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So lately there has not been much that I have wanted to comment on in the world of Hockey.  Today however I noticed that the Canucks have presented Cory Scheider with an offer sheet but of course the Canucks or his agent are not saying anything about how much it is.  We know that the minimum offer is 5% more than what he made last year which was if I remember correctly $900,000.

I for one cannot wait until this weekend and see what happens trade wise at the draft.

Looking forward to having lots of material to write about after this weekend.

If you have anything that you might be interested in or that you think that I should cover and give my personal commentary on just let me know.

Penguins odds on favorite for Stanley Cup in 2013

bodog.net has given the penguins 7:1 odds of winning the Stanley Cup next year and they have given the Canucks 12:1.  With this past years performance down the stretch and in the first round this is not much of a surprise that the Canucks have been fairly good odds,  However I am not so sure about the Penguins we will have to wait and see what happens on and before July 1st.

Mike Gillis has a lot to do this off season to get the team set for next year.  Tomorrow I will discuss the reasoning for decreasing Raymond's salary for next year.

Kings take the Crown

Well this years Stanley cup goes to the LA Kings.  This is not a bad thing for Canucks fans because of two facts 1) We did not get swept and 2) Quick has had an incredible run since before the playoffs began.

I am glad it was the Kings that won because that means that we where defeated by the winners of the cup which makes a tough loss easier to take.

CONGRATULATIONS KINGS...

The Canucks will get their chance again next year.  I am sure that we will see some changes on the roster for next year, I would assume some youth and size.

LA Kings v. New Jersey Devils 2012 Stanley Cup

I am big fan of Hockey, always have been always will be. That being said the playoffs this year have been very disappointing, after the Canucks where so "easily" dispatched by the Kings I have only watched a few games but they all seem very much the same.  Trap the neutral zone with three player and wait for the other team to make a mistake.  As this is just my opinion but it makes for some pretty boring playoff hockey.  I think back to a game between the Flyers and the Lighting which shows the 1-3-1 formation that the Kings have been using all  Playoffs and the Devils used up till the finals.  I think that their needs to be a change.  I understand that the Canucks have used the same formation,  with a few minor changes such as the forward in the zone will press the player with the puck no matter where he is in his zone to get him to move it, also the three in the neutral zone will be between the opponents blue line and the red line and the back player will be right at the blue line not back talking to his goal tender.  If you watch the clip of the Lighting and Flyers you will see how most other teams in the league play the system.Flyers vs. Lighting trap pause follow the link for a video of the game that shows the system in action as I would like to see changed.

The rule should be a change to the delay of game rule,  any team not trying to gain control of the puck for longer than 3 seconds while not on a line change or on a penalty will be subject to a bench minor of 2 minutes or fine to the coach of $5,000 and to the team of $250,000 (this can be decided by the league after the game has been played).  This would make this stop and fast.

I will be trying to post daily from now on so stay tuned.