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The heavily-anticipated J.T. Miller trade still hasn’t happened. Why the heck not? Waiting on a J.T. Miller Trade When new management arrived in Vancouver, everyone – us included – expected fireworks. And in one sense, they delivered. The big coaching change was followed by firing the general manager and then… not much else. No big, […] READ MORE
The Stanley Cup Playoffs are over and the Colorado Avalanche have been crowned the 2022 Stanley Cup champions. All of the hardware has been distributed at the NHL awards ceremony. The focus on hockey now turns to two big July NHL off-season events: The NHL Draft and free agency day. In the upcoming weeks, look […] READ MORE
The Vancouver Canucks signed free agent left winger Andrei Kuzmenko to an NHL contract. The details of the contract have not yet been disclosed. Andrei Kuzmenko has chosen the #Canucks, according to his instagram page. pic.twitter.com/7yK2EBggdh — Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) June 20, 2022 Andrei Kuzmenko Contract Signed, Leaves KHL Kuzmenko, 26, played solely overseas thus […] READ MORE
The Vancouver Canucks season is coming to an end. A near-miss for making the playoffs after a fantastic turnaround mid-season (Bye Travis, bye Jim) and a fun but ultimately disappointing run to the finish line (BRUCE! THERE IT IS), has many fans turning to Twitter – and on each other in true Canucks fandom fashion […] READ MORE
On Friday, the Vancouver Canucks announced goaltender Spencer Martin agreed on a two-year, one-way extension with the team. This signing is a panacea to all of Vancouver’s goaltending problems (in the short-term, anyway). And maybe he won’t solve all of them exactly, but some in a really specific way. Let’s talk. Vancouver Canucks General Manager […] READ MORE
We went looking for clues about the next Vancouver Canucks general manager. What we got were impressions, implications, and a list from ceiling to floor. Rutherford’s Search Ending Soon. Maybe. The two big questions* in Canadian hockey were all about executives. One of those questions has been answered with the Montreal Canadiens hiring former player […] READ MORE
One strength has never left the Vancouver Canucks, even as their seasons declined this decade. Even as the team collapsed from their 2020-11 high, the men between the pipes always stood tall. Let’s take a look at how the 2021-22 Canucks goaltenders are holding up. 2021-22 Canucks Goaltenders Strength to Strength to Oops Cory Schneider. […] READ MORE
We’d say the 2021-22 Vancouver Canucks collapse is like a house of cards, but that implies a structure. General manager Jim Benning hasn’t been playing with a full deck. 2021-22 Vancouver Canucks Collapse Complete Here we go again. We’ve been through this before, but here’s the floor plan that created the Winchester Mystery House that […] READ MORE
It’s 14 games into the new season, and Vancouver Canucks fans are cracking. And to make one thing perfectly clear: it’s not the record. Angry Canucks Fans Making Noise The record itself isn’t a catastrophe at 5-7-2. That’s not great, certainly, but the team has seen worse 14-game streaks. Looking at the bare-bones numbers, the […] READ MORE
Vancouver Canucks gave their head coach Travis Green another two years to work with the team back in May. He got something much better a month later, though. For the first time in his tenure, Travis Green has options – and lots of them. We’re going to focus on the top forwards here and the rest […] READ MORE