From the outside looking in, the title may seem like an odd question, but the way the Canucks have played in the past several months, one never knows just which team is the playoff one. Having secured a playoff spot some two to three months ago there hasn’t been much to motivate this team except [...]
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In Daniel Sedin’s case it was turn the other jaw, which Blackhawks Duncan Keith firmly planted his elbow. That was at 13:36 of the first period and although Sedin came back for a brief time on the ice, he quickly retired to the dressing room for the rest of the game. For that Keith received [...]
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It would seem with 10 games remaining after tonight’s game in Minnesota, that the lineup will have to be in place before the playoffs start. With Mason Raymond and Sami Salo sitting out tonight’s game, Manny Malhotra slotting back in (on the third line) against the Wild and Cory Schneider getting his second straight start, [...]
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Saturday night’s loss against the Montreal Canadiens, the 28th ranked team in the NHL, was a hard pill to swallow. That I was surrounded by Hab’s fans meant I also had to endure the loss being shoved down my throat by them. I don’t begrudge the Montreal fans for showing up in numbers, drowning out [...]
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If the Sedins aren’t playing well now, will they show up for the playoffs? With the lack of scoring recently from the Twins, this has to be a concern for the Canucks going into the playoffs. What the ‘Nucks don’t need is another one-line team, which looks like the Ryan Kesler trio, that the opposition [...]
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I got to thinking a bit more about the trade of Cody Hodgson for Zack Kassian and it just doesn’t make sense. This is really not about Kassian but more to do with why Hodgson was traded. Think about it. The Canucks organization had been patient with Hodgson right from the time he was drafted [...]
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