thestar.blogs.com - 11/17/2008
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It was intriguing to watch, hear and read all the flattering things about Kyle Wellwood on the weekend, and to see how he has apparently resuscitated his career in Vancouver.What nobody seemed inclined to discuss, however, was what the Maple...
canucks.nhl.com - 11/14/2008
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canucks.nhl.com —
The new sweater, featuring the ‘Stick and Rink’
logo accented with ‘V’ and ‘Johnny Canuck’ logos on...
each shoulder, honours the rich Canucks past and shows the team’s commitment to tradition Photo ...
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The new third jersey
globesports.com - 11/15/2008
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globesports.com —
VANCOUVER Almost from the get-go, he felt
lost. A first-round draft pick, fifth overall, of the...
Colorado Rockies in 1978, Mike Gillis injured a knee in his first training camp, had surgery, and didn't feel healthy for three years. "I fought, really, ...
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Outside the box
blog.canoe.ca - 11/15/2008
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blog.canoe.ca —
Oh, the Leafs-lovers have woken. Following the 24
hours car-crushing campaign, a few Toronto diehards decided to...
voice their opinion on Vancouverites and the hatred towards their beloved team. Well, from what I can see, if you're on the Canucks ...
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Defend them all you want, Leafs still suck
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Taking It Easy On Fletcher
KK Hockey —
... extra layer of teflon assigned to Fletcher in his second go around with the hockey club. Nothing bad that has happened since he arrived in January is attributed to him, and anything positive is wildly exaggerated.
Even now, with the team having won only seven of 18 games and having lost five of its past seven matches, the tributes to Fletcher’s work are just pouring in by people who have been around the game for a long time and should know better.
read on
FTB - Housekeeping Edition
Pension Plan Puppets —
... I honestly cannot put my effort into this gem of an article by The Omen in which he either ignores reality or forgets that he called for similar moves or is an idiot (as when he calls Hagman overpaid at $3M a year). Koopa Kid looks at ...
Some Evening News
IllegalCurve.com —
... Damien Cox thinks Cliff Fletcher is the teflon man in Toronto. The Jays just need to bring back Pat Gillick and Toronto will have taken retro being cool to a whole new level. ...
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thesportscorner.ca 11/6/2008 — Whoa! Bandwagon alert! But let’s go over the facts here. Markus Naslund, playing in the eastern conference scored his fifth goal Tuesday, in what was his 15th game of this season. Kyle Wellwood scored is fifth and sixth goals Tuesday in his eighth game of the season.
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Yahoo! Sports - NHL News 11/18/2008
Roberto Luongo made 34 saves against the team that let him get away, but couldn't stop Frans Nielsen in a shootout as the New York Islanders beat the Vancouver Canucks 2-1 Monday night for their season-best third straight victory. Nielsen scored ...
