Canucks not panicking after tough loss
Canucks not panicking after tough loss
Unclear who will start in goal for Vancouver
News1130 Staff Apr 25, 2011 06:49:44 AM
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - Last week, it all seemed so simple. The Vancouver Canucks were one game away from eliminating the defending Stanley Cup championship winning Chicago Blackhawks from the NHL playoffs.
Now, the club is just one game away from being turfed themselves. Game 7 in the tight series goes Tuesday night at Rogers Arena.
Many fans have already hit the panic button, but it's not quite the same in the locker room.
News1130 Sports Director Ann Schmaltz has been travelling with the team during the post-season, and says the players thought they played well.
"It was an overtime goal that just got by [Roberto] Luongo. It wasn't a spectacular goal, these things happen late in the game. But I think the team put forth a solid effort. The team doesn't show any panic, they've just got to stay focused and battle hard."
If the Canucks don't win, the club would join a select group of teams that have choked after winning the first three games of a series before being knocked out.
"It's happened only three other times before in NHL history. It happened last spring when the Boston Bruins blew a 3-0 series lead and the Philadelphia Flyers came back. Nobody, in this city, thought we would have a seventh game. And now the pressure is on the Canucks because Chicago can say, 'You know what? We weren't supposed to be here,'" says News1130 Sports reporter Rick Dhaliwal.
Canuck Nation believes
There were feelings of disbelief and dejection as the Blackhawks pulled off a win last night. But despite the heartbreaking loss, Canucks fans still believe the team will capture the series.
"We owned that overtime. If we can play like that at home on Tuesday, I think we'll be OK," said one man.
Another added, "I think we're going to take it. I think it's going to be a close game but what's done is done and let's look forward to the next game."
"I'm pretty confident. Let's face it, we've come this far and we're still a really good team," one fan explained.
Rough night province-wide
The Game 6 loss may also have put a bit of a damper on Easter dinners around the province. The Canucks' unexplained fall from grace seems to be bringing out the bad mood in many of us.
One man says the things at the office the day after a loss can be a drag. "Sometimes there are some shorter tempered the morning after. I noticed that after the first couple of losses. I notice the colours aren't flying the way they were a week ago." |
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