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The night began with such promise but, like downtown Vancouver, it ended in a burning wreck. A chance to end a franchise drought of 40 long years without a Stanley Cup victory was gone as fast as rioters could say “f*** the police!” The opportunity took so long to come back to Vancouver but was [...]
Humans are social beings and as social beings our lives are overrun by emotions. Emotions cloud our judgment. Emotions change our perception of what we see and how we react to events. Naturally, when a person is lying on the ice seemingly unconscious and having to be carted off our emotions get the best of [...]
The city of Vancouver is in a state of bliss. Nothing else matters to anyone right now. School, work, love, the NBA Finals? Nope, everyone is talking Canucks. It has been 17 years since the Canucks have made it to the Stanley Cup Finals and 40 long years without ever having won a Cup. This [...]
Consistency is arguably the most important quality of a referee. It’s too bad the 2011 NHL playoffs have been mired by inconsistent reffing. The new rules after the lockout were supposed to free the game up for the skill players of the league and they have done just that. No more ticky-tacky hooking and grabbing. [...]
Tonight’s game is crucial of the Eastern Conference Finals and the Boston forward Patrice Bergeron is injured and will not play in game 2. Bergeron did not take part in the pre-game warm-ups, all but confirming his absence against the Lightning, who lead the best-of-7 series after Saturday’s 5-2 victory… Boston coach Claude Julien told [...]
Thornton is your typical underachiever. It may be cruel but he has rightfully been dubbed “No Show Joe.” However, Joe Thornton is finally doing his thing. Average Joe isn’t a bad thing for him.
The NHL playoffs have started and I’m not sure many Americans know this. The average American (myself included) doesn’t really pay attention to hockey. I mean the playoff games are on the Versus Channel, for god’s sake. Try to find that on your cable guide. The NHL is far behind the NFL, the NBA and [...]
If the NHL wants to prove that it is serious in its war against head shots then the time is now. In game 3 of the Vancouver Canucks’ series against the Chicago Blackhawks, Raffi Torres nailed star Chicago defenseman Brent Seabrook in the head. Torres was playing in his first game back, fresh off of [...]
If it looks like déjà vu, feels like déjà vu, and sounds like déjà vu then it must be déjà vu. Right? In a match made in heaven for the mindless, the Vancouver Canucks will face their new-found arch nemesis Chicago Blackhawks in the first round of the 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs. In case you [...]
The fact that the 2011 version of Canada’s second Christmas ended up being more like my great aunt’s birthday party, it may have signaled the beginning of a new culture in the NHL. The NHL and NBA essentially switched positions this year as it was the NBA drawing headlines from a flurry of deadline deals. [...]
It might be a bit generous to describe what Brian Burke has done with his Toronto Maple Leafs as two steps back and one step forward. In just over 2 years as General Manager, Brian Burke has been unable to dig the NHL’s most important franchise out of its deep, dark hole. After another confusing [...]
