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There are plenty of Vancouver Canucks questions left to be answered as the season draws to a close. A dozen games aren’t enough to answer them, but they can give us hints. Known Knowns, Known Unknowns, and the Vancouver Canucks The Canucks have been on a tear of late, much to local Conor Bedard fans’ […] READ MORE
When Jim Rutherford raised the option of a Vancouver Canucks buyout, the first thought was “who?” The second was “Wait, how?” All things are possible – if you’re willing to take some heat over them. Vancouver Canucks Buyout Options Few, But Possible The possibility of a buyout was raised during general manager Jim Ruthroford’s press […] READ MORE
With twenty games in their pocket, it’s time to look over the Vancouver Canucks at the quarter pole. And it looks… weird. Confounding Canucks at the Quarter Season Every team is going to have some players on it who exceed expectations and some who disappoint. But generally, if the team is doing well, most of […] 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
Every season fans on the West Coast discuss possible Vancouver Canucks bounceback players. That’s been driven by a lack of success on the ice, but hey! The pre-season is all about optimism, right? Sure, they’ve only won one [1] playoff round in eleven seasons, and only made* the playoffs once in seven. But THIS could […] READ MORE
The Vancouver Canucks 2022-23 season opening night draws nearer. Heck, the Young Stars tournament isn’t just coming back this year, it’s only two weeks away! And, as always, there are questions all around. We’re limiting those questions to a three-part series: forward, defence and in goal. Questions now can change with a single trade or […] READ MORE
The Vancouver Canucks future is one of those year-round topics of discussion on Canada’s West Coast. Not taking part in those discussions right now? President of Hockey Operations Jim Rutherford and General Manager Patrik Allvin. So we’re here to take up the slack. Infinite Options in Canucks Future Well, maybe not infinite. But the new […] READ MORE
The Vancouver Canucks defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson arrived in a controversial fashion, and that hasn’t diminished in the year since. There’s even been talk of somehow trading him this off-season, though it’s difficult to see how. Or, even, why. Defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson Bright Spot Given Situation Good Enough or Good A funny thing happened for the […] READ MORE
This season has not gone exactly as planned for the Vancouver Canucks – but it may be going as expected. A quarter-season in, the 2021-22 Canucks defence is leading the team in breakdowns instead of breakouts. No In Between For Vancouver The trade that brought Oliver Ekman-Larsson to Vancouver was a reverse-blockbuster. Instead of swapping […] 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
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.