I Watched This Game: Canucks at Montreal Canadiens, December 8, 2011
It was clear that Roberto Luongo felt bad for his hometown Montreal Canadiens, who had only one win in their last six games going into their Thursday game against the Canucks, so he decided to spot...
View ArticleI Watched This Game: Canucks at Ottawa Senators, December 10, 2011
Early in Saturday night's affair, it was clear that the Ottawa Senators had heard the rumours that the Canucks wilted at physical play, and playing rough appeared to be their strategy from the outset....
View ArticleThere’s no rush for Cody Hodgson to return
It was an extremely frightening sight: Cody Hodgson, while attempting to cut into the middle of the ice to avoid a Nick Foligno hit, toe-picked and tripped right into the oncoming Foligno, taking the...
View ArticleBreaking down Ryan Kesler’s second goal from the 4-1 victory in Ottawa
In the postgame scrum following the Canucks' 4-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators, Alain Vigneault described Dale Weise's end-to-end rush as "phenomenal," and while I don't disagree that it was an...
View ArticleSpitballin’ on Don calling out Ron, Henrik the goon, Luongo stretching
Spitballin’ (or Super Pass It To Bulis: All In, if you love adventurous acronymizing) is a feature that allows us to touch on a multitude of things really fast, because in the world of hockey, there...
View ArticleI Watched This Game: Canucks at Columbus Blue Jackets, December 13, 2011
Well, that was unpleasant. On Tuesday, the Canucks faced the team with the worst record in the NHL and were outplayed through the first period. Then they were unable to score on Steve Mason, arguably...
View ArticleAlain Vigneault is about as clever as Dave Bolland
If your main source of Canucks news is Pass it to Bulis, you're probably under the impression that the Canucks are incredibly witty, clever, and fond of silly jokes. After all, the Canucks give silly...
View ArticleWeird Crafts: Hand-painted Canucks tree ornaments
Christmas is only 10 days away, which is absolutely crazy to me. While Christmas frequently sneaks up on me, it seemed especially ninja-like this year. Maybe it's because I've been distracted by the...
View ArticleThe referees got both disallowed goals right
Saturday's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs was thoroughly entertaining, complete with stupendous saves, wizardous passes, sick snipes, and gorgeous individual efforts, but it was not without...
View ArticleI Watched This Game: Canucks at Anaheim Ducks, December 29, 2011
Just like last season, the Canucks opened their California road trip a perfect 2-0 and, just like last season, the second win came over the Anaheim Ducks on the second night of a back-to-back. But the...
View ArticleCanucks get Round 1 date with San Jose Sharks, who are, we remind you, bad
With their loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night, the Sharks close out the 2013 season as the sixth seed in the Western Conference. This means a first-round playoff date with the third seed,...
View ArticleOn Remembrance Day, on the lightness of our being
This article originally appeared on the blog on November 11, 2010, back when PITB was in its infancy. Because its message still applies, however, we thought we'd share it with you once again (with...
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