The tweet of Radio host and St Louis based NHL writer Andy Strickland made the news official, the Vancouver Canucks have purchased the AHL Peoria Rivermen franchise, with the Chicago Wolves soon expected to become the affiliate to the St Louis Blues. It is definitely the end of an era but a new beginning of ...
It’s time. It’s time to “Bure” the hatchet. I couldn’t help but notice something was missing after watching Mats Sundin’s ceremonial puck drop on March 23 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. It has been over five months since Sundin, along with Pavel Bure, Adam Oates and Joe Sakic were all inducted into the ...
In the words of wisdom from Chinese military scholar Sun Tzu: “If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles.” Who can forget Charlie Sheen’s inspiration hashtag: #Winning And a great & inspirational quote from the film legend, Vin Diesel: “Winning’s Winning.” It appears that the roller ...
After losses to Detroit and Minnesota, I came away from last night’s 3-2 “brutal” victory over the St. Louis Blues more dumbfounded than I’ve ever been. The Canucks play of late has raised the fans’ eyebrows and heart rates. How does a team get out shot so badly in two periods, almost blow a 3-0 lead, ...
There is little argument that the Vancouver Canucks season so far has been a rough one to watch. Used to steamrolling through the regular season the Canucks have yet to find any consistency and have been scuffling — losing seven of their last ten headed into Tuesday’s night game with St. Louis. Vancouver found a ...
Some general managers like to build their team with a lot of offensive punch (Pittsburgh Penguins and Chicago Blackhawks), while others prefer to build their team with a strong goalie tandem (Boston Bruins or Los Angeles Kings). Finally, some GMs prefer to build their team with a very deep defensive corps. Two months into the ...
If I had told someone in 1915 that hockey players would become millionaires, I would probably have been punched in the face, taken to the alley behind East Hastings Street to get more beatings, and then hung over the Capilano Suspension Bridge near North Vancouver. No one back then would ever think of anybody let ...
A lot has been made this season about the so called Vancouver Canucks goalie controversy. After not being able to unload Roberto Luongo during the off season, the Canucks entered the season with two number one guys in net. They have been alternating starts so far this year and Thursday night during their game with ...
Before this evening’s contest against the Columbus Blue Jackets, I was going to prepare a scathing article about how poorly the Vancouver Canucks have been playing during the mid-point of this short 2013 season. Rather than go through and dissect all the number-crunching details, the fact is that the Canucks still need a massive shake-up of some ...
Through the current rough period for the Canucks, one thing has become clear, the need for more depth in both the forward and defensive lines. With the injury to Ryan Kesler, the Canucks have only 3 true centerman in star Swede Henrik Sedin, big-bodied Maxim Lapierre and unproven rookie Jordan Schroeder. The Canucks lack ...
