Would the presence of Demitra help the Canucks? How long left till he is back?

Of course having Demitra in the lineup will help the Canucks. A big part of the reason Kesler had such a good year last year was because he got to play with Sundin and Demitra.

Demitra will be a huge addition to the team. I'm not sure how long he is out for though.

If Demitra spends one-quarter of the season on LTI, his cap hit will be lowered to $3 million if the Canucks maximize their injury allowance.

http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=294023

REPORT: CANUCKS TO FILE TAMPERING CHARGES AGAINST MAPLE LEAFS

It appears as though the Toronto Maple Leafs may be in a bit of hot water as they have been accused of tampering by the Vancouver Canucks.

In an interview with Vancouver radio station the TEAM 1040 on Monday, Canucks' general manager Mike Gillis stated that the Canucks are pursuing tampering charges with the NHL after Leafs' GM Brian Burke's comments about a proposed Canucks trade with Tampa Bay at last spring's draft were made public.

Burke was caught on a recently-released bit on Leafs TV discussing a rumoured deal between the Canucks and the Tampa Bay Lightning that would have seen defenceman Kevin Bieksa, forward Alex Burrows and the Canucks top pick (22nd overall) being sent to the Lightning in an attempt to grab Swedish defenceman Victor Hedman with the second overall pick.

Gillis told TEAM 1040 the Canucks have brought the matter up with the NHL and that he was surprised that Burke would allow the conversation to be made public.

"There are certainly some issues that the league needs to take control off when players' names are being thrown around. You're talking about lives and families and those things need to be kept confidential when you may be discussing a transaction of some type. There was a mention of player's names, which was very upsetting for them, and it doesn't make me feel very good."

Earlier in the summer, Maple Leafs' head coach Ron Wilson made remarks that could possibly be interpreted as tampering on a Toronto radio station when he stated that the Leafs' would be interested in going after the Sedin twins during the free agency period.

The Canucks have decided that enough is enough and are bringing the matter up with the NHL; however Gillis told the TEAM 1040 that he does not expect a major confrontation.

"Listen, I don't anticipate a fight with anybody, however we're going to protect the integrity of this organization and our players. If anybody wants to take a shot at them inappropriately, we're going to protect our interests."

Gillis stated that he is concerned about the precedent being set if the Maple Leafs are allowed to walk away after making comments about players on other NHL teams.

"Once the league becomes involved in a very serious matter it isn't prudent for us to talk about it. It isn't prudent for us to threaten or do anything or escalate a situation. The league is the watchdog here and it's up to them to deal with these issues as they see fit. And, as a member of the league, our owners want protection from anything that may be adverse to their interests. I think that's common to every team in the league, I think every owner would expect that, and that's what we expect."

-Files from the TEAM 1040 were used in this report


LOL

Fuck you Burke hahaha

TEAM 1040 POLL

Who's to blame for the Canucks 0 and 3 start?

Roberto Luongo
65%

the rest of the team
35%

TEAM 1040 POOL

What do Canuck fans lack?

Common Sense
100%

another 2 goals for Ovechkin, and its only in the 2nd. dayyyam

I agree...too many fucktards in vancouver..

Anyone else watching the Leafs Sens game..AHAHAH..love the camera cutting to Burkie. Alfie just scored a nice penelty shot goal..and they have a powerplay..lol..

God I wish I had TSN2 Caps Flyers..heard the game is just sick right now..

fuck i think im gonna drop malkin for ovechkin in my pool

meh shit happens...

canucks blow...i hope they win some, they are making our division look bad, we are supposed to have some of the top teams in the league in our division...too bad calgary is carrying everyone...thank god Colorado is helping out a bit to, but im sure they should stall hardcore soon, but i hope not.

Jesus christ mike richards.

If the Canucks had half the finish like the Flyers or Caps... we wouldn't be 0-3

DAMN IT>>i wanna watch that game ^

backstrom is such an underrated playmaker
semin with another sweet snipe ties the game

Washington's top line is fucking ridiculous

they're ridiculous and ENTERTAINING.

Is anyone interested in going to the November 3rd game against the Rangers? My cousin has two tickets in section 311 if anyone's interested. PM me.

Caps and Flyers going to OT

sweet

I've watched more Caps games than Canucks so far lol.
edit: Damnit

Happy birthday Danny Briere!!
that was a sick game

Richards just netted me 7 points in my pool hahaha

3 goals = 3 points
2 ppg = +2 pts
hat trick = +2 pts

:bowdown::bowdown::bowdown:

i hate u...LOLOL
Mr.Tse will say the same thing goddamn...im dead last...YOUTH DOESNT HELP

Just saw the highlights from that game. WOW! Made the Leafs Sens game look like a preseason game from the paralympics..

Bill Daly and the league have already investigated the matter, but who knows, maybe you'll get Kadri out it like canuck fans demanded with the Sedin incident :haha: keep trying guys, you crack me up.

time to get me an ovechkin jersey.

If it was the other way around with the Leafs tampering thing, Hodgson and Schnieder would be in Toronto already.