CrashingTheGoalie

2005-no3
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2006-
no 2,5,5
March 9, 2006 : To Vancouver Canucks: Mika Noronen
To Buffalo Sabres : 2nd round pick in 2006 (Jhonas Enroth)MINUS 2
July 5, 2006: To Los Angeles Kings: Dan Cloutier
To Vancouver Canucks :2nd round pick (Taylor Ellington) in 2007 and a conditional pick in 2009-PLUS 2
March 9, 2006 : To Vancouver Canucks: Keith Carney and Juha Alen
To Anaheim Mighty Ducks : Brett Skinner and a 2nd [...]

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http://www.hockeyjournal.com/Article.php?ArtID=431701
Warwick, R.I., and head coach of the Under-18 team. “The game is faster; there’s more situations that come at the goalie quicker than they do at the high school level. I think there’s more reads that the goalie has to make, like on 3-on-2s or quick 2-on-1s. The players are pretty deceptive and I think [...]

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by Ron Spence
When Mike Gillis became Vancouver’s GM, he had to take out Acquinnli’s wallet and make some bold – and not necessarily prudent moves.
He picked up an excellent defensive centreman in Ryan Johnson and a reasonable enforcer in Darcy Hordichuk. He had to give Johnson a two year deal and Hordi a three year [...]

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Marc Choinard’s came across my screen – slowly, very slowly – a couple of days back.
They were lamenting the loss of Jacques Lemaire in Minnesota.
Lemaire’s system was effective. He could take almost any player and fit him in. Many journeymen had success in Minnesota under Lemaire. Players such as Randy Robitaille, Marc Chouinard, Jeremy Stevenson [...]

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“Once the game starts, just going out and playing,” explained Iginla. “I think I was thinking a little bit too much. You’re thinking about where you’re supposed to be, what you’re supposed to do . . . you’ve got to get moving first. It feels more like ‘playing’ now. Fortunately, things are starting to come [...]

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by Ron Spence
I was curious about the Team Canada selections – how many of them were 1st or 2nd round picks when they were drafted by NHL teams.

All of the goalies were drafted in the 1st round, and only one forward wasn’t. It was Patrice Bergeron, who was drafted in the 2nd round in 2003.
Dan [...]

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by Ron Spence
According to numerous pundits, the Canucks are in a hole. They have 24 points to show for 23 games, and are in 11th place in the Western Conference.
Columbus holds 8th place with 27 points.

The experts tell us that the Canucks will need to win 60 to 65% of their remaining games – to [...]

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by Ron Spence
Numbers don’t lie – as the saying goes. But, they don’t always tell the truth.
When you compare the 1st quarter of the NHL season – Team Points versus Man Games Lost – you can’t tell if it’s an impact player or a 4th liner who has been injured.
However, that being said, some interesting [...]

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by Ron Spence
Manny Legace was a nuck for about five minutes.
He was claimed off of waivers by Vancouver on September 30, 1999. And then, Brian Burke – protecting his goalie of the future Kevin Weekes and Garth Snow – placed Legace on waivers and he was claimed back by Detroit on October 13, 1999.
Legace starred for the [...]

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