forklift_ole Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Looks like the team is trying everything to get over the loss in Detroit. VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks did some yoga Monday to help them relax after a disappointing loss in Detroit, but a potentially stressful question still needs to be answered. Coach Alain Vigneault must decide whether to go back to Roberto Luongo, who allowed all of the goals in an 8-3 loss to the Red Wings. Vigneault was not around to field reporters' questions and add a new chapter to Vancouver's season-long goaltending saga. Goaltending has been a hot topic since Cory Schneider displaced Luongo as the team's starter in last spring's playoffs, but the team did not trade the latter as expected. Luongo was not available Monday, either, but teammates were quick to defend him after the shellacking in Motown. "Goaltending has been excellent," said Daniel Sedin. "That's one game, and everyone can have an off night. That was one for Lu, and he's going to come right back and be good again." Bounces off defencemen, shooters left wide open, and a poor penalty-killing effort, which enabled Detroit to convert three of five power plays, did not help his cause. The outing contradicted his 23-save effort in a 1-0 win in Nashville two nights earlier. "(Luongo) and (Schneider) have been our best players this year," said Henrik Sedin. "That's the bottom line." He said forwards and defencemen can go without scoring and generate little discussion, but everybody talks about the goaltenders even if they have an average performance. Accordingly, fans and some media types were questioning Sunday and Monday whether Luongo should have been pulled rather than being left in for all eight goals. Luongo saw his goal-against average fall to a highly respectable 2.11 after he led the league. He suffered his first regulation-time loss of the season and sports a 5-1-5 record, including two shutouts, along with three overtime losses and two shootout setbacks. Schneider has a 2.68 goals-against average with a 5-3-2 mark and one shutout. So Henrik Sedin was not putting too much stock in the one-sided loss to the Wings after the Canucks finished their four-game road trip with a 2-1-1 mark that included another win in Dallas and a shootout loss in Chicago to the hottest team in the NHL. "It could have been a great road trip, but it ended up being a good road trip," said Henrik Sedin. "Four tough cities to go into, to get five points out of it was pretty good." The Detroit loss excepted, the Canucks (10-4-4) are looking for more of the same against the hard-working Coyotes (8-7-3), who are reeling after allowing two late goals 23 seconds apart in a loss to Calgary on Sunday. "It doesn't matter who we play against," said Henrik Sedin. "We came into Chicago, they're the best team in the league right now, and we came back. We outplayed them in the third period and we were able to come back, so we feel we're in good shape." The first-game back after a long road trip is often tough on a team, and the difficulties could be exacerbated in this lockout-shortened, 48-game season. Henrik Sedin said the yoga sessions help players chill out after the stresses of a game, and the stretching exercises provide "a bit of a workout, too." "You feel extremely relaxed afterwards," said Henrik Sedin, who had not done a yoga session before this season. "We've done it after the game a lot of times, and it gets you back calmed down." Monday's yoga session replaced an on-ice workout after a long overnight flight from Detroit. "You want to stretch and relax with a long flight (Sunday) night, so it's something great to do," said forward Max Lapierre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainly Mattias Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 and cue lululemon as new sponsors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaMacNamedDre Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Whoever the person was that said : "Hey we just lost 8-3 , let's skip practise and do yoga " should be immediately dismissed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durl Dixsun Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 the twins in TNA pants <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanucksSayEh Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Woooosaaaa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noheart Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 sounds sissy but its the hardest crap I have ever tried in my life Plus you get to show off your Moose Knuckle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forklift_ole Posted February 26, 2013 Author Share Posted February 26, 2013 sounds sissy but its the hardest crap I have ever tried in my life Plus you get to show off your Moose Knuckle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tragoedia Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 I imagine it could also be useful for aiding in injury prevention. Nothing helps avoiding muscle strains like stretching does. This is even more important in a shortened season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedMachine Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Try prayer. This team is desperate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Karlsson Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 And who would you say has the best moose knuckle on the team? I'm betting Burrows, although maybe Weise might surprise you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 The yoga guy in Street Fighter 2 stunk. I never used him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutesi Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Yoga might reduce injury. A hard workout right after a long road trip probably issnt a good idea in this shortened season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfxHaley Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 The yoga guy in Street Fighter 2 stunk. I never used him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmon Arm Canuck Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 I do yoga. It's not for weaklings. You need a lot of core strength. The stretching is also excellent for injury prevention. I'm surprised more teams aren't implementing it as part of their strength and conditioning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 People who diss yoga are people that have never done yoga because they're too "macho". Yoga's not easy and you feel great afterwords. It's great for athletes in any sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahf149 Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Ya'll remember this goalie called Dominik Hasek?? Ya him. The guy never worked out a day in his life. He did this thing you are all mocking called Yoga. Btw its not the first time these guys have done yoga...theyve been doing it for years...just saying. (the prospects anyways...so its not new to the team) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 People who diss yoga are people that have never done yoga because they're too "macho". Yoga's not easy and you feel great afterwords. It's great for athletes in any sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffraff Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Not the wake up call I was expecting. With all due respect to yoga and its place in fitness, those clowns should of been bag skated till they puked followed by a few lengths if the seal drag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugemanskost Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 But...but it's gay... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poetica Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 I'm pretty sure at least some of them were doing yoga last year. Glad to see it's still being used. Sounds like a great way to keep everyone loose but without tiring them out during a tight part of the schedule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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