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Day 39: Bubble Bursts

It was bound to happen at some point. Everyone knew that. Since December 5, 2010, the Canucks had not lost a game in regulation, until Thursday night in Madison Square Gardens. The Gardens, which are currently undergoing an internal face-life, have seen a lot of sporting events come and go. The tradition is irrefutable, and any commentator I've ever heard describe their visit, speak to the energy in the building. For many Canuck fans, quick flashbacks of '93/94 remind us of the cruel but

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Canucks Special Teams: Coming of Age

An individual could search, though not find, a year in which the Vancouver Canucks had better success with special teams. Perhaps even more intriguing than when the Canucks may have had better specials teams, is why now? What things have changed, boosting a perennially mediocre special teams club to an elite level? Though there are obviously many reasons that underline their success, there are a few in particular that tip the scales in my humble opinion. Alex Burrows faces Kevin Poul

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A December to Remember

There were a number of noteworthy statistics that helped the Vancouver Canucks end 2010 with their most successful December campaign ever. Perhaps it was the fact that the Canucks outscored opponents by a 1.71 margin while earning 24 points, going 11-1-2 during December. It might also have been Roberto Luongo's hottest stretch of hockey in recent memory, averaging a paltry 2 goals a game and .924 GAA in that span. Whatever the reasons, the Canucks find themselves someplace they haven't been

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"Let's Go Streaking"

Spoiler alert: If you haven’t seen Will Ferrell in “Old School”, please reference this blog after viewing. While every season has statistical anomalies, one thing I find rather fascinating about hockey, both fantasy and non, are streaks. Pundits will tell you that any similarities from one season to the next are purely coincidental. With all of the inevitable personnel variances, schedule et al, there will always be streaks to some extent. The X-factor is how long the streak persists, and

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Ducks Carlyle Cries 'Fowl' in OT Defeat

The Vancouver Canucks first true 'comeback' win of the season came in a slightly bizarre, but memorable fashion against the Anaheim Ducks, Wednesday night. The teams had met only once earlier in California, with the Ducks skating to a 4-1 win. Whatever the reason, the Ducks seem to have it out for the Canucks, and for years, players the ilk of Paul Kariya, Teemu Selanne, and Corey Perry have posed problems. Problems that were not kind to Vancouver's Goals Against Average. With an exhaustiv

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The Other Brother

During a recent NHL.com poll, Vancouver Canuck's Daniel Sedin was listed as the second best Left Winger in the NHL. Whether you agree with this ranking or not (at the quarter point in the 2010/11 season), there is evidence that he could possibly be in the hunt for hardware come late June. Daniel Sedin focused early in the season at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California Oct. 13, 2010 With the disclaimer (yet again, after forecasting Henrik Sedin early on to win the Hart Trophy) th

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Mired in New November Funk

During the last half dozen seasons, the Canucks have had a lot of reasons to cheer in November. Though this particular one started well, it seems to be taking a turn for the worst. Imagine the setting: You've just returned home from a vacation to someplace tropical, hot. You've got everything queued up, and you breeze through Customs. As you head over to the luggage retrieval belts, you see the local sports channel replaying highlights from the hockey game you missed. The first boxscore

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Kesler Sens-ational

After dropping a 2-0 decision to the Montreal Canadiens, the Vancouver Canucks needed to regain some road swagger, and found it in the Nation's capital. Having run into a hot goaltender two nights previous, the Canucks were focused on working together, finding ways for everyone to contribute. All four lines were able to do just that, underlining the fact that, when everyone contributes, good things happen. It could be argued that Vancouver was fortunate that the Ottawa Senators, winners of

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Operation: Road Kill

With their first road win in five tries Tuesday in Edmonton, Vancouver is looking to gain momentum on the road in Denver tonight. Satisfied to come away with two points and their first road victory of the season, the Canucks edged out the Oilers 4-3. After building a 3-0 lead, Edmonton kept chipping away, while the Canucks eased off the offensive throttle. The young Oilers club hustled, and out-worked a Canucks club that has to continue to attack in order to be successful. Certainly, havin

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Canucks Immortalized: Ring of Honour

In celebration of their 40th season in the NHL, the Vancouver Canucks are inducting their greatest players of all time into the Ring of Honour. Four decades in the making, newly named Rogers Arena (formerly GM Place) is becoming a place of legend and hockey lore. Beginning October 26th versus the Colorado Avalanche, the Canucks will induct former great players into the Ring of Honour, forever canonizing them in the chronicles of Canuck greatness. The very first inductee is none other than

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Canucks: .500 Through Three Games

With three regular season games under their collective belt, the Vancouver Canucks have a win, a regulation loss, and a 'tie' (overtime loss). Tonight during their swing through California, they rematch against the team that gave them the latter. Peter Schaefer gets welcomed to the 2010/2011 regular season by Kings phenom defenceman, Drew Doughty The Canucks travel to Los Angeles with their 40th anniversary home opener freshly spoiled by the visiting Kings. But whether revenge, o

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Preseason Lessons

The Canucks organization has found itself dealing with an unfamiliar 'problem', a lot of depth players. Conversely, compared to years past, they've rarely had to decide what to do with so many cusp players they cannot use. Vigneault said Monday that O'Brien and Hordichuk had not yet been re-assigned and there's a 24-hour window to do that For example, after re-signing a fortuitous contract July 12th with the Vancouver Canucks, it seemed very likely that Shane O'Brien would continue to pla

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Camp, Captaincy, and Cody

As the Young Stars Tournament in Penticton gains it's full stride, several mini-dramas continue to unfold within the Vancouver Canucks organization. With another disappointing second round ousting behind them, the Canucks organization has rallied resources to ensure a better outcome. With additions such as Keith Ballard, Dan Hamhuis, Manny Malholtra and others, expectations for the club have never been higher (which, even by Vancouver standards is quite lofty). Though an unfair measuring

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Free Agency Attrition

Nearing the end of the third week in August, with training camp yet to begin, the Vancouver Canucks roster is already looking different. Buffalo Sabres selected Keith Ballard 11 overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft (photo courtesy of Yardbarker) General Manager Mike Gillis wasted no time augmenting the blueline with the addition of Dan Hamhuis, in a very surprising turn of events at the beginning of Free Agency. Though the Philadelphia Flyers had obtained exclusive rights to negoti

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Penticton: Young Stars Tournament

Prior to the Vancouver Canucks Veteran camp in Penticton, the NHL's youngest and most notable up-and-comers will be on display September 12-16, 2010. Jordan Schroeder, Vancouver's first selection (22nd overall) in the 2009 Entry Draft in Montreal The Young Stars tournament will be an 8 game round robin tournament, featuring some blue chip talent from the Vancouver Canucks, Calgary Flames, San Jose Sharks, Anaheim Ducks and Edmonton Oilers. Dan Ashton, Mayor of Penticton, spoke to

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"You Can't Hold the Cards Forever"

During an interview with Ben Kuzma and Jason Botchford (from The Province) on Team 1040 Radio, Barry MacDonald spoke about Mike Gillis' cap room situation, and the Vancouver Canucks need to move Kevin Bieksa, soon. According to Team 1040 Radio, at least 6 teams are competing for the services of Kevin Bieksa (all photos courtesy of Yardbarker.com) With the somewhat surprising additions of Dan Hamhuis and Keith Ballard to the Vancouver defensive core, Kevin Bieksa looks to have played hi

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Pity for Mitchell

In the same offseason that Commissioner Gary Bettman receives a pay hike to $7.23 M per, Willie Mitchell will receive less money because of Bettman's indifference. It's not easy being a Vancouver Canuck defenseman these days. In the 2009/10 season, the Canucks lost the most man games for blueliners. The competition arising from those stifling injuries is intense, with Keith Ballard and Dan Hamhuis being brought into the ranks. Willie Mitchell was hit from behind January 15th by Evgeni Mal

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Gillis: "Happy With the Blueline"

During a recent interview, Canucks General Manager Mike Gillis announced that he is happy with the state of his defense corps, which he had better be: The Free Agent market has already lost one big player. The focus of the last Canuck Way (Dan Hamhuis) has been dealt for Ryan Parent to the Philadelphia Flyers... Who's next? During a recent interview with TSN, Gillis spoke to the Canucks 25th overall draft pick, and the potential for the team to move the pick, to address their lack

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Canucks Should Pursue Hamhuis

With Willie Mitchell's uncertain status within the Canucks organization, it's imperative the Vancouver Canucks make a play to obtain Dan Hamhuis during Unrestricted Free Agency. It was an extremely cold January day, back in Quesnel, BC in 2000. A friend of mine from work asked if I wanted to make the trip to Prince George that night to watch the Cougars play the Kamloops Blazers. There was certainly some trepidation on my part; it's a 250 km round trip to the Prince George Multiplex (since

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Salve for Canuck Wounds

Is it just me... or did the sweeping of the San Jose Sharks and the quick 2-0 series lead by the Chicago Blackhawks help ease the pain of the Canucks 2nd round playoff exit? Henrik Sedin celebrates with Alex Burrows, his twin and Sami Salo following a goal in Game 5 against the Chicago Blackhawks (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/ Getty Images) Now before I get any Phlyer fans jumping on my back about the Finals not being decided yet, I just want to reiterate that Chicago's momentum through t

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How Passionate are Canucks Fans?

In a poll conducted Tuesday by Team 1040 Radio, 40 per cent of Vancouver Canucks fans polled said they would give up sex for a year if the team won the Stanley Cup. Canucks fans celebrate a goal during Game 3 of the Western conference semifinals May 5th, 2010 at GM Place The poll was a crossover from a recent English poll that suggested that 12 per cent of soccer fans would give up sex for a year if the Three Lions won the World Cup. Neither of the polls indicated the percentages

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Diagnosis: Hawkitis

Hawkitis: Inflammation or disease originating from overexposure to the Chicago Blackhawks NHL team. This melancholy couple just learned that they've been exposed to the plague-like Hawkitis (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images) "One year to the day," started CBC analyst Jim Hughson, "The Vancouver Canucks have been eliminated in the Stanley Cup playoffs by the Chicago Blackhawks." Yes, May 11th could actually become the new "Black Monday" in Vancouver, British Columbia, in memorial of

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Heart, Body, Soul

When my brother asked me how I felt following the Vancouver Canucks 4-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 5, I told him that no matter what happens from here on out, I have "a sense of closure". Kevin Bieksa, who logged 27:04 huge minutes, shields the puck from David Bolland in Game 5 at the United Center in Chicago, Ill. Much like the Detroit Red Wings' 7-1, Game 4 victory over the San Jose Sharks in front of Joe Louis Arena faithfuls, the Canucks have earned some redemption. Thoug

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Situation: Critical

Following their 5-2 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 3, the Canucks have essentially one option in Game 4: Win. There are 4 things the Canucks need to do in order to have reason to celebrate... Although the Minnesota Wild managed to come from behind twice in one playoff run while down three games to one (against the Colorado Avalanche and our beloved Canucks), it is the exception, not the rule in the NHL. Very few teams are able to win 3 straight games in a series, particularly

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Game 2: "Ready to Work Hard"

In an interview earlier today with Rick Ball from Team 1040 Radio, Kevin Bieksa says the Vancouver Canucks have already forgotten about last game and are focused on Game 2 against the Chicago Blackhawks. Roberto Luongo waits in the tunnel prior to player introductions during Game One versus the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center in Chicago (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) After a commanding 5-1 win over the Blackhawks in front of a stunned sell-out crowd at the United C

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