" It wasn't the "Half-Clapper, Top Cheddar" effort that's trending to describe a half-slapper that catches the top corner of the net.

However, the manner in which Alex Burrows gave the Vancouver Canucks a 2-0 lead in the Stanley Cup final with a spectacular overtime wrap-around effort Saturday should have a lingo of its own. It spoke loudly of focus and finish and should silence the winger's critics. Yeah, right.

How about "Half-Baked-Criticism, Top-Shelf Player"? Cory Schneider knows his teammate won't get enough credit for his Game 2 winner, but will get a rude reception here Tuesday. And he knows Burrows will soak it all up.

"I'm sure it won't be pretty," said the Canucks back-up goaltender, a Boston College grad. "I've seen how A-Rod and Jeter and those guys get it in Fenway and I'm sure there is going to be a lot of hate toward him, but he's the kind of guy who revels in that and enjoys the spotlight. Hopefully, it will motivate him to play harder. Want to go after him, he'll take it and shove it in their face or do something to quiet them down."

It shouldn't be surprising that Burrows is the talk of this town because the fun-loving, trash-talking and hard-working Frenchman has always had a flair for the dramatic. Whether biting Patrice Bergeron's finger, pulling Duncan Keith's hair, being called a clown by Adam Burish or questioning the competency of referee Stephane Auger for targeting him for a plethora of penalties, this is not front-page news in Vancouver. It was in Chicago and it is in Boston, but the lede in those cities has been buried.

It's not the supposed demon in Burrows that's the story. It's his will to win that has spawned a career-high nine playoff goals, including two game-winners that are placing him in Conn Smythe consideration. Martin St. Louis and David Krejci have scored a playoff-high 10 goals and Henrik Sedin is only four points ahead of Burrows in the postseason scoring race with 21 points. And that overtime move on Tim Thomas was no fluke.

"I did my pre-scout and I know he likes to challenge and I was able to fake," said Burrows. "I wanted to walk around and shoot, but he kind of tripped me. But I was able to wrap it quick and I'm not even sure how it went in — probably the tip of my blade."

Regardless, many believe Burrows is nothing but a yappy freeloader, just the latest to ride the coattails of Henrik and Daniel Sedin like Anson Carter. He scored 33 goals in the 2005-06 season. When Canucks coach Alain Vigneault experimented with Burrows and the twins in the third period of a Feb. 10, 2009 game in St. Louis, something clicked. Burrows bagged the equalizer to make it 4-4 and the Canucks triumphed 6-4 to keep Burrows on the line for the remaining 30 games. He finished with 35 goals last season before offseason shoulder surgery."