Examining how the Vancouver Canucks stack up against the Vegas Golden Knights
Move over Gloria, it’s Pina Colada time.
Shots! Shots! Shots!: Vancouver Canucks Brock Boeser needs to shoot more
Its time for Brock Boeser to put the “show me” in the show me state versus the Blues and take the wise words from Kevin Bieksa.
This could be the closest Canucks team we’ve ever seen
The great Ben E. King once said, oh, I won’t be afraid just as long as you stand, stand by me. The 2019-20 Vancouver Canucks are a tight-knit group who stand by each other. They play hard for one another on the ice, but more importantly, they’re there for each other where it matters the…
Till contract do us part: Looking at how the Canucks’ bottom six fared against the Wild
The Notorious B.I.G. once said, “the mo’ money you make, the mo’ problems you get.” Who knew he was talking about the Vancouver Canucks’ bottom six? With a flat cap of 81.5 million for next year and possibly for years to come, the Canucks’ bottom six forward group could become the team’s achilles heel if…
Examining how the Canucks stack up against the Dallas Stars and St. Louis Blues
Hey Siri, play “On to the Next One” by Jay-Z. The Canucks officially advanced to the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in five years, and it was the first series win in nine years. It’s safe to say we’ve all grown up. Now that the qualifying portion is over and everyone has grown…
Trying to get in the mind of Canucks head coach Travis Green, as told by his former players
Castlegar native Travis Green is a man of few words. His post and pregame pressers are a gem themselves. The Vancouver media must be clever when crafting their questions with him because if not, he won’t hesitate to give a one-word answer. Sprinkle in snarky comments and it’s sometimes like sitting in the dentist chair…
A glimpse at life in the bubble and how the Canucks will finally have help in the travel department
The furthest team in the west, the Vancouver Canucks are notorious for having a tough travel schedule. The closest geographical rival to the Canucks are the Calgary Flames, but that will change when the NHL’s newest team steps onto the ice at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle in 2021, barring any setback. This season alone,…
It’s make or break time for Jake Virtanen
A local boy coming home to help turn his boyhood team around. What a great story, surely Hollywood was going to snatch up the rights for the movie. General manager Jim Benning’s first-ever draft pick was a local kid from Abbotsford. Listed at 6 feet 208lbs entering the draft, Jake Virtanen had an edge to…
How the NHL’s pause will benefit the Canucks’ young core long term
The start of the end of the 2019-2020 NHL season has officially begun. When the world stopped due to Covid-19, so did the NHL. Players, coaches, management and fans have been dealing with watching reruns of old games on TV (we get it the Canucks lost in game seven to the flames in 2004), but…
Who within the Canucks’ organization could be promoted to Director of Amateur Scouting?
Judd Brackett is no longer with the Canucks. Now that the dust has settled a bit, let’s examine some potential suitors already within the organization who could be named the Canucks’ next Director of Amateur Scouting. Jim Benning Yes, Jim Benning, who comes from a scouting background, could theoretically take on the duties of the…
Year (So Far) in Review: Tyler Motte
Tyler Motte has had to deal with a lot this past season. Not only does he share his first name with two players the Canucks added in the past year, he also has been struck with the injury bug, which forced him to suit up in half of the games. Coming off a career year…
Breaking down the two-horse Calder Trophy race
With the 2019-20 season now completed, Quinn Hughes has officially won the rookie scoring race. For the third straight year, the Canucks will have a rookie in the Calder Memorial Trophy conversation — runner up Brock Boeser and reigning winner Elias Pettersson the previous years. In his first full year in the show, Hughes registered…