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Let the Second Guessing Begin: Team Canada Announced

December 30, 2009 Rob 0 Comments 2010 Olympics

The speculation about who will make Team Canada ended on Wednesday (Canuckz.com correctly predicted 16 of the 23 players named back in August… is that good?), as GM Steve Yzerman revealed the 2010 Canadian Olympic Hockey Team. As expected, lots of deserving players were left off, but lets start by looking at who made the team:

Sedins Re-sign, Gaborik to the Rangers and More!

July 2, 2009 Rob 0 Comments Free Agency

That’s right! The twins are back, this time making $6.1 million a season. That can only mean one thing. Now Sedin bashers will be adding “overpaid” to the list of things they don’t like about the Sedins (also on the list? They’re Swedish, soft, too polite, boring, don’t produce in the playoffs, too slow, etc.). All the Sedins have done is disprove each one of those allegations one by one, which is why they are indeed worth $6.1 million.

Free Agent Shopping List

June 30, 2009 Rob 0 Comments Free Agency

With free agency beginning tomorrow, let’s look at players who should be at the top of the Canucks shopping list.

Draft Day Recap: Pronger, Bouwmeester Traded and the Canucks Nab the Next Patrick Kane

June 28, 2009 Rob 0 Comments Draft

The 2009 NHL entry draft did not offer a lot of surprises in terms of players selected (Tavares, Hedman and Duchene went in predictable order), but did offer a couple of interesting trades.