September 1 Open Ice

nice spelling of “hallelujah”

That link of ’Salo’s Sister’ is a win!!!

About time he retired. About 7 years too late.

Chuckles Canuckles posted an image in the Fanshot section of the logo that will occupy center ice at GM Place Roger’s Arena. I’m with Beantown on this one: no Canucks logo? Pfft!

I’ll disagree with Bean for perhaps the first time ever (and about the millionth time with Zan): I don’t mind that so much. I’m not a huge fan of “Rogers Arena” twice, but you had to know that was coming so everyone remembers that the name was changed. I like the 40th anniversary patch/logo, and I don’t mind it at all. Better than the OrcaC anyways.

I still think that they need to permanently switch to the JohnnyCanuck coming out of the V that is on the shoulders of the 3rd jersey. That’s my vote. Either that or go back to the original (or modernized) version of the stick-in-rink.

Is ridiculous. 7-4-1-1-1-3-4 in the last 7 years? Wtf?

Ive got ticket packages and will be taking all the pics I can get. I guess either way, cause I’ll be at the vet’ camp too!

I’ll make sure to post my pics here!

Re: The Kovalchuk contract. I want to see a team sign a player to a deal that pays out 2-6-4-2-4-6-4 (or something like that), just to mess with the league.

As for biggest fear? The uncertainty that approaches me at the end of my Senior Year.

Until NHL 11.

I need to finish my NHL 09 Be A Pro season before then

Heights in unenclosed spaces, translating to fear of free fall I guess. That and velociraptors.

Needles.

Or surgery. I’ve seen enough odd doctors to not trust them poking me or cutting me open.

I also hate the smell of hospitals. So maybe it’s just a fear of medicine in general.

I get claustrophobic. What those Chilean miners are going through right now freaks me out. The method of getting them out doesn’t do much for me, either.

And farewell to the only player in the league older than me.

my biggest fear was success…what a difference when I conquered that mofo. It’s a surprisingly common fear and most people don’t even know they have it. /end psych 101 lesson. Now it’s just spiders…i effin hate spiders.

needles and bees are what i fear most.

I hate those damn arm bands they use to check blood pressure. I HATE feeling my pulse in arm when they constrict. It probably makes my blood pressure go up too.

I would rather be a mute quadriplegic than feel my mind slip away. Visiting my grandmother was the hardest thing I’ve ever done: she knew something was wrong, but could never figure out what. That lasted five years.

Gah. Me go read book. Now.

 Can’t show weakness, wouldn’t want to provide ammo to my foes should another round of the Indie Band Wars break out…

If you needed another reason why the Bleacher Report is a fucking joke, read this:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/448068-should-the-canucks-bring-in-a-ufa-center-for-the-fourth-line

If I may rant further:

Currently the Canucks are strong up the middle on the top three lines with Henrik Sedin, Ryan Kesler and Manny Malhotra, but there is a distinct drop-off after that.

Right, let’s spend money we don’t have on a line that may get 5 minutes a game. Vancouver is no different from the rest of the league. Only Chicago last year had depth to put a Kopecky, Buff or Madden on the fourth line.

Perrault has the most NHL games, but also couldn’t make the Phoenix Coyotes last season, which isn’t exactly a ringing endorsement.

He couldn’t crack the line up of a playoff team that had more points than Vancouver? How strange. He must be damaged goods, like Bill Sweatt in Chicago. Thank god Gillis signed him immediately on July 1st just to steeltoe his ass to Manitoba and nothing more.

Bolduc has been serviceable but not noticeable in his callups over the last two seasons.

In just over 20 games, he’s been anchored to the fourth line, getting between 7-9 minutes. That means he was playing with his own death to scoring chances named Hordichuk. He’s on the fourth line for christ sakes, what are we supposed to notice? I noticed he got blown up by Scott in a fight which means he at least has balls which is a pretty good attribute for a guy playing 5 minutes a game.

Bliznak had performed well for the Manitoba Moose (and won a Memorial Cup with the Vancouver Giants), but has had only limited NHL experience, the least of the candidates.

He’s 22, played two games last season due to injury and was well behind other call-ups in Manitoba. Why have youth at all I guess. Gillis must feel so silly for resigning him this summer.

Rick Rypien should make the team and is also a potential candidate to center the fourth line. However while he is a natural center, he is more effective playing on the wing.

The authority the author has to claim he’s better at wing even though he’s a natural pivot is…himself. If we’re just going to flip guys around let’s talk about moving Tambellini or Oyster. Or go back to the farm for a guy like Rai. Also Rypien took the fifth most face offs last year, right ahead of Bolduc and behind Johnson. Doesn’t FO% experience factor into this? Naa…just move him to wing.

Something in the $600,000 to $800,000 range could easily be accommodated under the salary cap, even with the Canucks current problems in that regard.

Easily? No they’d have to move yet more warm body or two in order to do so, especially guys who are already on the roster who can make the fourth line. So we’re going to move or cut bottom six guys in order to add…

Kyle Wellwood

Any fledgling semblance of logic & reasoning just flew out the window.

Brendan Morrison

An inconsistent second liner with beauty linemates in Washington, not great on the PP and had zero success on the PK. Also, at 35, a bit long in the tooth. A third liner perhaps, but not on this team. Better still, why would Morrison take a 50% pay cut for no minutes?

Mike Comrie

At 29, Comrie can do a hell of a lot better than the fourth line. Not to mention the reason he signed with the Oilers last season is the promised him he wouldn’t have to play center. So, again, take less money and no minutes to play the position that you didn’t want with the worst team last season.

Chyea I’ve been gone for so long. New season I’m back XD

Kovy’s Contract: LoLoL wtf is this shit. League rejects the deal so let’s have him get paid 1mil/yr earlier in the contract and pay him more at the end of his contract? Bogus.

Bleacher Report: There’s a drop off in talent when you get to the 4th line? You don’t say. Why would it be wise to shell out another 600-800k when there are so many players competing for the bottom 6 spots already? And the team is so close to the cap they’re practically making babies?

Fear: Richmond drivers and the skytrain during flu season. Also Sami Salo in the corners and Bieksa on the pinch.

My biggest fear is that upon Salo’s retirement, the Canucks hire him as strength and conditioning coach.

but my second biggest fear something I talked about yesterday.

Scott Stevens comes out of retirement, and I’ll be skating cross ice, admiring a great pass that I just made…

Also, thanks for the double shoutouts today Seanberg.

West coast source has confirmed Antti Niemi will sign with the Sharks as early as tomorrow. I hear 2M base, possibly for just the 1 year.

but I want it to have a HUGE cap hit so they are fucked.

Nuclear Winter.

“Only 2 things scare me and one of them is nuclear warfare.”

on the skytrain this morning for some reason I started wondering if the Canucks would go the Co-Captains route. Let Lou keep his “captaincy” but give another player the C on the ice to discuss things with officials. Insane?

or simply dunk your head in the toilet and flush a couple times…. =D

I can’t think of too many things I’m afraid of but number one with a bullet is drowning.

I’m an okay swimmer but definitely want to improve. I don’t get out to pools that much these days.