In a game where Steve Bernier arose from the grave to score 2 goals the big picture is that the Avalanche really exposed Cory Schneider. Ryan Smyth mentioned post game that basically Schneider ...

The Vancouver Canucks finally ended one losing streak in their most recent game. Another victory on Sunday would end an even longer skid. The Canucks will look to snap a seven-game slide against ...

Who would have thought that Peter Budaj would outplay Luongo given all the hype surrounding Roberto this game and the absence of Joe Sakic.
But the Avs' netminder came up huge to give the guys from ...

(Yeah, what the heck, I had to bring back that Photoshop image and put Woody's head over Pyatt's. And no, I did not come up with Sir Finebark of Windsorshire either. That was a combo of the ...

"Ultimately it came down to the fact that I still enjoy playing and competing," said Sakic. "I'm comfortable with my conditioning and my overall health. I'm ready for the start of camp and am looking

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And a former player who played with Sundin and Sakic added:

"Look out for Colorado with Mats. I am not convinced that Sakic and Sundin aren't talking or in on something together."

Well, that took him ...

"After meeting with Joel, we mutually agreed that the best decision for both parties involved is to go separate ways," said Avalanche Executive Vice President & General Manager Francois Giguere.

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I give up trying to explain the Sharks. They are not in the same league as Dallas. The Stars continue their relentless play and are showing a lot more heart.




















The Avalanche injury list is raising a lot ...

Zambo was a dumb guy. But as far as I can tell, he's smarter than Cody McLeod. Zambo was a former teammate of mine, one with a memorable pregame mindscrew. He'd arrive early with a newspaper and ...

In an effort to promote legalized gambling help our readers with their playoff pick'ems and pools, the KB will now act as an aggregate news reader, rehashing all the "expert" picks for each ...

The Canucks proved to be merely 'decent' tonight in a 4-2 loss tonight against the Avs. 'Decent' is putting it nicely. Up 2-0, the Avs found life on the powerplay and scored 3 goals in just over 5 ...

Tonight was different. Tonight I was having a delicious mushroom steak dinner with my family. When I went to the computer to check the score of the Avs-Canucks game, it was 2-1 Nucks after 1 period. ...

Wanna talk Canucks and Avalanche? I don't. Wanna talk about the Canucks being out of a playoff spot right now? Me neither. It's kicking a dead horse. At least, now they will know what it's like to ...

I just can't bring myself to doing a pregame post for the Avalanche and Canucks tonight. I don't quite trust that the Canucks will win tonight, even though they HAVE TO. But the Avs probably won't ...

"We had about six chances to get it out," said Luongo after tonight's game. "Either we shot it off our own guys or we didn't get it out. Next thing you know, a shot from the point and Sakic's alone

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New Canuck Matt Pettinger will play on the Canucks' "2nd line" tonight with Alex Burrows and Ryan Kesler. I hope he can bring more to the table than Cooke did.
So that will put Naslund with the Sedins ...

Everyone's talking about tonight's opponent, the new old and improved Colorado Avalanche (Gordon McIntyre, Vancouver Province; Elliott Pap, Vancouver Sun)

Needless to say, it's a big game. The Canucks ...

Well, here's a rumor that came out correct. Plenty of teams were inquiring about Forsberg, but Colorado and Philadelphia were frontrunners reportedly.

"We're proud to announce to our fans that Peter

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Bad news for the Canucks tonight on this Hockey Day in Canada: Paul Stastny is expected to return to the Avs' lineup after missing 9 games with an appendectomy. The good news for the Canucks is that ...

Still don't have time to do up an in-depth pre-game post.
The Canucks have won both games against the Avalanche this season so far. But combine a hard-fought win over the Coyotes last night with their ...

So, I guess the panic button can be put away into a box and stuffed into a closet for now. The Canucks have won 3 in a row now, and even got that elusive home win. The Nucks are 500 now, 8-8-0. They ...

I can recap last night's game by telling a quick story. In the 3rd period, while it was 3-0, our group started wondering if Luongo was going to get the shutout. Myself and one of my friends were ...

More to come on this post. I see Cherry didn't agree with Vigneault calling out Bieksa and Mitchell to the media/public as they are the heart and soul players. Not sure I agree.

Anyway, I've put a ...