Next for Canucks

What’s next?  Take a look at the salary committments for 2006-07:
http://hockeyanalysis.com/?page_id=333
That’s only 14 players signed.
So to start, Nonis is likely going to spend some time to get the following signed this week, as they are restricted free agents:
Tyler Bouck, Ryan Kesler, Mika Noronen, & Lukas Krajicek.
And that still leaves the team with only 6 defenseman and 10 forwards.  [...]

Unsigned

I was reviewing a list of UFA’s, and was suprised at the players still available.  So what’s preventing these guys from getting signed.
A couple issues become apparent.  Risk of injury is at the top of that list.  And even though there is a provision for teams to use a bonus system with some of these [...]

Where’d you go?

To steal a line from a recent 10 ten song, Where’d you go?  Goals that is.
The Canucks have lost a lot of fire power recently and this has many wondering who’s going to take on the load lost by those top goal scorers from last year.  So much so that the otherwise quite GM of [...]

Success of the Team

As the off-seasons acquisitions die down after a busy first 3 weeks, the potential options become more limited, and line-ups are set for the coming season.  The competition for next season looks good.
So, what’s it going to take to win?  Well, it will be different things at different points in the season, but let’s break [...]

Canucks Sign Bulis – Not for Sedins

Well, that should put an end to any future Anson Carter back to Vancouver rumours.
Bulis will NOT end up playing with the Sedins.  Don’t fool yourself into thinking he’s this years Carter.  When Nonis picked up Carter he did it with the deliberate intention of playing him with the Sedin twins.  Bulis was brought in [...]