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Last Night’s 4th Star: Ryan Kesler
I don’t know who was more pleased with the game last night: Fans of good hockey? Fans of overtime? “Fan” of Andrew Ebbett? (To be fair, his fan probably did have a great time watching the game) After...
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And Boom Goes the Dynamite: San Jose at Vancouver, January 21st
Due to the fact I treat recreational hockey like I am playing for the Stanley Cup at times, I pulled my back in a friendly game of ball hockey this morning. Because of my attempts at pulling off a Ryan...
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Saturday Afternoon’s 4th Star: Keith Ballard
With the Canucks/Sharks game in the afternoon on Saturday, Canucks superskills on Sunday and Wyatt Arndt and I making our in-paper debut also on Sunday, it’s been a busy weekend for Vancouver’s palest...
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Statistically, how do the San Jose Sharks stack up against the Vancouver...
The punishment for the Vancouver Canucks failing to threepeat as the top team in the National Hockey League is a lesser first round opponent compared to the previous two seasons. Granted, that’s not to...
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Shrinking window to win it all has changed playoff view for Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks have acknowledged the window. Two years ago, it was one of those big wall-to-wall living-room jobs with an expansive view of an optimistic future. It has narrowed to a small...
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Canucks blow it. Again.
Roberto Luongo called it a heartbreaker. Vancouver Cancuks fans could have called it just more of the same. A team that always finishes close, but no cigar, did it again Friday, and it was both...
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Canucks Game Day: Cory seeks glory, Corrado a ‘burner’, Gomez entertains
SAN JOSE — The arduous uphill climb that awaits the Vancouver Canucks is all too familiar. Like the Grouse Grind, they know where it’s located, how much the tough trek taxes the mind and body and what...
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What they’re saying in San Jose: Media contemplating Sharks possible sweep of...
Joe Pavelski has been a thorn in the Canucks’ side this playoff series. (Getty Images.) Here’s a sample of what’s being written about from the San Jose Sharks’ side of the equation regarding their...
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For Sochi-bound Canucks, NHL schedule affords easier transition to tourney...
It’s a 17-day Winter Olympics break in February with a five-game road trip and three-game homestead as bookends to the Sochi show for the Vancouver Canucks. And there won’t be as big a rush to Russia....
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Canucks Countdown! Four hours to puck drop: Sharks aren’t a great matchup for...
Sure, the Canucks bottom six is expected to be overmatched tonight with fringe NHL players manning three of the six posts. Especially so when you look at the third-line centres, Joe Pavelski vs Mike...
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Canucks Countdown! Three hours to puck drop: Watch out for Mr. Opening Night,...
Everyone knows the San Jose Sharks own the Canucks, in almost every way lately, despite Kevin Bieksa’s charming analysis Wednesday that both teams had knocked each other out of the playoffs. It’s true,...
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Canucks Hat Trick: Getting a look at Stalock, face-offs need to be better,...
Three thoughts heading into Tuesday’s showdown in San Jose (7 pm, Sportsnet Pacific): 1. The Sharks have opted not to go with No. 1 Antti Niemi for Tuesday’s game in San Jose and are expected to start...
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Canucks Game Day: Willie wonders, special-team battles, Pavelski, Bonino...
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Points to ponder as tonight (7 p.m. Sportsnet Pacific) the Canucks look to replicate a 3-2 victory here on Nov.6 against the Sharks, who have won eight-straight games at The Shark...
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Canucks Post Game: All hail hot-shot Hansen, Miller back in the zone, Vrbata...
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Points to ponder after the Canucks claimed a 3-1 victory over the Sharks, a complete team effort that topped their 3-2 triumph here on Nov. 6: DOUBLE DANISH DELIGHT: Willie...
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Canucks Hat Trick: Can’t beat a backup, California rises to the top, and the...
What inspires you these days about the Canucks? It’s a valid question, an interesting question. There was so much that was interesting about this team earlier in the season. The bounce-back of the...
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Canucks Hat Trick: Kick trade tires on Kane, McLellan a master survivor,...
Three things to ponder as we wonder about the real story behind that track-suit spin on the code-breaking Evander Kane and his trade worth, how Todd McLellan has kept dodging bullets in San Jose and...
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The Morning Skate, Oct. 29: The case for McCann, Stars are hot, Anthopolous...
Two members of the NHL’s 2014 draft class and one member of the 2015 class will hit the 10-game mark tonight and eat up Year 1 of their entry-level contracts. They are Buffalo’s Sam Reinhart (2nd...
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Canucks Post Game: Sbisa and the house of cards, Cracknell may be moving,...
Points to ponder as the Canucks can finally put away any crazy notion of beating huge playoff odds after collapsing in a 4-1 loss to the San Jose Sharks on Sunday. It should make Monday a most...
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Canucks Game Day: Burrows sees roster reality, Hutton handles heat, Reimer...
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Points to ponder as we wonder whether the youthful Canucks will be chum in the water again for the Sharks tonight. San Jose goes for the victory trifecta — three wins over Vancouver...
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