Fallout
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 Posted in Canucks | 2 Comments »Scott Gomez going to Montreal pretty much ensures that Bob Gainey won't be pursuing the twins via free agency. He won't be able to fit all three under the cap and flesh out the rest of his defensive corps. He ...
Hey-ey-ey, Goodbye?
Monday, June 29th, 2009 Posted in Canucks | No Comments »As July 1 slowly approaches, the Canucks are still not close to re-signing the Sedins. Both JP Barry and Mike Gillis headed to Stockholm to resume contract talks after the draft, but ended up bumping into each other at the ...
Draft Review
Sunday, June 28th, 2009 Posted in Canucks | No Comments »Mike Gillis stated in an interview that he'd like to add some draft picks and although the Canucks didn't make any major moves during the weekend, they did make a minor swap with Phoenix for their 187th pick by sending ...
Updates, Updates
Saturday, June 27th, 2009 Posted in Canucks | 2 Comments »So many things to talk about... Jay Bouwmeester was dealt to Calgary this morning for impending UFA Jordan Leopold and a third rounder. That caught me off guard - it wasn't much to give up for Bouwmeester's negotiating rights and at ...
Skip to My Bobby Lou
Friday, June 26th, 2009 Posted in Canucks | 3 Comments »Fear not Canucks fans, despite the uncertainty of the Canucks' future, Roberto Luongo (Oh Captain! My Captain!) looks like he's going to stay after all. There was a lot of speculation this summer over Luongo's plans next summer when he ...
Blue Jay
Thursday, June 25th, 2009 Posted in Canucks | 4 Comments »A quick web-surfing of hockey related rumours have suggested that Jay Bouwmeester is headed towards three destinations: Calgary, Vancouver, or Philadelphia. All of them present interesting scenarios but Vancouver has the best shot. They have the cap space and the ...
Housing Markets
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 Posted in Canucks | 3 Comments »In local Vancouver papers today it was reported that Roberto Luongo is building a new home near Merritt, BC, while another non-Canuck NHLer has purchased a home in the Vancouver area. The mystery guest is none other than Marian Gaborik. ...
Draft Preview
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009 Posted in Canucks | No Comments »Just a quick note beforehand, the Canucks have signed Matt Pope to an entry-level contract. The former Bemidji State University player played for the Bakersfield Condors for the better part of the year before joining the Binghamton Senators and then ...
Rebuild or Contend?
Sunday, June 21st, 2009 Posted in Canucks | 6 Comments »In the salary cap era, it seems as though teams are either rebuilding or contending, partly because with the salary cap "dynasties" would be difficult to sustain. Whether that is still doable or not is debatable - the Red Wings ...
Seeing Doubles
Friday, June 19th, 2009 Posted in Canucks | No Comments »What, exactly, are the terms of the Sedins' rumoured proposal? - The terms are reportedly a 12-year contract worth $63m. The Sedins have reportedly asked for a no-separation clause as well and I imagine that would be honoured. That's a cap ...
