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Usually when a team is ousted from the playoffs, time and time again with a solid lineup, someone has to take the fall. In the case of the Vancouver Canucks, it will likely be head coach Alain Vigneault. Because after all, Roberto Luongo is the best goaltender in the league. Wait a minute. When the team in question takes a three-game slide to the brink of elimination and gives up 16 goals over ...

Gunnarsson Will Shoulder the Load

Posted: 7th May 2010 by Ryan Fancey in NHL
I’m going to start eluding to the Kaberle situation as simply “the situation.” The situation is simply that someone has to go. Kaberle, Beauchemin, someone is hittin’ the dusty trail. So now who’s got take the load? None other than “Mr. Wonderful” Carl Gunnarsson. I stole that from Phil Davis of the UFC, but they can share it. With a puck mover leaving town, Gunnarsson will take on the brunt of offensive ...

Kessel will have to Reach a New Level

Posted: 6th May 2010 by Ryan Fancey in NHL
Though Phil Kessel has wowed Leafs fans over the past six months, I believe he’s still only brushed the surface of his potential. And I don’t think it’s unfair for me (or you) to expect more of him in the future. That’s not a knock on his performance or skill level. If anything, it’s a testament to both. Despite his greatness with the Bruins in 2008-09, where he racked up 36 goals, ...

NHL Entry Draft: How About Erik Gudbranson Or Cam Fowler?

Posted: 2nd May 2010 by Ryan Fancey in NHL
In the upcoming NHL Entry Draft, one thing is for sure; Taylor Hall and Tyler Seguin won't make it outside the top two picks. I think most can agree with that. What everyone is debating is whether the Oilers will take Taylor or Tyler with the No. 1 overall pick, and it's been picked apart for months. I expect the Oilers will take Taylor Hall and it will turn out to be a ...

Burke and Chiarelli Could Collaborate Again This Summer

Posted: 1st May 2010 by Ryan Fancey in NHL
Whenever someone mentions the possibility of Brian Burke pulling a deal with the Bruins to re-acquire the No. 2 pick in this years draft, I usually pass it off as psychosis. Chiarelli received more than he ever could have expected for Phil Kessel when the Leafs fell to second last place in the regular season. Now he’ll have the chance to draft an amazing talent in Tyler Seguin if the ...