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You don't get as messed up as the Vancouver Canucks are overnight, or by accident. It takes patience, and years of commitment to tie and re-tie the kinds of knots that have formed in the collective stomach of what was once a Stanley Cup contender, yet now seems far more likely for a major overhaul this summer.
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Those who watch the Canucks daily say that Bertuzzi sits on the end of the bench between shifts, regardless of where his linemates are. No chatter, no planning for the next shift or learning from the last one. They also tell the story of how, after a 5 p.m. game in St. Paul, Minn., on New Year's Eve, the team flew into St. Louis for a Jan. 2 game, arriving at the hotel well before midnight. Rather than a joining a team function, however, Naslund, Bertuzzi and another player went their separate way for dinner, as if it were just another night.
All of these things are minor on a smooth-running ship, but symptomatic of what makes a dysfunctional one. It's easy to say the Canucks have had injuries on defence, and in goal with Dan Cloutier. But over the long haul, there's always been an excuse in Vancouver.
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Those who watch the Canucks daily say that Bertuzzi sits on the end of the bench between shifts, regardless of where his linemates are. No chatter, no planning for the next shift or learning from the last one. They also tell the story of how, after a 5 p.m. game in St. Paul, Minn., on New Year's Eve, the team flew into St. Louis for a Jan. 2 game, arriving at the hotel well before midnight. Rather than a joining a team function, however, Naslund, Bertuzzi and another player went their separate way for dinner, as if it were just another night.
All of these things are minor on a smooth-running ship, but symptomatic of what makes a dysfunctional one. It's easy to say the Canucks have had injuries on defence, and in goal with Dan Cloutier. But over the long haul, there's always been an excuse in Vancouver.
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Heck yeah!! 
Me too Duckette, me too!
