Go T.L.! / Letter to Braemar #2

Ahhh, those seventh game series wins do feel good. Our man T.L. got the winning goal and I thought you'd like these excerpts from the CBC article (emphasis added).

"It was Linden's second winning goal in the best-of-seven series and his sixth in a Game 7, the most among active NHL players.

"I thought Trevor did what I expect from him, what his teammates expect of him, and what he expects of himself," Canucks head coach Alain Vigneault said of Linden, the longest-serving Canuck.

"He's been a great player in this league for a long time. He's got a lot of experience, and we needed that experience to come out.""

"It was Linden's 34th playoff goal, tying Pavel Bure's franchise record."

Oh, and by the way - Steve (from Halifax) is doing Gorge this year!


And this from the Canucks official site:

"LINDEN AT HOME IN GAME SEVEN

All the talk was about Trevor Linden tonight. He equaled the Canucks’ franchise record in goal scoring, tying Pavel Bure’s record of 34. Linden holds records for most goals, assists, and points for Canucks in the playoffs.

But the stats say Linden knows what he’s doing in game sevens. Linden has played in all of Vancouver’s game sevens in their history – that’s nine in all. In those nine games including tonight, Linden has six goals and six assists.

Among active players, only Stephane Yelle of Calgary and Greg de Vries of Atlanta have played more game sevens than Linden at 10 games. But no active players have scored six goals in game sevens. That’s Linden’s sole title."

Commence assorted celebrations






now.

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