Last week, the Vancouver Canucks announced that Bruce Boudreau would be returning to coach the team for at least the 2022/23 season. Some saw the drama surrounding the announcement, and the decision-making that preceded it, as unnecessary. Boudreau was, after all, already under contract for the 2022/23, and had more than earned the opportunity to…
Welcome back to WDYTT, the only hockey column on the internet to not have a postseason, because WDYTT season is year-round. Speaking of the postseason; it’s on, it’s happening, and the Vancouver Canucks aren’t a part of it. While some of you are no doubt enjoying the opportunity to fill your evenings with something other…
It was a Trade Deadline defined by Travises and third-round picks. A day after the Vancouver Canucks (somehow) reacquired their own 2022 third-rounder from Ottawa in exchange for Travis Hamonic, they flipped Winnipeg’s 2022 third-rounder (acquired for Nate Schmidt) to Toronto. In return, they received Travis Dermott. Games Goals Assists Points Plus/Minus 2021/22 (Total)…
The Vancouver Canucks need to do two things in the summer of 2022. They need to improve a roster that finished five points back of a playoff spot. They also need to cut salary, especially in the long-term. Unfortunately, those two goals can often be contradictory. The Canucks have their options. They can and will…
With the fifth overall selection in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, the Vancouver Canucks were (eventually) proud to select… Juho Lammikko! Well, not really, but it does kind of feel that way. Lammikko was the centrepiece of the October trade that saw the player actually selected with that pick, Olli Juolevi, sent to the Florida…
Bo Horvat’s 2021/22 season ended two weeks ahead of schedule on April 14, 2022. The captain of the Vancouver Canucks made an awkward-looking shot block with the back of his calf, breaking the end of his tibia and effectively breaking off any slim chance his team had of chasing down a playoff spot. The Canucks…
Welcome back to WDYTT, the only hockey column on the internet that doesn’t have an offseason. Speaking of the offseason, it’s upon us, for better or for worse. The 2021/22 season was certainly a memorable one for the Vancouver Canucks, even if it didn’t end quite the way that most would have wanted. At the…
And just like that, the 2022 offseason was upon us. All summers promise some degree of change in the world of hockey, but the summer of 2022 promises to be particularly change-filled for the Vancouver Canucks. There are going to be signings, non-signings, reshufflings, promotions, and demotions. There are also going to be trades, and…
What do the 2022 Vezina Trophy and the cast list for any given Frankenstein movie have in common? They’re both pretty much guaranteed to have an “Igor” on them. Yes, Igor Shesterkin of the New York Rangers has been the presumptive winner of the 2021/22 award for best goaltender for a few months now. And…
If we can all agree on one thing, it’s that the 2021/22 season was definitely a strange one. If you saw it going down exactly like it has, we’d first like to borrow your crystal ball, and then we’d like to kick you in the shins for not warning us ahead of time. It’s been…
A few weeks back, GM Patrik Allvin sat down for an interview with Patrick Johnston of The Province, and dropped a quote that raised its fair share of eyebrows in the Vancouver Canucks market. Once more, my conversation with Canucks GM Patrik Allvin "We don’t have the superstar. We’re not a contending team right now….
Welcome back to WWYDW, the only hockey column on the internet to officially never give up on the Canucks’ playoff hopes. Speaking of the 2021/22 playoffs, they’re nearly upon us. As you read these words, chances are good that the Canucks have yet to secure their postseason spot, nor have they knocked themselves out of…
