1. Tavares, John C 9/20/1990 L 6.00.2 195 London OHL 2 Duchene, Matt C 1/16/1991 L 5.11 200 Brampton OHL 3 Hedman, Victor LD 12/18/1990 L 6.06 220 Modo SweE 4 Paajarvi-Svensson, Magnus LW 4/12/1991 L 6.01 200 SweE 5 Kane, Evander C 8/2/1991 L 6.01.2 176 Vancouver WHL 6 Schenn, Brayden C 8/22/1991 L…
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Puck Daddy — Eulogy: Remembering the 2008-09 Vancouver Canucks
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The Canucks are gone, and all we are left with is questions. Why did it happen so suddenly? Should we have seen it coming? Why is it impossible to find a single hockey fan, outside of British Columbia, that feels the slightest bit of warmth towards them? Will their passing hit loved ones particularly hard,…
NHL Fanhouse: Idea of Moving Luongo Shortsighted
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The crux of Cole’s case is that guys like Nikolai Khabibulin and Marc-Andre Fleury are not paid like franchise players. That’s simply not true. Khabibulin is in the final year of a four-year, $27 million deal he got after the lockout. The Blackhawks put him in waivers in September, but decided to keep him around.…
The Province: The hard truth — Canucks must deal Luongo
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The irony, then, is that the Canucks will have to trade Luongo in order to build a team that would be good enough to win with Luongo. Think about it for a minute. It’s now apparent the Canucks have more holes in their lineup than Luongo can fill. Their defence was exposed against the Blackhawks…
Red Wings ‘blown’ away – Puck Daddy – NHL – Yahoo! Sports
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The Detroit Red Wings were jobbed, hosed, robbed, disrespected — really, pick your terms of non-endearment — when referee Brad Watson and his intent to blow an early whistle wiped out a Marian Hossa(notes) game-tying goal late in the third period at the Anaheim Ducks in Game 3. The puck’s in the net before the whistle, but Watson…
2009 WHL Championship Series prospects preview – Hockey’s Future
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Under first-year head coach Dave Lowry, the Hitmen have been a virtual juggernaut since opening day. The team won the Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy as regular season champions, compiling a 59-9-3-1 record for 122 points, three more than Vancouver. The talent pool is very deep in front of outstanding goaltender Martin Jones (LA), who managed…
2009 NHL Mock Draft 1.0 | Bleacher Report
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1. The New York Islanders will select John Tavares of the London Knights This is a no brainer pick. John Tavares is easily the best forward in this draft and has been compared to the likes of Wayne Gretzky. With absolutely no offensive talents on this team outside the likes of Kyle Okposo, Tavares will…
St. Louis Dispatch: Andy Murray Goes Ballistic
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A day after the Blues’ 3-0 loss to Vancouver, television highlights continued to focus on the postgame tirade of head coach Andy Murray on the team’s bench. Murray was incensed because after Vancouver scored its empty-net goal, Canucks coach Alain Vigneault put his physical fourth line of Darcy Hordichuk, Ryan Johnson and Rick Rypien on…
Tom Benjamin’s NHL Blog: The Family Discount
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It is one thing for a team to pony up $6-7 MM on a long term contract for a free agent, but its another to pay $13.5-$14 MM on a long term contract for two free agents. Particularly when everyone is running scared on league revenues and a falling salary cap. There aren’t that many…
North American Scouting Services Mock Draft: Mock Kings pick Mock Kane
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1. NY Islanders: John Tavares; London – C - The no-brainer pick that will hopefully lead the Isles back to respectability. Expect big pressure to deal pick but they will keep it 2. Tampa Bay Lightning: Victor Hedman; Modo – LD – Another potential deal because Tampa needs and wants more immediate help but he is…