Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson Every season there seems to be a player that comes out of nowhere and surprises with increased production. Last season there were a number of those but none escalated the climb like Henrik Sedin, minus Brother Daniel for 19 games. So will Henrik equal or surpass his total [...]
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Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson Over the summer there have been a number of comments both in the media and on radio from the ‘Nucks Nation, that first round picks Cody Hodgson and Jordan Schroeder would start the season with the Vancouver squad. I do not believe that will happen and [...]
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Written by Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson It was reported on TEAM 1040 this morning that the New York Islanders have sent out invitations to a number of free agents that are unsigned, for tryouts to their team. When you look at the concept it makes sense for teams that are struggling financially and are [...]
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Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson Having already written an article on July 1 about Joel Perrault, his physical measurements and scoring prowess or lack there off, I thought it might be interesting to investigate his NHL journey. If you’re looking for a future investment of Upper Deck cards you could purchase his from ebay [...]
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Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson All this gnashing of the teeth over the NHL ruling of Ilya Kovalchuk’s invalid contract and the subsequent investigations into the likes of Roberto Luongo, Marian Hossa, Chris Pronger and others, is a lot to do about nothing. Most of these contracts are now a year old and [...]
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Written by: Larry “The Nucks Iceman” Johnson Reported on Vancouver radio TEAM 1040 that assistant coach Ryan Walter has retained counsel in his dismissal from the Canucks as he has made it clear that he did not volunteer to leave. Seems to me that the power play unit was just doing fine thank you very [...]
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