In the 3-3 shootout loss (I refuse to give them a 4th goal) to Colorado, the Nucks showed comeback heart again. Late in the game, Henrik Sedin sent a tight pass to a streaking Daniel, who netted the tying goal to force OT. On the down side, the Canucks failed to score a single shootout goal, and Bobby Lu faltered in the third round to escape with just a single point (giving us K-Earth 101 with 2 to go). The third period assist for H-Bomb got our boy to 107 points on the season. Will he be able to hold off Ovi for the Art Ross trophy?
Hank's 107 puts him just plus one on AO in the race for the Ross with 2 games remaining for the Orca. The Caps also have just two games remaining on the year (vs. ATL & BOS), while the Vannies have a slightly more difficult 2 (SJ & CGY). Can Henrik rise up over the fina two games? Will the defense from the Thrashers and Bruins stifle Ovi for just 120 more minutes?
AO won the trophy in 2007/2008 with 112 points, and on the flip side, there has never been a Canuck to ever win the trophy. As we come down to the final two games, and focus on the playoff positioning as teams jockey for the #6 spot, Orca Nation will also be focused on the Art Ross race, hoping Henrik can beat the Caps super star into submission.
Go Henrik Go!
As a team, meanwhile, my Mighty Vannies take their 48-27-5 record into Northern California tomorrow to battle the Western studs from my wife's hometown. There is still a chance for the 'Nucks to grab 50 wins this year, if they win out, and that would truly make it a regular season to remember. They haven't seemed that great as we've gone day by day, have they? As it sits right now, after a little action last night, the Canucks would battle the Kings in the opening round (which would be cool, because I'd have a chance to hit a game if I'm lucky), but theo option of opening the second season against the Preds or the Wings also still exists. Either way, I'm getting excited.
-- Sent from my Palm Prē
-- Sent from my Palm Prē
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Sorry about the weirdness in the post, had a little trouble with the post from phone this morning. Hope the post still made sense.
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