Canuck-Luck

gotta change the pp up a bit, can't keep trying the same thing and hoping for different results. what a dirty hit by reaves. that was a hit the didn't need to happen, clearly he was head hunting.

enjoy the ride fellow Canucks fans. it should an intense and entertaining game tonight. to think a couple games ago we were on the brink of elimination, our team never gave up and battled hard to come back. i bet there is a lot of nervous energy for both teams heading into tonights game. go Canucks go

I'm sure a lot of us would, but one would think a lot of teams around the league are taking notice at how strong of a playoff performance Motte is having and would probably offer up a better deal. any team would need just as many strong defensive players as they do players who put up points. there was a saying i keep thinking back on, not entirely sure how it goes, but i think it is "offense wins games and defense wins championships". geez the last couple of games the Canucks have been playing very strong defensively.

even though Pettersson is not putting up points, he is still finding ways to be effective. Benning made an excellent pick with him.

dang Demko played like a man possessed. it was nice to see Vegas getting frustrated and kinda giving up there. i think we really took them off their game again tonight. hopefully that carries over in to game 7. It is truly remarkable to see a young, hungry, and resilient team here. i admit when we were down 3 - 1 in the series i wasn't sure, but dammit our team never gave up. i can't wait for tomorrow's game.

I thought Demko played fairly well when called upon for late in game 1. He didn't look nervous or out of place. It seemed like Vegas didn't know where to shoot on him, they've never played him so they don't have a book on Demko yet. That could play in our favor if we need to play Demko. I think we will be fine if we have to play Demko at any point in the series.

Will there be any changes to the roster for game two? Ideally I would like to see Eriksson sit and slot in MacEwen in his spot. I think his size and youthful energy could help elevate the rest of the teams compete level. Also maybe move Gaudette to the Horvat line or the Pettersson line. He has shown glimpses of offensive talent in game one and I think that would make one of those lines more dangerous offensively.