The definition of futility according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary: Futility – 1. The quality or state of being; 2. A useless act or gesture For the sport of hockey, futility is a real dirty word. After over a week of collecting myself after the Canucks’ miserable end to Round 1 of the 2013 Stanley Cup ...
With the departure of future Hall-of-Famer Nicklas Lidstrom and Thomas Holmstrom to retirement, this shortened season was supposed to be the Detroit Red Wings’ year of rebuilding. Scratch that “rebuilding” talk. When the shortened season resumed on January 19, none of the so-called hockey experts gave the Red Wings a chance to crack the top ...
Tonight We are done Set the town on fire We can burn higher than the sun Instead of being saddened by the latest early playoff exit, many Canuck fans are angry – Angry at controversial officiating, the lack of player movements, the dumbest player trades, the persistent goaltending controversy, the agonizing losing streaks, and the ...
Okay, this is starting to become a repetitive and frustrating pattern. Instead of earning a 1-1 split heading into the San Jose Shark Tank tonight, the Canucks are down two games to none, thanks to a costly move by Jannick Hansen within the final minute of the third period – He missed the open net from just ...
The only news that’s coming out of the Canucks dressing room today is much of the same – Roberto Luongo is starting Game Two on Friday night. And, not much else to announce. There is little comfort in that Game One’s 3-1 loss to the San Jose Sharks wasn’t completely Luongo’s fault. At least he ...
The Vancouver Canucks set two new club records on their 7-2 drubbing by the lowly Edmonton Oilers who are already thinking about golf season. 1. To keep his ironman streak intact, Henrik Sedin played only 22 seconds and left the game. 2. After being kept in net for the entire slaughter, Roberto Luongo hit the ...
After the Vancouver Canucks’ 3-1 loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Apr 25, there are still questions that linger about how ready the Canucks are for the challenging postseason ahead. No longer the best in the league, the Canucks will have an uphill battle when they challenge against very formidable opponents in the Western Conference. ...
I can’t help but focus on what a terrible week this has been for everyone. Hockey (really, all sports) has clearly taken a back seat since Monday’s horrible bombing at the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, leading up to the shooting and apprehension of the two suspects wanted in connection with the bombings on ...
Wow, time flies. There are less than eight games left for most teams to finish up the shortened 2013 NHL season. But don’t let the 48-game season fool you. For most fans, this season felt really long. It didn’t help that both sides did nothing to prevent the owner-Gary-imposed lockout from happening on September 15. ...
While I was on vacation, I was surprised to see that TSN TradeCentre was featured on the big screen at the Flamingo Las Vegas sports book facility on April 3. Instead of relying on data with U.S. roaming on the good ol’ iPhone, the trade deadline coverage was strongly present on the big screens. There wasn’t ...
