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Chest Rockwell
Vancouver Canucks
Location: White Rock, BC
Joined: 08.31.2007

Jul 6 @ 7:32 PM ET
Brad Richardson


Skates like the wind. Hands like stone.

- Deadmau55


I'm okay with that. As long as he's used properly in the playoffs, punishing on the forecheck, and be on the positive side of the +/- column.

Would still like us to take a run at Halischuk, Brent, and LaRose.
wolverine19
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: Thunder Bay, ON
Joined: 07.28.2011

Jul 6 @ 7:34 PM ET
Stanley cup or bust.
- pker2theend


1st in the west for sure. True power house
I-own_da-Northwest
Vancouver Canucks
Location: Cariboo, BC
Joined: 08.08.2009

Jul 6 @ 7:39 PM ET
1st in the west for sure. True power house
- wolverine19

Webber don't like the tone of your comment. Webber Smash!!!
A_SteamingLombardi
Location: Systemic failure / Slurptastic
Joined: 10.12.2008

Jul 6 @ 7:41 PM ET
Thanks Ian
wolverine19
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: Thunder Bay, ON
Joined: 07.28.2011

Jul 6 @ 7:48 PM ET
Webber don't like the tone of your comment. Webber Smash!!!
- I-own_da-Northwest

into the board!
LeftCoaster
Vancouver Canucks
Location: Island City, BC
Joined: 07.03.2009

Jul 6 @ 7:51 PM ET
Do yourselves a favor and play Santorelli. He was always the guy who had the goalie make the amazing save. Or the puck jumped over his stick. His on-ice awareness is amazing. He drives the net. All he wants to do is score.
- Panthers88

Me too!!
chompsey
Vancouver Canucks
Location: Cody Hodgson can walk on water
Joined: 10.04.2005

Jul 6 @ 7:52 PM ET
Ian, someone I know would call you a sheep and youre lapping up the company juice and they know everything.......

I'm glad you dont stand for that poop no matter how awesome CoHo is....
thundachunk
Location: Help
Joined: 12.31.2011

Jul 6 @ 7:53 PM ET
One of your better blogs Ian. My feeling on Gillis and LU echo yours. I have been on the defence a lot this week about Gillis.
Panthers88
Florida Panthers
Location: It's gonna be a long one.., FL
Joined: 07.21.2009

Jul 6 @ 7:56 PM ET
Me too!!
- LeftCoaster

LeftCoaster
Vancouver Canucks
Location: Island City, BC
Joined: 07.03.2009

Jul 6 @ 7:56 PM ET
Ian, someone I know would call you a sheep and youre lapping up the company juice and they know everything.......

I'm glad you dont stand for that poop no matter how awesome CoHo is....

- chompsey

you're stirring the pot!!
chompsey
Vancouver Canucks
Location: Cody Hodgson can walk on water
Joined: 10.04.2005

Jul 6 @ 7:58 PM ET
you're stirring the pot!!
- LeftCoaster



But, but, but that was a compliment.....
manvanfan
Vancouver Canucks
Location: MB
Joined: 01.21.2012

Jul 6 @ 8:00 PM ET
Torts likes two way players. Horvat and gaunce will probably get long looks.
KOS
Vancouver Canucks
Location: United States, TX
Joined: 01.14.2008

Jul 6 @ 8:01 PM ET
We need a 3rd line Center in all this !

Dank hank burrows

Higgins Kesler booth

Kassian _________ Hansen

Sestito Richardson santorelli

Edler garrison

Hamhuis bieksa

Tanev corrado

Lu

Ericsson

- shutout47


Richardson was told he is getting a crack at 3rd line. So it will be the sedins with kassian to start. Kes, burr and I bet hunter gets a look depending on booth.

Higs, hansen and richardson for the third and santorelli centers the 4th with sestito and maybe give gaunce of someone a look.
269malibus
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: Victoria, BC
Joined: 06.13.2012

Jul 6 @ 8:01 PM ET
My Pee Wee team could have won five titles in that division. Gillis should have been fired last summer. Feel bad he threw Vaignult under the bus. Maybe he could center the Sedins and they could all be afraid of going into the corners.
A_SteamingLombardi
Location: Systemic failure / Slurptastic
Joined: 10.12.2008

Jul 6 @ 8:04 PM ET
One of your better blogs Ian. My feeling on Gillis and LU echo yours. I have been on the defence a lot this week about Gillis.
- thundachunk

BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
jimmc7722
New York Islanders
Location: TAVARES IS AN ASS!!!!, ON
Joined: 02.06.2008

Jul 6 @ 8:06 PM ET


Unfortunately for the Canucks they are heading in the wrong direction.
A_SteamingLombardi
Location: Systemic failure / Slurptastic
Joined: 10.12.2008

Jul 6 @ 8:07 PM ET
Unfortunately for the Canucks they are heading in the wrong direction.
- jimmc7722

Ya Utica is quite the hole.
I-own_da-Northwest
Vancouver Canucks
Location: Cariboo, BC
Joined: 08.08.2009

Jul 6 @ 8:14 PM ET
Unfortunately for the Canucks they are heading in the wrong direction.
- jimmc7722

To the Top? Well, yes....I can see how that's quite unfortunate for the isles
Sorry bout that JIMM-EH!!!
LeftCoaster
Vancouver Canucks
Location: Island City, BC
Joined: 07.03.2009

Jul 6 @ 8:15 PM ET
My Pee Wee team could have won five titles in that division. Gillis should have been fired last summer. Feel bad he threw Vaignult under the bus. Maybe he could center the Sedins and they could all be afraid of going into the corners.
- 269malibus

Most GM's that just iced a team that won the Presidents' Trophy usually get fired.
LeftCoaster
Vancouver Canucks
Location: Island City, BC
Joined: 07.03.2009

Jul 6 @ 8:16 PM ET
Unfortunately for the Canucks they are heading in the wrong direction.
- jimmc7722

Its a cycle, no one team can be good forever. Thats the way it's always been, I don't see it changing any time soon.
Zogg
Vancouver Canucks
Joined: 09.16.2005

Jul 6 @ 8:20 PM ET
My Pee Wee team could have won five titles in that division. Gillis should have been fired last summer. Feel bad he threw Vaignult under the bus. Maybe he could center the Sedins and they could all be afraid of going into the corners.
- 269malibus


I feel sorry for your pee-wee team, as you obviously know nothing about hockey (or maybe you're just fond of being a douchebag troll)

Av's time here was at an end. He did some good things but he also did a lot of bad things. His match-ups and adjustments in the play-offs were poor; he went through line-combinations and defensive pairings in a never ending carousel. He didn't like using his younger players and thus stunted their growth. He played favourites with certain veteran players. He was not a motivator.

Next time you make a comment, it would be wise to actually know something about the subject.

Not even going to bother responding to your Sedins critique.
Fosco
Vancouver Canucks
Location: Marwood's Beotch, BC
Joined: 12.08.2007

Jul 6 @ 8:22 PM ET
Ian, someone I know would call you a sheep and youre lapping up the company juice and they know everything.......

I'm glad you dont stand for that poop no matter how awesome CoHo is....

- chompsey


I think it's been established that that's a compliment...

**pretty sure you just told Ian he looks sexy from behind**
Fosco
Vancouver Canucks
Location: Marwood's Beotch, BC
Joined: 12.08.2007

Jul 6 @ 8:25 PM ET
Richardson was told he is getting a crack at 3rd line. So it will be the sedins with kassian to start. Kes, burr and I bet hunter gets a look depending on booth.

Higs, hansen and richardson for the third and santorelli centers the 4th with sestito and maybe give gaunce of someone a look.

- KOS


Doesn't mean it's a foregone conclusion.

I would actually be very surprised if Richardson is on the 3rd, and not the 4th.

His career numbers look pretty sub-par for a 3rd liner...

Also, judging by his FO%, I'd guess the preference would be to use him on the wing, and have him fill in as a C only if he has to.
Fosco
Vancouver Canucks
Location: Marwood's Beotch, BC
Joined: 12.08.2007

Jul 6 @ 8:26 PM ET
My Pee Wee team could have won five titles in that division. Gillis should have been fired last summer. Feel bad he threw Vaignult under the bus. Maybe he could center the Sedins and they could all be afraid of going into the corners.
- 269malibus




Watch yourself, hombre...
Zogg
Vancouver Canucks
Joined: 09.16.2005

Jul 6 @ 8:28 PM ET


Watch yourself, hombre...

- Fosco


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