Quote: Originally posted by randle44 on 10/01/2009 I might as well state the obvious,now that the reg season is upon us,Vancouver wins opener hands down...unless the refs give Calgary 6 straight pp's like usual trying to get them back into the game..NHL front office likes parity in todays NHL..5 on 5   its an absolute **** kicking,Calgary would hope for a special teams type game with numerous pp's to stop the gaping anal wounds that would surely follow.

yeah, because calgary's powerplay looked so great last year. they play better five on five.

im just stirring the pot guys,nothing like getting the trash talk rust off like Nickhead says,TSN has the Canucks and Flames as 2nd and 5th respectively in the WC,Im not sure that VCR is better than Det but i still expect VCR to win the cup as you expect the Flames to win the cup,playing CGY gets the blood flowing in game 1 thats for sure,I wish we had NYI or the Panthers etc in Abbotsford,its really hard to be a fan of the Canucks biggest rival.As for the Bieksa thing ,i guess we will have to wait and see,i see guys not wanting to go with him and when they do he does quite well,you call that running? i dont see it that way..why didnt Eager go with Hordichuk all series? just skated away,where was Burish? he remembered the beatdown that Bieksa layed on him,viewed by thousands on you tube..guys are scared of him. in a heavyweight battle match up i wouldnt be surprised if Mcgratton beats Hordichuk but we have the middleweight div,I would like to see Rypien go with Prust again to see if it was really that one sided? Nystrom would get smoked by anybody,maybe a Glencross -Bieksa scrap? i know Dion wont go ,even though Bieksa wants that. well time to have a few beers and get ready for the opener

should be a great game for the opener at least, because of the rivalry. :>

Kipper looked great last night, odd for the beginning of the season... other than that, typical Flames/Canucks match up... close game with one goalie stealing the game... Prust with the game winner...

But, our top line looked horrible... Moss shouldnt be there and Iggy was nowhere to be seen... I think Bourque should be there... but, he played well with Dawes and Langkow

yeah, the top line didn't do anything, but the other three lines looked pretty good. especially the second and fourth lines. where was sarich though? is he injured? or did i just not see him all game? could have played better in the second half. the canucks did pick up the play a lot. but kipper looked good, and the defense wasn't horrible. should be a good season, and a good battle for the division. :>

Sarich and McGratton are hurt

credit to you guys,1-0 Calgary,Luongo needs to be better than that,Prust scoring from the corner?? if I was Yzerman i wouldnt be too impressed..Roberto needs to step it up and the Canucks need to stop the stupid early penalties but ill give credit where its due..till next time

2-0 with a lucky goal at the end. gotta be a little worried about the shots against, but kipper has been doing well. first line needs to pick up a little. other than moss that is. heh. :>

Better to be 2-0....than 0-2? My hat's off to your team's start.

I am not minding the shots against since rebounds are being cleared and Kipper is looking like he did a couple of years ago... but 2-0 and Iggy hasnt been leading the charge... that is good news.. especially when our top gun gets going

Toughest challenge of the season so far last night as we trailed for the first time.. but, pulled it out in the end... our pp is looking great... no minors so thankfully our crappy PK stayed on the bench... more importantly, our heart players are looking awesome with the 4th line contributing to 3 goals last night.

Off night for Kipper, but he earned it... Probably sits against Edmonton on Thursday and gets the start against Dallas on Friday

Beauty... 4-0...

And man.. those Oiler commentators on sportsnet... horrendous

yep, stole one from the oil. they had it all wrapped up, but we just never gave up. good to see. :>

and i just looked at the standings. we're first overall right now. been a very long time since that was the case. of course i don't expect it to last or anything, we're only a week into the season. still, every win now means we may not be fighting for points come april. :>

Oh we are going undefeated this season