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Schneid he stay or Schneid he go now?

Cory Schneider will snag a big contract come the off-season. But will he have a Stanley Cup ring to go with it?

The Vancouver Canucks have in their hands one solid, blue chip player who may just be the key to the franchise’s first Stanley Cup win. It’s no surprise they’re in the hunt — they’ve got the last two Art Ross trophy winners in the lineup, for starters, as well as a perennial Selke finalist in Ryan Kesler and a legitimate Norris candidate in Alex Edler. Alex Burrows is no slouch, either, and Cody Hodgson is manufacturing a solid rookie campaign on a constantly rotating lineup of bangers and mashers.

With Roberto Luongo playing some of his best hockey in years – don’t let that annual slow start fool you, his numbers since December 1 are outstanding – it’s his protegé that holds the key to an extended Canuck playoff run. Continue reading Schneid he stay or Schneid he go now? →

2011-12 Season, Hockey, Podcast, Uncategorized

Episode 43 – Brad Marchand is a douche

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As Boston Bruins resident spelling “champian” Brad Marchand prepares to return from his 5-game suspension for clipping Sami Salo, Chris Withers and Jason Kurylo gather a slew of four-letter words to dis #63. Chris probably sums it up best: “Hey Brad Marchand: Stop being such a f*cking douche.”

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Hot/Not 001: Jannik Hansen’s stint in the penalty box

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Totally unfair comparison of candid crowd shots behind Jannik Hansen.
Totally unfair comparison of candid crowd shots behind Jannik Hansen, picture #1.

I’ve been extremely busy over the holidays, so I have very little commentary on the Canucks on-ice performance just now. What to do? Well, obviously I should insert a potentially offensive pictorial.

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20 Dec 2011 – JagrWatch, Sedinery and the numbers game

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There are plenty of numbers being thrown around regarding the Vancouver Canucks these days. Alain Vigneault recently became the winningest coach in team history, Henrik Sedin took the all-time assists lead in Canucks lore, and Daniel passed Stan Smyl for fourth in franchise scoring. But there are more! Today I focus on numbers – at the NHL level, in Canucks history and a set of personal numbers for good measure. Here you go, Seven Things about the NHL for December 20, 2011.

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24 Nov 2011 – Somebody Approved This: Vancouver Canucks Mid-90s Third Jersey

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This bad boy may just be the ugliest of all Canucks jerseys. And that's saying somethin'.

In an age of hyper marketing, intense competition and tightly controlled PR, it’s amazing that truly horrible ideas can still make it past the brainstorming stage. Whether it’s the nightmare of design by committee or just the conflagration of mediocre talents pulling the wool over the eyes of rich, out-of-touch CEOs, we occasionally see awful designs rolled out in an underwhelming implosion of gut-wrenching anticlimax. Today, we analyze the Vancouver Canucks first-ever alternate sweater. The recently rereleased Frankenchild of several other ugly jerseys, this salmon-topped nightmare is the third in our series… Somebody Approved This. Continue reading 24 Nov 2011 – Somebody Approved This: Vancouver Canucks Mid-90s Third Jersey →

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Cory Schneider rocks

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Cory Schneider rocks
We'd have guessed 'cello', but we were wrong, now, weren't we? Photo from a Pass it to Bulis stroke of genius, The Many Axes of Cory Schneider.

Sadly, I was not able to watch Wednesday night’s tilt between the Colorado Avalanche and the Vancouver Canucks, as my local cable provider decided that I should spend less time on hockey, and more quality time with my tech support representative wife and daughter.

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Top 30 Vancouver Canucks scorers

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Hey there, folks.

The Vancouver hockey market is so darned slammed with media and blog coverage that I’ve got very little to say that hasn’t been said a thousand times over (with varying levels of accuracy, skill and professionalism). Besides, I’ve already written up Daniel’s move to 4th in team history here. So, instead of contributing to the madness, I thought I’d go a different route this week. Here’s a Sporcle quiz for you: as of 15 November 2011, these 30 players have scored more points in a Vancouver Canucks jersey than any other. How many can you name?


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Podcast, Top Lists

Episode 40 – Top 7 Canuck Nicknames of All Time, Part II

When David Booth came to town, we fans of sports nicknames rejoiced. Surely a 20-something fledgling scorer with that name coming to a team that plays in a stadium named for a telecommunications company would have a clever pseudonym. Think of it: David “The Operator” Booth. David “Long Distance” Booth. Hell, even something that displays lateral thinking – call him “Clark Kent” after the old days, when Superman changed clothes in a phone booth.

But no, the stupid Florida Panthers called him stupid “Bootsy”.  And stupid Kevin Bieksa calls him stupid “Grizz”, just because stupid David Booth hunts big, stupid game in the stupid off-season. Continue reading Episode 40 – Top 7 Canuck Nicknames of All Time, Part II →

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15 June 2011 – Seven Fans in Vancouver

Vancouver fans have a reputation around North America for being obnoxious. Sadly, I actually met a group of those jerks at the Rogers Arena game six viewing party on 13 June. They were lewd, lowbrow, and once Boston put the game out of reach, threatening. If all Vancouver fans were like them, I wouldn’t want the Canucks to win the Cup, either. They joked about starting a riot if the Canucks lost, and swore a blue streak – loudly – despite the presence of kids and seniors. This group of young men and women – of an ethnicity that I will not mention – were, and are, an embarrassment to their families and to Vancouver as a whole. Shame on you, you selfish sacks of crap. Shame.

On the other side, I’ve had the luck to meet plenty of fans of these Canucks who are decent folk partying it up in support of their team. They deserve a championship, and I truly believe in the next few years they will get one. Here are seven of them:

1. Joe wears a Flying V jersey and some of the most vibrant face paint in the city.

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