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Vancouver’s Backup Plan
by Alanah McGinley on 07/02/08 at 03:15 PM ET
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Canucks Free Agency Thrills, in summary --
Negatives:
- The Canucks lay their bets on Backes. That didn’t work out so well.
- Canucks throw $20,000,000 at Mats Sundin. But even that isn’t enough money to play for Vancouver these days
Positives:
- Those Maple Leafs and St. Louis Blues Reclamation Projects (if you’re into that sorta thing)
- And it turns out the Canucks do have a backup plan for losing Sundin...
...this is it:
Sweet geezus. There’s more at TSN, but do you care?
It’s noon here, and so cocktail hour shall commence.
And thank god for that. Matthew Sekeres’s assessment of Gillis at the Globe & Mail is best enjoyed while tipsy.
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Tags: alexandre+bolduc, david+backes, mats+sundin, mike+gillis, nolan+baumgartner,
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Yay! J.J.’s dog now has significance again!
Posted by John Bollwitt from Vancouver, BC on 07/02/08 at 03:00 PM ET
I’m cool with Baumer returning, but geez… the last 30 hours or so haven’t exactly inspired me. 
Posted by Alanah McGinley from British Columbia on 07/02/08 at 04:56 PM ET
Imagine this team with Johnson, Baumgartner, etc., and no Naslund or Morrison.
You thought LAST year was boring???
Posted by GZ Expat from Chiner on 07/02/08 at 05:13 PM ET
I’m just going to stock up on plenty of Jack Daniels and ride this puppy out. Wait, maybe that’s what Mike Gillis is doing right now.
Posted by TriniD from VanC on 07/02/08 at 06:17 PM ET
Shabbadoo is spot on. You have to think Nonis and Burke are absolutely loving this entire Gillis concept failing on such a public stage. And while we’re at it, someone track Aquillini down and get his take on his hand picked GM actually making his investment worse.
And GZ, you thought last year was boring?? No no, next year won’t be boring. Next year will be a ton of more scoring just against us. If oyu like hockey in theory, then it’s not sooo bad. Though one has to wonder what system Vigneault will have to deploy to get more offensive WITH LESS weapons.
Posted by Mike from NYC on 07/02/08 at 06:41 PM ET
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I don’t mind having Baumer coming back, but nothing that Gillis has done so far has made me think: “Wow, good thing they fired Nonis.”
Posted by Shabbadoo on 07/02/08 at 02:56 PM ET