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2013 Canucks Trade Deadline Preview – Defencemen Edition

March 30, 2013 Rob 0 Comments Rumours, Trades

With days left before the trade deadline, it’s clear to most that if the Canucks have designs on bringing the first Stanley Cup in team history home to Vancouver, they will need to do something. They have a need for a centre, which I outlined three days ago. That’s their primary need, but that’s not [...]

2013 Canucks Trade Deadline Preview – Third Line Centre

March 26, 2013 Rob 2 Comments Trades

With just over one week before the NHL’s April 3rd trade deadline, now is as good a time as ever to look at potential players that Mike Gillis and the Canucks front office may be targeting. The Canucks are in the mix with a bunch of teams in the middle of the pack right now. [...]

I still don’t like the Cody Hodgson trade

March 10, 2013 Rob 4 Comments Trades

It’s been over a year since the Cody Hodgson for Zack Kassian trade, and I’m still not happy about it. I have noticed that there’s an increasingly large faction on Twitter that is trying to re-write history, trying to dismiss Hodgson’s strong play from last season despite what we all saw. Nobody criticized his play [...]

WHAT IF Luongo doesn’t waive his no trade clause?

February 6, 2013 Rob 0 Comments Trades

We’re now into our third week of this abbreviated NHL season and the transformation of Roberto Luongo has been downright incredible. Remember how Luongo was viewed by many fans and media back in April? He was for sure the second best goalie in Vancouver, he had an ego, he was overrated, he crumbled under the [...]

Three New Potential Luongo Trading Partners

January 21, 2013 Rob 2 Comments Rumours, Trades

We’re now 3 days into the NHL season, and Roberto Luongo is still a Vancouver Canuck. But for how long? Cam Cole’s article in the Vancouver Sun shed some light on just that. Mike Gillis has a reputation as being a bit boring and a little standoffish with the media, but every now and then [...]

Philadelphia Flyers interested in Roberto Luongo

January 10, 2013 Rob 0 Comments Rumours, Trades

The Roberto Luongo trade rumours are in full force. Previously I’ve looked at the possibility of Luongo heading to Toronto, Edmonton, Florida and Chicago. Until today, I have not thought about the possibility of Luongo in the orange and black of the Philadelphia Flyers. The Luongo to Philadelphia rumour heated up today after TSN’s James [...]

Roberto Luongo Trade Rumour Bonanza: Edmonton Oilers Edition

June 13, 2012 Rob 3 Comments Rumours, Trades

This is the second installment of ‘Roberto Luongo Trade Rumour Bonanza’! Our first installment pondered the chances of Luongo being traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Today, we look at the chances of the Edmonton Oilers landing Roberto Luongo. As you may have heard by now, Roberto Luongo is likely on his way out of [...]

Roberto Luongo Trade Rumour Bonanza: Toronto Maple Leafs Edition

June 8, 2012 Rob 3 Comments Rumours, Trades

Unless you have been avoiding all Canucks news for the last month or so, you’ll know that there have been quite a few Roberto Luongo trade rumours floating around. There’s definitely a lot of teams that could use Luongo, but are they willing to give up the assets necessary to acquire him? And just what [...]

Mitch’s Drunken Trade Rumour: Luongo for Versteeg

June 8, 2012 Rob 0 Comments Rumours

Blogger prodigy Mitch is at it again today. Today he puts himself in Mike Gillis’ shoes and tries to find a new home for Roberto Luongo. Go follow him on Twitter @Mitch_SBMedia. It seems not a day goes by where there isn’t talk of Roberto Luongo and where he will call home next season. One [...]

Luongo will waive his no trade clause

April 25, 2012 Rob 2 Comments Rumours, Trades

The Canucks got great news on Tuesday, as Roberto Luongo revealed that he is willing to waive his no trade clause. Now don’t get me wrong, Roberto Luongo is an excellent goalie and I believe in him, but having the ability to trade him as well as Cory Schneider is huge for the Canucks. Luongo [...]

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