Welcome to part two of our “What if?” series on Cory Schneider! Last week, we concluded at the end of the 2016-17 season and we’ll continue on to the present day now. 2017-18 season 2017 offseason Since the Avalanche and Canucks remain last and second-last in the standings, respectively, the draft order stays the same….
In the first few installations of this series, we imagined some what-if scenarios exclusive to the Jim Benning era, but I think it’s time to dive into earlier points of Canucks history now. For today and next week, “earlier” will only mean the last few years of the Mike Gillis regime, but we’ll definitely go…
Welcome back to part two of our “What If?” series on the infamous 2016 draft, when the Canucks decided to pick Olli Juolevi ahead of Matthew Tkachuk. Last week, we left off at the end of the 2019-20 season, and it’s now time to dive into how a single draft pick impacted not only the…
Welcome back to the second article of our new “What If?” series! In our first piece, we talked about how the Canucks’ roster might look now had they followed Trevor Linden’s vision of a slower rebuild, and we’ll now jump into the first of two parts about a hypothetical that every Canucks fan has thought…
Welcome to the first article of a new “what if?” series where we will be taking a look at how certain events in Canucks history might’ve altered the team’s trajectory if something different had happened. There are an endless number of topics that can be covered, and we will be going through the Canucks’ entire…
Even though the Canucks are on a four-game winning streak, the team’s future is still murky at best. Yes, Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes are still in their early 20s, but with the amount of money tied up in veterans such as Tyler Myers and Oliver Ekman-Larsson, the Canucks’ salary cap structure is more reminiscent…
It’s not particularly fun to be someone who’s invested in the Canucks right now. The team has been a train wreck on the ice, but like most things in life, it’s still possible to find bright spots in an otherwise toxic situation. With the quarter mark of the season fast approaching, there have been a…
Following a lifeless and embarrassing loss to the Avalanche on Thursday, followed by a 7-4 loss to Vegas Saturday, and a 5-1 loss to Anaheim yesterday, Canucks fans have officially taken out their pitchforks again, which have been gathering dust for — oh right, just a few months. And who can blame them? This year…
When Jim Benning acquired Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Conor Garland from the Arizona Coyotes over the summer, it was obvious what this season’s mandate was: playoffs or bust. And if the Canucks don’t rattle off a winning streak soon, it’ll become increasingly difficult to see how they’ll be able to squeak into the postseason. Having accumulated…
After signing Elias Pettersson to a three-year, $22.05 million extension last month ($7.35 million AAV), general manager Jim Benning has essentially locked the Vancouver Canucks into a competitive window that spans the same amount of time. But even with Pettersson and Quinn Hughes on relatively team-friendly deals, the club still has a number of crucial…
Welcome to the third and final installment of my 2021-22 point projection for every Canucks player who will make regular appearances in the lineup. Before starting this series, I had anticipated that I would just predict stats for whoever makes the club’s final 23-man roster. However, with the number of injuries that have occurred since,…
The 2021-22 NHL season is just a week away, which marks the start of a new era for the Canucks. The club underwent major overhauls, and following Elias Pettersson’s new bridge deal, now has a definitive three-year window to compete. However, many questions still surround this roster, and there are three storylines in particular that…
