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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From the outside looking in, the title may seem like an odd question, but the way the Canucks have played in the past several months, one never knows just which team is the playoff one. Having secured a playoff spot some two to three months ago there hasn’t been much to motivate this team except [...]
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What a delicious rumour. From what I have heard, and TSN has verified its accuracy, the Blue Jackets’ Rick Nash has provided to Columbus a list of teams that he would consider a trade to. Since Nash has a No Movement clause in his contract, no one really knows if Nash went to Blue Jackets [...]
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With the steady play of Vancouver Canucks Chris Tanev yesterday against the San Jose Sharks, the picture of the defense just became a whole lot clearer. Now if that had been his first game as a pro, it would have been a different picture, but after watching him for 33 games I concur with [...]
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There are three Vancouver Canucks that are currently being paid a combined total of $10.9 million, for arguments sake, let’s call it $11 million. From lowest to highest they are: Manny Malhotra ($2.5M per – 1 yr. remaining), David Booth ($4.2M per – 3 yrs. remaining) and Keith Ballard ($4.2M per – 3 yrs. remaining). [...]
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After the lump of coal that the Canucks served up on December 23 against the Calgary Flames, they figured they would reproduce it again – just in case you missed it. Last night against the Anaheim Ducks, the Canucks put on a performance that warrants a refund to at least the ticket holders that were in [...]
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