Craig Anderson

Back come the Canucks. Three of them. That was Bob Cole's famous and generic call from the 1994 Stanley Cup final as the Vancouver Canucks played the eventual champion New York Rangers.

I was hoping it was coming to me   -Steve Bernier

 

A year ago, Taylor Hall was the odds-on favourite to be the first pick overall in the 2010 NHL entry draft. Long before John Tavares became the first pick of the 2009 draft, those in the business had tabbed him as the No. 1 choice, and though Victor Hedman and Matt Duchene made it interesting, the New York Islanders were never going to stray from taking Tavares. Hall could get bumped by Tyler Seguin next June, but both are considered to be franchise players, the kind that teams can build around.

I've been more than fortunate   -Lindy Ruff

 

Fewer than five months after hearing their names called as first-round selections at the National Hockey League Entry Draft, John Tavares of the New York Islanders , Victor Hedman of the Tampa Bay Lightning , Matt Duchene of the Colorado Avalanche and Evander Kane of the Atlanta Thrashers have helped key turnaround performances by their teams in the first quarter of the NHL season. As the 1,230-game schedule passes the quarter mark with tonight's games, seven clubs that did not qualify for the 2008-09 St  

 

Even though Patrick Marleau is no longer captain, he's more of a leader now than before. * Dan Boyle , the new captain, is still the straw that stirs the drink in San Jose. * And Evgeni Nabokov continues to stops nearly everything. But GM Doug Wilson's makeover of the Sharks roster is more than just trading key second-tier scorers Jonathan Cheechoo and Milan Michalek to Ottawa for Dany Heatley .

I wouldn't call them a No. 3 line   -Todd McLellan

 

Colorado goalie Craig Anderson wasn't in the mood to do a little reminiscing on Thursday. You can't blame him, really. He and the rest of the Avalanche would just as soon forget last Saturday night's game against the Canucks in Denver.

The sun came up on Sunday, I believe   -Craig Anderson

 

The Colorado Avalanche have struggled since opening the season with 10 victories in their first 13 games. Facing the team that routed them last week might not be the best way for the Avalanche to get back on track. Colorado closes out its three-game trip Friday night, when it faces a well-rested Vancouver Canucks team opening a five-game homestand.

It's something to build on   -Henrik Sedin

 

With the 2009-10 NHL season reaching roughly the quarter-mark, NHL.com is pausing to take a snapshot of the League, looking at who has excelled, surprised or disappointed over the first 20 games. As part of this process, we are looking at six of the NHL's major annual awards and selecting who we consider the winners 20 games into the season. Here is a Trophy Tracker glimpse at the Hart, Richard and Vezina Trophies roughly 20 games into the season.