Posted 17 February 2009 - 09:28 PM
Vancouver vs. Calgary 4-3 Final S/O
Northwest rivalry~! Love it. Always a big hype before, during, and after the game. Mitchell got pissed off at Mike Keenan, I think. Keenan was complaining about Willie's stick not being regulation or something and during the warm-up, Mitchell put a shaft of one stick onto his stick making it twice as long! ROFL! Such a sight~! I wonder how P.O-ed Keenan must've been... (For a visual of the infamous stick, go to the Ice Hockey thread)
A few really good chances early (like, 5-10 minutes early) but none of them converted into a goal. Then Iginla makes a goal at 9:51, his third goal in 20 games.
Our defense was whacked-up during this first. The puck was in our zone for a majority of the period and SO MANY DAMN TURNOVERS. Which one of them lead into a goal (well, that one was more due to poor puck-handling.) But Lou was just wow. He made that crazy save through the traffic/interference showing a flash of old-Bobby Lou. And, Oh My Gee's!! Wellwood got his first penalty after 106 (yes, one hundred and six) games. Le gasp!
AV put Kes and Burrs back together as well as with their new lines (ie: Sundin-line, Sedin-line, and Burs-&-Kes-line) Fairly smart move to enhance goal chances. And it worked! Kesler puts the Canucks on a scoreboard~~!! WOOOO~! Off of a Burrows' rebound, Kesler shoots and SCORES! On the shorthand~ Always expect Burrows to produce something on the Shorthand.
Second period, Henrik had a really good chance! A quick pass by Burrows and Henrik is robbed by Kiprusoff! Garh! Burrows has been producing a lot of chances for other a lot in this period. One for Henrik, one for Kesler...
The second was fairly uneventful until the 17:05! PPG made by Kesler with the Sundin-line. Now he's got a PPG and a SHG under his belt. Then at 18:09, Langkow takes three whacks and pockets a goal just after a minute of Kesler's goal.
Then the Flames gain back the lead in the third after a goal by Bourque. Burrows had two chances to get ahead before Bourque's but nope! Didn't happen.
Bieksa makes a BIEKSALLENT goal with 51 seconds left on the ticking clock.
Shoot out:
Canucks: Demitra- Cha-ching! Makes it a win for us~~!
Flames: Bertuzzi: X (HAHAH Ironic... a bit... KARMA)
The saves by both Kipper and Lou were amazing! First Lou with that lunging save and Kipper dives to keep that one goal lead! Wellwood made a quick shot and WOAH~ Kipper comes from the other side of the net to make a save on an open net.
"Love feels no burden, thinks nothing of its trouble,
attempts what is above its strength, pleads no excuse for impossibility,
for it thinks all things are lawful for itself and all things are possbile." - Thomas Kemp