November 20, 2002 Sports | the other press Jordan Cripps Sports Editor As the Canucks make their way through their tough November schedule, a disturbing trend of inconsistency seems to be emerging. On November 14, the Canucks extended their win- ning streak to three games but each of these three wins saw the Canucks struggle for an extended period during the game. The game against St. Louis, November 12th, was probably the most exciting game of the young season but, at the same time, the game was exciting because the Canucks had to claw their way out of a 2-0 deficit. For once, they showed the resiliency to fight back and, thanks to scoring from unlikely sources, were able to earn a fairly convincing win. When the Canucks are successful, they get scoring from a number of sources, not just the Naslund/Bertuzzi combination. Against St. Louis they received goals from six different players, includ- ing Todd Warriner, and Trevor Letowski, players whose primary roles are not scoring. It seems, though, that when the team relies on Naslund and Bertuzzi to provide the offence, their success is much more lim- ited. When scoring isn’t coming from other players, the oppo- sition can put all of their checking players out against the top line and render them ineffective. Before their current run, the Canucks were a complete picture of inconsistency, turning in one good performance followed by two or three really poor ones. It was interesting to see Dan Cloutier “lose it” during the game against St. Louis because it happened at a very critical time during the game. St. Louis had just scored to cut the Random Canucks Musings Canucks lead to 4-3, when Cloutier and St. Louis's Scott Mellanby began a verbal exchange that escalated into a stick- swinging donnybrook with all the players on the ice convening in the corner to exchange pleasantries. The biggest concern with Cloutier getting physically involved was that he might lose his composure and allow St. Louis back in the game. To his credit, this didn't happen and he played some of his best hock- ey after the altercation. This altercation does bring to mind another concern with the Canucks. They don't really have anyone that will keep the other team honest. This has resulted in Cloutier being bumped more and more frequently. He probably felt that he needed to show that he wouldn't be intimidated by physical play even if the rest of the Canucks are. Darren Langdon was brought in to fill this role but he only gets off the bench when the Canucks are way behind or way ahead and he has yet to show any of these attrib- utes other than throwing a big hit whenever he’s on the ice. Todd Bertuzzi seems to be confirming his status as a premier power forward in the league. He’s quickly moving his way up the NHL scoring race, while also providing an enormous phys- ical presence. 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