The Vancouver Canucks will be without forward Mikael Samuelsson for Thursday's showdown with the visiting Nashville Predators.Samuelsson is experiencing lingering pain from adductor muscle and sports hernia surgery he had during the offseason. Coach Alain Vigneault called it a "maintenance day," and doesn't expect the Swedish winger to miss any additional time.The 34-year-old has a goal and two assists in six games so far this season.Marco Sturm will take Samuelsson's spot on the third line, while Sami Salo will move to his spot on the first power-play unit.
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October 21, 2011
Vancouver, B.C. – Vancouver Canucks President and General Manager Mike Gillis announced today that the Canucks have assigned defenceman Nolan Baumgartner to the AHL Chicago Wolves.
Baumgartner, 35, spent the 2010.11 season with the Manito...
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October 21, 2011
Vancouver Canucks beat blogger Steve Lee is full of halloween candy and he's a Canucks fan too. He breaks down the top Vancouver Canucks all time favorite scariest list. For sake of creativity, the Stanley Cup riots and the Todd Bertuzzi fiasco were left on the cutting room floor. Dave "Tiger" Williams and Gino Odjick made the list though.
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October 21, 2011
With a win over Nashville on Thursday night did the Vancouver Canucks finally rid themselves of the 3 month long Stanley Cup Finals hangover? The Canucks have slow Octobers, its just a fact, but we needed to be reminded what can happen when they hit their stride, and Roberto Luongo is breathing normal again. Our After 7 Games Canucks recap article puts it all together game by game...
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October 20, 2011
Vancouver sports beat blogger Carolyn Smith reports on the B.C. Lottery Corporation news this week that they have partnered with Vancouver Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo to promote their PlayNow.com legal online poker games. Giving anyone with an account on the website a chance to play against the Vancouver goalie.
Via Kukla's Korner
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October 20, 2011
from Eric Francis of the Calgary Sun, To the growing legion of Vancouver Canucks fans who have become increasingly obsessed with running down Roberto Luongo, team management has a message for you:
You are wasting your time.
Yes, Luongo is off to another one of his typically shaky starts, and yes, there were a few horrific outings in the Stanley Cup final. But while public outcry...
Via Puck Daddy
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October 19, 2011
Considering his NHL career, Roberto Luongo seems like a natural card-player. He usually wears a deceptive poker face through harsh times. He leaves the gambling to other goalies. And when the chips are down, he's been known to cash out — like those three games in Boston during the Stanley Cup Final.
Turns out Luongo does fancy himself a poker player, having played in the...
Via PredsOnTheGlass
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October 21, 2011
Jim Diamond provided the initial news that Shea Weber will not be suspended but will be fined $2500 for his hit on Jannik Hansen on Thursday night. There is no word as to whether he will be considered a repeat offender going forward.Here is Diamond's full story from Calgary with reaction from those involved.The hit on Jannik Hansen occurred on Thursday night at 5:12 in the...
Via AP on Fox
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October 21, 2011
Henrik and Daniel Sedin each had a goal and assist during a four-goal first period that chased Nashville goalie Pekka Rinne and lifted the Vancouver Canucks to a 5-1 victory over the Predators on Thursday night.
Shut out by the New York Rangers despite getting 40 shots Tuesday night, the Canucks wasted little time getting on the board against the slumping Predators.
Daniel opened...
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October 21, 2011
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) Henrik and Daniel Sedin each had a goal and assist during a four-goal first period that chased
Nashville goalie Pekka Rinne and lifted the Vancouver Canucks to a 5-1 victory over the Predators on Thursday night.
Via NorthWest Sports Beat
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October 20, 2011
Riley weighs in with the daily Vancouver Canucks Java. NHL team news for the die hard Nucks fans. Gossip and articles captured on the web for Thursday. NWSportsBeat.com your source for all Vancouver Canucks hockey talk all the time, plus Canucks blog archives…
Via Chicago Breaking Sports
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October 22, 2011
Lack shuts out IceHogs 2-0The performance of Wolves goalie Eddie Lack was no surprise to Kevin Connauton, who saw many similar efforts from him in their first season together in the Canucks system.
Via Yahoo! Sports
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October 21, 2011
Henrik and Daniel Sedin each had a goal and assist during a four-goal first period that chased Nashville goalie Pekka Rinne and lifted the Vancouver Canucks to a 5-1 victory over the Predators on Thursday night. Shut out by the New York Rangers despite getting 40 shots Tuesday night, the Canucks wasted little time getting on the board against the slumping Predators.
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