Posts About "Keith Ballard"
The Orca Defence Corp: Analyzing the Vancouver Canucks' Blueline
July 21st, 2012 With the Shea Weber dream over, the off-season must go on for the Vancouver Canucks. Seeing home-town BC-boy Weber in a Canucks' uniform would have been an amazing sight for Canucks fans but it always seemed like more of a pipe dream than a possibility, considering Weber's cap hit and expected salary. The Canucks' defensive group...
Vancouver Rumour Mill- Corey Perry To Join The Canucks?
January 28th, 2012 Someone strikes a match and twitter sets on fire with hockey rumours. It happens everyday and some are more far-fetched than others. The latest round of rumours involves power forward Corey Perry joining the Vancouver Canucks for something along the lines of Cory Schneider, Keith Ballard and Mason Raymond plus a draft pick. The...
Vancouver Canucks Finally Hitting Cruise Control- A First Quarter Analysis
November 28th, 2011 The Canucks finished the 2010/2011 season with 19 regulation losses, a Herculean effort ensuring Vancouver finished with 10 more points and 5 more wins than any other club in the NHL. This year started as expected for the BC team with a typical poor October pushing the team towards the bottom of the table. November started with...
Penguins Playbook: Pens Still Adjusting To Defensive System
October 11th, 2011 The Pittsburgh Penguins were fairly happy with the result of their three-game Western Canada road swing (Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton).
Welcome to the Show: 10 Thoughts from NHL's Opening Night
October 7th, 2011 Jim Neveau, NHL Senior Columnist While it may not have the pageantry of the NFL's opening Thursday night game, or the tradition of Opening Day in MLB, the start of a new NHL season is always an exciting event for fans of the sport. The prospect of all 30 teams starting from scratch toward the ultimate goal of winning the Stanley Cup...
The Strange Case of Keith Ballard
August 11th, 2011 When the Canucks acquired defenseman Keith Ballard from the Florida Panthers on day one of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, most fans of the team were very positive regarding the move. Ballard had developed a reputation as a swift-skating, hard-hitting, exciting defenseman during his tenure in Phoenix and Florida. In 2008-09, he was...
