I just think the Canucks are complacent because at half effort they are better than most teams. This happened at the end of last year as well when they went through a few periods of weak play.

They were fine when the playoffs started.

I'm not sure I believe any of this, sounds like a lot of posturing to me but definitely worthy of discsussion

http://www.theprovince.com/sports/ho...868/story.html

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P=1 DPts=1.2 +/-=.32 PIM=.08 PPP=.4 SHP=.6 S=.015 Blk=.2 Hit=.08
W=2 OTL=.8 GA=-.64 SV=.08 SO=3

Pro (23 keep 17)
C- Filppula,Turris,Stastny,Backstrom
D-Boyle,MDZ,Karlsson,Robidas,Goligoski,Schenn,Seiden berg
G-Anderson,Hiller,Rinne
LW-Malone,Parise,Rolston,Eriksson,Ruutu
RW-Alfredsson,Callahan,Setoguchi,Brown,Ryder,Vrbata

Farm (9 keep all, max 200 GP, 100 Goalies)
Colborne,Leblanc,Loktionov,Perreault,Tangradi,Blum ,Poulin,Markstrom

Gillis is an annoying wanker but he's not dumb. He threw Cody Hodgson under the bus after the fact but it really does sound like there was a mandate to play the snot out of him and get as much value as possible.

Makes sense that Gillis would say that they might bring Luongo back so as not to sound too desperate and to try and extract as much value as possible in the deal.

So peeps, our beloved GM M.G. drafted a new face to the franchise...Cody Hodgson.
Oops! I meant Brendan Gaunce ..thoughts on him?

Big, rangy, nose for the net..must work on his skating and foot speed. Ha! A mini Milan Lucic?! Oh wait, thats Z Kassian - the guy we got for C.H. Gaunce reminds me maybe of a Burrows/Marchand type player..not exactly an elite top 1/2 line scorer but a complimentary scorer of a 2 way/checking line type. Anyways, will wait and see. Congrats to our Canucks on our 1st rd pick!

Ladies and Gentz, welcome Brendan Gaunce
http://www.hockeysfuture.com/prospects/brendan_gaunce/

P.S. I miss C.H.

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{Linden Cup Year 7: 16 GM Points only - Hockeydraft} "2012-13 Champions!"
{SSFHL Year 2: 20 GM Points only Salary cap} "Playoffs Bound!"
{TBIM Year 1: 20 GM H2H - Fantrax}
{CHDL Year 1: 28 GM H2H - Fantrax} "2012-13 Division Champs"
{IFFHL Year 0: 24 GM H2H Salary cap- Fantrax} "Drafting..."
{FHL Year 1: 16 GM H2H- ESPN}

Ya looks like a good pick, another big player to go with Jensen and Kassian.
Be interested to how he does in camp!

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NA Hockey League 16 team H2H league multicat
2010/2011 Champs

Iginla, Bergeron, Giroux, Kesler, Sharp, Kulemin, Ladd, Laich, Versteeg, Lupul

Hamhuis, Erhoff, Meszaros, Petry, Giradi, Souray

Smith, Bryzgalov



WHA Hockey League 16 team H2H league multicat
2010/2011 Champs

St. Louis, Moulson, B. Richards, Clowe, Sharp, Elias, Alfreddson, Peverley, Desharnais, Briere

Visnovsky, Boyle, Campbell, , Garrison, Potter

Luongo, Niemi

Unrestricted free agent Aaron Rome hasn't been offered a contract extension according to his agent and the Vancouver Canucks defenceman will test the open market July 1. Same story for UFA centre Andrew Ebbett who confirmed via a text message that he has suffered the same contract fate. Meanwhile, restricted free agent defencemen Marc-Andre Gragnani and Ryan Parent along with wingers Victor Oreskovich and Mike Duco weren't tendered qualifying offers by today's 2 p.m. Pacific deadline and become UFAs.

Read more: http://www.theprovince.com/news/Canu...#ixzz1yqPvwdOf.

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NA Hockey League 16 team H2H league multicat
2010/2011 Champs

Iginla, Bergeron, Giroux, Kesler, Sharp, Kulemin, Ladd, Laich, Versteeg, Lupul

Hamhuis, Erhoff, Meszaros, Petry, Giradi, Souray

Smith, Bryzgalov



WHA Hockey League 16 team H2H league multicat
2010/2011 Champs

St. Louis, Moulson, B. Richards, Clowe, Sharp, Elias, Alfreddson, Peverley, Desharnais, Briere

Visnovsky, Boyle, Campbell, , Garrison, Potter

Luongo, Niemi

I couldn't stand Rome......

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thank god rome is gone. edler needs an extension. perhaps a burrows extension.

i hope schultz is on his way to vancouver. i also hope weber pulls a niedermayer and/or a hamhuis =)

Could anyone except Coach V stand him?

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Okay, so maybe nobody likes a cynic, but everybody f**king hates those perky optimists!

... and anyway, I make a damn good cynic.

http://canucksarmy.com/2012/7/1/jaso...seman-afterall

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sport...article576301/

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NA Hockey League 16 team H2H league multicat
2010/2011 Champs

Iginla, Bergeron, Giroux, Kesler, Sharp, Kulemin, Ladd, Laich, Versteeg, Lupul

Hamhuis, Erhoff, Meszaros, Petry, Giradi, Souray

Smith, Bryzgalov



WHA Hockey League 16 team H2H league multicat
2010/2011 Champs

St. Louis, Moulson, B. Richards, Clowe, Sharp, Elias, Alfreddson, Peverley, Desharnais, Briere

Visnovsky, Boyle, Campbell, , Garrison, Potter

Luongo, Niemi