Betcha this guy would have fared better than Alex Auld last night; Auld's positioning is truly starting to freak me out. Nonis better lay off the buttertarts this holiday season and get on the phone. Our goldtending situation is fragile. A few more bad games, or even worse and injury, and the price for another keeper is going to go up steeply. I really hate the postition the Nucks are in at the moment: WCE is rocking, even without a completely absent Morrison. Anyone remember the days when he used to hit as well? No more. Second line is our best, matter of time before some bastard runs right over one of the twins and takes him out for a while. I'm liking the third and four lines, though Kesler needs to eat some popcorn and watch from above. The kids wheels are great, but he needs to find his touch again. Great seeing Cooke back in the lineup, they truly are a differnt club with him in the lineup. Again, this brings us to goaltending. Freaky, freaky, freaky. Don't know if Nonis is thinking of a no. 1 or no. 2 - I think he should be thinking of a starter. Cloutier can be packaged in the summer for some pics/prospects. No more can we deal with these freaky injuries. I feel horrible for the guy; but the more Nucks hockey I watch, the more I realize Auld is being pushed too far along, too quickly. he will be a great goaltender, but the pressure of being a no. 1 is getting to him. He's letting in weak goals that Cloutier would have on an off night, and his overall positioning and rebound control has been steadily dwindling over the past few weeks. Alas I ramble, and hope that our GM makes his mark by shaking up this club and aquiring the pieces we so desperately need.

Well, Cloutier's knee is shot, requiring surgery. What Nonis going to do? As much as I've loved Auld's play of late, I doubt he can carry the load for a full four months. As the cap doesn't count against players on the injured reserve; I suspect we'll see a move in the near future with Nonis attempting to pick up a new keeper.

I'm moved back in!!! Some prelim pics. Still a few odds and ends to take care of, but I can tell you I've never just wanted to stay in my room for so long once I got moved back in. Odd how we get so in a funk with such a simple wee change...

The Nephew told me the other night that this mask (AKA Chief Dan George) freaks him out...anyone else out there scared of painted Cedar?

Loving this album, what a recording, check it out.

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Saw this truck going across the bridge the other day and snapped a shot of his licence plate. Think he's a nerd who sits in fields all night looking for flying sacucers, or is he some mutant alien spy in our midst waiting for just the right time to call down the ships and turn us all into Yoda food???

Well well, long time no post. Just to inform you all that I've still got the renovation touch. Redid a bedroom here at home that some silly bastard had destroyed. Found a 3/4" solid oak floor hiding beneath a sexy red disco rug that was in fact - GLUED to this oak. Suffice to say, after 6 hrs scraping, approx 18 hrs sanding and five hours varathaning, it looks swell. Will be tacking on the trims, tassing round some filler, caulk, and paint to touch up and I can move back into my room. I'd be willing to provide this sevice to anyone out there who can provide me with vast amounts of Tech Cominco stock, BJ's from supermodels, or simply vast sums of the almighty Canuck Buck. Do not reccomend wasting days of your lives doing it, do what I should have - hire some shmo.