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Henrik Sedin News & Rumors

Burly Bitz backs Sedins as Henrik continues ironman streak
February 10
Vancouver Province
 
"The Canucks weren't slumping, they were just waiting for Byron Bitz to arrive. The comeback player with the bruising game and compelling back story has suddenly become a playmaking difference-maker. Call it a stimulus package. And the Canucks have been waiting for one. Strikingly bulky whenever he's standing in Vancouver's locker room, just dressing Bitz was going to improve the Canucks' heft and presence."
Henrik Sedin participates in skate, likely to face Wild
February 9
NHL.com
 
"Officially, Vancouver's Henrik Sedin is a game-time decision for tonight against the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center, but all signs point to the Canucks captain being ready to go. "It felt OK, better than yesterday, so that's a good sign," Sedin said. "We'll see, we'll see how it feels before the game. I guess it's a game-time decision." Asked if he felt tonight like he did at this morning's skate, where Sedin was a full participant, he chucked. "We'll see tonight," he said with a smile."
Canucks' Henrik Sedin in walking boot, putting NHL games streak at risk
February 9
Vancouver Sun
 
"The Sedins may be split up again, but this time it could be a doctor's decision, not the coach's. The Vancouver Canucks have already been working overtime to get many of their recent wins, and now they may have to do it without their team captain and leading scorer. Henrik Sedin was wearing a walking boot on his right foot when the team arrived here Wednesday afternoon and had a CT scan done to determine what damage he suffered when he was struck by a hard shot from Nashville defenceman Kevin Klein in the first period of Tuesday night's 4-3 shootout win."
Henrik Sedin's ironman streak could end after Canuck takes slapshot to his ankle
February 9
Vancouver Province
 
"As Henrik Sedin's twin brother, close friend and longtime linemate, Daniel wishes him only the best. Of course, he wants Henrik's remarkable 552-game ironman streak to continue Thursday against Minnesota. But if it doesn't? Well, not all is lost. "I've been waiting for this opportunity for 120 games," said Daniel, smiling. "Now, it's up to me." If you're looking for any positives, and there can't be many when Henrik is in a protective walking boot, a chance for Daniel to prove he can succeed without his brother is about as good as it gets."
Vigneault implodes, splits Sedins, puts Bitz with Henrik
February 8
Vancouver Province
 
"Canucks head coach Alain Vigneault believes the Sedins are better together. He's said it regularly and reiterated it Tuesday. That was just after he split them up. Again. Vigneault called what he did to his lineup tinkering. If that's tinkering, then a cinder block to the face is subtle. When the Canucks took to the ice Tuesday morning, they looked nothing like the team that you've seen at any point this year. Daniel Sedin was on Ryan Kesler's wing, along with Alex Burrows and Henrik Sedin was lined with Byron Bitz and Mason Raymond. The Sedins have been split up in consecutive games, but they started together in both tilts."
Detroit coach Babcock respects Canucks, Sedins
February 2
Vancouver Province
 
"Like most NHL coaches who grew up in Canada and are working in the U.S., Mike Babcock enjoys the give-and-take with reporters when the Red Wings visit Canadian cities. After going through a workout with a Detroit trainer that would have left one of his players huffing and puffing, the 48-year-old Saskatoon native held court with reporters on Wednesday. "I really like their top four D. Most people see Hamhuis and Bieksa as their No. 1 pair, but Edler and Salo, for me, are outstanding players. "They've got their guys everyone talks about, but Hodgson was a top-10 draft pick, Canadian Hockey player of the year, he's a real hockey player to me."
Slumping Sedins shoulder burden of Canucks' woes
January 20
Vancouver Province
 
"With Roberto Luongo, you can understand a rather extreme view of how an athlete should deal with the media. "Just don't say anything," he quipped. If you don't get where he's coming from, you just haven't been paying attention. Sometimes he's been to blame, and some-times he hasn't, but Luongo has had enough of his comments spin out of control and snap back on him, he has "lived and learned." And changed."
Sedins 'weren't good enough'
January 12
Vancouver Sun
 
"To win in the National Hockey League, countless coaches have said, your best players have to be your best players. And it doesn't hurt if they're better than the opposition's best players, too. Neither situation occurred Tuesday for the Vancouver Canucks, yet they still managed to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 in a shootout. This is a good thing in the long-term for the National Hockey League team, but a bad thing in the short term because Daniel and Henrik Sedin are in a lull. It's been only three games – of which the Canucks have won two – and probably indicative of nothing more than the cyclical ebb and flow of an 82-game season, but the twins have been ordinary so far on this road"
'Always room for improvement' says Henrik Sedin
January 4
Vancouver Sun
 
"The Vancouver Canucks reach the midpoint of their 2011-12 NHL season tonight against the Minnesota Wild, sitting atop the Northwest Division and second in the Western Conference. Based on Tuesday's stats package, they had the league's No. 1 power play, were third in goal scoring average, third in faceoffs, seventh in defence and seventh on the penalty kill. Those numbers, while impressive, don't measure up to last season's stupendous President's Trophy winning team that wound up first in four of the five categories and tied for second in the other (penalty killing – like what happened there?) So are the boys satisfied, or dissatisfied? Happy? Sad? Any of the above? None of the above? "I"
Henrik Sedin pulls even with Morrison for Canuck ironman honours
December 24
Vancouver Sun
 
"Daniel and Henrik Sedin are close in everything they do for the Vancouver Canucks except ironman streaks. Henrik appeared in a franchise-tying 534th consecutive regular-season game Friday - pulling him even with current Calgary Flame Brendan Morrison - while Daniel played in his just fourth straight. So Henrik's lead on Daniel is an awesome 530 games and a pretty good one for family bragging rights. "It's tough for him to catch up," winked Henrik, who hasn't missed a game since the 2003-04 season when he was out for six with sore ribs."
Sedins lead Canucks charge into the Wild
December 20
Vancouver Sun
 
"It's taking a little longer than normal for the Vancouver Canucks to scale the NHL's Northwest Division, but the push for the summit is on. And that charge to the top is being led by Daniel and Henrik Sedin. The twins each had three points Monday night as they led the Canucks to a 4-0 win over the division-leading Minnesota Wild at Rogers Arena. The win, Vancouver's 11th in its last 14 games, moved the Canucks to within three points of the Wild. The Canucks are accustomed to looking down at the four other teams trying to catch them. They have won the Northwest Division title the last three seasons and four of the last five. This season, it's been them playing catchup."
Henrik Sedin vehemently denies reports Sweden threw Olympic game
December 19
Vancouver Province
 
"Henrik Sedin was vehement in his denial: He and his Swedish teammates did not lose a game with Slovakia at the 2006 Olympics in Turin purposely to get a more favourable path to the gold medal game. The Canucks captain was responding to reported comments by Swedish hockey icon Peter Forsberg that Sweden maybe didn't play their best in the 3-0 loss so as to draw easier opponents in the quarterfinals and semifinals. Sweden ended up winning the gold medal, downing Finland 3-2. "No, not at all," said Henrik when asked if Forsberg's comments – which are getting huge play in the Swedish media -- were true."
Canucks' Sedin machine rolling smoothly again
December 13
Vancouver Province
 
"Here's how you know it's going well for the Vancouver Canucks. Henrik Sedin was making jokes about leading the league in hooking penalties. He has nine. For reference, Christian Ehrhoff led the NHL last year with 10. Head coach Alain Vigneault seemed bemused, too, though he did say he was going to do something about it. "They've taken way too many hooking penalties. I'm going to deal with that tomorrow," Vigneault said, laughing. "I'm going to deal with it in my own little way." However he handles it, the challenging part will be attempting to maintain a straight face. Because any criticism of the Sedins is going to ring of nitpicking."
Enforcer takes aim at twin question
October 17
Vancouver Province
 
"Oilers enforcer Darcy Hordichuk remains a big supporter of the Vancouver Canucks. He was at Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final sitting in Mikael Samuelsson's seats. If they had won, he probably would have been with the team for some of the late night celebrations. The ties are still there, more than a year since the team moved on. So, you just know he's been following the ongoing debate about the Canucks toughness, or lack there of. You just know he's been itching to get in his two cents on whether the Sedin twins need protection."
Sedins: Targets on twins' backs?
October 12
Vancouver Province
 
"The Canucks are not do-nothings willing to sit back and watch while their best players are abused. It only seems that way. There wasn't a noticeable physical response Monday after Marc Methot became the latest opponent to take liberties with the health and well being of a Sedin. In the second period, Methot ran Henrik Sedin into the boards, just as the Canucks captain was lowering and turning his head. It made for some anxious moments as Henrik wobbled his way off the ice. His knee slammed into the boards and from that point he didn't skate or play well. He was adamant his play had nothing to do with the hit. "I was terrible before that and I was terrible afterward, too," said Henrik, who"
This new season, Sedin twins plan to stick with the old
October 4
Vancouver Province
 
"hey've won over their peers, Swedish royalty, most fans in North America and back in their homeland, and the statisticians. They've yet to win a Stanley Cup and they hope to change that. What the twins aren't about to change is anything about the way they play. "We prepare the same as we did last year and just hope we can help the team win," Daniel Sedin, the reigning scoring champion and most valuable player in the NHL, said on Monday. "Obviously I'd like to have the same kind of season I had last year, but it's tough. "You have to be healthy, and our team was really rolling last year and that makes it easier for an individual player to have a good year.""
They're Swedish, they're twins but they're no Sedins
July 8
Vancouver Province
 
"They are Swedish twins, intelligent and are better together. But that's about where the similarities should end with the Sedins and the Westerholms. Pathrik Westerholm, a sixth-round Canucks draft pick and his brother, Ponthus, who was undrafted, are at the Canucks development camp for prospects this week. Being twins, it's inevitably unavoidable, and totally unfair, to compare them with the Sedins "They're not as far along in their personal development as Daniel and Henrik were at their age," said Dave Gagner, the team's director of player development. "It's going to take time for them. "They're similar in the sense that hockey sense is the key thing. They're not wowing you, they're not"
Sedin's engines stalled by Bruins
June 16
Vancouver Province
 
"They stood in the dressing room longer than any of the few other players made available following the gut-wrenching 4-0 loss to Boston on Wednesday in the seventh game of the Stanley Cup final. Henrik and Daniel Sedin were easy targets following a second shutout by Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas. The Canucks, the top scoring team in the NHL's regular season., their engine driven largely by the Sedin twins, managed to get just eight pucks past Thomas in the seven games. The Bruins, the only team better at five-on-five scoring than Vancouver in the regular season, showed why in this series. They also have the likely Vezina Trophy winner in Thomas – who easily won the Conn Smythe as the playoff"
Stand-up Sedins: 'Our only job is to score and we came up short' as Canucks lose Cup
June 16
Vancouver Sun
 columnist Ian MacIntyre
"They were still kids when they came to Vancouver, and we've seen Daniel and Henrik Sedin grow up and into world-class hockey players. They were poor as players Wednesday night, but outstanding as people. The tradeoff wasn't nearly enough to keep the Boston Bruins from rolling over the Vancouver Canucks 4-0 to win the Stanley Cup. "No cheering in the press box," is one of sports journalism's oldest and most sacred mantras. But it was hard not to cheer for them in the dressing room, where the twins went through 30 minutes that were as painful as anything Boston defenceman Zdeno Chara and Dennis Seidenberg subjected them to over seven games. The Sedins said their job was to score and they"
Sedins; Thelma and Louise they are not
June 9
Vancouver Province
 
"You really wonder what the Sedin twins have to do to earn some respect in this league. Do they have to carve somebody with their stick or run somebody over. Do they have to play like Brad Marchand before the abuse stops? One is a Hart Trophy winner, both have Art Ross trophies and Daniel is a candidate for the Hart again this year. They make a $1.5 million Cdn donation to Children's Hospital in Vancouver between them, have never had anyone in the game say a negative word about them yet Mike Milbury on U.S. national television refers to them as 'Thelma and Louise,' just because they happen to be having a tough stretch. Were it not for their play in the San Jose series and early in the"
Canucks' 2 Sedins + Kesler = 3 points in 4 games
June 9
Vancouver Sun
 
"Television analyst Mike Milbury referred Wednesday to Daniel and Henrik Sedin as Thelma and Louise. So, at least they're dangerous. The twins have just two points in four games in the Stanley Cup Final — both by Daniel — and Ryan Kesler has one assist. So Vancouver's three world-class forwards are tied in scoring with Boston Bruin Nick Peverley and trail Michael Ryder by one point in the National Hockey League championship. Kesler, who appeared for the last two minutes of post-game media availability, answered several questions with the promise to reporters that he would "look at film and I'll tell you tomorrow." Personally, I don't believe him. But Daniel and Henrik stood for their usual"
Bruins' Tim Thomas a real hit stopping pucks, too
June 7
Vancouver Sun
 
"Almost as soon as the media questions began when Tim Thomas returned to Boston with two losses, the Bruins' goalie shut down the inquiry into his walkabout style. "I have a pretty good idea of how to play goalie," Thomas, the Vezina Trophy favourite, informed the keen observers in the press on Sunday. "I'm not going to be taking suggestions or advice at this time. I'm just going to keep playing the way I have." His in-box was closed. Thank goodness because the way Tim Thomas plays goal is a riot. He stops the puck with the bravado of a matador stopping bulls. It's dangerous to say goaltending was the difference in an 8-1 blowout win, but Thomas was the difference between the Bruins"
Canucks' Sedins like their scoring chances against Bruins' towering Chara
June 2
Vancouver Sun
 columnist Iain MacIntyre
"Moral victories are worthless in the Stanley Cup. Luckily, the Vancouver Canucks got the actual victory, too, so Daniel and Henrik Sedin could take some satisfaction Wednesday in their ability to generate scoring chances while playing against dominant defenceman Zdeno Chara. Which, for the twins the last four years, has been like generating fire in the shower. The twins were pointless their last four games against the Boston Bruins, frequently going head-to-head against the six-foot-a-million Chara. Wednesday's 1-0 Canucks win to open the National Hockey League Final made it five pointless games for the Sedins, who took turns winning the last two league scoring titles. But the Sedins and"
Aw-shucks Sedins had one another through it all
June 1
Vancouver Province
 
"In a moment of reflection, after the uproar of media day had dipped significantly, Henrik Sedin said: "This is how it should be." He was talking about the hundreds of media members and the thousands of questions. Some were splendid, others silly and a few assinine. He relished them all. That's because it felt grand. It seemed important, like the Super Bowl. As it should. This is the Stanley Cup final. In it, Henrik and his brother will try and complete an alchemical-like process which they started well, sagged badly, endured ridicule and came out improved, surpassing everyone's expectations. And all of that was just in this postseason. Just imagine how the other 11 years went. Both Sedins"
Bruins' Chara tasked with stopping Sedins
May 29
Vancouver Province
 
"He's big, he's imposing, he can hurt you and the Sedin twins can expect to see a lot of him in the Stanley Cup Final. Zdeno Chara, Boston's 6-foot-9, 255-pound ball of shock and awe is expected to get the shut-down duty along with partner Dennis Seidenberg against Daniel and Henrik and linemate Alex Burrows. That's what happened in the Canucks' 3-1 loss to the Bruins in the two teams' only meeting, on Feb. 26. And, after the trio erupted for 24 points (6-18-24) collectively in the five-game Western Conference Final against San Jose, you know putting the breaks on Danny and Hank will be high on the Bruins' to-do list. "I love Z," said Canucks associate coach Rick Bowness, who's known Chara"
'Vancouverized' Henrik Sedin relishes finals bid to bring Stanley Cup home
May 27
Vancouver Sun
 
"With the title of team captain comes great responsibility. Not only is Henrik Sedin expected to lead the Vancouver Canucks on the ice, but he is the face of the franchise off it, the primary representative of the team to the public — never an easy chore, especially in a Canadian market. Other tasks include representing the players concerns to coaches and management, speaking with the referees, organizing the team's social functions, preventing cliques from forming and performing ceremonial on-ice functions such as accepting the Clarence Campbell Bowl after winning the Western Conference championship on Tuesday. But with it also comes great rewards. Like the opportunity of being the first"
Twin power comes roaring back
May 23
Vancouver Province
 
"It's a development that could surprise people even more than the fact Keith Ballard got a start. Henrik Sedin leads the NHL in postseason scoring. Daniel Sedin is second in goals. "It's pretty good for being the two worst playoff players in the league," Henrik quipped. Sure is. Maybe it's puppy power. More likely, it's health. Two weeks ago, Henrik looked like he was having trouble skating across the blueline. On Sunday, the only trouble being had was from those trying to defend him. Henrik was flying, like only the Sedins can fly. They may not be the fastest players you've ever seen, but their ability to create space, acres and acres of space, when they are on, is fascinating. They can"
Henrik's Sedinery a marvel for Alex Burrows
May 23
Vancouver Sun
 columnist Iain MacIntyre
"After nearly bursting the net with a pair of pucks perfectly teed up for him by Henrik Sedin, Vancouver Canucks defenceman Sami Salo humbly asserted Sunday it doesn't matter who plays the point on the power play as long as Sedin is on the ice to feather passes. Like all the great passers in any sport, Sedin will make sure the puck is where it needs to be when it needs to be there. Mostly it needed to be on Salo's stick. But at 5:43 of the third period of Game 4 against the San Jose Sharks, the puck needed to be pulled wide on to Sedin's backhand, then slipped brilliantly back between the pads of goalie Antti Niemi until it bumped into the stick of linemate Alex Burrows' and crossed the"
Stoic Marleau ready to put pressure on Sedins line
May 22
Vancouver Province
 
"Patrick Marleau has five goals in four games. He'd be forgiven for a little boldness. He could get away with a couple "I told you so's," maybe even a dig or two, directed at his critics. Heck, with the ridicule he's absorbed, an all-out chest pounding on the Golden Gate Bridge isn't out of line. But he's not into any of it. Frankly, he doesn't appear to be into much. He's as flat after a win, as he is after a loss. He's as stoic when proving everyone wrong as he is when he's taking everyone's abuse. Jeremy Roenick couldn't light a fire under him, because if he did, Marleau would just shrug, and grab the nearest bucket of water. He comes across as the kind of guy who would use the word"
Sedins' resurgence welcome to all — but they weren't listening to the critics
May 18
Vancouver Province
 
"The Sedins got more opportunity in Game 1 against the Sharks and they've also carved themselves some emotional breathing room after taking some serious flak for firing blanks in the previous series with Nashville. Daniel and Henrik, along with linemate Alex Burrows were able to crank up some strong shifts in the San Jose end in Sunday's 3-2 win. The best part of it may have been Henrik's sweet move on Antti Niemi, outwaiting the Sharks' goalie down low and tucking in a backhander for a third period power play goal that stood up as the winner. Henrik, who along with his twin brother is in his 10th season in Vancouver, said he thinks the current group has evolved past the being affected by"
Sedin brothers finally rise to the occasion
May 16
Yahoo! Sports
 
"Fifty-six seconds left. Game 1 of the Western Conference final. In a bind, in a pressure situation, Alain Vigneault called time out. The Vancouver Canucks had been caught without a centerman on an icing call. That meant the coach couldn't put out a player experienced in taking faceoffs for a draw in the defensive zone, with the Canucks clinging to a one-goal lead in the biggest game this city had seen since 1994. What to do? Henrik Sedin had an idea. He was a centerman. He couldn't leave the bench, but his identical twin brother, Daniel, a winger, was on the ice. "Hank turned and looked at me on the bench, and he said, 'Let me switch sweaters with Danny,' " Vigneault said, smiling. "You've"
'Iron man' Henrik Sedin supreme in series-opening win over Sharks
May 16
Vancouver Sun
 columnist Iain MacIntyre
"Henrik Sedin has been so good for so long that he is held to a different standard than most players. For starters, he's not allowed to be hurt. The Canucks captain himself doesn't accept that kind of slackery. Sedin hasn't missed a National Hockey League game since the lockout. His red hair is actually rust because Sedin is made of iron. Even when he is injured, he's not. He tolerates no excuses and has allowed himself no leeway for the many nights over the years when he is not fully fit. Nights like these ones. "Of course, there are going to be nights when you're not feeling 100 per cent; that happens to everyone," Sedin said Sunday after helping drive the Canucks to a 3-2 victory against"
Twins are back in town
May 16
Vancouver Province
 columnist Ed Willes
"In winning their first two playoff series, the Vancouver Canucks demonstrated a number of qualities - resilience, resourcefulness and, against Nashville, a high tolerance for boredom – that weren't in great demand during the regular season. That's because, in addition to their many other attributes, they tended to blow the doors off the opposition with the NHL's most potent offence. Remember? It was keyed by the league's leading scorer and the guy who finished fourth, a couple of brothers from Sweden who, if memory serves, were last seen around here sometime about Game 3 of the Chicago series. Is this ringing any bells yet? No? Well, if you needed reminding what the Canucks look like when"
San Jose focus on Kesler could help Sedins line
May 15
Vancouver Province
 
"That the San Jose Sharks must do something to contend with Ryan Kesler is obvious. The interesting spin-off is that it may result in more opportunity for the Sedins. Kesler played arguably the greatest playoff round in Canucks history against Nashville. After going pointless in the first game, he then reeled off an amazing 11 points (5-6) in the final five games of the second-round series. But that was just scoring. He also led the Canucks in just about every other area. The Sharks may try to get their No. 1 line of Joe Thornton between Patrick Marleau and Devin Setoguchi out against Kesler – hoping that it deflects more of his energies to the defensive side of the puck, as it did with the"
If Henrik Sedin is injured, it sure isn't his funny bone that's broken
May 14
Vancouver Province
 
"If Henrik Sedin doesn't have a nagging injury, then clearly he must be tired. That's the logical conclusion you'd have to draw from his absence from on-ice practice the last two days, which followed two days off after the Canucks won their second round playoff series with Nashville. Sedin, along with Chris Higgins and Mikael Samuelsson, didn't appear at the Canucks' practice on Friday at UBC, as the team continued to gear up for Sunday's opening game of the Western Conference Final with San Jose. Higgins and Samuelsson had good reasons to be no-shows. Sedin, well, not so much. Samuelsson (leg) is still out after being injured in Game 5 against Nashville here six days ago and won't be ready"
Henrik Sedin says he's ready: "It's such a big stage ... This is what we have been looking for."
May 12
Vancouver Province
 
"It was only must-see TV for curiosity's sake. Henrik Sedin emerged from watching his Swedish countrymen defeat Germany at the world hockey championship Wednesday morning and had no trouble shifting his attention to the upcoming Western Conference final. And while the Vancouver Canucks are still awaiting an opponent — either the San Jose Sharks or Detroit Red Wings — their captain can't wait to make the right impression at the right time. It's a long way from Ornskoldsvik to the third round of the Stanley Cup marathon and the significance of playing at this point in the spring is apparent. Henrik and Daniel Sedin weren't raised in an environment where an NHL championship was the ultimate"
Canucks engine sputtering as Kesler carries Sedins
May 10
Vancouver Province
 columnist Tony Gallagher
"The Stanley Cup playoffs are like a continent wide race and the westbound Vancouver Canucks have just arrived in Winnipeg in a V-8 firing on about four and one half cylinders and a guy wearing No. 17 pushing hard at the back. The good news is he isn't even breathing hard. There are three other cars here as well and all seem to be running much better. But if the mechanics can restore the Vancouver car to it's full potential in the five or six days they'll have to rest and work on it, they may still have the best car in the race. To a man the Canucks are pitifully grateful for the break they'll get which fell into their lap when Detroit extended their series with San Jose Sunday, Henrik"
Just like 2003? Sedins sure hope not, as Canucks try to close things out in Game 5
May 8
Vancouver Province
 
"Whether he really doesn't remember that playoff series in 2003 or if it has been blocked out as part of a trauma avoidance syndrome, Daniel Sedin doesn't want to dwell on the 2003 series with Minnesota. That was a season — like this one — where the Canucks were a favourite to win the Stanley Cup. They got up 3-1 on the Wild in the Western Conference semifinal — the same position they are in with Nashville heading into tonight's Game 5 at Rogers Arena — and somehow managed to lose the next three games and the series. "I don't really have too many memories of that," said Sedin, who, along with twin brother Henrik and veteran defenceman Sami Salo, are the only remaining players from that"
The Sedins must produce, or you can kiss the dream goodbye
May 5
Vancouver Province
 
"The Vancouver Canucks say Henrik Sedin is not injured. Head coach Alain Vigneault said it on Wednesday. Linemate Alex Burrows repeated it. The ubiquitous sources close to the team say he's healthy. And Henrik could be seen walking without a limp. So take that for what it's worth. The pictures from Game 3 suggested the Canucks' captain is suffering from some manner of groin, hip, core malady which is hampering his skating. Maybe that's the case. Maybe it isn't. But the real point is this: For Canucks' fans, it's to the point where they hope the NHL's reigning Hart Trophy winner is injured, because that would at least explain his performance. As it is, they're left to contemplate a slump"
Canucks' ailing Swedes team up to deliver crucial OT goal
May 4
Vancouver Sun
 
"One is nursing an abdominal injury that occasionally gets reported as the flu, and the other has been labouring since the playoffs started and finally showed where it hurt Tuesday night. Mikael Samuelsson, demoted to the fourth line, and Henrik Sedin, immovable from the first, hobbled out onto the power play in overtime — Samuelsson on the point, Henrik on the half wall despite injuring what looked to be a hip or groin or thigh muscle late in the third period. And forgot all about their problems, and helped make a goal. A pretty important goal, you might say. Not a work of art, like a Henrik-and-Daniel special, just a down-and-dirty screen by Ryan Kesler and a point shot by Samuelsson and"
Canucks shake up lineup for Game 3
May 3
Vancouver Province
 
"Alex Burrows looked like he had a burr under his saddle. Mikael Samuelsson looked steamed. And Alain Vigneault was trying to play that line juggling art-of-deception card again. All this after one double-overtime playoff loss? You could call it panic, or simply label it planning. "I wouldn't read too much [into] what you saw today on the ice — we'll see what happens tomorrow," Vigneault said after practice Monday. That's exactly what the Vancouver Canucks coach is supposed to say with the opposition scouting the session. Through necessity and familiarity, expect the Presidents' Trophy winners to ice new-look lines Tuesday as they attempt to regain the series lead in their Western"
Canucks reunite Alex Burrows with slumping Sedins at practice
May 3
Vancouver Sun
 
"The Vancouver Canucks could get a boost Tuesday with the possible return of injured defenceman Sami Salo, but the charge they really need is from struggling first-liners Daniel and Henrik Sedin. With the National Hockey League scoring champions struggling — the twins are pointless in three games and in their last six playoff games have combined for two goals, one assist and a minus-13 rating — Canucks coach Alain Vigneault reunited the Sedins with Alex Burrows for Monday's practice. The Canucks have just two goals in nearly eight periods against the Nashville Predators, whose 2-1 double-overtime win Saturday evened the National Hockey League second-round playoff series at 1-1. Game 3 is"
It's Sedins' time to get Canucks going … and they know it
May 3
Vancouver Sun
 
"It wasn't so long ago that Daniel Sedin looked around at all the scoring depth in the Vancouver Canucks room and noted how much less pressure the twins felt going into games this season. "We don't feel we have to go out and be heroes every night," he said. Ah, the good old days. Two games into the second round of playoffs, ask them how that no-pressure thing is working out. "The bottom line is, we've got to put pucks in the net. We know we're the guys who are counted on to score," Daniel said Monday, not quite the full U-turn, but close. "I think a lot of it is up to me and Hank, we're two-thirds of a line, we should be able to get guys going. It's mostly on us." Two Art Ross Trophies and"
Dustin Brown, Mike Green and Sedin twins are finalists for Foundation Player Award
May 3
Vancouver Province
 
"Los Angeles Kings forward Dustin Brown, Washington Capitals defenseman Mike Green and Vancouver Canucks forwards Daniel and Henrik Sedin are the finalists for the 13th Annual NHL Foundation Player Award, the National Hockey League announced today. The award recognizes an NHL player who applies the core values of hockey – commitment, perseverance and teamwork – to enrich the lives of people in his community. The winner will be announced Wednesday, June 22, during the 2011 NHL Awards from the Pearl Concert Theater inside the Palms Hotel Las Vegas. The 2011 NHL Awards will be broadcast by VERSUS in the United States and CBC in Canada. NHL Clubs submitted nominations for the NHL Foundation"
Sedins need offense to run on all cylinders
May 1
Vancouver Province
 
"They were better in overtime, but the twin brothers who are the Canucks' offensive engine continued to sputter in a 2-1 overtime loss to the Nashville Predators. The Canucks are now tied 1-1 in this series, but clearly they will need scoring from the Sedins, Daniel and Henrik, who have just won back-to-back NHL scoring championships. They're not getting it. Henrik now has just one assist in six games since Game 3 of the Chicago series. Daniel is a little better but has one goal in five games since Game 4 of the first round. Is one injured? Both? Henrik claims not. "No, we feel great, 100 per cent," the Canucks captain said, but admitted the expectation clearly is for he and his twin"
Sedins need to move from shutdown role
April 29
Vancouver Province
 columnist Ed Willes
"On the day he was announced as a Hart Trophy finalist, Daniel Sedin was asked if his line has to be better in the second round than they were in the first. His answer was as close as a Sedin comes to snapping. "I thought we had one really bad game against Chicago. Game 4,' he said calmly. "Other than that I thought it was pretty solid." Maybe. But, in their epic Game-7 win against the Blackhawks, the Sedins looked more like Selke Trophy nominees than Hart because their greatest contribution was, finally, keeping David Bolland off the scoresheet. Granted, the pair had their moments but they finished the series as minus players and with two puny points between them over the final two games"
Bell tolls on Sedins
April 26
Vancouver Province
 
"There is a tremendous amount at stake on Tuesday night's game seven and most people think Roberto Luongo has the most pressure and that's likely true. But if there is a close second, it has to be the Sedin twins, both Art Ross trophy winners, one a Hart Trophy winner and the other an almost certain Hart Trophy finalist going in. If the twins were to fail to get out of the first round this year, this would leave them with only two, perhaps three more years in which their window to win a Stanley Cup would be open now that they are both 30. Not many forwards are great after age 33. And while the hockey club certainly wouldn't be moving two outstanding players at a friendly cap hit of $6"
Canucks Roberto Luongo, Henrik Sedin, Alex Edler miss practice, but OK
April 21
Vancouver Sun
 
"Keeping in mind that truth is often the first casualty in playoff hockey, Vancouver Canuck head coach Alain Vigneault insisted Wednesday there was nothing troublesome about the practice absence of Roberto Luongo, Henrik Sedin and Alex Edler. Every Canuck was on the ice with the exception of the aforementioned trio. Luongo, Henrik and Edler all had poor outings in Tuesday's 7-2 drubbing in Chicago. The Canucks still lead the series 3-1 with Game 5 going tonight at Rogers Arena. "I just decided to give them the day off," Vigneault said of the missing players. "Yes, they will play. Everybody is 100 per cent." Asked specifically about Luongo, who stretched awkwardly at the conclusion of the"
Sedins playing a calculated game
April 18
Vancouver Province
 
"It's not as if Henrik and Daniel Sedin haven't done this before, but their Sunday night performance of 'enter stage left' midway through Game Three was a particularly dramatic illustration. For the first 30 minutes of the game they look like the Sedins of the year 2000, slow, perhaps a little intimidated or at least overwhelmed by the surroundings and unmitakeably ineffective offensively. A minute later they've scored two goals faster than you can say Nick Leddy and the score sheet demands they be called world beaters. Such is their remarkable talent, their patience and dedication to the job on nights when something is missing be it legs, breaks or in this case a bit of both with a flurry"