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Canucks are Canada's best shot ... by default
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08:27 AM ET 10.04 | The Vancouver Canucks, relatively speaking, are on the rise. Last year, this was the Canadian-based NHL squad with the best chance at bringing the Stanley Cup home. This year? The Canucks are the only team from this side of the border with an actual opportunity to capture the NHL championship. That's an upgrade in national reality, if not necessarily roster strength. ... So while the Canucks stand head and shoulders above the other Canadian teams -- the Oilers, Flames, Jets, Leafs and Sens are just hoping to make the playoffs, the Habs seem destined to be good but far from great -- that shouldn't be taken to mean they're a better team than they were.
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Poignant analysis by a paper that covers the Leafs on a regular basis. And any team with Robooby in nets doesn't have a chance to win the Cup so I guess the Star has decided the Chalice stays in the US in 2012.
Stranger
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I awa Hank's comments with great anticipation.
Slapshot
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I awa Hank's comments with great anticipation.
Slapshot
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Makes me laugh when people get all worked up over the fact a Canadian team hasn't won the Cup since '93...
Golden Bay
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I look forward to Hank's comments with great anticipation.
Slapshot
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Whoops!
Slapshot
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Whatever he says now Slappy will be a letdown after your avid anticipation.
Canuck eh?
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First thing I thought when I saw the topic Slap...this should be good
mhwings
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He'll probably say something like "What's the matter Slap? Can't you post once, dummy?"
Slapshot
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All right everyone stand back. No posting on this thread until The Hank speaks. Shhhhh!
Burgh-Fan
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Good idea. I promise no posting until Hank weighs in.
Oh dammit.
Canuck eh?
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Oh Great- starting the day with acid indigestion
Harry Crack
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I just read the headline at first, and I was wondering what they were they were Canada's best shot for?
Spiny Norman
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I await them, too :)
Nobody expects…
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Seems to me that the whole article was a set up to take a shot at the Canadiens, looking at the final sentence.
Nobody expects…
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Fingers crossed the Cannots start slow with the Loubot letting easy ones in-Players divide the locker room due to Goaltender "who should be the starter"controversy and the Cannots slip out of contention. To quote the amazing Beatles ;-) "Let it Be"
Harry Crack
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and to further quote them "I'm so tired" of the Canucks
Spiny Norman
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You've given this some thought Harry. I like it.
Slapshot
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As i am"so sorry Uncle Albert" that the Cannots even made the playoffs last year.
Harry Crack
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Who with the Flames organization quoted this song "I am the Walrus?"
Canuck eh?
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