I take it that Sami Salo would not do well in Las Vegas at any of the games of chance. With his 23rd injury since the lockout, luck is not on Salo’s side. He did make it to game 12 before an injury occurred and really, did anyone think he would get through the season [...]
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The title above is the slogan being used by the Vancouver Canucks this season, “Heart of a Canuck”. As my learned Twitter follower (straithenator) tweeted last night “Heart of a Canuck is in desperate need of a transplant or a defibrillator.” So very aptly stated after last night’s lack of performance in which the Canucks played what [...]
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I started compiling this report back in 2008 and gave it a number of different titles. There were beefs and bouquets, disappointments and surprises, the ten game report card and various others. This time I’m just going to award some symbols that are self-explanatory. First, a few stats that set the tone and state what most [...]
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I’d like to deal with something other than why Roberto Luongo is struggling in October. Actually, it involves the goaltending to a certain degree, but what I really would like to explain is the importance of team defense, or in this case – the lack thereof. That’s really the area that the Canucks are struggling [...]
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Is it just me or is Mike Gillis the best General Manager the Vancouver Canucks ever had? I realize the final judgment will be if he is able to bring a Stanley Cup to Vancouver, but you can never say he didn’t try! The plan has always been to build a second line to balance [...]
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I must admit that I have slung plenty of arrows at Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo since he arrived in 2006. On the other hand, I have also presented some bouquets in writing about him – when he has played well. For the large percentage of his time with the Canucks, the latter has been the [...]
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