NHL News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
The Vancouver Canucks wins pointed uphill as they started a five-game road trip with two losses. Is it a crash back to Earth, or just a normal part of a long season? Will the Real Vancouver Canucks Please Stand Up? It’s an inevitable thing that Vancouver would have their Bruce Boudreau-inspired point streak broken. There […] READ MORE
This season has not gone exactly as planned for the Vancouver Canucks. A quarter-season in, the 2021-22 Canucks forwards – which is supposedly a team strength – haven’t been able to overcome their malaise. Some Forwards Are Highlights Despite Team The White Collars on the Vancouver Canucks can breathe a sigh of relief on Thursday. […] READ MORE
Easy to say the day after a dramatic, exciting overtime comeback win, perhaps. Still, the Vancouver Canucks fans have plenty of reason to look forward to the rest of the season. Whether they want to believe it or not is another question. Canucks Aren’t As Bad As Fans Think Are Stumble Out the Gate Going […] READ MORE
We all remember that fateful day on July 23rd when the Arizona Coyotes and Vancouver Canucks conducted a huge trade. Both teams were motivated to rid themselves of contracts. Caught in the crossfire was popular forward Conor Garland. His meagre contract of just $775,000 was inconsequential. To make the deal work for Arizona and to […] READ MORE
Normally we cover this ground each year, but last season had… issues. This year we’ve got the puck dropped more or less on time, semi-filled arenas, and advertising on helmets is here to stay. All right, the Vancouver Canucks 2021-22 season is not perfect. But it’s certainly better than 2020-21! Let’s see where all the […] READ MORE
The Arizona Coyotes did a huge roster purge over the summer. Gone were Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Conor Garland, and Michael Bunting. Both OEL and Garland landed with the Vancouver Canucks with the Coyotes receiving the 9th overall selection in this years draft. The Yotes chose forward Dylan Guenther who has played well in the pre-season. So […] READ MORE
The dust appears to have settled on what has been a pretty hectic NHL offseason. The flat salary cap and condensed offseason have made for some interesting moves across the league. Some teams have completely reinvented themselves through a series of moves. Others have looked to simply plug some holes in their lineups. This piece […] READ MORE
NHL teams build their teams in many different ways. Some construct their clubs via free agency while others do it through trades. However, the main way teams create a roster is through the NHL Draft. Most years have maybe one or two players make the roster, but some years the general manager gets it right […] READ MORE
Bill Armstrong mentioned when he took the general manager’s job with the Arizona Coyotes that he had a plan. Over the past week, everyone has been able to get a glimpse of his plan. While he may not be calling it a ‘rebuild’, what else can describe it? When you trade three major ingredients to […] READ MORE
Fantasy Hockey Analysis: It’s the calm before the storm. With free agency set to open up tomorrow, the offseason is only going to get busier. READ MORE