Charles Ang - The 2nd Year

Hockey season is around two months away, but that doesn't equate to a lack of hockey news - especially not in the Canucks' camp.

One of the major sources of forum flamings has been the uncertain future of Captain Canuck, Trevor Linden. That ended quickly a couple days ago when he signed a 1 year, $600,000 contract. In my opinion, that's well worth the value of his locker room presence.


Another important, though purely aesthetic, development for Canuck fans is the 'sweater launch' taking place at the end of this month. I'm not sure how big of a change these new sweaters will be - it could be a restyling for the edge jersey or an entirely new emblem and color scheme. I do happen to think that these fan-created (*emphasis*) jerseys are quite stylish:

Finally, the rumor mill in Vancouver continues to be overwhelmed with talk of Peter Forsberg . As far as I know:

• Naslund is apparently "trying his best" to recruit his old linemate.
• Forsberg is again injury ridden and would start in December at the earliest.
• To create enough cap room, a contract like Brendan Morrison's would be dumped.
• Peter Forsberg continues to be 34 years old.
  

That said, like any good Canucks fan, I can't help imagining how ridiculously cool a Naslund-Forsberg-Cooke line would be.