Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson Vancouver Canucks added three players at the trade deadline today that should add some depth, size and grit to the bottom two lines. Maxim Lapierre should fill the centre spot that the fourth line has been looking for all season, has good size at 6’2, 207 lbs., is [...]
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Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson With 20 games remaining and now into the stretch run, would trying to win the NHL President’s Trophy keep the Canucks focused and sharp, heading into the playoffs? The Philadelphia Flyers are one point behind with a game in hand, Detroit Red Wings seven with a game in hand, [...]
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Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson I will get to Cody Hodgson in a minute but first I need to lay the groundwork for this question. There are some real peculiar dealings happening these days in the NHL trade market. For example, the St. Louis Blues had a young coveted defenseman by the name [...]
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Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson I wonder sometimes if you are so close to a team that you see them with a tunnel vision perspective. I read the other day in the local newspaper that Canucks GM Mike Gillis is happy with his team. He went on to discuss the team as a [...]
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With the recent report that another Vancouver Canucks defenseman (Kevin Bieksa) has been placed on the injured list (five to date), this now allows management to view the three young rookies – Chris Tanev, Yann Sauve and Evan Oberg’s – play under NHL game conditions. Granted, the Canucks were not expecting to have to go [...]
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Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson This was my starting tweet earlier this morning: “We can officially feel sorry for the Canucks. Four of the starting six D-men are out with injuries. Everyone pray to the Hockey Gods and burn sticks as a sacrifice.” With Alex Edler, Keith Ballard, Dan Hamhuis, [...]
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