Archive for September, 2008

OT at Honda Center

Sunday, September 28th, 2008 Posted in Canucks | 3 Comments »

Head Coach Alain Vigneault is displaying the kind of thinking man's hockey I love. I cannot say I'm in love with the gross amount of penalties the Canucks were called for, 13 to the Ducks' 7....Selanne scored twice on ...

Canucks vs. Oilers, preseason rematch

Thursday, September 25th, 2008 Posted in Canucks | 1 Comment »

Tuesday night the Canucks and Oilers faced-off in Edmonton, resuming the home-and-home that saw Vancouver win in a shoot-out the night before. The second game in the preseason mini-series saw a bit of a chess match, but the play of the ...

Thursday, September 25th, 2008 Posted in Canucks | No Comments »

The Canucks blog will have a new feature every Monday and Friday mornings...be sure to check out the latest writ!

Edmonton welcomes Canucks to ice on Monday

Sunday, September 21st, 2008 Posted in Canucks | 15 Comments »

The Vancouver Canucks 'Team A' will hit the Oilers' ice in the first preseason game on Monday evening. Training camp was literally a cup of coffee long, with two days in Whistler. Monday's pre-season game against the Oilers can be ...

prospect impressions in Oil Country

Friday, September 19th, 2008 Posted in Canucks | No Comments »

In a split of games earned in Oil Country, the Canucks' prospects had their chance to impress upon the masses. The three-pack of games in Camrose, Alberta against the Flames' and Oilers' teams has interested parties clamouring to catch ...

Twins of Sedin

Sunday, September 14th, 2008 Posted in Canucks | 2 Comments »

So, in reviewing the top centre and left-winger on each NHL team and weighing them against the Sedin twins I've encountered a couple anomalies and some support FOR the twins. The Philadelphia top LW/C combo is misleading, as the strength of ...

Sedins remarks

Friday, September 12th, 2008 Posted in Canucks | 4 Comments »

With GM Like Gillis gettin' down to busine...er, a plate of food with the Sedin twins on Wednesday, it is time to weigh in about the contract bally-hoo. In short and supported by the interviews held on the TEAM ...

up tha sleeve

Sunday, September 7th, 2008 Posted in Canucks | No Comments »

The Canucks are in a position where a trade makes a lot of sense right now. GM Mike Gillis has repeatedly stated as much every time he has been pressed for information on how he is going to improve ...

Shannon shipped….

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008 Posted in Canucks | 2 Comments »

Gillis has got people shaking their heads.... A team that needs offense to compete, trades away a mid-range prospect that has speed to burn and puck skills to the Senators for what....a defenseman. I like this move for the Canucks. You ...

Captain materials

Monday, September 1st, 2008 Posted in Canucks | 1 Comment »

With Markus Naslund departing for the Big Apple and Trevor Linden (setting down one of his many hats) retiring, the Canucks must examine the team for the next player to don the "C". Rumour mills and in regarding the circumstances surrounding ...

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Passing Thoughts
Ok, just a few things that have been bouncing around in my head recently. 1.  Nikolai Kulemin is more deserving of the...Fri, 19 Mar 2010

 

Expert's Audit - Streit, no chaser
Welcome once again to “An Expert’s Audit”.  This audit will be posted here as well as on my fantasy hockey blog...Wed, 17 Mar 2010

 

How Does Our First Line Stack Up?
The Leafs top line trio of Bozak, Kulemin, and Kessel has been together for 17 games now, which is roughly one fifth of...Tue, 16 Mar 2010

 

Staying positive
Well, it was an interesting week. The Sabres had their last 3 Western Conference games of the season. The first one...Tue, 16 Mar 2010

 

Michael Stone a cornerstone
I caught a bit of the recent CHL action between the Saint John Sea Dogs vs. Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) yesterday on Shaw...Mon, 15 Mar 2010

 

Sunday morning armchair
i haven’t been able to post since the Olympics but i found this link this week and had to throw it down here. ...Sun, 14 Mar 2010

 

Youth In Full Effect
How’s this grab you all as a stat line for the Leafs victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night? Luke...Fri, 12 Mar 2010

 

Welcome To The Gunn Show
Here’s a question for all the Leaf fans who promoted Ian White due to his “impressive” +/- rating of...Wed, 10 Mar 2010

 

Penalties Taken vs. Penalties Drawn and Nikolai Kulemin
So here’s another area where Nikolai Kulemin does a lot of little things right.  He’s been compared on...Tue, 09 Mar 2010

 

A couple of W's make me feel better
The offense is still stumbling, but a pair of OT wins over the weekend make it feel like maybe the bottom ISN’T...Mon, 08 Mar 2010

 

Penalty Trouble in Philadelphia
Ok, so Colton Orr serves a purpose on this team.  In the case of Toronto’s game against Ottawa on Saturday...Mon, 08 Mar 2010

 

Will Kopitar score 40?
To call it a breakout season for Anze Kopitar would be a bit of an understatement. Most of us as Kings’ fans...Mon, 08 Mar 2010

 

Don't Panic
The Kings’ return from the Olympic break started out nicely with a good thumping of Dallas, improving upon the...Mon, 08 Mar 2010

 

Sunday morning armchair
Ian is away this weekend and I’ll be filling in for him with this week.  With the Olympics and trade deadline...Sun, 07 Mar 2010

 


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