Exploring whether the Canucks could balance their defensive group by shifting a lefty to the right
What three-letter combination do Vancouver Canucks fans both desire and fear in equal measure? “RHD.”
WDYTT: Vancouver Canucks trade proposals
Welcome back to WDYTT, the only hockey column on the internet that’s on summer vacation and still publishing at the exact same time. Speaking of summer, to say it’s been an inactive one for the Vancouver Canucks would be a mistruth. Several exciting prospects with potential were added to the organization via the 2022 Entry…
11 waiver-eligible players around the league for the Canucks to keep an eye on in October
As the Vancouver Canucks sit now, approximately one month away from the outset of Training Camp 2022, no one really believes that their roster is complete. Surely, some changes will be made between now and opening night. But what will that change look like? Any trade that the Canucks make from here on out will…
Projecting what the Vancouver Canucks could look like by 2024-25
Few are under the illusion that the Vancouver Canucks are a true contender, or even especially competitive, in the current moment. POHO Jim Rutherford and GM Patrik Allvin have both preached patience, and advised that the path forward will be one of both steps backward and forward. Even former GM Jim Benning infamously opined that…
Could Vasily Podkolzin at centre be the answer to making the Canucks’ top-nine work?
With no trades on the horizon as of yet, the Vancouver Canucks are currently slated to skate into the 2022/23 season with an absolutely overloaded forward corps. Elias Pettersson, JT Miller, Brock Boeser, Bo Horvat, Conor Garland, Vasily Podkolzin, Ilya Mikheyev, Andrey Kuzmenko, Tanner Pearson, and Nils Höglander are all looking for time in the…
WWYDW: Who are the Vancouver Canucks’ biggest rivals currently?
Welcome back to WWYDW, the only hockey column on the internet to officially be anti-endorsed by the entire Tkachuk family. Speaking of the Tkachuks, the trade of Matthew from Calgary to Florida rocked the NHL a couple weeks back. The deal came hot on the heels of Johnny Gaudreau’s departure to Columbus via free agency,…
9 players still on the UFA market that could be a PTO fit for the Canucks
These days, money’s tight just about everywhere except at the very top, and — in very relative terms — the National Hockey League is no exception. Entering the third year of the COVID-induced nearly-flat salary ceiling, teams are running out of cap space like never before, and it’s put a serious squeeze on 2022’s crop…
Easing up Bo Horvat’s deployment, an ongoing struggle for the Canucks, should continue to be a priority
It used to be a bit of a local myth that Bo Horvat was destined to one day develop into Patrice Bergeron 2.0. Despite limited accolades regarding his defensive prowess following an OHL career that mostly saw him operate as a top-line center, reports of Horvat’s high character were somehow misinterpreted into a strong two-way…
WDYTT: Reviewing the Canucks’ free agency spending thus far
Hello, and welcome back to WDYTT, the only hockey column on the internet paid entirely in signing bonuses (and, therefore, buyout-proof). Speaking of signing, the Canucks signed a number of contracts in the opening days of the Free Agent Frenzy 2022. All of Ilya Mikheyev, Andrey Kuzmenko, Curtis Lazar, Dakota Joshua, Wyatt Kalynuk, Collin Delia,…
The Thatcher Demko contract keeps getting better, and will go down as the best Jim Benning ever signed
Heading into the 2022/23 season, Thatcher Demko is still signed with the Vancouver Canucks for an additional four seasons at an average cap hit of just $5 million, having completed one year of his current five-year contract. Since Demko signed that deal, eight other NHL goaltenders have signed contracts at the same cap hit or…
Could the Canucks and John Klingberg still be waiting for one another?
With all the excitement and bitterness surrounding the trade of Matthew Tkachuk to the Florida Panthers, one could definitely be forgiven if they missed another, far more speculative bit of player movement news that dropped on the very same day. David Pagnotta, editor-in-chief of The Fourth Period, along with local reporter Irfaan Gaffar, had a…
The Canucks can chase the playoffs on the ice next season, but they still shouldn’t do so off the ice
The Pacific Division is imploding, and fans of the Vancouver Canucks are viewing it in one of two ways. The first, and most natural reaction, is one of schadenfreude: a delightful German word that roughly translates to “taking pleasure in the misfortunes of another.” The Calgary Flames are down a 100-point scorer, and another is…