Steve Bernier Restarts Season Gone Wrong
Posted by TheHockeyGuy on February 3rd, 2010
The crush of reporters nearly knocked Steve Bernier over.
Somehow, he managed to stay upright as the rush of media hit the Vancouver Canucks dressing room like a blast furnace to record Alex Burrows’ latest musings.
Bernier was one stall over. But no one was there to talk about his parents or jog his childhood memories or write poetically about his return to his home province. Instead, he was forced to lean awkwardly out of the way as he uncomfortably took off his skates and equipment.
It wasn’t supposed to be this way. This was supposed to be Bernier’s moment.
He was the one acquired two years ago to be the incendiary winger the Sedins had long lacked. He promised to combine a right-handed shot and a nose for the net with a litre of elbow grease. In theory, it looked like the right chemistry which — if all had gone to plan — would be peaking right about now.
But those are distant, halcyon days for Bernier. He may be sitting beside Burrows off the ice, but on it they couldn’t be further apart.
Burrows is doing things no one imagined. His biggest obstacle right now is trying to keep his head below the clouds. Bernier, meanwhile, is just trying to stay in the lineup.
Click here to read the full article – By Vancouver Province
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