Tagged: Blue Jackets

Wanted: New alarm clock

Wanted: New alarm clock

Someone should tell the Canucks that the game starts before the third period. Someone should also remind Roberto Luongo that the season starts in October. After being bounced by Steve Mason and the Columbus Blue Jackets last night, the Canucks are 0-3 and a regulation loss to the Habs away from setting a franchise low. Needless to say, I’m not happy with the way the season has started. That said, I’m not ready to jump off the bandwagon just yet. There were plenty of things to like about the Canucks’ performance last night. For starters, the game was exciting despite...

Game 3 – 43 Shots, No Cigar

Game 3 – 43 Shots, No Cigar

Game 3, home opener, Columbus Blue Jackets – same result. If you didnt look at the score, a game that should have been boring was exciting and eventful. The Canucks looked good from start to finish, they were firing on all cylinders, and for those that watched and those in attendance they saw something that hasn’t happened since Luongo was traded to Vancouver and signed: The team carried Luongo instead of Luongo carrying the team. I’m not even sure where to start with Luongo. This isn’t the bandwagon flaring up, or me coming down hard on Roberto, but tonight he...

Spring Break for the Canucks

Spring Break for the Canucks

Before I go praising the Canucks through every high hill and low dale, I have to give credit where credit is due and that’s to the St. Louis Blues. They played a fantastic series, they were young, inexperienced, and they gave us a heck of a run for our money. The 4-0 series sweep was no indication of how close the series was and even in the last game, they were down, they got up, they tied it, and they took us late into OT before they finally fell to their final playoff loss of the Western Conference Quarterfinals. So...

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