Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson It has been a long time since I last wrote anything about the Manitoba Moose, so I thought I would update those that follow this site. I watched a game last night to see which players that caught my eye earlier in the year, were still progressing or [...]
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Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson The mystery surrounding Canucks Rick Rypien’s absence was made a little clearer yesterday when Rypien held a press conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Rypien made sure to say to all who were listening – “One thing I wanted to clarify and get out of the way so there’s no [...]
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Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson After watching the injury lists since the beginning of the season, the NHLPA needs to lobby for a roster increase. Not too many teams this season and previous, have escaped the injury bug to their defensive corp. As mention earlier, the D-men have become sitting targets with no protection from the [...]
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Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson I realize that the NHL and the players’ salaries are constantly evolving but what has happened to the days of players having to prove their value before they are rewarded with a huge increase? I can’t think of any profession other than sports, where you can be making $600,000 one [...]
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Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson I always seem to be a day behind the Vancouver media, except my thought process is ahead of them, I just didn’t get those thoughts down into the written word. I’m talking here about Canucks rookie defenseman, Christopher Tanev, or Chris as he likes to be called. Chris was born [...]
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Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson Hope Roberto Luongo’s shutout disappointment has nothing to do with the shutout bonus, unless the bonus goes to charity. If not, the reaction would not look good for the $10 million this season and the $6.7 million salary he’s paid, for the next seven seasons. Does ‘Nucks centre Alex [...]
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