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09-10-2009, 10:06 AM
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Originally Posted by carisear  that bum was a huge bust. i remember seeing him cough up the puck NON STOP that led directly to goals. massive defensive liability when he played with us. | carney + weinrich FTW!!!
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09-10-2009, 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by murd0c Damm gillis sure looks like he's working hard bringing players in that's for sure | Not just Gillis, seems to be the trend this off season with training camp tryout invites, lots of NHL vets with no contracts Anaheim
Kyle Calder Atlanta
Manny Legace
Dan Fritsche
Mark Popovic Detroit
Dan Cloutier Florida
Martin Skoula
Christian Backman Minnesota
Andy Hilbert New Jersey
Mike McKenna New York Rangers
Kyle McLaren Philadelphia
Blair Betts
Mark Bell Phoenix
Mitch Fritz
Aaron Downey San Jose
Mathieu Dandenault
Dan Hinote St-Louis
Darryl Sydor
Ryan Bayda Tampa Bay
Brett McLean Toronto
Jason Allison Vancouver
Keith Carney
Ronald Petrovicky
Dave Scatchard
And then you also got Maxim Afinogenov, Rob Neidermayer, Petr Sykora, Dennis Seidenberg, Dominic Moore, Mike Peca, Marek Malik, Miroslav Satan, Mike Comrie, Manny Fernandez and Marc-Andre Bergeron still looking for contracts or camp invites as well.
oh and Theo Fleury is looking for an invite too, haha apparently he is meeting with the NHL today to get an ok for a return.
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09-10-2009, 10:44 AM
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Apparently tonight's game will be streamed from CDC...
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09-10-2009, 10:49 AM
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Shirokov sounds like a winner... a mini Ovechkin-like character.
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09-10-2009, 10:58 AM
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From Russia, with love for NHL
Sergei Shirokov turned down big bucks in his homeland to toil for the Canucks
By Iain MacIntyre, Vancouver SunSeptember 10, 2009
It isn't the $500,000 tax-free salary he left behind in Russia that worries Sergei Shirokov, but the 15 feet of ice he sacrificed to follow his National Hockey League dream to Canada.
And Wednesday, even that wasn't so bad.
"First period, I look; it is small rink," the 23-year-old from Moscow said after his first game on the narrower North American ice sheet. "Packed. Many guys. Second period, is okay."
Shirokov was more than okay. His patience, skill and vision with the puck were obvious as the left winger set up a pair of goals and numerous other scoring chances in the Vancouver Canuck prospects' 4-3 victory against the University of Alberta Golden Bears.
And since Shirokov's initial foray into the Canadian hockey heartland didn't curb his enthusiasm for his remarkable decision to join the Canucks, nothing will.
Having fought fabled Central Red Army in arbitration to win his release from the Kontinental Hockey League, then signing a two-way, entry-level National Hockey League contract with the Canucks that will pay Shirokov just $65,000 if he spends his rookie season in the minors, the Russian made his North American debut in front of a few hundred fans at a university arena while playing against student-athletes.
"It's okay," he smiled. "I go on ice, Vancouver Canucks jersey. I'm happy.
"KHL is good money. But play at NHL is better. Better level. I want to play in Vancouver. Russia, it's big money. But NHL is better league. I say to coach: I have to go NHL. I go."
He came in August and hopes to be in Vancouver when the NHL season begins in October. The likelihood of that increased significantly when Canuck veteran Pavol Demitra revealed this week he'll be out at least another six weeks due to a slow recovery from shoulder surgery.
There seems little doubt that Shirokov, one of only two Russian players to leave the KHL for entry-level NHL deals this summer, has the skills to play for the Canucks. There is a question about his size: 5-10 and 165 pounds.
He began to answer that question Wednesday, when after getting run over by Alberta assistant captain Eric Hunter in the first period, Shirokov crushed the former Prince George Cougar a period later with the game's biggest hit.
Shirokov does not fit the Russian stereotype. Even with his limited English, he is engaging and personable.
"He's got a smile on all the time," Manitoba Moose coach Scott Arniel, who ran the Canuck bench Wednesday, said after the game. "When he got hit [by Hunter], he came back to the bench and had a big grin. And when he went out and got a big hit, he came back and had an even bigger smile.
"He's doing whatever it takes to get his shot. That shows the character of the kid. If he doesn't end up in Vancouver, he's excited about playing for the Manitoba Moose. He has already checked out schools for his girlfriend, both in Vancouver and Manitoba. You can tell he's the type of kid who wants to be in the NHL and, however long it takes him, he's going to do that."
Shirokov convinced Canuck general manager Mike Gillis during a summer phone call that he was serious about leaving the KHL, something few young players have done during the long-festering dispute between the NHL and Russian Federation over transfer fees.
Gillis gave Shirokov the 2006 rookie maximum of $850,000 for this season, but he has to make the Canucks to earn it. If, as expected, Shirokov plays in the American League with the Moose, he gets $65,000. That's the deal. And he has to start training camp with the Canuck prospects, mostly raw rookies.
"You can tell he's thinking a little bit ahead of some of the kids he's playing with," Gillis said Wednesday. "He's got great hands. He put the puck on a guy's stick in the slot four or five times and got a couple of assists. I think it was a good start for him.
"He didn't know he was going to be able to come over until very late in the summer, so mentally and emotionally, I don't think it was in his head. But now that he's here, he seems to be getting better every day."
Shirokov had 17 goals and 41 points in 56 games last season in Russian, where he was considered one of the KHL's rising stars.
"He was a top-six player," Stan Smyl, Gillis' special assistant, said. "He was always on the ice."
Smyl was dispatched last February to Moscow for 10 days. He watched Shirokov play four times. He and the Canucks' Russian scout, Sergei Chibisov, had lunch and dinner with Shirokov.
"He asked me 101 questions -- about players, about the league, about Vancouver," Smyl said. "He asked about our depth. He wanted to know what the minors are like. His girlfriend wants to go to school, so they asked about UBC. He told me he wanted to come.
"That commitment [to play in North America] makes a big difference. He has the skill and ability, too, but he has a passion to play hockey here."
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09-10-2009, 11:13 AM
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^^^ too late CRS posted this already.
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09-10-2009, 11:16 AM
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lol repost..
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09-10-2009, 12:10 PM
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09-10-2009, 12:40 PM
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Anybody get any more tickets today? Just took a peak nothing special but not surprised.
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09-10-2009, 01:01 PM
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Mike Comrie inks an one year with the Oilers.
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09-10-2009, 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Derek_N84 Mike Comrie inks an one year with the Oilers. | haha I think hell has just froze over, either that or it just shows how desperate Edmonton is and that no one else wants to sign in that shitty city.
Comrie held out on the Oilers, so the Oilers worked out a trade with Anaheim to send Comrie to the Ducks for Corey Perry and a 1st round pick, Lowe then demanded Comrie to repay part of his bonuses to the Oilers at which point Comrie told Lowe to go fuck himself haaahahaha
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09-10-2009, 02:21 PM
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09-10-2009, 03:52 PM
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Anybody hear something about a Trevor Linden autograph signing for Saturday in Surrey? My friend said she saw a thread on it on CDC but I haven't been able to find anything online. I don't want to drive all the way to Surrey to find out it's a hoax.
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09-10-2009, 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by mickz Anybody hear something about a Trevor Linden autograph signing for Saturday in Surrey? My friend said she saw a thread on it on CDC but I haven't been able to find anything online. I don't want to drive all the way to Surrey to find out it's a hoax. | Search is your friend. There's actually 2 signings http://forum.canucks.com/index.php?showtopic=248768 http://forum.canucks.com/index.php?s...1&st=0&start=0
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09-10-2009, 04:15 PM
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Thanks, saw the one about the Monday signing and I'm planning to attend. I'm not sure if I want to go to the Saturday one because my friend and I found out about it from CDC but there's no other sources that can confirm this. CDC's not the most reliable and for the previous Trevor Linden signings I've been to there has been some press on it. I find it funny there isn't anything this time around and the signing is two days away.
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09-10-2009, 04:17 PM
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"KHL is good money. But play at NHL is better. Better level. I want to play in Vancouver. Russia, it's big money. But NHL is better league. I say to coach: I have to go NHL. I go."
Fucking awesome....who else is horned about the Canucks this year...
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09-10-2009, 04:19 PM
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#2367 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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Originally Posted by mickz Thanks, saw the one about the Monday signing and I'm planning to attend. I'm not sure if I want to go to the Saturday one because my friend and I found out about it from CDC but there's no other sources that can confirm this. CDC's not the most reliable and for the previous Trevor Linden signings I've been to there has been some press on it. I find it funny there isn't anything this time around and the signing is two days away. | I hear ya mang. The monday one is tempting as I live in Vancouver and not far from downtown but damn it's gonna be PACKED lol.
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09-10-2009, 04:38 PM
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Watch the live stream from Leduc at 6 pm as the #Canucks face the Oilers: http://tinyurl.com/qv656d | |
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09-10-2009, 06:07 PM
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yeeeeeeeeeeeeeah!
game starting soon.
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09-10-2009, 06:13 PM
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lol the production is actually pretty good, ice level cameras
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09-10-2009, 06:15 PM
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boo.. goal waved off.
the production is awesome!
just coughed up a goal.. 1-0 coilers
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09-10-2009, 06:16 PM
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CIBC has used Linden for branch openings for the past half a year. The one in Surrey should be legit. Call the branch to find out.
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09-10-2009, 06:22 PM
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The live feed won't work for me..hmm
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09-10-2009, 06:23 PM
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#2374 | | My AFC gave me an ABS CEL code of LOL while at WOT!
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shirokov just sped down the left wing and fired a shot just wide.. lots of upside for this kid~
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09-10-2009, 06:34 PM
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#2375 | | My AFC gave me an ABS CEL code of LOL while at WOT!
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SHIROKOV just set up bliznak!! beautiful goal
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