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After losing the battle in front of both nets in a 5-2 Game 3 loss Wednesday that put them down 2-1 in the series, the Canucks were pledging to take a page out of the Blackhawks' book on crease crashing and make life a lot tougher for their rookie stopper, Antti Niemi.

Led by immovable 6-foot-4, 257-pound forward Dustin Byfuglien, Chicago has certainly done the same for Canucks captain Roberto Luongo. The Hawks scored four of their Game 3 goals on rebounds, including one after Luongo was knocked to the ice, and the fifth — Byfuglien's third of the night — went in after the goalie was physically pushed into his own net.

But Canucks management has asked its coaches and players not to whine about officials allowing the Blackhawks to bump, poke and prod their star stopper, saying they will take care of complaints at a higher level. Instead the Vancouver players vowed to create a few more pileups in the crease at the other end of the rink.

"Chicago is not a better team than us. They're not playing better than us. They are just doing a better job in front of the net on both sides," said Luongo, careful not to cry about the interference, even on the inexplicably allowed fifth goal. "Dustin is doing a good job of what he's doing and he's not getting called for it, so he's taking advantage of it. We've got to realize we can do the same on the other side and make sure we get some presence, get some sticks in the crease when the pucks there and maybe get their guy a little bit off balance."

Luongo's call to the opposition crease was echoed by several teammates between games.

"It's hard work and will," said center Ryan Kesler. "Take a page out of their books and just get in front of (Niemi's) face, jam at his pads and take his eyes away and bump him. That's what they are doing to Louie and that's what we are going to have to do to him."

The question, though, is whether imitating the Blackhawks will mean taking the Canucks out of the game they play best. After talking all through the playoffs about learning from past failures that the one thing they can't do is change how they play in the postseason, and then backing it up by sticking to that plan while coming back from a 2-1 series deficit against Los Angeles, it sounded a lot like Vancouver is willing to let the Blackhawks dictate the conditions and turn the series into a rugby scrum in front of both goals.

It didn't work, in large part because the Canucks failed to follow their other between-game edict about being more disciplined. Vancouver came unraveled with bad penalties, including three stick fouls on Byfuglien, and the Blackhawks scored four power play goals — and another seconds after a power play expired — en route to a 7-4 Game 4 win and 3-1 stranglehold on the series. And much like the previous game, it was the presence of Byfuglien and an abundance of rebounds in front that allowed Chicago to run up the score.

If nothing changes, it's hard to imagine the Canucks avoiding elimination in Game 5 Sunday in Chicago.

BLACKHAWKS 7, CANUCKS 4: The Canucks couldn't live up to their pledge to stay out of the penalty box, and the Blackhawks made them pay on the power play. Chicago captain Jonathan Toews had three power play goals and added two assists, Patrick Sharp also scored on the man advantage, and Tomas Kopecky added another goal just after a Vancouver penalty expired. Brent Seabrook opened the scoring 18 seconds in, and Dave Bolland rounded it out into an empty net with 37 seconds left, but it was the second period where the Canucks really came unglued. After consecutive cross-checking penalties by Shane O'Brien on Dustin Byfuglien in the first period led to Toews first power play goal, the Chicago captain added another 33 seconds into the second period to make it 3-2. Sharp doubled the lead on yet another power play rebound scramble at 12:47, and then the Canucks really unraveled. Daniel Sedin was penalized for breaking his stick across Kris Versteeg after a whistle, and Alex Burrows cross-checked Byfuglien in the neck during a scramble. Toews converted the 5-on-3 advantage with 4:38 left in the period.

NOTES, QUOTES

—RW Daniel Sedin spent a lot of time between games talking about his uncharacteristic snap that led to a roughing charge with Dave Bolland off a faceoff, taking him off a Canucks power play. Much of that time was about not doing it again and the importance of not giving in to Chicago's agitators. But in the second period of Game 4, already trailing 4-2 on three Chicago power play goals, Daniel was penalized for breaking his stick across Kris Versteeg after a whistle, a confrontation that started with Versteeg and him shoving on a faceoff. Linemate Alex Burrows then cross-checked Dusting Byfuglien in the neck during a scramble and Chicago converted the 5-on-3 for a 5-2 lead.

So much for all that talk of discipline, by Daniel and the rest of a team that talked so much about playoff lessons learned.

"A few of those penalties were pretty soft," Daniel said. "It cost us the game, that's the bottom line. Right or wrong. ... I shouldn't put myself in that situation, but my stick is broken and he runs into me. It cost us the game."

—RW Pavol Demitra, who is at the end of a deal paying him $4 million a season, was a healthy scratch in Game 4 on Friday night as part of a big shakeup of the Canucks' forward lines. Fourth-line winger Rick Rypien also sat out as the Canucks re-inserted rookie speedster Michael Grabner, who scored in Game 1, and gave gritty forward Tanner Glass his first game of the second round. They also moved Alex Burrows up onto the struggling top line with Daniel and Henrik Sedin, and dropped Mikael Samuelsson, who had seven goals and 11 points in the first round but just one 5-on-3 goal in this series, down to the third line. The changes paid off in the first period, with Samuelsson setting up Kyle Wellwood and Burrows taking the puck hard to the net to create the rebound that led to Daniel Sedin's first goal of the series. But in the end it was hard to find positives from a 7-3 loss that may have been so bad — the Canucks came unraveled mentally and were beaten all over the ice physically — to overshadow Demitra's demotion to the press box. This is, after all, a player who led the Olympics in scoring with 10 points in seven games and was named a tournament all star. Demitra, a former client of Canucks GM Mike Gillis, did have six points in nine playoff games. But the skilled Slovak only had one assist against Chicago and was playing point on a badly struggling power play.

QUOTE TO NOTE: "We didn't react well to what was going on, and they made us pay for it. I really believe that this group is ready for this moment, but obviously our actions right now are proving me wrong." — Canucks coach Alain Vigneault after the Canucks came unraveled and took undisciplined penalties that led to four power play goals, a 7-4 loss and a 3-1 series deficit to Chicago on Friday night.

ROSTER REPORT

GOALTENDERS: Roberto Luongo, Andrew Raycroft.

DEFENSEMEN: Christian Ehrhoff, Sami Salo, Kevin Bieksa, Alexander Edler, Shane O'Brien, Andrew Alberts

FIRST LINE: Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin, Alex Burrows.

SECOND LINE: Mason Raymond, Ryan Kesler, Jannik Hansen.

THIRD LINE: Michael Grabner, Kyle Wellwood, Mikael Samuelsson.

FOURTH LINE: Tanner Glass, Ryan Johnson, Steve Bernier.

PLAYER NOTES:

—G Roberto Luongo's struggles against Chicago continued in Game 4 in Friday as he gave up soft goal 18 seconds into the game and the Blackhawks pumped five more past him — four on the power play and another just after an advantage ended — in a 7-4 loss that left the Canucks one game from elimination. Luongo, who is still trying to get past a season-ending 7-5 meltdown to Chicago in the second round of last year's playoffs, has given up 13 goals in the last seven periods as the Blackhawks go hard to the net and exploit rebounds.

"He's the second-best goaltender on the ice," coach Alain Vigneault said, harsh words given the guy at the other end is Antti Niemi, a 26-year-old rookie who used to drive a Zamboni in Finland and kicks out even more rebounds than Luongo. But at least he keeps his cool.

Luongo appears to have lost his against Chicago. He was clearly flustered by Dustin Byfuglien's presence atop his crease, whacking away on the Chicago power play, getting away with a blatant trip at one point and almost tackling another Hawk behind the net on another play.

"We lost our composure again," said Luongo after 27 saves. "I don't know why it happened. We were all on the same page before the game and I don't know. One thing led to another, and we lost our composure again."

—LW Alex Burrows, who led the team and set a career high with 35 goals this season, scored just his second goal of the playoffs in Game 3 — his only other goal, or point, was into an empty net in the finale against Los Angeles — and was rewarded with a move up to the first line for Game 4. He responded by making a strong play that set up Daniel Sedin's first goal of this series, but he also took a bad penalty for cross checking Dustin Byfuglien in the neck to put Chicago on a 5-on-3 that it promptly converted. Burrows added another assist on Henrik Sedin's late, meaningless goal but still finished minus-1 and is a big part of a penalty kill that is last in the NHL at just 64.3 percent.

—RW Mikael Samuelsson was dropped from the first to the third line for Game 4, and while he responded with an assist, the veteran Swede has been largely invisible in the second round against Chicago. He has a goal and an assist after recording seven goals and 11 points in the first-round win over Los Angeles. He might be hurt — he missed a couple of practices between the series to have his back worked on.

—RW Pavol Demitra, who is at the end of a deal paying him $4-million a season, was a healthy scratch in Game 4 on Friday night. Demitra actually led the Olympics in scoring with 10 points in seven games and was named a tournament all-star, and he did have six points in nine playoff games. But the skilled Slovak only had one assist against Chicago and was playing point on a badly struggling power play.

—LW Michael Grabner, who scored in Game 1 but played just 4:19 in Game 2, got back in the lineup in Game 4 after being scratched in Game 3. He played 11:59, more than in any of his other six playoff games, and was plus-1 but pointless in the 7-4 loss.

—D Aaron Rome is recovered from an ankle injury. Despite being a top-four at times this season, however, Rome continues to sit in favor of Andrew Alberts after Rome played just one game in the first round before aggravating an injury suffered in the final week of the regular season.

MEDICAL WATCH:

—D Willie Mitchell remains out with a concussion suffered on Jan. 16 and is likely out for the rest of the season and playoffs.

—D Nolan Baumgartner is listed as day-to-day after a suffering reported knee injury in his first playoff game on April 22.

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Utahns celebrate American motherhood

Posted: 08 May 2010 07:16 PM PDT

Mothering with intent, that's the philosophy Utah Young Mother of the Year 2010 Shauna Dunn uses daily.

"You can't just get up and go through the motions. You need to have a plan or intent of what you want your family to be," Dunn said.

The path to successful parenting has not been easy for Dunn, a mother of five, who said she never dreamed motherhood was even in the cards for her.

"I never wanted to be a mother growing up, I wanted to be a powerhouse woman on Wall Street," Dunn said. "I worked on my education goals, but then I ended up going to grad school and getting married and having children, which was not in the plan."

Dunn said her husband stayed at home at first while she pursued a career. After her third child, Dunn decided to give up her job to focus on being a mom.

"When I made the switch to being a stay-at-home mom, it was very difficult for me," Dunn said. "I remember going up to the foothills, looking out over the city and thinking, 'Why am I doing this?'"

Dunn said as she was driving home, a powerful impression came to her and she started writing down all the things she wanted for her family.

The notes eventually transformed into her family's motto: S.P.I.C.E.S.S., an acronym for spiritual, physical, intellectual, creative, emotional, skills and social. Dunn said members of her family try to do something from each category every day to lead a fulfilling life.

Shirley Tong, Utah Mother of the Year 2010, said her family has found happiness and contentment through learning the value of hard work.

Even though she was given the award for her dedication to community and family, Tong said the experience was humbling as she reflected on her own mothering values that stem from her childhood in Hawaii where her parents grew papaya, bananas and raised chickens.

"My parents were both raised in Hawaii and Japan. They were very industrious and hardworking, honest people. I grew up feeling like it was important for my children to master that work ethic," said Tong, a mother of six.

"I trained them all to do everything and they used to grumble. Now they've grown with their own families; they really do thank me."

The awards for Utah Mother of the Year and Utah Young Mother of the Year were given by American Mothers Inc., a nonprofit organization of which Dunn and Tong are both members.

Founded in 1935, American Mothers Inc. is responsible for shedding light on the celebration of motherhood and credited with making Mother's Day a national holiday.

This year, five Utah women, including Dunn and Tong, attended the organization's 75th anniversary convention at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City April 29 to May 1.

Also in attendance were Deanne Taylor, current president of American Mothers; Linda Zenger, American Mothers parliamentarian, and Dixie Clifford, board member and Utah Mother of the Year 2009.

Clifford said the convention, which included speakers and mothering mentor sessions, was a chance for women to come together and strengthen the foundation of motherhood.

For those who want to join the nonprofit organization, Clifford said the best way to find a group that meets individualized needs is to visit www.americanmothers.org.

Tong said she enjoys mentoring young mothers and being able to share her knowledge through the organization.

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