Player Profiles - Daniel Sedin
Cam Davie
September 20 2010 01:37PM
We continue our series where Canucks Army will profile various players of interest leading up to the new season.
What would have happened if Daniel didn't get hurt last year? What if he didn't miss almost 20 games to injury? What would his numbers have been? What would Henrik's have been? Would Daniel have won the Art Ross or the Hart instead of Henrik?
Canucks fans can ask a lot of questions about Daniel's missed opportunities last season, because of his absense. One thing that they cannot question is Daniel's emergence as an elite NHL goal scorer.
So what on earth does Daniel Sedin do for an encore? Simple.
Kickoff to Camp
Cam Davie
September 17 2010 01:32PM
Let's hope the Canucks camp attendees are a lot more excited than this group.
Vancouver Canucks' main training camp opens the weekend. With it, we see the return of past Canucks, current players who've set new standards within the organization, and new young talent looking to claim their place on this year's roster.
So who really has a shot of making the Vancouver Canucks this year?
Prospect Camp Game Day: Flames vs. Canucks
Kent Wilson
September 16 2010 10:53AM
South Okanagan Events Center
1:00 PM MT
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fan960.com
The baby Flames face-off against the baby Canucks this aft, with guys like Jon Rheault and TJ Brodie looking to build on a couple of strong performances heading into the main camp. Undrafted Edmonton Oil Kings goaltender Cam Lanigan will get the start for Calgary today. The kid had a rough year behind the WHL's worst team last season and was passed over in the draft as a result. The contest will be largely meaningless for a number of folks on both sides, but you can bet Lanigan will have his game face on.
Player Profiles - Keith Ballard
Yankee Canuck
September 16 2010 06:47AM
We continue our series where Canucks Army will profile various players of interest leading up to the new season.
Before the free agency party that saw Dan Hamhuis land in their laps, Mike Gillis got the party started at June's Entry Draft by acquiring Keith Ballard and Victor Oreskovich for Michael Grabner, Steve "Death to Scoring Chances" Bernier and a 2010 1st rounder (Quinton Howden). Some fans bemoaned letting Grabner go, but in exchange Vancouver received a player they didn't have in the playoffs: a healthy, all-around defender who has of the few righthanded shots on the team. Now - like Ed Jovanovski and Roberto Luongo before him - the hope is he can come to a hockey mad city and develop into a dependable piece on a winning team.
Player Profiles - Alex Burrows
Cam Davie
September 15 2010 08:32AM
There is no doubt that every, any player, that spends time on the top line in Vancouver with the Sedins will benefit. However, no player has done more with their time with that opportunity than Alex Burrows. The Quebec native set career highs in goals, assists, points and many other categories. He scored himself a new $2m/yr contract last year as well. Not bad for a guy who went undrafted and was playing in the ECHL 5 years ago.
But Alex Burrows starts the year injured, recovering from off-season shoulder surgery. So upon his return, what does Burrows do for an encore to his career year? Does he match it? Better it? And does it depend entirely on the Sedins?
