Entries with the tag: kevin+bieksa

A Reprieve From the Edge

by Alanah McGinley on 03/08/08 at 04:14 PM
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Having been out of touch with the hockey news since late Thursday night, I hauled a copy of the Vancouver Sun into a breakfast diner off Granville this morning, ready to enjoy the whiplash effect of excessive optimism that the 6-2 win over Nashville last game was surely having on Vancouver fans and writers (lose a game? armageddon. win a game? salvation...).

But the hockey news isn’t always utterly predictable in Vancouver, and they turned the tables on me.

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Beesak Almost Back

by Alanah McGinley on 02/20/08 at 12:42 PM
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Kevin Bieksa (who, courtesy of eastern Canadian CBC commentators, probably responds to Beeksa, Beskia.... and any number of other mutations at this point) is back in the game.

The Vancouver Canucks, the NHL affiliate of the Manitoba Moose, announced they have assigned defenceman Kevin Bieksa to Manitoba for conditioning.

After a 46-game absence due to that freakish skate-blade-lacerated calf muscle, he should be on the ice for the Moose tonight in Chicago, or—at worst—Friday night. 

Krajicek Gone for the Season

by Alanah McGinley on 02/19/08 at 03:36 PM
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From TSN, some dismal—though not entirely unexpected—news:

CKNW radio in Vancouver has learned that the Canucks have lost defenceman Lukas Krajicek for the remainder of the season.  He will have season-ending surgery on his shoulder this week in Vancouver.

In far more positive news, Kevin Bieksa appears to be shaping up fast:

[He] participated in the full practice Monday but won’t play for the Canucks until he gets at least one American Hockey League game under his belt with the Manitoba Moose.

“I felt a little bit better today than the other day,” said Bieksa, out since Nov. 1 with a lacerated calf. “It’s hard to say if I will be ready to play this weekend. It could happen.”

Bieksa, Etc.

by Alanah McGinley on 11/13/07 at 10:01 PM
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Kevin Bieksa has been staying away from reporters, but finally broke his silence about his injury today. From Elliott Pap,

Too distraught initially to discuss his plight, Bieksa finally met reporters Tuesday at GM Place.

“I know I’m going to be out for a long time and miss a big chunk of the season so it’s been tough emotionally,” said Bieksa, the Canucks’ best blue-liner a year ago when he collected 42 points. “Physically, I’ve been lucky in that I haven’t had too much pain since maybe four or five days after the surgery.”

Bieksa received stitches both inside and outside the leg - they come out Thursday - and will wear a hard cast for four to six weeks at which time he will be re-assessed. He was told the surgery wasn’t considered major, even though the injury is.

There’s some discussion in the article about the possibility that the thinner socks being worn this season may have worsened the impact of Bieksa’s injury. It’s only speculation, but still a disturbing consideration. 

In other Canucks-related news this week: Luc Bourdon’s looking good, Taylor Pyatt has a cold and Alex Burrows ate a sandwich.

Exciting stuff. Fortunately, they’re back in action tomorrow.

Breaking News You Already Knew

by Alanah McGinley on 11/08/07 at 01:56 PM
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Darren Dreger at TSN:

Sources tell TSN that Vancouver Canucks defenceman Kevin Bieksa’s injury is worse than originally feared.

“It could be months not weeks” is how Bieksa’s prognosis is now being described.

Bieksa was originally expected to miss eight weeks after sustaining a deep cut on his right calf from the skate of Predators’ forward Vernon Fiddler during the Canucks 3-0 loss to Nashville November 1st.  That cut that was deeper than the Canucks initially thought.

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Bieksa and Frankenstein Will Live

by Alanah McGinley on 11/04/07 at 10:40 PM
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Kevin Bieksa and Sami Salo both had a bad week.  From Iain MacIntyre at the Vancouver Sun, “The Canucks Dodge a Bullet.” First:

The lower leg injury to defenceman Kevin Bieksa is more serious than originally believed, but Vancouver Canucks general manager Dave Nonis emphasized Sunday that the player’s Achilles tendon did not require repair on Friday.

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And the Oscar Goes to… the Canucks!

by Alanah McGinley on 10/21/07 at 10:25 PM
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A 4-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.  And while others will likely object, I thought it was a brilliant performance.

First Act: The Canucks are competent and steady, earning a 2 goal lead.
Second Act: The Canucks are replaced by characters from the movie “Dazed & Confused.”

This is followed by coach Alain Vigneault hyperventilating foul language inside the Canucks’ dressing room—until spittle has sprayed down the front of his $1,200 Italian suit and he develops a twitch—which leads to…

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