BREAKING LUBO NEWS -- AGAIN!

Following up on yesterday's big news, MORE BREAKING NEWS! But not so good.

From the Vancouver Sun:

Vancouver (CP) - The Vancouver Canucks made their first trade deadline splash of the season yesterday, offering to trade Henrik Sedin, Alexander Edler and a first-round draft pick in 2007 to HC Bili Tygri Liberec of the Czech Extraliga for legend L'ubomir Vaic.

Unfortunately the deal fell apart at the last minute.

"We felt it was a good deal for our team," insisted Canucks general manager Dave Nonis. "Lubo is a strong player. Don't let size fool you. It's how you use it that counts."

Other Orca Bay staff members in Vancouver weren't as impressed. "I honestly don't know what the fu#* Nonis was thinking," confided a long-time staff member, under condition of anonymity. "Lubo is a 'superstar'? Is our GM out of his fu#*ing mind? And what's all this about Lubo's 'size'? You'd better believe Nonis' wife was concerned."

Arriving at Vancouver International Airport late last night, Vaic immediately heard the bad news from his agent. He will be returning to Liberic this afternoon.

Asked for his feelings about missing yet another opportunity to play in the NHL, Vaic responded, "I really would have liked to try those new jerseys. Pretty fu#*ing cool."

BREAKING LUBO NEWS!

Vaic fans have been asking, what happened to the Vaic Fan? I will tell you all about my difficult journey back to you in the next post. It is a story filled with great moments, fueled by Finnish beer.

In short, my New Years Eve celebrations went a bit longer than I planned.

Meanwhile HUGE BREAKING LUBO NEWS!

From the Vancouver Sun:

Vancouver (CP) - The Vancouver Canucks made their first trade deadline splash of the season, trading Henrik Sedin, Alexander Edler and their first-round draft pick in 2007 to HC Bili Tygri Liberec of the Czech Extraliga.

In return, the Canucks get superstar center L'ubomir Vaic.

"We needed a presence at center this post-season," said Canucks general manager Dave Nonis. "It was a lot to give up, but I think it's worth it. Plus, the fan interest this will spark, the jerseys we'll sell -- Lubo has a big fan base. I think Vancouver fans will be just fine when they see him skating around with the Cup. It's almost as tall as he is!"

"I don't think Nonis realizes that he could have just SIGNED Vaic," chortled Liberec general manager Ctibor Jech, in Czech. "He's a free agent. But hell, I'm not gonna be the one to tip him off. True, we can't use the pick -- they won't let us participate in your goddamn North American draft -- but that just made it seem more realistic. Drinks all around! They're on me, boys!"

Merry Christmas from Lubomir!

Merry Christmas, Vaic Fans! Turn on your speakers, and click here for a personal gift from Lubo!

Hot Vaic Love

Cheerleaders love hockey.
Lubomir Vaic IS hockey. Ergo,
Cheerleaders love Lubomir Vaic.

Unfortunately for Lubo, them cheerleaders is jailbait.

15 Year Old Tereza
Favorite Player Lubomir Vaic


16 Year Old Eunika
Favorite Player Lubomir Vaic



(More jailbait here. No Pletka fans.)

Making things worse, Sidearm has discovered fraudulent use of Lubo's name. Sort of dirty.

More disappointment in my life when I saw this last month. Grand Theft Auto: Vaic City had HUGE potential.

Messing with Lubo

One of Vaic Fan's Secret Underground Contacts (SUCs) sent this photo and we had a quick exchange:

SUC: Just for you.
VF: Who is the evil bastard in the white jersey?
SUC: Dunno who the Kladno goof is..sorry.
VF: Eastern European hockey is totally fucking corrupt.

...and so on.

Vaic Fan's SUCs are busy people and usually ignore my emails after I start ranting about corruption. I don't mind much.

But does anyone know who the Kladno goof is? It ain't Pletka or ButMan so I'm hoping we can keep the insults to a minimum for once.

Lubomir Vaic Updates?

I am very sorry for the lack of updates, Vaic Fan fans.

Vaic Fan is knee-deep in shit these days. I will be organized and re-discovering the World of Lubo very soon. In only a few days, I hope.

(I have become a very popular man lately. Many distractions.)

Vaic Fan had NOTHING to do with this

Someone has finally found a sure-fire way to make money off this blog and our love of Lubomir Vaic: Vaic Fan T-Shirts. I am very sad that I didn't think of this first.

And I'm seriously pissed that I receive no profits from the 6 t-shirts I just ordered.

-- FRONT--


-- BACK --


Vaic Fan doesn't know who is responsible for this, but I do expect to hear about Vaic Fan Beer Glasses as soon as they become available.

Lubo Van Gogh

Has anyone else noticed that there is almost no hockey art out there to buy your friends at Christmas? I believe this is a money-making opportunity for Vaic Fan.

I love hockey most of all, but I am also very artistic. I have created two paintings of Lubo, inspired by the photo below. Please tell me your favorite painting and I will print you out a copy on my super-fantastic HP printer.

These prints are special limited editions*. The cost is $20 including shipping.

PHOTO



PAINTING #1



PAINTING #2



*Edition size will be limited to the number of people willing to give me money.

The Missing Twin

It is not very well-known, but back in the day Lubomir Vaic was expected to be an exciting prospect to play alongside Henrik Sedin of the Vancouver Canucks.

My secret sources tell me that in the late 1990s, Henrik's twin brother Daniel was widely considered to be "clumsy" and "oafish" and "more of a fucking ballet dancer than a hockey player".

Now I have photographic evidence to prove how close Lubo was to playing his career alongside Henrik Sedin and his $3.575 million contract.



I don't know what happened after but it seems like more proof that Sweden is evil.

White Tiger Power

176 lbs and 5'6". Is Lubo getting a bit fat in the Czech Republic?

Despite my concerns, it looks like L'ubomir is rocking it out in September. I'm not sure what these mean below, but they seem optimistic, right?

19 September:

Jak vidíš sílu libereckého kádru?

Tým je tady výborný! To na Vsetíně vůbec nebylo, v Liberci mám najednou kolem sebe hvězdy jako je Milan Hnilička, Petr Šachl, Lubo Vaic, Andrej Podkonický...Jsem rád, že mohu být součástí takového týmu.

18 September:

Kanadské bodování: Valdemar Jiruš – 3 body (2+1), Lubomír Vaic (1+2), Andrej Podkonický (1+2)