Originally posted by Lupoman
I thought the friggin' NHL was going to be calling the extra stick work and the clutch and grabbing! Last night was fcuking unbelievable!
These infractions are supposed to be called to open the game up for the skilled players.....
Originally posted by Hands of Stone
They have come back and said that they are also going to crack down on the "Push Off" move that Bertuzzi does in fornt of the net on the power play. You know "The Move", Nazzy passes from the point to Morrison in the corner, at the same time Bert pushes off the D-Man in front of the Net, gets the pass from Morrison and puts the puck in the back of the Net.
HOS
Originally posted by knvb
Malk
I guess no one is perfect.
Did this happen today?Should get his due for siging Jovo and Linden...
The Vancouver Canucks have signed defenceman Ed Jovanovski and forward Trevor Linden to new multi-year contract extensions.
Jovanovski's new contract is a three-year, $15 million deal that will see him receive $5 million per season. Linden's deal is a three-year, $6.3 million contract that will pay him $2.1 million per season. There is a club option for a fourth year.
"This is an important day," said Canucks general manager Brian Burke at a news conference Monday afternoon. "These are two important players. It's an important statement on our behalf."
Jovanovski, 26, is in the final year of a contract that pays him $2.8 million US this season and would have become a restricted free agent July 1. Linden, 32, would have become an unrestricted free agent at the same time.
The Canucks still have 14 players whose contracts come due at the end of the season, including goaltender Dan Cloutier, twins Daniel and Henrik Sedin, defenceman Murray Baron and right-winger Trent Klatt.
The Canucks were tied with Detroit for second in the Western Conference Monday with a 29-16-5-0 record for 63 points.
Cloutier said the signings send a positive message about management's commitment to keep the Canucks competitive.
"You have to keep your star players here and your leadership here," he said. "There is no doubt in my mind they were going to get them done. It's nice to have it done early in the season like this."
Jovanovski has been out of the lineup since he fractured his left heel in a Dec. 28 game against Anaheim. He skated for about 50 minutes on Sunday morning.
While the Canucks had the day off today, Jovanovski skated hard on his own. He's aiming to participate in a full practice with the Canucks on Wednesday and hopes to be able to play for Vancouver on Thursday. If so, he would be good to go for this weekend's NHL All-Star game in south Florida.
"Rare combination of skill and toughness," Burke said of Jovanovski. "He's just coming into his own. I think the best is yet to come."
Jovanovski was picked first overall by Florida in the 1994 draft and helped the Panthers reach the Stanley Cup final in 1996.
He was traded to Vancouver on Jan. 17, 1999, in the deal that sent Pavel Bure to Florida.
Linden was taken second overall by the Canucks in 1988 and played nine seasons before being dealt the New York Islanders in 1998. He also played a short stint in Montreal before being dealt to Washington in March of 2001.
"Off the ice, he sets just as important as an example as he does on the ice," Burke said of Linden.