So I had a short conversation with a former canuck season ticket holder when I was getting off the plane in Calgary. He said what a lot of the regular Joe Canuck fans are saying. The team needs to get younger bigger faster ect. He didn't seem to have much confidence in Linden or Benning. Also said he has been contacted by Linden about his season ticket status and continuing and he said to me that he wasn't excited and not willing to pay for the product being put on the ice. That he would also be a faithful Canuck fan for life but not willing to put that money every year and not getting any better result. Just to make the playoffs every year isn't enough.

I made a comment on how everyone seems to be so upset about losing our backup goalie and are losing sight of the fact that he was just that a backup goalie. He never said a thing but gave me this look like I was bat $hit cray.
- thundachunk

Lack will probably never be a legitimate starter. Why? Because he's 27 years old and has never really gave a proven nhl starter competition for that spot. Yes he's played long stretches, but only when that starter is injured. Look at it this way;

Carey Price: 435 NHL regular season games
Eddie Lack : 82 NHL regular season games
Tuuka Rask: 266 NHL regular season games

And they are the same age.

So I had a short conversation with a former canuck season ticket holder when I was getting off the plane in Calgary. He said what a lot of the regular Joe Canuck fans are saying. The team needs to get younger bigger faster ect. He didn't seem to have much confidence in Linden or Benning. Also said he has been contacted by Linden about his season ticket status and continuing and he said to me that he wasn't excited and not willing to pay for the product being put on the ice. That he would also be a faithful Canuck fan for life but not willing to put that money every year and not getting any better result. Just to make the playoffs every year isn't enough.

I made a comment on how everyone seems to be so upset about losing our backup goalie and are losing sight of the fact that he was just that a backup goalie. He never said a thing but gave me this look like I was bat $hit cray.
- thundachunk

Glad to see the tepid results are paying off for Aquilini.

ahhhh some classic retro. Great stuff - yah, Tower of Power had some fabulous tune-age. I don't mind Miller but I'd rather see Journey and TOP. Call me when you get home, I'll be worried
- Zogg

Nice show. No ToP or Steve Miller, didn't care about SM but was looking forward to ToP and the horns.

Omar Hakim sat in on drums, some drama going on with the regular drummer...


Journey guitarist, Neal Schon is very good but a little over indulgent in some of his guitar work.

I think it is the first time ever I was on the floor at a big concert, 9 rows back from the stage. It was a good time. Setup/sound was good too.

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- Marwood

Shut up flaggot!

So when does the poop storm start about the Province report on the 3 or 4 teams in the west that wanted Lack but our management wouldn't send him to our division without a home run?

Management denies there were any serious offers from the west and the Canes deal was the best. Two sides to the story but...

Of course the usual gullible fans are going to be parading the media report around as fact and be judgmental about it.

No one knows the facts and even the pathetic media can be fed lies from our opposition. People are forgetting Burke was pulling the same stuff to create controversy for us when he was in TO.

I like to stand back on these rumors. There's no telling how much truth there is on either side.

Nice show. No ToP or Steve Miller, didn't care about SM but was looking forward to ToP and the horns.

Omar Hakim sat in on drums, some drama going on with the regular drummer...


Journey guitarist, Neal Schon is very good but a little over indulgent in some of his guitar work.

I think it is the first time ever I was on the floor at a big concert, 9 rows back from the stage. It was a good time. Setup/sound was good too.
- hillbillydeluxe

I was at the Journey show last night as well. We bought some super-cheap tickets up in the nosebleeds and ended up getting upgraded to the last row of section 109. No idea how we got so lucky, but it was a terrific vantage point.

I'm not a fan of their ballads, so I was pleased that there was some solid rock energy for most of the show. Band was a bit mechanical at times, but the new singer is very exuberant and sounds just like Steve Perry, as promised. And the songs are great singalong fun.

Last night was a rare opportunity for me to cruise the concourses at Rogers Arena and check out the upgrades, since I don't usually have time to get out of the press box during games.

The new decor is nice - a little more muted. The lineups seem better and beverage service was easily accessible. And I have to say, the new Canucks-run hospitality staff does seem more friendly and capable than what we had in the past from Aramark.

But I digress—here's the breakdown of the new deals for Grenier, Clendening and Corrado, in the new blog:

http://www.hockeybuzz.com...Nearly-Complete/194/69935