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They’re just not good enough: Canucks get swept by San Jose

May 9, 2013 Rob 0 Comments Playoffs

It was one of the most disappointing first round series in Canucks history and not just for obvious reasons. The Canucks didn’t lose to the Sharks because of a bad bounce (of which there were a few) or bad penalties (of which there were lots). No, they lost because they weren’t good enough. This was [...]

Playoff Time! Sharks vs Canucks 1st Round Preview

April 29, 2013 Rob 0 Comments Playoffs

One year ago, the San Jose Sharks and Los Angeles Kings played each other in the final game of the regular season and the Sharks won 3-2, giving the Canucks the Kings in round 1. This year, the opposite happened. The Kings beat the Sharks in their final game (by the same 3-2 score) to [...]

Will Cory Schneider Start Game 3?

April 14, 2012 Rob 0 Comments Playoffs

Alain Vigneault was a little out of character with his game 2 post game press conference. He went out of his way to mention that goaltending was not the problem in game 2. When asked about who his goalie would be in game 3, he sounded angry and said that he wouldn’t discuss it. Today, [...]

What the Canucks need to fix ahead of Game 2

April 13, 2012 Rob 0 Comments Game Preview, Game Recap, Playoffs

First let me start off by apologizing to the hockey gods. This is not the first time I have apologized to them. I first apologized to them after game 6 versus Chicago last season. I apologized because I wrote that we should ‘get our brooms ready’ and that the ‘writing was on the wall‘. Then [...]

Canucks Chance at Glory Begins – Canucks vs Kings 1st Round Series Preview

April 10, 2012 Rob 1 Comment Game Preview, Playoffs

The Canucks are about to start what they hope will be a long and memorable Stanley Cup run. This is the 42nd chance for the Canucks to win the ultimate prize, and one of the best chances to actually get it done. But wait, before we get too ahead of ourselves, there’s a team by [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Mats Sundin’s Canucks Legacy

February 13, 2012 Rob 2 Comments Special Feature

Mats Sundin’s #13 banner was raised to the rafters of the Air Canada Centre in Toronto on Saturday night, and it made me think back to his time in Vancouver. Sundin, as you might remember, spent half a season in blue and green during the 2008-09 season. The Mats Sundin that Canucks fans got to [...]

Finishing first this year will be very important for Canucks

February 13, 2012 Rob 1 Comment Random Thoughts

It goes without saying that finishing first in the conference is very important, but it’s likely going to be a lot more advantageous this year than last. Last year, the reward for finishing in first place was a date with the Chicago Blackhawks. I don’t think I need to remind anyone how hard that turned [...]

So I watched Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final again last night…

December 21, 2011 Rob 4 Comments Playoffs

I’m not sure if I just wanted to torture myself or if this is part of the healing process, but I watched game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final again on the weekend. I have the game on my PVR, along with a few other notable games from last year’s playoff run (game 7 vs [...]

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