Bert Back In BC

--Last night the Anahiem Ducks played in Vancouver, where for the first time for the blockbuster trade between Florida and Vancouver sent Bertuzzi and Bryan Allen to the Panthers in return for Roberto Luongo and Lukas Krajicek. Since then Bertuzzi went to Detriot and later Anahiem. Both Florida and Detriot have played in Vancouver while Bertuzzi was a member of the teams but never was he healthy enough to play!

--During the warm up, the crowd gave Bertuzzi a little love which quickly wore off as the game begin, as Bertuzzi didn't make much of a impact. At one point he did recieve a breakaway pass in on Luongo but it was a little ahead of him so he couldn't put it passed his trade counterpart. It also seemed that, at one point Bertuzzi went a little easy on Naslund, his former linemate and friend for many years, which resulted in a goal for the Canucks.

--I think Bertuzzi deserves some love when he comes to GM place, he was a big part of the Canucks Franchise for many years and was a big point producer on the top line of Naslund, Morrison and Bertuzzi, The West Coast Express, as they were called! He needs the fans support!

NHL Standings

1. Ottawa Senators--------------33 PTS
2. Detriot Red Wings------------32
3. Carolina Hurricans------------29
4. Philadelphia Flyers-----------28
5. Dallas Star--------------------28
6. New York Rangers------------28
7. Montreal Canadiens-----------27
8. St Louis Blues-----------------26
9. Vancouver Canucks------------26
10. Minnesota Wild---------------26
11. Chicafo Blackhwaks-----------26
12. Columbus Blue Jackets--------26
13. Anahiem Ducks---------------26
14. Colorado Avalanche-----------25
15. San Jose Sharks---------------25
16. New York Islanders-----------24
17. Boston Bruin ------------------24
18. Nashville Predators------------24
19. New Jersey Devils-------------24
20. Florida Panthers--------------23
21. Calgary Flames----------------23
22. Pheonix Coyotes---------------22
23. Atlanta Thrashers-------------22
24. Tamp Bay Lightening----------22
25. Pittsburgh Penguins-----------22
26. Buffalo Sabres-----------------21
27. Toronto Maple Leafs-----------21
28. Los Angeles Kings--------------19
29. Edmonton Oilers---------------19
30. Washington Capitals-----------17

Canucks and Devils!!!

The Canucks are sitting in 19th place in the league with an 8-8-1 record. It's okay but it could definitly be better. Before the Canucks 1-0 shootout lose to Edmonton, the team had won three straight! Luongo still recorded a shutout from the lose but im sure he would have perfered the win aswell! Either way the boys aren't doing that badly, a little less then the expectations that were thrown at them after their impressive playoff run last spring.
With a little more production from the big guns such as the Sedins, Naslund and Morrison and without letting the injuries affect them to much the Canucks could shine again. The teams next for games are important ones, against their division but they are 6-0-1 against their division so the future is looking bright!

The New Jersey Devils 26th in the league only ahead of Edmonton, Pheonix, Buffalo and Washington. The Devils need to step it up a bit. The retrun of langenbrunner brings ope to a struggling club but the Devils are letting their deficits get to them. The lose of Gomez was a blow to their ofence strategy but even bigger seems to be the lose of Rafalski. A player in which Brodeur relied on and trust in front of his net.This should be the yet that Gionta and Elias get back in the saddle and Parise and Zajac continue to grow. Tonight if the Devils win Mr. Brodeur will have his 500th win of his career...thats huge!!!!! Lets hope the boys can get their stride back and show us a little more motivation and confidence we've seen in the previous years.