tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300647312009-11-15T00:31:29.071-05:00Inane thoughts from an East Coast American fanatic of Canada’s West Coast team, the Vancouver Canucks.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771492388226506noreply@blogger.comBlogger180125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30064731.post-38162061460886239932007-09-29T12:16:00.000-05:002007-09-29T12:20:24.728-05:00

OK, took a bit of screaming at my machine to get everything lined up, but the new site is open.From here on in, please check out the new one and correct your links if your blog/site was (ever so kindly) linking over to this one -www.yankeecanuck.com

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771492388226506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30064731.post-42689127015561289502007-09-22T10:24:00.000-05:002007-09-22T10:32:05.621-05:00

So, yeah, I've been bad. Hockey season is just getting churned up and I disappear. Sorry about that; the result of being stretched in a million different directions at once.I've not stopping blogging though. Seriously. I'm more focusing on getting the other site ready for opening night so I'm going to go ahead and go dark on this site the rest of the way. The next post will link over to the new

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771492388226506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30064731.post-93789697659647962007-09-11T19:49:00.000-05:002007-09-11T20:01:54.758-05:00

My humble apologies...I've been doing that whole work thang the past few weeks which has involved a liberal amount of travel, leaving me to rely on the ball of chain of corporate America (the Canadian BlackBerry naturally) to follow the Canucks and the rest of the NHL through pre-pre-preseason.I can say, however, in the next few weeks I will wrap up my NW preview ending with the Vancouver season

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771492388226506noreply@blogger.com71tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30064731.post-68394744779232593662007-09-04T20:49:00.000-05:002007-09-04T21:07:50.557-05:00

You call this a jersey? It doesn't even have your name on the front of it! Nice try asshats, it'll look great on you when Aucoin goes through his first groin injury, you spend most of the winter months losing on the road and Keenan pegs Tanguay with a cup full of ice in the face and then screams how he's going to skullfuck his mom's eyesocket's after he rips them out with a spoon...all because

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771492388226506noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30064731.post-82281087223808317342007-08-29T19:10:00.000-05:002007-08-29T20:12:12.250-05:00

So, after all the secrecy, stalling and what feels like a wait of over a year, it's finally here.Yes..."it" is finally here.What's "it"?"It" is the amazing, astonishing, astounding, fabulous, fantastic, fantastical, incredible, marvelous, miraculous, phenomenal, prodigious, stupendous, unbelievable, wonderful, wondrous new Vancouver Canucks jersey:(Image courtesy of the good people at canucks.com

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771492388226506noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30064731.post-16251874200713861212007-08-27T18:52:00.000-05:002007-08-27T19:17:32.011-05:00

Only one other team is capable of mustering up the amount of sheer bile and zealous hatred down to the marrow of my being as much as the Calgary Flames can. And that was all before Keenan showed up. So this year will be a hoot.More to the point though, gentle reader, is that the Flames didn't exactly get any weaker this summer. They didn't make a massive splash like the mullets did (and you're on

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771492388226506noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30064731.post-70961501974363882892007-08-21T18:00:00.000-05:002007-08-21T18:34:37.673-05:00

He's no Isbister, Shannon or Ritchie...nope, he's only Mr. Canuck who had to deal with a bit of lost love from his own coach before inking a brand spanking new $600,000 one year deal which is most likely his swan song contract.If you're familiar with how many times Brett Favre teases retirement, then you'll be used to the following, recycled media phrases: "...likely last preseason game", "...

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771492388226506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30064731.post-52273768518804504802007-08-16T21:57:00.000-05:002007-08-16T22:09:45.784-05:00

I could have sworn I've heard this before. Oh RIGHT, it was after the lockout when these two were allegedly being shopped together only for one of them to eventually sign in Vancouver and then try and sweet talk the other to follow him, which meant naturally they ended up as far apart geographically as the continent of North America and its tectonic plate permit.He's not coming here, give it up.

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771492388226506noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30064731.post-4753546465279467832007-08-13T19:16:00.000-05:002007-08-13T20:20:35.960-05:00

As the summer inches ever closer to some NHL preseason, I thought I'd take a little time to review those other filthy, rotten pillow-biters in our league who want to challenge the Canucks for the Northwest title this year. (note: I say pillow-biters with the utmost respect.) So let's start with a team every Vancouver fan simply loves to hate down to the fiber of their being: the Colorado

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771492388226506noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30064731.post-65622770909226174972007-08-06T18:53:00.000-05:002007-08-06T21:16:01.810-05:00

Alanah has started a very bad thing: forcing everyone to confess they are closet boozehounds. No sweat for some of us. And I'm no different. In fact, let's get nuts. Since I think NHL players are a step above the rest of professional athletes, I'm just going to go leaguewide and find some wingmen...those who would pick up the tab...drinking partners. Avalanche - Jose Theodore, but honestly I

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771492388226506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30064731.post-10871066363482182942007-08-04T09:35:00.001-05:002007-08-04T12:37:12.967-05:00

A year ago this blog concept started with, well, no real point other then to stop leaving my inane rants on other people's blogs. 169 posts later and no one has shot me. Meaning you all have terrible aim.A short recap in the life of TYC:- a spot on look at a Vancouver team everyone thought would suck- the first of what would become likely way too many drunk blogs- had too much fun mocking other

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771492388226506noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30064731.post-67116980387826837812007-08-01T18:12:00.000-05:002007-08-01T18:51:38.619-05:00

If nothing else, here's hoping that Zack can pull a Rory and mess up the "All Star Game". Also, as the link indicates, the ghost is officially in the fold.You may recall that Vancouver got Balej when they found a kind soul in my backyard named Sather to take the idiot Fedor Fedorov off our hands.You may recall it was Fedorov who got his over hyped ass handed to him by Bieksa who would later turn

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771492388226506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30064731.post-70082948929340492742007-07-30T21:08:00.000-05:002007-07-30T22:10:31.353-05:00

Just about one day and counting before the new Vancouver Canucks logo gets released. If you've been following all the new jerseys being slowly released over the summer, you can tell that there really isn't that much changing. If the rumors are true, then there will be no vintage logo revival either. So sad. Desperate times call for desperate measures. I know it may be late, but I'd like to

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771492388226506noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30064731.post-48506102541194078322007-07-28T08:18:00.000-05:002007-07-28T10:15:04.771-05:00

Spot the problem on the Yahoo! NHL Page?Maybe they're just piggy backing off of the LA Times?

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771492388226506noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30064731.post-83981461891533913372007-07-25T20:12:00.000-05:002007-07-25T21:11:26.350-05:00

Checking around the intraweb today and we have some comical news which, honestly, is about the best it'll get in the dead of summer.1. Just when you thought that the NHL would stay out of the muddy waters of Bonds and his muscle creams, NBA gambling fixes and, well, anything the Cincinnati Bengals do, the Staal brothers go and make a no-no. Leave it to a few guys with a last name of STALL to

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771492388226506noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30064731.post-75317641975999781802007-07-22T10:54:00.001-05:002007-07-22T12:31:13.787-05:00

Remember when the Canucks could score at will with that West Coast Express thing? This guy struck gold and made his name as the center for the best line in the NHL at the time. He’s the hometown boy made good who also just so happens to be the reigning Ironman not just for Vancouver (508 games) but the entire league (512 games). However, what good is that streak if you’re not actually scoring?

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771492388226506noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30064731.post-28181025358090247152007-07-20T04:51:00.000-05:002007-07-20T05:08:24.982-05:00

I'll admit, I know next to nothing about Juraj Simek. Which may explain why I missed this entirely, but Simek - picked 167th overall during last year's draft - has signed with the Vancouver Canucks after having a great first year with the Wheat Kings of the WHL (28G, 29A).Nonis has done a good job of locking up as many of the club's top prospects as he can, so the Moose and their fans must be

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771492388226506noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30064731.post-43327246778060511882007-07-18T15:23:00.000-05:002007-07-18T16:00:39.935-05:00

I saw that the BoA and BoO guys were rating their blogs, so I gave it a whirl hoping I wouldn't get the G rating staring me in the face...well, good news:Imagine that! And I didn't even need to slam Colorado fans by describing this in extremely graphic detail (I'll wait until the season starts for that).In hockey news, the Canucks signed Drew MacIntyre to backstop the Moose again or, if need be,

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771492388226506noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30064731.post-48781675747235743132007-07-16T18:48:00.000-05:002007-07-16T20:54:44.041-05:00

Barring any stellar preseason play by a try out or younger guy, the bottom six are closer to be set now that Shannon appears to have inked a one year deal. C'mon Linden, where are ya?I know Ritchie and Shannon can both play center and you may also be asking why Burrows and his biblical nine points from last season are on the third line. Don't ask such questions, just let it be friends. You can

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771492388226506noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30064731.post-19152256304828902472007-07-15T11:30:00.000-05:002007-07-15T11:33:51.235-05:00

Note: The summer sucks, so this "Gone Fishing" series will look at all the upcoming contract year players for the Canucks. He’s why you bother learning to pronounce Örnsköldsvik (Earn'sholds'veek). He’s a mere 21 points shy of toping Trevor Linden as the all time Canuck point producer. And this could be the last offseason where the Canucks can plan on having him stick around.Welcome to the world

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771492388226506noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30064731.post-279734221908081912007-07-11T16:07:00.000-05:002007-07-11T16:11:13.624-05:00

The NHL brains released the 2007-08 schedule today and your Vancouver Canucks have some particularities you should be aware of: Oct 5 – Home opener against the Toskala-less SharksOct 6 – First view of Mike Keenan having a coronary as leader of the FlamesOct 10 – The “seriously-we-still-have-Hatcher?” Flyers come to GM PlaceOct 13 – First of many victories

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771492388226506noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30064731.post-85899338079790023702007-07-09T10:32:00.000-05:002007-07-09T17:26:20.822-05:00

...son of a bitch, it IS a defense. So much for the premature warnings that getting Beeska to stick around would be tough.With Bieksa signed through 2010-11, that means the current top five Vancouver defensemen are all under contract through at least 2009-10 when Ohlund will be a UFA and Krajicek will be a RFA. Bourdon is also signed through 2010-11. With Luongo signed through 2010-11 as well,

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771492388226506noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30064731.post-40715343892249342952007-07-06T11:16:00.000-05:002007-07-06T11:43:55.023-05:00

It’s been an interesting week for Kevin Lowe. First he all but admits he messed up the Smyth trade last season and then, just the next day, he tenders an offer that makes the Kesler RFA offer last year from Clarke look like a gentle pat on the ass. Give a glove tap to Spector who basically called this some time ago. Good on Lowe’s intestinal fortitude to welcome the wrath of all other GM’s

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771492388226506noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30064731.post-2184262811375790572007-07-06T09:33:00.000-05:002007-07-06T11:20:23.395-05:00

In case you missed it, the NHL seized the canucks.com property (yesterday maybe) and squeezed it into its league mandated all too sexy web template to remove any iota of creativity and expression at the team level. Then again, from a seizure-inducing standpoint, it could always be worse...

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555771492388226506noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30064731.post-72457945396245841202007-07-03T14:20:00.000-05:002007-07-06T11:20:44.763-05:00

A mere two days of bemoaning others and Nonis gets in the swing of things by doing almost exactly what we knew he would: take the frugal road to some projects and keep this team lean and “mean”. In no specific order: >> Blue chipper Schneider gives the finger to beantown and comes West>> Welcome new project players Byron Ritchie and Brad Isbister>> In Manitoba news, Brad Moran is

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