Photo Credit: Steve Mitchell/USA TODAY Sports Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning has built his professional reputation at the draft table and so far University of North Dakota forward Brock Boeser, Vancouver’s first-round pick at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, is making him look very smart. Boeser, 18, is just six games into his freshman campaign with North Dakota…
View image | gettyimages.com In the first two parts of this series on 2016 draft eligible prospects, I focused on prospects whose performance as a 16-year-old was so off the charts that they did not have historical peers and players whose PCS scores were so high that they suggest a very high likelihood of future success. However,…
View image | gettyimages.com I know, I know. Most people want to forget this week, and I don’t blame them. Going 0-1-2 is a real kick in the pants, especially when all of the games were, at some point, winnable. Alas, that didn’t stop us from yapping, so let’s take a look back at some…
Few things are time honoured in Vancouver as snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. As such, it’s not overly surprising that the Canucks managed to squander a 2-0 lead in the third period without so much as a whimper. Disappointing? Certainly. The Canucks were head and shoulders the better team for the entirety of…
Photo Credit: Anne-Marie Sorvin/USA TODAY Sports The Sedin twins put on a show at Rogers Arena on Saturday night. Facing the Detroit Red Wings on Hockey Night in Canada, Henrik Sedin managed a breakaway (and didn’t score) within seconds of the opening faceoff on Saturday, and that was just the start of it for Vancouver’s top line. Throughout the opening…
