Vancouver Province:

Samuelsson’s experience showed Wednesday in the 3-2 win over the Blackhawks. The night may have belonged to Roberto Luongo’s saves and Willie Mitchell’s hit, but it was Samuelsson who won it.

…In the third, Samuelsson deftly picked off a brainless Brian Campbell drop pass which he saw coming from Kalamazoo. He said he’s played Chicago “a million times” and knew the antics Campbell can get up to in his own end. With that takeaway, Samuelsson did what he’s done so well this year — he shot. It was his 41st shot of the season, good at that time for second place in the NHL, trailing only Alex Ovechkin.

I find this amusing firstly due to the slight Brian Campbell jab.  Campbell always goes for the slick move rather than the smart play, which is absolutely stupid to do in your own zone.  And secondly the fact that Samuelsson is second in shots in the league with 41.  The phrase “wildly inaccurate” always come to mind with Samuelsson, and if they haven’t already, Canucks fans better get accustomed to hearing announcers say “and Samuelsson shoots it just wide.”

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