canuckscorner.com - 7/9/2009
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Mirtle doesn’t think very much of the Mike Gillis decision to hire Andrew Raycroft. I agree with his assessment of Raycroft and his views on the importance of a backup goalie. I also agree that there are much better goalies available. I don’t, however, believe the Canucks made a ...
sports.yahoo.com - 7/11/2009
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sports.yahoo.com —
It was just one summer ago when the
hockey media hung on to every word coming out...
of either Mats Sundin or his agent, J.P. Barry's mouth about the star center's future. There was the August 1st deadline when Sundin was supposed to make his final decision. That turned into a "soft ...
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A year later, it's not all about Mats
theprovince.com - 7/3/2009
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theprovince.com —
Based on how Day 1 of free agency
unfolded, it shouldn't be any surprise that Vancouver Canucks...
GM Mike Gillis is talking seriously about trying to bring 38-year-old Mats Sundin back for another season. The kind of eye-popping deals being signed over ...
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Sundin saga II? Just as long as it's not like last year
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Luongo or Schneider. Pick one.
Five Hole Fanatics —
... Ideally, signing Luongo short-term and aggressively developing Schneider in the mean time is the answer. Of course, you can only develop a kid in the minors for so long before he has to be tested against NHL shooters to see if he can make the leap. Problem is, that requires trying to split time with the expensive superstar - a job so thankless the Canucks apparently went out and got the worst (and therefore best) guy they could find to fill it this coming season. ...
The Northwest So Far - Vancouver Canucks
Gospel of Hockey —
... 6. Vancouver signs Andrew Raycroft to a one year deal at 0.50M per year. This is a truly silly contract. Tom Benjamin has suggested that Raycroft will only be seen in the Canuck net in the case of mop-up duty. In the case of Luongo taking a night off, the Canucks will send him to the farm and call up Cory Schneider. Once Schneider has made his start, he'll be sent back to the minors and Raycroft will be recalled to warm the bench. The theory goes that Raycroft is so terrible that no team will take him for $250,000. Thus, Schneider is not stuck warming the bench all year and the ...
Who is Andrew Raycroft?
Nucks Misconduct —
... . If Schneider outplays Raycroft in camp (and there's nothing to suggest he won't) then Raycroft sits in Manitoba for cheap. If Vigneault wants a more experiened netminder behind Luongo (Schneider couldn't hold down the back-up gig last year) then Raycroft will need to be called up. That's why I think Tom Benjamin nailed it: ...
Like It Or Not, Here Raycroft Comes
Nucks Misconduct —
... Tom Benjamin theorized his best strength was that no one would want him and he could pass through waivers without a GM giving him a second glance. But then the crazy happened: Raycroft Version 4.0 was lights out in the preseason and stole the the back-up job away from presumed back-up ...
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Canucks make mistake with Raycroft
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The Northwest So Far - Vancouver Canucks
gospelofhockey.blogspot.com 7/10/2009 — Over the last few days, I've been looking at the budget for each team in the Northwest division for both the upcoming season and the 2010-2011 season as well as taking a brief snapshot of each of their significant NHL level moves over the last month. In terms of budget expectations, I will use ...
Luongo or Schneider. Pick one.
fiveholefanatics.ca 7/9/2009 — Despite being one year away from unrestricted free agency, reports are saying that goalie Roberto Luongo is discussing a contract extension with the Vancouver Canucks. CKNW Radio in Vancouver is speculating that Luongo and his agent, Gilles Lupien, are asking for a long-term deal that would be ...
Breaking Down the 09-10 Schedule
canuckshockeyblog.com 7/17/2009 — The NHL released all schedules for the upcoming season yesterday and again, the 2009-10 Canucks Schedule can be found here.
Some changes to this year’s schedule might benefit the Canucks who are one of the most traveled teams in the NHL.
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Canucks re-sign Sedins to five-year contracts
tsn.ca 7/1/2009 — After being drafted together in 1999 and playing their entire careers on the same club, Daniel and Henrik Sedin will continue that trend with the Vancouver Canucks. The brothers have signed a pair of five-year contacts worth $6.1 million a season with ...
Canucks add a back-up for Luongo
crashthecrease.com 7/6/2009 —
The Vancouver Canucks have announced the signing of free agent goaltender Andrew Raycroft .
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Raycroft, 29, spent the 2008-09 season as a member of the Colorado Avalanche where he posted a record of 12-16-0 with a 3.14 Goals-Against-Average and a .892 ...
Olympics blow a hole in Canucks schedule
vancouversun.com 7/16/2009 — VANCOUVER â The Winter Olympics are coming and the Vancouver Canucks will be going and going and going. With GM Place turned over to Games preparation in late January, the Canucks wonât play a home date for more than six weeks. Forty-five days to ...
Vancity Canuck talks about Vancouver's upcoming draft
cyclelikesedins.blogspot.com 6/25/2009 — Vancity Canuck is another great friend of the blog. Along with providing the Vancouver perspective quite frequently, they came through in a big way when the Canucks were in the playoffs. Make sure to follow Vancity Canuck's work regarding Vancouver (and also the Tampa Bay Lightning at the ...
