globesports.com - 11/15/2008
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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, to hang on," he said. "There wasn't ...
blogs.msg.com - 11/19/2008
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blogs.msg.com —
What does it say about a team, such
as the Rangers, which does not play its best
hockey, yet still wins games? It tells you that they must have a well-balanced roster and superior goaltending. Oddly enough, that's precisely what they are exhibiting on ...
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Rangers: How to Make Losing Teams More Desperate
torontosun.com - 11/16/2008
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torontosun.com —
Having just been given the hook by coach
Ron Wilson midway through the second period, Vesa Toskala
peered up at the scoreboard, shrugged his shoulders, then plopped his butt on the Maple Leafs bench. "I actually felt really good," Toskala said ...
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A tale of two goalies
thestar.blogs.com - 11/17/2008
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thestar.blogs.com —
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...
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A Thick Coating of Teflon
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The New Age Canucks
KK Hockey —
... Because the Canucks travel extensively, Gillis commissioned a military sleep expert and had the players wear biorhythm bracelets to measure their waking and slumbering hours during an early-season trip. With the bracelet feedback, the team will know which players sleep after games, who sleeps on the plane, and how long they sleep. Ultimately, the data may be used to determine roommate pairings, practice times on the road, and the optimal times to fly into and out of cities. more Filed in: ...
FTB - Your Game is at 4pm So That Toronto Can Watch It Vancouver
Pension Plan Puppets —
... can keep scoring.
DGB has Wendel Moment #7.
Wyshynski wonders if head shots can ever be banned. Check out comment # 1 for the best burn ever delivered to Puck Daddy.
James Duthie tracks Paul Kelly's visits to NHL teams.
Are the senators facing a lot of backups? Hilarious.
Hockey Viking can't be returned to IKEA anymore.
Nice headline G&M; but it's spelled "d-o-u-g-h-n-u-t-s".
Bunch of freaking hippies.
Cheaters never prosper.
Monday Afternoon Required Reading
Sean Leahy's Going Five Hole —
... ) How Canucks GM Mike Gillis has tried to make life easier for his players. ( Globe & Mail ) A look at the third jersey's in the American Hockey League this season. ( ...
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Bieksa to miss 2 weeks with broken foot —
FOXSports.com News for NHL 11/14/2008
Canucks defenseman Kevin Bieksa is expected to miss two weeks with a broken foot.
Bieksa leads Vancouver's defense in scoring with 11 points in 13 games and the team in average ice time at 24:38. He was hurt by a teammate's shot against Nashville on ...
Canucks beat Maple Leafs 4-2 —
Boston.com -- Hockey news 11/16/2008
Pavol Demitra had three assists after missing 10 games because of broken rib cartilage, and Roberto Luongo made 28 saves in the Vancouver Canucks' 4-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.
