標題: Canucks going fishing for Sharks [打印本頁] 作者: tiffiant 時間: 2011-5-15 07:39 標題: Canucks going fishing for Sharks
Canucks going fishing for Sharks
Game one goes at Rogers Arena
News1130 Staff May 15, 2011 07:59:45 AM
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - After nearly a week off, Canucks fans are pumped for game one of the Western Conference Final. Vancouver faces off against San Jose today at Rogers Arena.
News1130 Sports Director Ann Schmaltz says our team is ready to get back to work after a well deserved rest.
"I think they're ready for this match-up. I think the break has done the guys well. I mean let's face it, it's the third round of the playoffs and pretty much everybody one every team is banged up, so rest never hurts. On paper these two teams are very equally matched. The San Jose Sharks have more depth upfront in their forwards. They have three solid lines, whereas, Vancouver is more solid and more depth on the blue-line."
The tight match-up also applies to the goaltending situation in the series with Roberto Luongo and Antti Niemi. "That's a really tough call. On paper, with the duo of Luongo and [Cory] Schneider you might give the goaltending edge to the Canucks. Roberto's numbers through the playoffs are not actually that bad. If you take away those two Chicago games and he has played well. He hasn't played outstanding, but the Sharks only have the one goaltender in Niemi."
The key for the Canucks will be to crash the net to get some goals and as Ann points out that Niemi also fumbles on backhand shots. A weakness Vancouver can take advantage of.
The puck drops at 5 p.m.
News1130 has you covered with recaps every 10 minutes on the fives, we'll break in every time a goal is scored and Ann will have updates at the end of each period.
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作者: Catpiano 時間: 2011-5-15 11:29
Hope they can learn (alert) from last night game ..
Roli .. Roli .. Roli ... funny record .. oldest goalie to win .. lol
