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The Vancouver Canucks offseason is off to a much earlier start than was hoped for in September. And it was set off with a win in the league’s newest location, the tiny-but-oddly-powerful Mullett Arena.* Two Seasons, One Team It’s not just about the Canucks season and their all-too-restful Canucks offseason. The year itself was split […] READ MORE
Bo Horvat recently made a comment during a post-game interview that – to put it mildly – got some attention in his former home. But what that attention is can be a little confusing – if you’re unfamiliar with Vancouver Canucks fans. From Controversial Beginning to Acrimonious End Horvat’s selection in the 2013 entry draft […] READ MORE
Thinking of trades as March 3rd approaches isn’t strange. Thinking of a J.T. Miller trade is, but here we are running the rumour mill once again in a yearly sequel no one wanted. What has led to JT Miller's name being back in the rumour [email protected]_seravalli joined #Canucks Central with @danriccio_ and @SatiarShah to discuss […] READ MORE
What does the Vancouver Canucks signing Kuzmenko change about the Canucks or their trade deadline? Short, unfortunate answer: nothing. Longer, more complicated answer: not much, but their media team needs to exploit this guy to the hilt! Who the heck includes their “childhood friend” in a thank-you letter? Andrei Kuzmenko does. A Thank you Letter […] READ MORE
Very soon, the Vancouver Canucks‘ future is going to be decided when the team plots out their new direction. Whether fans like that direction or not will be – SHOULD be – irrelevant. Of Proper Plans and Paper Trails The calendar has turned over and the team hasn’t. Yet. But looking at the moves made […] READ MORE
Before the season began, the common thought was that the Vancouver Canucks team had a talent pool up front that would win the day. The defence was shaky, but that forward corps and goaltending were enough to get them to the playoffs. Or challenging for a spot, anyway. That all could still happen, but not […] READ MORE
Come one, come all! See the Amazing Vancouver Canucks Plan that magically disappears before your very eyes! It’s here! It’s gone! Everyone sees it, yet no one can describe it in any way, shape, or form! Grab it, and it slips through your hands like smoke. Getcher tickets handy, folks! Vancouver’s No Plan Plan The […] READ MORE
If hockey is a game of chaos, then the Vancouver Canucks Team Chaos season is hockey at its purest. Canucks Are Team Chaos This Season Start with a fanbase two million strong with just as many opinions, all of them online. Add an owner desperate for that cherry high of a Stanley Cup series early […] READ MORE
Any team that moves their captain is making a choice. But the Vancouver Canucks trading Bo Horvat has one big effect that fans might not have considered. The Trouble With Trading Bo Horvat There was one thing on every Vancouver fan’s mind in the 2022 off-season. How much was J.T. Miller going to bring in […] READ MORE
There are loads of reasons why it’s not possible to fix the Vancouver Canucks. But let’s give it a shot anyway. How to – Realistically – Fix the Vancouver Canucks No fantasy moves allowed, here. A team isn’t going to swoop in and take bad contracts off the Canucks hands because they’re feeling generous. It’s […] READ MORE
Born in Richmond, Erin Butler moved to the Gulf Islands early on but made sure to pack their Vancouver Canucks fandom with them on the way out of town.
Decades later, the fandom is unabated even as the perspective widened. A little more jaded about ownership, but loving the bizarro-world fandom online.