Even with all the talent and skill Henrik and Daniel Sedin possess, the one flaw has always been their lack of speed. Yes they have adapted from the days when they first came into the league and their game relied more on strength, with all the clutching and holding, and they carried more weight. But now [...]
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I got to thinking the other day about the similarities of this current Canucks team to the 2006/07 version. Granted they have more than one scoring line as the 2006/07 version really only had the Sedins, Markus Naslund along with Brendan Morrison. After that the next top two scorers were Kevin Bieksa and Sami Salo. [...]
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This will be short and to the point as tweeted today with what’s happening around the NHL today. – I guess Oilers are quite not there yet. Down 6-1 in the first period against the Sharks. – So what if Cory Schneider is last in GAA 41st out 41. He has great company. Ward 40th, [...]
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Well, we waited three plus months to watch the worst opening game since before 2004. Yes that’s right, most goals scored against the Canucks prior to 2004 and the third opening game loss in the last four seasons. That means the Canucks will either finish close to the top of the their division or win [...]
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What surprised me was the poor defensive play that the Canucks displayed last night against the Kings. After gearing up for the playoffs for most of the last quarter of the season, to witness that type of zone breakdown and giveaways was puzzling. True, the Kings had a lot to do with that but the [...]
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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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