January 2011
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Edler Injury a Backbreaker for Canucks?
With the Canucks perched atop the NHL standings heading into this weekend’s all-star break, with four members of their team slated to participate in the all-star festivities, with the Sedins battling it out (again) for another Art Ross Trophy and with their number one goalie rounding into vintage form, you knew that it was only a matter of time before the other shoe dropped.
And with this...
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CC's Figures and Facts
We present another instalment of our now weekly feature, “Figures and Facts”:
FIGURE - .682, Roberto Luongo’s save percentage on game deciding shootouts (on 173 shots) for his career.
FIGURE - .895, his save percentage on penalty shots (19 shots) for his career.
FACT - At the shootout, Luongo has fared slightly better than the average keeper (.672 since the implementation of...
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Canucks vs. Sharks - Manny vs. Welly
An interesting sidebar to the Canucks’ next game, a home match against the oft disappointing San Jose Sharks, could well be a comparison of last year’s Vancouver third line centre with this season’s version.
You, of course, will recall Kyle Wellwood, who was so popular around here after last season’s playoffs that our completely unbiased poll results showed him as the only...
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CC's Figures and Facts
Today we’ll be starting what we hope will be a weekly feature around here (at least during the regular season and playoffs), our “Figures and Facts”.
FIGURE - Fourth line centre Alexandre Bolduc has separated his shoulder for the third time in two seasons. Remarkably, he separated his shoulder this time while taking a face-off.
FACT - Bolduc, at this rate, is making Sami Salo...
Anonymous asked: If possible, I would be interested in reading about all of MGGM's moves from Wellwood and Sundin etc. as well as draft as well as your assessment of the move even if it is good, bad or wash.
I understand that this was covered in part in an earlier article.
I would also be interested in MGGM's complete career history including playing career. Was he not a...
I understand that this was covered in part in an earlier article.
I would also be interested in MGGM's complete career history including playing career. Was he not a...
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Make Room for Sami?
The Canucks recently sent a copy of their 40th anniversary magazine to season ticket holders. In it, they featured quotes from all active players on their recollection of their first NHL game. Sami Salo’s? “I remember that first shift I got a stick in my face and it cut me open. That was my welcome to the NHL.” No Sami, it was more than that. It’s called...
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Canucks' Eastern Road Trip Notes
We’ve got a couple of big blog entries in progress so things have been a little quiet around here. There has been plenty to comment on however so like our heroes we’ll throw a few pucks at the net and see what happens:
On paper, last night’s game against the woeful Islanders was a match of men versus boys, but in the end, we shouldn’t be surprised with the close result. ...
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Canucks Downed by Wings' Howard, Again
While the tired and roster depleted Wings seemed little match for the Canucks at most points during last night’s game, like the tilt between the best in the west a few weeks ago in Detroit, Jimmy “Don’t Call Me Ron” Howard was again the difference.
So just as the Canucks have ascended the Western Conference mountain, climbing past the aging Wings, it seems that the Hockey...
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Team Canada Gagging on Gold
Like you missed it, but last night featured a collapse of epic proportions by our country’s world junior squad. Yes, indeed, this was a fantastic pant pooping. Send those drawers to the bin, you’ll never get them clean.
But we should take it easy on our boys. After all, they are only “boys” and not men, making millions (at least not yet). Every year, the hopes of the...
Anonymous asked: Who is Newell Brown and why is he now with the Canucks?
Who is Lawrence Gillman (background) and does every team have a capologist?
Who were the other GM candidates other than MG?
Who are the brain-trust of the Canucks in terms of scouting/drafting and player development?
Sleep doctor, shrink, nutritionist? What's your take?
Tyler Myers vs. Cody Hodgson -...
Who is Lawrence Gillman (background) and does every team have a capologist?
Who were the other GM candidates other than MG?
Who are the brain-trust of the Canucks in terms of scouting/drafting and player development?
Sleep doctor, shrink, nutritionist? What's your take?
Tyler Myers vs. Cody Hodgson -...
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Canucks' Credit, Who Gets It?
With their New Year’s Eve road victory over Dallas, the Canucks finished up the year 2010 with an amazing regular season record of 48-20-9. That’s a winning percentage of .682 - easily the best twelve months of regular season success ever for the franchise. And after a couple of more wins to start 2011, the team finds itself perched atop the NHL standings.
As our followers know, we...
Canucks' December to Remember
When we ventured into December, we observed that the third month of this NHL season would serve as a welcome barometer (after a middling stop-and-go start to the season, thanks, in most part, to the league’s schedule makers) for the Canucks’ fortunes this campaign. And our guys have proven that all the pre-season hype about their Stanley Cup worthiness is indeed well founded.
Against...
