Archives for March 23, 2014

‘Back problems or not, it’s remarkable that two years after the trade, Kassian still can’t get off the third line and Hodgson still can’t stay on the first.’

‘“I’ll do my best to not look at the back of their jerseys and just know what team they’re on. One puck at a time. That’s what I keep telling you guys and I’ll keep saying that because when I focus on that, that’s when I’m at my best.”’

‘The Canucks have made the playoffs in 10 of the last 12 seasons, getting to Game Seven of the Cup final in 2011 before losing to Boston. They looked golden this year after going 10-1-2 in December, but are just 9-19-3 since the new year as the heat has squarely landed on Tortorella and General Manager Mike Gillis.’

Two years after trade, Zack Kassian and Cody Hodgson both yet to deliver (Vancouver Province)
Game Day (Vancouver Sun)
Sabres-Canucks Preview (AP)
Buffalo Sabres (20-42-8) at Vancouver Canucks (32-20-10) (The Sports Network)
Daniel Sedin to return as Canucks host Sabres (NHL.com)
Tale of the tape (Canucks.com)

‘Ted Nolan said, “We’re trying something different, he was feeling really good and then goes on the ice and doesn’t feel very well and then he felt good so we put him on the ice and the same thing, so we’ll try to keep him off until he feels maybe over 100 percent and then we’ll put him back on.”’

‘The way Compher is playing during his first year for the University of Michigan should excite you about his future.’