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Columbus Blue Jackets 4 – Vancouver Canucks 2

The Canucks could not pull out a win in Columbus tonight, after falling behind 3-1 after the first two periods, and down 2-0 only 7 minutes into the contest.  They came out very solid in the thrid, throwing twelve shots at Columbus’ Pascal Leclaire, though leclaire stopped 11 of thoe to seal the victory, with Columbus netting an empty-net goal late in the third to make it 4-2.

Kyle Wellwood looked impressive in his first game back after being recalled from Manitoba, scoring a goal and assising on Kevin Bieksa’s marker.  Things to note during tonight’s game was the impressive third period play of Steve Bernier and the Sedin twins, however they could not put one in the Columbus net, and therefore Daniel Sedin is now pointles through his last five games.  On the other hand, Ryan Kesler’s point streak has gone onto four games with 2 goals and 2 assists within that time.

Both teams finished with identical power plays, going 1 for 4.  The Canucks came close on the power play late in the third period but couldn’t pull the trigger.

Tonight’s goals were scored by Kyle Wellwood power-play goal (Ryan Kesler, Mason Raymond), and Kevin Bieksa (Kyle Wellwood).

Also today, after attempting to recall Matt pettinger from the Manitoba Moose via re-entry waivers, and having him picked up by the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Canucks recalled Jason Krog, and he is now playing with the big club.

The Canucks next game is on Saturday against the Edmonton Oilers at GM Place starting at 7pm.  They play two home games before hitting the road for another road trip.  Saturday nights game will be televised on CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada in HD High Definition, and you can also listen to it live online streaming on Team1040.ca

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Matt Pettinger and Jason Krog Clear, Cowan to the AHL

Both Players Pettinger and Krog were cut by the Canucks and have cleared waivers and will now play for the Manitoba Moose.  They will be paid their full NHL salaries, however the salary will not count against the Canucks salary cap, unless of course they are brought back up to the Canucks.  If brought back up, the Canucks would have to again put them on re-entry waivers, where any team in the league could pick them up.  If this was to occur, the team picking them up would only have to pay half the players salary, with the remainder of the salary counting against the Canucks salary cap.  I think it’s a ridiculous system but that’s the way it is!

Jeff Cowan, also cut by the Canucks,  has been placed on the roster of the AHL’s Peoria Rivermen.

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Canucks place Pettinger and Krog on Waivers

After feeling and hearing rumours that Mike Brown would have been picked up had he been put on waivers, the Vancouver Canucks today placed Matt Pettinger and Jason Krog on waivers.  They may return to the club, or start down in Manitoba.  This was apparently put into place after speculation that Mike Brown would be picked up immediately after the Canucks put him on waivers, so these are the players sitting out.

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Canucks remain undefeated in pre-season, beating Sharks 3-2

The San Jose Sharks couldn’t get a goal past Roberto Luongo through two periods where they could only amass 14 total shots.  Cory Schneider played as the Canucks netminder for the third period, and while he did let in 2 goals, he also faced a whopping 23 shots on net!

With the Canucks win tonight, they are now undefeated in the preseason with a 3 and 0 record, defeating the Oilers twice, once at home, and once on the road, and now the Sharks on the road.  Victory may not be a long lasting effect though, as the Canucks face off against the Anaheim Ducks tomorrow  night at 5pm pacific time. 

Goal scorers in tonight’s game included Pavol Demitra, Jason Krog, and Jannik Hansen.  All three Canucks goals came on specialty units, with Krog’s goal, assisted by Hansen, being scored while shorthanded.   The Canucks finished 2 for 7 on the powerplay, and the Sharks were 1 for 8, including 4 back to back powerplays in the third period.

You can catch the Canucks next game on Sportsnet at 5:05pm Pacific time tomorrow against Brian Burke’s Anaheim Ducks.

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First game of the preseason for new Canucks team, facing the Oilers in Edmonton.

The first preseason game for the Canucks begins tonight at six pm, in Edmonton aginst the Oilers.  The Canucks will put Cory Schneider in net for the duration of the game, and Alternate Captain duties will be shared between Matthias Ohulnd and Willie Mitchell.  I fully expect Willie Mitchell to be named captain within the next 8 – 10 days.

The odd part of the game tonight, is the seperation of the Sedin twins.  Daniel will play tonight, and Henrik will stay in Vancouver and play against Edmonton tomorrow night for the next preseason game.  The top line tonight will feature Daniel Sedin and Taylor Pyatt centered by Kyle Wellwood.  Other players getting a shot to play tonight include Jason Krog, Juraj Simek, Jason Jaffray, Pierre-Cedric Labrie, and Dan Gendur.

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Jason Krog leaves Russia to play with Vancouver Canucks.

Krog has signed a one year one-way $700,000 deal with the Vancouver Canucks, leaving an offer to play in Russia’s Continental Hockey League (KHL) abandoned. 

“Before I signed any deal in Russia, my agent put together an out-clause and went to the NHLPA with it to make sure it was fine,” Krog said Thursday. “I wasn’t worried at all because I thought we took the proper steps.”

The KHL appealed Krog, but has since dropped their case.  The native of Fernie BC hopes to crack the Canucks top three lines, where he can play with some talent and then be able to produce as he did when he played college hockey, where he was a Hobey Baker Award winner in 1998 - 1999.

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