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[Wickabee]

"Run around like a bunch of idiots like the Bruins" lmaof!!! The Bruins have the best 5 on 5 team in the league because they have incredible talent aka 2, yes 2 # 1 lines, pick your poison, Seguin and Marchand centred by one of the best 2 way forwards in the game, Bergeron, or Krejci, Lucic, and previously Horton before he got concussed.
After both of their skilled and classy playmakers careers where put in jeopordy by head hunters, unfortunately, Savvy's has ended :(... thankfully Bergeron was able to make a successful come back.

The Bears saw the writing on the wall a long time ago and it started when they picked up Chara, and got bigger with Milan and co...so that no one dares run around like an Idiot and take cheap shots and their skilled players...plus they added more skill with Peverly, Ryder, Pouliot, and Chris Kelly, they had way way more scoring depth than the Canucks!!

Sure Marchand is a bit of a wild man, but at 5' 9" props to him for still playing with grit while adding even more speed and scoring punch.

At the end of the day, the Bruins stayed out of the box, by Not running around like idiots, thus elimitated a lot of the Sedin's effectiveness and simply outclassed the Canucks 5 on 5, and the rest of the league for that matter.
Now we are witnessing the Kings do that exact same thing! Just as coach Sutter was asked, How can you win the Stanley cup with such a lousy powerplay percentage? Answer. There arn't very many penalties in the playoffs so the team with the best players wins the Cup, and in the Bruin's case, the huge majority of those best players are Canadian born players, most in the league.

We are now watching the Kings do the very same thing this year.

Now watch the Bruins sign Big Rick Nash and bring yet another big Canadian player into the fold, Dougie Hamilton! Yikes!!

You can look for a goalie as your saviour all you want, but its not going to help against a team built to win. Instead of blaming a world classs goalie like Luongo, maybe one should tip their cap to the Bruin's visionary GM, Peter Chiarelli.

Peace out.

Unfortunately, the Bruins seem to think this gives them the right to run around like idiots, headhunting for the other team's stars.

As to the last sentence, that's funny coming from someone talking about Boston. Didn't everyone put the Cup win solely at Thomas's feet last year?

[Yipper]

"Run around like a bunch of idiots like the Bruins" lmaof!!! The Bruins have the best 5 on 5 team in the league because they have incredible talent aka 2, yes 2 # 1 lines, pick your poison, Seguin and Marchand centred by one of the best 2 way forwards in the game, Bergeron, or Krejci, Lucic, and previously Horton before he got concussed.
After both of their skilled and classy playmakers careers where put in jeopordy by head hunters, unfortunately, Savvy's has ended :(... thankfully Bergeron was able to make a successful come back.

The Bears saw the writing on the wall a long time ago and it started when they picked up Chara, and got bigger with Milan and co...so that no one dares run around like an Idiot and take cheap shots and their skilled players...plus they added more skill with Peverly, Ryder, Pouliot, and Chris Kelly, they had way way more scoring depth than the Canucks!!

Sure Marchand is a bit of a wild man, but at 5' 9" props to him for still playing with grit while adding even more speed and scoring punch.

At the end of the day, the Bruins stayed out of the box, by Not running around like idiots, thus elimitated a lot of the Sedin's effectiveness and simply outclassed the Canucks 5 on 5, and the rest of the league for that matter.
Now we are witnessing the Kings do that exact same thing! Just as coach Sutter was asked, How can you win the Stanley cup with such a lousy powerplay percentage? Answer. There arn't very many penalties in the playoffs so the team with the best players wins the Cup, and in the Bruin's case, the huge majority of those best players are Canadian born players, most in the league.

We are now watching the Kings do the very same thing this year.

Now watch the Bruins sign Big Rick Nash and bring yet another big Canadian player into the fold, Dougie Hamilton! Yikes!!

You can look for a goalie as your saviour all you want, but its not going to help against a team built to win. Instead of blaming a world classs goalie like Luongo, maybe one should tip their cap to the Bruin's visionary GM, Peter Chiarelli.

Peace out.

I respect your opinion like all others on the boards when it comes to hockey as a sport.

But the Bruins did not have more scoring ability than the Canucks.

They ended up putting more goals in the net for that playoff series, but it wasn't because they had more scoring depth.

The Canucks had more fire power. They just failed to capitalize on their chances. If the Canucks actually was on full flight scoring, the Bruins won't be able to catch up.

What hockey are you watching? The Bruins having the best 5 on 5 hockey in the league and incredible talent. They have a few players that are actually talented in Seguin etc. The use of talent is completely off. Do they play good hockey, yeah for sure. But are those skillful players, talented, or stars? No. They are good at what they do which is your "Bruins hockey." Hit, check, dig, and squeeze the puck out. Score on a rebound or something like that. Seguin to me is the only one that can flat out score... that is talent.

Bruins won because they ended up rattling the Canucks because with their running around, hitting, and intimidation. As far as I know, Canucks lost composure after the game 2. If they played their game, they would have won.

Speaking of outclass, you really thought they outclassed the Canucks? Taking penalties doesn't make them classless or anyone classless. I wonder what Bruins were doing to make the Canucks take those penalties. The Canucks outclassed the Bruins the entire 10-11 season.

Blame it on "all" the Canucks diving you want, but take a look at every team. They all do the same **** all the time. It's easy to point the figure at the Canucks when they have the spotlight on them since the first game of the 10-11 season.

[centrehice]

So now the Bruins run around like idiots? Since when? They won a Stanley Cup and humiliated the Canucks.

Perhaps the Canucks need to start running around like idiots, because what they are doing now ain't working.

I laugh at Canuck fans that don't think the Bruin's Cup win is legitimate.

Babies, one and all.

[flopfish]

So now the Bruins run around like idiots? Since when? They won a Stanley Cup and humiliated the Canucks.

Perhaps the Canucks need to start running around like idiots, because what they are doing now ain't working.

I laugh at Canuck fans that don't think the Bruin's Cup win is legitimate.

Babies, one and all.

Every time I see this I get sick and tired of the same old "Canucks fans are babies." Most of us know the Bruins outplayed the Canucks by finding away to get away with crossing the line enough to provoke the other team to distract them. They scored on almost every turnover it seemed like. The main reason why the Canucks lost is because they lost 2 top 6 defencemen in the finals 2-3 games in, one being a top 2 shutdown defender. You can't replace that. You can't have that much depth to come in and replace two top 6 defencemen and expect to win. In fact, for the Canucks to make it to game 7 with 4 dman who played regularly for their team during the season and playoffs is a feat in itself when you are up against a fairly physical team in the Bruins.

As far as the Luongo talks go, I'd say there is about an 85% chance he gets traded to the Leafs for as follows:

To Toronto:
Roberto Luongo
Marc-Andre Gragnani

To Vancouver:
Mike Komisarek
A Prospect/Draft Pick
Tyler Bozak or Colby Armstrong

Why it works: Leafs need defence and a goalie, also getting rid of Bozak or Armstrong opens a spot for up and coming forward prospects. Canucks get a gritty defenceman in Komisarek and take a bit of a cap hit in return for Luongo with his contract, as well as an NHL forward and a future piece.

[dornhoffer]

This sounds eerily similar to elements of another team's fan base. Singling out the goalie is a hobby for some people. The circumstances and the numbers don't always matter, it's just "team lost, must be the goalie's fault."

and they both like to riot too

[flopfish]

Please do explain how the Canucks are pansies?

Should they run around like idiots like the Bruins. Yes, that is surely how we want our sport to develop. Back to the archaic days where we see nothing but a bunch guys brawling all over the ice.

I have nothing against that, but that is in the past. Our game has developed where skill and smart hockey plays are key focuses.

Simply put, if the Bruins or whatever team wants to play that way. Go right ahead. Gooning it up is certainly not what the Canucks do. They have the Sedin philosphy and the team isn't half bad following it these couple years.

They are playing two completely different games. If it was two gooning teams playing each other and one backs out ... then yes, those are "pansies." The Canucks are certainly not a gooning team.

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As for Luongo.

Does he deserve the criticism, probably not.

But then again, I am really tired of him, fish flopping all over the ice.

Nor, am I a fan of his inconsistent play.

As far as I am concerned, I want the goalie that gives the team the best chance to win.

And in Vancouver, Luongo is not. Schneider is.

You have to be a fool not see that. The only reason why he would stay is the idiotic contract the Canucks signed him to.

Luongo has been trending downwards and Schneider going up.

I've been seeing this ever since the first game I saw Schneider play... from then on have loved him. He is 100% positionally sound, Luongo is like my nickname (coincidentally got it from goaltending lol (he stole my style ;)))

[chakhae1]

The Leafs.. According to my sources, the trade will be eerily similar to the trade to land him here, in that the Canucks will trade him with a young offensive dman, Gragnani.

I listen to the sports radio station all day and haven't heard such a thing and the Leaf's don't need another defenceman so whatever your source is, sounds highly inaccurate. Hope it isn't Pierre Maguire lol.

[chakhae1]

You 'Nucks fans need to get some perspective. The way I see it Scheider hasn't proven a damn thing and has yet to be named a starter due to an injury or and hasn't been given the chance to run the course as Vancouver's #1 goalie. Until he gets enough games to be called a starter he is a back up.

Just like with Reimer a couple of years ago. He took the reigns and did great, but all that hype and good play quickly vanished this year. Who's to say Schneider won't have the same thing happen to him this year? All these young goalies get too much hype. Jonathan Bernier in L.A is the same way. Come on people he has less than 20 games under his belt!

[Yzerfan]

Unfortunately for all goalies, poop rolls downhill. If you are the last line of defense, you are going to get the most blame, whether it is justified or not. Wish you luck Lu.

[flopfish]

You 'Nucks fans need to get some perspective. The way I see it Scheider hasn't proven a damn thing and has yet to be named a starter due to an injury or and hasn't been given the chance to run the course as Vancouver's #1 goalie. Until he gets enough games to be called a starter he is a back up.

Just like with Reimer a couple of years ago. He took the reigns and did great, but all that hype and good play quickly vanished this year. Who's to say Schneider won't have the same thing happen to him this year? All these young goalies get too much hype. Jonathan Bernier in L.A is the same way. Come on people he has less than 20 games under his belt!

Less than 20 games? You really need to do some research before responding.