Vancouver Canucks

BUYING A TICKET TO A CANUCKS GAME…
BRINGS WITH IT THE SAME GUARENTEES…AS BUYING REAL ESTATE IN THIS TOWN…
ABSOLUTELY NONE…
NEVERTHELESS YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THE FRUSTRATION OF FANS WHO SPENT A LOT OF THEIR TIME AND MONEY THIS WEEKEND AT ROGERS ARENA…WAITING FOR THE CANUCKS TO SHOW UP…
IT’S KIND OF LIKE…LINUS AND THE GREAT PUMPKIN…
ON SATURDAY NIGHT THE CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS WERE ALLOWED TO SCORE 7 UNANSWERED GOALS BEFORE THE CANUCKS FINALLY WOKE UP…
ON SUNDAY…THE PHOENIX COYOTES GOT A TASTE OF ALL THIS CHRISTMAS SPIRIT…
IN 6 OF THE LAST 7 GAMES…THE CANUCKS HAVE GIVEN UP AT LEAST…THE FIRST 2 GOALS…
AS YOU WOULD EXPECT…THEY HAVE LOST 5 OF THEM…INCLUDING THE LAST 4 STRAIGHT…
IT IS NO SECRET WHAT THE PROBLEM IS…THE CANUCKS ARE NOT WORKING HARD ENOUGH…
NOT EVEN CLOSE…
HOW ELSE CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE FACT…THAT LASTNIGHT THIS TEAM DID NOT DRAW A SINGLE PENALTY…
NOT ONE…
AS A RESULT…THE NHL’S NUMBER 1 POWER PLAY…NEVER SAW THE ICE…
ONCE AGAIN…THE LOCAL MEDIA ARE POINTING A FINGER AT HEAD COACH ALAIN VIGNEAULT…
AND THE QUESTION MUST BE ASKED….”HAVE THE PLAYERS TUNED HIM OUT???”
IT’S NOT THE FIRST TIME VIGNEAULT HAS BEEN ON THE FIRING LINE…
BUT GENERAL MANAGER MIKE GILLIS IS NOT ONE TO…MAKE DECISION BASED ON CONCERNS OF THE MEDIA OR THE FANS…
IN THE MEANTIME…THERE ARE OTHER WORRIES…
MANNY MALHOTRA HAS NO POINTS IN HIS LAST 7 GAMES…
MASON RAYMOND HAS JUST 4 GOALS THIS SEASON…
ALEX BURROWS HAS JUST 1 GOAL IN HIS FIRST 10 GAMES…SINCE RETURNING FROM HIS SHOULDER INJURY…
AND KEITH BALLARD CAN NOT SEEM TO GET INTO…OR STAY IN…THE LINE UP…
AS ALWAYS…ROBERTO LUONGO IS AT THE CENTER OF THIS STORM…
THAT’S THE PRICE…WHEN YOU ARE THE $10 MILLION DOLLAR MAN…
ON SATURDAY LUONGO GAVE UP 4 GOALS ON 20 SHOTS…AND LASTNIGHT ANOTHER 3 GOALS ON 28 SHOTS…
HIS GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE IS NOW 2.88…THAT’S THE 32ND HIGHEST IN THE NHL…
ADD IT UP AND HOCKEY FANS HAVE GOOD REASON TO BE CONCERNED…
ESPECIALLY…IF THEY’RE INVESTING IN A TICKET