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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My first impression was that the 5-2 win against Minnesota was the best game from start to finish that the Canucks had played since the 5-2 win over Anaheim on December 29th, some 15 games ago. They limited the opposition to 20 shots-on-goal, which was about half the number that they had been giving up [...]
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There are three Vancouver Canucks that are currently being paid a combined total of $10.9 million, for arguments sake, let’s call it $11 million. From lowest to highest they are: Manny Malhotra ($2.5M per – 1 yr. remaining), David Booth ($4.2M per – 3 yrs. remaining) and Keith Ballard ($4.2M per – 3 yrs. remaining). [...]
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After the lump of coal that the Canucks served up on December 23 against the Calgary Flames, they figured they would reproduce it again – just in case you missed it. Last night against the Anaheim Ducks, the Canucks put on a performance that warrants a refund to at least the ticket holders that were in [...]
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This is getting to be a habit. It’s an especially pleasant habit for fans, if you like watching great goaltending that leads to wins, and it usually does. Last night again, Vancouver Canucks Cory Schneider put in another outstanding performance, stopping 47 of the 48 shots directed at him. The result was another win, a [...]
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Now that the Canucks have rattled off two straight wins under goaltender Cory Schneider, and with Roberto Luongo ready and willing to play, will Coach Vigneault run with the hot hand? It would seem logical, what with a team that has struggled for the last 20 games, but would Vigneault risk alienating Luongo? With back-to-back [...]
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