http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?blogger_id=102Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:07:44 -0400 http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=16041 The day after General Managers around the NHL reminded of us the beginning of the end in 2002 when they threw money around at anyone who could breathe, eventually leading us to the Lockout (Bill Guerin 5 yrs $45 mil, Bobby Holik 5 yrs $45 mil, Curtis Joseph 3 yrs $24 mil, Ed Belfour 2 yrs $13.5 mil, Tony Amonte 4 yrs $24 mil, Robert Lang 5 yrs $25 mil, Darius Kasparaitis 6 yrs $27 mil, Theo Fleury Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:49:09 -0400canucks sundin naslund hossa demitra gillis nonis luongo http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=15956 With only one more sleep to go before new GM Mike Gillis gets his first crack at spending the millions he used to try and fleece out of his new not-so-best friends, Canuck Nation is rife with opinions on what should be done. The only consistent theme that runs through all the theories is that nobody can agree on anything and no matter what the results may be, it is a given that a very large percen Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:50:55 -0400rolston malone jagr demitra hossa nonis gillis canucks http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=15889 Only days away from July 1st and the hopeful in Canuck Nation are awaiting Free Agency with great expectations. We all know the last weekend’s draft didn’t result in anything to change the immediate look of the Canuck’s roster for next year; will free agency be any different? Well, with money to spend and the recent quotes from Gillis alluding to it, it stands to reason that some aggressive Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:51:28 -0400canucks http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=15820 The best laid plans … or was it the best pie-in-the-sky hopes of Canuck fans? Either way, things didn’t transpire the way many had hoped they would for Mike Gillis and his first draft as GM of the Canucks. That’s not to say things went bad, just not as expected. The hopes were there for some substantial moves to be made to bolster the roster for some instant gratification, but in the Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:30:36 -0400umberger gillis quinn hodgson beach sauve rai froshaug cark jokinen canucks cammalleri http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=15778 Like a kid at Christmas ... That’s how I feel as the draft approaches. This was always going to be the summer of change, but with the hiring of Gillis and the exceptional quality of this year’s draft, the possibilities are literally limitless. I’ve said for quite some time that the Sedins could be moved, and even though Gillis came out and said yesterday he wasn’t actively trying to Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:01:33 -0400boychuk wilson hodgson beach schneider bieksa sedin gillis canucks http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=15702 Will we hear "The Canucks are proud to select ..." ? OR "The Canucks have traded the 10th pick in this years draft ..."? Drafting has always been a vital ingredient in building a championship team and one only needs to look at this year’s best in the Detroit Red Wings and their 4 cups in the last 11 years, while never having a top 10 pick, to see the best example of stellar draf Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:12:49 -0400marleau jokinen luongo gillis canucks http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=15658 20 years to the day that he was drafted #2 overall from the Medicine Hat Tigers behind Mike Modano, Trevor Linden gave the press conference that we all knew was coming. The on ice career of #16 has officially come to an end, but the man remembered by many as perhaps the greatest Canuck of all time will live on in Vancouver fans hearts as an icon and a legend. Never the most gifted athlete in the g Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:33:16 -0400canucks linden http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=15599 New GM Mike Gillis is just over two weeks away from his first Draft and the rumours as to what he is going to do to re-tool the Canucks are everywhere. This off-season is, without question, one of the most important in the history of the franchise and with money to spend and assets to be dealt the opportunities to significantly change the look of this team in a short period of time are definitely Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:35:37 -0400canucks http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=15495 Poster at CDC, RypienItUp, came up with a great idea ... those who want to honour Luc's memory could make a $28 (his uniform #) donation to Canuck Place in his name. Here's a link to their donation page for those interested ... Canuck Place Donations Canucks fans honour Bourdon with donations SUNNY DHILLON From Saturday's Globe and Mail May 30, 2008 at 10:01 PM EDT VANCOUV Thu, 29 May 2008 14:07:00 -0400bourdon http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=15407 Big changes in little China aint gonna be as big as most expected apparently, as Canucks head coach Alain Vigneault has been given a one year extension on his contract by new GM Mike Gillis. Once this dragged on for so long and AV was part of the team that met in Las Vegas last week to discuss draft and free agent planning it was pretty clear that he was going to stay. He and Gillis have spent Thu, 22 May 2008 13:17:31 -0400canucks gillis vigneault