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NWSB Insider and Vancouver Canucks’ blogger Richard Hodges is back to give you his love ‘em and hate ‘em from Vancouver’s win over the Columbus Blue Jackets Tuesday night. Richard points out despite the close score, the Canucks significantly out-chanced the Jackets. Yet, their lack of conversion almost came back to haunt them. Not only was Maxim Lapierre’s shootout winner a beautiful move, it was the only goal in the game.
Richard Hodges previews the Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Vancouver Canucks March 26th matchup. Richard asks Is a four game winning streak enough to erase the doom and gloom that persisted in early March? Most of the credit is due to Cory Schneider, who has been brilliant during those four games. Van City won’t have David Booth, Ryan Kesler, Steve Pinizzoto, Dale Weise and Zack Kassian tonight…
NWSB Insider and Vancouver Canucks blogger Mitch Dyck brings us up to speed on the storylines he’s watching for and delivers his winning gameday tips for the Blue Jackets vs. Canucks game Tuesday night. Getting on Sergei Bobrovsky early and scoring a goal or two in the first period is key to winning this game for Van City tonight. Secondary scoring is huge as well. You can’t rely solely on Henrik Sedin & Daniel Sedin to carry the team through everything. Jannik Hansen step up!
Did you miss the Columbus Blue Jacket vs. Vancouver Canucks Saturday night? Daniel Sedin scored his second goal of the game via the with 4:41 left as the Canucks snapped their recent funk with a 4-3 win against the Blue Jackets at Rogers Arena. Cory Schneider, making his second start in 17 days with Roberto Luongo struggling of late, made 33 saves.
NWSB Insider and Vancouver Canucks blogger “Q” tells us about the best goal he’s seen in a long long time by a Vancouver Canuck tonight. Alex Edler went end to end like Bobby Orr versus the Columbus Blue Jackets tonight. If you listen carefully you can hear former goaltender Kevin Weekes on the CBC Hockey night in Canada broadcast team say “Coast to Coast and Butter on the TOAST!”
Vancouver Canucks blogger Richard Hodges Love Em Hate Em Canucks hockey blog. He recaps and rewinds the win on Saturday night over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Really creepy After Hours last night where Scott Oake brought up the infamous Chris Higgins ab shot not once but twice. The play of the night, and perhaps the Canucks goal of the year, came from Alex Edler.
Canucks insider Kevin Vanstone breaks down the Game 71 matchup between the Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Vancouver Canucks. After defenseman Jack Johnson tallied to cut Vancouver’s lead to 3-2, Daniel Sedin capitalized on the power play 15:19 into the third for his team-leading 30th marker and second goal of the game. Van City kept it together after that for the win on Saturday night.
Free NHL Betting Odds & Picks on the Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Vancouver Canucks Saturday night matchup. The Canucks are -266 home favorites. The over/under is 5.5. Dave likes the home team in this one. The offense isn’t the problem. It has been… The defense and specifically Roberto Luongo. It is true that he is not getting a lot of help but a look at his numbers is frightening.
NWSB Insider & Vancouver Canucks blogger Josh Hall says the Canucks would be better served losing to the Columbus Blue Jackets. What reasons could he possibly give for this? Also, a fun little limerick about the Canucks and BJ’s since Saturday is St. Paddy’s Day. Read on oh loyal ones.
Canucks insider Kevin Vanstone breaks down the Game 24 matchup between the Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Vancouver Canucks. Cory Schneider cruised to another solid victory Wednesday as he tightens his grip on the Canucks starting goalie position. The Canucks held Columbus’ big three of Rick Nash, Jeff Carter and defenceman James Wisniewski in check.
Did you miss the Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Vancouver Canucks game Tuesday? We’ve got the highlights for you.
Free NHL Betting Odds & Picks on the Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Vancouver Canucks Tuesday matchup. The Canucks are -215 home favorites. The over/under is set at 5.5. Vancouver has all lines clicking, including the first line with Henrik Sedin, and Daniel Sedin averaging a point per game and also has Alexandre Burrows who is on fire.
