Canuck Changes

WHAT NOW!
THAT’S THE ONLY QUESTION CANUCK FANS WANT ANSWERED…
THE PROBLEM IS…THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO WAIT…
SUNDAY THE PLAYERS CLEANED OUT THEIR LOCKERS…
TODAY BOTH GENERAL MANAGER DAVE NONIS AND HEAD COACH ALAIN VIGNEALT MET WITH THE MEDIA…
NONIS DID NOT PULL ANY PUNCHES…HE HAS ASSURED THESE FANS THIS TEAM WILL HAVE A VERY DIFFERENT LOOK WHEN IT GOES TO TRAINING CAMP…
LATER TONIGHT THE TEAM WILL GO FOR DINNER…ALSO KNOWN AS “THE LAST SUPPER”…
THE CANUCKS HAVE 8 UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS…NONE OF WHICH HAVE BEEN OFFERED A CONTRACT…
THE LIST INCLUDES MARKUS NASLUND…BRENDAN MORRISON AND TREVOR LINDEN…
BUT THE REAL CHALLENGE WILL BE THE SEDINS…
THEIR CONTRACTS RUN OUT IN A YEAR AND BOTH WILL CERTAINLY BE LOOKING FOR A RAISE FROM THE $3 AND A HALF MILLION THEY’RE MAKING NOW…
TALKS WILL CERTAINLY BEGIN THIS SUMMER…
DESPITE THE FACT BOTH PLAYERS SAW THEIR PRODUCTION DROP THIS SEASON…ON THE OPEN MARKET THE SEDINS COULD WIN THE LOTTERY…
HENRIK INSISTS HE AND HIS BROTHER WANT TO STAY…AND APPEAR WILLING TO GIVE THE CANUCKS A HOME TOWN DISCOUNT…
IN HIS WORDS…”WE ARE WILLING TO SACRAFICE”
STILL THE MAGIC NUMBER WILL HAVE TO BE NORTH OF $5 MILLION A SEASON…PER SEDIN…
SO HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH???
THE CANUCKS NEED TO KNOW THAT BEFORE THEY MOVE ON ANYTHING…
ON JULY 1ST THERE WILL BE SOME BIG NAME FREE AGENTS AVAILABLE…
SUCH AS…PETER FORSBERG…MATS SUNDIN…SEAN AVERY…BRIAN CAMPBELL…ANDREW BRUNETTE…MARIAN HOSSA…PAVOL DEMITRA…AND RYAN MALONE…
UNFORTUNATELY THEY WILL NOT COME CHEAP…
THERE’S ALSO THE POSSIBILITY OF A MAJOR TRADE…
KEEP IN MIND THE CANUCK NOW OWN THE 10TH OVER PICK IN THIS YEARS DRAFT…
WHATEVER NONIS DECIDES…EVERY MOVE WILL BE PLACED UNDER A MICRO-SCOPE…
THE CANUCKS HAVE MISSED THE PLAYOFFS 2 OF THE LAST 3 YEARS…
AND IN THIS GAME…THREE STRIKES AND YOU’RE OUT