CrashingTheGoalie

by desertdawg
Has there been this amount of excitement about a Canuck goaltending prospect in the past?
Not even when old carrot top, Glenn Hanlon, made his first appearance in the Flying V uniform…a uniform that was designed to strike fear in the heart of every opponent in the NHL. And before we dump all [...]

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by Ron Spence
It’s somewhat early to be predicting the NHL’s final standings, but the current numbers are interesting. Particularly for those fans west of the Canadian Rockies, who were told that their coach was going to be the first axed.
Vancouver leads the league in overall improved standings – to date – with an increase of 16 places (21st to [...]

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by desertdawg
The pundits were all in agreement. Edmonton with their young guns, would finish first in the North West. Calgary would once again finish middle of the pack and then struggle to make it out of the first round. The Canucks were picked to finish between 12th to 15th.
I wrote an early blog about [...]

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Pavol or Markus? Aiden Duncan ponders who he would prefer on the Canucks. The troubled former captain from Sweden or the exciting and talented Slovakian?

I’ll take Pavol he smiles.

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by Ron Spence
One of my favourite tv ads shows some guys partying in a hotel room, when there’s a knock at the door and Henrik and Daniel appear. The punch line of the skit is that someone had sent out for some Swedish twins.
Now, that Jannik has become a goon – beating up on poor [...]

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by Ron Spence
The NHL’s trading deadline is one of the pressure points of a GM’s season. Do I dump players? Do I try and improve my team for a run into the playoffs?
We are told that Dave Nonis was offered Brad Richards for Luc Bourdon, Ryan Kesler and Cory Sneider. He declined the price of [...]

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SAMI SALO PINS PAVOL DEMITRA

courtesy of theprovincespsorts.com
Spence

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by desertdawg
So Roberto has been to the Groinacologist and we get the word that he is “week to week.”
Well that’s encouraging…
I’ve been following the chat boards all day and like every other number 7 out there, wondering what the answer to the big question is, what is the meaning of life?
Oh yeah, [...]

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by Adam Wazny

Amidst the panoply that a Montreal Canadiens jersey number ascending to the heavens involves, Mike Keane will be front and centre.
Well, maybe not front and centre. More on the wing, actually.
After captaining the Manitoba Moose to a 4-1 win over the San Antonio Rampage at MTS Centre last night, the Winnipegger is scheduled [...]

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From Mike Smith’s Blog:
“The organization that epitomizes experience at the upper management level is Detroit. The Red Wings have clearly been the dominant franchise over the last 20 years. Four Stanley Cups, in ‘97, ‘98, ‘02 and ’08, and 18-straight playoff years reflect their success.
MIKE SMITH
courtesy of cbc.ca
Mike and Marian Ilitch bought the Red Wings [...]

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