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Will Vigneault’s Luongo Schneider Dance Damage The Canucks Long-Term?
This morning, Vancouver Canucks’ coach Alain Vigneault confirmed what most people thought he would do – namely, start the hot hand, Roberto Luongo, in the team’s next game on Friday night against the arch-nemesis Chicago
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Canucks Season To Date – More Of The Same? Or Better Things To Come?
The Canucks finished their season-opening three-game homestand on Wednesday night with a 3-2 shootout win over the visiting Calgary Flames. This “victory” occurred after blowing a two-goal lead against the visitors from the other
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TV Ratings Up As Fans Flock Back
When the lockout ended on January 6, there were many questions on whether the fans would flock back to the game, or stay away for a while to teach the owners and players a
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The Young and the Rested
Yesterday’s meltdown in Vancouver has all the makings of a great drama. The former #1 goaltender, pushed aside by management and the coaching staff to make room for the new guy, is suddenly thrown
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New Message board; Fighting for Stanley passes 100,000 pageviews in first full year
Fightingforstanley.ca is happy to introduce our very own message forum. That’s right, our very own message board http://forum.fightingforstanley.ca/forum.php With the start of the new NHL season, fighting for stanley has provided you a place
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Falling Leafs
Update: As expected, Connolly cleared waivers and will now join the Marlies. Under the new CBA, the Leafs can recall him at any time without going through the waiver process again. Expect to see
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Brian Burke Fired
UPDATE: Nonis will assume the full-time GM responsibilities from Burke on a permanent basis and Carlyle will remain head coach of the team. Philosophical differences between Burke and the new ownership group were offered
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Where Are The Fans Left After the NHL Lockout?
Yesterday, we posted a postmortem on the NHL lockout, and took a look at the financial picture of the league and what “problems” the NHL ownership may have been trying to fix. We also
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Lockout Postmortem – What Was the NHL Thinking?
It’s been a while since I’ve written about the NHL. I’ve been silent during this lockout because, frankly, my rage prevented me from writing given how ridiculous this entire scenario has been – I didn’t
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Top of the Class
The Leafs have a rich and storied history. They also have a rich and diverse fan base. Now, it seems, they’re just plain ol’ rich. The Toronto Maple Leafs always seem to find themselves
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