State of the Vancouver Canucks: NHL Trade Deadline Edition
Written by Errol N. Hannigan and can be contacted by email at enhannigan@hotmail.com At this point in the season the Vancouver Canucks are a win away from tying Detroit for first place in the NHL. Last year Vancouver finished first…
2011-12 Top 30 Salary Cap Numbers – Left Wing
List below are the Top 30 Salary Cap Numbers for Left Wingers heading into the 2011-12 NHL season. Due to front-loading contracts (back-loaded in some cases), and teams having to deal with the salary cap, a players cap number takes…
Top 30 Salary Cap Numbers – Left Wingers
Listed below are the Top 30 Salary Cap Hits for Left Wingers heading into the 2010-11 NHL Season. We’ve used the salary cap number over the total salary for this season, due to the front loading of contracts. If a…
More Injuries in Vancouver … Podcast from GlobeSports … Hudler back to Detroit
Jason Botchford of the Vancouver Province: The injury front keeps getting bigger out in Vancouver. Already without Mikael Samuelsson, Steve Bernier, Willie Mitchell, and Shane O'Brien (disciplinary); Daniel Sedin was held out of last night's game, and most likely tonight's…
Around the Boards: Sedin and Kovalchuk set backs, S. Niedermayer on the move that the Deadline?
Matthew Sekerer of the Globe and Mail: Daniel Sedin was hoping to return to the Canucks on Tuesday or tonight, but a set back to his broken foot has pushed back the expected return day till next week at the…
Around the Boards: Ward, Williams, D. Sedin, Luongo and Malkin
Hockey Night in Canada's Hotstove: GMs to look at new helmet ideas and how to stop headshots. All these injuries is getting ridiculous. Chip Alexander of the Raleigh News & Observer: 7 1/2 minutes into the Hurricanes - Blue Jackets…
Frustration in Fantasy Hockey
There are 2 things in fantasy hockey pools that can be so frustrating, injuries and shutouts. Long term injuries to key players, especially early on in the season, can be really frustrating. In the 1st week and half fantasy players…
Canucks Close to Locking Up Key Piece
After winning the Northeast division with 100 points, the Vancouver Canucks lost in the Conference Semifinals to the Chicago Blackhawks. Fans were upset. But after the lose sunk in, uncertainty and nervousness blanketed the organization. Their 2 star forwards, the…
Sedins in Toronto?
On the Fan 590's Bob McCown show this afternoon in Toronto, Ron Wilson let it slip that Maple Leafs will pursue the Sedin's this off season. In what could easily be percieved as 'tampering' had it come a week ago,…
Daily Rumors – June 30th
Mark Everson of the NY Post is reporting that the New Jersey Devils are close to re-signing Johnny Oduya to a 4 year deal worth in the neighborhood of $3-4 million per year. This would be a good signing for…
Vancouver Canucks GM Chasing Sedins in Sweden
Agent Turned GM Heading to Sweden to Chase Sedins -- TSN is reporting that Vancouver Canucks GM Mike Gillis has flown to Sweden, and is meeting with the Sedin's in advance of Wednesday's opening of the Free Agency Period. If…
Sedins want $63 million contract each
The Los Angeles correspondent of Swedish newspaper Expressen reported "Daniel and Henrik Sedin both want 12-year, $63 million contracts to stay with the Vancouver Canucks. They'll be unrestricted free agents on July 1"... If you average it out it's 5.25 million…