Tragic Loss

Today should have been a where the attention of the hockey was on Game 4 of the Stanley Cup playoffs to be played on Saturday night.
Instead, it the hockey world turned its attention to a horrific tragedy, as Canucks defenceman Luc Bourdon was killed outside his home town in New Brunswick in a motorcycle crash.
Today, when our focus was supposed [...]

Reading Between the Lines

When listening to the tone in Markus Naslund’s voice today when he was talking about the style of play of the Detroit Red Wings, he seemed happier to watch the Wings than playing for the Canucks.
He spoke of how he admires watching the Red Wings play a style of play that Naslund loves to play.  [...]

Forsberg a Bust

The Colorado Avalanche  were knocked out of the playoffs last night at the hands of Johan Franzen and the Detroit Red Wings and, surprise surprise, Peter Forsberg was no where in sight.
He was injured.  Again.  In a series against the most lethal offence in the league, Forsberg was in the press box with a back injury.  [...]

Keepin’ It Simple

Today, I’ve had a lot of time to listen to the radio shows and read the papers in preparation for tonight’s Canucks game against the Oilers.
The Canucks need to win their next two games combined with a Nashville loss to either to St. Louis tonight or Chicago on Saturday night to get into the playoffs.
There’s [...]

Canucks vs. Oilers: Round 7

The last time the Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers played each other was just one of those nights when apparently all of hell had broken loose in General Motors Place.
The two teams combined for over 190 penalty minutes and the last minute of the game took a lot longer to play than usual because of [...]

Outdoor Game at Yankee Stadium?

Yankee Stadium.  It is one of the magical kingdom’s of baseball.  It is known as ‘The House that Ruth Built’  and can be lubed in with Fenway Park in Boston and Wrigley Field in Chicago as one of baseball’s most sacred stadiums.
That very same Yankee Stadium is now being discussed by the New York Rangers [...]

Forsberg Back in Colorado

For all that it’s worth, Peter Forsberg has come back to the NHL after spending three-quarters of the season in Sweden nursing an injured foot.
The lucky, or unlucky, team that Forsberg has sided with is the 10th place in the Western Conference Colorado Avalanche.
The following is nothing against Forsberg, because he was great, and nothing [...]

Good Ol’ Fashion Hockey

The Anaheim Ducks rolled through last year’s Stanley Cup playoffs, losing five games through four series and physically dominated just about every opponent.
Another thing the Ducks led the league in, aside from being the best team in the NHL when the dust settled in mid-June, was fighting majors.  Last season, the Ducks dropped the gloves [...]

Cookie Made of Chicken

In a game full of fights, line brawls, big hits, beauty goals and more fights, did anyone else notice that Vancouver Canucks forward Matt Cooke did not drop his mitts?
The problem with the Cookie Monster not scrapping out there against the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night’s mock-up of the UFC was that he should have.
In [...]

Trade Rumour A Source of Hilarity

As I was driving around Port Coquitlam, B.C. today, I found myself in absolute hysterics, laughing so hard that I am sure the people in the cars beside me thought I was crazy.
What made me laugh so hard? 
Are you ready for this?
The newest trade rumour has the Vancouver Canucks trading Ryan Kesler, Luc Bourdon, [...]

Canucks Finally Get Two Points for Effort

At least for tonight, the Vancouver Canucks feel like they have had a massive load lifted off of their shoulders. 
Winless on a four-game road trip that saw them fall at the hands of the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3, the Florida Panthers 4-3 in a shootout and then to the Dallas Stars 3-2 in another shootout, the Canucks limped into [...]

Once in a Lifetime Opportunity

This Sunday could a monumental day.  On Sunday, the New England Patriots have a chance to win the Superbowl, and in doing so, going a perfect 19-0 on the season.
Sunday, if you think about it, could be one of those days that when we are all old and grey with back problems and several grandchildren, [...]

Time is Now

For the Vancouver Canucks, leaving for the Sunshine State is anything but a mid-season vacation.
The Canucks sit eighth in the NHL’s Western Conference, just one point ahead of the Pheonix Coyotes and the Columbus Blue Jackets for the final playoff spot in the west.
But tonight’s game, and this roadtrip for that matter, may be the [...]

Trade Talk Getting Ridiculous

Well, the NHL All-Star weekend has come and gone and now it is onto the stretch drive in the NHL regular season. 
With the stretch drive comes an all-too-familiar brand of talk: trade rumours.  Listening to the local sport talk shows on the Team 1040, all you hear now is “will the Canucks make a big [...]

Courage Luongo’s Word

He had been called out by head coach Alain Vigneault on Tuesday following practice, he got agitated with reporters following today’s game-day skate and was the focal point of scrutiny after winning just once in the Canucks last seven games.
Even after all that, and two suspect goals tonight against the St. Louis Blues, the Canucks [...]