Aloha Mr. Krog
July 16, 2008
Jason Krog. 32. 198 NHL Games, nine seasons in the minors.
Seems kind of like getting a job at McDonalds, never moving off the deep frier and then leaving for Wendy’s to work the grill for more money. No?
Regardless, any stache like that is a friend of mine. Read more
Hey Pavol, Welcome to Vancouver
July 10, 2008
Hey Pav, you mind if I call you Pav? Cool.
Hey anyways, I wanted to welcome you to this fine city of mine. There’s plenty to do here and…oh wait…sorry, my BlackBerry is blowin up over here…can you hold this triple half caff vente latte non fat macchiato for me? What? No that’s cool, I’ve got four coffee shops in my building so I can totally get another one, I’ll just give it to this guy who’s squeegeeing off this windshield over here. Read more
Bernier Signs With Canucks - Blues Still Laughing At Us
July 10, 2008
Well you knew it was coming, even with Mike Gilles getting in a douche off with Blues management.
Granted, tossing 2.5 million at Bernier is a tad less douchey than the Canucks $7.5-million offer sheet they gave to forward David Backes. But it was still essentially a public tickle fight between these two. Read more
Pavol Demitra - Deleriously Awesome
July 8, 2008
Ok, I’d be as stoked as you to land Demitra…but there’s something a tad disturbing about this quote he gave while apparently high:
“I want to play for a team that is going to win, [one] who is going to compete for the playoffs and the Stanley Cup.”
This means one of two things: A) He’s planning on signing for 5 years, or 2) He’s huffing gas in the offseason. Read more
Checking the crater for body parts.
July 7, 2008
Bye Nazzy, Adios Brendan, Sayanora Linden, Good effing riddance Jozef Balej…?
So…is the sky falling enough for you yet? Holy balls.
Now, I guess I’m a fan of the whole “rebuild” thing, but there’s a part of this house cleaning that’s leaving me a tad perturbed. The biggest part being Luongo (You will never EVER see us use the single worst nickname in the history of sports-dom on this site, I mean bobby- Lou? F*#* right off.) Read more
Free Agency Morning Sickness
July 2, 2008
Are you scared yet?
I mean its only been three days of free agency right? There’s plenty of time to get a steal right?
NO NO NO NO. Remember the trade deadline last season? Ya, the same trade deadline that left us with our wangs flapping in the wind and a skytrain ride straight to the Surrey Central Skytrain Station of the NHL Read more
Trevor Linden Retires, Hall of Fame Shrugs
June 10, 2008
Well, after 20 seasons as a hockey player, 16 as a Vancouver Canuck, Trevor Linden has finally called it quits..or as Canucks fans say it: “Oh my effin gawd what on earth are we going to do now that the greatest player in the history of the universe has abandoned us and our team forever nooooooo!!”
Lets start by saying that I am not a Trevor Linden hater, and being critical of him doesn’t mean I think he stinks. Buuut…freaking the hell out when anybody dares say anything remotely negative about the guy only leads me to believe that deep down inside, you KNOW that Linden is a good player, but not a grrreat player in the overall context of hockey.
I bring this up not only because Canucks fans are redonkulous in their blind unabashed love for #16, but mostly because now that he’s retired, Vancouverites are screaming Hall of freaking Fame.
…whew….deep breaths…10…9…8…7…6…5…4…3…2…1…ok.. Thats better.
Canucks HoF? yup.
NHLPA HoF? yup.
The hall of fame of your heart? sure.
But NHL Hockey Hall of Fame??? please.
I’m not going to go on a tirade either dissecting his career stats and all that crap, I think that just looking at the class that went into the hall last year and who is up for induction into the hall of fame this year - it pretty much sums up what it takes to be a Hall of Famer:
2007 Mark Messier
2007 Al MacInnis
2007 Scott Stevens
2007 Ron Francis
2008 Glenn Anderson
2008 Igor Larionov
Ya: Messier, MacInnis, Stevens, Francis, Anderson, Larionov and Linden.
Its like adding mustard to your peanut buster parfait.
Dave Nonis Gets Fired - Brilliant!
April 15, 2008
Do I like Dave Nonis? Sure.
Do I think he’s a great General Manager? Meh.
Do I think that firing him after only three seasons at the helm for the Canucks is a good idea?
F**K YEAH!
This is kind of what I bitched and moaned about near the trade deadline. The Canucks didn’t make a move, but I disagree that it was about “mortgaging their future” or availiable players…it came down to the fundamental flaw with this entire organization:
A commitment to excellence.
Why Can’t We Win?
April 7, 2008
A wise man once said, “There is no try….only do!”
Now granted it wasn’t really a man, and in fact was a small green puppett, but that shouldn’t diminish the wisdom behind the quote.
Every team “tries” doesn’t it? And given the choice, would certainly opt to be in the playoffs, or to hoist the Stanley Cup as opposed to improving their handicap throughout May and June?
So effort aside, where do most teams fall short? Personnel? Coaching? General Managership?
Sure, all of the above…but if there was one blatant (and consistant) piece to the Vancouver Canucks dismal late season play, and it was all between the legs.
It’s cojones people. It’s pure moxy. Read more
Goodbye Matt Cooke
February 26, 2008
We’ll miss watching you start fights and not finish them
