Tag: Roberto Luongo

Canucks Begin Historic Year

Tania

40yearsCanucksThis past Saturday night was more than your typical NHL season opener for the Vancouver Canucks. Not only did they announce their new captain, Henrik Sedin, but more monumentally, they kicked off the 40th anniversary of the Canucks franchise.

In 1970, the Canucks along with the Buffalo Sabres were the 13th and 14th team to enter the NHL. In that time, the Canucks have produced their share of heroes and diehard fans, many of whom were out for Saturday night’s game.

Both Saturday and Monday’s games were fairly tight games, with the Canucks showing some early season lackluster efforts. Read More

Canucks Attempt to Even Series

Lacy

Roberto Luongo
Roberto Luongo

A goal merely 59 seconds into the game was just the start the Canucks were hoping for Sunday in Chicago. On what could have been an elimination night, the Canucks had no other choice but to show up, and play the game that we all know they are capable of, and more notably, the game that netminder Roberto Luongo is capable of.
There has been a lot of speculation around Luongo, and whether or not he would be able to pick up his socks and help his team come back from the 3-1 deficit. Until last night, I’d say the chances were slim to none. Seemingly holding on to the ghosts of last year’s series against the hawks, Lou has been looking far from confident in between the pipes, letting in 16 goals from rebounds in this series alone! Read More