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Playing For Their Lives
by Alanah McGinley on 05/07/09 at 03:00 PM ET
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Despite all optimism to the contrary, Sami Salo won’t be suiting up for tonight’s game 4 against the Chicago Blackhawks.
Vancouver defenseman Sami Salo did not participate in the Canucks afternoon skate at United Center and was declared “out” by coach Alain Vigneault.
So, Ossi Vaananen returns. Incidentally, Salo’s explanation of his injury has been my favorite so far. Classic. (In related news, Vaananen is peeing just fine. Well, it doesn’t appear to be affecting his play, anyway.)
One more thing—assistant coach Ryan Walter provided this quote to Canadian Christianity.com today:
There is a “new intensity” in the playoffs, says Walter, “and it comes from an interesting place—a feeling that the end is near.” It would probably be very difficult to play at that level of intensity for a full 82-game season, he says. In that sense, hockey playoffs are like the last two minutes of a football game, when points are scored at four times the usual rate.
It’s a good comparison, though I wonder if I should worry when such a devoted Christian as Walter says things like “the end is near.” 
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Tags: ossi+vaananen, playoffs, ryan+walter, sami+salo,
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Ha! Indeed. And that’s the problem with all these obscure injury references… “lower body injury” can suggest some questionable territory.
Posted by Alanah McGinley from British Columbia on 05/07/09 at 06:20 PM ET
Dear Alanah
I would like to express me sincere condolences. I was looking forward to sparring again with you if both our teams made it to the WCF’s. Those brats from Chicago are a pain, aren’t they?
Congrats on the season, and keep on, keepin’ on. Yours is one of the few Non-Wings blogs I actually check with any regularity.
-AnimalDrew
Posted by Animal Drew from A Nightmare on Helm Street on 05/12/09 at 07:57 AM ET
Animal Drew—Thanks for the nice words—I’m flattered you read and always appreciate your comments. Best of luck to your Wings. If they end up facing the Blackhawks, I think it’ll make for a great series.
moore00—Only temporarily. I put up a new post just now.
Posted by Alanah McGinley from British Columbia on 05/12/09 at 02:12 PM ET
I must say you have very well presented your article
Too emotional with it, thanks for sharing
Posted by Used Video Equipment on 05/18/09 at 03:04 AM ET
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So, maybe I wasn’t so far off on my previous comment as I thought?!?! Heh…
Posted by GZ Expat on 05/07/09 at 05:43 PM ET