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Canucks 🙂 Playoff 😃 Hockey! 🤩 Pre-game, in game, post game and behind the scenes, you'll be provided extended coverage for every Canucks playoff game on Sportsnet 650. Check out the game day lineup! 👇
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Pettersson on Boeser: "I've talked to him throughout the summer. He'll sort it out, otherwise I'll drive to Minnesota to pick him up myself." #Canucks
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BRADEN HOLTBY!!! 🤯🤯🤯 Are you kidding me?? #Canucks
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Bo Horvat on people downplaying the seriousness of COVID: "I've had the flu before, and this doesn't hit you like a normal flu. It's not something you want to get, it's not something you want your family go through either. I can't stress enough to follow the protocols." #Canucks
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Kevin Bieksa: I warned you in the offseason. Don't get rid of Chris Tanev.
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Nice jacket, Juice. Wonder who @kbieksa3 is cheering for... #Canucks
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Pettersson: "This has always been my dream, what I've always been working for. Now I'm here living my dream, playing in Vancouver." Reporter: What team did you dream of playing for? EP: "Vancouver. I was 5 years old and had a Vancouver t-shirt... Google it."
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. @Ryan_Kesler : Everybody has regrest in life and the way I handled the media when I got traded was a regret. At the same time, you live & learn. For me I want to make things right and we had great teams and some of my fondest memories are wearing a Canucks uniform.
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Pettersson: "It's been awesome, to be honest. I've always dreamed to play here, to play in Vancouver, for Vancouver, to live in Vancouver... it's amazing. It's a beautiful city. Great fans, passionate fans. I'm really excited for the future"
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Pagnotta - Holtby I believe received a better offer from Edmonton, and opted to take less to play in Vancouver. He is pretty excited to play for the Canucks.
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Nolan Baumgartner saw Horvat get the breakaway, but he couldn't watch 🙈 #Canucks
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Jake Virtanen reveals in post-game conversation with @laurence_mira that before they opened the room to reporters following the game, Elias Pettersson with game puck in hand told his teammates he'd dreamed of this moment his entire life & was happy to share it with each of them.
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A  happy 25th birthday to Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko!
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Boudreau: "For Spencer to come in and play a game like that against one of the highest scoring teams in the league, it is really impressive." #Canucks
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"I think you owe the city a little bit more than that." @EricFrancis joined The People's Show to discuss Johnny Gaudreau's move to Columbus. @BikNizzar | @RandipJanda 📣 🍎
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Tanev on his best memory in Van: Bieksa scoring the OT winner against San Jose is something I'll never forget. The fans and city after that game will be engrained in my mind. I remember how great the city was and thinking I could be a Canuck for the rest of my career. #Canucks
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Pettersson on Stecher's goal and celebration: I saw the celebration and wanted to go congratulate him. What Troy had to go through in the summer was devastating. I just wanted to go hug him. #Canucks
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Virtanen on battle with Phaneuf: "Before warm-up I told him he was gonna be mine all night. Then he hit me pretty hard. I let him know that was a weak hit and to hit me harder next time. I stood him up next time. It was a good battle." #Canucks
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EP: Did you miss me, Bo? Bo: Yeah, buddy I missed you EP: Did you really? Bo: Heh... yeah... I did.
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. @CoreyHirsch : Petey, do you know what that move is called? Pettersson: Yeah, Forsberg CH: Do you know who he scored on with that?... that was me! 😂😂😂 Listen back to Elias Pettersson's walkoff interview with @SatiarShah , @Bik650 & of course, Corey Hirsch! #HomeOfTheCanucks
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Markstrom on Chris Tanev signing with the Flames too: "Chris called me in the middle of the night, Swedish time, and said 'we're going to be teammates' and then hung up." LISTEN:
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New #Canucks goalie Braden Holtby on choosing Vancouver: "It's pretty obvious that the team is heading in the right direction. The two things we were looking for as a family were a great place to live and a great place to win. This checked both boxes."
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21 years ago today...The Canucks drafted a pair of future hall of famers!
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Zack MacEwen drops them early with Derek Forbort and #TheBigFella drops Forbort #Canucks
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Jake Virtanen on the #Canucks Post Game Show on Horvat: In the room in the intermission he was the one doing the talking. He showed it on the ice. He did a great job, that's why he's our captain.
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Bruce Boudreau, on Luke Schenn's success: "Well he's the first defenseman that's scored since I've been here, so to me he's Bobby Orr." #Canucks
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Happy 22nd birthday to Elias Pettersson !
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Horvat: It's been a heck of a year. I couldn't be prouder of our guys the way they handled themselves on and off the ice. We took them to 7 games... Shouldn't hang our heads, should learn from it. We already said in the room we can't wait to get back next year #Canucks
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Lack on the Heritage Classic - "I was young and didn't realize what it meant to Luongo until I saw him on the ice with his kids. I was so focused on just getting the win at the time, but looking back at it now I wish I had called in sick or something."
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Kevin Bieksa on the Aquilini family: It's three brothers that really care about that team and the city. Yeah, they're around a little bit but they have the right to be. When he goes to Twitter to support his coaching and GM, that's being a great leader. #Canucks
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Bieksa on 31 Thoughts: "I don’t think players are scared of fines or suspensions at all. I never was. When you’re making millions and millions of dollars a year do you care if you’re fined $2000? I mean the only guy that would is Burrows cause he’s so cheap."
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Horvat: We knew how it felt when they were winning, laughing and having a good time on the bench. We keep that in the back of our head... It was a lot quieter and we're going to try and keep it that way. #Canucks
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Jacob Markstrom you are a bad man 😱 #Canucks
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Jacob Markstrom on his car commercial still running in Vancouver: "I need to talk to those guys because I don't have a car from them anymore" 😂
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Boudreau, on Garland dropping the gloves: "We finally had somebody showing some emotion, and it happened to be the smallest guy on the ice. Once he did that I thought the bench perked up for the 4-on-4, we scored 4-on-4, and it was a different ball game from there." #Canucks
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Today on #CanucksCentral with @ScottRintoul and @Bik650 , @emilymkaplan was asked for her thoughts on Mike Milbury's insulting comments towards women during a recent broadcast. 🔊
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Hughes with a great pass to spring Horvat on the breakaway, and then he just takes a second to watch. #Canucks
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When Elias Pettersson leaves you speechless #Canucks #MINvsVAN
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. @FriedgeHNIC : I'm voting for Hughes. As it stands right today I think Quinn Hughes is the Calder Trophy winner
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COMING TUESDAY to @Sportsnet Pacific: BUILDING @BBoeser16 🏒🥅 Check out a sneak peek 👀 @Canucks #Canucks #BuildingBrock
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1 goal = 1 🍌 for Andrei Kuzmenko #Canucks
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Jacob Markstrom, on going to the All-Star Game: "There's two great hockey players joining me, and I feel like they needed to send a big brother to look after Quinn and Petey. So that's probably going to be my main job there. *laughs*" #Canucks
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Horvat: “I love beating the Leafs. There’s nothing better. All the Leafs fans back home, all my buddies and stuff... I like beating the Leafs.” #Canucks
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His future might be in limbo, but Alex Edler's value to the Canucks was evident on Wednesday night. (via @imacSportsnet )
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Brock Boeser, on the J.T. Miller trade: "Looks pretty good, doesn't it? He's a great guy. He's really good for some of us young guys. He's pushing us to play better and play smarter. He's a huge addition." #Canucks
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Brian Burke naming Quinn Hughes as the league's top rookie at the holiday break. 👀 What do you think? #Canucks
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Alex Edler in on the fore check and Mike Smith learns to fly. #Canucks #Flames
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Horvat on people saying Pettersson needed to start scoring: "Yeah and then he goes bar down tonight. For all those people saying that, just shoved it right back in their face. It's 82 games for a reason and he's just getting started." #Canucks
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Boudreau, on Halak: "I had extensive talks with Ian Clark. We have a back-to-back coming up and we didn't think it would be fair to throw him into that without him having played. Listen, Halak's played very well in the past. He kicked my butt ten years ago, I'll never forget it."
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1st place in the Pacific Division at the break? That deserves some #HockeyHugs #Canucks
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Jannik Hansen on Virtanen: "Jake has all the tools. He can skate, shoot, and hit. He can skate like Mayson Raymond, but has 40 pounds on him. He can hit like Raffi Torres. You're dying for him to put it all together." #Canucks
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Pettersson - "The refs already have a tough job. I'm not looking for calls. I don't want to have a reputation. I'm not embellishing or diving. I want to play hard hockey and play with respect. All I can control is playing my best hockey."
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Vasily Podkolzin rips his first NHL goal over the shoulder of Carter Hart! #Canucks
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How to become a fan favourite in Vancouver: #Canucks
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🔊Sound on! 🔊 @kbieksa3 tells @kenwardskorner about his first time meeting #Canucks rookie Elias Pettersson last night in San Jose. 😂
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*Googles it*
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Nils Hoglander rips a shot over Anderson top shelf and the #Canucks take a 4-2 lead! 🚀
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Hughes on Tanev's impact in his development: I don't think you can put a price on it. he does a lot of things in the d-zone that I can't do. Chris is the heart and soul of the team, it's nice to see him get the goal. He's helped me a lot both on and off the ice. #Canucks
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"It was a fun two months… I didn’t go into this with a game plan. You know me, I’m not going to change my personality for TV." - Kevin Bieksa @kbieksa3 with @JamesCybulski and @psolkowski . #StanleyCup
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DiPietro: "You know it's pretty cool taking a look up and seeing Joe Thornton and Joe Pavelski across the ice and shooting on me. Obviously when they score on you it's not too good but I had to pinch myself and stay in the moment. Something I'll remember for the rest of my life."
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OEL on joining Vancouver: That's why I put them on my list and wanted to come here. They have guys ready to be superstars and win in this league. I want to help young guys and be on a winning team. #Canucks
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Mikael Samuelsson: "When I'm coming home and my 13 year old son is sitting on the computer, like he is almost too much, who is he watching? Yeah, it's Pettersson. I say, why are you watching him? 'Well, I want to be like him.' I haven't heard him say that before."
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Schmidt: Vancouver was definitely not on my modified no trade list. I don’t even think I knew the news yet and Holtby was already texting me. It’s awesome being his teammate again. A lot of guys have reached out and it just makes you feel that this is a good group.
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Gary Bettman, with a laugh: "It was nice to see the former GMs all got a nice ovation from the crowd. Sometimes fans can critical of hockey executives... You know, I think they had me confused with Roberto Luongo, because they kept going Lu Lu Lu Lu. Or was that boo boo boo boo?"
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Looking good, Kirk. #Canucks
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After singing the anthems, 15 year-old Dylan, who has autism, got a fist bump from Brock Boeser. #Canucks
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This morning on Halford & Brough, Kevin Bieksa was asked about the dynamic between #Canucks players and the media. @MikeHalford604 @SadClubCommish
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Happy birthday to our buddy John Garrett !
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Happy 40th birthday to a couple of the greatest #Canucks of all time.
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. @FriedgeHNIC on the Sedins: "To me the Sedins are obvious. It's no debate, they should be first-ballot Hall of Famers." #Canucks
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Tanev on playing with Hughes: I loved playing with Quinn. We had great chemistry on and off the ice. He's a hell of a player and will be the best defenceman in the league at some point in the near future. #Canucks
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"Chris is the first person who brought me in and took me for dinner. For a young player, it's important. If there's ever a problem or I needed anything its been Chris." - Quinn Hughes on Tanev's influence off the ice
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. @Ryan_Kesler : My one regret is not winning a Cup in Vancouver and winning it for the fans. I think about that a lot - what the parade would be like. (1/2)
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🛑 No one was beating November Luongo 🙅‍♂️ #Canucks
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The celebration from the press box. #Canucks
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Boudreau on Höglander: I've said hi to him. I want to get to know him. He's a very quiet guy. But when it's on his stick he knows what to do with it. That's the mark of a potentially good scorer. #Canucks
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Bieksa: I've gone 15+ years without talking about Fedorov story publicly & believe its not a story that needs to shared by me. It worked out well for me but easily could not, could've been end of my career so not something I boast about. But I did dust the guy & he asked for it.
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Benning - "...Jake (Virtanen) was a guy I was expecting to do more for us..."
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Boeser - I love Vancouver. The plan isn't to leave after three years, it's to stay here as long as I can.
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Don't read lips... but Travis Green is a very happy man. #Canucks
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Eddie Lack - "The two years in Vancouver were the two best years of my career. I love the fans and the city. I will cherish them for a long time."
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JT Miller trying to take credit for that last Horvat PPG as they swing by the bench 😂 #Canucks
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Dekes for days. #Canucks
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Benning on Boeser: "It's hard to find guys that can shoot the puck and score like he can. You can find other pieces as you rebuild your team. We've been happy with him since we drafted him. I don't know where this stuff comes from. I have no intention of trading Brock Boeser."
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Jake Virtanen throws down with Jason Zucker after he hit Antoine Roussel. #Canucks #mnwild
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Do. Not. Touch. Marky. 😤 #Canucks #mnwild
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Happy 35th birthday to Jay Beagle !
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Quinn Hughes, on if he had a "welcome to the NHL" moment: "Yeah, I definitely had one, because the ref said that first shift. I was just like... holy crap. The ref said, 'Welcome to the show, kid,' and I was like... Damn." #Canucks
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#Canucks Elias Pettersson, asked about his big two-on-one break-up in OT: "That was Vancouver media's biggest issue with me -- that I wasn't good in the defensive zone. But I'm glad to make a defensive play." 👀👀👀
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Quinn Hughes leading all NHL Defenceman in scoring with 11 points
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The reception for Ryan Kesler 🔊
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. @FriedgeHNIC : When MTL signed Anderson to that extension, I had a feeling it was going to be trouble. When you go outside your team, its going to burn someone on the inside. They’re going to say “I bled for you & you’re giving that guy money?” I think that’s how Gallagher feels
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Dorsett: I try to stick up for my teammates & play hard. Early on, they said "Unless we're really hurt - don't take a penalty or fight someone just cause." Shows what kind of people they are. Lot of people say they're soft but you don't get to 1000pts in NHL by being soft (1/3)
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Boudreau: "I thought they played really hard. They were aggressive and on the puck. We made a lot of correctable mistakes but they're teachable mistakes we can fix at practice." #Canucks
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Tonight was Lonnie Cameron's 1554th game, it was also his last. Bo Horvat brought him the game puck and the #Canucks came out to congratulate him.
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Boudreau: "We can't expect to win every night if it's only Horvat and Miller and Pettersson and Garland doing the scoring. We need all our forwards to start contributing, and I didn't think a lot of them were contributing a lot very much tonight." #Canucks
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Horvat on Doughty's comments: "We look at that stuff, if it's on social media someone's going to find it and someone's going to tell us. We wanted to have a good game tonight and I think we've proven to him and we'll keep proving we're a great hockey team." #Canucks
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Bieksa on EP: I'm trying to figure this kid out. Super Swedish guy obviously, he's doing a interview with Scott Oake and eventually he goes "uhh that's a lot of questions." I just had a good chuckle at it. He's young but he seems like he has a maturity about him, a swagger.
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DiPietro: I'm super excited for Thatcher Demko. He texted me after the Finland game and expressed that he's been there and has felt that. He said congratulations on a great tournament. Super exciting for him and he's a good friend of mine and see this happen is awesome.
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Jacob Markstrom, on if meeting the dads explains his teammates: "Actually no, some teammates I wonder where they get it from, neither the mom or the dad. Because I've met both of them now and they're all nice people, nice parents, but some kids in here are questionable." #Canucks
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Zack MacEwen gets Travis Green a hit of the smelling salts to get this one going #Canucks
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Roussel on Draft Lottery: I haven't prayed in along time. Maybe I'll pray tonight - light a couple of candles?
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