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Official Nucklehead 2011-12 season thread w/sked
2011-2012 Regular Season - Vancouver Canucks
DATE VISITOR HOME Thu Oct 6, 2011 PITTSBURGH VANCOUVER Mon Oct 10, 2011 VANCOUVER COLUMBUS Wed Oct 12, 2011 VANCOUVER PHILADELPHIA Thu Oct 13, 2011 VANCOUVER DETROIT Sat Oct 15, 2011 VANCOUVER EDMONTON Tue Oct 18, 2011 NY RANGERS VANCOUVER Thu Oct 20, 2011 NASHVILLE VANCOUVER Sat Oct 22, 2011 MINNESOTA VANCOUVER Tue Oct 25, 2011 VANCOUVER EDMONTON Wed Oct 26, 2011 ST LOUIS VANCOUVER Sat Oct 29, 2011 WASHINGTON VANCOUVER Tue Nov 1, 2011 VANCOUVER CALGARY Thu Nov 3, 2011 VANCOUVER MINNESOTA Fri Nov 4, 2011 VANCOUVER ST LOUIS Sun Nov 6, 2011 VANCOUVER CHICAGO Thu Nov 10, 2011 VANCOUVER LOS ANGELES Fri Nov 11, 2011 VANCOUVER ANAHEIM Sun Nov 13, 2011 NY ISLANDERS VANCOUVER Wed Nov 16, 2011 CHICAGO VANCOUVER Sun Nov 20, 2011 OTTAWA VANCOUVER Wed Nov 23, 2011 VANCOUVER COLORADO Fri Nov 25, 2011 VANCOUVER PHOENIX Sat Nov 26, 2011 VANCOUVER SAN JOSE Tue Nov 29, 2011 COLUMBUS VANCOUVER Thu Dec 1, 2011 NASHVILLE VANCOUVER Sun Dec 4, 2011 CALGARY VANCOUVER Tue Dec 6, 2011 COLORADO VANCOUVER Thu Dec 8, 2011 VANCOUVER MONTREAL Sat Dec 10, 2011 VANCOUVER OTTAWA Tue Dec 13, 2011 VANCOUVER COLUMBUS Thu Dec 15, 2011 VANCOUVER CAROLINA Sat Dec 17, 2011 VANCOUVER TORONTO Mon Dec 19, 2011 MINNESOTA VANCOUVER Wed Dec 21, 2011 DETROIT VANCOUVER Fri Dec 23, 2011 CALGARY VANCOUVER Mon Dec 26, 2011 EDMONTON VANCOUVER Wed Dec 28, 2011 VANCOUVER SAN JOSE Thu Dec 29, 2011 VANCOUVER ANAHEIM Sat Dec 31, 2011 VANCOUVER LOS ANGELES Mon Jan 2, 2012 SAN JOSE VANCOUVER Wed Jan 4, 2012 MINNESOTA VANCOUVER Sat Jan 7, 2012 VANCOUVER BOSTON Mon Jan 9, 2012 VANCOUVER FLORIDA Tue Jan 10, 2012 VANCOUVER TAMPA BAY Thu Jan 12, 2012 VANCOUVER ST LOUIS Sun Jan 15, 2012 ANAHEIM VANCOUVER Tue Jan 17, 2012 LOS ANGELES VANCOUVER Sat Jan 21, 2012 SAN JOSE VANCOUVER Tue Jan 24, 2012 EDMONTON VANCOUVER Tue Jan 31, 2012 CHICAGO VANCOUVER Thu Feb 2, 2012 DETROIT VANCOUVER Sat Feb 4, 2012 VANCOUVER COLORADO Tue Feb 7, 2012 VANCOUVER NASHVILLE Thu Feb 9, 2012 VANCOUVER MINNESOTA Sat Feb 11, 2012 VANCOUVER CALGARY Mon Feb 13, 2012 VANCOUVER PHOENIX Wed Feb 15, 2012 COLORADO VANCOUVER Sat Feb 18, 2012 TORONTO VANCOUVER Sun Feb 19, 2012 VANCOUVER EDMONTON Tue Feb 21, 2012 VANCOUVER NASHVILLE Thu Feb 23, 2012 VANCOUVER DETROIT Fri Feb 24, 2012 VANCOUVER NEW JERSEY Sun Feb 26, 2012 VANCOUVER DALLAS Tue Feb 28, 2012 PHOENIX VANCOUVER Thu Mar 1, 2012 ST LOUIS VANCOUVER Sat Mar 3, 2012 BUFFALO VANCOUVER Tue Mar 6, 2012 DALLAS VANCOUVER Thu Mar 8, 2012 WINNIPEG VANCOUVER Sat Mar 10, 2012 MONTREAL VANCOUVER Wed Mar 14, 2012 PHOENIX VANCOUVER Sat Mar 17, 2012 COLUMBUS VANCOUVER Mon Mar 19, 2012 VANCOUVER MINNESOTA Wed Mar 21, 2012 VANCOUVER CHICAGO Thu Mar 22, 2012 VANCOUVER DALLAS Sat Mar 24, 2012 VANCOUVER COLORADO Mon Mar 26, 2012 LOS ANGELES VANCOUVER Wed Mar 28, 2012 COLORADO VANCOUVER Fri Mar 30, 2012 DALLAS VANCOUVER Sat Mar 31, 2012 CALGARY VANCOUVER Tue Apr 3, 2012 ANAHEIM VANCOUVER Thu Apr 5, 2012 VANCOUVER CALGARY Sat Apr 7, 2012 EDMONTON VANCOUVER i'll had the tv component when it gets finalized the Province is offering a 40th anniversary season tribute book for 20 bucks you can order it online, too global tv had a full hour season re-cap post riot but they focussed on the good, not great , season our squad had certainly one of the best ever in every category, but everyone feels one game short of the prize and that's from everyone starting with franco and all thru the dressing room we have a real chance at bieksa staying, and ehroff will get a premium offer , but no one is ever getting brian campbell money again who are your fave free agent prospects? lotsa talk here about eric cole being a perfect example of what the Nuckleheads need but he's played in the east his whole career and some of those types never get over the bitching about extra travel miles and days everyone is seeing smyth with the oil or even flames next year we would give team canada's spring leader in games played a real shot at a Cup before he's done tell smyth to forget mentoring those kids on the other side of the rockies come to the west coast as a gun slinger mercenary for a transparent last chance anyone hate the idea of ryan on the wing with either the twins or kesler ? |
Best Canuck Caravan travel trips this year
Wed Dec 28, 2011 VANCOUVER SAN JOSE
Thu Dec 29, 2011 VANCOUVER ANAHEIM Sat Dec 31, 2011 VANCOUVER LOS ANGELES for our california dreaming triple to land at New Year's is a sign from the party gods that it's meant to be these are the best bet for us to take over a rival barn during warm-up and anthems so many of those season ticket holders get out of town for the holidays, they seem even easier tickets for us to get our hands a few and the boys are home for christmas, playing the 23rd n 26th at Rogers this sunny set will grab a few golfers desparate for warm golf Fri Nov 25, 2011 VANCOUVER PHOENIX Sat Nov 26, 2011 VANCOUVER SAN JOSE cf, our guys hit the saddledome lots you going to any of them ? |
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Boys, we lost Barry Wilkins today, the first ever goal scorer in Canucks NHL history. Only 64 years old, died of lung cancer. I believe he was at the opening ceremony of the Canucks first game last season when they honoured the 1970 originals.... Sad, but he'll always have a place in our hearts and history. He even has a spot on my ipod, in a line from that Kyprios Canuck playoff song: "We'll be going in first like Barry Wilkins" RIP Barry Quote:
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Also - good to see Bieksa re-signed, if a little rich (not much of a hometown discount there) and with another NTC - but he's a big part of the team and its good to see we have him back.
Pretty much shut the door on bringing Ehrhoff back though - apparantly the Canucks offered him the exact same contract as Bieksa's but 'Hoff turned it down. Looks like he knows he could fetch upwards of 5 mil a season on the open market. He had a good two years here, hopefully his offensive presence can be replaced ether by someone in the organization, or on July 1, but d-men with skills like that don't grow on trees. Could be a huge hole on our PP if both Ehrhoff and Salo don't come back... And, for better or for worse, Lapierre will be back too... |
Not sure who Gillis thinks is going to take the place of Ehrhoff, a solid #2 or #3 dman. You can never have enough depth on the backend, & the Nucks just took a huge hit. Ehrhoff was a solid player, & Bieksa goes back to his usual mixed play, the Nucks will be relying on Luongo a lot. Gillis has made some huge mistakes like signing Luongo to that stupid NT deal, the Sundin fiasco, the Ballard for Grabner & a pick, & now not bringing back arguably their 2nd best dman. Retaining Lapierre is also a stupid move for a guy who had 12 pts & is an embarrassment around the league. For some reason, he got GM of the year. I guess they felt sorry for him & for not winning the Cup so they gave him this award. Honestly, he's got a lot of learning to do because the way he's going, this team isn't gonna win anything with Gillis running the show.
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I expect to see Kevin Connauton make it to some games this year, a young guy Ian Saab looks good, maybe we sign someone new to shore up the d. hopefully get a fighter to help out Rick Rypien, definately need to get rid of tanner glass otherwise he needs to play meaner. glad errorhoof is gone, not enough size to him. gimme more size and toughness.
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The Vancouver Giants selected goaltender Jonathan Iilahti with the 39th pick in the 2011 CHL Import Draft. The 19 year old from Vaasa, Finland played last season for the Espoo Jr. Blues. The Vancouver Canucks selected him in the 6th round, 175th overall in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.
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Can't be any worse. It'll be interesting to see if he steals the job away from Jensen.
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NOOOOOoooooooooooooh :B) but wait, there is no pp on a fight minute fighting major. i want to see a more aggressive road team, anyway you have it. |
I'm back! I usually like to avoid hockey media for awhile after the end of a season, and this season more so than others. But thanks to our short off-season, I've been dragged back in by the draft and pending free agency, so I thought I'd share my thoughts on both.
As the disappointment of Game 7 has slowly faded, it has dawned on me how impressive last season was and why we have every reason to be optimistic. The core of the team will stay intact. There is room to improve the team, especially given the increase in salary cap. The team has experienced the highest highs, and lowest lows, and hockey history is littered with teams who had to lose big before they could win it all. We've seen firsthand what it takes to win the Cup, and I don't think any of the Canucks have given up that dream. First off, I was very pleased with the draft. I can't say I've seen much of Nicklas Jensen's play, but I hope he brings Jannik Hansen's Danish work ethic. Most of the stuff I read had Jensen ranked a lot higher than 29th, so I think we got good value for a low-end pick. He's playing for Denmark in the World Juniors in Canada's pool, so we should get a good look at him come January. Don't know too much about the later picks, but they have some promising attributes. Notable is Pathrik Westerholm, who was actually eligible last year along with twin Ponthus. From what I've read, both twins will be attending our camp, and I don't think I need to point out why the prospect of another set of cycling Swedish twins is exciting. As for our moves so far, I'm satisfied. I wasn't expecting Ehrhoff back, as he's definitely going to chase the money. I really hope Keith Ballard can step up and fill some of that role. I believe we are going to re-sign Salo at a cheaper rate, and we have Rome and Alberts signed as depth guys, so there's still a spot open at #6. I suppose Tanev might get a shot there, but if we want a veteran presence I'd fully support the return of Ed Jovanovski on a hometown, Cup-run discount. Up front, there are holes on Kesler's wing (with Raymond out and assuming we don't re-sign Higgins), on the third line wing (assuming we don't re-sign Torres), and one on the 4th line wing (assuming Glass, Tambellini, etc aren't re-signed). Hodgson is a candidate for all positions, but I think he's on the outside looking in initially. I'd love for them to find a real playmaking winger for Kesler. For that 4th line spot, I would love to sign Mike Rupp. He's the closest thing to a "Shawn Thornton" type, meaning a tough guy who can also contribute. Unfortunately, their kind is few and far between. I'd throw a million at Rupp, easily. |
Rupp is a guy I was thinking about too, Steve - good to see you back, btw.
There's a couple other guys out there I think the Canucks should take a hard look at. For that second line, I'd rather we try to find some more size and toughness than skill, but if we want more of the latter, maybe a guy like Ville Leino would be a good option. Michael Ryder could be had a decent price, and Scottie Upshall could be an interesting addition. Maybe Torres will come back too. On the fourth line, how about Matt Bradley? Aaron Asham is available once again, and although he's older, I've always like Chris Clark. Brad Winchester is another big dude he could be brought in for cheap. Unless Gillis is planning to move Ballard - which will be a tough sell considering the season he had and the pricetag he carries - it looks like the blue line is pretty much set. The only question I have is will Sami Salo be brought back for one more year, or will the Canucks try to find younger, more healthy depth players for that blue line? But I have a feeling what we see back there right now is what we'll get come September. I was really hoping the Canucks might be able to take a run at Brooks Laich or Chad Larose, but as expected they didn't last long enough to hit the UFA market. Regardless - its not a strong FA group, but the good news is the Canucks just need to make some minor adjustments to a couple of their lines, and there are options out there. Don't expect a crazy busy July 1, but a couple strong additions should be made nonetheless. |
Sounds like Salo & Tambellini will be back. I don't know why anyone would want Jovo back? He's always been terrible in his own zone, has zero physical play in him & he's injury prone. Some bad GM will offer him a few million, & he's not worth more than 1 dollar. The guy was done in his last season in Vancouver, & he's not the answer. I loved Jovo when he was here, but his best days are almost 10 yrs ago.
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Is this the worst free agent crop in years or what? Having a tough time remembering one this dull. It's going to be funny watching them try to fill 12 hours of coverage on TSN.
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