What are your thoughts on Brogan Rafferty and Juolevi starting their season with the canucks next year? Is tryamkin nhl caliber dman? And how do you see Canucks d pair shaping up for next season? — Johl21 (@johal_21) January 27, 2020 I could definitely see one of the players you listed making the opening night…
The Canucks went into Raleigh this afternoon looking to extend their win streak to six games. The young, upstart Canucks have been on an impressive run since the latter half of December, having won 14 of their last 17 before today’s contest against the Canes. Vancouver started off the game looking very much like a…
Jacob Markstrom has been one of the great comeback stories in NHL history. Despite losing his father to cancer this November, Markstrom is putting up the best and most consistent performance of his career, sitting seventh overall in wins and 14th overall in save percentage among goaltenders with at least 20 starts this season. What…
Are the Blackhawks the Patriots of the NHL? (Referencing the Aaron Hernandez Doc) — Ryan Little (@rLittle67) January 26, 2020 To be honest, I don’t think there’s any team in the NHL whose performance on the ice and scandals off the ice mirror the New England Patriots in any meaningful way. The Patriots have been…
All-Star weekend is now at a close, so I thought I’d take this opportunity to get a sense of where our authors stand on the game. Do you like the All-Star Game? Why or why not? If not, what would you change? Ryan Hank This one is a no brainer. Make it outdoors in Vegas…
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…
