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by Alanah McGinley on 05/14/08 at 10:28 AM ET
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From Ben Kuzma at Canwest (via the Guardian):
The coaching fate of the Vancouver Canucks’ Alain Vigneault will be determined by the end of this week in the most ironic of locations — the gambling heartland of Las Vegas.
With Canucks management and scouts assembling in the Nevada city for their annual meetings, new general manager Mike Gillis said Tuesday that Vigneault has been summoned from his home in Gatineau, Que., to face further scrutiny over the next two days.[...]
In his season-ending address, Vigneault defended his defensive style as one that is common throughout the NHL. Still, the Canucks finished 24th in offence with 213 goals — down nine from the previous season — and their power play was ranked 18th at 17.1-per-cent efficiency. It was 17.2 per cent in 2006-07.
Lay your bets, hockey fans: Will Vigneault keep his job, or does he get offed in Vegas?
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“No matter how much Viggy says it...the Penguins do not play the same style as the Canucks.”
I’ve never heard Viggy say that. But I think I’d die laughing if I ever did hear him say that. 
Posted by Alanah McGinley from British Columbia on 05/14/08 at 06:56 PM ET
Prepare to die…
“The system in Pittsburgh is almost identical to ours,” Vigneault said at season’s end. “I know because I taught it to Michel [Penguins coach Therrien] throughout the years [in the Montreal Canadiens systems] and we’ve discussed it, tweaked it and analyzed it. Our system enables players, when they don’t have the puck, to get it back quickly. Once they have it, it depends on the individual skill level and the makeup of the team.”
http://canucks.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=363442&page=NewsPage&service=page
Posted by GZ Expat on 05/15/08 at 05:49 PM ET
“Once they have it, it depends on the individual skill level and the makeup of the team.”
Maybe there is the difference.
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 05/15/08 at 07:29 PM ET
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Looking at the playoffs right now...the teams that play the more grinding style of the Canucks are both struggling with 0-3 records...yet, the teams that tend to open it up and skate are rocking.
No matter how much Viggy says it...the Penguins do not play the same style as the Canucks
Posted by GZ Expat on 05/14/08 at 04:16 PM ET