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Canucks Set to Wrongfully Retire Pavel Bure’s #10

November 10, 2012 Rob 2 Comments Special Feature

Gino Odjick spilled the beans to Jason Botchford of the Province a few days ago, Pavel Bure will indeed see his #10 jersey hang from the rafters. Apparently Francesco Aquilini will meet with Bure during his Hall of Fame induction on Monday. First of all, congratulations to Pavel Bure. He is set to become the [...]

Alex Burrows is going to get paaaaaaaaaaaaaid.

July 23, 2012 Mitch 0 Comments Random Thoughts, Special Feature

Hey everyone, It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything on here that wasn’t a back handed compliment to Mason “the little milt that couldn’t” Raymond or a random piece of funny Canucks news, like the hilarious bit about Dale Weise and him going to salary arbitration. Today I wanted to forget it’s Monday and [...]

Canucks in hot pursuit of Shane Doan… at least they should be

July 13, 2012 Rob 1 Comment Free Agency, Special Feature

With Zach Parise and Ryan Suter signed, the attention of the hockey world is on Shane Doan. Doan, 35, is still unsigned but apparently wants to stay in Phoenix. He also wants a multi-year deal. The big question is, if he signs a multi-year deal with the Coyotes, will they still be in Phoenix after [...]

The Curious Case of Mason Raymond

June 20, 2012 Rob 1 Comment Special Feature

Mitch has been blogging faster than I can post lately. ‘Mitch the blog machine’ is what I call him. You can call him @Mitch_SBMedia on Twitter. Last week the Vancouver Canucks decided to take Mason Raymond to club elected “cut-down” arbitration. What’s cut-down arbitration? You’re asking that like last week was the first time you [...]

Dissecting the 2011-12 Canucks Carcass – By Vincent

April 27, 2012 Rob 1 Comment Special Feature

Vincent is a mysterious friend of Rob The Hockey Guy. He fights crime by night, so we won’t reveal his last name. He is @stuff99 on Twitter. Hi everyone, I am writing this blog as I listen to the Game of Thrones theme song in a circular loop. This makes blog writing sound even more [...]

Better team: This year’s Canucks or last year’s Canucks?

April 1, 2012 Rob 3 Comments Special Feature

The Canucks took back top spot in the conference Saturday night with a 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames. With only three games remaining in the regular season, the Canucks sit one point up on the St Louis Blues and tied in points with the New York Rangers for top spot in the entire league [...]

Your 2011-12 Canucks MVP: Dan Hamhuis

March 28, 2012 Rob 0 Comments Special Feature

Over the last couple of months, as Daniel and Henrik Sedin have gone into slumps (coupled with the NHL’s return to the dead puck era), there has been a lot of scuttlebutt among Canucks fans about who the team’s MVP is. Roberto Luongo has been a popular choice of late (despite the fact that his backup has [...]

Four Reasons Why Rogers Arena is so Quiet

March 16, 2012 Rob 1 Comment Special Feature

Ed Willes wrote a nice little column in the Province today about how Rogers Arena is a quiet place to play hockey right now. This caused quite the ruckus on Twitter after the Team 1040 piggybacked on the article, as they often do. I think every show on the Team 1040 had a poll question [...]

Max Lapierre, Unsung Hero

March 5, 2012 Rob 2 Comments Special Feature

In case you haven’t noticed, Max Lapierre is having one heck of a season. Lapierre, who was picked up a year ago at the trade deadline, has brought an element needed to the Canucks. Early on this season, Lapierre filled-in nicely centering the third line while Ryan Kesler was injured and Manny Malhotra was struggling [...]

Five Ways to Fix the Team 1040

February 25, 2012 Rob 4 Comments Special Feature

Like a lot of Canucks fans, I’m addicted to the Team 1040. I listen to it all the time because I can’t get enough Canucks talk. But in the last year or two, my addiction has subsided. I still listen to it, but I find myself needing a break from it more often and I [...]