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Sens FANatic · 10-13-2005, 12:20 AM

6-0 win over the Nucks tonight.. I'd say that's a great birthday for Roloson!

That's the first time I've ever watched him play, and he was superb. :0pouce:

Schaddy · 10-13-2005, 12:40 AM

You beat me to it, SensFanatic! AND THE BEST PART IS, IT WAS A 6 GOAL WIN OVER THE HATED 'NUCKS!!! :0pouce:

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Matt Foy scored the first two goals of his career and Dwayne Roloson made 33 saves to lead the Minnesota Wild to a 6-0 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night.

Marc Chouinard moved within one goal of Ottawa's Daniel Alfredsson for the NHL lead with his fourth and Pierre-Marc Bouchard scored on a penalty shot in the third as the Wild (2-1-1) handed the Canucks (2-1-1) their first loss of the season.

It was the rebirth of what had become a bitter rivalry before the NHL shut down for a season in a labor dispute. An intense seven-game playoff series in 2003 and several brawl-filled games during the regular season instantly made the Canucks the Wild's chief rival.

Even with a year off, the nastiness was still there, and it was no surprise that Vancouver's Todd Bertuzzi was right in the middle of it. Bertuzzi, who missed 17 months after being suspended for a cheap shot on Colorado's Steve Moore that left him with a concussion and broken bones in his neck, tussled with Alex Henry in the second period.

Chouinard scored shortly after the fight when he jammed in a rebound off a shot by Brian Rolston for a 2-0 lead with less than 9 minutes to play in the second.

Rivalries are en vogue in the new NHL, which has gone to a new scheduling format that increases the number of games between division foes and includes back-to-back games between rivals. The Canucks and Wild play again Friday night.

The Canucks had difficulty keeping up with the faster Wild skaters for most of the night, and Minnesota used that advantage to put the game away in the third.

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Awesome game by Roli, and a big win! We're off to a much better start than most were predicting, and I'll take it!

Sens FANatic · 10-13-2005, 12:56 AM

Hehe, I just wasn't sure if there were many Wild fans around posting. Good to see at least one

Minnesota is definitely off to a good start, especially being in their division. 6-3 over the Flames, and now 6-0 over the Nucks.. I'm excited to see their next game on Friday!

Go_Cats · 10-13-2005, 01:57 AM

I'm so happy they got this victory in the bag. Nucks fans are all whining (like they always do

) and pulling out a ton of excuses. But the facts are, tonight the Wild were superior. Good game, congrats!

TimmyTabasco · 10-13-2005, 02:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Go_Cats

Nucks fans are all whining (like they always do

) and pulling out a ton of excuses. But the facts are, tonight the Wild were superior. Good game, congrats!

I haven't seen that, but thanks for the observation :0pouce:

Canucks just played a bad game. No excuses, they just didn't show up

Wouldn't place the wild and superior in the same sentence.However, they did do good on the chances they had..and deserved to win the game

Schaddy · 10-13-2005, 03:59 AM

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Originally Posted by TimmyTabasco

I haven't seen that, but thanks for the observation :0pouce:

Canucks just played a bad game. No excuses, they just didn't show up

Wouldn't place the wild and superior in the same sentence.However, they did do good on the chances they had..and deserved to win the game

For this game, and quite often in the recent history of the Wild/Canucks rivalry, the Wild have indeed been superior.

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