GD: Canucks vs. Bruins

[Wickabee]

Some team, jump a guy 6 on one, then scatter when the reinforcements come. Over a seven game series when the refs start to get tired of the underhanded tactics, whining, embellishing and start putting away the whistles, the Canucks just cant compete with the Bruins, which is why they didn't win the cup last year. You can hide behind the refs and 11 PP in a regular season game, but in a playoff series, no chance!! No grit, no heart, no dice!! It took 11 PP and 2 Ejections of 2 top line players to beat us 4-3.....

After all the whining and diving the Bruins did on Saturday, I don't give comments like this a second though.

[gummer11]

canucks got no heart, no toughness and least of all any leadership. The hit was dirty, but go back over time and see the hits that the canucks have done that were exactly the same type of play. The difference here is that there was an injury to the player being hit. I agree with the suspension, but let's face it, the Bruins are the better team, more depth, more toughness, better leadership, and they come to the aid of one another. It's too bad that they don't play each other again this season, some more scores could be settled and we could actually see another great regular season game. Plus, look what the canucks did the following game, put luongo in net and lose, guess that`s why they went with schnieder, better chance to win the game. Hopefully next time, Horton won`t have to fight the canucks tough guy, whatever pansy, and he`ll answer the call when thornton asks him to go again, another example of gutless canucks hockey, no heart.

[Wickabee]

There's a difference between Hamhuis or Ballard throwing a hipcheck and Marchand taking out Salo at the knees.

Canucks have no heart? Bruins have no brain.

[centrehice]

There's a difference between Hamhuis or Ballard throwing a hipcheck and Marchand taking out Salo at the knees.

Canucks have no heart? Bruins have no brain.

And partially from behind. That's why Salo landed on his Neck and was so bloody mad. Marchand not only Submarined him, but from an odd angle, almost behind him.

If that hit comes from directly in front, Salo at least has a half-second to react and perhaps knee Marchand in the chops, but not from the angle with which he was taken out.

[bojohnson]

This isn't the first time
Sedins just take it like a....

Marchand punching him 16 times in the face in the playoffs, Thornton poking sedin while talking to the ref, bolland chirping sedins, chara making him run back to Alain for help
The sedins couldn't stand up to Haley wickenheiser, if you can't stick up for yourself, go play ringette
Sedins belong in ringette, not hockey

Even worse nobody on the Canuck come to their defense
Weise is alright(Good Winnipegger) but other than that you don't really have anyone willing to protect teammates

[Wickabee]

Marchand punching him 16 times in the face in the playoffs

Last season. Move on.

Thornton poking sedin while talking to the ref

...and Sedin not letting Thornton's frustrated childisness get to him. You're right, I'd rather have a captain that loses his mind and gets thrown out.

bolland chirping sedins

Who really cares? Do you really want your star players to give guys like Dave Bolland a second thought? Just look at Henrik's ironman streak (second in the league to Bouwmeester) and compare it to how many games Bolland has played in his entire career. Yes, you're right, the Sedins should concern themselves with nonsense instead of playing hockey.

chara making him run back to Alain for help

So you're saying a Sedin should fight Chara? Why not just ask Daniel to run his own head into a brick wall. You'll get the same result but he won't look as stupid as if he was fighting Chara.

The sedins couldn't stand up to Haley wickenheiser, if you can't stick up for yourself, go play ringette
Sedins belong in ringette, not hockey

Yes, the guy currently sitting first in the league in points and the guy sitting in fifth spot don't deserve to be in the league. Neither do Kessel, Giroux or Lupul until they fight Chara.

Even worse nobody on the Canuck come to their defense

You obviously haven't watched a single Canucks game since the SCF. Please make sure you actually catch some games (not just highlights) before you make statements that are patantly wrong.

Weise is alright(Good Winnipegger) but other than that you don't really have anyone willing to protect teammates

Weise is a joke. He can forecheck okay and throw a couple of hits, but he's just another in a long line of Canucks "tough guys" who really aren't all that tough. He's just a fill-in for spots left by Torres and Glass, two more "tough guys" who can't fight. You want Weise? Take him. Players like that guy are a dime a dozen in this and every other league in North America. For every Weise in the NHL, there's 100 in the AHL.
Would you really give up the Sedins for a team of Dale Weises? If that's honestly the case, I'm not dignifying your comments with response anymore. If you'd take Weise over the Sedins, you may as well stop watching hockey.

[RGM81]

Game's over and so is this thread.