Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson With a meeting set this month between Canucks GM Mike Gillis and current captain Roberto Luongo to discuss the captaincy, this now brings up the question of who should be the new face of the appointed leader. There are a number of players that would fit that position that [...]
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Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson Boy I never thought I would be given any kudos to General Manager Brian Burke, who just about single handily, emptied the prospect cupboard for the Vancouver Canucks. But – when I look at the Toronto line-up as compared to what it was at the end of last season, [...]
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Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson Finally, is this saga going to come to an end? It was reported on ESPN.go.com that the NHL has received a new deal for the most coveted UFA this season, Ilya Kovalchuk. With that, the league has a five day window in order to review it and either [...]
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Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson I for one am sad to see this very popular Canuck go to the Los Angeles Kings but at least we will see him during the season. The two year $7 million contract that he signed for, was never in the Canucks coffers and it now becomes LA’s [...]
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Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson Vancouver Canucks: Looks like free agent Willie Mitchell will make his decision today on the team that he will play for next season. It will be a choice of going back to Vancouver, heading down to San Jose, playing with Alex Ovechkin in Washington or with an already [...]
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Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan: Johnson Much has been written and spoken about the Canucks captain since he arrived in Vancouver in 2006. What cannot be denied is his consistency since the 1999 season when he joined the New York Islanders. Not once since that time, whether it was in the NHL or AHL, [...]
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