Vancouver Canucks forward Sven Baertschi has become the second player to opt-out of the NHL’s return to play, after Calgary Flames’ defenceman Travis Hamonic announced his intention to sit out yesterday evening. Baertschi spent the majority of the season in the AHL with the Utica Comets, where he tallied 13 goals and 33 assists through…
The Vancouver Canucks have begun to explore the possibility of trading forward Brock Boeser, according to a report from TSN1040’s Matt Sekeres. To be clear, Boeser is not on the trade block and is not actively being shopped by the team — there’s little reason to panic or start to wonder what you’re supposed to…
When the Canucks play-in series kicks off at the beginning of August, a person who was a part of their organization before hockey went on pause will be behind enemy lines. Judd Brackett, the Canucks’ former Director of Amateur Scouting, has been hired by the Minnesota Wild to lead their Amateur Scouting department, according to…
Another week, another mailbag. Let’s see what you wonderful people asked this week! Will Edmonton and Toronto have advantages in the playoffs knowing the nooks and crannies of the ice, boards and stanchions? — Ty Pardy (@tpardy21) July 4, 2020 I mean, knowing the nooks and crannies of the ice, boards, and stanchions of their…
Think of a quarantined Elias Pettersson as a raging bull, itching to get out of his pen and into the open field to take on whatever challenge lies ahead. Only in this case, the bull’s pen is Covid-19 causing the NHL to suspend play way back in March and subsequently keeping Pettersson from bursting into…
Since Phase 2 of the NHL’s return to play plan began on June 8th, 26 players have tested positive for Covid-19, the league announced late Monday morning. As reported by Patrick Johnston of The Province, Canucks players may return to Rogers Arena for voluntary workouts as of tomorrow. Phase 2 featured team practice facilities opening…
Another week, another mailbag. What a week it’s been! Let’s take a look at what you wonderful people asked this week. Would getting another top pick really help the Canucks in the long run? — Brian C (@brianchoihockey) June 26, 2020 Friday’s NHL Draft Lottery balls gave a placeholder team the first overall pick, and…
The Vancouver Canucks aren’t done honouring Daniel and Henrik Sedin just yet. The organization hung the twin legends’ jerseys in the rafters at Rogers Arena in February, and now, they’ve named a team award after them, aimed to recognize which Canuck goes above and beyond in his community. The award will be handed out this…
In recent years, the Vancouver Canucks have had terrible luck at the Draft Lottery. In 2017, they had the second-best odds at landing the first overall pick, but instead, they were bumped down to fifth. Thankfully, they were able to use that pick to land Elias Pettersson. Then in 2018, the Canucks were bumped down…
Another week, another mailbag. Let’s see what you wonderful people asked this week! What date will the NHL ultimately say hockey is cancelled for the rest of the season? — Ryan Hank (@always90four) June 20, 2020 The past week can only be considered disheartening when it comes to whether the NHL’s return to play plan…
We all knew it was coming, and now it’s happened. Former Vancouver Canucks forward Nikolay Goldobin has signed a two-year contract with CSKA Moscow of the KHL. CSKA signed a two-year contract with Nikolay Goldobin. The past 5 seasons the 24-year-old forward spent in the NHL (19 G, 46 Pts, 125 GP) and in the…
Another week, another mailbag. Let’s see what you wonderful people asked this week! Who do you buyout with a league wide Compliance/amnesty buyout if there were one. Is it automatically Eriksson based on contract or do you take away a redundancy of Sutter? Or someone else.. — Jacob Calvert (@CanuckCalvert) June 13, 2020 I try…
