Embed from Getty Images With the NHL trade deadline mere days away, it’s worth taking into account the AHL affiliates that might buttress NHL lineups after the deadline or fuel trades in advance of it. On the flip side, NHL teams need to be mindful of upholding their end of the bargain to their affiliates…
Embed from Getty Images The Vancouver Canucks have traded forward Alexandre Burrows to the Ottawa Senators. The #Sens are sending Johnathan Dahlen in return for Burrows. — Bruce Garrioch (@SunGarrioch) February 27, 2017 At first glance, Ottawa seems like an odd choice for Burrows to waive his NTC for, but assistant coach Marc Crawford was…
It’s a new week and that means you fine people need a new complete Canucks schedule. We’re just two days away from the NHL trade deadline, and all hoping that come Thursday there could be some new prospects added to this list – or at the very least some new draft picks. Something. Anything. Anyway,…
Don’t know injury to Marksrom but hearing he will have m-r-i today. Bachman called up. #Canucks — Rick Dhaliwal (@DhaliwalSports) February 27, 2017 According to Rick Dhailwal, the Canucks are calling up Richard Bachman due to an injury to Jacob Markstrom.
As it so happens, I sent out my request for Monday Mailbag questions yesterday and almost every single one was about how badly this year’s trade deadline can go. I figured you would get bored of my answering that same question worded many different ways, so I sent out a request for different questions. Wherein there’s…
The Canucks had the week off from hockey and kept busy by getting the mumps. I’m going to rank them based on how much they don’t have the mumps, as of Monday morning. Who knows what more this illness has in store for us?
The Nation Network Notebook is a regular feature that rounds up interesting news, stories, and rumours from around the NHL that don’t quite deserve their own article. The trades have begun. After a inactive start to the season, actual moves have been made with real impact players. Patrick Eaves and Tomas Jurco were sent to…
Embed from Getty Images The Los Angeles Kings weren’t the only team to make a blockbuster trade out of the Western Conference Sunday. Just moments after the Kings acquired Ben Bishop from the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Minnesota Wild announced that they’d acquired Martin Hanzal from the Arizona Coyotes. The trade is official. To Wild:…
Photo Credit: Kim Klement – USA TODAY Sports An already short list of destinations for the Vancouver Canucks netminder Ryan Miller shrank by one team today, as the Los Angeles Kings went to the Tampa Bay Lightning and acquired Ben Bishop to shore up their crease for what they hope is an extended playoff run….
