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Vancouver Canucks: How Does the Injury to Ryan Kesler Impact Them Going Forward?
May 11th, 2012
Two weeks ago, the Vancouver Canucks were looking for answers to a disappointing early exit to the 2012 NHL playoffs and much of the negative spotlight was shining directly on Ryan Kesler. While Kesler was just one of many Canucks that didn’t live up to the expectations placed on them, ...
NHL General Managers Meeting: Hybrid Icing and Player Safety Positive Steps
March 16th, 2012
There’s no question that hockey wouldn’t have evolved to the wonderful sport it is today if it wasn’t for change and adaptation, which is the main purpose behind the annual NHL general managers meeting. In order to make hockey at its highest level become more enjoyable for the fans and ...
NHL Trade Rumors: 10 Star Players Who Won’t Be Dealt at the Deadline
February 25th, 2012
The 2012 NHL trade deadline has almost arrived and the last month has been a circus of trade rumors surrounding just about every player on a team that isn’t contending for the Stanley Cup, especially the pending free agents. With every journalist and blogger with a keyboard trying to get ...
13 Highest-Paid NHL Players: Which Ones Are Worth the Price?
November 26th, 2011
Let’s be honest. At the highest level of professional sports the vast majority of athletes are overpaid. Then again, if you’re among the best at your sport in the entire world you’re likely an invaluable commodity to your team. In that sense, it’s hard to argue that the very best ...
Classless in Victory: A Response to Mark Recchi’s Comments About the Canucks
November 19th, 2011
During his 22-year NHL career, Mark Recchi was generally respected by the hockey fans and the hockey community. In fact, he appeared to be one of the classiest athletes around. However, this year a lot of that has changed.Most Montreal Canadiens fans will recall Recchi’s insensitive comments about Max Pacioretty embellishing ...
Honouring Gino: 10 Memorable Gino Odjick Moments in a Vancouver Canucks Uniform
November 12th, 2011
Tonight at the Pacific Coliseum, the Vancouver Giants will honour several local sports heroes as part of their “Heroes of Hastings” tribute before the game. Among those heroes is an all-time Canucks fan favourite, Gino Odjick.The man simply known as Gino around Vancouver is easily the most popular tough guy in ...
NHL Preview: Top 12 Wild-Card Players of the 2011-2012 NHL Season
October 15th, 2011
With the 2011-12 NHL season now underway, there is no shortage of players we’re expecting big things from. However, there are even more players who we’re not quite sure about. Perhaps they have been inconsistent so far in their careers or perhaps they’re coming off an unusually good or bad ...
NHL Predictions 2012: Will Winnipeg’s Mark Scheifele Be the Next Jeff Skinner?
October 8th, 2011
The talent pool for NHL teams to choose from is getting younger and younger every year and Mark Scheifele is a perfect example of that.Scheifele wasn’t the first player taken in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. He wasn’t the second or third player taken either. He wasn’t picked until the ...
Vancouver Canucks: The Three Best and Three Worst Coaches in Franchise History
July 30th, 2011
The coach of any professional sports team is at times the most overrated position. Coaches are often labelled as geniuses when the team wins, while they take all the blame after a loss. People often forget that the players are the ones who decide the majority of games. But sometimes, ...
Shea Weber: 10 Players He Compares to for his Arbitration Hearing
July 29th, 2011
As the dog days of summer pass us by, the clock continues to tick on the negotiations between the Nashville Predators and the face of their franchise, Shea Weber.
Weber is perhaps the most valuable player in Predators' history, and if the team can’t get him signed by August 2, an ...