Dated May 14, 2011: Orcas eat Sharks...a Proven Fact.

Well, we know what our next NHL Round Three opponent is going to be. It's the San Jose Sharks. As you all know for the past 14 years, the Vancouver Canucks have used a Killer Whale (Orca) as a logo for their team. And it seems we now have a fitting rival for this playoffs, in the #2 team in the Western Conference.

Video of Orca killing a Great White

It has been proven in nature that orcas will kill Sharks. There have been 9 different species of sharks that have been killed by orcas. And in 1997...there was a recorded case of a female orca ramming, flipping and biting a great white which got too close for comfort to its young calf and killing it. The flipping of the shark caused it to go into a state of "tonic immobility" but the orca thus enraged still took two gigantic chomps out of the great white thus ensuring it's doom.



And as is evidenced. The Canucks are well versed in doing the same to their opponents. Frankly, this Shark was also evidenced to be placed for a few seconds into a state of "tonic immobility" as well by this well-executed ramming attempt.


copyright: Jeff Vinnick, NHLI photo

So considering that the Cup is pretty much our "baby"...and the Sharks are just getting too damned close for comfort. I'd say it's pretty safe to bet that the Canucks are going to turn into enraged Orcas...and KILL SHARKS.

Canucks versus Sharks; bring it on.