The-Impersonator Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Love it. Jim is married to a high school friend of mine. I've never met him personally but I have buddies who have. Apparently he's super solid dude. Loves to stick up for his team mates. We could sure use some of that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHIPS Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Chicago Wolves fighting Chicago Hawks' farm team. Mind=blown! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apple Juice Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 All do respect to Tanev and Ballard but they're not physical enough for the playoffs. Great during the regular season, but Tanev was dominated by Los Angeles last playoffs. This is a playoff-ready, hard hitting defence that will grind opponents down. That's how you win in the playoffs, not with slick-skating D men who are smaller than the opponents forwards: Edler - Garrison (both giants, Garrison's been great in front of our own net) Bieksa - Hamhuis (Bieksa has lifted his physical play this season) Alberts - Vandermeer (15 minutes of big hitting hockey, grind opponents down in the corners) We've only ever had 1 big hitting defenceman in the playoffs and that's Edler, last season against LA he wasn't on his game and their forwards dominated our smaller defence. With Alberts and Vandermeer on the blueline that simply won't happen. They may be a defensive liability and not bring much offence, but their job is simply to physically break down opposing team's forwards which is more important than anything else over a 7 game series. Sure we may get scored on and beaten early in series, but as the series goes on their forwards will be weaker, ours will be fresher and we will outlast them. That's exactly how Boston beat the Canucks (and Canadiens, and Tampa Bay), and how Los Angeles cruised to a Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodee Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 "All do respect to Tanev and Ballard but they're not physical enough for the playoffs. Great during the regular season, but Tanev was dominated by Los Angeles last playoffs." Utter utter bollocks. Tanev and Ballard were the standout defensive pair. And if it comes to pushback Ballard is never found wanting which is more than you can say for Edler. I wasn't going to say anything DUC but your comment upset me (although I always find your posts entertaining) so for future use it is "due respect" not do respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Canuck Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Those benches are dangerously close, if Lack wasn't injured he'd probably be in the center of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deized_kanuck604 Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 ^^ huh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nashi Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Would love to see the Blackhawks and Canucks do this, but if they do I hope no one gets seriously injured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poetica Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 ... That's exactly how Boston beat the Canucks (and Canadiens, and Tampa Bay), and how Los Angeles cruised to a Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck_Pride Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Nicklas Jensen somehow ended up with two roughing minors and a game misconduct and he even wasn't on the ice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poetica Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Nicklas Jensen somehow ended up with two roughing minors and a game misconduct and he even wasn't on the ice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaMacNamedDre Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Jim Vandermeer smiles and laughs fighting Milan Lucic. Jim Vandermeer needs to be wearing a Canucks uniform. Vandermeer-Pinizzotto-Sestito Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Aerosex Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 That was hilarious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CookieCrumbs Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Jim Vandermeer smiles and laughs fighting Milan Lucic. Jim Vandermeer needs to be wearing a Canucks uniform. Vandermeer-Pinizzotto-Sestito Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 I love Vandermeer. If he were a natural forward I think he'd be on the roster, but being another left handed blueliner... it's hard to want to have a blueliner playing the role of deterence. I'd love to see him get a shot in Sestito's place though - fourth line LW - and sometimes a 7th blueliner in the lineup is actually a blessing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Colt 45s Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raffi Torres's Smirk Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 wow.... rockford is Chicago's farm team...... number 19 of the Rockford fromt he bench started it. Clean hit onto the bench, not sure why the bench door wasn't bolted, he goes punching him in the face Any of you ever taken a punch in the face with hockey gloves before? It f in hurts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*VaNcOuVeRCaNuCkS* Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Anyone else surprised how quickly and calmly it ended It basically went from everyone throwing punches to nothing in seconds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodee Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Anyone else surprised how quickly and calmly it ended It basically went from everyone throwing punches to nothing in seconds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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