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The Carolina Hurricanes have added yet another forward for 2021-22. They have signed Josh Leivo for one year. The former Calgary Flames winger will carry a cap hit of $750,000 for the upcoming season. Bruce Garrioch was among those who announced the move Wednesday. Carolina signs D Ian Cole and F Josh Leivo to 1-year […] READ MORE
For the fourth year of the Jim Benning tenure, the only thing the Vancouver Canucks excelled at was symbolism. In the last home game of the year, Daniel Sedin scored the game-winner and Henrik Sedin assisted on it. In overtime, yet. Rookie Brock Boeser led the team in scoring, Bo Horvat took on a leadership […] READ MORE
With a quarter of the season gone, off-season moves can be reasonably evaluated. And, given all their moves, it is fair to ask who the Vancouver Canucks miss most and who’s given them the biggest boost. For now, we look at who went. Easy Come, Easy Go A quick rundown of who left and a […] READ MORE
Josh Leivo is getting another chance to prove himself with a new one-year deal worth $875,000 with the Calgary Flames. The #Flames have signed forward Josh Leivo to a one-year contract with an AAV of $875,000. Welcome to the #CofRed, @jleivo17! https://t.co/WEnBUBZmlf — Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) October 24, 2020 Josh Leivo Signs With Calgary Flames […] READ MORE
As the NHL moves ahead with its Return to Play plan, Last Word on Hockey is taking a look toward the offseason. In terms of building a franchise, the offseason is the most crucial time of the year for front offices. However, due to COVID-19, the short-term future of how this operates has seen sweeping changes. […] READ MORE
During the NHL’s hiatus, we at the Last Word on Hockey are going to look back at each date’s historical significance to the game. We’ll remember the moments that shaped the sport of hockey that happened on this day. Here’s our look at this date in hockey history for May 26th, featuring the 1987-88 Edmonton […] READ MORE
While we’re all here and frustrated about the lack of hockey, that won’t stop us from unseemly speculation! We’re breaking this into two parts, first with the Canucks’ free-agent forwards, then their defence. It’s difficult not to deal with each part of this off-season holistically, given how intertwined the issues are. But that would be […] READ MORE
If there’s anything good to be had about this pandemic [ed. note: there isn’t] it’s that the Vancouver Canucks injuries to their players have time to heal up and make a difference once the season resumes. Vancouver Waiting for their Patients The Vancouver Canucks had mostly avoided their usual slew of injuries, but that wasn’t […] READ MORE
Jim Benning and the Vancouver Canucks announced today that Brock Boeser’s injury will likely end his season, and Josh Leivo is expected to miss significant time as well, due to a fractured knee cap suffered in December. Benning announces Brock Boeser injury is more severe than originally thought. May be done for the year — Elliotte […] READ MORE
The Vancouver Canucks announced that forwards Brandon Sutter and Josh Leivo are sidelined for two games and 3-4 months respectively. Coach Green updates: Eriksson is in. Markstrom starts. Leivo will be out 2-to-3 months with a fractured kneecap. Sutter has an upper-body injury and won’t likely play until after the break. Ferland is closer, but […] READ MORE
