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NHL – Vancouver Canucks
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3H Line Shows Hustle for Canucks in Loss to Oil
Just as advertised, the Canucks unveiled their speedy new line against the Oilers on Tuesday in Edmonton. But it wasn’t the vaunted new second line of Kesler, Higgins and Booth that was the ‘Nucks best line tonight – it was the so-called third line Hodgson, Hansen and ‘Hotra. The 3H line – Triple Hustle, maybe? [...]
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With fans like this, who needs enemies?
The boo birds came out in force on Tuesday night, raining down their scorn upon an all-too-familiar target, Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo. While Luongo didn’t play anywhere near as well as his counterpart at the other end of the ice, Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers, you couldn’t fault him for three of the [...]
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A dream come true
Just for a second put yourself in the skates of Aaron Volpatti. Coming into this camp he was up against ridiculous odds. The Canucks had gone all out to try and fill the massive crater that was the 4th line by loading up on fringe players. Byron Bitz, Mark Mancari, Steve Pinizzoto, Andrew Ebbett, Mike [...]
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And so it begins
Most of us are now happy about the fact that the Canucks gave us a great year last year and for those of you that are still healing, it will pass. For the second year in a row, the Canucks started the pre-season with a split squad game verse their northwest [...]
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Time to wake up
Before I begin, I’d like to say that I realize this is a site mostly devoted to the West coast and the sports teams which perform here. I think everyone does a great job of covering the teams and that this site has something very special to offer. With that in mind, I would like [...]
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Do or die for Cody
It is very rare when an injury to a star player is considered a good thing, but that is exactly what the surgery to Ryan Kesler could be. Though said to be ready for the start of the season, many feel this is wishful thinking with the extent of the injury and the healing window [...]
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Canucks need to do some damage control
As the summer winds down and the hockey season creeps ever closer, it is time for us to start analyzing to death the Vancouver Canucks and what they enter this season with. They made relatively few changes compared to a year ago, but feel that they will still be as competitive as ever. The biggest [...]
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Rypien death: a personal view
All too often we put athletes on the highest pedestals possible and become disgusted when we find out they have problems just like every other human being on earth. Athletes are viewed as the elite of the elite and such weakness is unacceptable. We have heard stories from musicians and actors who have battled depression, [...]
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Ex-Canuck Rick Rypien RIP – Dead at 27
Former Vancouver Canuck pugilist Rick Rypien was found dead today by family members in Crowsnest Pass, Alta. Rypien was a popular fourth-liner with the Canucks from 2005 until last year, when he took a leave of absence because of “personal issues”. He did not play any games for the Canucks in 2010-11, but signed with [...]
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Nolan hoping for second chance in Vancouver
It has come to my attention that Mike Gillis has a soft spot for giving veterans a second chance later in their careers. Mats Sundin, Pavol Demitra, Peter Schaefer and Brendan Morrison can attest to. Although I applaud Gillis for this, this year seems to carry a little more importance and this may very well [...]
