Posted on April 30th, 2013 by Larry "The Nucks IceMan" Johnson
You can throw all the stats for the season out the window because in the play-offs anything can happen and the Canucks can attest to that. Since the 2006-07 season Coach Alain Vigneault has only coached the team past the second round once, and that was 2010-11, which seems like light years ago. In that same [...]
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Posted on April 24th, 2013 by Larry "The Nucks IceMan" Johnson
There’s never a dull day in the season, albeit a shorten one, following the Vancouver Canucks hockey team. Today, we find out that Canucks goaltender Cory Schneider will not start tomorrow night because of an undisclosed injury. Now the only incident that I remember in the Chicago game, was when he seemed to strike his head [...]
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Posted on March 22nd, 2013 by Larry "The Nucks IceMan" Johnson
Usually the experience following the Vancouver Canucks is like being on a roller coaster. If any of you have ever been on the roller coaster at the PNE Playland, you’ll know exactly what I mean. The first part is the long climb up and then it’s curves, plunging straight down where you think you’ll come [...]
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Posted on March 11th, 2013 by Larry "The Nucks IceMan" Johnson
Ever since February 15 the signs were there that this Vancouver Canucks team was not as good a team as they thought they were. Now you can massage the numbers any way you like it but a loss is still a loss, whether it’s in regulation, over-time or in a shoot-out. In the last 15 [...]
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Posted on March 1st, 2013 by Larry "The Nucks IceMan" Johnson
With the loss of Ryan Kesler for four to six weeks, which is just about the remainder of the season, does this now force Canucks GM Mike Gillis’ hand to trade Roberto Luongo for a much-needed centre? There is no way that the Canucks can go the next four to six weeks with Jordan Schroeder [...]
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Posted on February 27th, 2013 by Larry "The Nucks IceMan" Johnson
Although the Vancouver Canucks out-shot the Phoenix 31-22 in their 4-2 loss, a key in whether they had the stamina is usually in the amount of hits delivered on the opposition. The Canucks had nine and Coyotes 15. Even if you didn’t see the game those numbers would indicate that this was not a physical game. Many [...]
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