The Grabner-Ballard Deal
Friday, June 25th, 2010 Posted in Canucks | 2 Comments »After weeks of poring through prospect profiles and compiling draft previews for the Vancouver Canucks on who they were selecting, it was all for nothing as they traded their first round selection in a package deal to land Keith Ballard. The ...
What went wrong, what needs to be done
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010 Posted in Canucks | No Comments »I'm having a bad day. It's the kind of day where you want to put your fist through the wall every time you hear the song "Chelsea Dagger" or you see someone wearing a red shirt with black and white ...
Series Preview: Canucks vs. Blackhawks
Friday, April 30th, 2010 Posted in Canucks | No Comments »The time for talk is over. Unlike last season's matchup where Vancouver was abruptly dispatched in Game 6 in Chicago, the Canucks are hoping for a much better ending this time around. However, not only will they have the luxury of ...
Game One Reflections
Friday, April 16th, 2010 Posted in Canucks | No Comments »Let me start by saying that at 6:30PM I was still downtown at SFU's Harbour Centre, stuck in the middle of lecture and agonizing over when we were going to get an effin' break. Yes, I was ducking out early ...
Why I’d Never Trade Kesler
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 Posted in Canucks | No Comments »Ever since Ryan Kesler’s value catapulted last season, I’ve often been confronted with hypothetical situations from Canuck fans on what it would take to pull the trigger on a deal which would send the two-way centre away. And perhaps in ...
Forsberg could be a match
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 Posted in Canucks | 2 Comments »As the Vancouver Canucks creep towards 100 man games lost this season due to injury, perhaps it's fate that general manager Mike Gillis has expressed interest in the oft-injured Peter Forsberg. I know what's being said out on the street and ...
Ace in the hole?
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 Posted in Canucks | 1 Comment »Before proceeding any further, let's make one thing perfectly clear: By all accounts, Michael Grabner did not deserve to play in the NHL this season, let alone find himself skating on the top line with Henrik Sedin and Alex Burrows. ...
Four Rookies?
Monday, September 21st, 2009 Posted in Canucks | 2 Comments »The chances of it are unlikely, but don't be surprised if the Vancouver Canucks ice a lineup which comprises four rookies on their season opener versus the Calgary Flames on October 1st. Cody Hodgson, Sergei Shirokov, Evan Oberg and Cory Schneider ...
Canucks’ CEO Stepping Down?
Monday, August 3rd, 2009 Posted in Canucks | No Comments »According to Bob Mackin of 24 Hours, it is expected that tomorrow chief executive officer Chris Zimmerman will resign from his position. Since his arrival to Canucks Sports and Entertainment before the 2006 season when he replaced Stan McCammon, Zimmerman and ...
Scoop on Samuelsson
Friday, July 3rd, 2009 Posted in Canucks | No Comments »The Vancouver Canucks finally got their feet wet in the free agent market this morning when they signed rugged Swedish winger Mikael Samuelsson to a three-year contract worth $7.5M, which amounts to a $2.5M hit on the salary cap. After watching ...
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