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 has happened to the current sports fans that their anger and love for their teams goes so deep as to create the violence that we witness in today’s society? I’m going to deal with each face separately which involve matters that are common to many of the Canuck fans, and some that are not. [...]
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Out of 11 games in January the Canucks play a favourable schedule with seven home and four away. Three of these games are against teams that the Canucks have or are in the process of building a dislike for. Only one of these teams is not in the Western Conference and these games will have [...]
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I must admit that I have slung plenty of arrows at Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo since he arrived in 2006. On the other hand, I have also presented some bouquets in writing about him – when he has played well. For the large percentage of his time with the Canucks, the latter has been the [...]
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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 Here I go again, now entering into year number 41 contemplating whether this Canucks team can get back to the Stanley Cup final. Their other two visits, first in 1982 and then in 1994, were followed by long droughts before they had a sniff at returning. When you look [...]
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