The NHL is looking at a complain of tampering after what #canucks Jim Benning said yesterday regarding Steven Stamkos and PK Subban. — Renaud Lavoie (@renlavoietva) June 24, 2016 The NHL is reportedly looking into a complaint against Canucks general manager Jim Benning regarding comments he made on Thursday expressing his club’s general interest in Steven Stamkos and…
Photo Credit: Jean-Yves Ahern/USA TODAY Sports In silly season terms, this is as silly as it gets. Following up on reports from TSN’s Bob McKenzie and Darren Dreger, the sitting general manager of a team in a huge Canadian market admits on the radio that he’s called to inquire about a super-duper star playing in another huge Canadian market….
Photo Credit: Kim Klement/USA TODAY Sports The Vancouver Canucks are believed to be one of the last two teams standing in the Drake Caggiula sweepstakes, according to TSN’s Frank Seravalli. The 21-year-old forward played on a line with top Canucks prospect Brock Boeser and Chicago Blackhawks first-round pick Nick Schmaltz for the North Dakota Fighting…
Photo Credit: Anne-Marie Sorvin/USA TODAY Sports When general manager Jim Benning addresses the media on Tuesday, the Vancouver Canucks are widely expected to back off from the ‘rebuild-on-the-fly’ posture that has characterized their actions over the past three years. When a team can’t credibly sell wins in their marketplace, they have to sell hope. They…
In the wake of Jimmy Vesey’s unsurprising decision (unsurprising to everyone except the Nashville Predators, apparently) this week to spurn the team that drafted him and test unrestricted free agency, the status of NCAA-bound draft picks has been on the tip of the tongue. This is true industry-wide, but it’s been particularly true in the Vancouver market. There…
Photo Credit: Anne-Marie Sorvin It was a senseless hit and a late one that earned Vancouver Canucks forward Jake Virtanen the first suspension of his NHL career. Virtanen, 19, was standing in front of the Sharks net in a forechecking position when San Jose Sharks defender Roman Polak made sure to knock the young Canucks forward’s…
Photo Credit: Segei Belski/USA TODAY Sports It’s a shame that Roberto Luongo has never won the Vezina Trophy. In the realm of overdue accolades it’s not quite on the level of ‘Leonardo Dicaprio has never won an Oscar’, but it isn’t too far off. Voted on by NHL general managers, the Vezina is awarded annually…
Photo Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki/USA TODAY Sports The chasm between “former first-round draft pick” and journeyman tweener isn’t a canyon. It’s a fine line. New Vancouver Canucks forward Emerson Etem, a former first-round draft pick, is now on his third team. He was dealt on Friday for a modest price. At least one NHL team opted not…
Empty seats at Rogers Arena, a soft resale market for tickets and plummeting local television ratings are a sign of the times for the Vancouver Canucks. The regional broadcast ratings for Canucks games are down by 27 percent so far this season, according to a recent report from Yahoo!’s Chris Zelkovich. The Canucks aren’t the only Canadian team that has seen their…
Photo Credit: Kim Klement/USA TODAY Sports The New York Rangers placed two-time Stanley Cup winning faceoff ace Jarret Stoll on waiver Monday. Stoll’s very short Rangers tenure didn’t work out and head coach Alain Vigneault told the media on Monday that the club was hoping that Stoll might get an opportunity to play with another team. The Vancouver Canucks are still reeling as a result…
Photo Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki/USA TODAY Sports Corey Crawford and the Chicago Blackhawks shutout the Vancouver Canucks in a 4-0 victory on Sunday night. The Canucks surrendered too many quality scoring chances, but actually played decently well overall and were particularly good in the second frame. They had an opportunity to eke out a point in this…
Photo Credit: Anne-Marie Sorvin/USA TODAY Sports The Vancouver Canucks have already been big winners during the NHL’s short-lived executive and coaching compensation regime, which will be done away with as of January 1. It was suggested on Saturday by Sportsnet’s Damien Cox that the Canucks sought to press their advantage this weekend, in the wake…
