9:49 AM Update – TSN chimes in finally saying it isn’t true.
7:16 AM Update – Mats Sundin to Vancouver still lost in translation:
To recap, the original story is here. That caused some debate on Canuck blogs and hockey trade forums.
Then this one came out this morning (I think) saying it’s not true.
I don’t see any [...]

While we wait for the rescue corps to come help (or a late night phone call from Sweden), let’s take a look at newest Canucks and haze them appropriately shall we?
If you wander over to Canucks.com they have a nifty little application called the depth chart. Guess what it has? Yes, the team’s depth chart.
Here’s [...]

If you were under a rock this past week and wanted to know what’s up in Vancouver land, permit me to assist:
1. They had a decent winning streak, culminating in a 4-1 drubbing of the NHL-best Red Wings last Saturday. Fans and pundits were quite happy that things were on the up and up finally.
2. [...]

…like a moron, I just watched at least 30 minutes of the Brian Leetch tribute and banner raising. What can I say, I take my pain in strange ways.
Leetch always seemed like a nice guy and you could tell from tonight that he really is a classy player (unlike Messier who, once again, couldn’t help [...]

1. Roberto “Sweet fucking Mick McGeough how did he save that?” Luongo
It wasn’t too long ago (literally, like October) that Luongo was being called out as being a shadow of his former self. I did it too; his numbers were awful. So to end November with a 9-2-2 record is one thing, but to shutout [...]

The Avs are undefeated at home, the Canucks can’t seem to win at home or the road and they are at opposite ends of the NW division. Making it more delicious, the Canucks are down three defensemen and cannot score no matter what arena they are in. It’s the Edler, Hansen and Bourdon show!
What’s it [...]

Around the time Luongo was on his stomach cursing the Canucks’ lack of scoring in the second round of the playoffs in April was around the same time I decided this mindfuck idea of a “yankee canuck” would need a new iteration. The thought process was “revamped site for a revamped team”…well, I kept my [...]

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)