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No Schneider, no problem as Canucks' D finds A-level
... the lineup three weeks ago. Alex Edler returned on Tuesday after missing six games with a shoulder injury. Willie Mitchell and Christian Ehrhoff have been good all year. The key is Salo. The Canucks may be able to live with the trials and ... Comment?
Edler back from injury, ready to shoulder load against the Predators
... night at GM Place and will be paired with Christian Ehrhoff. The other pairings will be Sami Salo with Willie Mitchell and Shane O'Brien with Kevin Bieksa. Edler has 19 points (2-17) in 30 games and had hinted that he might be fit for duty. "It ... Comment?
Kevin Bieksa dogged by inconsistent play
... control." Bieksa has averaged more than 22 minutes of ice time per game this season, second only to teammate Willie Mitchell among Canuck defencemen. But in the last two games, he has received only 16:22 and 17:18 of ice time and was fifth among ... Comment?
Defiant Bieksa says he won't change style
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... control." Bieksa has averaged more than 22 minutes of ice time per game this season, second only to teammate Willie Mitchell among Canucks defencemen. But in the last two games, he has received only 16:22 and 17:18 of ice time and was fifth among ... Comment?
... control." Bieksa has averaged more than 22 minutes of ice time per game this season, second only to teammate Willie Mitchell among Canucks defencemen. But in the last two games he has received only 16:22 and 17:18 of ice time and was fifth among his ... Comment?
No apology necessary: Canuck coach
... he is going to get hit." Vigneault compared the hit to the one Jason Arnott delivered on Canuck defenceman Willie Mitchell last season in Nashville. "Jason didn't get a penalty, we lost Willie for eight or nine games because he got a concussion. But ... Comment?
Ed Willes: Bertuzzi almost a 1st-liner on the Canucks all-decade team
... team, however, is revealing. In goal you have, yikes, Dan Cloutier. On defence it's probably Sami Salo and Willie Mitchell from a less-than-stellar cast. And the forward line would be Bertuzzi, Brendan Morrison and, based on how he projects this ... Comment?
Bieksa reads between the lines of ice-time reduction
... I thought Louie should have had that one." The one sounding board Bieksa has had through his struggles is Willie Mitchell. The occasional shutdown pair were together again Monday because Sami Salo sat out practice for a maintenance day after taking ... Comment?
Salo injured in Canucks' Game 2 loss
... and then tied it at 13:30 during a 5-on-3 Blackhawks power play, with both blue-liners Kevin Bieksa and Willie Mitchell sitting in the penalty box. The Canucks then surrendered the lead on their own power play at 16:50, as pointmen Bieksa and Mason ... Comment?
... career that has produced two league MVP awards. With lots of help from the defense pair of Sami Salo and Willie Mitchell, the Canucks held the Russian star without a shot through two periods, and without a point for only the sixth time all season. ... Comment?
Canucks take the Ovechkin challenge
... may have a new partner, too, as he skated with Aaron Rome in practice Thursday while Salo moved in alongside Willie Mitchell. "Ovechkin is obviously the best player in the league and we have to play him like we play all the other elite players ... ... Comment?
Raymond helps Canucks beat Capitals
... career that has produced two league MVP awards. With lots of help from the defense pair of Sami Salo and Willie Mitchell, the Canucks held the Russian star without a shot through two periods, and without a point for only the sixth time all season. ... Comment?
Caps' Ovechkin gets 'movie star' treatment
... adding his appreciation for Ovechkin ends as soon as the two players hit the same ice. Vancouver defenceman Willie Mitchell echoed Luongo's words Friday. "(Ovechkin is) the most exciting player in the game, I think. I love his passion, I love how he ... Comment?
Raymond's two goals pace Canucks
... career that has produced two league MVP awards. With lots of help from the defence pair of Sami Salo and Willie Mitchell, the Canucks held the Russian star without a shot through two periods, and without a point for only the sixth time all season. ... Comment?
... represented the Western Conference the past two Stanley Cup finals, both getting as far as Game 7. Or ask Willie Mitchell, whose Minnesota Wild advance to the conference final in 2003, bowing out to J.S. Giguere and the former Mighty Ducks of ... Comment?
Capitals star Alex Ovechkin gets 'movie star' treatment in Vancouver
... adding his appreciation for Ovechkin ends as soon as the two players hit the same ice. Vancouver defenceman Willie Mitchell echoed Luongo's words Friday. "(Ovechkin is) the most exciting player in the game, I think. I love his passion, I love how he ... Comment?
Vigneault mixes, matches for Caps
... a failing grade for coughing up a 3-2 loss to the cellar-dwelling Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday, the pairing of Willie Mitchell and Kevin Bieksa was prone to poor positioning, passing and ill-timed forays with the puck. It's expected that Mitchell and ... Comment?
Canucks Gameday: Dec. 18 vs. Caps
... the planet's top player, who makes his first visit to GM Place in three seasons. Expect the Canucks to have Willie Mitchell and Sami Salo out against the Russian superstar. Ovechkin had a goal and an assist in the Capitals' last visit to Vancouver a ... Comment?
Bieksa takes bulk of criticism but not alone
... he leads the team in average ice-time per game as well as penalty minutes and, with regular defence partner Willie Mitchell, sees a lot of the other team's top line. But, like the rest of the Canucks, more consistency is crucial if the team is to ... Comment?
Canucks take the Ovechkin challenge
... may have a new partner, too, as he skated with Aaron Rome in practice Thursday while Salo moved in alongside Willie Mitchell. a oeOvechkin is obviously the best player in the league and we have to play him like we play all the other elite players ... Comment?