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Black Ice Issue #33 — How The Mighty Fall

March 23, 2009

I have been away from blogging for a couple of months due to personal reasons. I’m publishing some old articles […]

October 20, 2008

What an absolute joke of a fourteen minute span. There were the Canucks playing merry-go-round with the penalty box. There

October 17, 2008

In the 2007 playoffs — when Jannick Hansen made his NHL debut with the Canucks — there was a pulse

October 16, 2008

A championship team needs three things: a hot goalie, a superstar and a gallant captain. All three were on display

October 16, 2008

There is no need for punditry. There is no need for spin. Empirical evidence ought to do just fine. This

October 11, 2008

… or How either technology failed me or I failed technology The short answer is work. I spent the season

October 9, 2008

The Vancouver Canucks and the Buffalo Sabres share an immutable bond. Both teams entered the league in the second round

September 26, 2008

The Canucks have had a whirlwind off-season no doubt. The axing of Dave Nonis. A new GM. Linden retiring. The