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 April 5th, 2013 by Larry "The Nucks IceMan" Johnson
After trying to build the Canucks after the Wings, which got old really quick when the bigger and more physical teams started winning Stanley Cup’s (Kings, Bruins, Blackhawks), the Canucks are no further ahead then when they started. While the rest of league caught on, Canucks GM Mike Gillis never adjusted to that play-off makeup [...]
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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 13th, 2013 by Larry "The Nucks IceMan" Johnson
Last nights Canucks 2-1 shoot-out victory over the Blue Jackets, was more than just a come from behind win. It displayed a whole lot of positive signs that had been missing for the last 12 games. First of all, they were playing one of the hottest teams in the NHL and to come from a goal [...]
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Posted on March 4th, 2013 by Larry "The Nucks IceMan" Johnson
Hey, where did those 20 games go as it just seems yesterday when the season started back up. The first ten games were 4W,2L, 3SOW, 1SOL as the Canucks started slow but had possible extra points in four games that went to a shoot-out. The last ten – 5W, 3L, 1SOW,1SOL, the Canucks defense and goal [...]
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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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