NHL News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
As you have likely heard by now, the Arizona Coyotes pulled off a miracle yesterday. Rumoured for nearly a year now, they have pulled off the Oliver Ekman-Larsson trade with the Vancouver Canucks. William Grigsby who is Last Word on Hockey’s beat writer for the Coyotes has Arizona’s take here, but was it worth it […] READ MORE
Well, it had been rumoured for quite some time but finally, on the first day of the 2021 NHL Draft, the Oliver Ekman-Larsson trade happened. It wasn’t easy seeing that his massive eight-year $66 million contract was difficult to swallow. The Vancouver Canucks will be thinking about that until the lengthy contract expires after the […] READ MORE
Conor Garland and Oliver Ekman-Larsson have been dealt to the Vancouver Canucks, with the Arizona Coyotes receiving Antoine Roussel, Jay Beagle, Loui Eriksson, this year’s ninth-overall draft selection, a 2022 second-round pick, and a 2023 seventh-round pick in return. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman was the first to report the extent of the deal, while John Gambadoro […] READ MORE
Word is out that the long-time Chicago Blackhawk Duncan Keith would be willing to help the team with their “Aged, Expensive Player” problem.* Keith is a 38-year old defenceman with a $5.5 million cap hit for each of the next two years. His numbers have diminished over the last three years, even taking the reduced […] READ MORE
The Vancouver Canucks’ return to the playoffs was over after a single season. Their youth movement short-circuited. Goals-for plummeted, already mediocre goals-against dropped further. That trade for Markus Granlund didn’t provide the offensive boost they are hoping for, but Sven Baertschi produced reasonably well. Jacob Markstrom showed he belonged in the NHL. Bo Horvat had […] READ MORE
Vancouver Canucks Player Loans to Winnipeg In difficult times, many people look to the past for comfort. For the Vancouver Canucks, that includes their former AHL city, Winnipeg. Three players, Tyler Graovac, Ashton Sautner, and Arturs Silovs, are moving in with the Winnipeg Jets for the season. The Canucks player loans leave them available more […] READ MORE
New off-season, new troublesome contract for the Vancouver Canucks. This year, it belongs to Sven Baertschi – or would be, if it were actually a problem. Sven Baertschi is Back The league’s toughest job is schedule-maker; second-toughest is whoever has to find a completely happy Canucks fan. For the last few years, the easy target […] READ MORE
Bo Horvat found a consistent partner in Tanner Pearson, but there was no consistency whatsoever in the right-wing position. This was a common theme throughout the season, as Travis Green employed a relatively unique system of cycling right-wingers through the lineup while keeping the LW and C positions consistent. This meant that all of Brock […] READ MORE
In the previous episode of As The Vancouver Canucks Forwards Turn: what the heck’s gonna happen? In this episode: who the heck’s gonna do it? And now… the Thrilling Adventure Continues! Big Losses, Small Gains Among Vancouver Canucks Forwards First, the elephant in the room. Tyler Toffoli came in as an emergency replacement for the […] READ MORE
Normally this time of year, the NHL would be a month into a new season. However, during this weird year, the NHL is in the middle of its off-season. While the initial flurry of NHL Free Agency has passed, there are still plenty of names out there that can help teams improve by the start […] READ MORE