Welcome back to WDYTT, the only hockey column on the internet to achieve that coveted “point-per-week” status. Speaking of points, weeks, and games, at this point we’re a scant six weeks away from watching the Vancouver Canucks play games. That might seem like a long, hockey-less time to your average blogger, but for most of…
The Premise The gold standard of Vancouver Canucks hockey is — at least for the time being — the 2010/11 edition of the team. That roster tore through the regular season en route to the President’s Trophy, then battled through four rounds just to fall in Game Seven of the Stanley Cup Finals. As this…
Over the past three-ish years, and since the conclusion of the 2017/18 season, the Vancouver Canucks have watched four full-time letter-wearers depart via retirement or free agency. Henrik and Daniel Sedin were first. Then Chris Tanev flew the coop last summer, and now in 2021, even Alex Edler has gone Hollywood. Only captain Bo Horvat…
Welcome back to WDYTT, the only hockey column on the internet to never use the letter “z.” Except this one time. Speaking of time, it feels rather deep into the summer right now, but we’re only about a month and change away from the opening of Vancouver Canucks training camp on September 23, 2021. That’s…
Can an offseason have a stretch run? If so, the Vancouver Canucks are in the midst of it in mid-August. There’s a little over a month to go until training camp, and during that time the Canucks will sign their two most consequential contracts of the current era — or, more frighteningly, they won’t. For…
When it comes to discussing the potential special teams of the 2021/22 Vancouver Canucks, much more ink has been spilled about the power play than the penalty kill, and it’s not difficult to decipher why. For one, power plays are just way more exciting than penalty kills in general, and the Canucks in particular promise…
Welcome back to WWYDW, the only hockey column on the internet that thinks the Tucker Poolman signing was worth it just based on his cool name alone. And Poolman wasn’t the only name of note added to the Vancouver Canucks’ depth chart this offseason. He’ll join Conor Garland, Jason Dickinson, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Jaroslav Halak, Luke…
It’s only August — barely past the halfway point of the Vancouver Canucks’ 2021 offseason — and Jay Beagle, Antoine Roussel, Nate Schmidt, and, yes, even Loui Eriksson have all been shipped out of town. Loui Eriksson! The king of Vancouver’s salary cap issues is gone. Long live the king. Jim Benning and Co.’s summer…
Something old, something new. Something borrowed, something blue(line). For better or for worse, it’s still early in the offseason and the Vancouver Canucks are already married to an updated and refurbished version of their defence corps. Within the span of about 24 hours — and having already acquired Oliver Ekman-Larsson the week prior — the…
We’ve come out the other side of a 2021 Free Agent Frenzy in which the Vancouver Canucks signed a staggering 15(!) unrestricted free agents, and most of the subsequent ink spilled in this mediasphere has focused on the Canucks’ blueline — and with good reason, as a floor-up rebuild has still left the team with…
Welcome back to WDYTT, the only hockey column on the internet with a full no-movement clause, unless you count occasionally getting bumped to Wednesdays. It’s been quite a week since we last met. Last Wednesday, the Seattle Kraken emerged from the depths and took 30 players overboard, including Kole Lind. Then on Friday, the NHL…
Welcome back to WDYTT, the only hockey column on the internet not faking an injury to avoid the Expansion Draft. Speaking of which, it’s finally happened. By the time you read these words, the 2021 Expansion Draft will be complete, the first edition of the Seattle Kraken will have been selected, and the Vancouver Canucks…
