Luongo: From human to immortal in one week

If Luongo keeps this up, he could have a career year in shutouts. The most he's had in one season is 8 with the Panthers in 2005-06. He now has 3 shutouts in his last 5 games and leads the NHL with 5 total.
It has been 141 minutes since someone has beat him.
With this re-emergence of Luongod comes Canuck success. They have now won 4 of their last 5 and trail the Northwest Division leading Wild by one point.
So now the game between the Wild and Canucks on Saturday holds even more importance.

Kevin Bieksa is on a roll. He played a fair bit more than any other Nucks defenceman tonight, logging 25:16 of icetime and scoring the game's only goal. He can be prone to defensive lapses on one night and then be brilliant the next night. In 11 games this season, Bieksa has 3 goals and 9 points. He looks to have a great season much like he did 2 years ago.

It was good to see the Canucks play better defensively. The guys blocked 20-plus shots. If they want to, they can score an ass-load of goals, but then they give up a lot of goals as well. Tonight was the opposite. They couldn't bury the puck but were a lot more stingy defensively.
So I think the team is still trying to establish an identity of both and being consistent in that.

Steve Bernier has 4 goals and 8 points in 14 games. He missed a glorious chance tonight. He seems to be struggling a bit. I think it's fair to say we expect more from him.

It seemed that Michel Ouellet played his way into obscurity as the game went on. He started the contest on the top line with the Sedins and then I didn't see too much of him.

Wellwood was good tonight but didn't get on the scoreboard.

Had a great time hanging out at Canucks and Beyond tonight, as Alanah had a live blog up using Cover It Live. The Yankee Canuck co hosted the live blog with Canucks and Beyond, spreading his filthy hate of Wellwood. At least Mike is funny as hell when he mocks.

BOXSCORE AND HIGHLIGHTS

Blake Wheeler scores a hatty against the Leafs tonight in Boston and a bra is thrown on the ice. Is bra power about to start in Beantown? You guys can't use Blake the Brabarian because we've already thought of that.

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Canucks place Cowan and McIver on waivers; Ducks claim McIver

It comes as little surprise that Cowan is one of the odd men out with the acquisition of Darcy Hordichuk. Cowan shouldn't leave town without a proper "thank you." Yes, he lost most of the fights he got into, and his stone hands failed him most of the time. But that one brief period in March of 2007 Cowan scored a hand full of goals (5 goals in 3 games I believe) and Bra Power was born, although short-lived. He was affectionately named Cowan the Brabarian. I doubt that most Canucks fans will ever forget that.
Video of Bra Power's birth. Good times! Nice pass by Bulis too.

Nathan McIver only played 18 games in a Canucks jersey, scoring no goals and no points. But he can fight, and that is why Brian Burke and the Ducks picked him up today.
A couple clips of McIver fighting:

-Cory Sarich pummels McIver in preseason.

-McIver fares much better against Aaron Voros in a Valentine's Day tilt.

-McIver nails Ribeiro and Brenden Morrow answers the bell on McI.

-McIver leaves the penalty box and immediately fight Ian Lapperiere. Good fight.

Best of luck to both players and thanks for the memories.

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The kid with the bra in Dallas

Thanks to GZ Expat , a Canucks fan in China, who freezed-framed the image. I guess somebody else did recognize that Canucks fan in Dallas in game 3. Ah, but a Cowan goal is about as likely as getting rectal cancer nowadays, but hang in there, kid.

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Bra Power still alive?

It's losing steam. But here is a little goodie from After Hours on Hockey Night in Canada a couple weeks back, where Scott Oake and Kelly Hrudey have Dave Nonis on the show as a guest. A fan throws a bra at them and it hits Oake in the shoulder.
How did I not see this that night?
Do you think it was Nonis' wife that threw it?
Is Scott Oake a rock star now?
Anyway, check the clip.


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Bra Power is still alive

John Bollwitt , who has mad photography skills, snapped this picture prior to attending the Canucks-Wild game. It seems that Bra-Power has not quite lost it's steam. But then again, Jeff Cowan has not scored a goal at home since the bra incident yet either. Perhaps playing time on the Sedin line may change that soon.