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slam.canoe.ca - 9/18/2008
Don't worry, 'Nucks won't suck
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This much we know about the 2008-09 edition of the Vancouver Canucks: Markus Naslund won't be the captain anymore. Trevor Linden won't play anymore. Neither will Mats Sundin ... at least not as a Canuck. As for any other guarantees, sorry, can't help you.

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Puck Headlines: Satanic golf cart tries to sabotage Blues' season
Puck Daddy — ... to put the brake down on a golf cart. Jeez. You'd figure a Blues player would be more familiar with the workings of golf equipment. [St. Louis Game Time] • Paul from The NHL Arena Program brings a very fresh take to the current economic mess: Are NHL arena naming rights in trouble? If it means the end of the Jobing.com arena, let's hope so. [NHL Arena Program] • Mainstream media headline of the day: "Don't worry, 'Nucks won't suck." [Sun Media] • Uh-oh: Patrick O'Sullivan will not be reporting for physicals and ...

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