THE END OF THE WORLD IS COMING!!!!!1111, Canucks lose 5-1
We have no one to blame, but ourselves. It started out as a good game for the Canucks. At the beginning of the first period, it seemed like they were the ones controlling the game, getting quality scoring chances, and drawing penalties. Unfortunately, we quickly shot ourselves in the foot, again, by taking too many penalties and making horrible mistakes in our zone. Soon enough, the Ducks began controlling the play, we lost whatever momentum we had at the beginning, and next thing you know they were leading 3-1.
Losing Kevin Bieksa and Sami Salo really hurt us this game, not that Edler or Fitzpatrick had a bad game. Both Fitz and Edler did well for their roles as 5th/6th defencemen. Meanwhile, Ohlund really had a pretty brutal game tonight. I'd say Sopel had a brutal game as well, but I think "brutal" is the normal game for Sopes. Please, AV, once Salo comes back, scratch Sopel instead and let Fitz and Edler stay!!!
Anyway, the Canucks tried, but it was too hard to regain form after a million penalties, and a powerplay that couldn't score (again).
There was actually one pretty funny call on Alex Burrows during the game that I just found baffling.
Burrows high sticked Selanne right in front of a referee, and this ref didn't call anything. Selanne got angry so after the whistle, he shoved Burrows, who fell on the ice. One would thing Selanne would get a roughing call or unsportsmanlike penalty for that, right?
NO!!! THEY GAVE BURROWS A DIVING PENALTY INSTEAD!!!!
Oh the hilarity that is the NHL officiating. Seriously. How do you assess a diving call after the whistle, on a guy that was pushed over. I understand that maybe you wanted to make up for that missed high-sticking call, but c'mon? Diving? Can't you find something more realistic in that situation, like maybe, UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT???
Other than that. I have no real beef with anything else. Ducks took advantage of our errors, and we didn't take advantage of our own powerplay opportunities. Done deal.
