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Oil Embargo vs. Oil Dependence
Dean Lombardi is not happy with the Ryan Smyth trade. Understandably so -- even with his hands tied, he still got stuck with an injured Colin Fraser. But he may have gone overboard with this snipe: "The bottom line for me, I would have rather invested my money with Bernie Madoff than invest in...
Are Trade Winds Blowing?
So as of today the Leafs will likely have over $5 million in cap space, assuming Jeff Finger clears waivers and is successfully demoted to the AHL's Toronto Marlies. While it is entirely possible the brain-trust at MLSE is happy to have Finger waiting in the wings as an expensive backup plan, the...
Ducks sign-and-trade WisNYIewski
Weird day. I had about three hours to contemplate the Ducks paying James Wisniewski $3.25 M next season before he was shipped off to the Islanders for a 3rd-round pick. And rather than write something meaningful, why not take the patented Sleek cheap way out and hide behind this cartoon? Hasty...
The Dismantling Of The 1982 Canucks Cinderella Team
So now that you know where the 1982 squad came from, I will now do my best to inform you of where they ended up. Not all endings are happy, I must forewarn you. -GM Jake Millford. After putting together the vast majority of that Canucks' 1982 squad as a GM, Millford was promoted to Senior Vice...
Building The 1982 Canucks Cinderella Team
In 1982 I was only 8 years old, but I can remember crying after the Islanders destroyed the Canucks in 4 straight games in the Stanley Cup Finals, ending a miraculous and unexpected playoff run by Vancouver. I have been told by a friend of mine that my older cousin Johnny (R.I.P.) actually kicked...
The Decline Of Western Civilization: The Dismantling of The Canucks' 1994 Roster
I am going to do my best to give you a timeline of when and how the Canucks' super team of 1994 was dismantled. The first big change started with Pat Quinn after the '94 playoffs, who handed the head coaching job to then assistant coach Rick Ley so he could focus on his roles of being President...
Ducks transmit the disease Emingitis to Rangers
Well, while Rudy's off to a bachelor party weekend pretending not to follow the Kovalchuk sweepstakes, I've been devoting my blogging energies to ridding the west of CGI menaces in Red Dead Redemption. Imagine my surprise, then, when Rudy texted me to let me know that Steve Eminger was no longer...
Pressure's on, Foster! (UFA Day Thread 2)
The Ducks have traded Andy Sutton to Edmonton for defenseman Kurtis Foster. Hooray! This is great news, because the last two times the Ducks traded for an Edmonton defenseman, they produced excellent first full seasons: GP G - A - Pts +/- Chris Pronger 66 13 - 46 - 59 +27 Lubomir...
Draft Day trade triggers
Riley Nash has been in the news these days in a "no news" sort of way. As the college hockey season winds down and the Oilers organization signs players left and right - Jeff Petry, Matt Beca, Eddie DelGrosso, Jesse Gimblett, and Jeff "Wrong Riley" Riley - Riley Nash continues to play coy with his...
Ducks Gameday -- So long, Cotton Gin
Anaheim Ducks (30-26-7, t-12th in west) at Phoenix Coyotes (38-22-5, 3rd in west), 5 pmAnaheim Calling and Five For Howling -- what a network-y age we live in! Today's the day when I try to properly bid farewell to Ryan Whitney, and I tell you -- it's a bit tricky. Ducks fans who have lived...
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