Canucks GM Jim Benning met with the media this afternoon after the Canucks placed Sven Baertschi, Nikolay Goldobin and Alex Biega on waivers Monday morning. Benning explained that the decisions have to do with the evolution of where the Canucks are at as a team. The team has better players now, and they’re going to…
Welcome to “2 Guys and a Goalie,” starring Dustin Nielson, Joaquin Gage, and Matt Kassian and presented by Odds Shark, Popeye’s Louisiana Chicken, and Sports Clips Haircuts. The show focuses on stories, notes, transactions, and everything else happening all around the NHL and the world of hockey. For Episode Five, the boys chat about the…
It’s a tale as old as time: a young player comes into an organization but hasn’t developed the way they had hoped and are now weighing their options. They can hold onto the player to see if he can break through and risk watching the asset depreciate, or they can cut bait while the player…
We knew the tough decisions were coming. The Canucks have reduced their preseason roster by four players ahead of Wednesday’s season opener against the Edmonton Oilers. Guillaume Brisebois has been reassigned to Utica, while Sven Baertschi, Alex Biega, and Nikolay Goldobin have been placed on waivers for the purpose of AHL designation. #Canucks reduce pre-season…
Are you into fantasy hockey? If so what do you think is the best strategy? — mike higashi (@hirokidude) September 29, 2019 I’m terrible at fantasy hockey for a couple of reasons. The first is that it’s just not how I think the game, and I often forget that stats that say very little about…
