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Archive for January, 2009

The O’Brien Headache

Thursday, January 29th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

Is Shane O'Brien part of the solution or part of the problem? It depends on the perspective you look at it from. There's little doubt that one thing Shane O'Brien has brought to Vancouver since his trade from the Tampa Bay ...

Crunch Time For Canucks

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

The All-Star Break couldn't have come any slower for Alain Vigneault's crew, as they limped into the halfway point of the season having lost six in a row, the longest losing streak since 1999. Although judging by the last few results ...

Lecavalier Bolting Out?

Monday, January 12th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

The rumour that was once considered a remote possibility now has some legs to it: Vincent Lecavalier may yet be headed out of Tampa Bay. Here's the lowdown on the situation. This past offseason, when new Lightning owners Oren Koules and ...

East Versus West

Friday, January 9th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Anyone seen the hockey movie Mystery Alaska? It's the one with Russell Crowe and an Alaskan ice hockey team that plays out on a pond in the Arctic. In the movie, an ex-Alaskan turned New Yorker brings the Rangers to ...

Hats Off To Hodgson

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Be honest here, folks. Which of you wanted Kyle Beach at the NHL draft in June? I'm probably jumping the gun here seeing as how the Canucks' Cody Hodgson and  the Hawks' Kyle Beach have played a total of zero NHL ...

New Year, Same Thoughts

Friday, January 2nd, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

2008 has come and gone and the year of 09 has mercifully arrived. But while Sami Salo is resolving to stay healthy this year and Gary Bettman is resolving to continue being Gary Bettman, I'm still churning out the same ...