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The Luck Of The Canucks
by Paul on 06/05/11 at 07:23 PM ET
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from Roy MacGregor of the Globe and Mail,
Something has happened to Vancouver’s hockey team this spring and it cannot be explained by X’s and O’s or a panel of talking heads on a sports channel.
You could even call it “blind luck” if referring to the astonishing goal that vaulted the Canucks into this final round: a puck bouncing off a stanchion in overtime and ricocheting to the stick of defenceman Kevin Bieksa, who chops a “knuckleball” shot into the San Jose net with every player on the ice – the Sharks goaltender included – still trying to figure out where the puck went.
They survived a Game 7 overtime against Chicago Blackhawks in the first round as well, with Vancouver goaltender Roberto Luongo making a spectacular save off Chicago’s Patrick Sharp before Burrows – this spring’s overtime hero – steals a flawed pass from Chicago defenceman Chris Campoli and scores an unassisted goal to win the game.
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