CrashingTheGoalie

Phil Kessel has been dominating the news for the past week or so.
I came across an article which should be of interest to ‘nucks fans.
It’s a comparison of Phil Kessel, Jonathan Toews and Jordan Schroeder – when they were rookie college players.
The comparisons were written part way through Jordan’s rookie season – December [...]

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by Corey Masisak

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by Ron Spence
The 2008-09 campaign was the most successful in Manitoba’s eight year AHL history.
The Moose went 50-23 during the regular season – first place in the AHL – and lost to the Calder Cup champions, the Hershey Bears.
Their roster was a combination of: Canucks and Stars prospects, plus players under contract to the Moose.
This [...]

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JARKKO RUUTU HIGHLIGHT HITS, FIGHTS AND PENALTIES….

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by Ron Spence
Most ‘nucks’ fans liked Brendan Morrison. They just knew that it was time for him to move on. He was often injured and tended to play on the outside.
He started off in Anaheim – still injured – and finished last season in Dallas.
Now, he’s getting a fresh start in Washington – taking on [...]

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by Ron Spence
There have been a few ‘nucks and Moose issues that have concerned me.
First of all, Manitoba’s veteran situation – each AHL team is allowed a maximum of 5 veteran players to play in one game.
A veteran – according to the AHL constitution – is a player who has played 260 games in total in [...]

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“Dan Cloutier has had hip surgery twice in the past two years and was out of hockey last season,” wrote Ansar Khan of mlive.com
But the veteran goaltender isn’t prepared to retire before seeing if he still can play in the NHL. If he can’t, he likely will pursue opportunities in Europe.
For now, Cloutier is trying [...]

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by Ron Spence
I am quite fascinated with how General Managers are building teams in the 2009-10 NHL.
I read everything that I can on the topic. 
A few months back we published some of Ken Holland’s comments in the blog: KEN HOLLAND EXPLAINS THE NEW WORLD ORDER. 
Ted Leonsis, the owner of the Capitals, explains Washington’s philosophy on [...]

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“…Dan Cloutier, who’s in Red Wings training camp on a tryout, will play in an exhibition game, either Monday at the New York Rangers or Tuesday at Philadelphia, coach Mike Babcock said.
“He hasn’t played in a year, so we thought the best way to approach it is to get in camp (and practice) a little [...]

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