It looks like Daniel Sedin is getting ready to rejoin the Vancouver Canucks lineup after missing 18 games due to a broken foot.  I’m not a Canucks fan but I’m pretty happy to see him getting back on the ice.  In anticipation of his return, the team has sent forward, Matt Pettinger, back to the AHL.
It is likely that Daniel will get to team up with his twin brother, Henrik, in tonight’s game against the Chicago Blackhawks.  They really are great together but Henrik has done a good job in his brothers’ absence.
Since it happened in just the fourth game …read more

The Vancouver Canucks have had a rough start to the season after the roster dwindled when star players got injured.  Among them is Daniel Sedin, who has now missed his 17th game with a fractured foot, his first major injury in his nine-year NHL career.

He and his twin brother, Henrik, have spent their careers with the Canucks and have consistently put up almost identical stats so when Daniel got knocked out of the lineup, a lot of people wondered what would happen to Henrik.  They usually work in tandem with Henrik setting up good plays and Daniel scoring but now …read more

Finally, after what seems like years of speculation, Mats Sundin has chosen to continue playing in the NHL for an 18th season by accepting the offer from the Vancouver Canucks, which is what I thought he would do. 
In a statement, Sundin said:  “I am truly excited to be joining the Canucks.  Once I made the decision to return to play a few weeks ago, the Vancouver opportunity was simply the best overall fit. I want to thank Mike Gillis and the entire Canucks organization for their professionalism throughout this entire process.”
Canucks GM, Mike Gillis, said:  “We are very excited …read more

Hopes were up that star goaltender, Roberto Luongo, might rejoin the Vancouver Canucks this past weekend but when he left practice early, it was clear that something was wrong.
Luongo, himself, said that when he got onto the ice, things just didn’t feel right and he chose not to risk any further injury to his groin. ” ‘It wasn’t feeling like it was supposed to be feeling, so I got off the ice,” Luongo said. ”I didn’t want to make it worse and I’m going to stay off the ice until I’m 100 percent.”
The goalie has been out of the lineup …read more

I’m not trying to be a jerk or anything but I really wish this Steve Moore/Todd Bertuzzi thing would just get resolved.  It’s dragging out and just has gone on long enough. 
There was a face-to-face meeting in a court-mediated hearing today.  At the meeting, Moore asked for $38 million in lost income and damages after his career was ended when Bertuzzi sucker-punched him and drove his head to the ice (I’m not in complete agreement that the last part was all Bert’s fault) during a game at Vancouver’s GM Place back in March, 2004.
Former Vancouver Canucks coach, Marc Crawford, …read more

Roberto Luongo made an attempt to participate in a team practice today with the Vancouver Canucks but, after only 20 minutes, the star goaltender left the ice. 
Luongo, along with the team and the fans, was hoping that he would return to the lineup this weekend but that is not looking reasonable at this point. 
Coach, Alain Vigneault, had little information for reporters, saying that he did not know whether Luongo had suffered a setback.  He said that the netminder has been following a steady plan, he is expected to practice tomorrow and that groin injuries are tough for …read more

Mike Cammalleri got his first career hat trick last night as he helped the Calgary Flames earn a 4-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks.  It was an intense game with lots of back and forth scoring and I have to say that, while Miikka Kiprusoff (Calgary) made some incredible saves, Curtis Sanford (Vancouver) kept right up and, hopefully, this period of time while Roberto Luongo is injured, Sanford will get to gain some experience and respect as a goaltender.
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