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The 40 Greatest Canucks of All-Time, 1-10

September 20, 2010 Rob 8 Comments Special Feature

It’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for…the top ten of our top 40 Canucks of all-time countdown! I think most Canucks fans would have these players in their top ten, but the order in which they appear is sure to stir up debate. Henrik won the Hart, Naslund won the Pearson, Linden has the most points and Bure was the most electrifying. Among goalies, McLean won the big game but Luongo has the best numbers. Who is the best? Only Canuckz.com knows for sure:

The 40 Greatest Canucks of All-Time, 11-20

September 16, 2010 Rob 0 Comments Special Feature

We are into the top 20 on our 40 greatest Canucks of all-time countdown and things are really getting controversial. While 31-40 and 21-30 were tricky, that’s nothing compared to this. Where do you rank Morrison vs Ronning? What about Bertuzzi vs Mogilny? Or even Ohlund vs Jovanovski?

The 40 Greatest Canucks of All-Time, 21-30

September 14, 2010 Rob 1 Comment Special Feature

In part two of our 40 greatest Canucks countdown series we look at the greatest players, 21-30. On Monday we revealed 31-40, which mostly featured players from the 1970s and 1980s. As we begin to take a look at the top 30, we begin to see more players from the best eras of Canucks hockey (you know, the eras that featured playoff games somewhat regularly). This is also where the list gets interesting:

Luongo Gives up C, H. Sedin or Kesler to Become New Captain?

September 13, 2010 Rob 1 Comment Rumours, Special Feature

Roberto Luongo did what a lot of people anticipated on Monday and relinquished captaincy for the Vancouver Canucks. I think this is a positive move and it was done in such a way that everyone saves face. Gillis hinted that he wouldn’t mind Luongo giving up the C, but ultimately allowed Luongo to make the decision. Getting rid of the C should help Luongo focus on stopping the puck, although pressure on him will still be high. But by giving the C to someone else, that will deflect some of the pressure.

The 40 Greatest Canucks of All-Time Countdown, 31-40

September 12, 2010 Rob 1 Comment Special Feature

Ten years ago the Vancouver Canucks celebrated their 30th anniversary season and unveiled the “30 greatest Canucks”. Sounded like a good idea right? In 30 years you ought to be able to unveil a pretty impressive list of 30 players. Well, it wasn’t. The first 30 years were not kind to the Canucks franchise and aside from a fluke run to the finals in 1982, it wasn’t until the 90s that any real semblance of success. In 2010, the Canucks official website has decided instead to countdown the top 40 moments (which embarrassingly includes Chris Levesque sitting on the bench and a long road trip but I digress). If it were a true list, the 20 of the top 40 moments would have occurred in 1994.

Canucks Cup Favourites? That can't be good news…

August 30, 2010 Rob 0 Comments Special Feature

The Hockey News has sparked a lot of talk in the hockey world lately by picking the Canucks to win the Western Conference last Wednesday. The Hockey News has also picked the boys from the West Coast to win the Stanley Cup this season. This is significant because to the best of my knowledge, no well respected publication has ever picked the Canucks to win the Stanley Cup at the beginning of a season. This, of course, terrifies me.

Upon Further Review, Larscheid LET GO by Team 1040

August 3, 2010 Rob 4 Comments Special Feature

Perhaps it was the media hoopla on the Team 1040 that made me overlook this, but upon further review it turns out that Tom Larscheid did not decide to retire, rather the Team 1040 decided for him. Team 1040 program director Rob Gray stated that the Team 1040 wanted to “look to the future”.

Breaking News: Tom Larscheid to Retire!

July 29, 2010 Rob 4 Comments Special Feature

Very disappointing news today, as it has been learned that longtime beloved Canucks colour commentator Tom Larscheid will retire from the broadcast booth after this year’s home opener versus the Los Angeles Kings. When I heard about this news this morning I was devastated! Larscheid is truly one of a kind. The Team 1040 have announced that Dave Tomlinson will be the new radio colour commentator.

Canucks to Retire Nazzy's Jersey and Not Everyone Agrees with it

July 8, 2010 Rob 4 Comments Special Feature

The Canucks held their annual Summer Summit (formerly known as the state of the franchise) last night at Rogers Arena (yes, it will take a while to get used to the new name) where they announced that Markus Naslund will have his #19 jersey retired on December 11th. And so the debate begins: is he deserving of this honour? This was a debate Canuckz.com brought up at about this time last year, to which I thought he was deserving, but I thought the team ought to wait a few years before retiring it.

Ballard BC Bound

June 26, 2010 Rob 1 Comment Special Feature

The biggest deal on draft day in 2010 once again involves the Vancouver Canucks. The same team that brought you Alex Mogilny (1995 draft), the Sedin twins (1999 draft) and Roberto Luongo (2006 draft) did it again. While not as big as the aforementioned trades, the acquisition of Keith Ballard is significant. The Canucks acquired Keith Ballard and prospect Victor Oreskovich in exchange for their first round draft pick, Michael Grabner and Steve Bernier.

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