Adam Cracknell: Adam Cracknell scores in Canucks 2-1 win

It wasn’t Ryan Miller’s best save, but it was probably the most telling.

Monday was the first time Ducks defenseman Kevin Bieksa faced his former club since the June 30 trade that sent him from Vancouver to Anaheim.

The Ducks are being touted by many to go deep into the playoffs this season, with the likes of Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry, Kesler and others. It was indicative of a goalie who is seeing the game, who is competing.

The Canucks never led in the game and were outshot 29-25 by the Ducks through 65 minutes, yet they hung in the whole way. Miller should play again. “Organizer Judie Mancuso said 80 to 100 protesters are expected to gather near the arena”™s west entrance from 5 p.m.to 7 p.m., in advance of the Ducks”™ home opener against the Vancouver Canucks. That was my mindset coming off injury a year ago, and it kind of sparked something in my mind. “The technical stuff I worked on this summer and I pay attention to in practice”. “I’m just trying to be in that kind of space”.

This isn’t an overreaction to one game and through the course of the season you’re going to have games where the offense just isn’t there.

Here he is at age 35, proving to a lot of people – himself, most importantly – that he is back on top of his game. I didn’t play hockey for a while. “I want to be at a certain level”.

“We started talking to him, telling him what we were doing there”.

They hung on Saturday to salvage a point when they were the second-best team in a 3-2 overtime loss against the Flames. Before Monday, the Ducks won four of the previous five….

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – Radim Vrbata and Alex Burrows scored in the shootout, and the Vancouver Canucks spoiled the Anaheim Ducks’ home opener with a 2-1 victory Monday night. Andersen stopped 24 shots.

The only attractive thing about the shot was that it went in. Fourth liner Adam Cracknell scored from a tight angle for his first goal as a member of the Canucks. The Canucks improved to 2-0-1.

It was a greasy win, albeit a fast-paced one as there were only 22 faceoffs in the first 40 minutes.

The win also marks a step forward in Miller’s personal history against the California teams.

Jakob Silfverberg scored in the shootout for the Ducks, who lost their home opener for just the second time in six seasons. “The only way that anything is going to happen is if we do this”.

“I grew up hunting and fishing in British Columbia and continue to enjoy spending time with my family outdoors”, said Stoner, in a statement released through the Minnesota Wild. Sometimes it hits the stick and just trickles in.

Yeah, I know the Blue Jays are still alive. It has a few high quality screens; so now you’ll all get to see just how bald Getzlaf is in HD.

“When you get those things, you can’t force plays”, Anaheim coach Bruce Boudreau said.