For Kyle Wellwood, weight decrease equals production increase.
When the Canucks plucked Wellwood off Waivers, they knew of his offensive upside. I am not quite sure they expected that he had such serious commitment issues.
The Canucks have decided they need to babysit Wellwood. The 6th year pro (2 years AHL, now in 4th NHL campaign) apparently hasn't learned that today's NHL player is committed to conditioning throughout the calendar year. What his diet consisted of, until recently, is left to one's imagination. The Canucks are doing their best not to leave anything to chance.
We can now call Wellwood, WellVeg, because we are what we eat, and the Canucks have had him on a diet consisting of prepared vegetable meals. Yes, the Canucks are babysitting VeggieWellie. He's lost 8lbs in the last week.
While most hockey players would do their utmost in order to make millions playing a game, apparently Wellwood hasn't learned that diet and conditioning are prerequisites to finding success on the ice.
WellVeg's great hands and hockey sense, are something that one can't teach. These skills have been shown in most of his 6 goals (in eight games), not to mention his success in the shootout. Hopefully he'll listen to his babysitters, follow his diet, so he can continue to produce.
With Luongo shutting the door, Wellwood (2), Daniel Sedin, and Mason Raymond scored to give the Canucks a well deserved 4-0 shut out victory over the Nashville Predators.
For the Sedins, they now have 3 points each in their last two games and are starting to get a little puck luck for their hard work. Mason Raymond scored his 5th goal of the young season and is contributing just as the Canuck brass had hoped he would.
The Predators should have been a lot better. A poor effort on a night that saw their coach coach his 750th NHL game. The only coach the Predators have known, Trotz consistently keeps his teams competitive despite Nashville ownership consistenlty having one of the lowest team salary in the league.
Captain Lui had his 3rd shut out in 12 starts, and now leads the league in that category. He is, by far, the Canucks best player, arguably the best goalie in the league, and now his numbers are once again proving that.
Now, maybe the Canucks can send Taylor Pyatt to power skating to increase his speed, and maybe let him spend a week in jail, so he can get a mean streak.
When the Canucks plucked Wellwood off Waivers, they knew of his offensive upside. I am not quite sure they expected that he had such serious commitment issues.
The Canucks have decided they need to babysit Wellwood. The 6th year pro (2 years AHL, now in 4th NHL campaign) apparently hasn't learned that today's NHL player is committed to conditioning throughout the calendar year. What his diet consisted of, until recently, is left to one's imagination. The Canucks are doing their best not to leave anything to chance.
We can now call Wellwood, WellVeg, because we are what we eat, and the Canucks have had him on a diet consisting of prepared vegetable meals. Yes, the Canucks are babysitting VeggieWellie. He's lost 8lbs in the last week.
While most hockey players would do their utmost in order to make millions playing a game, apparently Wellwood hasn't learned that diet and conditioning are prerequisites to finding success on the ice.
WellVeg's great hands and hockey sense, are something that one can't teach. These skills have been shown in most of his 6 goals (in eight games), not to mention his success in the shootout. Hopefully he'll listen to his babysitters, follow his diet, so he can continue to produce.
With Luongo shutting the door, Wellwood (2), Daniel Sedin, and Mason Raymond scored to give the Canucks a well deserved 4-0 shut out victory over the Nashville Predators.
For the Sedins, they now have 3 points each in their last two games and are starting to get a little puck luck for their hard work. Mason Raymond scored his 5th goal of the young season and is contributing just as the Canuck brass had hoped he would.
The Predators should have been a lot better. A poor effort on a night that saw their coach coach his 750th NHL game. The only coach the Predators have known, Trotz consistently keeps his teams competitive despite Nashville ownership consistenlty having one of the lowest team salary in the league.
Captain Lui had his 3rd shut out in 12 starts, and now leads the league in that category. He is, by far, the Canucks best player, arguably the best goalie in the league, and now his numbers are once again proving that.
Now, maybe the Canucks can send Taylor Pyatt to power skating to increase his speed, and maybe let him spend a week in jail, so he can get a mean streak.
1 comment:
I've heard of kicking a man while he is down, but never kicking one while he is on top of the world!
What does Wellwood have to do for you hockey gurus to just appreciate him for what he brings to the rink and not for what he brings to the kitchen table? So what if he doesn't do the Ironman in the summer or drink protein shakes for breakfast, he can certainly make goaltenders look silly as he dangles with that short stick of his. Have we all forgotten that Guy Lafleur used to smoke half a pack between periods?
We all knew Viggy didn't like him much when he publically humiliated by telling us all what horrible shape he was in coming into camp; it then only took one wayward pass in the Washington game for the brass to send him to Dirtypeg. Did they (and all you scholarly hockey pundits) forget that the guy had a couple of hernia surgeries and broken foot last year? Cut the guy some slack if he takes a bit of extra time getting rehabbed.
Besides, maybe the guy has a bit of Jones for the Cookie Dough Blizzards - is that so wrong?
Shouldn't we be focusing our energy on trying to figure out why Taylor Pyatt is still playing in the NHL? Why hasn't Viggy been making fun of this guy?
Woodman
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