Bieksa and Schneider seem Wary of the NHL's 50/50 Offer
Patrick Johnston
October 16 2012 07:08PM
After today's late-morning skate at UBC, Kevin Bieksa and Corey Schneider fielded a bevy of questions about this morning's CBA proposal from the NHL owners. What follows is a selection of questions and answers from the reporters (including yours truly) about what Bieksa and Schneider had heard and read about the day's developments.
A quick reminder, these quotes were given prior to the Donald Fehr and the NHLPA executive committee talking tonight.
Read on past the jump.
Kassian shows his strength, Wolves take another from Hawks farmhands
Patrick Johnston
October 15 2012 12:13AM
Zack Kassian was a handful in the preseason against Rockford and he was a handful this weekend too. (Chris Jerina/AHL in Photos)
Playing two games in less than 24 hours is pretty standard for the AHL, so Sunday's tilt between the Wolves and the IceHogs might have been expected to be not as energetic as Saturday night's season opener. But it wasn't. In pushing the tempo the whole game, both teams set themselves up for a wide-open, skate-till-you're-gassed third period; it should be no suprise that six of the game's eight goals came in the final stanza. On the whole, the Wolves were better and fully deserving of their 5-3 win, even if it made for a scary finish.
Sunday's game was also a great example of how score effects work. Despite outchancing the IceHogs 17-9 by the time they'd scored their third goal of the game and looking just as dominant, the flow changed course. Rockford carried the play for the rest of the game, picking up 13 chances in the game's final 15 minutes to take the overall total 22-20. Eddie Lack was huge in the third and the forwards found the goal scoring touch that was lacking on Saturday night, get four of their five goals from gilt-edged chances. Oh and Zack Kassian was a monster.
More notes and stuff after the jump.
Wolves season preview: Interview with Chicago hockey writer Paul Latour
Patrick Johnston
October 13 2012 05:25PM
Is it really that funny, Eddie? (Chris Jerina/AHL in Photos)
The AHL kicks off this weekend, and the rosters league wide are swollen by a surplus of talent thanks to the NHL lockout. For the Chicago Wolves, their lineup has been bolstered by the likes of Zack Kassian and Chris Tanev, two players who were penciled in as regulars in the Canucks' lineup. Players on the cusp of 'making it,' like Jordan Schroeder, Eddie Lack and Kevin Connauton are also in Chicago, making for an intriguing fall season for the Chicago Wolves.
All five players are keen to make an impression on their bosses, wanting to show that they don't need any more seasoning and that their NHL-time is now.
To set up tonight's season opener for the Wolves, Paul LaTour joins us to share his thoughts. LaTour covers the Wolves for the Chicago Tribune and has as good a feel for the Allstate Arena-based squad as anyone in the Chicagoland area.
Headshots October 10th
Patrick Johnston
October 10 2012 05:28PM
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Tweeter Marcus Haebar fools around with Siri, and look what he gets. That's no good.
Headshots are a Canucks Army feature where we link to the day's freshest news, and other assorted Canucks web-goodies. If you've written a blogpost, produced a tribute video, birthed a clever .gif into existence, or have a hockey related cause you'd like to see promoted in this space - please e-mail Thom at thom.drance@gmail.com.
Headshots October 3rd
Patrick Johnston
October 03 2012 03:39PM
Headshots are a Canucks Army feature where we link to the day's freshest news, and other assorted Canucks web-goodies. If you've written a blogpost, produced a tribute video, birthed a clever .gif into existence, or have a hockey related cause you'd like to see promoted in this space - please e-mail Thom at thom.drance@gmail.com.
