May 2003 Canucks, A Step Better than Last Year Flash Gordon Sports Editor Did anyone see that hit Bertuzzi laid on Salvadoormat? Of course, virtually all of greater Vancouver, the Island, and the rest of British Columbia saw that hit except for a few hermits, who donit watch hockey and all those closet Leaf fans hiding amongst the rest of us normal people. Dont go thinking that we don’t notice the dis- placed Torontonians. Game 1 of the Canuck Blues series left the world wondering, “Ou est le Canucks?” “Wo ist die Canucks?” “Where are the Canucks?” Chris Osgoode came out with a shutout. Whose sick twisted idea hatched that debacle? It’s kind of like your Christmas presents; the batteries that it came with die very quickly and all that pent of excitement fizzles with the no name brand of power cell stuck inside your toy robot. Game two showed more life of the Nucks as they almost, almost, almost stole a shutout for Cloutier. Games three and four we lost. I say “we” because this affects all of us. We expect the number four and five teams to be close battles although the Canucks put a strain on the pacemakers of the elderly. No need to dwell on the past because the guys did pull through. The next three games showed the kind of play we expected from the guys. More penalties were called in this series than any other in the playoffs. Seemingly, the referees have it in for the Canucks, but both teams received a share of bad calls. Amazingly enough the Minnesota Wild also recovered from being down in the series against the Colorado Avalanche. Anyone who claims to have predicted the outcome is lying. It is true that the Wild had a good season—spending part of the first half hanging out with the more elite crowd atop the NHL Western Conference but the Avalanche are a team loaded with seasoned playoff veterans. It marked a disappointing end to great seasons by Peter Forsberg and Milan Hejduk. Rumours are floating that this may be the last season for Colorado goalie, Patrick Roy. Arguably one of the best goalies ever to strap on the pads, Roy has Sports ¢ the other press © enough Stanley Cups so it’s time to crown a new champ. By the time this article reaches print, the Canucks and Wild series might very well be over. As it stands now, the Canucks are up in the series by a game. Their style of play had to be altered to match a more defensive team. The Wild are fighting the label of the underdog, as well as stirring things up on the ice. After losing on home ice, the Canucks are riled up to play more physical and defense-ori- ented game. Game three began with Brad May dropping the gloves to fight at the opening face-off. This sets the tone for the rest of the series. Canucks fans are jumping on the Minnesota bashing band- wagon, while the players themselves have more reserved comments lined with a building playoff hatred of the Wild. 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