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Sedins power Canucks to 3-1 win over Flames

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March 15

Vancouver Province

"In what has been his most special season, Henrik Sedin had one of his career's most special moments Sunday. He etched his name in the Canucks' record book by passing Trevor Linden in all-time assists, leading the way with a goal and an assist in a 3-1 win over the Calgary Flames. "It means a lot especially because it's Trevor, a guy who has meant a lot to us, a player who we really look up to on and off the ice," Henrik said. For Henrik, the accomplishment is historic. His team may be, too. The win gives the Canucks 43 on the season. It's seven short of setting a franchise record and there's 13 to play. The Canucks are five points and one win behind the Chicago Blackhawks, who are second ..."

Sedins donate $1.5 million toward new B.C. Children's Hospital

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March 12

Vancouver Province

"Daniel and Henrik Sedin are exceptional hockey players — and outstanding citizens off the ice as well, having donated $1.5 million this week toward construction of a new B.C. Children's Hospital. "We're thrilled," Stephen Forgacs, director of communications for the B.C. Children's Hospital Foundation, told The Province on Wednesday night. "It came right out of the blue." The donation from the twins — considered national treasures in their native Sweden — and their wives Marinette and Johanna, brings the campaign to raise money for a new Children's to more than $100 million. "They've designated [their donation] specifically to the pediatric intensive-care unit and the diagnostics and ..."

Sedin brothers contribute huge gift to Children's Hospital fundraising drive

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March 12

Vancouver Province

"If charity truly begins at home, then the Sedin twins who are so gainfully employed by the Canucks have chosen to call Vancouver their adopted native land. Not that they'll be spending the main part of their summers here while they still play or will be moving here after they finish, but the two well-raised gentlemen from the northern reaches of Sweden put a little 'Mo-Do' into the Children's Hospital drive to raise $200 million by making a top-line donation as winter residents of our city. Daniel and Henrik each donated $750,000 to the hospital's intensive-care unit and diagnostics and imaging area in the new hospital, the $1.5 million helping the hospital get past the $100-million mark ..."

Are the twins killing? Not really, as Sedins' slump fails to hurt Canucks

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March 9

Vancouver Sun

"It finally came to this: Vancouver Canuck coach Alain Vigneault split up the Sedins on Monday. It was the equivalent of an intervention. "Henrik, Daniel, we love and support you. But enough is enough and this co-enabling must stop. You're not playing together today." After watching his top scorers sputter for more than a month, Vigneault made the difficult decision he felt was right. He gave Daniel the day off. Tough love. Naturally, the brothers will be back together tonight when the Vancouver Canucks play the Colorado Avalanche for first place in the National Hockey League's Northwest Division. But Monday's separation – Vigneault said Daniel was excused from practice because he needed a ..."

Top line? More like third line

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March 8

Vancouver Province

"You need a calendar to measure the pace of Daniel and Henrik Sedin's goal output. It was January the last time either of them scored an NHL goal. The Mayans could build a pyramid, the Druids another Stonehenge to chart Danny's and Hank's goals and predict when the next one might come. It's been 10 games for both since either scored, Game 1 of the Canucks' Olympic banishment from GM Place in which both brothers scored and their line, with Alex Burrows, combined for nine points. Since then, nada. "You always want to score, but at the same time we put a lot of focus on being plus players, doing the little things right," Daniel said. "We're not scoring any goals, but our plus/ minus is still ..."

Sedins return to Vancouver — as the competition

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February 16

Vancouver Province

"Team Canada's brain trust has likely been pleased to see how the red-hot scoring pace of Swedish Sedin twins Henrik and Daniel has cooled dramatically the last couple of weeks. It's certainly been a mystery to Vancouver Canucks fans, and the sudden dry spell most certainly cost Henrik the NHL scoring lead he owned for a month since early January, as Alex Ovechkin came roaring by. Some were suggesting the opposition had finally figured out how to stop the Swedish forwards — although those Xs and Os were available and clearly not effective since October. But Henrik acknowledged on Monday after Team Sweden's first Olympic practice that his back has been bothering him for about 10 days. "It's ..."

Henrik Sedin says he's been suffering from sore back for last 10 days

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February 16

Vancouver Province

"Henrik Sedin's scoring drought over the past couple of weeks has been a mystery to Vancouver Canucks fans, the dry spell costing him the NHL scoring lead he enjoyed for a month. But Henrik admitted in an interview with The Province on Monday at Canada Hockey Place that he's been suffering from a sore back for the last 10 days."

Vigneault points finger at Canuck Olympians after ugly loss in Minnesota

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February 15

Vancouver Sun

"Alain Vigneault hopes the Vancouver Canuck Olympians play better for their respective countries than they did Sunday against the Minnesota Wild. The Canuck coach pointed to fatigue and a less than sterling performance from his big guns as the main contributors to an ugly 6-2 loss to the Wild. It wasn't the ending anyone had in mind for an 18-day, eight-game road trip that spanned some 12,000 kilometres by the time the Canucks returned home Sunday night. Goalie Roberto Luongo got the hook and Daniel and Henrik Sedin were nearly invisible. Vancouver's other four Olympians weren't much better on a Valentine's Day when the Canucks collectively couldn't muster much heart. "Today was our third ..."

Sedin struggles continue in Tampa

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February 10

Vancouver Sun

"The hottest line in hockey is like the Florida weather. Unseasonably cool. The Sedin twins and Alex Burrows were blanked again in Tuesday night's 3-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Things haven't been quite the same since that marvellous second-half performance in Toronto that lifted the Canucks to a 5-3 comeback win over the Leafs in the opener of this eight-game trip way back on Jan. 30. Since then, the trio has combined for one point, an assist by Daniel Sedin in Montreal. On a night when the Lightning got big-time performances from two of their stars -- Martin St. Louis and Steven Stamkos -- the Sedin line couldn't generate any offence. The twins and Burrows had some shifts where ..."

Niittymaki's strategy is to keep an eye on the Sedins

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February 9

Vancouver Province

"Antero Niittymaki has a theory about how to stop the Sedins: Watch the one without the puck. "I'm the same age as them and I've played against them a bit on the national team," Finland's MVP-winning goalie from the 2006 Turin Games said after his pregame morning skate on Tuesday morning. "I don't know what they'll do and I don't think anybody knows what they'll do. "You kind of know they look for each other all the time. "I think it's just important to know where they are; when one has the puck, you have to know where the other guy is." Niittymaki is 6-0-1 the Lightning's past seven games, with a 1.24 goals-against average and .958 save percentage. Tonight will be his 13th start in the ..."

Sedin twins not sweating over their slump

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February 9

Vancouver Sun

"Henrik Sedin tried his best to put the "slump" into perspective. "It has been three games," he said. "It's not that long." He is right, of course, but the fact the Sedins' slump was the topic du jour after the Vancouver Canucks' practice here Monday afternoon says a lot about how the twins' exceptional play this season has raised expectations through the roof. Henrik has gone three games without a point, brother Daniel two. It's the first time this season the twins, when both are in the lineup, have gone two games in a row without a point. Both of them assured reporters that the sky is not falling, it's just part of the ebb and flow of a long season. But the fact remains that with ..."

Welcome back to planet Earth, Daniel and Henrik

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February 8

Vancouver Province

"Roberto Luongo realized he needed rest. Now the Canucks need to find out what the Sedins need. After torching the NHL for 10 weeks, the Sedins have landed back on planet Earth to the horror of their fantasy league owners. Bottled up for most of the past five games, the twins have put together just one productive period in their past 15 -- the third in Toronto. In the other 14, the Sedins have combined for just one assist. "They had a tough night and we'll leave it at that," Vancouver head coach Alain Vigneault said postgame Saturday. This isn't exactly what people thought was going to happen when the Sedins pushed off to conquer the East and win over Hart Trophy voters. How hard could it ..."

Sedin twins losing momentum

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February 5

Vancouver Sun

"The problem with trying to outrun a freight train, besides sprinting across creosote-soaked railway ties, is the train never gets tired so there is no time to rest. Vancouver Canuck centre Henrik Sedin went pointless Thursday for the second straight game and got run over by the Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin in the National Hockey League scoring race. Sedin, who never expected to lead the best hockey league in the world in scoring and would be the first Canuck to win the Art Ross Trophy, was blanked in a 3-1 loss to the Ottawa Senators as Alex the Great was collecting two goals and an assist in a 6-5 victory over the New York Rangers. With one-third of the regular season remaining, ..."

Canucks' Henrik Sedin NHL second star for month of January

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February 1

Vancouver Sun

"He may be leading Alex Ovechkin by two points in the NHL scoring race, but Vancouver Canucks star Henrik Sedin couldn't knock the Washington Capitals winger off the top rung when it came to being the league's star of the month. The National Hockey League announced today that Ovechkin is the first star of the month for January, with Sedin garnering second-star honours and Florida Panthers goalie Tomas Vokoun taking the third-star slot. Ovechkin led all scorers in January with 26 points (nine goals, 17 assists) and posted a -plus 16 rating in 15 games, helping the Capitals go 13-2-0 and finish the month with a franchise record-tying 10-game winning streak. Named team captain Jan. 5, Ovechkin ..."

Mats factor helps Sedins' evolution, as wondertwins crumple the Maple Leafs

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February 1

Vancouver Sun

"Ever the scamp, Mikael Samuelsson amused himself Saturday morning by switching the dressing-room name plates of Daniel and Henrik Sedin. And since he didn't switch the actual Sedins, the Toronto media generally misidentified the twins and attributed Henrik's quotes to Daniel and vice-versa in reports leading up to that night's game. On the ice there was no mistaking the Vancouver Canucks' brilliance, as the brothers toyed with the Toronto Maple Leafs like Samuelsson had toyed with reporters, emphatically demonstrating how dominant they've become. The Sedins and their triplet, Alex Burrows, drove a third-period comeback by scoring all the Canuck goals in a 5-3 victory against the Maple ..."

Sedins: Burke wanted us?

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January 30

Toronto Sun

"His chin buried deep in his hand, Brian Burke sits alone at the west end of the Air Canada Centre, intently watching the prized Sedin twins being put through their paces. It is early Friday afternoon and the Vancouver Canucks, kicking off an NHL-record 14-game road trip, are practising in the very arena that Burke had hoped might be the new hockey home for Henrik and Daniel. So much for the best laid plans ... Indeed, when the Canucks step on the ice for a rare stop in Toronto on Saturday night, the Sedins will be lining up for the Canucks, as usual. Too bad for the hapless Leafs, who could use any kind of help they can get. Burke tried. He really did. He was in Sweden when free agency ..."

Twin Terminators destroying NHL

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January 27

Vancouver Province

"Every time this season you think you've seen them do it all, the Sedins do something you thought you'd never see. Like turn Brad Lukowich into a goal scorer. You witness it, and can't help but wonder: What can't they do? The list is getting smaller by the day. "It's been ridiculous," admired Ryan Kesler, who said he hasn't yet thought about trying to stop them during the Olympics. Like the rest of us, he tries to avoid nightmares. For the opposition, the Sedins have been just that. Twin Terminators who have been destroying the NHL for 30 games. Like machines, they have been relentless, piling up points at a blinding pace. No longer should you be shocked at what they've done this year. It's ..."

Canuck Wonder twins continue to dominate strangers

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January 26

Vancouver Sun

columnist Iain MacIntyre

"We are seeing things from Daniel and Henrik Sedin we have never seen before. Like breakaways and drop passes to Brad Lukowich. Of course, every time the Vancouver Canucks play a team from the Eastern Conference, it's like the opposition has never seen Henrik or Daniel Sedin before. The wonder twins continued Monday their feast on befuddled strangers, conjuring two gorgeous goals and sharing four points in a 3-2 win against the Buffalo Sabres. Considering the National Hockey League's schedule-maker hasn't yet found regular passage across the continental divide more than a century after the railroads made it coast to coast, and allows most Eastern Conference teams to visit Vancouver once ..."

What makes the Sedin twins so great

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January 19

Vancouver Province

"This week's list goes beyond "they're good at cycling the puck" and "they clearly have ESP." Here's a closer look at why the Sedin twins are great hockey players. Ain't nothin' gonna break their stride They've got to keep on moving. Matthew Wilder's 1983 pop hit about the Sedins says it all. (We're now being told the song was about a failed relationship.) Henrik and Daniel create scoring opportunities through constant motion. They don't possess imposing speed or acceleration — not even close — so they have to make up for it by getting a skating start before picking up the puck. And when one of them picks up the puck, the other's already moving. Possibly to China, in a little rowboat? (No.) ..."

Watch out Sidney, here comes Henrik

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January 8

Vancouver Province

"Say this for him. Henrik Sedin hasn't let his newfound notoriety go to his head. "It's special," said the Canucks' centre. "I never saw myself being up there. You never think this." He then paused for effect. "But even if I'm not close to them at the end of the year I can still tell Daniel I was on top." And that's about what you'd expect. A little self-deprecation. A little humour. But no big deal, right? Except it is a big deal. It's a very big deal because, yesterday at least, Henrik Sedin woke up and found himself leading the NHL in scoring. OK, it was only one day. And technically, Hammerin' Hank was tied with Joe Thornton but listed ahead of him because he'd scored more goals (!). ..."

Watch out Sidney, here comes Henrik

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January 7

Vancouver Province

"Say this for him. Henrik Sedin hasn't let his newfound notoriety go to his head. "It's special," said the Canucks' centre. "I never saw myself being up there. You never think this." He then paused for effect. "But even if I'm not close to them at the end of the year I can still tell Daniel I was on top." And that's about what you'd expect. A little self-deprecation. A little humour. But no big deal, right? Except it is a big deal. It's a very big deal because, yesterday at least, Henrik Sedin woke up and found himself leading the NHL in scoring. OK, it was only one day. And technically, Hammerin' Hank was tied with Joe Thornton but listed ahead of him because he'd scored more goals (!). ..."

Sedin twins finally receiving much-craved respect

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January 7

Vancouver Sun

"He says he doesn't care about it, but now and then there is just the slightest edge to Henrik Sedin's words — a tiny change of inflection, a quickly-subdued flash of irritation — that gives it away. A little edge that says: "I always believed I could do great things. Why didn't you?" He says he doesn't care that the thing that's been so slow to come to him and Daniel — respect — has finally arrived from all corners of the continent, now that he has climbed to the top of the National Hockey League scoring race. But deep down, respect is what the twins have always craved and rarely, and only grudgingly, received. Even in Vancouver. Wednesday, the morning after he and his brother each ..."

Canucks' top line plays its game of the year in 7-3 win over CBJ

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January 6

Vancouver Province

"Alex Burrows played out of his mind Tuesday. He forechecked like he was possessed. He killed penalties like his life depended on it. Even in the third period with a three-goal lead, he pressured everything and everyone. He stole pucks, skated like the wind, scored shorthanded and ended up with a hat trick. And he wasn't the best Canuck on the ice. No, that was Henrik Sedin. Or maybe it was Daniel Sedin. Either way, move over Joe, there's a new gunslinger in town. For the first time since April 6, 2003, a Canuck is on top of the NHL scoring race. With a goal and two assists, Henrik tied Joe Thornton at 58 points Tuesday but holds the tiebreaker with 20 goals to Thornton's 11. Thornton plays ..."

Henrik really racking up points

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January 5

Vancouver Province

"When you ask Henrik Sedin about his sudden goal-scoring prowess, he can be as slippery as he is around the opposition's net. The older, taller twin brother claims he really isn't shooting much more this year, just taking better percentage shots. The second part is true, the former not so much. In fact, Henrik, who's averaged 111 shots a season over his career and, to be fair, took 143 last year, is on a 170-shot pace this time around. That's translated into more goals, a lot more goals. Henrik, who averaged 13 goals a season and 16 in the last four seasons since the lockout, is on pace for 37 this year. He has 19 already. Those goals are what's turning a good season into a great one ..."

Henrik Sedin NHL's first star of month for December

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January 5

Vancouver Sun

"Was locking up the Sedin twins worth it last summer for the Vancouver Canucks at $6.1 million each for the next five seasons? The National Hockey League sure seems to think so, at least in older brother Henrik's case. The 29-year-old Canucks centre on Monday was named the National Hockey League's first star of the month for December. Sedin led all scorers with 25 points (five goals, 20 assists) in 15 games, helping the Canucks go 10-4-1 in the final month of 2009. He is second in the NHL in scoring with 55 points (19 goals, 36 assists), two points behind San Jose Shark Joe Thornton. "Little brother" Daniel, meanwhile, is tied for third spot on the Canucks in scoring despite missing 18 of ..."

Henrik really racking up points

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January 4

Vancouver Province

"When you ask Henrik Sedin about his sudden goal-scoring prowess, he can be as slippery as he is around the opposition's net. The older, taller twin brother claims he really isn't shooting much more this year, just taking better percentage shots. The second part is true, the former not so much. In fact, Henrik, who's averaged 111 shots a season over his career and, to be fair, took 143 last year, is on a 170-shot pace this time around. That's translated into more goals, a lot more goals. Henrik, who averaged 13 goals a season and 16 in the last four seasons since the lockout, is on pace for 37 this year. He has 19 already. Those goals are what's turning a good season into a great one ..."

Canuck Henrik Sedin NHL's first star of month for December

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January 4

Vancouver Sun

"Was locking up the Sedin twins worth it last summer for the Vancouver Canucks at $6.1 million each for the next five seasons? The National Hockey League sure seems to think so, at least in older brother Henrik's case. The 29-year-old Canucks centre on Monday was named the National Hockey League's first star of the month for December. Sedin led all scorers with 25 points (five goals, 20 assists) in 15 games, helping the Canucks go 10-4-1 in the final month of 2009. He is second in the NHL in scoring with 55 points (19 goals, 36 assists), two points behind San Jose Shark Joe Thornton. "Little brother" Daniel, meanwhile, is tied for third spot on the Canucks in scoring despite missing 18 of ..."

Sedins named to Sweden's Olympic squad, Samuelsson, Edler not

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December 28

Vancouver Province

"As expected, Vancouver Canucks' forwards Daniel and Henrik Sedin, were named to the Swedish 2010 Olympic hockey team on Sunday.The Sedins will be two of the 13 returnees from the 2006 team that won the gold medal in Turin in 2006. But in a somewhat surprising move, Swedish head coach Bengt-Ake Gustafsson didn't include Canucks winger Mikael Samuelsson to his 23-man roster. Also failing to make the Swedish squad was Vancouver defenceman Alex Edler, who's had an inconsistent season. Samuelsson, who was part of the 2006 team, was left off while Gustafsson included three currently injured players -- defenceman Niklas Kronwall (knee) and forwards Daniel Alfredsson (separated shoulder) and ..."

Henrik Sedin sets up Vancouver Canucks' 4-3 win over Minnesota Wild

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December 13

Vancouver Province

"Henrik Sedin better be careful. If he keeps this up, people might start noticing. The private, humble, unflappable centre will always choose wins and points over headlines and jersey sales. Oddly, many Canucks fans seem to like that way, too. Someone else always seems to be the team MVP, the most consistent player or the most talked about Canuck. But the Minnesota Wild focused much of their energy on Henrik. They still couldn't stop him. Henrik had three first-period assists and they should all be on YouTube by now. They were as brilliant as they were effective. Two of them were from behind the net, and if they didn't leave you at least thinking of Wayne Gretzky you weren't old enough in ..."

Henrik Sedin, a scoring machine. Who knew?

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December 12

Vancouver Province

"Some of these big names like Ovechkin, Thornton and Gaborik had better get the lead out and check the rear-view mirror. One of the guys in hot pursuit is someone who is supposedly soft, can't skate, doesn't shoot and takes too many nights off. Yeah, right. Imagine the so-called indignity of being reeled in by Henrik Sedin, who despite the problems being experienced by his team, is having a season that nobody in their right mind thought possible, his remorseless climb up the scoring leaders taking another solid leap forward Thursday as the twins demonstrate significant leadership roles. What's becoming the big question in this town is how far that leadership can take this group, which has ..."

Kings crumble in the third period and lose

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November 27

Los Angeles Times

"Henrik Sedin set up Vancouver's first goal and scored the go-ahead goal 3:54 into the third period, leading the Canucks to a 4-1 victory over the Kings on Thursday night. Tanner Glass jammed in a rebound just over three minutes later, Kyle Wellwood scored his first of the season into an empty net with 5.3 seconds left, and Roberto Luongo made 31 saves as Vancouver (13-11-0) won for the third time in four games. Sedin set up Alex Burrows' goal early in the first period by winning a faceoff in the offensive zone, and did the same to put the Canucks back ahead for good in the third period. After winning the puck back to Alexander Edler for a point shot, Henrik went to the net and cashed in ..."

Sedin twins offer exponential potential

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November 18

Vancouver Province

"Sometimes the whole is greater than the sum of its parts: Call it synergy, call it Gestalt Theory, call it a metaphysical riddle if you want. The Canucks call it Henrik and Daniel Sedin, and on the chalkboard it reads 1 + 1 = 3. "They're still good players when they're not playing with one another, Hank has proved that during this time Danny is out," said Alain Vignault. "But, obviously, I believe they're better together." Sure, Henrik has been a point-a-game guy in the 17 games Daniel's missed since an Alex Edler slapshot broke a bone in his foot in the fourth game of the season on Oct. 7. Nine goals in his past 11 games, too. Not bad. And, despite Henrik's protestations to the contrary ..."

Hat trick for Henrik Sedin as Canucks defeat the Avalanche 8-2

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November 15

Vancouver Sun

"The Vancouver Canucks escaped two storms Saturday night. They planned to make it out of Denver before the worst of a snowstorm was forecast to strike overnight, and they took with them a cleansing 8-2 victory against the Colorado Avalanche to escape the murk of a three-game National Hockey League losing streak. The Canucks finished their five-game, 10-day road odyssey at 2-3, and the victory gave them some positive feelings heading into a five-day break between games in Vancouver. "We wanted to end with a win for sure," Canuck goalie Roberto Luongo said after a second straight solid performance since returning from a rib injury. "We'd lost three games in a row and we didn't want to come ..."

Canucks' Sedins together again — tears stop falling

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November 9

Vancouver Sun

columnist Iain Macintyre

"Unseparated from birth until a month ago, Daniel and Henrik Sedin finally know what it's like to miss each other. Apparently, absence made their hearts grow fonder. Yeah, pass the Kleenex. "Every night, he cried himself to sleep," Daniel Sedin said Sunday, reunited in practice with his twin after missing one month due to a broken foot. "We've played together so long. I knew he would do pretty good, but it would be different without me. "There were a lot of games he knew he could play better, but the team was winning and that's all that matters." A lot of Canucks should be weepy at the Sedin family reunion. It boosts the National Hockey League team 11/2 players: all of Daniel and the half ..."

Henrik's crying time is almost over

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November 9

Vancouver Province

"The best barometer for true health of the Vancouver Canucks wasn't a comment from the coach or offerings from the afflicted Sunday. It was a 20-minute bag skate. Daniel Sedin arrived here in time to test his fractured left foot and survived the torture. Flu-ridden Steve Bernier got out of bed after three days of isolation to do the same, while Roberto Luongo stayed in bed as the latest to experience flu-like symptoms. It could mean Daniel and Henrik will be reunited to face the Blues in St. Louis on Tuesday. It could mean the same for Bernier. And it could mean Luongo, who had been taking practice shots in recovering from a hairline rib fracture, may not play until Thursday in Detroit. Or ..."

NHL checks Leafs for speaking out of turn

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October 8

Toronto Sun

"The NHL fined the Maple Leafs an undisclosed amount for "inappropriate public comments" made by coach Ron Wilson about pending free agents Daniel and Henrik Sedin prior to the opening of the market on July 1. During an interview with the FAN-590 on June 30, Wilson suggested the Leafs planned to pursue the Sedin twins when they became eligible for unrestricted free agency at noon the following day. The twins were still property of the Vancouver Canucks at the time of the incident and were inked to matching long-term contracts by Canucks GM Mike Gillis just before the market opened. But deputy commissioner Bill Daly added there was no further evidence Wilson or general manager Brian Burke ..."

Twins digging dirt on Samuelsson

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September 15

Vancouver Province

"Henrik Sedin called countryman Mikael Samuelsson a dirty player Sunday following the Canucks' initial training camp session. Twin brother Daniel then chimed in with the same summation. Samuelsson should consider it a complement, not a criticism. While those in attendance at UBC were salivating at the prospect of a prime-time Swedish scoring line -- especially after tic-tac-toe tallies during Sunday drills -- the Sedins are also sold on the free-agent acquisition because his game packs as much will as skill. "He's bigger than you think he is and he's got a great shot and is a good skater," said Henrik. "And he can be a little dirty. He's kind of a dirty player and not Swedish that way. He ..."