Summer Reading: Blue Skies From Pain

Ah yes, the "Achille's Heel" of last year's team. The Canucks had a Top Five team defensively not so long ago, so the concern with falling to 19th in goals against this past year is justified. Team defense is just that though, so let's not assume that it is just the eight guys below who are at fault. Who am I kidding, right ? The bigger question is, who gets the "Casual Kev' " treatment from Botchford now that Juice is a Duck ?

If there is one place in the line up that takes up the column inches it has to be the blue line. OK, maybe it is second to the goaltemding ( executive decision, instead of including the net in this one, it will have it's very own Summer Reading post ), but we love to…