Welcome back to WWYDW, aka WDYTT, the only hockey column on the internet that kind of looks like it says “WYATT” if you’re squinting. By the time you read these words, the 2021 Stanley Cup Finals could be halfway through and we’ll be on the very cusp of the offseason. And, yeah, we know we’ve been…
It’s summer in British Columbia, and with it have come the usual rounds of offseason interviews featuring the province’s most reliable and renewable resource: controversial Jim Benning quotes. Just last week, the Vancouver Canucks’ GM declared that the team had “enough guys that skate well and move the puck out” like “Hughes, Schmidt, and Rathbone”…
Another week, another hot mailbag. I recognize we have readers from all over the globe, so for those of you who don’t live in BC or out west, it has been an absolute scorcher the past couple of days out here, and it’s supposed to continue today, too. Hopefully, you’re reading this mailbag someplace where there’s ample…
The Vancouver Canucks will have $10.875 million committed to Antoine Roussel, Jay Beagle, and Loui “elite AHLer” Eriksson for the 2021-22 season. That’s over 13% of the cap tied to two replacement level forwards and another who’ll potentially star for the Fraser Valley Voodoos. And it doesn’t even include Jake Virtanen’s $2.55 million deal, which…
Let’s start off today by thanking those of you able to stomach that headline long enough to actually click on it. What fortitude! Last week, we took a good, long look at Sam Reinhart and came to the conclusion that — while he would certainly be a valuable addition to the team — the Vancouver…
Ten years after he and the Vancouver Canucks took the Boston Bruins to seven games, Alex Burrows will have another shot at winning the Stanley Cup.
When it comes to bounce-back potential, Antoine Roussel is a prime candidate for the 2021-22 season. He is not likely to be worth the three million dollars that he will be paid next season but his contributions on the penalty kill while being an effective fourth-line player does carry some weight. On the contrary, his…
One of the things we try to do in the sportswriting world is produce “evergreen” content, the kind of stuff that can be read at any point in the future and still feel fresh. Sometimes it’s easy, and sometimes it’s impossible. With this incredibly difficult content, it should suffice to say that, no matter when…
As of today, the Vancouver Canucks’ top prospect is no longer a teenager. Vasily Podkolzin turned 20 years old and is set to come to Vancouver this fall to try his hand at the NHL. Since it’s Podkolzin’s 20th birthday, let’s get to know him a bit better and check out 20 reasons to be…
Hello, and welcome back to WDYTT, the only hockey column on the internet that Seattle couldn’t poach if they tried. Speaking of which, sometimes there are questions so obvious that we forget to ask them in our little weekly corner here. And that’s definitely the case when it comes to the 2021 Expansion Draft, now…
Two familiar faces took the podium at Rogers Arena this morning and breathed a breath of fresh air into a largely disgruntled fanbase. Yesterday, the Vancouver Canucks announced Daniel and Henrik Sedin as Senior Advisors to the General Manager, and today, they spoke publicly for the first time since Sedin week way back in early…
News that was expected to drop tomorrow has come down early.
