When he was introduced as the new head coach of the Vancouver Canucks last Wednesday, Travis Green answered countless questions about his coaching philosophies and preferred methods to play the game. He responded to queries about handling his hockey club – veterans and youth alike – and the need for his offensively-challenged roster to generate…
It’s been a rough couple of weeks for Canucks fans. First Nikita Tryamkin deciding to leave for the KHL left a hole in the Canucks defensive unit going forward. Then the draft lottery happened. Now something else to add to the pile. Originally when the Tryamkin news was reported, it was speculated that his contract with…
The NHL Draft Lottery wasn’t enough to secure a top three pick for the Vancouver Canucks. It did, however, secure the Canucks a second consecutive season of picking fifth overall. That has to count for something. To discuss the lottery process and who the Canucks should select in the draft now that the table is…
If there’s one consolation prize for the Vancouver Canucks after Saturday’s dismal draft lottery results, it’s that none of their picks in rounds two-through-seven were affected spinning ping pong balls. That means the Canucks are still making the second pick of the second round at thirty-third overall. With scout by trade Jim Benning as the…
@JDylanBurke CanucksArmy Early Mailbag Q: "unless the lottery moved me back to fifth overall… I’d find a way to move back in the draft." How far back would u go? — Geordie (@geordiedent) April 30, 2017 I don’t know for certain where that quote is from, but it sort of sounds like something I would…
