Welcome back to WDYTT, the only hockey column on the internet that doesn’t take an offseason. And yes, as you read these words, the Vancouver Canucks terrible awful very bad 2021 season has drawn to a merciful close. It’s over. You can stop peeking out from behind your fingers now. The 2021 season can’t disappoint…
As the uniquely putrid 2021 season draws to a close for the Vancouver Canucks, fans and media alike have inevitably and increasingly shifted their focus to 2021/22, a season in which the Canucks, at the very least, hope to be better. But being better is easier said than done. There will be little room left…
The Warmup You grasped the monkey’s paw tightly in your hands. You screwed shut your eyes and wished for the Vancouver Canucks to face the Calgary Flames in the opening weekend of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs, and with home-ice advantage, to boot. You opened your eyes just in time to see one of the…
The 2021 offseason is shaping up to be one of limited, yet not insignificant, change for the Vancouver Canucks. The onerous reality of the flat salary cap ensures that the roster will be tweaked, refurbished, and fiddled with, but probably not upgraded wholesale. Changes, minor though they may be, will be coming to the top-six…
Welcome back to WDYTT, the only hockey column on the internet that never needs a contract extension. With the Vancouver Canucks now officially eliminated from playoff contention, most in the fanbase have begun to shift their gaze toward the offseason — even with five games left to go in the regular season. The realities of…
With six games left to go on the 2021 docket and a comfortable spot in the league standings cellar, the Vancouver Canucks have already secured themselves a reasonably high position in the first round of the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. And with Montreal’s overtime loss last night officially eliminating Vancouver from playoff contention, there’s really…
The Warmup It’s 47 down and nine to go for the Vancouver Canucks on a 2021 season that has decidedly slipped into “not having fun anymore” territory. The Canucks skated into Edmonton on a six-game losing streak for their third consecutive contest against the Oilers. With the playoffs already nigh-impossible, and even sixth place and…
Welcome back to WWYDW, the only hockey column on the internet with more points-per-minute than Connor McDavid. Today, our job is relatively easy. That’s because, as they do every year around this time, the Vancouver Canucks have opened up voting for their annual year-end awards. Unsung Hero – Fred J. Hume Award 🤔⁰Most Exciting Player…
The Vancouver Canucks still have almost one-fifth of their regular season left to play, but we understand perfectly well if you’re not all too excited to hear that. Like many, our focus is shifting evermore toward the offseason to come, especially now that we’re officially in the final month of the Canucks’ season — which…
Okay, we’re calling it. As of this writing, the Vancouver Canucks are holding down last place in the North Division, ten points back of the Montreal Canadiens for the fourth and final playoff spot. The Canucks do have five games in hand still, but after going 1-3 against the Ottawa Senators in their latest four-game…
Welcome back to WDYTT, the only hockey column on the internet with its own rulebook. Hot on the heels of a disappointing series against the Ottawa Senators — one that may have unofficially pushed the Canucks beyond reach of the playoffs — we feel the need to take a break and talk about something completely…
The super-dense stretch-run is upon us. Depending on when you’re reading this, the Vancouver Canucks will either have 14 or 15 games left on the docket, to be squeezed into the next three-and-a-half weeks. And no matter how well their improbable run at a playoff spot continues, the Canucks are going to be facing a…
