Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson Brendan Shanahan got out of the gate as the new NHL minister of justice in a big way. He’s handed out 31 games in suspension and $700,000 plus in fines, but will this continue? There seems to be pressure from some of the NHL teams GM’s, and now [...]
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Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson The last pre-season game and the opening night game of the regular season were very much a carbon copy. Canuck players looked out of sync with passes in the skates, a stride behind the opposition, partners on the defense were not in harmony, only the Sedin line looked [...]
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Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson With TSN today releasing the Mike Gillis news that Ryan Kelser is expected back in the lineup within five to six games, Cody Hodgson doesn’t have long with his audition. That doesn’t seem long enough to make a case but that’s reality into today’s NHL and especially with a [...]
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Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson As the title indicates this could be a very subjective question but… in my humble opinion – Dan Hamhuis is. Now, this will not be supported by the stats that I will present, so you will have to bear with me as I point out some clarifying topics. Hamhuis is [...]
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Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but the Canucks once again are starting the season without a legitimate heavyweight enforcer. Now before you go ranting about last season and how the power play replaced the need for an enforcer, let me quote you from a former NHL tough [...]
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