Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson OK, so now what do I do? I just finished writing an article yesterday about the ‘Nucks Nation being too hard on their team, and now I have to cut them some slack, when they looked completely overmatched against the Detroit Red Wings. Well maybe last night’s second period [...]
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Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson If there’s one thing that is certain in a hockey mad city, it’s that its fans are passionate about their team, and that includes yours truly. But – are we too hard on our team having such high expectations? I’ll answer that for myself because I cannot speak [...]
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Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson Brendan Shanahan got out of the gate as the new NHL minister of justice in a big way. He’s handed out 31 games in suspension and $700,000 plus in fines, but will this continue? There seems to be pressure from some of the NHL teams GM’s, and now [...]
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Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson With TSN today releasing the Mike Gillis news that Ryan Kelser is expected back in the lineup within five to six games, Cody Hodgson doesn’t have long with his audition. That doesn’t seem long enough to make a case but that’s reality into today’s NHL and especially with a [...]
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Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson As the title indicates this could be a very subjective question but… in my humble opinion – Dan Hamhuis is. Now, this will not be supported by the stats that I will present, so you will have to bear with me as I point out some clarifying topics. Hamhuis is [...]
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Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but the Canucks once again are starting the season without a legitimate heavyweight enforcer. Now before you go ranting about last season and how the power play replaced the need for an enforcer, let me quote you from a former NHL tough [...]
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