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No quick-fix solution to Canucks’ problems...

The Vancouver Canucks have no salary-cap space available, a shortage of National Hockey League-ready prospects and lack portability among their key player contracts. Other than that, general manager Mike Gillis’ summer “reset” of the team shouldn...

 

PITB: Finnish newspaper publishes paper...

While the world hockey championships are a bit of an afterthought in North America, they’re a much bigger deal in Europe. This is particularly true when it comes to the rivalry between Finland and Sweden, which apparently dates back to 1932. It’s not...

 

Ex-Canucks prospect Connauton embraces...

It seems Vancouver Canucks general manager Mike Gillis is not the only guy reaching for the reset button. Former Canuck prospect Kevin Connauton has already pressed his.

 

PITB: 18 things Chris Tanev’s dad will...

Vancouver Canucks blueliner Chris Tanev is a pending restricted free agent this off-season, leading to an interesting question: How much is Tanev worth?

 
 

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Wings' depth includes coaching DNA

The 2014 Canadian Olympic team's head coaching job is Mike Babcock's to turn down, and that's as it should be. You can even argue that the entire staff - other than Jacques Lemaire, who's retired - has...

 

Giants assistant coach shows his skills as a hockey analyst

SCENE & HEARD: Vancouver Giants assistant coach Glen Hanlon isn't applying for a job or looking for more work. He's quite happy in his present role reporting to Don Hay with what Hanlon refers to as "...

 

No quick-fix solution to Canucks' problems

The Vancouver Canucks have no salary-cap space available, a shortage of National Hockey League-ready prospects and lack portability among their key player contracts. Other than that, general manager Mike...

 
 

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Sedins lighting up Sweden, shining ...

It seemed an appropriate postscript to the Canucks’ disappointing season to see the Sedin twins lighting up the IIHF World Championship. Not long after they got off the plane, the Sedins began writing an epilogue to the tire fire they left behind in Vancouver...

 
 

Red Wings 3 Blackhawks 1: Underdog ...

The young Detroit Red Wings have made the mighty Chicago Blackhawks look vulnerable, beating them two straight times to gain an advantage in their last playoff matchup as Western Conference rivals. Gustav Nyquist and Drew Miller scored 31 seconds apart midway ...

 

Willes: Hot seat must be uncomfortable...

This will make the long weekend seem even longer: the musings and meditations on the world of sports. When the Vancouver Canucks’ season ended two weeks ago the team’s coaching staff returned to their respective summer retreats believing they were ...

 

Logan Couture scores PP goal in OT ...

Logan Couture scored a power-play goal 1:29 into overtime to help the San Jose Sharks bounce back from two losses in Los Angeles to beat the Kings 2-1 in Game 3 of their second-round series on Saturday night.

 

Sweden to face Switzerland with shot...

Sweden has the opportunity to win an IIHF World Championship as the host country for the first time since the Soviet Union did it in 1986.

 
 

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Time for Gillis to make his call

This will make the long weekend seem even longer: The musings and meditations on the world of sports.

 

Sharks set the bar high

Let's see. A week ago it was a reset. On Friday it was a reinvention. Can't wait until next week to learn what the Vancouver Canucks will call their offseason makeover.

 

Bigger, faster players making rinks feel tiny

After watching the World Hockey Championships this past couple of weeks, you have to wonder at what point the NHL will begin to face reality.