Resolutionary road
There was a time when K&K used to make bold, alcohol-fueled resolutions for the upcoming year, but as we get older and more ruggedly handsome and unconventionally pretty, we find that we’re much...
View ArticleIs it time for someone (Toronto Maple Leafs) to trade for Canucks’ Roberto...
Would Burkie pull the trigger for Luongo? (Photo credit: Wikipedia) With the possible end of the Vancouver Canucks 2011-12 season coming as soon as Wednesday night in Los Angeles, the team has a lot of...
View ArticleVancouver Canucks: the 10 funniest trade proposals involving Roberto Luongo
Well, there goes another playoff season for the Canucks. The pain for fans is helped in large part by the fact that the Pittsburgh Penguins, the other team that were favourites to end up in the Stanley...
View ArticleVancouver Canucks: GM Mike Gillis press conference liveblog
Vancouver Canucks General Manager Mike Gillis is expected to dissect his team’s season at 1 p.m. PDT on Sportsnet. Following along here. – I think our issues began earlier, I thought the game in Boston...
View ArticleMike Gillis: the Vancouver Canucks’ best general manager ever
Mike Gillis will be general manager of the Vancouver Canucks for the foreseeable future. For the Canucks, that’s a great thing, because he’s probably the best GM that the team has ever had. For a guy...
View ArticleVancouver Canucks: coach Alain Vigneault deserves extension
The Vancouver Canucks have extended coach Alain Vigneault’s contract. And really, why shouldn’t they? While terms and salary weren’t disclosed, the Canucks organization announced today that it is...
View ArticleRoberto Luongo a Toronto Maple Leaf?
The Vancouver Canucks goalie’s name has been off the sports pages for a few weeks, but with the Stanley Cup finals happening, suddenly Roberto Luongo‘s next destination is being hotly debated....
View ArticleNetminder the bollocks
Although gallons of ink have been spilt over the never-ending Roberto Luongo saga, sustaining ravenous Vancouver sports writers throughout the years like a litter of puppies sucking on the withered...
View ArticleDear John
Not since the Canucks hired Bill LaForge for an entire 22 games of the 1984-85 season have the armchair athletes at K&K been so excited about a new head coach for Vancouver’s seasonally golf-prone...
View ArticleDumbass of the week: Vancouver Canucks, Edmonton Oilers, Buffalo...
After an Olympics break, in which nobody behaved like a dumbass (HA!) here is another look at some sporting idiots, including some of your favourite NHL teams. Vancouver Canucks The Canucks stumbled...
View ArticleLots of blame for Vancouver Canucks’ shame
In a perfect world, Henrik Sedin’s 1,000th National Hockey League game would be a home-ice win over an elite team, with standing ovations and an in-game ceremony. Maybe one of those...
View ArticleEarly ordeal sank Canucks fortunes
An old football coach, trying to explain the pressure his team was under, once used the following delicate phrase: “They’re so tight, you couldn’t drive an inflating pin up their (butts) with a...
View ArticleDumbass of the week: Ottawa Redblacks, Paul Ranger, Mike Gillis, Douglas...
Ottawa Redblacks Before the Ottawa Redblacks boot their first CFL kickoff, the Mufferaw foofaraw bit them in their dumbasses this week as the team was forced to backtrack on its brand new mascot after...
View ArticleVancouver Canucks fire general manager Mike Gillis
VANCOUVER — The end came swiftly and suddenly for Mike Gillis, who was fired Tuesday as president and general manager of the Vancouver Canucks. Gillis, 53, held the position for almost six years and...
View ArticleFormer captain Trevor Linden joins Vancouver Canucks front office
VANCOUVER — Trevor Linden spent seven seasons as captain of the Vancouver Canucks. Now he’s getting the chance to lead the team’s front office. Linden was named the team’s president of hockey...
View ArticleAnalysis: The hiring of Trevor Linden by the Vancouver Canucks
Trevor Linden’s first day on the job as president of hockey operations for the Vancouver Canucks was his easiest. Iain MacIntyre of the Vancouver Sun with instant analysis of what’s next for the team’s...
View ArticleHistory shows former players falter in front offices
Pat Hickey Postmedia News There’s an interesting trend in the National Hockey League with struggling teams reaching out to former star players to turn things around. In the past week, the Vancouver...
View ArticleVancouver Canucks head coach John Tortorella fired
VANCOUVER — After just one season at the helm, John Tortorella is out as head coach of the Vancouver Canucks. Tortorella was fired Thursday after signing a five-year contract last summer. Assistant...
View ArticleVancouver Canucks GM Trevor Linden makes essential moves
It is much, much too early to judge whether Trevor Linden is going to be the voice of wisdom and consensus that rallies the Vancouver Canucks organization, imbues it with a renewed sense of purpose and...
View ArticleVancouver Canucks hire Jim Benning as new general manager
VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have named Jim Benning as their new general manager. Benning is the first significant hire made by new Canucks president of hockey operations Trevor Linden, who was...
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