First of all it starts at the ownership level which is the Aquilini’s. Being hockey fans as well as owners they will not be happy with the sudden exist in the first round. It’s estimated that for each home game in the playoffs the team makes about $1 million plus in profit. Besides that, after [...]
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The model that GM Mike Gillis built is not the one for the playoffs. You only need to look at the two teams, Detroit and Vancouver, who were knocked out in the first round to understand that. Speed and skill may have worked back in 2008 but it doesn’t work today. Today the playoff teams [...]
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I write this knowing that the series is not officially over, but been down 3-0 against the LA Kings, I do know that the Canucks will not beat Jonathan Quick four straight. With that said, the prognosis on this team, that is about to expire, was taken into consideration. The makeup of the Canucks has not really [...]
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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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