Posted on February 6th, 2012 by Larry "The Nucks IceMan" Johnson
Canucks’ – Sedins I would like to take you back several seasons (2009-10), when Daniel Sedin was out of the lineup for 19 games due to an injury. That was the same season that brother Henrik won the Art Ross and Hart Trophy’s. He also set a career record for points (112) and more [...]
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Posted on February 3rd, 2012 by Larry "The Nucks IceMan" Johnson
I’ll start with the Smoke and Mirrors analogy because the Canucks are sure not what they are supposed to be. Since the game in Boston on January 7th, some 10 games ago, the Canucks have survived mainly on goaltending and a few players that would make up a line. Six of those games went to [...]
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Posted on January 18th, 2012 by Larry "The Nucks IceMan" Johnson
There are three Vancouver Canucks that are currently being paid a combined total of $10.9 million, for arguments sake, let’s call it $11 million. From lowest to highest they are: Manny Malhotra ($2.5M per – 1 yr. remaining), David Booth ($4.2M per – 3 yrs. remaining) and Keith Ballard ($4.2M per – 3 yrs. remaining). [...]
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Posted on January 12th, 2012 by Larry "The Nucks IceMan" Johnson
A top nine forward that can play and is tough. Mike Gillis on TEAM 1040 radio said that the Canucks are looking to add some toughness in the form of a forward that can play on either of lines one through three. My comment on that is – what took you so long? Now hold on [...]
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Posted on January 5th, 2012 by Larry "The Nucks IceMan" Johnson
The Canuck players can verbalize all they want about the non-importance of the game against the Bruins in Boston this Saturday, but the reality is that it’s another litmus test for this team. At the time of this writing the Canucks are on top of the NHL standings with Boston two points behind them. [...]
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Posted on December 27th, 2011 by Larry "The Nucks IceMan" Johnson
It took 36 games to reach the top of the NorthWest Division, but with the 5-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers last night, the Vancouver Canucks have arrived. The surprising play of the Minnesota Wild out of the gate had the Canucks looking up at them, but with the Wild’s 3-5-2 record of late, the [...]
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