August 26 – Amazing. I was convinced the world was going to be far more interesting (or destructive) a place in my absence and it would appear that not a damn thing happened. Nothing! Well, ok Nagy did us all a favor and left the continent. For that we all can rejoice and hold hands.

Thank God training camp starts soon.

With Mason Raymond going the way of Shannon, it would appear that the feel good vibes from the Vancouver Canucks preseason are all but gone.
Any hope this team would be a speedy youthful team is now dead. Not that this is a bad thing; Raymond spent most of the past week watching from the press [...]

The Vancouver Canucks made some cuts today and it would appear the opening night roster is set now (or are there more cuts coming?). At any rate, here’s who you won’t be rooting for come Friday evening:

Luc Bourdon
Mike Brown
Patrick Coulombe
Jannik Hansen
Michael Grabner
Jason Jaffray
Rick Rypien

Oh yeah, remember Dan McGillis? No you don’t, he never existed. Not [...]