canucks give a cookie to the caps for pettinger
February 26, 2008
General Manager Dave Nonis announced today that left wing Matt Pettinger was acquired from the Washington Capitals in exchange for left wing Matt Cooke.
Source: canucks.com
Yeah, Cookie and Vigneault never really saw eye-to-eye. He even said that he’s looking forward to playing in a place where they want him. So, a Matt for a Matt. People say he’s a younger, bigger, cheaper version of Cookie. Cookie, you done good for us Canucks.
forsberg to the avs
February 25, 2008
The Avalanche announced this afternoon that they have come to terms on a one-year contract with Peter Forsberg, who spent nine seasons in Colorado from 1995-2004 and won the Stanley Cup in 1996 and 2001.
Source: nhl.com
This will make for a very interesting match this Wednesday when the Canucks defend home ice against the Avs. Go Canucks go!
Here’s a recap of the standings in the Northwest Division.
NORTHWEST GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away L10 Calgary Flames 63 33 22 8 74 180 178 16-10-7 17-12-1 7-3-0 Minnesota Wild 62 34 23 5 73 170 168 18-10-3 16-13-2 4-4-2 Vancouver Canucks 62 32 22 8 72 167 157 17-11-3 15-11-5 6-1-3 Colorado Avalanche 63 31 26 6 68 172 174 18-11-2 13-15-4 3-5-2 Edmonton Oilers 63 28 30 5 61 169 190 16-14-1 12-16-4 5-5-0 Source: nhl.com
capture
February 21, 2008
I had an awesome conversation with a very real professional photographer who worked as the Director of Photography for a big newspaper in Quebec as well as shooting for Reuters in Europe and the Middle East among a whole slew of places. In short, he’s big time. His ideology of photography is fascinating.
