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. …
Rejoice Canucks fans, “Shotgun Jake” is back! Wait, why’s no one cheering? Isn’t Virtanen a fan favourite hometown boy who no one wanted to see traded? Sheesh, it was just a joke guys, you can all lower your pitchforks now. Like it or not, the 24-year-old will probably be sticking around for a while longer…
Be honest, Canucks fans: you guys were calling for Jim Benning’s head yesterday morning, weren’t you? Me? I’m too smart to be a prisoner of the moment. I always had faith in our GM and knew that he’d pull a rabbit out of his hat (please don’t go through my tweets). But even the most…
With the Tampa Bay Lightning winning the Stanley Cup last week, the NHL is now in the midst of arguably its most uncertain offseason in history. The league’s decision to implement a flat salary cap has caused major ramifications for every team, and the Vancouver Canucks are no exception. As it currently stands, Vancouver has…
Heading into the offseason, the two main priorities for the Vancouver Canucks are to shed salary and upgrade the blueline. Obviously, this is easier said than done, and there’s a possibility that the team’s backend might be even worse next season if Vancouver doesn’t find a way of shedding one or more of their bloated…
The thing that many Canucks fans will remember about Antoine Roussel during the playoffs might be him getting a 10-minute misconduct for hugging Ryan Reaves. Antoine Roussel just received a 10-minute misconduct for hugging pic.twitter.com/4Ng0JwMoLf — /Cam Robinson/ (@Hockey_Robinson) August 24, 2020 All jokes aside, the Frenchman wasn’t very noticeable when he wasn’t getting under…
It was an up and down postseason for Brock Boeser, who had flashes of brilliance against his hometown team but appeared sluggish at times during the first two rounds of the playoffs. An argument can be made that Boeser was the team’s most dynamic forward during the play-in round against the Minnesota Wild, as he…
After a trying regular season, Troy from Richmond showed off his value to the Vancouver Canucks by moving up the lineup and playing solid, yet unspectacular, hockey during the postseason. With Stecher on the ice, the Canucks controlled shot attempts over 44% of the time at 5 on 5 and had an expected goal share…
The Canucks should prioritize re-signing Josh Leivo over Jake Virtanen this offseason.
Bo Horvat has been phenomenal, but he can be even better.
