Mitchell vs Kesler / Hodgson To Carry Torch / Inspiration / Krajicek

by Sean Zandberg on Dec 11, 2009 2:50 PM PST in Canucks News Comment 20 comments

Don't read too much into the Kesler-Mitchell scuffle at Canucks' practice today. According the the Sun, Willie Mitchell accused Ryan Kesler of slashing him during a drill. Kesler hollered back: "It's never your fault, Willie!" Pushing ensued, nothing much more. Read more on that, including coach and player remarks here.

You may remember the Mitchell/O'Brien-Raymond incident from January 29, 2009. That was during the January to forget. What followed 2 nights later was a 4-3 OT loss to the Wild, followed by Vancouver winning 9 of 11 games in February, 11 of 15 games in March, and 3 of 6 games in April.

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Cody Hodgson was told by his dad that the mayor of his hometown of Markham Ontario wanted to speak with him. Hodgson was informed that he would receive the honor of carrying the Olympic torch to represent his town.

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As far as Canucks fans go, Parksy is one that I respect and hold in high regard. He has created another Canucks inspirational video that you gotta check out. Nice work! Check out his YouTube channel here.

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Oh and one more thing...The Lightning have placed former Canuck Lukas Krajicek on waivers today.

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willie said

It was because Kes never sent him a xmas card. Bwahaha

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by Temujin on Dec 11, 2009 5:35 PM PST via mobile reply actions

I saw the clip where he said they were couldn’t decide who’s house the Xmas party was going to be at…

That Willie…

The earliest use of the word with the spelling we recognize today is found in "L'Acadie: or Seven Years' Exploration in British America" by James Edward Alexander, published in 1849:

We also met a lusty fellow in a forest road with a keg of whisky slung round him who called to us 'Come boys and have some grog, I'm what you call a canuck"

by vancitydan on Dec 11, 2009 10:14 PM PST up reply actions

Some anger on the Canucks is kinda a good sign, isn’t it? And nice for Cody Hodgson to carry the torch, good on him.

The opposite of serious is not funny; the opposite of serious is unserious.

by casual on Dec 11, 2009 5:41 PM PST reply actions

I dunno. I find it hard to believe that fighting between two of the supposed leaders on this team is a good thing, even if it shows intensity. We don’t need a team that’s down on each other, we need a team with cohesion.

Odd that Mitchell, our captain-aside-from-Luongo, has been involved in two fights in practice though. I kind of pictured him as more of a stoic kind of guy.

...loving life for Christ's glory...

by NebCanuck on Dec 11, 2009 7:12 PM PST up reply actions

stoic as in...

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by Sean Zandberg on Dec 11, 2009 7:38 PM PST up reply actions

Any two people who spend tons of time together are bound to have some disagreements/arguments/fights …its not a bad thing in any sense. You’ve probably had an argument with a co-worker at least once in your life…after its done yer buds again… thats just people. It’s neither a good thing or a bad thing, it’s just a thing. I’m sure there are tons of these types of arguments in the locker room, just most aren’t in front of the press. Dont worry about it.

by GAHHHHH! on Dec 11, 2009 7:44 PM PST up reply actions

agree 100%

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by Sean Zandberg on Dec 11, 2009 7:46 PM PST up reply actions

This is good to see. The only time this happens in a practice is when a team has lost ten in a row…or…they are practicing with game-like intensity (Iverson won’t understand this).

Sounds like they’re working hard which, really, is the only thing we really ask of them (besides that whole Stanley Cup thing)

by kesrows on Dec 12, 2009 12:12 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs

Mitchy has struck me as quite the hothead in the playoffs, so I’m not that surprised to see this stuff. I’d rather our players have too much emotion rather than none at all though (see: Demitra, lol)

by jozsef on Dec 11, 2009 9:13 PM PST up reply actions

amen, brutha!

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by Sean Zandberg on Dec 11, 2009 10:29 PM PST up reply actions

When Hodgson picks up the torch let’s hope he lifts with his knees.

by nucksandpucks on Dec 11, 2009 5:55 PM PST reply actions 4 recs

Good one!

The opposite of serious is not funny; the opposite of serious is unserious.

by casual on Dec 11, 2009 6:07 PM PST up reply actions

ahaha

rec’d

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by Sean Zandberg on Dec 11, 2009 7:38 PM PST up reply actions

So do we still have Krajicek’s old jersey kicking around for when we pick him up off waivers?

by kesrows on Dec 12, 2009 12:13 AM PST reply actions

His #5 is being worn by a much more deserving Ehrhoff.
I think Krajicek is done in the NHL for the time being…unless the Rangers…ah nevermind

Nucks Misconduct

by Sean Zandberg on Dec 12, 2009 1:35 AM PST up reply actions

Krajicek

Has the honour of being part of one of the biggest fleeces in the history of NHL trades. Can we revel in Nonis’ genius one more time here?

We give up Bertuzzi, Alex Auld and Bryan Allen for Krajicek. Oh yeah, and they threw in Roberto Luongo too. Only Allen is still on Florida. Meanwhile, we managed to get a (semi)productive player in SOB for Krajicek. Highway robbery at its best.

by nucksandpucks on Dec 12, 2009 8:48 AM PST reply actions

How about Canucks trading Linden to the Islanders for Bertuzzi, McCabe and a 1st round pick (Jarko Ruutu)? Woot!

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by Sean Zandberg on Dec 12, 2009 1:42 PM PST reply actions

I know we hated that trade, but it helped pave the way for getting the Twins too…I think it was Daniel that was the pick for McCabe going to the Hawks.

Trvor was just better here then he was in either one of those “theres” though…

The earliest use of the word with the spelling we recognize today is found in "L'Acadie: or Seven Years' Exploration in British America" by James Edward Alexander, published in 1849:

We also met a lusty fellow in a forest road with a keg of whisky slung round him who called to us 'Come boys and have some grog, I'm what you call a canuck"

by vancitydan on Dec 12, 2009 2:54 PM PST reply actions

I know I’m evil, but I always laugh at Canuck fans that get mad at me for saying that trade was awesome.

I’ve told this story a million times, but I remember watching the Habs play the Sabres in Montreal in October 1999. That was Linden’s first season there. I think he scored 3 points that night in the win. The city was buzzing about Linden because he was named player of the week.

I wasn’t there to see Trevor as much as for Gilmour and Hasek playing for the Sabres. Treacherous of me, yes. But it was what it was. Damn..walking around the streets of Montreal with a litre bottle of beer that I bought at a supermarket….good times. BC has it all wrong I say!
And when I call GM Place a graveyard at times I mean it. The fans at the Bell Centre were nuts the whole game. There was even a horde of Sabres fans sitting up in the cheap seats singing the whole time. A great memory.

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by Sean Zandberg on Dec 12, 2009 3:28 PM PST up reply actions