Show Me the Money
Wednesday, December 31st, 2008 Posted in Canucks | No Comments »Curtis Sanford becomes the second Canucks goalie to land on the IR this year with a tweaked groin. As Robin noted the Canucks acquired Jason LaBarbera from the Kings for a 7th round pick, as none of the three goalies ...
Goalie insurance and Matson is OUT
Wednesday, December 31st, 2008 Posted in Canucks | No Comments »The Canucks felt that they had better get some insurance in the goaltending department today. Curtis Sanford is sidelined due to a groin injury, while Roberto Luongo continues skating with the team as he continues to rehab a month-long injury. ...
Shutout Sens - Edler build momentum
Monday, December 29th, 2008 Posted in Canucks | 2 Comments »This was a coming out party for Alexander Edler. Holy cow. In covering the Canucks for the past year-I knew he was good. I have been to games, watched him develop, and silently hoped the kid would bust through as ...
Easy Enough
Monday, December 29th, 2008 Posted in Canucks | 1 Comment »3 years ago a Senators-Canucks match-up would've been a test of firepower. Not anymore. I didn't get to catch the game, in part because I refuse to shell out $16.99 for a poor quality PPV feed with mediocre commentary from ...
Why the Sharks Are So Good
Wednesday, December 24th, 2008 Posted in Canucks | No Comments »I don't think any Vancouver fan predicted a win last night. The Sharks were 17-0-2 at home going into last night's game, and due to its relatively small market nationally they don't get a lot of games televised - but ...
Not Buying It
Friday, December 19th, 2008 Posted in Canucks | 1 Comment »Scott Burnside at ESPN believes that the whole Mats Sundin saga's a sham and he's not alone - there are tons of sportswriters out there that believe Sundin's whole dance for the past 6 months just showed that he is ...
Sundin a Canuck -ties to player representation a plus for Gillis
Thursday, December 18th, 2008 Posted in Canucks | No Comments »Mats Sundin has signed on to be with the Vancouver Canucks. Wow. Personally, I never thought that it was going to come about. Not the signing, but that he was to sign on the Wet Coast. I had Sundin pegged as a ...
Linden - day and night
Wednesday, December 17th, 2008 Posted in Canucks | No Comments »Tonight is the night. Trevor Linden's jersey goes up into GM Place's rafters alongside Stan 'The Steamer' Smyl's #12. In a fitting tribute and surprise ceremony this morning that caught most off-guard, the Canucks did a very classy thing. Before ...
Sundin Does Not Make a Contender
Tuesday, December 16th, 2008 Posted in Canucks | 1 Comment »Flip a coin. For Vancouver fans, that's what it feels like. Either Mats Sundin signs or he doesn't. There's no doubt that adding Sundin makes the Canucks better. But, really, by how much? Let's be honest - the Canucks are not ...
Introductions
Monday, December 15th, 2008 Posted in Canucks | 1 Comment »First, I'd like to give a big thanks to Robin who has been kind enough to offer me the chance to blog for the Canucks. Having grown up in Vancouver, I consider myself most familiar with the Canucks and the ...
