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Archive for February, 2008

Canucks Challenged by The Hives

Friday, February 29th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Courtesy of pitchforkmedia.com: We know damn well that Sweden's Hives rule the live stage, but what about the ice rink? Determined to find out, the photogenic fivesome journeyed late last week from one frozen northerly land to another, Canada (where, okay, ...

Jiri Fischer Back On Ice

Thursday, February 28th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Courtesy of the Detroit Free Press: SAGINAW, Mich. — Detroit Red Wings defenseman Jiri Fischer is preparing to play hockey for the first time since he collapsed during a game more than two years ago.   Fischer will join doctors and paramedics ...

Cooke Wanted Out

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

Everyone may love the Cooker, but the feeling might not have been mutual. A report on the TEAM 1040 has hinted that the now ex-Canuck Matt Cooke had asked for a trade earlier this year, at to which Dave Nonis had ...

Never Trust a Swede!

Monday, February 25th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

That's right! I'm pissed off as a hockey fan; this is exactly what is wrong with the so-called "Business of hockey". Players who have no-trade clauses who, at all costs, refuse to waive their no-trade clause in order to improve their ...

The Brad Richards Question

Sunday, February 24th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 4 Comments »

More news is surfacing that Brad Richards has given the Tampa Bay Lightning a list of teams he'd be willing to go to. In addition, it's being reported that the Dallas Stars, Columbus Blue Jackets and the Vancouver Canucks are ...

Some Teams Starting to Quit

Friday, February 22nd, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Back in January when the Vancouver Canucks were hopelessly spiraling out of control and out of a playoff spot, a lot of boneheaded Canuck fans called for the team to "tank" the season in order to get a top draft ...

Brad Richards, Anyone?

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

TSN: The word on the street from rival general managers around the league is that Lightning GM Jay Feaster is in a situation where he's being told by potential team owner Oren Koules to find out what he could get ...

A Message to the APC

Monday, February 18th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »

Members of the Anti-Poverty Committee stepped up their Olympic activism yesterday by defacing the countdown clock. By the end of their protest at the Vancouver Art Gallery, the APC - known for its clashes with authorities - splattered ...

Bieksa Moose-bound

Sunday, February 17th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

It looks more and more evident that Kevin Bieksa's return is no longer week-to-week, but day-to-day. Canuck fans were confirmed of this when the Moose broadcast on CJOB announced that Bieksa was being assigned to the AHL affiliate Manitoba Moose ...

Detroit Sucks.

Friday, February 15th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

No one might notice it, but after Detroit falls to Columbus tonight, they will have lost five, count 'em, five, games in a row. Now either Detroit is just playing poorly lately or they're saving their energy for the playoffs. And if ...