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GM Mike Gillis, on negotiations with Roberto Luongo, from TSN: I think philosophically we re very close and I think to get top players signed it usually does take a longer period of time, Gillis told the station on Tuesday. We ve had a lot of stuf...

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From TSN:Kyle Wellwood will be returning to Vancouver after the Canucks announced the signing of the centre Thursday following his arbitration hearing on Tuesday.Terms of the deal were not released, however the agent for Wellwood, Mike Liut told the ...

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For real? Joe O Connor of the National Post runs this opening paragraph&The media release from Sherry Quan was brief, detailed and to the point: Michael Keenan was joining a team in Vancouver. Strangely, there was no mention of Canucks coach Alain V...

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General Motors historic bankruptcy filing should not affect the company s significant investment and presence on the Vancouver sports scene, according to Vancouver Canucks and Vancouver 2010 Olympic officials.GM Canada signed a 20-year, $18.5-millio...

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With some guys, you definitely get the sense that retirement is a very hard thing, that they don t quite know what to do with themselves when they pull away from hockey. But not so, Trevor Linden.The video below (thanks to Buzz Bishop) is a brief Q&A...

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Yes, it is actually impossible to predict, but I hope and believe that Detroit wins. And they do in six matches. -- Mats Sundin, Vancouver Canucks (quote via Nucks Misconduct)Translation: Dear Ken Holland: I m desperate to sign with your team this ...

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In the crush of the Stanley Cup Finals and all the related pandering, whining and moaning about everything from NBC broadcast schedules to the importance of stopping criminal octopi from littering Pennsylvania, etc it s easy for the really important ...

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The Vancouver Canucks have signed forward Rick Rypien to a two-year contract extension with the club through the 2010-11 NHL season. Rypien has played five seasons with the Canucks. Rick plays with intensity and energy every time he steps on the ice...

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I m awfully late with this, but that s the kinda thing that happens when a girl has a couple of weeks away from hockey-ish things. I totally miss out on idiocy like this:The Weather Network clearly has no idea who they re talking to, (which is probab...

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As the Blackhawks/Canucks series got under way almost two weeks ago, I settled my nerves down with this one thought: May the best team win. And so they did. Vancouver wilted in the face of everything Chicago had to offer, from the hockey staples of...