CrashingTheGoalie

By Bill Heintz
We spent the summer marveling at our depth. But we just thought it was like a trophy for winning a dance contest…great to have on the shelf, but hardly necessary when we have all those other medals (2nd place in the Beauty Contest…a participant ribbon from grade five Sports Day).
Turns out we [...]

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By Bill Heintz

Despite the modest winning streak that includes the shutout against Edmonton, I’m not convinced the Canuck Super Tanker has turned things around.
Certainly we are better than we were, but it could be argued that we were lucky to take two points from Toronto. I haven’t seen the Canucks pinned in their own zone [...]

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By Bill Heintz
Well, you could start with the mis-use of the plural on Leafs. As every school child and anti-Toronto wag will tell you: it should be the The Leaves.
Okay, how lame.
And it doesn’t even scratch the surface of why we hate the boys in blue and white. To do that, you have to [...]

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by Bill Heintz
Most sports have trash talk.
Football is notorious for it, with D-backs constantly reminding wide receivers about the loose morals of their sisters.
Hockey is much the same. Guys like Sean Avery raised (lowered?) the bar set by guys like Mathew Barnaby a few years back.
On the Canucks we have Kesler and Burrows [...]

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by Bill Heintz

The urge to point fingers can be overwhelming. Especially when off season signings and pre-season hype were so overwhelmingly positive. The defense looks terrible. Edler is confused. Bieksa can’t skate. Who is this Ehrhoff character? Can Salo hit the net? Ever?
Remember the picture of Cloutier with a beach ball behind him? How about [...]

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by Bill Heintz

The problem is like an old episode of King Of Queens.
Remember the one where Doug Heffernen is coaching Deke’s boy Kirby (“Can I take off my football costume now, Dad?”)?
During the practices, Doug runs wild. He is unstoppable at the line of scrimage, bowling over nine year olds in his quest [...]

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By Bill Heintz
It’s a long season folks.
San Jose opened their season and got spanked by the team we are playing this afternoon. A team that was expected to be a lottery finalist in next summer’s draft!
Scotty Bowman said to me one time…well the truth is, I never talked to Scotty Bowman. I never liked [...]

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by Bill Heintz
I generally drink a fairly modest brandy…usually a California distillation, or I might even pour one of the better Mexican brandies before a game. But the first game of the season? Well, then I uncork the old Martell Cordon Bleu and treat myself to a triple hit of this legendary cognac… just to [...]

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by Bill Heintz
I have not wanted to say much during the pre-season because, well, it’s the pre-season. I’ve seen too many of them to get excited about performances by rooks who shine against the AHL competition only to flounder once the regular season begins. No need to name names. You know who they are.
And there’s [...]

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by Bill Heintz
So…anything happen today? Any news?
Well, unless you are living on the moon without an internet connection, you already know the news. And it’s big, folks. And the implications for this franchise will last far beyond the length of this new deal.
The good old interweb has been alive all week with the rumours of [...]

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