It's all theory until Canucks season starts

Alain Vigneault's mission, when he steps behind the Vancouver Canucks bench tonight... It's all theory until Canucks season starts Cam Cole, Vancouver Sun Published:Â Thursday, October 09, 2008 Alain Vigneault's mission, when he steps behind the Vancouver Canucks bench tonight to open his third season as head coach, will be to make chicken salad out of a lineup that has ... well, a little less chicken than a year ago, but a lot more roughage. From the players to the coaching staff to the general manager, opening night against the Calgary Flames (7:30 p.m., GM Place) is about as fresh as any start can be. Gone is the entire letter-wearing leadership contingent of 2007-08 -- captain Markus Naslund and alternates Brendan Morrison and Trevor Linden. Gone is Linden's statesmanlike presence, his devotion to a mission in which he... [read full story]