Just when you thought that Jim Benning had run out of time again, the Vancouver Canucks GM pulled a rabbit out of his hat by trading a 2021 3rd round pick in exchange for Dallas Stars centre Jason Dickinson. The initial response from the fanbase has been overwhelmingly positive, and rightfully so. Dickinson is a…
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…
One of the most important questions for the Vancouver Canucks heading into next season is where J.T. Miller will play in the lineup. The 28-year-old got an extended look at centre after Elias Pettersson suffered a season-ending injury, which made many fans wonder if he should be the team’s 3C instead of a top-line winger….
Welcome back to another edition of Exploiting the Expa—oh wait, that’s Stephan Roget’s line, not mine. In my defence, Stephan has been listing so many players for the Canucks to target that I’ve started to think like him. With that said, we’re not going to worry about the Expansion Draft and focus instead on any…
With the regular season set to conclude in less than a weeks’ time, it’s safe to say that this year has been A Nightmare on Granville Street for the Vancouver Canucks. Lousy puns aside, most fans are likely already looking ahead to the 2021-22 campaign to try and see what the team’s opening night roster…
A few weeks ago, my buddy Stephan Roget wrote a great article listing 19 players who could be the Canucks’ third-line centre next year. Unfortunately, most of the names he mentioned were either poor fits or too pricey for the team. As a result, it seems like Vancouver will continue to patch that hole with…
Remember when 2021 was supposed to be better than 2020? Me neither. So far, the Canucks have been embarrassed by almost every Canadian team except the Senators, and Tyler Toffoli has transformed into that ex you dread to see since they embarrass you at every opportunity. Unfortunately, it won’t get much better for Canucks fans…
Are you ready, Canucks fans? The season is set to begin in a matter of days, and we’ll be treated to a lifetime’s supply of Tkatchuk shenanigans and constant chatter from the Toronto media about why Auston Matthews is the GOAT. Out of the Canadian division gong-show, four teams will make the playoffs, and we…
Guess what? Hockey will be back in less than two weeks. Yep. We’ve finally reached the end of The-Year-Which-Shall-Not-Be-Named, and everything will hopefully go back to normal soon. Oh, who am I kidding? In a world in which Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire (still the best version) will return to play their respective web-slingers in…
Guess who’s back, back again? Guess who’s back, back again? Guess who’s back, guess who’s back…(x5) Did you guys miss me while I was gone? No? Well, I’m just going to pretend like you did. In case you’ve been living under a rock for the past year, the NHL is welcoming its 32nd team next…
It seems like we’ve finally reached the dog days of the offseason, doesn’t it? NHL news has slowed to a crawl, and most fans can’t wait for next season to start. The only problem is that, well, we don’t know exactly when the puck will drop for the 2020-21 campaign and it’s already… November?!?! Well,…
As it currently stands, the Vancouver Canucks are about $1.5 million over the salary cap with a 23 man roster. Now, unless general manager Jim Benning has a secret magic wand that he could use to get rid of meme-lord Loui Eriksson, Vancouver will need to make some moves in order to become cap compliant. …
