After an acrimonious departure from the Vancouver Canucks out of training camp last year, Sven Baertschi spent the season in Utica, which left a bad taste in his mouth. Baertschi felt that he belonged in the NHL, but the Canucks thought differently. It became clear that the Canucks didn’t feel Baertschi — or Nikolay Goldobin,…
The Vancouver Canucks have re-signed defenceman Guillaume Brisebois to a one year, two-way contract. If he plays in the NHL, Brisebois will get $700,000, and will receive $125,000 in the AHL. Brisebois is a left shot defenceman who has been solid on the Comets’ blue line. The Canucks have called him up in the past…
Nobody really knows what the 2020-21 NHL season is going to look like. What we do know, is the Vancouver Cancuks are going to have some young, still unproven faces in their lineup, and a few names who could be primed for breakout seasons. Here are three players who could have big years, that you…
Another week, another mailbag. Let’s see what all you wonderful people asked this week! Why is Madison Bowery not a Canuck yet? — Ryan Hank (@always90four) October 24, 2020 Stephan Roget is working on a list of potential third pairing defence targets that could fit nicely on the Canucks. As it stands, the Canucks’ third…
The Calgary Flames have signed Josh Leivo to a one year contract with an AAV of $875,000, the team announced this afternoon. The #Flames have signed forward Josh Leivo to a one-year contract with an AAV of $875,000. Welcome to the #CofRed, @jleivo17! https://t.co/WEnBUBZmlf — Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) October 24, 2020 Leivo was an underrated…
The 50th year of the Vancouver Canucks was an eventful one. We went through a global pandemic and learned some things about the club along the way. With that in mind, here are 50 of those things. 1. Elias Pettersson won’t go down easy. If you try to pick a playoff MVP for the Canucks, a…
Truly, the original intention wasn’t for this to become a weekly column, but it appears with each passing week, the Vancouver Canucks continue to have minor news pieces come out that don’t warrant an entire breaking news piece on their own, but are certainly things fans will want to be informed about. So here we…
The following interview is a Q&A transcription of parts of episode 110 of the Canucks Conversation podcast, when Chris Faber (who conducted this interview) and myself were joined by Harman Dayal and Zack MacEwen. Q: You’re one of the few guys from Prince Edward Island in the NHL, I’m just curious, what’s it like growing…
What even is value? The word has numerous meanings. Some said Jacob Markstrom was the Vancouver Canucks’ most “valuable” player last season, but in the grand scheme of things, Elias Pettersson is undoubtedly the most valuable member of the current roster. Pettersson is still on an ELC, thus what he provides on the ice in…
The headlines this week were dominated by the Vancouver Canucks’ acquisition of defenceman Nate Schmidt from the Vegas Golden Knights. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, there’s no way you missed that, but as we did last week, here are three minor pieces of news you may have missed. Braden Holtby Picks a Number…
The newest addition to the Vancouver Canucks, Nate Schmidt, had a call with media earlier today that ran for nearly 30 minutes. Schmidt was thoughtful with each of his answers and didn’t stop smiling for what felt like the entirety of the call. He talked about a number of topics including what getting traded was…
With Thatcher Demko knocking on the door and Braden Holtby signing a deal that benefits the team in both the short and long-term, losing Jacob Markstrom was a loss, but one the Canucks felt they were well-equipped to handle. With a plethora of top four defencemen available — 14 by our count — the Canucks…
