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Worst beats first...twice
by JordonJudge on April 5th, 2011
It was all smiles when the Vancouver Canucks clinched the President’s Trophy for the first time in franchise history.  However back to back losses to the bottom dwelling Edmonto...
Getting Healthy
by JordonJudge on February 24th, 2011
Just when you thought the defensive injuries couldn’t get any worse, Kevin Bieksa gets diagnosed with a fractured foot.  With Bieksa out, the Canucks were without 5 of their top...
Vancouver Canucks Mid Season + Beyond
by JordonJudge on February 12th, 2011
It was a disappointing start to the season for the Vancouver Canucks.  Which is hard to believe given their 35-11-9 record to date, sitting first place overall in the NHL.   ...
Edmonton Oilers Mid Season
by JordonJudge on February 5th, 2011
It started out looking so optimistic.  Oilers fans left Rexall place all smiles after a 4-0 thumping of the Calgary Flames on opening night.  But since then there has been littl...
Calgary Flames Mid Season Report
by JordonJudge on February 2nd, 2011
The Calgary Flames have had a disappointing season thus far from their standpoint.  They have suffered injuries, inconsistent and underachieving play, and a lack of production f...
Crossing the Line?
by JordonJudge on January 25th, 2011
There is an unwritten code that is understood around the league in the NHL.  There are many understandings about what is tolerable and acceptable and what is not.  When players ...
Another Rule Change?
by JordonJudge on January 24th, 2011
  There has been an unusual turn of events in the NHL over the past few weeks. The birth of the KHL has once again caused confusion amongst the NHL, only now it is not over t...
Goaltending, The Key To The Cup?
by JordonJudge on January 22nd, 2011
For as long as we can remember, we’ve all heard the saying, you need great goaltending to win in the playoffs.   Last year’s Stanley Cup Playoffs is questioning that theory i...
by JordonJudge on January 25th, 2011
There is an unwritten code that is understood around the league in the NHL.  There are many understandings about what is tolerable and acceptable and what is not.  When players break the code, they are introduced to the team’s tough guy when they face each other again.  Where do we draw the line?...

by JordonJudge on January 24th, 2011
  There has been an unusual turn of events in the NHL over the past few weeks. The birth of the KHL has once again caused confusion amongst the NHL, only now it is not over the debate of a transfer agreement between the two leagues. Three well-known players all started the year in the KHL and ...

by JordonJudge on January 22nd, 2011
For as long as we can remember, we’ve all heard the saying, you need great goaltending to win in the playoffs.   Last year’s Stanley Cup Playoffs is questioning that theory in its entirety. Many NHL teams are reassessing the contracts offered to their goaltenders, in both length and compensa...

by JordonJudge on January 18th, 2011
  When talking about Canadian NHL teams, most people tend to think of very strong hockey markets with passionate fans and an increasingly added pressure from a desire to win. Aside from the Vancouver Canucks and, at times, the Montreal Canadiens, this season has fallen short of the expe...

by JordonJudge on January 12th, 2011
Originally, the all-star game was receiving a lot of hype about the new format which included a draft. Here we are, a couple months later, and we are staring controversy right in the face. Questions are arising as to whether or not every team should have a representative in the all-star game. Wil...