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Burrows Movin’ Fast

 

By Josh Martin, Sports Editor

hen you look at the
J Vancouver Canucks, a lot
of people tend to forget

about feisty forward Alexandre
Burrows. He is often overseen and
underrated around the league, playing
a gritty style and getting into those
dirty corners while being an effective
force on the penalty kill (which the
Canucks need to desperately work

on this season). Over the years, hard
core Vancouver Canuck fans have
appreciated Burrows from the first day
he started out with the squad because
he has the never give up attitude

that makes him standout on the ice.
Once the puck is heading back to the
Vancouver goal, the first guy you

see giving it his all is... yup, you’ ve
guessed it— Alex Burrows. With the
Sedins and Luongo taking up most

of the limelight from the media and
opponent teams, Burrows has been left
a little bit in the shadows, though that
has not necessarily been a negative
thing for the winger. Last season
Burrows managed to scrounge up 35
goals and 32 assists with a plus/minus
rating of 34 while not getting any
minutes on the power play.

In the off-season, Burrows had
shoulder surgery to repair a torn
labrum and is unfortunately not
expected to start until November
instead of this week on Saturday

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against the Los Angeles Kings.
With the absence of Burrows there
will be an opening spot in the

top six forwards. Expect winger
Samuelsson to step up onto the first
line, leaving a handful of players to
have the opportunity of playing on the
second line. Brendan Morrison, Jeff
Tambellini and Raffi Torres are the
favourites to possibily fit into the hole
that is left to be filled.

I’m thinking that if Burrows
comes back from his injury in top
form and gets some minutes on the
Special Teams, he’s going to be a pest
out there. Perhaps this season he’ll
even be able to hit that 40 goal mark.
It’s a reasonable number that he has
the potential to reach. Perhaps not.
Burrows’ 35 tallies last season were
his career-high and coincidentally
made him the highest scoring forward
on the team, beating out teammate
Mikael Samuelsson who finished with
30.

A season highlight for Burrows
that we all remember from halfway
through the season would have to be
when he had back-to-back hat tricks.
The first hat trick was against the
Columbus Blue Jackets in a 7-3 win
and the second one came in a 4-0
blanking against the Phoenix Coyotes.
Six goals in two consecutive games is
an achievement that will not be soon
forgotten, especially for the winger
himself.

 

   

 

 

 

 

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