DENVER - OCTOBER 03: Matt Duchene #9 of the Colorado Avalanche battles for control of the puck with Sami Salo #6 of the Vancouver Canucks during NHL action at the Pepsi Center on October 3, 2009 in Denver, Colorado. The Avalanche defeated the Canucks 3-0. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

DENVER - OCTOBER 03: Matt Duchene #9 of the Colorado Avalanche battles for control of the puck with Sami Salo #6 of the Vancouver Canucks during NHL action at the Pepsi Center on October 3, 2009 in Denver, Colorado. The Avalanche defeated the Canucks 3-0.

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  1. DENVER - OCTOBER 03: Matt Duchene #9 of the Colorado Avalanche battles for control of the puck with Sami Salo #6 of the Vancouver Canucks during NHL action at the Pepsi Center on October 3, 2009 in Denver, Colorado. The Avalanche defeated the Canucks 3-0.
  2. DENVER - OCTOBER 03: Matt Duchene #9 of the Colorado Avalanche battles for control of the puck with Sami Salo #6 of the Vancouver Canucks during NHL action at the Pepsi Center on October 3, 2009 in Denver, Colorado. The Avalanche defeated the Canucks 3-0.
  3. Vancouver Canucks defencemen Sami Salo (R) hits Calgary Flames forward David Moss against the boards during the first period of their NHL hockey game in Calgary, Alberta, October 1, 2009.
  4. Vancouver Canucks left wing Alexandre Burrows, center, is helped to the bench by Sami Salo, of Finland, left, and Daniel Sedin, of Sweden, right, after Burrows took a hit while playing the Nashville Predators in the second period of an NHL hockey game on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009 in Nashville, Tenn.
  5. Vancouver Canucks defenseman Sami Salo loses the puck as he crashes into the boards in the second period of their NHL hockey game with the New Jersey Devils in Newark, New Jersey December 2, 2009.
  6. New Jersey Devils' Zach Parise (9) skates past Vancouver Canucks' Sami Salo (6), of Finland, who is congratulated by teammates Daniel Sedin (22), of Sweden, Henrik Sedin (33), also of Sweden, and Alexander Edler (23), also of Sweden, after Salo's goal during the first period in an NHL hockey game at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009. The Canucks defeated the Devils 5-2.
  7. Colorado Avalanche's John-Michael Liles, left, and Kyle Quincey, center right, celebrate with teammates after Avalanche's Milan Hejduk, behind obscured, scored a goal in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Boston Bruins, in Boston, Monday, Oct. 12, 2009. Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask looks on at right. The Avalanche defeated the Bruins 4-3.
  8. DENVER - OCTOBER 03: Goaltender Craig Anderson #41 of the Colorado Avalanche recorded 35 saves as he shut out the Vancouver Canucks during NHL action at the Pepsi Center on October 3, 2009 in Denver, Colorado. The Avalanche defeated the Canucks 3-0.
  9. DENVER - OCTOBER 03: Darcy Tucker #16 of the Colorado Avalanche and Kevin Bieksa #3 of the Vancouver Canucks are penalized for fighting after time expired at the end of the game during NHL action at the Pepsi Center on October 3, 2009 in Denver, Colorado. The Avalanche defeated the Canucks 3-0.
  10. DENVER - OCTOBER 03: Goaltender Craig Anderson #41 of the Colorado Avalanche recorded 35 saves as he shut out the Vancouver Canucks during NHL action at the Pepsi Center on October 3, 2009 in Denver, Colorado. The Avalanche defeated the Canucks 3-0.
  11. DENVER - OCTOBER 03: Darcy Tucker #16 of the Colorado Avalanche and Kevin Bieksa #3 of the Vancouver Canucks are penalized for fighting after time expired at the end of the game during NHL action at the Pepsi Center on October 3, 2009 in Denver, Colorado. The Avalanche defeated the Canucks 3-0.
  12. DENVER - OCTOBER 03: Matt Duchene #9 of the Colorado Avalanche battles for control of the puck with Sergei Shirokov #25 and Ryan Kesler #17 of the Vancouver Canucks during NHL action at the Pepsi Center on October 3, 2009 in Denver, Colorado. The Avalanche defeated the Canucks 3-0.
  13. Vancouver Canucks Andrew Raycroft (R) celebrates his shutout win over the Colorado Avalanche with teammates Willie Mitchell (L) and Tanner Glass at the conclusion of NHL hockey action in Vancouver, British Columbia, November 1, 2009.
  14. Vancouver Canucks Andrew Raycroft (R) plays the puck away from Colorado Avalanche's Chris Stewart during third period NHL hockey action in Vancouver, British Columbia November 1, 2009.
  15. Vancouver Canucks' Tanner Glass (front) celebrates his goal against Colorado Avalanche's Craig Anderson (R), with teammate Kyle Wellwood, during third period NHL hockey action in Vancouver, British Columbia November 1, 2009.
  16. VANCOUVER, CANADA - NOVEMBER 1: Kyle Wellwood #42 of the Vancouver Canucks congratulates Tanner Glass #15 of the Vancouver Canucks after Tanner Glass scored his first goal of the season during their game against Colorado Avalanche at General Motors Place November 1, 2009 in Vancouver, Canada.

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