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FIRST OFF…HOW DID THE WE GET HERE…FROM THERE???
WITH 5 GAMES TO PLAY THE CANUCKS ARE IN 8TH PLACE IN THE WEST…2 POINTS UP ON NASHVILLE…
BRENDAN MORRISON IS GONE FOR THE SEASON WITH A TORN ACL…
AND ROBERTO LUONGO IS IN FLORIDA WAITING FOR THE BIRTH OF HIS FIRST CHILD…
THE REST OF THE TEAM IS IN MINNESOTA…DESPERATE TO STOP A 3 GAME LOSING STREAK…
THE CANUCKS HAVE THE MUCH TOUGHER SCHEDULE…
AFTER FRIDAY’S GAME WITH THE WILD…THE CANUCKS HAVE TWO MORE WITH CALGARY…AND ONE EACH WITH…COLORADO AND EDMONTON…
NASHVILLE WILL PLAY ONLY ONE GAME AGAINST A PLAYOFF TEAM…SUNDAY IN DETROIT…
EVEN IF THE CANUCKS PULL THIS OUT…
WHAT ARE THE ODDS OF THEM DOING ANYTHING IN THE POST SEASON???
THE PRESSURE IS DIRECTLY ON GENERAL MANAGER DAVE NONIS…
THERE ARE ONLY TWO WAYS TO OVERHAUL THIS FRANCHISE IN THE SUMMER…TRADES AND FREE AGENTS…
BOTH ARE HIGH RISK…
IN THE NEW NHL…CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS ARE BUILT FROM THE DRAFT…
IN THERE LIES THE REAL PROBLEM…
SINCE THE CANUCKS TOOK THE SEDINS IN 1999…
THEY HAVE ONE FIRST ROUND DRAFT CHOICE…AS A REGULAR IN THEIR LINE UP…
IN JUST THE LAST 5 YEARS OF THE NHL ENTRY DRAFT IT’S EASY TO SEE WHERE THIS ORGANIZATION HAS GONE WRONG…
IN 2003 THE CANUCKS TOOK RYAN KESLER…PASSED ON MIKE RICHARDS AND COREY PERRY…
IN 2004…TOOK CORY SCHNEIDER…PASSED ON MARK FISTRIC…
IN 2005…TOOK LUC BOURDON…PASSED ON ANZE KOPITAR AND ANDREW COGLIANO…
IN 2006…TOOK MICHAEL GRABNER…PASSED ON MILAN LUCIC…
IN 2007…TOOK PATRICK WHITE…PASSED ON DAVID PERRON…
IN FAIRNESS TO THE SCOUTING STAFF…THE CANUCKS HAVE FOUND SOME NICE SURPRISES IN THE LATER ROUNDS…
KEVIN BEIKSA…ALEX EDLER AND MASON RAYMOND…
BUT CLEARLY IT HAS NOT BEEN ENOUGH…
THIS SUMMER THE CANUCKS WILL HAVE 8 UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS…INCLUDING MARKUS NASLUND AND BRENDAN MORRISON…
BY TRAINING CAMP THIS TEAM WILL CERTAINLY HAVE A COMPLETELY NEW LOOK…
THE QUESTION IS…WILL NONIS BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES…