canucks defencemen's 40 goals, as Edler's shootout goal does not count towards official statistics. Bonus fact: Edler had four shootout goals to lead all league defencemen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jägermeister Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 That Edler goal wasn't really that nice. Columbus litteraly parted the seas and let him walk right in with very little effort. I could have gone end to end with that kind of defending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avicii Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Meh, never thought Edler's goal was that nice. The Jackets were literally just standing there so i don't see what was so beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UMB Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Edler vs Columbus should have been 1st IMO. Also I don't see why Salo's slap shot was 3rd. Bieksa's save at one end shoulda been like 2nd or 3rd or something, but Edler vs. Columbus was amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossi Vaananen Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 I agree with it, I can't think of other defensive goals. I wish Ballard was like that all the time. Please no lock out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashian Kassian Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 I disagree with the order too, if we are going with only those 5 (cause I can't think of any others off the top of my head) here my order. 1. Edler against the Jackets 2. Bieksa against the Avs 3. Salo's 700th Game 4. Ballard's opener 5. Eddie in the Shootout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashian Kassian Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 I agree with it, I can't think of other defensive goals. I wish Ballard was like that all the time. Please no lock out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogolol Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 I wouldn't really put the shootout goal in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jai604 Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Nice vid. That video really just reminds me of how bad Columbus is, lol. Kudos to Eddie for taking advantage of that horrendous gong show in the defensive end, but really, lol, that was some of the worst defending I've ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avicii Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Edler vs Columbus should have been 1st IMO. Also I don't see why Salo's slap shot was 3rd. Bieksa's save at one end shoulda been like 2nd or 3rd or something, but Edler vs. Columbus was amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheels22 Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Man.. I'm going to miss Salo's slap shot goals from the point, scaring the crap out of players trying to block it. Not to mention his clutchness in OT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tybarber Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 I liked it! But, just because I don't know if the Edler's shootout goal should make the cut, and because Dan hamhuis didn't get any love, this is the best one I found of him from this past season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermanbieksa Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 i understand why people don't think Edlers goal against columbus isn't that pretty. but in fact he saw the oppertunity to go for a coast-coast goal and exicuted it perfectly. Most goals are made because of mistakes and that goal is just mistakes by many players on the ice due to miscomunication. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovekevinbieksa Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 yeah, its not pretty but it dosent happen that often! even by a forward! i liked this one too haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 I agree for the most part, but I don't think that Eddie's shootout one was that great. Ballard's was a beauty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaeneir Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Pretty nice selection on the vids. I love the Bieksa goal and it's even better that it happened in Colorado. As a comment on the video itself, I found that the slow-motion editing really interrupted the flow of the presentation, especially with the lack of audio. I would suggest not doing the slow-mo cuts in the first presentation of each goal, save it for the replays, and maybe experiment with allowing the voice-over commentary, or at least edit in crowd noise, to keep playing while doing the slo-mo cuts. Thanks for sharing, in any case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Frk Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 My personal fav had to be Bieksa saving the one at one end, then scoring at the other, great goal. The Edler one was nice, but its already been noted that Columbus just kinda let him walk in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaches Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Always enjoy your videos! Don't disagree with the order! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanucksFanMike Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Nice vid thanks for posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goblix Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Good post, good video, The Bieksa was halarious and I thought was desearving the number 1 slot. As for Ballard I think he desearved the number two spot, he started that play and raced up the ice and sneaked past the pittsburg defensement and beat Fluery, a pretty damn good goalie. Edler vs CLB 3rd, I don't know why people are smacking him down for a nice play, Columbus definitely flopped down on that play but Edler still had the head and the skating ability to get past the 5 men on the ice of whom he caught off guard. The other 2 were kind of meh to me. In the ode to sami salo I like Goal #8 the best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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