I had to ponder on this latest CFL trade of former Edmonton Eskimos number one quarterback Ricky Ray - to Toronto. It just doesn’t make sense at a team level and I’ll tell you why. I get it that Toronto is hosting the Grey Cup next year, that the league needs Toronto, the largest TV audience and possible [...]
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Dislikes Number Three – How could you not notice Ottawa Senators’ Chris Neal in the first five minutes of the game. He was running around like a rabid dog looking for someone to bite, and the Canucks were the victims. First it was Manny Malhotra, then Bill Sweatt, as Neil took runs at each of [...]
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Number Five: After Vancouver Canucks Coach Vigneault has expounded many times, that the best players will see their rightly portion of ice time - he pulls a switch. As per his quote, “You know, sometimes you have to go with your gut and my gut told me to keep him in there.” Vigneault was speaking of [...]
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Number Five: This was some strange type of game and maybe that was predicated on the intensity of each team’s practice. While the Canucks went through an easy skate, the Colorado Avalanche’s was an all out assault of speed, intensity and workmanlike effort. The Av’s evidently carried this into the game, as they completely dominated the [...]
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The cream eventually rises to the top, even if it does take a while separating. Last night Canucks David Booth finally showed the skill and speed that management was looking for when they swung the trade with the Florida Panthers. No doubt about this one, Booth had his best game as a Canuck, with a [...]
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