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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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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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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If the Sedins aren’t playing well now, will they show up for the playoffs? With the lack of scoring recently from the Twins, this has to be a concern for the Canucks going into the playoffs. What the ‘Nucks don’t need is another one-line team, which looks like the Ryan Kesler trio, that the opposition [...]
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If you ask any of the media, people in the hockey circle, writers, bloggers, Canuck fans, and the local cabbie, I would have to say 99% of them would say they never saw that one coming. You know I’m talking about the Cody Hodgson trade for Zack Kassian. Sure, the Canucks needed another gritty tough [...]
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