who's an ideal first round matchup for us assuming we do make the playoffs? And who'd be a nightmare draw? — 27-18-4 😂😂😂 (@infinitemile8) January 19, 2020 I’d imagine the Canucks would match up favourably against most teams in the Pacific, save perhaps for the Vegas Golden Knights, who have always been a thorn in…
There’s no denying that Jacob Markstrom has been a driving force behind the Canucks’ success as of late. For the first time in his career, he’s putting up above-average performances on a consistent basis, and it’s catapulted the team into the playoff picture. Unfortunately, it also creates a tricky situation for the Canucks to navigate….
Are the Canucks good? A look at the Pacific Division standings would certainly suggest so. Unfortunately, the underlying numbers don’t paint the rosiest picture. In early December, I took a deep look at the Canucks’ underlying performance over the first two months of the season and concluded that they were likely to be a middling…
The Canucks entered tonight’s game looking to put their 9-2 drubbing at the hands of the Tampa Bay Lightning firmly in the rearview mirror. Instead, they were arguably even worse than they did two nights ago, and looked nothing like the team that just rattled off seven wins between December 19 and January 4. There…
It’s a new year and a new edition of the roundtable after a long holiday-induced hiatus. The Canucks are now just past the halfway point of the season, which makes now as good a time as any to take stock of how they’ve performed so far and what we can expect heading into the remaining…
Hoglander looking like a steal during the World Juniors for the Canucks. I never watched many of the Russian games but Podkolzin didn't get as many points as I would've hoped. Whichch of the two trends, if either, continue? — mylifeisjacked (@mylifeisjacked) January 5, 2020 Nils Hoglander was putting up strong numbers for 19-year-old in…
I know, I know, his injury history…but isn't Edler still a good NHL Player, signed to a reasonable contract who does not block any prospect's development? — Daniel Schwarz (@dan_qotsa) December 29, 2019 Canucks fans have a reputation for getting riled up every time a contract is looming, and for the most part I think…
Let’s play a game. It’s called “HFBoards poster, or Jim Benning?” It’s simple. I’m going to give you a few examples of player comparisons, and you can guess whether they were made by a random fan on the internet, or current Canucks General Manager James Elmer Benning. Who compared Brandon Sutter to a generational two-way…
What is a reasonable criteria for the canuck ring of honour and retirement of their number? — mike higashi (@hirokidude) December 21, 2019 Jersey retirements should be reserved for truly special players. That means guys who led the team in a number of statistical categories, won individual awards, or, in very rare cases, guys who…
Can Gaudette keep up anything close to his current point production? Even just looking at his overall shooting percentage it seems like he's due for big-time regression. — Hochzeit Crasher (@nomadenhaft) December 22, 2019 Adam Gaudette, as well as the entire second PP unit as a whole, are due for a regression. On the power…
It’s only been two weeks, and mediocre is starting to look like a compliment. The Canucks have now lost three of their last four games, and have scored just seven goals over that span. They’ve now dropped to 3-4 in the month of December, with five of their six remaining games against playoff teams. And…
what are your genuine thoughts on myers this season? I feel like I'm getting sucked into the fact that he can occasionally just whip out great rushes, but every time I watch him in the D-zone I just cringe. — wholesome but dead inside (@RileyMiner) December 15, 2019 My genuine thoughts on Tyler Myers are…
