The Vancouver Canucks

The boys are back. They still don’t have a name, and to be quite frank none of the submissions so far have caught the ear of Jason and Chris. So come on folks lets’ name this podcast! If we have to wait all off-season we will but that just means you’ll be hearing this sales pitch next time.

In this edition, the podcast with no name touches on a variety of topics:

• Gary Bettman = Count von Count?
• Steve Nash: real man
• Still taking name suggestions
• Lots of Canadians in the final
• The Mullet vs the Wookie
• Do the Flyers deserve to be here?
• Will Vancouverites ever stop talking about 82 & 94?
• Chicago in 5. Or 6. Chicago, anyway.
• Marian Hossa, bah. Chris Pronger’s impressive.
• Chicago is DEEP, like good pizza.
• Winter Classic news
• Should Vancouver host a winter classic?
• Is Winnipeg viable?
• Stevie Y goes to Tampa Bay.
• How much does Mark Messier suck?
• Memo to Glen Sather

As always the music is courtesy of the Orchid Highway.

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The boys are back. They still don’t have a name, and to be quite frank none of the submissions so far have caught the ear of Jason and Chris. So come on folks lets’ name this podcast! If we have to wait all off-season we will but that just means you’ll be hearing this sales pitch next time.

In this edition, the podcast with no name touches on a variety of topics:

• Gary Bettman = Count von Count?
• Steve Nash: real man
• Still taking name suggestions
• Lots of Canadians in the final
• The Mullet vs the Wookie
• Do the Flyers deserve to be here?
• Will Vancouverites ever stop talking about 82 & 94?
• Chicago in 5. Or 6. Chicago, anyway.
• Marian Hossa, bah. Chris Pronger’s impressive.
• Chicago is DEEP, like good pizza.
• Winter Classic news
• Should Vancouver host a winter classic?
• Is Winnipeg viable?
• Stevie Y goes to Tampa Bay.
• How much does Mark Messier suck?
• Memo to Glen Sather

As always the music is courtesy of the Orchid Highway.

The Nameless Podcast:

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Game starts just after 8:00pm ET on NBC, CBC and RDS.

Another high scoring game or will we actually see some defense played?

In case you are wondering, a few Stanley Cup Final records that may be in reach…

MOST GOALS, BOTH TEAMS, ONE SERIES

56 – Montreal Canadiens (33), Chicago BlackHawks (23) in 1973. Montreal won series 4-2.

51 – New York Islanders (26), Philadelphia Flyers (25) in 1980. NY Islanders won series 4-2.

MOST GOALS, ONE TEAM, ONE SERIES

33 – Montreal Canadiens in 1973. Montreal won series 4-2, outscoring Chicago 33-23.

28 – Pittsburgh Penguins in 1991. Pittsburgh won series 4-2, outscoring Minnesota 28-16.

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Calgary, AB – Calgary Flames General Manager Darryl Sutter announced today the signing of defenseman Christopher Breen of the Peterborough Petes from the Ontario Hockey League.

Breen, a native of Uxbridge, Ontario has played in 249 regular season games and 15 playoff games over five OHL seasons. At the conclusion of Peterborough’s 2009-10 season, Breen played one game for the Abbotsford Heat (AHL) registering one assist and four penalty minutes.

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from Patrick Caisse of QMI Agency at the Toronto Sun,

Those who were let go include amateur scouts Denis Morel (Quebec), Dave Mayville (U.S.), Antonin Routa, (Europe) Pelle Eklund (Sweden) and Nikolai Vakourov (Russia), as well as professional scout Gordie Roberts.

The news was confirmed by the Habs’ vice-president for communications, Donald Beauchamp. He noted that the contracts in question were up at the end of June.

Denis Morel, who is also a former NHL referee, confirmed the dismissals in a phone interview with QMI Agency.

“I have to admit I wasn’t expecting this at all,” Morel said. “I loved my work and I was ready to continue for a few more years.

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from David Shoalts of the Globe and Mail,

When word dribbled out of the Philadelphia Flyers dressing room that agitator Daniel Carcillo would replace James van Reimsdyk for Monday night’s game, a lot of reporters made a beeline for Adam Burish, the Blackhawks’ resident pest and master of the verbal dart. One day earlier, Carcillo indicated there would be retribution for what the Flyers said was a hit from behind Burish made on defenceman Lucas Krajicek that knocked him out of the game.

“We don’t have a history,” Burish said of Carcillo. “Maybe after tonight we will.”

Burish, 27, also made no apologies for what Flyers head coach Peter Laviolette referred to on Monday as “a dangerous hockey hit.” Krajicek is expected to play Monday night as the Flyers try to even the best-of-seven series at one win each.

“I don’t want to see anyone get hurt but this is the finals. Anything goes out there,” Burish said. “I’m not here to make friends.”

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from Steve Rosenbloom of RosenBlog,

• If Patrick Kane is going to play along the boards, he cannot be as soft as he was in Game 1.

• The Blackhawks can’t continue to rely on the junior varsity to win this series. To contribute, yes. To win it like Game 1, no.

• After the Flyers went all of Game 1 without getting whistled for a penalty—the Flyers, come on, you can still call Dave Schultz and Moose Dupont for double-minors—the Hawks will get the first three power plays in Game 2.

• The bad United Center ice affects passing more than their skating, which is something the Flyers figured out early when they fired from everywhere on Hawks goalie Antti Niemi, knowing he would serve up rebounds and daring the Hawks to remain calm amid the chaos, which didn’t happen until the third period.

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VanCanucks: Day 3 in the Hunt for Linden reveals a Brian, a Bob and a Scott, but no #Canucks legend by the name of Trevor…http://bit.ly/aYjuxL

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from Frank Seravalli of Frequent Flyers,

In order to have Dan Carcillo’s energy back in the lineup for Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals, the Flyers will have to go without James van Riemsdyk’s youth.

Van Riemsdyk will be a healthy scratch for tonight’s game, the Daily News has learned.

Van Riemsdyk, 21, has had a quiet playoff run for the Flyers. He has just two goals and two assists in 18 playoff games and has not scored in the last five games. It took until Game 7 of the second round against the Bruins for van Riemsdyk to net his first career playoff goal.

And his point production wasn’t soaring before the playoffs, either.

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One nice thing about the Stanley Cup finals is that they give a chance for unsung players who have been playing well in relative anonymity a chance to get into the spotlight.  The best example of that this season is Chicago Blackhawks defenceman Niklas Hjalmarsson.  Hjalmarsson is a 22 year old Swede in his third year of his NHL career.  In his first two, he shuttled between the AHL and NHL (spending more time in the AHL).  This season he has established himself as a strong defensive presence on the Blackhawks.  Fans have noticed him in the playoffs.  He has seven points and a +7 +/- rating so far in the playoffs.  He is currently third in playoff ice time on the Blackhawks.  He looks like he should have a solid NHL career.  It is nice to see that he is getting some publicity after a solid season.

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