Canucks Vs Senators Post Game

Canucks 4 Senators 2

Well the game went mostly as expected. The team came without much energy playing as though they thought they deserved the win without playing the game. We all know that's not how the Canucks will win games and it showed. Ottawa was out shooting the team till they finally woke up and got two goals around the midpoint of the first. Once the team picked up their game the Sens didn't look like they had a chance. Samuelsson got the 2nd off to a good start and it should have been the back breaker to the Sens however the Canucks let them back in it with some weak team play. It started off with a turnover in their own zone leading to the Foligno goal and then the 3 on 0 that was just ugly. In all fairness it was a bad bounce on the pass but when you're in that situation you have to make sure that pass goes tape to tape. The defense is changing you simply can't turn the puck over at the oppositions blue line.

Although Luongo played very sick he stuck through the game and put in another solid game extending his streak. He has been the best Canuck in many games recently and he continues to be a leader without wearing the "C" on his mask. Speaking of mask, his new one stays on the shelf for at least one more game. Neither goal was really his fault, that backhand from the slot is one I'm sure he would want back but like I said it happened on a bad turnover. On the three on one he even managed to make the first save. Hopefully he gets over the flu soon and gets right back into the game on Saturday.

The 2nd line looked very good last night, Kesler has been great all year and Samuelsson is starting to really heat up. Raymond is also starting to pick up his scoring with his line. Samuelsson's confidence is very noticeable. He's back to taking good shots when he's open and holding onto the puck when he's not. On the empty net goal he fired it from more than have the rink straight into the net. Bob Mckenzie did say he thought the Canucks would want to make a trade of Samuelsson and Raymond from last year for Samuelsson and Raymond so far this season. It seems to be working lately. I still feel as though Hodgson will get a shot at this line.

Obviously everyone saw Ballard go down with his knee bent like a pretzel. It's good to hear that nothing is torn and he will only be out roughly a month. That will give him lots of time to get back into game shape before the playoffs. Although this is a big blow to the team right now, in the long run it will be ok. Chris Tanev will get some more time with the big club and it's nice to see because he really earned it.

That's all for this game, will post a pre game for the Ducks game asap.

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