Road Trip

LIKE THE MAN SAID…
“THERE IS NOTHING TO FEAR BUT FEAR ITSELF”
AND OF COURSE…”A 14 GAME ROAD TRIP”…
LAST SUMMER WHEN THE NHL RELEASED ITS SCHEDULE…
THE VANCOUVER CANUCKS TOOK ONE LOOK AT IT…
AND KNEW THESE 14 GAMES HAD AS MUCH POTENTIAL FOR DISASTER…AS TIGER WOODS IN VEGAS…
AT HOME THE CANUCKS ARE GOLD…
THEY’VE ALREADY WON 23 GAMES…THE MOST BY ANY TEAM IN THE NHL…
HOW MUCH THE “ROXY” AFFECTS THE VISITING TEAMS IS STILL AN ISSUE FOR DEBATE…
BUT…AWAY FROM GM PLACE…WELL THAT’S A DIFFERENT STORY…
THEY ARE 1 GAME BELOW .500…
YES…THEY’VE WON 4 OF THEIR LAST 6 AS THE VISITOR…
BUT STILL…NAPOLEON WAS BETTER ON THE ROAD THAN THE CANUCKS…
FORTUNATELY THE CANUCKS HAVE BEEN GIVEN A SERIOUS BREAK…WITH TIMING OF THIS TRIP…
IT STARTS ON SATURDAY IN TORONTO…
THE LEAFS HAVE LOST 4 STRAIGHT…AND ARE IN 28TH PLACE IN THE NHL…
IN FACT…IF THE PLAYOFFS BEGAN TODAY…
OF THE 8 TEAMS THE CANUCKS WILL VISIT…ONLY 1 OF THEM WOULD QUALIFY…
THAT’S OTTAWA…AND THAT’S NEXT THURSDAY…
WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE FACT THE CANUCKS HAVE 3 OF THEIR TOP 4 DEFENCEMEN ON THE SHELF…
THEY REALLY COULD NOT ASK FOR MORE…
ADD TO THAT…ONCE THE OLYMPICS ARE OVER…AND THE CANUCKS RESUME THEIR ROAD TRIP IN MARCH…
BOTH SAMI SALO AND WILLIE MITCHELL ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE LINE UP…
THERE IS ALSO ONE OTHER PIECE OF GOOD NEWS FOR THE CANUCKS…
IT COULD BE THE MOST PROFITABLE ROAD TRIP SINCE “THE BIGGER BANG TOUR” BY THE STONES…
DURING THE OLYMPICS …GM PLACE WILL TURNED INTO…”CANADA HOCKEY PLACE”…
FOR THAT CANUCK OWNERSHIP WILL BE PAID…
ARE YOU READY FOR IT…$24 MILLION DOLLARS…
LIKE THE MAN SAID…”THERE IS NOTHING TO FEAR”…