So, tomorrow is the big day. A celebration of our beautiful country’s founding, and oh yeah, that free agency thing. Gillis promised bold moves this summer, and so far he hasn’t delivered, but I guess we’ll find out tomorrow if he comes through.
Nazzy hasn’t re-signed yet, which makes me kind of sad. On the one [...]
Entries from June 2008
June 30, 2008
An Expensive Shopping Spree. Who Do We Want To See in Canucks Blue And Green?
June 29, 2008
Say It Ain’t So, Mo!
According to an article I read from the National Post, via Kukla’s Korner, the Blue Jackets are interested in Mo. While it’s nice to hear that other teams want to ask Mo out, this makes me quite sad. Mo’s not a guy I gush about a lot around here, but he’s always been a guy [...]
June 27, 2008
Some Things About RFAs, Draft Boys, And Gillis
Ready for another totally random off season post? I hope so. It’s kind of hard to believe that free agency is starting on Tuesday. This summer is just flying by. Tuesday is shaping up to be crazy.
Gillis finally tendered offers to almost all of our RFAs. I’m especially pleased about Mike Brown, Ryan Shannon, and [...]
June 25, 2008
Canucks pick up Kyle Wellwood off waivers
This guy sounds skilled, but perhaps doughy and lazy. Although surely the amazing motivating powers of Ryan Walter combined with some bag skates and a bunch of trips up Vancouver’s Grouse Grind will cure that. And he played in the Leafs circus, so the Canucks gong show shouldn’t be scary at all. I just hope we’re [...]
June 24, 2008
A Bunch Of Quick Things
1. Say hello to The Humming Giraffe’s new mascot. I picked him up in Ottawa when I was walking around ByWard Market. He was just sitting on a table and calling out to me. His name is Johnny after Johnny Canuck. He’ll be hanging around next season and hopefully bringing the Canucks some luck. He looks like a [...]
June 21, 2008
Draft Field Trip
The draft was so fun! I know that sounds crazy, because every one always goes on about how boring it is, but I really am totally pleased I went. The arena was loud at times. People booed Toronto. And a lot of trades happened, which created a buzz in the building. You could see some of [...]
June 18, 2008
I’m off to the draft!
I’m heading out tomorrow morning for Ottawa. Fingers crossed the rumours aren’t true about the Canucks trading their first round pick. I would kind of prefer seeing that hot bitch picked live. I’m meeting up with the lovely ladies of Interchangeable Parts, Patty from Penalty Killing, Meg from Haul Your Paper Boats, and Heather from [...]
June 17, 2008
Ryan Walter New Assistant Coach
The Canucks announced Ryan Walter as their new assistant coach today. He appears to be quite awesome. Ryan Walter has worked as a motivational speaker and he won a Stanley Cup and was a captain when he played in the NHL. He’s also worked on some Canucks broadcasts, and he sounds like a cheerful dude. I think [...]
June 15, 2008
Random Thoughts That Occur In My Off Season Brain
So, the rumours are really picking up as we inch closer and closer to the draft and free agency. Some of them good, some of them scary. This is the interesting part of the off season, before we get into the horrible hockey and news less days of late July and August. I’m working on [...]
June 15, 2008
People Are Starting To Notice How Fabulous You Are, Mr. Kesler
Well look what we have here.
2007-2008 Frank Selke Trophy Voting
Pts. 1st-2nd-3rd-4th-5th
Pavel Datsyuk, DET 537 (43-9-7-3-0)
John Madden, N.J 447 (18-18-16-17-10)
Henrik Zetterberg, DET 425 (22-20-6-10-5)
Patrick Sharp, CHI 290 (10-14-13-8-3)
Mike Richards, PHI 220 (10-6-6-13-9)
Samuel Pahlsson, ANA 163 (7-6-7-3-7)
Brenden Morrow, DAL 149 (4-10-4-5-4)
Mikko Koivu, MIN 122 (3-5-8-4-5)
P.J Axelsson, BOS 106 (1-10-4-1-3)
Daniel Alfredsson, OTT 92 (3-4-3-4-7)
Ryan Kesler, VAN 89 (0-5-5-9-2)
Chris [...]
