Here we are again to round up our thoughts on the Canucks minus one Rebecca, but the rest of the crew is together for this episode. Without a road map, we wander down the games that have been, talk about the goalie situation, look ahead to the rest of this road trip, and scatter on various topics like Cody Hodgson, Mats Sundin (even though we outlawed that topic an episode or two ago), and other punditry that ensues.

Record as of this episode: 14-9-2
Northwest Division: 2nd
Western Conference: 5th

And for kicks, Alanah mentioned this photo of her husband Jeff and Stan Smyl together on Raise A Reader Day in downtown Vancouver. A few of us had a lot of fun tracking down some players and legends of the Canucks, and now this photo hangs in their store on the island. Pretty neat opportunity that will last a lifetime.

Another Literature Contest!

DaveO found a story in The Province newspaper about an interesting interview with some folks within the L.A. Kings organization and has offered the following challenge to see if you know what the answer is. If you guess correctly in the comments on this post, Alanah will send you a copy of the book in question, no matter where you are in the world.

Los Angeles Kings G.M. Dean Lombardi made a bargain with Russian forward Alexander Frolov – If Frolov would increase his scoring, Lombardi would read what classic Russian novel? Written by whom?

Other items of note

• Alanah is looking for your stories about Trevor Linden, what he means to you, and any other thoughts or insight you have on how he affected your life or love for the Canucks. Send your feedback to her here.
• Rebecca and Alanah will share liveblogging duties on Canucks.com this week. Rebecca will be taking the game on Thursday, December 4th against Detroit, and Alanah will go for it on December 5th for the match in Minnesota.
• The photo of the supposed banner that will hang in the rafters of GM Place for Trevor Linden is a find that J.J. made on hfboards.com. We have no confirmation on its authenticity, but we thought we’d post it because it’s just cool anyway.