Great Series

Yes, I’m out of school, and the blog is back and running.

 So. Canucks and Stars, 3-1 Canucks, and a total of 17 combined goals in 22 total periods. Thank God for that first game where there was actually some scoring, right? Wrong.

For fans form both sides, we get to see two fantastic goalies absolutely standing on their head game in game out and get to see chances foiled period by period by stellar goaltending.

And for the hockey fans who know a bit more about the systematical side of the game, we get to see almost mistake free defence being played, with both Alain Vaignealut and Dave Tippett throwing all sorts of different trap strategies and line combinations on the ice that will match every aspect in the quest for defensive perfection.

Even on a defensive breakdown, there’s a huge save made by either Luongo or Turco wo are boasting off the charts goals against averages of 1.49 and 1.67 respectively, with Luongo making a sick 95% of the league leading 160 shots he’s faced in four games, an average of 40 shots a game. Maybe reminiscent of a young Patrick Roy? It’s starting to look that way.

So then there’s the critics who want goals, goals and more goals.

Well, watching the games at are 5-2 or something in that viscinity, the goals just don’t seem that important.

Watching game three of the Dallas/Vancouver series and seeing dallas score after more than half an hour of hockey and seeing Dallas score on a perfect tip-in was better than watching a few meaningless goals. And seeing the Dallas crowd erupt for, which should be unheard of, a 2nd period goal of a hockey game, was great to see.

It’s almost like watching sudden death overtime every single period of hockey they play because every play is so important. So important that the Canucks could easily be swept in four games and out of the playoffs right now, and all it would take is a few bounces Dallas’ way for everyone in Vancouver to be throwing out the car flags.

The Caucks/stars conference quarterfinals has been without a doubt the best series to watch this playoff season, and is the only 3-1 series that actually has a chance to getting to a game seven.

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