Canucks New Season Fast Approaching…

The more things change, the more they stay the same, training camp is one step closer to kicking off, with a few meaningless preseason games, followed by what promises to be a very exciting 2010-11 campaign for the Vancouver Canucks.The Sedin twins flew in this past week, and jumped right on the publicity train, doing a fan signing spot for Electronic Arts’ NHL 11 at Metropolis at Metrotown. On a side note, NHL 11 is shaping up to be pretty friggin’ amazing. Is it possible that it might actually surpass the beloved NHL 94?

The signing turned out to be a bit of a gong show, thousands of people showed up, and what turned out to be slightly organized chaos, resulted in random people from a mob of people at the entrance being randomly selected to get one of the twins autograph.

Follow this link to see the mayhem.

As I said the Canucks have started to filter back into the city, with one standout, Sami Salo. Sami Salo was seen arriving with a big ass cast, and a pair of crutches. From a busted nut, this guy goes to a busted foot. Sami Salo is a key piece of a rejuvenated blue line, as the team added Keith Ballard, and Dan Hamhuis over the summer. As a matter of fact, the Canucks made a few additions, making the team a favorite to hoist Lord Stanley’s mug in many a hockey magazine. I know, I know, we’ve heard that before, but this team has only gotten stronger, where as other teams, notably, Chicago, have gotten weaker. Plus, that whole North American city to host an Olympics then win a cup within a season points to success too!