Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson They are called grinders, gritty, greasy, tough to play against and every team has some. These players usually play on the fourth line but if their scoring talent is as such, you may also see them on lines one through three. Most of them make it to the [...]
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Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson OK so it took 21 years to beat the Philadelphia Flyers at home, but with eight days rest was that the real Flyers team we have watched this season or were the Canucks that good? Where was the intimidating, finish your checks, in your face Flyers team [...]
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Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson Every year the teams that feel that they are contenders have scheduled games that give them an idea of where they stand in the “pecking order”. That’s a term for those that don’t understand it, which means – who is number one. I look at those games as being [...]
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Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson I decided to squeeze one more artilce in before Christmas. I promised the wife no more for a couple of days, unless of course I can sneak away somewhere. But on to this pressing need of D-men. When you look at the Canucks 23 man active roster you’ll notice [...]
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Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson Well you knew after a game like that one last night in Detroit that the hounds would be out baying for Roberto Luongo’s blood. Let me see, is this part three or four of my articles on this goalie that the media and spin doctors would have us believe [...]
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Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson I bet I have written more articles on Roberto Luongo than on the other team members combined. In order to shine some light on this title’s question I thought I would rewind back to when it all started. With the arrival of Luongo through the infamous trade, [...]
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